Qin Siyang was stunned. "Old Li, you actually broke through?! When did that happen?!"
"Not long ago." Joy colored Li Tianming's voice as well. "I managed to get the primary offering and secondary offering, then broke through using the method you told me about. It really worked."
Qin Siyang frowned. "Then why didn't you tell me?"
"Mostly because it was my first breakthrough, and I wasn't sure whether I would succeed, so I didn't tell you."
Zhang Kuang yawned. "That's right. Old Li didn't tell anyone about his God-Worship Ritual, which was perfectly normal. But before he left, he entrusted several farewell letters to me. After he came back from his successful breakthrough, he snatched them all back and burned them."
"Obviously! Farewell letters are something you leave when you're about to die. Why would I keep them when I'm alive?!"
Qin Siyang was both concerned and confused. "Old Li, it was just a breakthrough. It's not that dangerous, so why did you leave farewell letters?"
Zhang Kuang said, "A breakthrough isn't dangerous for you, but it was extremely dangerous for Old Li! He probably didn't tell you because he didn't want you to worry."
Li Tianming shot Zhang Kuang a look. "Normally, you can't be bothered to say one extra word. Why won't you stop talking today?!"
"Because I'm happy today."
Li Tianming said, "There was indeed some risk to my breakthrough, and it had to do with my research. Oh, I mean the research you helped me collect all those rare materials for, Xiao Qin."
"How could research affect the God-Worship Ritual?"
"Because I didn't know whether the God-Worship Ritual would accept my research. Nor did I know what other dangers there might be, or whether the laws of the path of self-verification would reject me."
Li Tianming