Night.
Lin Li returned home.
Deng Zi told him that Li Sheng was very satisfied with the speed of his transfers and his efficiency in taking action. Barring any surprises, they could make another deal again soon.
Li Sheng had already gone to make preparations and told him to wait for good news.
Li Sheng was a decent guy.
Wednesday marked the middle of the week. Lin Li picked up the delivered takeout, finished preparing the tools needed for the task of warming Shān Qīng Daoist, and immediately headed to the Cultivation World.
A flash of white light passed.
Just like with every weekly update, the maximum stay time increased again, from seven hours to seven and a half.
After steadying himself, Lin Li looked up toward Shān Qīng Daoist. The old man was still immersed in the game "Dark Souls," the keyboard clattering away.
But Lin Li's attention was quickly drawn to another presence.
There was actually a third person on this Inverted Mountain.
He was a middle-aged man dressed in white, with long loose hair, handsome features, and warm yet unfathomably deep eyes. He carried the tranquil air of an ancient pool.
The phone Lin Li had left for Shān Qīng Daoist floated before him.
Unlike Shān Qīng Daoist, who had not turned around at all, this man had already been looking at Lin Li the moment Lin Li raised his head.
He must have noticed him and looked over the instant he appeared. Lin Li froze for a moment before recovering, then nodded to the man with a humble attitude.
Shān Qīng Daoist had said this place was an absolute forbidden zone, with no living creature having approached it for nearly a century. Since this person could appear here and coexist peacefully with Shān Qīng Daoist, he