Chapter 48: Coping
Old Cultivator Hao felt a sense of familiarity with Li Shiming, which, after some time, reminded him of the cultivator who had purchased the talisman papers.
Although Li Shiming and the cultivator from that day had different heights and builds, in the Cultivation World, there are too many ways to alter one’s appearance. Once he harbored suspicions, he thought of using this method to test his theory.
If that cultivator was Li Shiming, then Li Shiming truly was a newcomer and the secret manual he had purchased was not for setting up a trap.
In such a short time, no cultivator could learn a spell from a secret manual without true essence, even if the spell was the rudimentary ’Light Body Technique.’
Old Cultivator Hao sensed his mistake and began to suspect that the cultivator he met that day might actually be a powerful cultivator in disguise.
"Mr. Li’s ’Light Body Technique’ is executed excellently; it seems you’ve had some fortunate encounters, so it looks like I can’t offer any suggestions!" he said with a laugh.
However, Li Shiming noticed the change in Old Cultivator Hao’s expression, especially the surprised look when he performed the ’Light Body Technique.’
The ’Light Body Technique’ was not a particularly difficult spell. Old Cultivator Hao’s surprise suggested only one possibility: he had been thinking about something else at that moment.
Considering Old Cultivator Hao’s slightly hostile demeanor when they first met, along with his earlier probe, Li Shiming felt an unease.
Until the gathering ended, Old Cultivator Hao was like a nail hammered into his heart; even though his expressions seemed less deceitful afterward, Li Shiming still felt worried.
Old Cultivator Hao was a Qi Refining Sixth Level cultivator, which, according to what Gu Jia had said, made him the strongest among the Loose Cultivators near Central Capital.
Old Cultivator Hao was the head of the Hao Family, and the family had four Qi Refining Cultivators.