louisehourcade Chapter 144 Gap
Chapter 144 Gap
These were clearly registered disciples who had come here admiring the Guangji Sect's deliberate propaganda.
Seeing that Li Lan's cultivation wasn't high,
yet he was able to survive such a dangerous sectarian mission,
these registered disciples immediately had ideas.
Some wanted to invite him to perform sectarian missions together,
some wanted to take him as their master and humbly ask for guidance on how to establish themselves.
In short,
most cultivators wanted to form a connection with Li Lan as much as possible to gain benefits.
Of course,
there were also a very few among them who were not after benefits.
Hearing these idle words around him,
a teenager over ten years old jumped up and couldn't help but say,
"No, Senior Brother Jiang Chuan wouldn't leave without saying goodbye. If he wanted to leave, he would definitely tell me in advance." However,
these registered disciples around him scoffed at the teenager's words.
"Where did this little brat come from? He's still a mortal who hasn't even reached Qi Refining First Level?"
"How did this kid get into our sect? Go away, go play on the side."
Some sharp-eyed disciples recognized the other party's identity,
and their expressions immediately changed drastically.
"Everyone, be careful with your words. This is the young master of the Su Family from Feixue River, Senior Sister Hongying's younger brother!"
"Ah? Senior Sister Hongying? Is that Senior Sister Hongying who has already reached the Qi Refining Great Perfection realm at the young age of twenty-three?
This plain-looking kid—cough cough, young master, is actually Senior Sister Hongying's younger brother?"
"I have long admired Senior Sister Hongying. Can Young Master Su help me connect with her so I can become her disciple?"
"Hehe, Young Master Su, why are you here?"
Hearing that this teenager was related by blood to a Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivator,
the attitude of these registered disciples around him immediately took a complete turn.
Su Pengfei was still young and lacked cunning,
so he naturally answered all these questions without reservation.
"A-jie is in seclusion preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. She specifically instructed that no one is allowed to disturb her, not even me. It will probably be even harder for you to see her."
"I came here to see Senior Brother Jiang Chuan this time. A-jie said a year ago that Senior Brother Jiang Chuan went to a very distant place and wouldn't come back, but I didn't believe it.
Now it seems A-jie was just teasing me."
All the cultivators' interest was piqued.
It sounded like,
the relationship between Senior Brother Jiang Chuan and the Su Family of Feixue River was quite extraordinary.
Just as they were about to get more information from the other party, suddenly, a sky full of yellow sand rose from the ground, enveloping all the surrounding scenery.
Seeing this, these registered disciples immediately showed expressions of shock.
"Not good, it's the Dust Mist Concealment spell!"
"Enemy attack! There's an enemy attack!"
"Idiot, this Chongshan Region is the territory of our Guangji Sect. Which fool would dare to attack us here in broad daylight?"
After a period of commotion, the scene quickly returned to calm.
The sand came and went quickly.
When the surroundings were visible again,
these registered disciples were surprised to find that the young master of the Su Family had disappeared out of thin air.
Several miles away,
in another more secluded cave dwelling.
When Su Pengfei saw Li Lan again, his small face was flushed with excitement.
"Senior Brother Jiang Chuan, you really didn't leave. I knew Senior Brother Jiang Chuan wouldn't leave without saying goodbye."
A smile appeared on Li Lan's face,
spending time with such pure and innocent children could relax his constantly tense nerves a lot.
"Kid, don't just say anything to strangers in the future.
Especially anything about your A-jie."
Su Pengfei blinked twice. Although he didn't understand why, he still obediently replied, "Okay."
Li Lan sighed softly,
he understood that children from such aristocratic families,
spoiled since childhood, would find it difficult to have a sudden realization on their own before experiencing any major setbacks.
Li Lan was also too lazy to painstakingly lecture him. He coughed lightly and naturally changed the subject.
"What do you want to do blocking the entrance of my cave dwelling?"
