Mortal Cultivator: Lin Tianzun

Chapter 169: Recruiting all parties, a deal worth one million spirit stones
Three days later, the sky was clear and the sunlight shone unobstructed, making Xiaohuan Island sparkle.

Outside the island, the sea breeze is gentle, stirring the sea surface and creating ripples. The waves rhythmically hit the rocks, making pleasant sounds.

A figure came quickly on the wind. Upon closer inspection, it was a middle-aged man in brocade clothes. He was tall and straight, with a straight posture. His face showed a sense of competence and shrewdness, and his whole body was surrounded by the powerful aura unique to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

After the middle-aged man approached the island, he skillfully took out a sound transmission talisman from his storage bag, waved his arm, and accurately threw it into the magic circle. Then he stood quietly with his hands behind his back, head held high and chest puffed out. The sea breeze blew his clothes wantonly, making him look even more imposing.

Not long after, the magic circle flickered, and a light gate slowly opened amidst the fluctuations of spiritual power.

Lin Fan was dressed in a silver-white robe with gold threads, the gold threads on the robe gleaming faintly in the sunlight. He walked out of the light gate with an imposing manner, a warm smile on his face, and said from a distance with a bow:
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Dong. It is an honor for me to have you visit my humble home. Please come in!" After saying this, he turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation. His every move showed humility and grace.

Dong Bin grinned heartily and bowed in return, "I am Dong Bin, honored to hold the title of Grand Elder of the Sixth Lian Palace. First of all, congratulations to Fellow Daoist Lin on advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. Chaos Star Sea has now gained another powerful Nascent Soul cultivator. This is truly cause for celebration!"

After that, the two walked side by side to the hall, chatting casually along the way, their words full of familiarity.

After the host and guest were seated, Qin Xian'er approached with a graceful, graceful presence. With steady hands, she presented the spiritual tea. The aroma of the tea instantly rose and filled the entire hall. Then, Qin Xian'er quietly stood behind Lin Fan, serving him with a humble, submissive attitude.

Dong Bin picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt the tea fragrance spread on his tongue. After putting the teacup down, his expression became serious: "Friend Lin, to be honest, I believe you can guess the purpose of my visit."

He straightened his body slightly, sitting upright, and looked at Lin Fan sincerely. "This time, on behalf of the Sixth Alliance Palace, I invite you to become our Grand Guest Elder. As long as you agree, you will not only be able to use the Sixth Alliance Palace's channels throughout the Chaos Star Sea to collect rare materials and obtain confidential information, but you will also receive a generous annual salary of one thousand low-level spirit stones."

He continued, "On weekdays, fellow Daoists can practice freely. There are several Nascent Soul cultivators in the Sixth Link Hall. You can exchange and learn from each other's cultivation experiences in your spare time, and your life will be quite relaxing and leisurely."

After a brief pause, he added, "Nascent Soul cultivators are mostly used as a powerful deterrent force, and generally don't need to be seen frequently. If there's a real need for your assistance, not only will the reward be calculated separately, but you can also choose to accept or decline based on the circumstances. Fellow Daoist Lin, you might want to consider this carefully. Such an easy and comfortable job with good pay isn't easy to find."

After saying these words, Dong Bin stopped talking and waited quietly for Lin Fan's reply, his eyes full of anticipation.

Lin Fan didn't hesitate at all and told him frankly, "Fellow Daoist Dong, to be honest, before you came, Fellow Daoist Jia Yuan from Xinggong had already come here and offered conditions that were almost the same as what you said, but I rejected it."

Dong Bin frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. "Fellow Daoist Lin, do you think the salary is too low? To be honest, this salary is already quite high in the market. After all, a faction has many affairs and huge expenses. But if you think it's not enough, I will increase it a little bit. 1,200 spirit stones a year, what do you think?"

As he spoke, his eyes were full of sincerity, trying to impress Lin Fan with generous treatment.

