Chapter 294: Chapter 294

After Xiao Jinting and the others settled down on the island, curious people kept coming to feel them out. Xiao Jinting had six Golden Core demonic beasts, and they had no problem defending themselves against any cultivators below Nascent Soul. People who came could hardly get out of the island.

After a few fights, the island finally became peaceful.

Xiao Xiaofan and the others had been making steady progress, and the life was quiet.

“Are you going out again?” Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said.

Xiao Jinting nodded. “Yeah. To cultivate the Heavenly Demon Body Refining, I need more blood of Golden Core demonic beasts, so I have to go out for hunting. This time, I’d better catch a few Golden Core demonic beasts.”

Xiao Jinting walked out and saw Xiao Xiaodong and the others waiting for him.

“Are you going as well?” Xiao Jinting glanced at them.

Xiao Xiaodong nodded, “Yes, Father. We can help you.”

“Yeah, Mr. Xiao, take us out to broaden our mind.”

“Alright, follow me,” Xiao Jinting said.

Xiao Jinting and the others walked to Flying Snow Pavilion. They were in the inland sea, where the number of the demonic beasts was limited. If they wanted to hunt for Golden Core demonic beasts, they had to go to the open ocean. The Flying Snow Pavilion built a teleportation array on an island in the open ocean, and it could directly send the cultivators there.

Xiao Jinting noticed that the moment he appeared, the cultivators in the Flying Snow Pavilion looked at him timidly with a respectful expression.

Xiao Jinting suddenly realized that he was a real master now. Golden Core cultivators were not as common as Qi cultivators or Foundation Establishment cultivators. A Golden Core cultivator could be dominant in the neighborhood.

“Let’s go,” Xiao Jinting waved his hand, and the others immediately followed him and disappeared into the teleportation array.

…

“Is that him?” Ye Jinlan asked.

Ye Fang nodded and said, “It’s him.”

Ye Jinlan narrowed her eyes and said, “He is at the preliminary level of Golden Core.”

Ye Fang asked in surprise, “Really? But Qingfeng, who is at medium level of Golden Core, didn’t come out after he went to the island.”

“From the look of his spiritual power, he is at the preliminary level of Golden Core,” Ye Jinlan said.

Ye Fang hesitated for a moment and said, “Even if that’s true, we need to recruit him.”

The Ye family could not afford to be picky. The Business Alliance held a competition every hundred years. Families with insufficient power would be excluded from the alliance. The next competition would be coming up in twenty years. The Ye family was the weakest among the twelve families, and it would be in danger if it was excluded from the alliance.

Ye Jinlan hesitated for a moment and said, “Let’s talk about this later.”

At the competition of the Business Alliance, if any family wanted to replace the Ye family, they would send people to challenge the three chosen cultivators of the Ye family. If the Ye family lost two rounds, it would have to leave the alliance. Most of the chosen cultivators were at the medium or advanced level of Golden Core. A preliminary Golden Core of course could take part in the competition, but the chance of winning was thin.

The Ye Family’s resources were limited, and it required a lot of resources to recruit a preliminary Golden Core. The competition was approaching, and the Ye Family should save its resources for recruiting the advanced or perfect Golden Core cultivators. A preliminary Golden Core might get killed in the first round.

“You’re right. We still have twenty years. There is no need to rush,” Ye Fang said.

Ye Jinlan frowned and said, “This man’s cultivation is too low.”

Ye Fang nodded and said, “Yeah. I thought he should be an advanced Golden Core since he killed Qingfeng.”

Ye Jinlan hesitated for a moment and said, “Qingfeng might have underestimated his enemy, or this man is good at traps, with which he managed to win.”

…

Xiao Jinting and the others came out of the teleportation array and reached the open ocean.

“What’s wrong?” Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked thoughtfully.

Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, “Someone seemed to be watching over me just now.”

“Father, you’re so handsome that someone has a crush on you.” Xiao Xiaofan giggled.

Xiao Xiaodong punched Xiao Xiaofan’s head and said, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

Xiao Xiaojin gave a sympathetic look at Xiao Xiaofan and then looked at Xiao Xiaodong with admiration.

Xiao Xiaofan covered his head and groaned. He was just joking. His elder brother was so fierce, his father didn’t help him, and his younger brother was gloating. He was so pitiful.

Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, “Father, there are always people watching when we go out.”

“Maybe it’s someone from the Ye family of the Business Alliance,” Chen Xu said.

Xiao Jinting looked at Chen Xu and asked, “The Ye family of the Business Alliance?”

Chen Xu nodded and said, “The Business Alliance is composed of twelve families. The island we are staying is under the charge of the Ye family.”

“Why are they watching over me?” Xiao Jinting asked.

“Perhaps they are looking for an ally. The Ye family ranks low in the alliance, and it could be easily replaced by new rising families. Therefore, it is thinking of recruiting some masters to win the competition. Mr. Xiao, you are famous these days, and that’s why they watch over you.”

Xiao Jinting said thoughtfully, “I see.”

Chen Xu glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, “Mr. Xiao, the one who is watching you is a pretty woman.”

“Do you know who she is?” Xiao Jinting asked.

Chen Xu nodded and said, “Yes, she is Ye Jinlan, the daughter of the Ye Family. I’m surprised that she didn’t come up and say hello.”

Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and said, “Perhaps my level is not high enough for her to come.”

Xiao Xiaofan said disdainfully, “That woman is really ignorant! Father is not an ordinary preliminary Golden Core cultivator, and he even killed an advanced Golden Core.”

Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, “That doesn’t count.” He killed Red Fire Monster with the help of the array, and it was like cheating. Otherwise, he would not have been able to kill the monster.

Xiao Xiaofan said indifferently, “Why not? The monster died.”