Chapter 1: Lei Yin (Part 1)

  Du Hongchen said: "Let's have Senior temporarily stay here for now and make arrangements after meeting the Grand Elder."

  The old man with the thunderbolt said indifferently: "It's good enough to live here."

  Du Hongchen took out a leather bag and said, "There are some gold rings and silver rings in here, for the kids to buy things with." He put down the leather bag, and a crisp metallic clinking sound came from inside.

  The old man nodded and said, "Good."

  Du Hongchen then took Wen Yan and bid farewell, he had to rush to the Great Elder to report.

  When Du Hongchen and his disciples left, Lei Xingfeng curiously opened the leather bag, poured it out, and a pile of gold and silver fell on the table. He asked: "Master, is this... money?"

  The old man nodded and said, "These are gold rings and silver rings, which are the common currency used by ordinary people. There is no copper ring here. Ten copper rings can be exchanged for one silver ring, and ten silver rings can be exchanged for one gold ring. Hmm, this is the money used by ordinary people, but we use a different kind of money. Cultivators have their own special money."

  Lei Xingfeng had always lived in Huayuebao, and he thought that this world did not have currency because all the transactions he saw were bartering. He picked up a gold ring and found that it was made very delicately, its size similar to the copper coins of his previous life, with a hole in the middle, but it was round rather than square, and there were no words or patterns on it, just a ring made of yellow gold. The silver ring was the same.

  Lei Xingyao counted and said: "There are more than 200 golden rings, more than 100 silver rings, what a beautiful money."

  Lei Xingfeng said, "Yao Yao, put it away." At home, she had always been the housekeeper, and the family's property had always been managed by Xiaoyu. She tied the leather bag directly to her waist.

  The old man said: "I have some coins here for cultivators that are worth more than this."

  Lei Xingyao's face showed fatigue, and Lei Xingfeng said: "Little sister, go to sleep, later, brother will take you out for dinner."

  "Alright, I'm sleepy too." She never made Lei Xingfeng worry, and her obedience was heart-wrenching.

  After Leixing Yao went to the room to sleep on the kang, Leixing Feng and the old man sat down. Leixing Feng stretched his waist and smiled: "Grandfather, how long will we stay here?"

  The old man said: "Wait until after the coldest days of winter have passed and then leave. At that time, find a large merchant group to travel with."

  Lei Xingfeng calculated it and knew that he had to stay in Dahongdongyang City for at least a few months, so he said: "It's okay, just take this opportunity to get familiar with the city. Hehe, my little sister and I have been living in Huyabao Fort all along, we don't know anything, it's good to learn something here."

  The old man nodded slightly, the Tiger Cliff Fortress was too secluded, and it was not good for the children's growth. This was also the reason why he came out for the first time after his cultivation recovered. He didn't want his grandsons and granddaughters to be country bumpkins.

  Lei Xingfeng secretly congratulated himself, he had a powerful grandfather, and his future life should not be too difficult. At first, living in Hu Yanbao was simply painful, if it weren't for the grandfather above and the little sister below, giving him a goal to live on, allowing him to survive the most difficult days, until now, it can be said that the bitterness has turned into sweetness. Now it seems that this world is not as backward as he imagined.

  The sky gradually darkened, the servant knocked on the door and came in, two servants carried a food box, placing each dish on the table one by one, then another servant brought in an exquisite bamboo basket.

  Eight dishes and one soup, with an additional basket of steamed buns.

  The stir-fry was extremely delicate, with very fresh vegetables and various roasted meats. It was already rare to see vegetables this season, but unexpectedly, there were still fresh ones here, which surprised Leixing Feng greatly. He went into the room and called out to Leixing Yao, bringing a drowsy Leixing Yao to the living room.

  Lei Xingyao was immediately awakened by the stimulating aroma of dishes. She rushed to the table and exclaimed, "Is this for us to eat?"

  The old man fondled her head and said: "Eat, eat."

  Lei Xingyao grabbed the food with her bare hands and started eating, which was quite normal for her. Lei Xingfeng handed her a spoon and a small knife, while he himself used a pair of chopsticks to start eating as well.

  The old man ate slowly, but the eating appearance of Leixing Feng and Leixing Yao siblings was not good. The two swallowed hastily, and Leixing Yao was completely conquered by just one dish, mumbling: "Delicious, delicious... really very delicious."

  Fortunately, the stir-fry portions were sufficient, all served in small bowls, with steaming white buns. Even in Dahongdong City, only wealthy people could afford to eat this, ordinary people couldn't afford it. This was brought by a large merchant group from outside, where meat was the cheapest, fresh vegetables were expensive, and the most expensive thing was actually wheat flour noodles.

  Three people swept away the meal, and in just a moment, it was all gone. Leixing Yao rubbed her little belly, with a strange expression on her face, feeling both comfortable and uncomfortable, she had eaten too much.

  Lei Xingfeng rubbed her little head and smiled: "You're full, get up and move around." This girl drank at least half of the big bowl of soup.

