“How does it feel to collect debts? Enjoyable?”

Chen Qingyuan emphasized.

“Well…” Lin Pingyan hesitated.

“Don’t beat around the bush, just be honest,” Chen Qingyuan said.

“To be honest, Junior Master, it feels a bit strange,” Lin Pingyan replied truthfully. “At first, it felt uncomfortable, too rough. But when I really obtained a Spirit Vein, I was very happy, as if I had picked it up for nothing.”

“What do you mean by ‘picked it up for nothing’? This is an investment I made a hundred years ago,” Chen Qingyuan said. He never suffered losses outside, sometimes as cold as ice stone, sometimes a bit crafty, with a strange personality that was hard to figure out.

“Junior Master, is this really just collecting debts and not robbery?” Lin Pingyan still felt a bit guilty.

“If it was robbery, do you think we could have resolved the problem so easily?” Chen Qingyuan took a sip of tea. “The Baiye Sect was disrespectful to you at first, and deliberately concealed the matter of the Chamber of Commerce, which was already wrong. A medium-quality Spirit Vein as compensation, although it’s painful, is within the Baiye Sect’s capacity to bear, and combined with the reputation of our Mystic Azure Sect, they dare not refuse.”

Chen Qingyuan didn’t want to ask for more, but he couldn’t. If he asked for too much, not only would he not gain any benefit, but he would also become mortal enemies with the Baiye Sect.

The current situation was different. Although the Baiye Sect was dissatisfied with Chen Qingyuan’s behavior, they still had to thank him for not blaming them and for maintaining a good relationship with the Mystic Azure Sect.

Demanding things was also a skill. Asking for too much would offend people, asking for too little would result in a loss. One had to carefully consider it in their heart.

“Junior Master, this is not a long-term solution. It’s better to do less,” Lin Pingyan felt that it was unfair to bully people and said seriously.

“If everyone in the Mystic Azure Sect was like you, there would be no justice in the Flow Star Domain. There is no fair way to handle the spiritual mines in the Flow Star Domain. It’s every man for himself,” Chen Qingyuan was speechless about Lin Pingyan’s character. He was so refined and kind, how could he survive in the cultivation world?

It’s okay, he would slowly teach and guide Lin Pingyan to change his mindset.

Shortly after, Chen Qingyuan took Lin Pingyan to collect a few more debts.

An elder from the Youquan Mountain had borrowed over a thousand Spirit Stones from Chen Qingyuan. After a hundred years, with interest, he had to return five thousand Spirit Stones.

How dare he not return them?

Chen Qingyuan directly sent Lin Pingyan to challenge him. If he refused to spar, then Chen Qingyuan would spread the matter widely and ruin his reputation. Using various methods, Chen Qingyuan got back his share of the Spirit Stones and continued on his way, feeling very pleased.

Similar incidents occurred a dozen times. Chen Qingyuan sat inside the war chariot, while Lin Pingyan was in charge of the overall situation.

After several debt collections, Lin Pingyan inexplicably felt a strange feeling. Looking at the table full of Spirit Stones and treasures, it was enough to match the entire fortune of a third-rate power.

They were about to arrive at the Yunhai Star Domain. Lin Pingyan no longer let the war chariot move forward on its own, but stood in front to control it, to avoid touching the broken laws of the star domain and causing unnecessary trouble.

“Junior Master, hold on tight,” Lin Pingyan said, forming seals with both hands, crossing the starry sea between the two realms. The terrifying boundary laws pressed down on the war chariot several times, almost breaking through the protective barrier, but Lin Pingyan suppressed them.

Chen Qingyuan sat leisurely in the war chariot, feeling no discomfort at all, thinking about how to proceed next.

Several hours later, the war chariot left the chaotic star domain storm and stopped in a corner of the Yunhai Star Domain.

“Have we arrived?”

Feeling the war chariot stop, Chen Qingyuan turned to look outside.

“We have,” Lin Pingyan surveyed the surroundings and, according to the information he had received, searched for the direction where the Ghost Doctor might be located in the Yunhai Star Domain. “The Ghost Doctor may be located to the east of the Yunhai Star Domain, in a place called the Seven Dust Star.”

