Li Ping was not particularly alarmed to encounter Chao Xuan, who had formed his Nascent Soul.
Back when he had taken the Alchemy Furnaces from him in the Eastern Sea, he had worn a Magic Artifact that concealed him from divine sense.
Moreover, he had not merely concealed his appearance. Beneath his cloak, his features had still been transformed, as different from his present appearance as heaven was from earth.
So even if Chao Xuan possessed a spirit eye ability similar to his Illusory-Breaking Golden Eyes and could see through his concealment artifact, he could not possibly connect him with the man who had stolen his Alchemy Furnaces.
Besides, if Li Ping had not intervened decisively back then and slain the man in charge outright-
Chao Xuan might not even have escaped safely, let alone returned to his sect with the Nascent Soul Transformation Pill he had spent a fortune bidding on and formed his Nascent Soul.
To put it bluntly, Li Ping had bestowed upon him the grace of attaining the Dao, while all he had lost were two Alchemy Furnaces.
He ought to have been grateful to Li Ping-or so one would think.
Although Li Ping thought, Was taking two Alchemy Furnaces too much for saving your life? Did I ask for even one extra spirit stone from beginning to end? Fuck! he had no intention of revealing himself to Chao Xuan now.
Let bygones be bygones. He was not someone who liked to demand repayment for favors.
A great kindness could become a great enmity.
He would not give Chao Xuan an opportunity to repay him.
With even heavenly meteoric iron making an appearance, the subsequent auction lots naturally grew more precious with each item.
Some even tempted Li Ping, but he considered that he had already