Chapter 1 Tianfeng Academy

Tianfeng Academy was located outside Tianfeng City, the capital, and backed by Daqi Mountain. It was the largest academy in the entire Tianfeng Empire. With a long history and abundant cultivation resources, it was the sacred place that every young martial artist yearned for.

The annual entrance examination of Tianfeng Academy was in seven days. If Chen Xiao could get into Tianfeng Academy, even if Chen Feng knew he was inside, he wouldn't be able to do anything to him. Tianfeng Academy was not a place where Chen Feng could act recklessly.

Having made up his mind, Chen Xiao set off for Tianfeng City. The distance between Qingyuan City and Tianfeng City was not very far. Chen Xiao traveled quickly and arrived before dark.

At this time, it was already dusk, and the setting sun shone obliquely. The buildings in Tianfeng City were majestic and the streets were wide. As the capital of a country, its prosperity was far beyond that of Qingyuan City.

"I have to earn some money to spend," Chen Xiao said with emotion, touching his empty pockets. He needed money now.

It wasn't that Chen Xiao loved money that much, but it was impossible to cultivate without money. The elixirs and spirit stones used to assist cultivation all required a lot of money to purchase.

When it came to making money, Chen Xiao's first thought was selling array talismans.

In Chen Xiao's eyes, the level of array talismans in the Tianfeng Empire was too low. Take Chen Feng as an example. He was at least the head of a family, but he didn't even know that array talismans could be drawn on the ground. This kind of knowledge was not even as good as that of a few-year-old children in the Holy Domain.

In his previous life, Chen Xiao devoted himself to martial arts and only dabbled in array talismans. He couldn't be considered proficient, but even so, the skills he had mastered were far superior to those of the people here.

He was confident that the array talismans he drew would definitely become hot commodities, but before that, he had to find a shop to sell them for him.

Chen Xiao came to a street full of shops. The houses with blue bricks and green tiles were scattered in a well-organized manner, and the streets were crowded with people and very lively.

"Huh? Why is the Yuanqi here so rich?"

Chen Xiao suddenly stopped, his eyes shining as he looked at a small shop in front of him. The shop was small and dilapidated, and the old signboard had four big characters written on it: "Wang's Array Talismans." Coincidentally, it was a shop selling array talismans.

Although the shop didn't look like much, the location was a good place for cultivation. The concentration of Yuanqi here was rare in the Yuanqi-scarce Longwu Continent. For Chen Xiao, it was like getting a pillow when he was sleepy.

Chen Xiao pushed open the door and walked into the shop. The only young shop assistant immediately greeted him with a smile and asked, "Sir, what would you like to buy?"

The young shop assistant saw that Chen Xiao was dressed extraordinarily, and must be a rich young master. He was immediately overjoyed. After a whole day, the shop had finally received its first customer, and he could finally do some business.

The shop assistant's enthusiastic attitude made Chen Xiao a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Are you still hiring shop assistants here?"

Chen Xiao had changed his mind. He had originally just wanted to find a shop to sell his array talismans, but now he wanted to settle down here first. If he could live here, his cultivation speed would be greatly improved.

The shop assistant's expression changed immediately upon hearing his words. He was disappointed and said unhappily, "No, we're not."

"Brother, don't be anxious, listen to me first. I don't want any wages, just a meal and a place to live," Chen Xiao couldn't help but smile. When had he ever been so ingratiating with a shop assistant?

"I already said we're not hiring. Are you done yet? You're dressed so well, but you want to be a shop assistant. Really..." The shop assistant rolled his eyes and became impatient.

But before he could finish his words, an old man reeking of alcohol walked in from outside and interrupted him directly, "Who said we're not hiring? You little brat, you dare to make decisions for me?"

The shop assistant's expression immediately changed to one of fear when he saw the old man. He said with a smile, "Old Wang, I didn't know you were back."

The old man, known as Old Wang, had white hair and beard and was very unkempt. His hair was messy and his clothes were sloppy and hadn't been washed for who knows how long.

Old Wang waved his hand, signaling the shop assistant to stop talking. He sized Chen Xiao up and down with drunken eyes, and asked, breathing out alcohol, "Young man, how old are you this year? You really don't want wages?"

While Old Wang was sizing up Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao was also sizing him up. Chen Xiao couldn't feel the slightest fluctuation of Yuanqi from Old Wang. It wasn't that Old Wang didn't have any cultivation, but that his cultivation was too high for Chen Xiao to sense.

"I'm seventeen this year. I really don't want wages, just a place to live," Chen Xiao replied immediately.

"Alright, it just so happens that I'm short of manpower here. You can stay," Old Wang said decisively.

The shop assistant exclaimed in surprise, "Ah? Old Wang, we're not short of manpower here."

Not a single customer visited the shop all day, so how could they be short of manpower? And what surprised the shop assistant the most was that the old man would nag him endlessly if he ate an extra bite of rice on weekdays. How did he change his nature today and want to take in this teenager?

Old Wang said unhappily, "We weren't short before, but we will be in the future. Starting today, we'll be setting up a stall at the ghost market at night."

When the shop assistant heard that they were going to set up a stall at the ghost market, a look of joy appeared on his face. He suddenly understood and exclaimed incredulously, "Old Wang, you got a permit?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just do what I tell you to do." Old Wang seemed a little impatient. He lay down on a bed inside the counter and said vaguely, "Wake me up in an hour."

After saying that, he fell asleep on his own, and soon began to snore thunderously.

Old Wang had already said that he would keep Chen Xiao, so the shop assistant naturally didn't dare to say anything more. Moreover, if they were going to set up a stall at the ghost market, they really needed a helper. Chen Xiao had come at just the right time.

The shop assistant looked at Chen Xiao with a smug look, and said grandly, "Hey, newcomer, what's your name? You can call me Sixth Brother from now on. I'll take care of you, but you have to listen to me, understand?"

Chen Xiao thought this Little Six was quite interesting, and pretended to be afraid, saying cooperatively, "Yes, Sixth Brother. My name is Chen Xiao. Please take care of me in the future."

"Hmph, you have good eyesight. Don't just stand there like an idiot. Come and work. We're going to set up a stall at the ghost market later." Little Six had been feeling great ever since he heard that they were going to set up a stall at the ghost market, and he worked more efficiently than usual.

"Okay." Chen Xiao stepped forward to help, and asked as he cleaned up, "Sixth Brother, what is this ghost market?"

"You don't even know about the ghost market? You must be from the countryside," Little Six said with a look of contempt. Born in the capital, he naturally had a sense of superiority. In his mouth, places outside the capital were all the countryside.

"This ghost market is the largest trading fair in the entire capital. There's nothing you can't buy there. The reason it's called the ghost market is because it's only open at night. Our family used to be unqualified to set up a stall there. I don't know whose connections this old drunkard used to get a permit."