“Then let’s try our luck!” Chen Qingyuan didn’t want to disappoint the people of the Mystic Azure Sect, so he had to make this trip.

When the time was right, Chen Qingyuan would find an excuse to send Lin Pingyan back, and then he could act alone.

The two continued on their way and encountered some bandits who specialized in robbing travelers. Lin Pingyan persuaded them to retreat and gave them a mild punishment, without harming their lives.

Chen Qingyuan repeatedly emphasized that Lin Pingyan should not show mercy. However, Lin Pingyan always felt that life was precious and gave the bandits a chance.

“You!” Chen Qingyuan was frustrated and sarcastically said, “Talking about righteousness and morality, you’re quite suitable for becoming a Buddhist. I guess the monks in the Buddhist Sect probably aren’t as generous and kind as you. You could definitely be a Sect Master.”

“Junior Master, please don’t joke,” Lin Pingyan said. He was kind, not foolish, and could tell that the remark was a mockery of himself.

“You’ve lived for so many years, don’t you understand a simple truth?” Chen Qingyuan taught, “In the cultivation world, there are often conflicts and seeking revenge. If you are bullied and don’t fight back, once you do fight back, you shouldn’t show mercy. You must put your enemies to death.”

“I understand this truth, it’s just easier said than done,” Lin Pingyan accepted the lesson and sighed lightly.

Clearly, Lin Pingyan was much older than Chen Qingyuan, but it was Chen Qingyuan who spoke this truth. “If you are kind, the people around you may suffer. Remember, don’t regret being soft-hearted for the rest of your life.”

“I will remember,” Lin Pingyan had his own way of doing things, and it wasn’t something that could be changed overnight. It needed to be guided slowly.

“I won’t say more. Call me when we arrive,” Chen Qingyuan said.

We are all a group of old foxes in the Mystic Azure Sect. How did we raise a little white rabbit? Moreover, this little white rabbit’s father is the most cunning fox, it’s really absurd.

Could it be that Lin Pingyan isn’t the biological son of the Big Senior Brother?

Idle thoughts led Chen Qingyuan to start thinking randomly.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Chen Qingyuan laughed. It was impossible. With Lin Changsheng’s abilities, he could tell his own bloodline at a glance, so this situation wouldn’t occur.

“If it really is a bloodline issue, then it can only be the Big Sister-in-law.”

Suddenly, Chen Qingyuan remembered something he had never seen before. He had never seen Lin Changsheng’s wife, and he had never heard any information about the identity of the Big Sister-in-law.

“Never mind, I won’t think about these things.”

Chen Qingyuan closed his eyes and prepared himself.More than ten days later, the war chariot descended onto the surface of the Seven Dust Star.

“Junior Master, we have arrived at our destination.”

Lin Pingyuan transmitted his voice into the cabin.

“Understood.” Chen Qingyuan, upon hearing this, straightened his attire and slowly stepped out.

Not far ahead, there was a massive city, with three dark golden characters faintly flickering in the Void — Universal Void City.

According to the information gathered by the Mystic Azure Sect, the Ghost Doctor was likely to be within Universal Void City. Rumors had it that two years ago, the Ghost Doctor had saved someone, and all clues pointed to this city.

Many powerful figures from various forces had secretly come to Universal Void City, hoping to encounter the Ghost Doctor and seek an opportunity for his assistance.

However, no one had discovered the Ghost Doctor’s whereabouts in the past two years.

The Ghost Doctor’s aid was all a matter of fate.

He did not care for fame, fortune, or power, focusing solely on the word “fate.”

If fate decreed, he would save a beggar without asking for a penny. If there was no fate, even if the Holy Lord of a top-tier force personally invited him with all sorts of promises, he would remain unmoved, turn around, and leave.

Because of the Ghost Doctor’s peculiar character, his reputation had soared, turning him into a legendary figure.

“Seven Dust Star, I seem to have an acquaintance here who might be able to offer some help.”

Chen Qingyuan suddenly recalled something, his eyebrows slightly raised, with a smile that was not quite a smile.

“An acquaintance?”

A trace of doubt appeared between Lin Pingyuan’s brows.