"Could it be that even you intend to enter, Senior Brother..."
Liu Yu feigned ignorance, his face full of surprise.
"Of course not. I reached qi refining perfection over a year ago, and my elders have already prepared a Foundation Establishment Pill for me. Once my spiritual power becomes a little more refined in the next month or two, I'll enter seclusion to attempt foundation establishment."
Senior Brother Qian chuckled softly, then smugly flaunted his achievements.
Liu Yu displayed just the right measure of envy and shock, as though Senior Brother Qian had accomplished something extraordinary, and offered his congratulations:
"Then I wish you success in foundation establishment, Senior Brother Qian. The next time we meet, I may have to address you as Martial Uncle!"
"Last time, I promised to treat you to drinks at the Heavenly Fragrance Tower when I returned. Do you have time now, Senior Brother?"
Senior Brother Qian clearly found these words immensely gratifying. He chuckled twice, set down the ledger of miscellaneous duties in his hand, and said:
"Since Junior Brother Liu is inviting me, of course I have time."
With that, he summoned an unfamiliar Outer Disciple. His lips moved as he conveyed a few words through divine sense, then he stepped out from behind the counter and walked out of the General Affairs Hall with Liu Yu, chatting and laughing.
The Heavenly Fragrance Tower was a chain of restaurants within the Primordial Yang Sect. Famous among cultivators in the qi refining period, it charged steep prices and enjoyed booming business. One branch stood on Clear Spring Peak, an eighteen-story building constructed entirely of wood.
Although the cultivation world was currently at war, there was no shortage of disciples drowning their sorrows in drink here. Viewed from afar, the private rooms of all sizes