Inside the cave abode, master and disciple took their seats. Ji An took out a third-tier High-Grade Sky Origin Pear and handed it over, saying:
"Perfect timing—I was just about to eat. This is one you gave me."
Showing up at the right time meant getting to share in good things. Spiritual fruits were of very little use to him now and could only be refined into spiritual qi, but it was different for a mid Golden Core disciple.
"Thank you, Master. Hehe."
Lin Lan accepted the spiritual fruit, placed it in a jade box, sealed it with a Spirit Sealing Talisman, and put it away. She would save the fruit until the moment she needed it most.
Her fingers brushed the hair by her ear. Suppressing her increasingly rapid heartbeat, she said:
"Master, being near you gives me a sense of danger."
"Really? Perhaps it's just an illusion?"
Ji An said jokingly. His Body Refining cultivation method had just broken through, and he still could not precisely control the surging Qi and Blood Power.
Some of his aura had leaked out, which was why his disciple had sensed it.
Lin Lan firmly shook her head. "It can't be an illusion. It feels like when I encountered a fierce tiger while walking through the mountains as a child. My heartbeat speeds up uncontrollably, and my breathing turns ragged."
Before entering the sect, she had once gone hunting with several friends from the Dao Academy and encountered a mottled tiger that had only just become a demon. She had felt exactly the same then, her body trembling on instinct.
"Hehe, my Body Refining cultivation method made some progress just now, and I can't fully restrain the suddenly increased Qi and Blood Power."
"Ah!"
Surprise appeared on Lin Lan's face. She knew