After the New Year.
Li Ping emerged from seclusion. As soon as he stepped out of the Training Room, he saw the Desolate Fire Sparrow chasing the Earth Spirit Mouse all over the place.
He immediately called out to stop the two beasts.
After questioning them, he learned that the Earth Spirit Mouse held quite a grudge. It remembered perfectly well how the Desolate Fire Sparrow had chased it down and beaten it before.
After advancing to second-tier mid-grade, its confidence had soared, and it had begun provoking the Desolate Fire Sparrow. Unsurprisingly, it had received another savage beating.
Upon learning the details, Li Ping was somewhat speechless.
Before he knew it, another three years had passed.
One day, Ji Shuxuan came rushing to Changping Ward in high spirits to tell Li Ping some good news:
His third son, Ji Nianyuan, had reached the peak of the ninth layer of qi refining before the New Year. As an inner sect disciple, he had received a Foundation Establishment Pill from the Snowflight Sect, then immediately entered seclusion to attempt foundation establishment.
Today, Ji Shuxuan had seen the phenomenon triggered by his son's foundation establishment dissipate and knew that he had succeeded.
It was through Li Ping's connections that Ji Nianyuan had become an inner sect disciple of the Snowflight Sect, received a Foundation Establishment Pill, and successfully achieved foundation establishment!
From that perspective, Li Ping was a great benefactor to Ji Nianyuan and the Ji Lineage!
Without him, never mind achieving foundation establishment-even joining the Snowflight Sect would have been an extravagant dream for Ji Nianyuan!
Thus, upon learning of Ji Nianyuan's success, the first thing Ji Shuxuan had done was hurry to Changping Ward to share the good news with Li Ping.
His main purpose was to express his