"Um, do you have any way to quickly increase my strength?"
Hu Tao sat across from Zhongli and spoke bluntly.
The tone of it
was roughly the same as a college student asking their family for living expenses.
"Why did the Hall Master suddenly think of improving her strength?"
Zhongli asked.
"Of course it's because that Bai Ye guy is worried about this Hall Master's strength. Hmph, I'll definitely find a way to make him come begging this Hall Master to join forces with him."
Thinking of Bai Ye coming to beg her humbly when the time came, Hu Tao's face overflowed with pride.
Her smiling eyes curved like crescents.
"Mm, this is not difficult."
Zhongli set down the teacup in his hand.
"There are no shortage of Adepti in Liyue's mountains, and there are even many legends of people seeking immortality and the Dao. Bai Ye, for example, cultivates one such Adeptal Art."
"I know, but Bai Ye's adeptal art isn't very suitable for me to cultivate. Could it be that you know of an adeptal art suited to me, Zhongli?"
"Yes." Zhongli nodded. "I once saw an adeptal art in an ancient text. It was said to have been cultivated by an Adeptus who had been close to your ancestor and Cloud Retainer. That adeptal art might complement the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's inherited techniques, and it could also be used in combination with the adeptal art Bai Ye cultivates."
"Really? Then where is that adeptal art?"
Hearing Zhongli say this, Hu Tao was filled with anticipation.
With the adeptal art buff added to her, if Bai Ye still dared to look down on her...
Did he believe she'd cut ties with him?
"The texts are as vast as the sea. I will need a day or two to