Chapter 6

The man spoke in a sarcastic tone, clearly mocking Lin Haoming's low cultivation level.

However, before Lin Haoming could retaliate, another withered man in his thirties sneered, "Guo Xin, weren't you also at the seventh level of the Qi Condensation stage? I remember you only broke through to the seventh level after you were twenty, right? Now you're mocking someone who broke through earlier than you, you really have some nerve!"

"Ni Wu, what do you know? The reason Lin Haoming has such a high cultivation level is because he was the descendant of the old patriarch, Lin. He had access to elixirs and spirit stones every day. If I had those conditions, he would probably be at the peak of the Qi Condensation stage by now," Guo Xin said disdainfully.

Hearing these words, Lin Haoming realized that many people here knew about him.

Ni Wu, who was clearly unaware, saw that Lin Haoming did not refute it, and knew it was true.

Lin Haoming noticed that after learning the truth, Ni Wu, who had been quite friendly to him, only muttered a few words and said nothing more. Most others were the same.

Lin Haoming could also see that everyone knew his identity and understood that he had no great future, so they had no intention of befriending him. The overseers here were divided into two groups: one group was under Zhou Zhiye, and the other, including himself and Ni Wu, was under Situ Ping. From the obvious animosity between the two groups, it was clear that the relationship between Situ Ping and Zhou Zhiye was very poor.

Guo Xin seemed to have noticed the thoughts of the others and laughed, "This kid is lucky today. According to our rules, new arrivals must participate in the competition. Don't be afraid to fight when the major month comes in three months!"

Hearing this, Lin Haoming felt puzzled and asked Ni Wu, "Senior Brother Ni, what is this competition about?"

"Every major month, we overseers have a competition. It's a best-of-three match. The losing side has to pay two spirit stones per overseer, and those who participate directly must pay five spirit stones. If you win, you can not only take the spirit stones of your opponent but also get two spirit stones from the others as a bet. As a newcomer, you must participate. The competition just ended, and we won. You, being new, must participate next month!" Ni Wu explained.

"I'm only at the seventh level of the Qi Condensation stage, isn't that unfair?" Lin Haoming deliberately pretended to be very reluctant.

"Normally, new participants would face opponents of similar cultivation levels. However, there's no one here below the eighth level of the Qi Condensation stage, so your opponent will be at the eighth level," Ni Wu explained, looking at Lin Haoming with some displeasure. This kid's low cultivation level meant he would have to win the other two matches in three months, or he would lose spirit stones.

The others also thought about this and looked at Lin Haoming with displeasure. Clearly, this new overseer would make them lose spirit stones, which was not a good thing.

One of them, named Tang Gaojun, even warned, "Junior Brother Lin, don't just go through the motions because you think your cultivation level is low. You must use your true abilities, or don't blame us overseers for not giving you face!"

Tang Gaojun was at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation stage and looked to be in his twenties. He was already quite strong here, and he could see that everyone on his side looked to him as the leader, so he was probably the strongest.

"Senior Brother, rest assured, I won't give up easily!" Lin Haoming assured him.

Lin Haoming's assurance was not because of Tang Gaojun's warning but because he was not the type to give up easily. The taste of defeat was not pleasant, and he did not want to experience it.

However, Guo Xin was not one to let things go, and he sneered, "Sounds good, but I think everyone should prepare to lose. Save some spirit stones over the next three months, or you might not be able to come up with them when the time comes!"

"Let's see how it goes. We've won three consecutive matches before!" Tang Gaojun was very displeased and said this directly, but his gaze swept over Lin Haoming's cultivation level, and he felt frustrated. In the end, he coldly snorted and turned away.

Lin Haoming knew that his words had already shown that he did not have high hopes for him, and he had made both groups of overseers unhappy. However, this was not something he could control, and he did not want to get involved in such matters. What he thought about most now was whether the Spirit Gathering Pearl could replenish the spirit stones with spirit energy. So, after leaving the cave where Ma Guan was, he immediately used the jade token.

Injecting spirit energy into the jade token, it glowed, and one of the stone room entrances on the rock wall shimmered. Lin Haoming then flew directly inside.

This stone room was much larger than the one he had lived in before. In addition to a room for sitting and cultivating, there was also a place like a living room with a stone table and four stone stools, but there was nothing else special.

Of course, there was also a formation. Lin Haoming placed a spirit stone on it, activated the formation, and then took out the Spirit Gathering Pearl. He also took out a spirit stone that had been drained of spirit energy long ago and placed the Spirit Gathering Pearl on top of it.

After making these preparations, Lin Haoming's eyes were fixed on the spirit stone. As time passed, he noticed that the originally dull spirit stone gradually regained some luster, though it was not very noticeable. This clearly indicated that the spirit stone was regaining spirit energy.

Discovering that the Spirit Gathering Pearl could indeed replenish the spirit energy of a drained spirit stone, Lin Haoming was so excited that he jumped up.

However, a day later, Lin Haoming felt somewhat disappointed because he found that it took almost a full day to fully recharge a low-grade spirit stone. He could not just let the Spirit Gathering Pearl recharge spirit stones; he also needed to cultivate!

Subsequently, Lin Haoming tried placing three spirit stones around the Spirit Gathering Pearl and found that the effect was similar. After a day, the three spirit stones were each one-third full of spirit energy, and the range of spirit energy replenishment was only within three feet of the Spirit Gathering Pearl. Beyond that, it did not work.

With this result, Lin Haoming did not plan to waste more time on this. He had already decided to continue trying to unseal the Merit Pearl.

On the third day of being an overseer, Lin Haoming left his stone room and returned to the slaughterhouse he had been away from for three days.

When he arrived, he found that even without him, everyone had continued to work here over the past two days.

After all, Li Haiying had been publicly executed, which was enough to make everyone behave for a while.

"Overseer Lin!" Seeing Lin Haoming, Li Shun Tian's fat face beamed as he approached.

In the past, when he was not well-liked, Li Shun Tian was one of the few who had been somewhat close to him. Now that his status had changed to overseer, Li Shun Tian did not miss this opportunity.

As an overseer, he had considerable power, such as the ability to designate one or two people to help him oversee the slaughterhouse's operations. For example, Li Haiying had originally planned to have Bao Wenliang, who was always by his side, take charge here.

Of course, now that Li Haiying was dead, this good opportunity would not go to Bao Wenliang. Instead, he looked at Lin Haoming with a particularly difficult expression, clearly afraid of Lin Haoming's revenge.

Lin Haoming had no time to seek revenge on Bao Wenliang. Looking at the mountain beasts waiting to be slaughtered, his eyes sparkled.

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