Near the Astral Bell.
Li Tianming leaned against the Astral Bell. The ripples in the world around him, stirred up by his presence, had finally calmed somewhat.
With Silver Dust around, Li Tianming naturally knew every discussion concerning the black floating platform... Though Silver Dust did not dare approach those supreme beings too closely, it could still hear bits and pieces of what they were saying.
After all, they had not tried to hide it.
"Teacher truly treated me like a birth mother..."
Li Tianming's heart was filled with boundless gratitude.
Using Xixi yet being mistaken for summoning an Astral Realm had been an accident for Li Tianming.
But for now, it seemed that the accident had come at just the right time. It confirmed that he possessed some value worth nurturing, yet it was not so excessive as to frighten people... In that case, if he were assassinated again, at least others would have something to say about it, right?
"A very good outcome!"
For Li Tianming, the first stage had come to an end.
Beside him, Fengting Shengwu was still chattering away. This ranking had clearly made him puff out his chest with pride.
"I really want to see Fengting Haolong's expression when he gets here and sees us. What about you? Do you have a grudge against those Wen brothers?" Fengting Shengwu asked.
"Not really. I just took the sixty million that should have belonged to them," Li Tianming said.
"Then you should be feeling great too." Fengting Shengwu laughed.
"Not really." Li Tianming shook his head with a smile, then said, "After all, in the end, they'll all say, what use is clearing the stage quickly? This isn't real face-to-face combat strength."
Hearing that, Fengting Shengwu could only pat Li Tianming on the shoulder. "Fine, then