Qingtian Continent!

Chapter 11: Qingtian Continent!

The Qingtian continent was immensely vast. Even a golden core would take years to travel from one part of the continent to another.

The Federation of Sect controlled half of the continent, while the remaining half was divided between different monster groups.

The power balance between the monster's territory and the city was equal, so the world remained at peace for a long time. But skirmishes still happened since the monster's flesh was a great supplement for Qi and blood energy, and similarly, humans were a great source of Qi for the monsters.

The two sides decided to set up an area around every city where humans and monsters would fight without any intervention from the powerful cultivators. That area was called the wilderness, and people would try their luck every day.

Hunting was a popular profession since monster flesh was always in huge demand. It was extremely risky, but the benefits associated with it offset that risk.

Fang Yuan's destination was one such store that sold monster's meat. Since meat could cause contamination and could become a carrier of plague, the city administration didn't allow open stalls but only permitted a few licensed shops owned either by the city or wealthy people.

When Fang Yuan walked into the store, there were already a large number of people there. After waiting a few minutes, he finally saw an empty counter, so he walked toward that.

There was a card with the price of different monster's meat on the counter, so Fang Yuan picked it up.

He couldn't help but look shocked when he saw the most expensive item on the list. It was the flesh of a second-grade monster, meaning the monster was a Foundation Building level creature.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but sigh helplessly. It was his dream to step into the foundation building level. The situation was also extremely humbling. He could purchase even the flesh of a creature of his dream's cultivation level with money.

Fang Yuan suddenly felt his shoulder shaking. He turned around and saw that the man one spot behind him looked frustrated by his actions of wasting time. Many people were waiting there to purchase meat, and their eyes were unkind toward him.

Fang Yuan didn't waste any more time and immediately asked for the meat of the early-level, first-grade Iron-Hooved Pig.

It was an extremely common monster that was reared inside the city. It was sold at the price of 100 spirit coins per pound, and Fang Yuan purchased twenty pounds of meat, spending a chunk of the money he earned not long before.

After paying 2000 spirit coins, Fang Yuan left with a bag filled with twenty-pound meat. There was a wide smile spread across his face, trying to anticipate the reaction of his siblings when they would see the meat.

At the same time, he also needed to think of a reason since 2000 spirit coins weren't a small sum to spend on meat. He needed to explain it to his parents.

Thud!

Fang Yuan was walking while thinking of an excuse when suddenly he hit someone and got knocked backward. The next moment, he crashed to the ground, the bag falling a few meters away from him.

"Ugh!"

Fang Yuan groaned after feeling the sting of his skin. The crash had scratched the back of his hand. He looked up and saw a towering man looking at him with an unkind expression.

He immediately walked to the bag and picked it up. He then apologized to the man since he was walking on the street without having any awareness of his surroundings, lost in thought.

"Boy, you should be grateful that my mood is good today," The towering man scoffed and then left the scene.

Based on appearance, Fang Yuan's clothes looked quite old, so the man could see that Fang Yuan wasn't very wealthy. So the man didn't make the situation any bad for him and left the scene.

Fang Yuan no longer thoughtlessly walked and left the market. He hadn't walked very far when he heard a familiar sound.

Fang Yuan frowned and looked to his left, and as expected, Li Haoping was there, but the situation didn't look good from the arguments going on between Li Haoping and the boy of the same age on the other side.

"How many times do I need to tell you to stay away from her?"

"I have made my intentions clear. If she wants to see me, I will keep seeing her."

Fang Yuan shook his head with a wry smile since the argument was clearly because of a girl. Since Li Haoping was his friend, he couldn't leave the guy alone, so he walked in his direction.

"Why so much chatter? Just beat him if he can't understand words."

Suddenly, a third voice rang, and before Li Haoping could comprehend, he was kicked in his chest.

Fang Yuan got taken aback by the sudden situation and immediately rushed to Li Haoping's side. He then punched the stranger. The power difference between the two sides was vast, and the stranger caught his punch with only a slight groan and retaliated with a punch undeterred.

Fang Yuan felt his insides shaking and was knocked backward.

"Who is this bastard?" The stranger complained and rushed to Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan gritted his teeth, ready to face the boy, but fortunately for him, Li Haoping had stabilized at that point and met the stranger.

Li Haoping's eyes were cold when he saw Fang Yuan take a punch for him. He not only had a higher cultivation level but was also a better fighter since he was a student at a martial arts gym.

The stranger was no match for Li Haoping in one-on-one combat, but when the first boy was added, Li Haoping fell into a disadvantage.

A few minutes later, Li Haoping and Fang Yuan were lying on the street with their faces black and blue from beating. If not for the guards rushing to the scene on time, they would have been beaten even more badly.

"Why did you involve yourself?" Li Haoping sighed helplessly, seeing the condition of Fang Yuan.

"Who were they?"

Fang Yuan ignored Li Haoping's question and asked instead. He couldn't stand by and watch his friend get beaten, so he felt compelled to intervene, even if it meant putting himself at a disadvantage.

(Chapter End.)