Chapter 1148

The shop had just opened and had not started to make money, but people from many departments had already come. Some wanted to collect protection fees, while some legal departments wanted to collect various fees, such as cleaning fees, license fees, hygiene fees, and so on.

Even so, there were still some colleagues who came. Naturally, they were not here to support him, but to threaten and intimidate him in secret or directly.

If this situation had happened many years ago, Zi Chen would have been extremely angry when he had just come out to train. Even if he had to end his training early, he would still have talked to them.

However, after being out for so many years, Zi Chen was no longer so extreme in dealing with things.

These people came for nothing more than money, so he gave them money.

Zi Chen was very generous and straightforward. He did not refuse anyone.

Therefore, on the opening day, many people knew that the pharmacy's boss was easy to talk to, righteous, stupid, and rich.

It seemed that because of his reputation, these people would visit the pharmacy every few days during festivals to greet Zi Chen and ask about his well-being. After a few months, the money he earned was not even enough to pay for various expenses, let alone make ends meet.

However, Zi Chen did not care. Money was just a worldly possession. As long as he could train, it was fine.

In this regard, Xing Dao Li did not express any opinions. This was because everyone had a different way of training, and the comprehension of the rules was something that happened in an instant. There was no such thing as training, right? Just follow your heart.

As expected, Zi Chen's troubles were much less during the days when money was given away.

There were no blind colleagues who killed people or gave him fake medicine to squeeze him. There were also no criminals who visited his shop all day.

Soon, half a year had passed, and Zi Chen's pharmacy had yet to turn a profit. It had always been in the negative. However, in the past half a year, more and more departments came to ask for money, and so did the number of people. In the end, there were even more people than patients.

The pharmacy's boss's reputation for being good-tempered gradually spread.

No matter how much money they lost, Zi Chen didn't care. That was because they were just material possessions. So even though they had become more and more greedy, Zi Chen wasn't displeased at all. He continued to satisfy them. The only thing Zi Chen pursued was a peaceful life of tempering.

However, when the saying "a man's heart is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant" was right in front of their eyes, it couldn't be any better for these people. Gradually, they were no longer satisfied with pure wealth. Instead, they put their attention on the spiritual and physical pleasures. Therefore, they set their eyes on the fairy-like wife of the medicine shop owner.

Su Mengyao was Zi Chen's bottom line. Even if they had designs on Xing Dao Li and wanted to make fun of him, Zi Chen wouldn't mind. However, Su Mengyao was different. She was like Zi Chen's reverse scale, and also the only bottom line for Zi Chen's training. After these people set their sights on Su Mengyao, Zi Chen's killing intent, which had been dormant for more than half a year, was triggered again.

The medicine shop owner, who had always been gentle, became tough for the first time. He directly kicked out the people who came.

Therefore, the relationship that had been maintained for half a year collapsed at this moment. All kinds of troubles came one after another.

Because they wanted Su Mengyao too much, or because they thought that Zi Chen was a fool with a lot of money but was afraid of trouble, they took some tough measures.

One day, the peaceful life was broken.

Early in the morning, a group of people came. They forced the door open and put their weapons on Zi Chen's neck. At the same time, they dragged Su Mengyao and threatened Zi Chen to take Su Mengyao away by force.

The reason why they did this was because Zi Chen had previously angered them. At the same time, these people's actions also angered Zi Chen.

When they were angry, they would only kill Zi Chen with their knives. At most, they would kill Xing Dao Li. However, when Zi Chen was angry, he would exterminate the whole family.

That morning, none of the people who broke into the medicine shop came out alive.

Zi Chen held a hatchet. His body was covered in blood. He walked to the door of the medicine shop and stood there, waiting for the others to come.

This was a bloody morning. Blood flowed like a river and the smell of blood lingered for a long time.

Mortals who came were killed one by one. There was no suspense.

Soon, the news of a homicidal maniac spread in the city. Therefore, the officials began to act and sent cultivators.

Two True Energy cultivators came. They looked coldly at Zi Chen as if they were looking at a dead man. They did not waste time. After announcing the fact that Zi Chen was a homicidal maniac, the two of them rushed toward Zi Chen.

In the eyes of the two, each person with a hatchet could finish him off.

Indeed, each person with a hatchet. The hatchet only moved twice and the two of them fell into a pool of blood, dead.

Two True Energy Realm cultivators had died, causing an uproar. However, in such a large city, cultivators were practically everywhere on the streets, and True Energy Realm cultivators had also come. The hatchet in Zi Chen's hand flashed again.

Each person with a hatchet. This was very fair.

Therefore, after the hatchet flashed, the cultivators fell again.

The crowd fell into a panic. Therefore, the officials sent another strong cultivator. This time, it was the Innate Realm.

The Innate Realm was stronger than the True Energy Realm. However, in Zi Chen's eyes, they were all the same.

The hatchet continued to flash. Every time it flashed, a Innate Realm cultivator would die.

After the hatchet flashed ten times, ten Innate Realm cultivators fell and never got up again.

Then came the True Energy Realm and Spirit Origin Realm cultivators.

They seemed to be testing Zi Chen's combat power. Those cultivators, from low to high, charged at Zi Chen.

Zi Chen's counterattack was simple. He just held the hatchet and slashed forward.

