Urban Peerless Expert

Cultivation knows no days and months, and in the blink of an eye, another year has passed.

This year, Lin Chen is still a salted fish, a loafer of the Security Bureau.

No tasks, yet the salary is still drawn.

Lin Chen’s daily routine consists of cultivating in the daytime, teaching Xue Wenrui cultivation at night, and in his free time, traversing the entire Emperor Star, silently recording all key coordinates in his mind.

Recording these points is also in case of emergency.

Apart from this, Lin Chen declined other social activities, living a life that feels like being in the mountains and forests despite being in a bustling city.

"Brother Chen, I’ve arrived at Emperor Star!"

On this day, Lin Chen finished cultivating, walked out of the cultivation chamber, and discovered a missed phone call.

Xu Qingchuan.

Lin Chen smiled and dialed back.

"Arrived?"

Xu Qingchuan’s excited voice came through: "The flying ship just docked, Brother Chen, what are you up to?"

Lin Chen laughed: "I was just cultivating. I asked you for the flying ship’s flight number before, but you didn’t say, otherwise I would have picked you up."

"No need to trouble, my brother came to get me."

Xu Qingchuan laughed: "Do you have time tonight for some wine?"

Lin Chen readily agreed: "Sure, I’ll arrange, and give you a welcome gathering."

Xu Qingchuan chuckled: "Now you’re like a local at Emperor Star, and I’ve become the guest."

Lin Chen laughed: "The place I’ve arranged is not in District One, at six, we’ll pick you up from the office."

Xu Qingchuan replied with a chuckle: "Alright, I’ll follow the host."

"See you later."

Lin Chen came outside and laughed: "Xu Qingchuan is here, who wants to join for dinner tonight?"

Gu Yuexi peeked out from the cozy sofa: "What’re we eating?"

Lin Chen laughed: "Let’s go to that Jinjin Yishi Mansion in District Five, everyone thinks their food is good right?"

Gu Yuexi’s eyes lit up: "I want to go!"

Nalan Wushuang laughed: "Xu Qingchuan has helped us quite a bit before, he’s here, we should host everyone, let’s just treat it as a casual gathering."

Yao Xuanji, Zhuang Susu, and Shang Wenyao all nodded.

"Then let’s go together."

"We haven’t been there for a while anyway."

Lin Chen nodded: "Then everyone get ready, I’ll book a place."

At six, Lin Chen and the others were all lined up outside the Tianheng Group Emperor Star Office.

Xu Qingchuan and his cousin Xu Haicheng walked out together, Xu Qingchuan laughed: "Brother Chen, everyone, sister-in-laws, long time no see, still as charming as always."

Lin Chen laughed: "Indeed, it has been quite a while, it’s been over ten years by now."

Xu Qingchuan replied: "Yes indeed, you all are quite dashing, running all over the world, traveling everywhere, making a name for yourselves at Emperor Star, truly worthy of being the supreme in the Heavenly God Realm, getting along anywhere."

Lin Chen laughed: "Stop flattering, when we first arrived at Emperor Star, we nearly got captured as slaves, luckily things turned out well and someone helped us, otherwise we might’ve ended up wandering the Federation."

Xu Qingchuan was astonished: "Who tried to capture you, so bold?"

Lin Chen replied: "Wei Family Master Wei Bo Fei, a Level 9 Martial Artist. We had some conflicts with his son, he took the opportunity to apologize for his son, invited us to the Wei Family, then sealed off a space, attempting to forcibly capture us..."

Xu Qingchuan was startled: "So unreasonable?"

Lin Chen laughed: "Indeed, I was ready to risk everything, but then Security Bureau’s First District Team Leader Qiu Chan came and stopped us from continuing the fight. Considering our special abilities and the likelihood of being pushed to extreme measures, Qiu Chan used special referral channels to recruit me into the Security Bureau."

Xu Qingchuan only knew Lin Chen had joined the Security Bureau, but wasn’t aware of how he got in, the recruitment matter was known only to Lin Chen and Qiu Chan.

Xu Qingchuan raised his thumb, sincerely praised: "Brother Chen, you’re truly impressive, even a Level 9 Martial Artist can’t take you down!"

Lin Chen chuckled, waved his hand: "We tried, completely not his match, the gap between Level 8 and 9 is too big, though I have one or two desperate moves, it’s not easy for him to capture me. Let’s go, eat while we talk."

Xu Qingchuan curiously asked: "Which restaurant?"

"An old restaurant in District Three, very unique, we visit it once every while."

Lin Chen took out the Void Pearl, laughed: "Let’s go in and chill for a bit."

He put the Xu Family brothers inside, everyone performed a star sky jump, instantly arriving in District Three.

After the two were released, Xu Qingchuan exclaimed: "Your spatial leap is so convenient, Emperor Star is enormously vast, each major district spans a huge distance, normally taking a flying car would consume a lot of time, but you only need one second..."

Lin Chen laughed: "Perhaps that’s the reason for my recruitment, to minimize potential hazards on one hand, and possibly to be functional."

Xu Qingchuan curiously asked: "Why did you agree then, you didn’t want to join the official before?"

Lin Chen replied: "Because there’s no nine-to-five."

Xu Qingchuan questioned with confusion: "Just because there’s no clocking in?"

"It’s not just about clocking in, it’s about no normal working hours."

Lin Chen chuckled, led the way to the restaurant’s door, casually replied: "I’ve been in the Security Bureau for over two years, only took one task, used a few days, and the rest of the time I’m handling my own affairs..."

Xu Qingchuan was surprised: "The Security Bureau’s leadership values you that much?"

Lin Chen shrugged: "Raised soldiers for a thousand days, used in a moment."

The group entered the restaurant, into the reserved private room, arranged the food, everyone poured wine and continued chatting.

"Why did you suddenly come over this time, could it be encountering some cultivation problem?"

Xu Qingchuan shook his head: "Cultivation is fine, you’ve arranged everything for me, I just follow to cultivate, though sometimes I get stuck, overall it’s quite smooth."

Lin Chen casually asked: "What’s your strength level now?"

Xu Qingchuan smiled: "Late Foundation Stage, how’s my speed?"

Lin Chen laughed: "That speed is pretty good, after all, you’re not cultivating 24/7, once you promote to Golden Core, you’ll truly enter the Immortal Path."

Xu Qingchuan looked hopeful: "I’m most looking forward to physical flight, always envying Others before."

Lin Chen brought the topic back: "Cultivation isn’t an issue, are you here for business?"

Xu Qingchuan nodded: "Yes, the Tianheng Group encountered some issues, my dad sent me over to visit some of his old friends to see if they can resolve the Trouble."

Lin Chen inquired: "What Trouble, is it serious?"

Xu Qingchuan smiled bitterly: "Old issues, after you left, those Defensive Faction joined forces to squeeze Tianheng Group’s survival space, everyone fiercely fought several times, with damages on both sides, then they found ways to utilize Emperor Star’s channels, using Federation senior management to pressure us."

"To resolve the pressure from Above, only the senior management can do it, my dad doesn’t have time, so he assigned me here..."