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Xiao Lin headed all the way east after leaving the Yellow Springs Pavilion. Therefore, the speed at which the news of the Yellow Springs incident spread was naturally not as fast as Xiao Lin's own traveling speed.
Traveling east all the way, Xiao Lin could be considered to have witnessed the current prosperous era of cultivation in the Central Plains.
First of all, the density of heaven and earth energy in the Central Plains was far from what the Northwestern Region could compare to.
From what Xiao Lin understood, perhaps the center of the Northwestern Region, where the Sky Serpent Empire was located, could at most only compare with the borderlands of the Central Plains.
The closer one got to the central area of the Central Plains, the more exaggerated the density of spiritual energy here became!
Of course, corresponding to this, the number of experts was also greater. Although Xiao Lin was a newcomer, he also knew that the Central Plains was a place where experts gathered like clouds.
Because of this, traveling all the way here, he did not even dare to casually spread out his own soul force to explore the surrounding situation.
After all, if this went wrong and provoked some old Dou Sheng monster, he might be slapped to death by the other party with a backhand.
Do not look at how Xiao Lin's current cultivation had already reached Nine-Star Dou Zun, making him quite a figure in the Central Plains, and even completely unafraid of first-tier forces like the Four Pavilions.
However, one had to know that the water in this place called the Central Plains was very deep!
One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, Four Pavilions, these were merely the first-tier forces on the surface of the Central Plains.
Even if the Eight Ancient Clans were excluded, there were actually still many secluded sects in the Central Plains that were not weaker than these surface first-tier forces.
Moreover, the strength of certain secluded sects, while not to say they could rival the Pill Tower and the Hall of Souls, was absolutely not weaker than the two sects of the Profound Sky Sect and the Flower Sect.
It was just that these secluded sects were usually very low-key and rarely participated in some matters of the Central Plains, resulting in most people not having heard their names.
If Xiao Lin dared to be as unscrupulous as he was in the Northwestern Region, scanning and probing the surroundings with his soul force at every turn, he was afraid that he would offend these secluded sects one day.
Therefore, unless necessary, otherwise, in this area of the Central Plains, you must not casually probe other people, this is very important!
On this day, during the process of traveling east all the way, Xiao Lin entered another large city. Having been traveling outside all this time, Xiao Lin also wanted to rest for a bit.
He also wanted to look around in this city to see if there was the last kind of material he needed for artifact refining. Yes, in Xiao Lin's conception, he was currently only short of the last kind of main material for artifact refining.
Right now, the main materials for artifact refining in his hands were Mithril Essence, Meteoric Metal, and Lightning-Struck Wood, these three kinds.
That's right, Lightning-Struck Wood was also one of the main materials for artifact refining decided by Xiao Lin. Early on, Xiao Lin only wanted to obtain a special kind of wood as one of the main materials for artifact refining.
Obtaining the Lightning-Struck Wood could be considered an unexpected joy. As for the remaining auxiliary materials, all kinds of them had already been prepared in his storage ring long ago.
Now it was only short of the last kind, so seeing such a large city, Xiao Lin naturally wanted to come in to try his luck.
In some small cities it went without saying, but in a large city like this, on ordinary days, occasionally there would also be a probability of someone selling that kind of top-tier equipment refining material, or bringing it for auction.
Xiao Lin did not believe that, having walked through major cities all along the way, he would not even be able to find a single kind of top-tier refining material!
He, Xiao Lin, would definitely not be an unlucky person!
"Hopefully this time won't let me down."
Very quickly, Xiao Lin entered this large city named Zi Ji City.
However, because Xiao Lin had walked all the way here and would enter every time he saw this kind of large-scale city to search for a bit, the news of the Yellow Springs Pavilion incident had now consequently already spread here long ago.
Just about half a day after Xiao Lin entered Zi Ji City, three middle-aged men likewise arrived at Zi Ji City.
"He should have entered this Zi Ji City, right?"
One of them suddenly spoke.
"That's right, calculating according to the time, he is probably about half a day ahead of us."
The second person also spoke at this time.
"In that case, let's find the other party!"
The third person also came to a conclusion at this time.
Right after, these three people also entered inside Zi Ji City.
If Xiao Lin were here, he would have discovered that these three individuals were impressively all Dou Zun powerhouses!
Not only that, but all three of them were mid-level Dou Zun!
Furthermore, from the context of their conversation, it was not difficult to tell that they had likely come specifically looking for Xiao Lin.
To be sought after by three unfamiliar Dou Zun, Xiao Lin himself wouldn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. Of course, at this moment, Xiao Lin naturally knew nothing about all of this.
He had already entered Zi Ji City half a day ago.
After making some inquiries, Xiao Lin also found out where the places selling various artifact-refining materials in Zi Ji City were located. Therefore, Xiao Lin immediately rushed over there.
However, the result still left Xiao Lin somewhat disappointed.
The final artifact-refining material he had anticipated finding was not there.
Subsequently, Xiao Lin inquired further and learned that three days later, a relatively large-scale auction would be held in Zi Ji City, and at that time, there would be a certain probability that the artifact-refining material he wanted would appear.
"It seems I'll have to stay in this Zi Ji City for a few days."
Xiao Lin didn't get annoyed by this.
He had been in the Central Plains for so long already, so he didn't mind waiting a few more days. Moreover, this was exactly how Xiao Lin had traveled all along the way!
Basically, every time he arrived at a large city, he would first go search through the places selling various artifact-refining materials.
If he couldn't find the artifact-refining material he desired, he would start inquiring about the location of the city's auction house, as well as the scheduled time for the next auction.
If the waiting time was relatively short, he would wait in the city for a few days. Once the required waiting time was too long, Xiao Lin would move on to the next city to search.
As for only three days, Xiao Lin could well afford to wait. Afterward, Xiao Lin also found a place in Zi Ji City to stay temporarily for the time being.
However, after entering Zi Ji City this time, while inquiring about various pieces of information, he finally learned from a passerby about the matter of him storming the Yellow Spring Pavilion not long ago.
"This news has actually managed to spread all the way here? Also, that old fellow, Huang Quan Zun Zhe, actually chose to close the pavilion for ten years to give this matter a cold treatment! It really suits his personality!"
After learning this news, Xiao Lin also smiled faintly.
Xiao Lin knew that the news regarding the Yellow Spring Pavilion incident would spread, but he just hadn't expected it to spread this quickly!
"If nothing unexpected happened, it should be some rival forces of the Yellow Spring Pavilion pushing behind the scenes to fuel the flames, right?"
Xiao Lin guessed in his heart.
In fact, this was the only plausible explanation.
"Knock knock"
Just as Xiao Lin was thinking about the matters of the Yellow Spring Pavilion, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside the door.
"What is it?"
Xiao Lin's voice, which was as calm as an ancient well without any ripples, reached the ears of the innkeeper outside the door.
"Honored guest, there are three guests outside who say they have come to visit you, I wonder if you would like to see them?"
The innkeeper of this establishment, standing outside the door, asked Xiao Lin inside the room somewhat cautiously.
As the innkeeper's voice fell, Xiao Lin was also instantly taken aback.
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