With Zhou Lingyan's guidance,
Li Ping successfully rented a third-tier cave abode covering a hundred mu in the market ward.
In truth, the cave abode he rented was among the low-end third-tier ones.
The main reason he rented such a small cave abode was that he had no intention of staying long.
Once he assumed Zhou Lingyan's identity, determined the specifications of the teleportation formation in the Cloudmist Mountains, and successfully repaired it,
he would leave for Great Zhou.
There was no need to waste spirit stones here. Third-tier cave abodes were expensive to rent, after all.
His choice, however, left Zhou Lingyan deeply disappointed.
She had originally assumed that, since Li Jingyu had reached Core Formation as a rogue cultivator, he must have encountered substantial opportunities and amassed considerable wealth.
Yet here he was, disregarding his pride before a beautiful female cultivator like her and renting such a shabby cave abode, revealing how shallow his pockets were.
It seems he used up almost everything he gained from those opportunities breaking through to Core Formation and refining his treasure, Zhou Lingyan thought.
Normally, she would have swept her sleeves and walked away, leaving Li Jingyu with nothing but a view of her back. A pauper who could not even bear to rent a better cave abode had no right to become her intimate guest.
But unfortunately, he possessed the third-tier Two-Polarity Starflame she needed.
Thus, Zhou Lingyan surveyed the cave abode and smiled demurely. "I must say, Fellow Daoist Li, your cave abode is... quite distinctive. Well, you still have your newly rented abode to put in order. I shall return another day to congratulate you on your new home."
Li Ping cupped his hands. "Please attend to your affairs, Fellow Daoist Zhou. Once everything is in order, I shall