looked complicated, but given that such materials could forge a divine weapon like the Heaven Splitting Sword, it wasn't surprising."That's it, yes or no""Yes or no" Li Cheng frowns, he hears that al...Chapter 247: A Li 1

"I am already familiar with the practice of Lion's Strength. What I want to know is something else. Looking at your physique, you seem to have decent martial arts skills!" Xiaoyao looked at that man and his gaze clearly showed a great interest in him.

"I'm still not there yet. I've only cultivated up to the mid-stage of Scholar level." That man said.

"Mid-stage of Scholar level, how long have you been cultivating" Xiaoyao asked.

“Twenty-five years!”

“Oh, are you interested in letting me do a bit of research on you You’re a good example,” Xiaoyao said with a smile. He seemed sincere but had an air of expectation that made one feel rather uneasy.

The man clearly felt this unease and was afraid. Shaking his head, he said, “No thank you, I still have a lot to do. I’d better go!”

Then, the man hurriedly left!

"Damn, all show but no substance, what a coward!" Xiaoyao scoffed. "Next person, uh... is there anyone else..."

Xiaoyao's strange request and his slightly creepy look of expectation made almost everyone back off without even asking about the rewards.

Afterwards, some people gathered around wanting to watch the spectacle but no one took action. Then more new onlookers joined in and after communicating with previous onlookers, either became new spectators themselves or left directly.

This went on for a long time until someone’s appearance changed this situation and also freed Xiaoyao from being ignored by everyone around him.

It was a girl, a very skinny looking girl. Her clothes were tattered and her face had some dirt on it, like a little beggar. Perhaps she really was a little beggar!

"Excuse me, do you hire people to feed them" The girl asked timidly.

“Of course we do. We’ll provide food and accommodation and even pay wages,” Xiaoyao nodded immediately. Even a mosquito is meat; he would still recruit her if she was just a little girl.

"Then I'll join!" The girl said immediately, as if afraid that Xiaoyao might change his mind.

“Sure thing, stand over there and wait,” Xiaoyao nodded.

“” The girl looked at Xiaoyao with great confusion. "Aren’t you going to ask me whether I know Lion’s Strength or what level of cultivation I am"

Right, why didn't he ask

A group of people were puzzled, although it seemed like none of their business!

"I can tell that you know how to use it and also see that you’re still in the basic training stage. That’s not bad; your basics are quite solid. I just happen to need a Lion's Strength practitioner who is at the basic level." Xiaoyao said with a smile. It would be strange if he couldn’t tell this girl’s situation with his eyesight.

“Oh…” The girl seemed to understand.

A long time after the girl, Xiaoyao was once again surrounded by idle onlookers!

"Is there anyone else who wants to come This is an opportunity for me to help you increase your strength at no cost." Eventually, Xiaoyao spoke up, wanting to attract some people with this offer.

In fact, Xiaoyao needed to enhance the abilities of those he researched. So this could not be considered a reward but just an additional benefit.

However, when Xiaoyao said these words, no one believed him. No one thought that Xiaoyao was capable of enhancing other people's strength; his own ability wasn’t even as good as some people in the crowd.

Thus, they were extremely contemptuous and felt that Xiaoyao was making empty promises, which made them even less likely to believe him. They also speculated more about Xiaoyao’s intentions!

"Increase strength Are you just trying to trick people" A group of people expressed their doubts. No one had ever heard this thing before; even legendary experts wouldn't dare make such claims.

He could only say that he could help but couldn’t guarantee success for sure!

"Why should I deceive you Is there any benefit to it" Xiaoyao casually replied.

“You can... who knows what benefits you have. If we knew, we would have already taken you to the authorities,” said one of the onlookers.

“Joining my research will be beneficial for you.” Xiaoyao ignored them and continued promoting it.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. You must have some problems!" the onlookers continued to say.

"You guys are really annoying, either come here or leave, it’s that simple. What do you want me for" Xianyao frowned and said very directly.

"See He really has a problem now; he's getting agitated!" the onlookers started to gloat because they thought that Xianyao's behavior was one of someone who had been exposed and was feeling ashamed, but in reality, it was just that Xianyao was impatient.

"You’re crazy! Is there anyone else willing to join me If you want to improve your strength or if you're worried about breaking through a bottleneck, please come over!"