Hearing this, Su Pengfei stuck out his tongue and chuckled shyly,
"It's actually nothing important. I just heard A-jie's senior and junior brothers discussing that Senior Brother Jiang Chuan was back, so I wanted to come and see you."
Li Lan shook his head helplessly,
he flicked his finger, and a white jade porcelain bottle landed in Su Pengfei's hand.
A look of joy flashed in the teenager's eyes,
he quickly opened the stopper, and a rich fragrance wafted out.
Su Pengfei quickly poured everything in the bottle into his mouth. A few thumb-sized pills melted upon entering his mouth, and a sweetness spread throughout his oral cavity.
Actually, rather than calling them pills, they were more like candies mixed with a bit of spiritual energy.
Aside from being sweet, this item had no other substantial effect.
It was something Li Lan had made when he was learning alchemy, used for practicing when attempting to condense pill embryos.
Although there was spiritual energy in these candies, it was too thin,
and held no attraction for cultivators.
However, for mortals, they were sweet and delicious,
and long-term consumption had negligible benefits for the body and could help mortals who had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation to initially perceive spiritual energy.
Among the gifts Li Lan gave,
compared to Qi Refining Pills and other low-level pills that were temporarily useless,
Su Pengfei preferred these candies more.
"How come there are only six? Senior Brother Jiang Chuan, give me a few more. I haven't eaten such delicious candies in a long time."
Su Pengfei was still craving more and looked at Li Lan expectantly.
"You haven't cultivated yet and are still a mortal. Moreover, whether you have a Spirit Root is still unknown. Eating too much of this is not good for you."
Li Lan remained unmoved and explained calmly.
In this Cultivation World, there is naturally the principle of too much of a good thing.
Only by being down-to-earth can one go further.
Su Pengfei didn't understand this principle,
but Li Lan, having drifted for many years, had a very deep understanding of it.
Su Pengfei seemed to have thought of something and said with a joyful expression,
"A-jie's master privately tested my Spirit Root not long ago,
he said my aptitude is the same as A-jie's, a good seedling, and I can start trying to cultivate soon."
Hearing this, Li Lan raised his eyebrows slightly.
As far as he knew,
Su Hongying had a two-attribute Spirit Root aptitude, only slightly inferior to mutated Spirit Roots and single Spirit Roots,
and at the young age of fourteen, she had already reached the Qi Refining Second Level realm,
now, in her early twenties, she was already attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage,
her talent could not be said to be anything but outstanding.
Her aptitude was the same as hers,
didn't this mean that Su Pengfei's Spirit Root was at least a True Spirit Root?
A sister and brother in the same family both having True Spirit Root aptitude. It seems it will be difficult for the Su Family of Feixue River not to rise in the future.
After all,
Li Lan had witnessed how fast True Spirit Roots cultivated.
He, with a Pseudo Spirit Root, relied on external aids such as the purple sandalwood tree core, Spirit Veins, and pills,
cultivated for sixteen years, and at the age of 32, he had only just reached the Qi Refining Ninth Level realm not long ago.
And Su Hongying, at the age of twenty-three, was already at Qi Refining Thirteenth Level,
the gap between the two could not be said to be small.
However,
Li Lan only sighed inwardly for a moment, but he did not feel discouraged or give up on himself because of this.
He had even been frustrated by a Purple Sandalwood Spiritual Tree when he was in Xianzong Valley. What could this little setback brought by Su Hongying count for now?
Moreover,
there were too many geniuses in the world,
if he were to compare himself to each of them, wouldn't he just exhaust himself to death?
In this ever-changing Cultivation World,
a temporary lead doesn't mean anything, after all, flowing water never competes for the first place.
Cultivating quickly does not necessarily mean one will reach the end,
being able to live long is success.
After chatting for a while and sending Su Pengfei away with a few candies,
Li Lan set up a large formation restriction, sealed the cave dwelling,
and began to devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.