Chapter 24: The Jiao-Slaying Saber and the Elixir of Immortality
At first, he was stunned, then his eyes lit up with uncontrollable joy.
That means, if I fully master these martial arts techniques, I’ll definitely be able to break into the second-rate martial artist realm, Li Yanchu thought to himself.
A second-rate martial artist was already someone capable of founding a sect in the martial world and a renowned expert no matter where they went. How could Li Yanchu not be thrilled?
The string of recent encounters with dark, malevolent forces had made him deeply aware of just how dangerous this world truly was. Since his Daoist cultivation wasn’t yet advanced enough, martial arts were, for now, his greatest source of strength and protection.
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As the Qingyi Temple Festival drew near, all sorts of people from across the social spectrum had gathered in the small city of Wei.
At this time, the innkeeper of the Taiping Inn was grinning from ear to ear. Business this year was even better than usual.
Whether it was thanks to the booming trade or because Li Yanchu had said yesterday that he liked older women more, no one knew. But today, she personally went into the kitchen and cooked a few small dishes just for him.
Her actions earned the admiration of the inn’s staff.
“As expected of Daoist Master Yanchu, he actually got the boss lady to cook for him personally.”
“If you ask me, the boss lady and Daoist Master Yanchu make quite the pair.”