"Scam…"

"Bluff… No matter how hard Xianyao tries, he only receives the same answer: no one wants to join him."

"Damn it. I’m done playing around. Come with me and we’ll be fine." Seeing this situation, Xianyao also got annoyed; he was just trying to achieve his own goals and hadn’t gone as far as scamming people. He had already made his intentions clear from the beginning, so if that’s how it is, then let him work alone for now. It would only take a bit more time.

At this moment, the girl didn't leave. She knew that Xianyao might be a scammer, but she didn’t mind because there wasn’t anything on her worth being scammed of anyway. As long as she had something to eat, she wouldn’t mind getting scammed.

This little girl was just a beggar who hadn't eaten for days and if she didn't have any food soon, she might not even survive.

The girl probably didn't know how right her decision was; it changed her fate as well as the entire destiny of Lion Kingdom. She turned out to be the luckiest person in this change.

At that time, the girl already knew that what Xianyao said wasn’t a scam and was an ironclad fact. But unfortunately, no one believed him at first.

Later on, those spectators regretted it bitterly; they only realized then that they had missed such a great opportunity before and if they had grabbed the chance back then, their fates would have been completely different like the little girl’s.

However, no matter how much one regrets, nothing can change the situation. Xianyao wouldn’t give anyone another chance because he didn't need to research this Lion Power anymore and thus wouldn’t provide others with such opportunities.

No matter how hard someone begged him for a chance, he would only say:

Once you miss some things, there will never be another opportunity!

"Boss, when can I eat"

As Xianyao was walking with the girl and thinking about where to research, she asked from behind while her stomach made a loud rumbling sound.

"Are you hungry Eat something first…" As he said that, Xianyao took out some dried food. "I'm trying to decide on a place for us to stay; somewhere quiet and comfortable, with water."

"Mmm..." The girl wanted to say something but her mouth was full of dry food, she couldn't speak clearly.

"What do you want to say Here's some water. Drink up and then talk!" Xianyao handed the girl a bag of water.

"Gulp... Gulp..." The girl drank it without hesitation or worrying whether or not Xianyao had drunk from the same bag; even if he did, she would still drink it down. As a beggar, she was used to eating leftovers and wouldn't mind this at all.

"It’s so delicious! I’ve never tasted such good water." After finishing her water, there was no other thought in the girl's head except for praise; she even forgot about answering Xianyao's question.

Only because of how unforgettable this water was!

"This is melted snow water from a mountain. I collected some and you are the fourth person to drink it." Xianyao explained.

"Fourth Who else besides you" The girl’s bright eyes looked at him; her body was covered in filth, but her clear, bright eyes contrasted sharply with that.

"One is this 'eat eat', and the other is my boss. By the way, don’t call me boss, just call me Xianyao. We’re both getting what we want; it’s an equal relationship." Xianyao smiled as he said this.

Xianyao usually passed any good things through his messenger hawks to Isolated Star, and if the hawk could carry them, they kept in contact during this period of time. Although Isolated Star and Xianyao had never met face-to-face, they were always in touch and knew each other’s conditions; all of the elixirs that Xianyao made would be passed to Isolated Star through messenger hawks.

And some specialty snacks, Xianyao would also bring them along and use special methods to preserve them so Isolated Star could feel like he was traveling with him. This was one of the requests from Isolated Star.

Isolated Star knew that currently her most important task was cultivation; although she wanted to travel with Xianyao, she also realized it wasn’t possible yet because her cultivation hadn't reached a stage where she needed an adventure to break through. The fastest way now would be to keep training in one place, and the environment of Number One Under Heaven was perfect.

"Boss" The girl seemed confused.

"You don’t need to know about this. What did you want to say Is there a place that feels suitable for us" Xianyao smiled and said; he felt the girl in front of him didn't need to know about Isolated Star or these things.

“Hm, I know one place, it was by accident. There’s a small waterfall and river beach there, surrounded by forest, no one will disturb us, but there might be some wild animals.” The girl stopped asking Xianyao questions and told him about the place she knew.t easier for you!"Xianyao said four words that sounded like a death warrant and made the Cao clan members in front of him collapse silently, just as the previous expert had."What!Everyone was in shock...