Patrol Prefecture.
Under the brightly lit lamps, the mansion was even more steeped in festivity. Breaking through to late Qi Condensation was naturally worth a small celebration. Lin Chang'an did not even need to arrange it himself; the disciples below had already prepared everything.
"Brother Lin, these are just small tokens of appreciation from the brothers below."
Lin Chang'an smiled broadly as he drank with everyone. Not only did he not need to handle any of it himself, every one of them had to curry favor with him. More importantly, there were congratulatory gifts to collect.
"Brother Lin, these are congratulatory gifts offered by the junior brothers mining under Brother Zhang Qing's special arrangements."
Good heavens. Looking at the thick gift list, it was obvious that the cultivators working in the mines had not escaped this ordeal of giving gifts either.
For a moment, Lin Chang'an's expression turned rather strange. This gift-giving custom truly remained unchanged through the ages—no matter where one went, one had to go through it.
"Come, come! Let's drink to Brother Lin's breakthrough!"
At tables laden with festive wine and food, the sect disciples all smiled respectfully. Who knew what they were thinking inside, but every single one of them wore a smile on their face.
"Brother Lin, sorry I'm late."
Just then, Li Han arrived, travel-worn and covered in dust. Yet the moment he appeared, many people revealed looks of envy.
Uncontrolled ripples of spiritual power leaked from Li Han's body as he walked. Lin Chang'an naturally sensed them and immediately smiled.
"Li Han, not bad. You actually broke through before everyone else."
Indeed, Li Han had just broken through to the fourth layer of Qi Condensation. With a rosy glow on his face, he walked over, though he still scratched his head awkwardly before