Inheritance Stone

When he arrived at a secluded little courtyard, Sun Sisi was standing in the stone pavilion. A set of exquisite tea utensils and a golden tea caddy sat atop the stone table.

Sun Ming had gone to invite Li Yunlan, and Sun Sisi naturally could not remain idle. She had arrived at the stone pavilion early to prepare the tea.

More than thirty years had passed, and Sun Sisi had already reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. This cultivation speed was not particularly fast, but she was very satisfied with it.

If she had not encountered Han Changming, she might well have married long ago. With her aptitude and abilities, reaching Foundation Establishment would otherwise have been harder than ascending to the heavens.

Female cultivators her age either went out to sea to hunt demon beasts, gambling their lives, or—knowing that Foundation Establishment was beyond hope—found a good man, bore children, and lived out the rest of their days. Sun Sisi's mother had been one of the latter.

The cultivation world was vast, yet most cultivators were ordinary. They had no great opportunities and no special skills, merely passing the rest of their lives in peace. Sun Sisi and Sun Ming were fortunate to have encountered Han Changming.

Countless people envied the brother and sister for being able to work for a fourth-rank alchemist.

The threshold of Sun Sisi's home had nearly been trampled through by marriage proposals, but she had tactfully declined them all. She knew what they valued was Han Changming, not her.

If fortune favored her and she could study alchemy under Han Changming, she would benefit for the rest of her life.

Han Changming nodded and walked into the stone pavilion to take a seat.

Before long, a brisk set of footsteps sounded. Li Yunlan walked