Chapter 53 Coercion and inducement

“I think one thousand spirit stones is too high. How about five hundred spirit stones? What does a beginner like him know?”

Another second generation echoed.

“Indeed, five hundred is enough. This time, the three real masters are watching. Otherwise, even if we don’t give him spirit stones, he will have to give up the quota to us.”

Qin Ding said contemptuously.

Xu Yunxing nodded: “Brother Qin, if that’s the case, then I’ll trouble you to help with this matter. I’ll remember your favor. If you need anything in the future, just let me know.”

Hearing Xu Yunxing say this, Qin Ding instantly became excited. Before the matter was done, he boasted: “Brother Xu, don’t worry, I will definitely help you arrange it properly.”

The other second generations looked at Qin Ding with envy, envious that he could make Xu Yunxing owe him a favor.

There are also differences in status within the circle of the second generation. Among this group of second generations who are mixed together, the relative with the highest status is Xu Yunxing.

His father is Xu Zongli, the fifth elder of the inner sect.

The second generation, including Qin Ding, all wanted to get close to the Fifth Elder through Xu Yunxing, so they were so attentive.

It was already evening when the cocktail party ended. Qin Ding, along with his younger brothers, staggered towards Lin Yu’s courtyard.

The Dao Body Spirit Pool is about to open, and it would be best if the transfer of the quota can be finalized tonight.

Lin Yu, who had just returned from the Kung Fu Pavilion, had not been quiet for long when he noticed the uninvited guest outside the door.

“What can I do for you, sir?” came Tang Mai’s voice.

“Hurry up and call your master out, and tell him that a great benefit is about to fall on his head.”

Qin Ding didn’t say anything, and the younger brother shouted very arrogantly.

“I wonder what good news it is?” Lin Yu’s figure suddenly appeared at the door, scaring Qin Ding.

Qin Ding calmed down, glanced at Lin Yu, and soon made a surprised sound:

“Qi training level 3? When did you break through to the Qi training level 3?”

“This should have nothing to do with Young Master Qin.” Lin Yu said with a cold expression and indifferent tone.

He was spotted by Gan Yunhui when he signed up for logistics tasks. When he officially became his disciple, most of the disciples and elders in the sect had already gone to the front line. The so-called apprenticeship ceremony was just a gathering of the sect itself.

Gan Yunhui has always planned to apply for a new one for Lin Yu. After all, apart from the people in the sect, no one else knows that Lin Yu is Gan Yunhui’s disciple.

Qin Ding and his men had just returned from the front line one day ago. They did not conduct a thorough investigation and took it for granted that Lin Yu was still the grassroots as before.

“Boy, you are so arrogant! Do you want to learn from me? I am here to teach you today.”

A younger brother was extremely dissatisfied when he saw Lin Yu’s performance. He showed the aura of the fourth level of Qi training and pressed towards Lin Yu.

The aura of the middle stage of Qi training is still a bit oppressive to the early stage of Qi training, but to Lin Yu, this aura is of no use at all.

Looking at this little brother, he couldn’t help but think of the crayfish still baring its claws and teeth on the chopping board.

“Good boy, you are really arrogant!” Seeing that his momentum was useless, the younger brother felt very ashamed. He was so angry that he really wanted to take action.

“Okay, step back.”

Qin Ding stood up at this time and shouted back his younger brother: “Lin Yu, we are not here to cause trouble. To be exact, we are here to give you benefits.”

“Benefits?” A hint of mockery flashed across Lin Yu’s face.

His subordinates have such an attitude, yet he still has the nerve to say that he is giving them benefits.

But he didn’t say much, he wanted to see what these guys wanted from him. “The quota for the Dao Body Spirit Pool won’t be very useful to you, here are 300 Spirit Stones, as long as you give us the quota, these 300 Spirit Stones will be yours.”

“Take these spirit stones and practice hard. I believe you will be able to break through to the middle stage of Qi training soon.”

Qin Ding looked as if he was considering Lin Yu, and he lowered the price he offered from 500 spirit stones to 300 spirit stones.

It turned out that he was eyeing a spot in his own Taoist Spirit Pool.

“You want to buy a place in the Dao Body Spirit Pool with only three hundred spirit stones, Master Qin, are you still asleep?”

Lin Yu did not hide anything and mocked directly.

“Brother Ye is the only Daoist body in our sect in hundreds of years. Why do you think you are the lucky one who can awaken the Daoist body?”

Qin Ding said without disguising: “I tell you, it’s absolutely impossible. It’s better to exchange this quota for something more practical.”

“It seems that Master Qin really thinks I know nothing.”

Lin Yu sneered: “Even if you haven’t awakened your Dao body, practicing in the high concentration of spiritual energy in the Spirit Pool is not something you can exchange for just 300 spirit stones.”

Qin Ding’s face turned ugly instantly. He thought that this was just a grassroots person who knew nothing and could be manipulated at will.

I didn’t expect this person to ask about the benefits of the Taoist Spirit Pool from somewhere. This is a bit troublesome. It’s not something that can be easily given away with just a few spirit stones.

“If you are not happy with the price, we can negotiate.”

Thinking of Xu Yunxing’s expectations, Qin Ding tried to soften his attitude: “If three hundred spirit stones are not enough, how about five hundred spirit stones? Even if the spirit pool can promote cultivation, it can’t play the same role as five hundred spirit stones.”

“no.”

Lin Yu said directly: “No matter how much you offer, I will not exchange it. Everyone has a dream. To be honest, I also want to see if I have the opportunity to awaken the Tao body.”

The spirit stones this guy gave were so few that Lin Yu felt no ripples in his heart.

Besides, he can earn spirit stones himself, but the chance to get the Dao Body Spirit Pool is only once, if you miss it, you will really miss it.

Hearing Lin Yu’s words, Qin Ding’s forehead was bulging with veins, and he said to himself: “Sure enough, this kind of fair trade is not suitable for me at all.”

Then, he looked down at Lin Yu and said, “Boy, you have to think about it. I am working for the people above me. There are some things I cannot say, but you should understand them. Don’t make it difficult for me.”

If it were an ordinary grassroots monk, he might have been frightened.

Anyone who can get Qin Ding, a second-generation man, to help him with things must be of a very high status. If one is targeted by such a person, his development within the sect will definitely be restricted.

But Lin Yu also has a backer. He is the head elder of the Alchemy Hall and also a middle-level leader of the sect, so he is not at all weak.

“What is it? Please explain it clearly.”

Lin Yu said calmly, and took out a note: “I’m not very smart, so I don’t really understand what you mean. Just say it and I’ll write it down.”

Seeing that Lin Yu had indeed activated the note.

Qin Ding immediately held back the rest of his words, hesitating for a long time, and finally said:
“Okay, you have guts, wait for me.”

Then he left in shame.

Lin Yu looked at Qin Ding’s receding back, his eyes narrowed slightly.

This last threat may be just a polite remark, but if you provoke this second generation, the possibility of their retaliation is still very high.

(End of this chapter)