  "Brother, I'm so full... it's really uncomfortable... Ah, I... I..." She struggled to move her body and circled around the living room.

  The old man and Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but laugh, while Lei Xingyao covered her stomach, looking very amusing.

  "Stop laughing at me! Who made them cook so deliciously... Ah, ah, I'm going to burst!"

  ……

  The next day, Qi Xuan brought Du Hong and Chen over to visit.

  Zi Xuan had already become very old. As someone who had condensed his Three-Ring True Body and reached the height of a Wheel Imprint True Person, he could live for three hundred to three hundred and fifty years. He was already over three hundred years old and still hadn't been able to break through to the next realm, so his appearance began to show signs of aging.

  The old man and Qi Xuan met, the first sentence made him completely speechless: "Younger brother, last time we met... you were San Huan's true body, so many years have passed, how are you still San Huan's true body? Are you addicted to being the Wheel Imprint True Person? If you don't break through soon... you'll be in big trouble."

  After a long time, Qi Xuan finally sighed and said: "Older brother, wanting to break through is not that easy!"

  Cultivators are racing against time. If they can't break through in time, they'll face decline and death. For example, Lei Bozi, the old man from the thunderstorm, was injured and could only hide in a remote village to await his death. He had to put everything down and focus on cultivating his descendants. If not for this stroke of luck, he would have almost no chance of reappearing and would have quietly died at Hu Yan's fortress.

  Du Hongchen and Wen Yan sat honestly on one side, in fact Du Hongchen also faced this problem, he was unable to break through the current boundary, and the time left for him was not much.

  The old man said: "You have stayed in Dahong Cave for too long and no longer have the spirit of advancement."

  "Ah, yes, life here is too comfortable, there's not much danger. Heh heh, I plan to wait a few more years, if I still haven't made a breakthrough, then I'll leave the Great Flood Cave and see if I can find any opportunities to break through. If that doesn't work out, then I'll just die outside."

  The old man said, "Well, it's up to your luck now."

  Qī Xuán said: "Older brother, after so many years, I had no idea you were secretly cultivating within the range of Dà Hóng Dòng's power. You should have told me."

  The old man smiled wryly and shook his head: "It's better if you don't know, otherwise even the Great Flood wouldn't be enough to save you."

  "Brother, has your injury fully recovered?"

  The old man said faintly: "Mm, all right, good luck, and broke through."

  Qī Xuán's face revealed a shocked expression, saying: "Broken through? My heavens...... This is too terrifying! Older brother, have you reached the Sixth Ring True Body?"

  The old man said, "No matter what the true body of the several rings is, the most important thing is that I have completely recovered, heh! I believe... there should be a few friends who can't sleep, haha!" His tone had an extremely strong sense of resentment and hatred.

  Du Hongchen and Wen Yanzhi's bodies stiffened, Six-Ring True Body? What a concept, condensing the Six-Ring True Body, being called an Imprint True Person, that's truly a terrifying master. Unexpectedly in their lifetime, they were able to see an Imprint True Person. The two people's expressions suddenly became extremely respectful. If the Imprint True Person were to go all out, even if all the top masters of Dahong Cave came, there would be no chance of winning. This is a truly top-notch figure.

  "We are a small force on the border, big brother, you are a great god, haha."

  "Damn it! If I were a great god, I wouldn't have been beaten so badly and be hiding in such a crappy place."

  Qī Xuán smiled wryly and said, "Old brother, are these your grandson and granddaughter?"

  Lei Xingfeng and Lei Xingyao stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Greetings, senior."

  "Never mind calling me senior, just call me Grandpa Qi."

  Lei Xingfeng and Lei Xingyao immediately changed their words and called out "Uncle Qi" in unison. Qi Xuan smiled and gave each of them a gift of gold rings, one bag per person. Lei Xingfeng hadn't expected this kind of etiquette here, so he handed the gift over to Lei Xingyao on a whim.

  Lei Xingyao, this little housewife, smiled and put them away. She now knew that golden rings and silver rings could be exchanged for food and other things. Such a fun thing, the more the better, she wouldn't refuse.

  Qī Xuán's eyesight was much stronger than Dù Hóng Chén's. At first, he didn't notice, but when the two children stood in front of him, he only slightly focused and revealed a surprised expression, saying: "Huh? Old brother, your grandson and granddaughter are not simple, they're both single-wheel prints! Good guy, single green wheel print! Thunder wheel print!"

  The old man smiled with satisfaction, his grandchildren were all that mattered to him now. When someone praised them, he gladly accepted the compliment.

  Zi Xuan sighed and said after a while: "What a pity! What a pity, elder brother is going to teach himself, I suppose."

  The old man nodded and said, "That's right, you don't have to think about it anymore."

  Zi Xuan said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. Elder brother, have you been to the Western Regions?"

  The old man said: "I've heard of it, but I haven't been there."

  "Western Xuan Territory has discovered an ancient wheel storage space left behind by the ancients, which has already materialized. According to some estimates, this wheel storage space is over 20,000 years old."

  The old man suddenly stood up and said: "What!"