Everyone who came was killed with a single slash. The slash continued until several layers of corpses were piled up.

Finally, the Elixir Realm cultivators came. These cultivators who had survived the Thunder Tribulations were extremely powerful. No one dared to underestimate them. However, in front of Zi Chen, they were still killed with a single slash.

The hatchet was an extremely common weapon used by mortals. However, in Zi Chen's hands, it was like a divine weapon. He killed everything that stood in his way.

That day, the city was shaken. Some of the higher-ups finally realized that something was wrong. However, they didn't have time to deal with the criminals below. They could only send the Human Origin Realm cultivators to investigate.

When the Human Origin Realm cultivators arrived, they stood in the air. They didn't care about the corpses on the ground or how many people Ren Baqian had killed. What they cared about was the calm expression on Ren Baqian's face. Every slash of the hatchet was like chopping wood or vegetables. It was very calm.

After killing the Elixir Realm cultivators, Zi Chen looked up at the Human Origin Realm cultivators again. His expression was still calm.

However, the Human Origin Realm cultivators' expressions changed drastically when they saw Zi Chen's gaze.

Ren Baqian could kill the Elixir Realm cultivators with a single slash. Naturally, Ren Baqian was not a mortal. However, they couldn't feel the slightest fluctuation of power from Ren Baqian. It was as if Ren Baqian was a mortal. Of course, Ren Baqian was not a mortal. This was because their cultivation levels were too low.

Soon, they guessed the real reason why Ren Baqian had hidden his identity and opened the pharmacy. Immediately, they were drenched in cold sweat.

After guessing Zi Chen's true strength, the city's upper echelons were enraged. Just as Zi Chen stopped killing, a group of guards escorted a group of people to the entrance of the medicine shop. Zi Chen was very familiar with these people and had interacted with them many times in the past half a year. However, at that time, they were extremely proud and arrogant. Now, however, they were looking at Zi Chen in fear.

Zi Chen held the hatchet in his hand. His expression was calm.

This time, Zi Chen didn't need to do anything. The guards took out their weapons and chopped off the heads of these people one by one.

They chopped off the heads from the top. The number of people killed by these guards was no less than Zi Chen's.

After killing all the people involved, Zi Chen returned to the pharmacy to pack up his things. Then, he left with Su Mengyao and Xing Dao Li. His training had come to an end. When he left, the City Lord led the rest of the higher-ups and respectfully sent off Zi Chen's group.

Zi Chen began his training once again.

This time, he left for another three years.

From the time Zi Chen left the Wuji Sect until now, a full fifteen years had passed. During these fifteen years, Zi Chen either pretended to be weak or killed people. He was a powerful cultivator, but he couldn't even live a normal life.

He didn't fit in with this world. It was as if the world had rejected him.

Perhaps it was because of his mood, or perhaps it was because the other party had gone too far, but during these fifteen years, Zi Chen killed many people.

Looking at the frightened cultivators around him and listening to the mournful cries for mercy, Zi Chen's heart was cold. It was even showing signs of being frozen.

Seeing Zi Chen gradually walking down the wrong path, Xing Dao Li sighed and asked, "You still don't understand."

Zi Chen shook his head. He was very confused.

"You went out to train for fifteen years, but you didn't see any rules. This doesn't mean that there are no rules, but that you didn't see them. In fact, the rules are everywhere."

Zi Chen looked at Xing Dao Li in confusion and sincerely asked him to explain.

"When you're sick, you need to take medicine. This is common sense, but if you look carefully, these are the rules. Driving a carriage on the main road is common sense. There are also rules."

"When you're hungry, you eat. When you're thirsty, you drink. This is common sense. Everyone knows, but are there no rules here?"

"When it's hot, you'll wear less clothes. When it's cold, you'll wear more clothes. This is also common sense, but it's also a rule."

Xing Dao Li looked at the confused Zi Chen. "What are the rules? They are the rules defined by this world. In the mortal world, rules are laws. Breaking the laws is breaking the rules and must be punished. Mortals have to abide by all kinds of rules and laws. Cultivators cultivate the Heavenly Dao, so they have to abide by the rules of the world. And these rules are the rules."

"Mortals abide by the laws of their country. Cultivators abide by the rules of the world."

"There are countless rules in the world. Everything has its own rules. You can eat without being hungry, drink without being thirsty, sleep without being sleepy, get married and have children. These are all rules."

"When it's raining, you can use an umbrella to take shelter from the rain. There are also rules to avoid the rain."

Finally, Xing Dao Li looked up at the sky and sighed. "The rules are everywhere. Survival is where the rules are. People are born to abide by the rules and grow up under the rules of the world. It's very difficult to jump out of the rules."

Listening to Xing Dao Li's words, Zi Chen recalled everything he had experienced in the past fifteen years as a mortal. The confusion on his face dissipated and his eyes gradually brightened. The things that he couldn't understand before were suddenly enlightened by Xing Dao Li's words.

He couldn't see any rules before, but now he could see them everywhere after hearing Xing Dao Li's words.

A bolt of lightning flashed through Zi Chen's mind, and the fog in his mind dissipated.

So the rules were that simple.

"The rules are everywhere."

Zi Chen's eyes were as bright as starlight. He stretched out a finger and pointed at the sky. A ball of light appeared between his fingers.