Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

So this old guy had been hiding his true abilities all along!

Tang Jiannan inwardly groaned, realizing he had underestimated his opponent.

Li Ping'an's black hammer swept back with a fierce wind.

Tang Jiannan dared not hesitate any longer.

They didn't even dare to utter any harsh words.

He immediately pulled out a Wind Travel Talisman, crushed it, and fled in a flash.

He suffered extremely serious injuries this time.

This not only caused his cultivation level to decline, but also left a Dao wound in his heart that could never be healed.

With his Dao heart damaged, even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage might be a problem for him.

Watching Tang Jiannan flee in panic, Li Ping'an did not choose to pursue him.

I stood there far away, watching that figure grow smaller and smaller until it disappeared from sight.

You should know that Tang Jiannan is a top disciple among the inner sect.

But now they are no match for him.

Li Pingan breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling incredibly relieved.

He is no longer the old handyman who could be manipulated by others.

Li Ping'an is virtually unrivaled at the Qi Refining stage.

Feeling exhilarated, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This was the first time he had felt so exhilarated since his rebirth.

However, even after laughing, Li Ping'an still reminded himself.

There are many other experts, especially Zhang Lu, who is a master in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Although he could easily defeat Tang Jiannan, he still needed to keep a low profile.

However, one must not repeat the same mistake.

After seeing Tang Jiannan off, Li Ping'an continued walking.

Continue walking towards the treasure pavilion.

It was as if Tang Jiannan's ambush on him was just a trivial matter.

It's not worth mentioning at all.

After walking all the way to the sect's treasure pavilion, a magnificent hall appeared before them.

Carved beams and painted rafters, exquisitely crafted.

It has a total of five floors.

Each floor contains the corresponding martial arts techniques.

The higher the level of the cultivation technique, the higher its rarity.

Li Ping'an had never been to this place before.

According to the sect rules, menial disciples are not qualified to come to the treasure pavilion.

Now he has over a thousand points, enough to exchange for an excellent cultivation technique in the Treasure Pavilion.

Walking straight into the main hall, the spacious treasure pavilion was almost empty.

There was only one butler dozing off at the counter by the door.

Upon seeing someone enter, the deacon suddenly woke up, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and looked outside.

He frowned immediately; it turned out to be a menial disciple.

He immediately became very unhappy.

A lowly disciple dared to come to the treasure pavilion and disturb his sweet dream.

Damn!

Instantly, the deacon straightened his chest, slammed his hand on the table, and shouted.

"You're just a lowly servant, you've gotten lost, haven't you? What are you doing in the treasure vault?"

Seeing how fierce the steward was, Li Ping'an was somewhat puzzled.

No, has this butler lost his mind?

Before I could say a word, he started yelling.

However, since it was his first time visiting the Treasure Pavilion, and he was a complete novice, he knew nothing about it.

He cautiously said, "Senior brother, I'm here to exchange for some cultivation techniques."

"Exchange for cultivation techniques?"

The deacon seemed to have heard the funniest joke.

"Don't you know who you are? You're just a lowly servant, less than a dog, yet you dare to come to the Treasure Pavilion to exchange for cultivation techniques! Who gave you the guts? Who taught you to do this?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ping'an frowned.

No, is this butler insane? He insults people at will.

His tone immediately turned cold as he spoke.

"Don't worry about whether I'm worthy or not, I have the ability to exchange for the cultivation techniques here."

After saying that, he ignored the steward and walked straight into the treasure pavilion.

"Stop right there! You must have eaten the gall of a bear and the heart of a leopard to dare to barge in!"

Seeing that Li Ping'an didn't walk straight inside, the steward was furious.

He glared fiercely at Li Ping'an and stood in front of him.

The release of spiritual energy revealed him to be a disciple at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

"Kid, are you tired of living? You dare come here looking for death! I'll count to three for you, and if you don't leave, I'll kill you with one palm strike, you believe me?"

His tone was full of threat, and he stared at Li Ping'an with murderous intent.

As the steward of the treasure pavilion, he was required to guard the pavilion all day long.

Therefore, he did not go to the trial competition.

He wasn't interested in that at all, and he didn't even know who won the championship.

So when I saw Li Ping'an at this moment.

He didn't take Li Ping'an seriously at all.

They didn't even ask why Li Ping'an would come to this treasure pavilion to exchange for cultivation techniques.

Just consider him a lost, foolish servant who's lost his way and has the guts of a bear and a leopard.

Seeing the steward blocking his way, Li Ping'an said coldly.

"I am Li Ping'an. Don't you know me? I came here to exchange for cultivation techniques under the sect leader's orders."

He didn't want to get into a conflict with the deacon here.

After all, there are too many people in the sect who hate him right now, and he can't let others find fault with him.

However, the butler turned out to be a reckless and unruly person.

Seeing Li Ping'an speak so forcefully only made him angrier.

"Li Ping'an? What does Li Ping'an have to do with me! You think you're safe just because you're Li Ping'an? Let me tell you, if you take one more step, I'll make sure you're not safe, believe me? You say you're under the sect leader's orders? Why don't you say you're under the Holy Maiden's orders? I think you just want to go in and steal something! No way, I have to take you to the Enforcement Hall for a thorough investigation!"

As he spoke, he was about to take action to control Li Ping'an.

Li Pingan could no longer tolerate it.

This steward doesn't understand social cues, so he can't keep putting up with it.

So he prepared to subdue the steward with one move.

But then they heard a series of crisp footsteps outside the door.

The steward, who had initially looked fierce, saw the person entering through the door.

Suddenly, it turned into a fawning smile.

"Senior Sister Lu, it's you! Senior Sister Lu!"

Upon hearing what the steward said, Li Ping'an couldn't help but turn around and look.

The person who arrived was none other than Lu Shuang.

When Lu Shuang saw Li Ping'an, her mouth slightly agape, she smiled and said...

"Senior, you're here too?"

The steward was preparing to greet Lu Shuang with great enthusiasm.

Upon hearing Lu Shuang say those words to Li Ping'an, he froze on the spot, somewhat at a loss for words.

What did he just hear?

He heard Lu Shuang address Li Ping'an as "senior"!

No, did he hear me right?

Lu Shuang is not a prodigy of the inner sect. She is a top genius who has reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage and can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at any time.

Why would he call this old man "senior"?

But this wife was clearly wearing the clothes of a menial disciple; he would never mistake her for someone else.

Why?

At that moment, the deacon's mind went blank for a moment, and he froze on the spot, completely at a loss.

However, Lu Shuang also saw Li Ping'an being stopped by the steward, and immediately frowned and said.

"Senior, is this bastard giving you trouble?"

Li Pingan thought to himself, "It's good that Lu Shuang is here now; I don't need to do anything myself."