The so-called tempering of the heart amid the mortal world was a cultivator's final trial of the heart, and also the last hurdle before Ascension to Immortality.
Over these past two years, Su Shi'er had mingled among Low Tier cultivators. It could not be called tempering his heart in the mortal world, yet it carried a somewhat similar effect.
His state of mind had improved, more or less.
The subtle changes involved were difficult to put into words, but Su Shi'er could feel them.
With a long breath, Su Shi'er turned to look behind him.
His gaze swept across the various Spiritual Pills displayed in the shop before he strode inside.
With a wave of his hand, bottle after bottle of Spiritual Pills flew up and were tucked away.
Since he had already decided to leave and seek another way, he no longer hesitated.
Day and night made no difference to him.
"Shopkeeper, are you... planning to close up and suspend business?"
A voice came from behind him, and Su Shi'er promptly looked outside.
Beneath the setting sun, a figure clad in a black cloak and wearing a black Bamboo Hat had appeared at some unknown time.
The figure craned their neck, and beneath the Bamboo Hat, two clear eyes could vaguely be seen sweeping through the shop.
A glint flashed through Su Shi'er's eyes, followed by a flicker of concealed surprise.
The newcomer's aura was restrained, while the cloak and Bamboo Hat clearly possessed the effect of concealing their aura.
Even so, Su Shi'er saw through the other's true cultivation at a glance: merely the early Out of Body stage.
But... Su Shi'er had not noticed when the other had appeared, and that inevitably surprised him.
Given his cultivation, under normal circumstances, there was no reason an Out of