Chen Changan had just stepped out of his room when he saw Ren Xuan standing outside the door with an obedient look on his face.
"Well, if it isn't the lookout!"
"What's this? Are you keeping watch while I cultivate?"
Ren Xuan paid no attention to Chen Changan's teasing. Instead, he rubbed his hands together awkwardly.
"What are you doing?"
"How come you've gotten so sleazy after living with Da Huang for a while?"
"Ahem, well, Brother Chen, let me ask you something. How do you cultivate?"
"Could you teach me?" Ren Xuan asked excitedly.
"Cultivate? Teach you?"
"No. You're not suited for it."
"What do you mean I'm not suited for it? What's wrong with me? Why can't I do it? A man can do anything, but he absolutely can't be incapable!"
Seeing how worked up Ren Xuan was, Chen Changan shook his head helplessly.
"First, you don't have a wife."
"Second, you're not me."
"Do you think everyone has this kind of ability?"
"It's called being born with exceptional gifts. You can't cultivate it after the fact."
"Ordinary dual cultivation techniques can't achieve this kind of effect, either."
"Do you know why?"
"Why?"
Seeing Ren Xuan's puzzled expression, Chen Changan smiled smugly.
"Because I... am a great tonic!"
A great tonic?
What did that mean?
Ren Xuan still hadn't figured it out when Chen Changan had already turned to leave.
"I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion. You all stay here and cultivate obediently."
Chen Changan had mainly come out of seclusion after completing his breakthrough this time so he could visit the City Lord's Mansion and ask how things were progressing.
When Chen Changan returned to the City Lord's Mansion, the guards didn't stop him. They took him straight to Tian Ziming.
The moment Tian Ziming saw