As expected, Cheng Qi’s attention was immediately captured by a table of exquisite food. He eagerly picked up the chopsticks and stuffed a whole ball into his mouth. While enjoying his meal, he noticed Guan Haoran, whom he had encountered before, quietly appearing next to Li Tianyan.

“It’s been a long time, Young Master Guan. It seems your illness has almost recovered,” Li Tianyan remarked, having noticed Guan Haoran’s presence earlier.

“Thanks to Young Master Li,” Guan Haoran replied with a flattering smile.

Li Tianyan’s prescriptions had indeed proven miraculous. Previously, other pharmacists had prescribed a bunch of tonics that only worsened his condition. If not for Li Tianyan’s guidance, he might still be taking them now.

“Since it has been cured, it’s better to eat less of that kind of food in the future,” Li Tianyan advised, casting a sideways glance at Guan Haoran. The scent emanating from the man seemed like a walking aphrodisiac pill.

Guan Haoran looked somewhat embarrassed under Li Tianyan’s gaze, who expressed pure disgust. In an attempt to salvage his reputation, Guan Haoran lowered his voice and explained, “Young Master Li misunderstood. It was because I had taken the True Fire Medicinal Pill, hoping to be blessed with a fire spiritual root. Unfortunately, I wasn’t fortunate enough, and the medicinal pill harmed my body.”

“True Fire Medicinal Pill? What’s that? I’ve never heard of it,” Li Tianyan frowned, expressing confusion about this unfamiliar medicinal pill.

Even if the names of medicinal pill vary, as long as they were linked to spiritual roots, they were highly precious. The mention of a pill that could induce the development of spiritual roots raised doubts, especially since it was not something Guan Haoran could easily obtain.

Guan Haoran, who previously had some doubts, became more uncertain after Li Tianyan’s blunt statement. “Young Master Li has a basis,” he admitted hesitantly.

He recalled that it was his mother’s family who recommended the master who cultivated the True Fire Medicinal Pill. Several aristocratic families in Yuncheng were seeking those pills for the young candidates preparing for the next selection of Tianfan Immortal Sect. If he directly labeled the master as a fraud, he doubted anyone would believe him.

“Spiritual root is the essence of spiritual energy, crucial for the connection between humans and cultivation. Only those with mixed spiritual roots have been known to wash away excess ones. However, this is due to their inherent connection to immortality. Your personal destiny determines how far your path can go. Without that connection, no matter how many miraculous medicines you take, it will be in vain,” Li Tianyan explained, shaking his head.

Guan Haoran seemed to grasp the words, but Cheng Qi, who was listening attentively next to Li Tianyan, appeared to comprehend their deeper meaning.

Seeing that he was still confused, Li Tianyan simply changed his approach and said, “Let’s put it this way: if there is really a medicine that can grow spiritual roots after taking it, does the Immortal Sect still need to select disciples with spiritual roots in the secular world every ten years? They all use medicinal pills to cultivate their descendants. Where will there be a shortage of disciples? Why would they need to cast a wide net to collect mortals who can cultivate?”

Guan Haoran suddenly realized when he heard this, “I am stupid. Young Master Li is thinking so thoroughly; the master is said to have traveled from an Immortal Sect. I thought I had really met a noble person.”

Hearing about the Immortal Sect, Li Tianyan’s eyebrows skipped a beat. “You mean that the expert is an immortal cultivator?”

“Yes, my aunt said that he is the proud disciple of a certain elder of an Immortal Sect. Now he is only twenty and is already at the fourth level of Qi Condensation, equivalent to the second level of innate strength,” Guan Haoran said about the immortal cultivator, expressing envy in his words.

“A warrior must pass through the acquired ninth level before touching the threshold of innateness, and there is a watershed from acquired to innate. How many acquired ninth level warriors have been groping for decades but cannot make any progress, especially those who can reach the innate state before the age of thirty? There are very few, but cultivators only need to practice to the fourth level of Qi Condensation to catch up with an innate warrior.”

Li Tianyan sneered after hearing this. If he was really an elder’s disciple, how could he come to the mortal world to deceive people? Immortal cultivators always have a high self-esteem, and few were willing to join the world and associate with mortals unless necessary. But if there really were cultivators here, Cheng Qi must be careful.

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“Look, I was so busy talking that I almost forgot important things.” After Guan Haoran finished speaking, he quickly took out a bag from his front pocket and handed it to Li Tianyan.

“What is this?” Li Tianyan asked with an inexplicable expression as he took the bag. When he opened it, he found a land deed for a Shanxi suburb garden and a formation talisman.

“This is a thank-you gift from my mother. She hasn’t been able to meet you these days, so she asked me to hand it over to you today,” Guan Haoran said with a smile.

“Thank-you gift? It seems that the Guan family is well-informed.” The affairs of his separation had not been spread out, but Madam Guan already knew about it, and she gave him a villa in such a generous way.

“Hey, actually, my mother doesn’t mean anything else. She just wants to thank you. A thank-you gift must be sent to people’s hearts. This villa is equipped with a high-level protective formation. You will be absolutely safe here,” Guan Haoran explained, afraid of any misunderstandings.

Actually, his mother wanted to give money to Li Tianyan, but he felt that it would be better to give a place for him, so that he could win over the other party more.

Li Tianyan thought about it and accepted the gift, “Please tell Madam Guan my gratitude.”

He was not very familiar with Hengwu Continent, especially after hearing about the existence of cultivators, Li Tianyan felt that he should be more careful. It would be best to have a clean place to practice, at least until he had the ability to protect Cheng Qi before he could find the Immortal Sect in this world.

“By the way, Brother Li, do you still have the talismans you used that day? Can you sell me a few of them?” Guan Haoran saw that he had collected the things and couldn’t help but rub his hands excitedly. He said, “Brother Li, please give me the price.”

Li Tianyan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the other person. No wonder this guy would be tricked into taking aphrodisiac pills. Such a rich man really made people hate him and wanted to kill him, but this was obviously not the place to sells talismans. He said, “Five hundred taels a piece. If you want it, come meet me in the villa later.”

“That’s it.” Guan Haoran heard that he was willing to sell, and he didn’t care about Li Tianyan’s price. Well, as long as the talisman was really effective, not to mention five hundred taels, it was worth one thousand taels.