Blood Spirit Jade

"Guest Elder He, sorry to have kept you waiting!"

As soon as she entered the room, Lin Jingwan smiled warmly at a gaunt old cultivator and said:

"This is Fellow Daoist Cheng, the owner of that batch of Blood Spirit Jade."

"Oh!" Guest Elder He said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, please sit!"

"Fellow Daoist Duan and I have been friends for many years. Since you're his friend, you're a friend of mine as well. This is a pot of Water Heart Spirit Tea I just brewed. Please have a taste!"

Cheng Buzheng gave the so-called Guest Elder He a long, searching look. There was nothing unusual about the man's face, but a trace of blood-red showed in his eyes, making him look like a mortal who had only just recovered from a grave illness.

Though he felt somewhat puzzled, he showed not the slightest hint of it!

As for the man's words, Cheng Buzheng paid them no mind.

Even if this man really was Duan Pin, a close friend he had known for years, Cheng Buzheng would not take his words at face value.

He and Duan Pin had only been acquaintances, with no real friendship between them. Calling each other friends was merely a polite formality.

Besides, Duan Pin had leaked the news without telling him beforehand. That alone showed he was not someone to befriend!

Cheng Buzheng had already decided to sever ties with him completely.

In an instant, his thoughts raced as he sorted out the chain of events and their causes!

As for Guest Elder He's true cultivation, Cheng Buzheng saw through it at a glance: he was an early-stage Golden Core cultivator, on the same level as Lin Jingwan, the deputy pavilion master of the Fragrant Pavilion.

After all, Cheng Buzheng's foundations were