Elder Qian had arrived cautiously, carrying the meager assets of the Clear Abyss Sect and his utterly unremarkable fourth-realm Inner Scene Realm cultivation.
When he left, he strode with the gait of a dragon and tiger—five feet tall, with an aura eight feet high.
"So this is the tedium Little Li was talking about."
The moment Li Mo came ashore, he saw Old Qian standing there with his hands behind his back, his silhouette carrying a trace of loneliness.
Seeing him like this, Li Mo first offered congratulations before asking, "Elder Qian, you seem to be in a good mood today?"
"How did you know I'd reached the first level of the External Scene Realm?"
Qian Bufan wore an expression of "astonishment."
"Uh..." Li Mo was speechless, but he was very good at humoring old men. At once, he revealed a timely look of shock. "You broke through last night? Ah! What a pity. I went into the sea to train and actually missed your breakthrough. Otherwise, I definitely would've gained many insights. This was far too sudden."
"Yes, the process was indeed like treading on thin ice, and it was full of unexpected twists. Fortunately, through my persistence, I successfully reached the opposite shore, and my strength rose greatly."
Remembering the process of suddenly becoming rich, Elder Qian looked utterly calm.
Perhaps many years later, when facing an interview from the Heaven Derivation Sect, Elder Qian would say the same.
The opportunity for his sudden fortune had come because he had worked diligently and tirelessly through the first half of his life...
Until he had finally waited for his junior to become a dragon among men and inherit him a tiny bit of the family estate...
Ahem. In any case, Qian Bufan was extremely excited now.
"Now that I'm