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

Inside the sect, in an abandoned hall.

Manager Wang stood at the gate with his hands on his hips, his eyes wide with anger, speaking in an extremely fierce tone.

"Manager He, what kind of manager are you? You actually allowed your subordinates to escape from the sect! I think you've reached the end of your job as manager! This is dereliction of duty, this is serious dereliction of duty!"

It turns out that Manager Wang had ordered his men to come and monitor Li Ping'an early this morning.

Although he doesn't dare to openly make things difficult for Li Ping'an now, he still needs to make sure Li Ping'an is under his watchful eye.

However, his subordinate returned to report that Li Ping'an was missing.

This infuriated Manager Wang. That damned Manager He actually let Li Ping'an slip away like that. How was he supposed to complete the task that Senior Brother Zhang had given him?

He immediately rushed over and gave Steward He a severe scolding, while simultaneously dispatching his men down the mountain to search for Li Ping'an.

If you find it, it's best to kill it with one blow.

But Steward He remained calm and composed. He sighed deeply and said in a very annoyed manner.

"Oh dear, I don't know either! He asked me for leave yesterday, saying he was going down the mountain to buy some things, and of course I couldn't refuse. Who knew he'd just disappear like that! Sigh, really..."

As he spoke, he sighed deeply again, but no one noticed that the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

He was secretly overjoyed at that moment.

Li Ping'an, you should run away as fast as you can, and get as far away as possible. Don't ever come back to this place. This place is no place for a human to stay!

However, at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.

"Who's looking for me?"

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Li Ping'an walked into the hall, carrying an oil paper package and swaying as he went.

"Li Ping'an, you're back!"

The first person to be surprised was Manager He, who never expected that Li Ping'an would actually come back.

In his mind, Li Ping'an should have already escaped the sect's territory and found a place to rest by now. He never expected that Li Ping'an would come back.

"You...you...why are you back? You're so confused!"

Manager He was so angry that his hands trembled, and he looked like he was disappointed in his son.

Manager Wang stared intently at Li Ping'an for a long time before finally speaking:

"Okay, okay, it's good that you're back."

Li Ping'an, with a forced smile, said to the steward of the Prince of Chong:

"Manager Wang, thank you for your trouble. I'm just going down the mountain to buy some daily necessities, there's no need to be so worried."

"Don't worry, this sect is my home. I was born and raised here, and I won't leave easily. You don't need to worry too much about me. Thank you for your concern, Steward Wang."

Manager Wang's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "Who the hell cares about you? I just want you dead!"

However, a sinister smile appeared on his face:

"Alright, now that Li Ping'an is back, I won't bother him any longer. Manager He, I'll say it again: keep a close eye on your men, or you'll be in big trouble!"

With that, Steward Wang waved his sleeve, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

As soon as Steward Wang left, all the disciples ran out, anxiously looking at Li Ping'an.

"Uncle Li, why are you back again? Didn't you run away? What happened? Is there someone guarding the foot of the sect mountain, forcing you to come back?"

"I know a secret passage; you can go through it!"

Someone offered an idea.

Li Pingan waved his hand and said:

"Everyone doesn't need to worry about me so much. Don't worry, I know how to do things properly."

As he spoke, Li Ping'an shook the oil paper package in his hand and said:

"I brought you some good food when I came down the mountain."

Only then did everyone smell the enticing aroma emanating from the oil paper package, and they cheered with joy.

Tearing open the oil paper package revealed several fragrant scallion oil chickens.

"Sir, you're so kind!"

Then a group of disciples began to share the chicken.

Manager He, however, said with a worried expression:

"Li Ping'an, why did you come back again? You missed such a good opportunity. Manager Wang will definitely be on high alert for you from now on and won't let you leave the mountain easily. What are we going to do now?"

"I inquired about it today, and the person who wants you dead is Senior Brother Zhang, the chief disciple of the inner sect. That guy is a ruthless character; he never gives up once he's done something! Alas, what should we do?"

Manager He looked worried.

Li Pingan patted him on the shoulder and said:

"It's alright, Manager He, don't worry. I've already said I know what I'm doing, you don't need to worry about me."

Manager He stared blankly at Li Ping'an, and suddenly he had a strange feeling that Li Ping'an had become younger these days.

You should know that Li Ping'an is older than him, but now he has a feeling that Li Ping'an seems to be younger and more energetic than him.

What's going on?

Dazzled?

"Alright, Manager He, look, I'm back. No need to worry about this anymore. We haven't started work yet, right? Just give me the dirtiest and most tiring jobs!"

As he spoke, Li Ping'an stretched his shoulders and walked straight into the abandoned hall, where he began working like a robot.

This is a very difficult job for others.

For Li Ping'an, it was a process of frantically absorbing waste and converting it into spiritual energy.

He worked until the afternoon, and once all the work was finished, Li Ping'an immediately returned to his room.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Li Ping'an took a deep breath, feeling the immense spiritual power within his body.

From last night until today, he has been frantically absorbing waste gas and poison with the Heavenly Hammer. At this moment, the spiritual power in his body is almost full, and he needs to convert it all into his cultivation as soon as possible.

He is currently at the peak of the eighth level of Body Tempering, and is only one step away from the ninth level.

Come on!

Li Ping'an silently cheered himself up, closed his eyes, and began to circulate the spiritual energy within his body.

After an unknown amount of time, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Li Ping'an's face, and the whole room reeked of sweat.

When he opened his eyes again, they became even brighter and more piercing.

call!

Li Ping'an let out a long breath, sat up from the bed, and stood up.

"Great, I've made another breakthrough!"

Li Ping'an clenched his fist, feeling the strength coming from his arm.

This training went very smoothly, and he has now reached the ninth level of Body Tempering.

Furthermore, he is at the peak of the ninth level of Body Tempering and is about to enter the Qi Refining stage.

Who would have thought that just a few days ago he was a decrepit old man on the verge of death?

A few days later, his cultivation progressed so rapidly that he was almost at the Qi Refining stage, a level only attainable by disciples of immortal sects.

Then he will be able to cast spells and become a true immortal.

well.

Li Ping'an breathed a long sigh of relief.

Just then, they suddenly heard someone speaking outside the door.

"Hey, Zhang Meng, I heard today! I heard your son successfully became an apprentice of Elder Yude from the outer sect! You're amazing, your son is so promising!"

"Hey, it was just luck. That kid worked hard enough and didn't let us down."

"Don't be modest when you say that. Yu De is the best elder in the outer sect. Your son is able to become his disciple. His future is limitless. He might even have a chance to enter the inner sect in the future! Hehehe."

Zhang Meng smiled modestly, but one could hear the immense pride in his smile.

"Listen up, everyone! Tomorrow, I, Zhang Meng, will be hosting a banquet for you all. Please come and support me!"

"Zhang Meng, what kind of banquet are you hosting? Is it a banquet for your son to become an apprentice?"

"That's one of them. Another one is that I moved. I moved to a residential area in Xishantou, Zhongmen."