NOVEL WEB Chapter 150.1
Chapter 150.1
From then on, Li Tianyan would pass by Baize Peak every time he went out, and would take a sneak peek at the Lihuo Beast before leaving.
Later, Li Tianyan was promoted to the level of Nascent Soul, and he could establish his own peak in the Chongyun Immortal Sect. Li Tianyan’s status as a Heavenly Alchemist also made him famous in the Chongyun Immortal Sect. Although his Wuming Peak seemed quite deserted because he had no disciples, more and more people came to him to practice alchemy.
Many of them were ancestors of Nascent Soul whom he had met during the apprenticeship ceremony. They remembered Li Tianyan as just a child who was not even a disciple back then, but now he had become the master of the peak on an equal footing with them. These people couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.
However, even after being promoted to Nascent Soul, Li Tianyan still did not get rid of the habit of looking at the Lihuo Beast. Until one day when he passed by Baize Peak again, he found that the Lihuo Beast in the cave was missing. Li Tianyan didn’t detect anyone else’s presence in the cave, so he knew that the little thing had run out on its own.
Li Tianyan followed the scent of the Lihuo Beast and saw it being captured by a Nascent Soul cultivator. At that moment, Li Tianyan became anxious, rushed forward, fought with the Nascent Soul cultivator and snatched the fire beast bag from him.
This was the scene in Cheng Qi’s dream where Li Tianyan and the Lihuo Beast had first met. However, Li Tianyan did not actually leave at that time; instead, he hid in the distance and watched the Lihuo Beast return to the cave before departing.
After rescuing the Lihuo Beast, Li Tianyan did not forget the purpose of his trip. He went to the Jiujue Swamp to exterminate the rampaging lizard-eating demonic insects and their insect mother. There, Li Tianyan encountered a cultivator who had accidentally fallen into the Jiujue Swamp and was about to be surrounded by demonic insects.
Li Tianyan didn’t hesitate much, took out a rope, and first rescued the man. When Cheng Qi saw the cultivator clearly, he recognized him as the man who had called Li Tianyan in the dream.
After being rescued by Li Tianyan, the man thanked him sincerely, and the two of them then joined forces to eliminate the surrounding demonic insects.
Although it was their first meeting, Li Tianyan and this person cooperated very well. The man possessed powerful thunder-type technique, complementing Li Tianyan’s fire-type abilities as effective enemies of demonic insects. Together, they spent three days in the Jiujue Swamp, killing most of the demonic insects and successfully eliminating the insect mother.
“Are you also from the Chongyun Immortal Sect? I’m Subaru Su from Tianlei Peak. And you?”
After leaving the Jiujue Swamp, Cheng Qi saw the cultivator whom Li Tianyan had rescued, greeted Li Tianyan warmly. The man was quite handsome, with tiger teeth showing when he smiled and a dimple on his left cheek, giving him a somewhat cute appearance.
“Repayment.” Li Tianyan ignored his words and reached out to ask for something.
Subaru Su, who wanted to make friends, immediately frowned upon hearing this. “Why are you like this? We fought side by side; aren’t we friends already? And you still don’t care about my good cooperation?”
“I saved you, so it’s reasonable for you to repay me,” Li Tianyan stubbornly insisted.
After a few more exchanges, Li Tianyan didn’t want to argue with him any further. He simply moved to grab what he wanted, and the two began to spar outside Jiujue Swamp.
Cheng Qi was dumbfounded. In the past, Li Tianyan had saved many people during his training expeditions and would ask for gifts in return afterward.
Some readily gave away their best possessions, while others reluctantly complied out of obligation, not daring to refuse. This cultivator before him was the first Cheng Qi encountered who preferred to fight rather than hand over his belongings.
Despite this, Cheng Qi sensed that Li Tianyan was actually in good spirits. It seemed he had been eager to spar with this cultivator for some time and finally found an opportunity.
Both were Nascent Soul cultivators, and while Li Tianyan was stronger, Subaru Su had a single Heavenly Thunder spiritual root, making him a formidable opponent. They matched each other evenly in their fight.
In the end, Li Tianyan snatched his hair tie, said “Repayment,” and dashed away. Cheng Qi was so far off but still could hear the man’s cursing voice. He didn’t expect Li Tianyan’s first meeting with this man to unfold like this.
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Upon returning to the sect, the cultivator inquired about Li Tianyan and realized he had misjudged him. He even visited Li Tianyan’s Wuming Peak to apologize.
From then on, Subaru Su became a frequent visitor to Wuming Peak, often dropping by under the pretext of seeking medicinal pills. Even when Li Tianyan ventured out, he frequently ran into Subaru Su by chance—or perhaps the man was intentionally waiting for him.
Cheng Qi noticed that Li Tianyan held a favorable impression of Subaru Su, yet for some reason, he refrained from forming a close friendship and always hurriedly departed.
Since their last rescue, the Lihuo Beast seemed to remember Li Tianyan’s aura. Each time Li Tianyan approached Baize Peak, it would emerge from its cave.
However, Li Tianyan didn’t linger. He merely glanced at it and departed, stealthily concealing himself to observe as it returned to its cave.
It wasn’t until the Lihuo Beast was accidentally caught a second time that Li Tianyan finally intervened and rescued it once more. The little beast had figured out how to grab Li Tianyan’s attention; whenever it noticed him passing by, it would purposely get captured.
Although Li Tianyan knew the Lihuo Beast’s actions were deliberate, he still responded. Yet, the beast wasn’t always successful. Few cultivators passed through Baize Peak, so the twelve short encounters in Cheng Qi’s dream actually spanned nearly a hundred years.