149: Damn, I’m living in a black shop!

In less than a quarter of an hour, the hundred thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine were divided among several people.

Lin Fan and Yang Yi, in particular, reaped the most bountiful harvest, each getting thirty plants. After all, they accounted for the majority of both the planning and the effort.

Yang Yi’s three Dao Protectors also received a good amount, each beaming with joy, their admiration for Lin Fan flowing like an endless river, compliments pouring out one after another.

Even Lu Nuannuan received ten of the best-looking and most fragrant ones. The little girl hugged the Spirit Medicine, her mouth nearly reaching her ears.

"For the next few days, we will rest here before continuing west to the Western Regions," Lin Fan suggested.

Everyone naturally had no objections.

Returning to his room, Lin Fan sat down cross-legged without hesitation, taking out all the Spirit Medicine he had received.

A rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire room.

"It's time for a Breakthrough."

He muttered to himself, a glint flashing in his eyes.

Ever since he entered the Purple Mansion realm, he had deliberately suppressed the improvement of his Cultivation.

His previous rapid advancement had resulted in a somewhat unstable Foundation.

But now, after the trials and accumulation along the way, his Dao Foundation was as solid as a rock.

No need to suppress it anymore!

He picked up a Spirit Medicine exuding rich vitality, swallowed it in one gulp, then circulated his Cultivation Technique, beginning to refine the vast medicinal power.

Boom!

A pure torrent of energy surged wildly within his body.

His Dantian Qi Sea was as thirsty as a starving ghost, frantically absorbing the medicinal power.

His already liquefied magical power became even more condensed.

An hour later.

Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes.

A dazzling golden light emanated from his body.

His aura was more than twice as strong as before.

The Bottleneck of Purple Mansion First Layer, broken!

Purple Mansion Second Layer!

"Great, comfortable~"

...

At night.

Inside a certain private house in Yingping Town, the lamplight was dim.

A middle-aged beautiful woman with a charming figure and lingering charm was smiling sweetly at a few burly men who looked like crooked melons and cracked dates.

If Lin Fan and the others saw her, they would recognize her; she was the proprietress of the inn where Lin Fan and the others were staying.

"Have you found out everything?" The proprietress sipped her tea, her voice charming, but a snake-like coldness flickered deep in her eyes.

"Yes, Proprietress!" A burly man with a scarred face chuckled, a lewd expression on his face, "Those foreign fat sheep are generous with their money; they must have brought a lot of good stuff with them!"

"Especially that little girl who looks only four or five years old, with tender skin. She's clearly a young lady from a wealthy family. If we catch her, whether we sell her to those old perverts with special fetishes, or... directly make her into a dish, that would be a huge business!"

Upon hearing this, the proprietress's smile grew even brighter, and her peach blossom eyes flickered with cruel, enchanting allure.

"Is the Soul Bewitching Incense ready?"

"Don't worry, Proprietress! Our 'Three Steps Down' will make even an ox lie down obediently if it smells a whiff, let alone a little girl!"

"Very good." The proprietress slowly stood up, swaying her slender waist, "Let's do it."

"Tonight, we can have an extra meal again."

...

Inside the guest room.

Lu Nuannuan, who was sound asleep, suddenly felt her long eyelashes flutter gently.

She slowly opened her beautiful big eyes, without a trace of the grogginess of just waking up.

Just now, her keen Divine Sense clearly detected that her room window had been poked open from the outside, creating a small hole.

A colorless and odorless strange fragrance was wafting in through that hole, bit by bit.

"What is this? It smells strange."

Nanny sniffed with her small nose, pouted, and looked puzzled.

Low-level tricks like Soul Bewitching Incense were no different from smelling the air for a Cultivator with a Chaos Body like her.

She turned over, deliberately made a steady breathing sound, and continued to... pretend to be asleep, curious about what these people wanted to do.

In the next room.

Lin Fan, who had just consolidated his Cultivation, had already taken everything in.

He even "saw" the proprietress leading several burly men, tiptoeing, and pushing open Nanny's door.

"Tsk, a black inn."

Instead of being nervous, he continued to "watch."

Just then, a childlike voice transmission directly sounded in his mind.

"Senior Brother, don't interfere, Nanny wants to play with them."

It was Nanny.

Lin Fan smiled upon hearing this and replied, "Okay, be careful, don't overdo it."

He could sense that the strongest of those burly men were merely Acquired Perfection Martial Artists, not even reaching Innate.

Nanny wouldn't even need a single finger to deal with these little weaklings.

Since she wanted to play, then let her.

Inside the room.

The proprietress looked at the little girl "sleeping soundly" on the bed, her smile growing even brighter.

"Heh, this Soul Bewitching Incense is really effective." She whispered to the burly man beside her, "This little girl is really pretty; she'll probably fetch a good price."

"The proprietress is right!" A burly man rubbed his hands, a lewd grin on his face, "I just wonder what this tender flesh tastes like to eat..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his large, fan-like hand and grabbed towards Nanny on the bed!

Just as his hand was about to touch Nanny!

The little girl, who should have been "unconscious," suddenly opened her eyes.

"Eh, who are you?"

"I remember you, you're the proprietress?"

When the few people saw Nanny wake up and recognize the proprietress, they were initially startled, but quickly composed themselves.

"Quick, cover her mouth!"