Lin Fan laughed heartily, his clear laughter echoing throughout the hall. "Fellow Daoist Dong is truly magnanimous and generous! However, I've always been accustomed to the unfettered life of a free-spirited cultivator. I simply can't stand too many rules and regulations, so I can only politely decline your kindness."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"

Dong Bin still had a smile on his face and waved his hand pretending to be indifferent, "Since Fellow Daoist Lin has made up his mind, I won't force you. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first!" After that, he stood up, straightened his robe, and prepared to leave with quick movements.

Lin Fan quickly said, "Friend Dong, wait a moment. I'm planning to buy some materials soon. It doesn't matter where I buy them. Since Friend Dong is here today, how about we discuss the deal?"

"Oh?" Dong Bin stopped when he heard that, an expression of interest instantly flashed across his face, then he sat down again and asked curiously, "I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lin has any big deal for me to do?" After saying that, he stared at Lin Fan with curiosity, waiting for him to speak.

Lin Fan patted his storage bag and took out a jade slip that he had prepared long ago. He placed it on the stone table with a quick and decisive movement and said, "Fellow Daoist Dong, please take a look at this jade slip. Everything I need is in it."

Dong Bin stretched out a hand, picked up the jade slip that emitted a faint fluorescence with his slender fingers, and curiously probed in a trace of spiritual consciousness to examine it.

Before long, the look on his face shifted from curiosity to shock. He secretly marveled, "This requires so many materials! A preliminary estimate is at least a million spirit stones. Didn't Fellow Daoist Lin just advance to the Nascent Soul stage? How could he be so generous?"

Lin Fan then said, "Fellow Daoist Dong, what do you think of this transaction? Are you interested in doing it?" Lin Fan looked serious, his eyes fixed on Dong Bin.

Dong Bin's face was filled with shock and excitement, his voice unconsciously rising a few degrees: "Friend Lin, you are joking, right? This is not a small amount of money. It will take me at least a year just to prepare these materials..."

"No problem," Dong Bin said.

Lin Fan said confidently, "It will naturally take time to collect so many materials. They need to be categorized and packed and counted, and the quality must be guaranteed. If we go to each store to buy them, we don't know when we can collect all these materials. Liulian Palace is indeed a major force in the Chaos Star Sea, with rich resources and numerous channels." Lin Fan praised without hesitation.

Dong Bin said, "Thank you for your praise, Fellow Daoist Lin. Fellow Daoist Lin, let's make a deal. I will take this jade slip back with me. After all, there are so many materials. If anything goes wrong, it will ruin the reputation of the Sixth Palace."

Lin Fan said, "Okay, it's a deal. Fellow Daoist Dong has helped me a lot this time, and I'm deeply grateful. I will definitely thank you in due time someday."

"Fellow Daoist Lin is so polite. I should be the one thanking you. After all, this deal is enough to cover the transaction volume of the Sixth Palace for several years."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, their words tinged with politeness and false sincerity. Then, Dong Bin, claiming he had to go back and gather materials, excused himself and left.

Lin Fan also sent him out of the cave's magic circle, watched him transform into a streak of light and quickly disappear into the horizon, then turned around and returned to the cave.

In fact, in this list of materials, Lin Fan included a lot of his other material needs, not just those needed to refine those demon pills, otherwise there would not be more than one million spirit stones consumed.

After that, the four major business alliances, the Holy Demon Island of the Demonic Path, the Wanfa Sect of the Righteous Path... all the well-known forces in the Chaos Star Sea sent envoys, all of them with generous treatment and sincere invitations, trying to recruit Lin Fan.

No matter which force, as long as it can add one more Nascent Soul cultivator, the deterrent power of this force will naturally increase a lot. No force will complain about having too many Nascent Soul cultivators, and the more Nascent Soul cultivators there are, the better.

Therefore, these forces have shown their utmost sincerity in recruiting Lin Fan, hoping to impress Lin Fan with generous rewards and bring him under their command!
Unfortunately, Lin Fan had made up his mind, and he had no shortage of spirit stones. So, facing repeated invitations, he smiled and declined them one by one, saying that he was used to freedom.

In the end, the representatives of these forces returned disappointed. However, although they failed to recruit Lin Fan, it was not a complete failure. After all, it was beneficial to get to know one more Nascent Soul cultivator.

(End of this chapter)