After Zhao Gongnian cursed up a storm without caring how he looked, he calmed down again.
"Li Fenghua, are you really confident?"
"That you can create a cultivation technique that changes a person's aura and fools the Weird Demons?"
"I'm fairly confident, but I'll need some time."
"All right... I'll leave that to you."
"Now, about your status... Since you've officially cultivated True Qi, the Yellow Martial Sect's rules say you can no longer be considered an Outer Sect Disciple."
"You can be promoted to the Inner Sect."
"Given your strength, the Yellow Martial Sect ought to hold a promotion ceremony for you..."
"No. Please don't."
Li Yun refused without a second thought.
"There's no need for a ceremony. I don't want that kind of attention. But... if the sect could provide some cultivation resources to help me accumulate True Qi, I certainly wouldn't turn them down."
Li Yun could tell that Sect Master Zhao Gongnian protected his own and valued him highly. Asking for some cultivation resources while he had the chance should be fine.
When it came to cultivation, wealth, companions, techniques, and a suitable place all mattered—and wealth came first.
Cultivation resources were important to every cultivator.
Li Yun was no exception.
He would not pass up a chance to obtain more resources to aid his cultivation.
Zhao Gongnian laughed when he heard that.
Far from being angry that Li Yun had asked for resources, he was pleased by how readily Li Yun had done so. To him, it showed that Li Yun truly considered himself a disciple of the Yellow Martial Sect.
That meant Li Yun felt he belonged to the Yellow Martial Sect.
Winning the loyalty of a prodigy who had joined the sect partway through his journey was a success for the Yellow Martial