Chapter 727 - 658 Ascending the Peak 57
Tan Shuangshuang saw Lu Tianyi, and Lu Tianyi also saw Tan Shuangshuang. His heart immediately trembled, with surprise and excitement rushing to his head. What Tan Shuangshuang didn’t know was that Lu Tianyi came to Wuji Sect precisely to follow her.
Lu Tianyi values gratitude deeply. In his past life, the fundamental reason for his loyalty to Hua Qingcheng was that Hua Qingcheng saved his life. In this life, Tan Shuangshuang not only saved his life but also saved Lu Tianyi’s parents, which made Lu Tianyi several times more grateful to Tan Shuangshuang.
Although he knew Tan Shuangshuang wasn’t someone who expected gratitude, Lu Tianyi still followed her footsteps to Wuji Sect, hoping that even if Tan Shuangshuang didn’t expect him to repay her, he could still help her someday.
Lu Tianyi entered Wuji Sect together with Tan Shuangshuang. However, Tan Shuangshuang never noticed him, but Lu Tianyi watched Tan Shuangshuang’s impressive performance throughout, feeling not only gratitude but also growing admiration for her.
Earlier, after Lu Tianyi found out that his benefactor was Tan Shuangshuang, a rising star of the Tan Family, he knew that the Tan Family’s strong backing was Wuji Sect, and Tan Shuangshuang would definitely become a disciple of Wuji Sect.
Thus, upon investigating Tan Shuangshuang’s whereabouts and finding out she had left the Tan Family, Lu Tianyi rushed to Wuji Sect ahead of time, convinced he would meet Tan Shuangshuang there.
Since Wuji Sect hadn’t started accepting disciples when Lu Tianyi arrived, he was forced to stay outside the sect’s entrance, waiting for the recruitment day while opening a small shop.
The shop mainly sold items like Spirit Grass, Spiritual Medicine, and weapons. Due to reasonable pricing, it attracted many returning customers and thrived, showcasing Lu Tianyi’s innate talent for making money and gathering information.
When it comes to what’s most profitable to sell, naturally, it’s the Elixir, which cultivators urgently need and are always in short supply.
With Lu Tianyi’s intentional outreach and his fair business practices, he quickly built relationships with several promising disciples from Alchemy Peak, helping them sell the Elixirs they were practicing to make.
After some time, through the introduction of these disciples, Lu Tianyi connected with the steward of Alchemy Peak. Since Lu Tianyi expressed his intention to join Wuji Sect, it further led them to consider him one of their own.
When Lu Tianyi officially joined Wuji Sect and became one of them, he was gifted a badge from the steward of Alchemy Peak, allowing him, an Outer Sect disciple, to freely access places only Inner Sect disciples could enter on the alchemy peak.
Of course, Lu Tianyi understood boundaries well. Although he had the badge, he only visited alchemy peak when there was official business and never casually entered the Inner Sect area, which gained him better relations. As a result, more and more disciples offered him their practice-made Elixirs to sell.
With a substantial supply of Elixirs, Lu Tianyi’s small shop rapidly expanded into a large one, earning a fortune; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he made gold every day. With Wuji Sect as his powerful support, no one dared target his shop.
Originally, Lu Tianyi thought it would take some time and effort to get closer to Tan Shuangshuang, who was a Direct Disciple of the Inner Sect. Unexpectedly, he met her at Alchemy Peak.
Suppressing his excitement, Lu Tianyi stepped forward and smiled at Tan Shuangshuang, saying, "Benefactor, do you still remember me? You once saved my entire family’s lives. I have always wanted to thank you but heard you left Qingyun City. I didn’t expect to meet you here."
Tan Shuangshuang was startled by Lu Tianyi’s enthusiastic response. Her perception of Lu Tianyi was rooted in the past, where he was devoted to Hua Qingcheng and often found fault with her. Being suddenly treated with the same attitude he had for Hua Qingcheng left her somewhat unresponsive.
Previously, Tan Shuangshuang never realized that her act of saving Lu Tianyi had taken away Hua Qingcheng’s opportunity to save him. Now, Lu Tianyi’s warm attitude made Tan Shuangshuang aware of this; she never anticipated unintentionally taking away a future ally of Hua Qingcheng.
Tan Shuangshuang didn’t have any significant thoughts about this. She might have been delighted at the moment she first reincarnated, but now having left Liang Ziqian and Hua Qingcheng behind, knowing this merely resolved a doubt.
Tan Shuangshuang didn’t plan to recruit Lu Tianyi like Hua Qingcheng did, nor did she intend to maintain any intimate or friendly relationship with him. Although she had no hatred toward Lu Tianyi, there wasn’t much goodwill either. In this life, she decided to simply remain strangers with Lu Tianyi.
Therefore, she gave Lu Tianyi a slight nod, responding indifferently, "It was just a small favor back then, not worth mentioning. You don’t have to worry about it." Then she turned away and left as she was eager to brew Spirit Fruit Wine and head to Heaven-Reaching Road for Body Refinement, uninterested in engaging more with Lu Tianyi.
Tan Shuangshuang didn’t show any signs of being annoyed with Lu Tianyi, and with her reputation for being cold and difficult in Qingyun City, which Lu Tianyi was aware of, he knew well about her temperament.
So when Tan Shuangshuang coldly said a few words before leaving on her own, Lu Tianyi wasn’t surprised, but puzzled over how to approach his aloof benefactor.
Tan Shuangshuang was oblivious to Lu Tianyi’s trouble. She enthusiastically ran to the manager’s hall on Alchemy Peak, found the steward, and clearly stated her intention to find someone to help her brew Spiritual Wine, presenting a Storage Bag full of Spirit Fruits.
She wasn’t interested in drinking Spirit Wine brewed from Spirit Rice, which had a fiery taste, preferring the sweet and aromatic fruit wine.
That steward greeted Tan Shuangshuang with warmth, not only asking with deep interest but also introducing a Martial Master Level Pill Master to help brew the Spiritual Wine for her, much to her delight. Usually, Spiritual Wine is simple to make, and only low-level Alchemists take on such tasks.
If she weren’t sure she hadn’t met this person before, Tan Shuangshuang would have thought he was trying to curry favor with her. What she didn’t know was that the steward indeed aimed to please this exceptionally talented, promising future elder of the sect.
Previously, during Tan Shuangshuang’s entrance assessment, she had a spectacular performance at Wuji Sect, known by everyone for climbing a point on the Heaven-Reaching Road that only those near Half-step Martial General could reach and becoming a disciple of Wuji Sect’s strongest Law Enforcement Hall Master, Ling Wuchen.
Currently, everyone in Wuji Sect is aware of Tan Shuangshuang, but she’s so focused on her cultivation that she doesn’t realize how famous she is.