"I haven't embarked on the [Path of the Believer] yet, so I can't offer you any advice from personal experience. I'm sorry."
"What?! You haven't embarked on the [Path of the Believer] yet?! Don't tell me you refused to advance because of your atheist beliefs?"
"Of course not." Li Tianming smiled. "As the saying goes, 'Wine and meat may pass through your gut, but the Buddha stays in your heart.' My atheist beliefs don't conflict with my desire to grow stronger and embark on the Path of the Believer."
"Fair enough. You've always been a pragmatist. I admit I gave you a little too much credit just now."
"...You really do have a nasty way with words."
"No wonder you keep drinking my Sequence Potions. Turns out you're stuck at sequence level five and want to get stronger." Qin Siyang continued, "Old Li, is it because you haven't collected a decent offering? I can..."
Li Tianming rested a hand on Qin Siyang's shoulder, his face full of warmth. "Thank you, Xiao Qin. Even after I just told you I'd thought about hurting you, you still treat me like this. But offering materials aren't particularly difficult for me to obtain. I'm the one who decided not to embark on the [Path of the Believer]."
"Why? Old Li, you're not like me, spending all day hunting gods Outside the Safe Zone. Your main enemy is Guo Jiuxiao! Embarking on the [Path of the Believer] would give you a better chance of beating him! Why haven't you done it yet?"
"Because it isn't time yet."
"It isn't time?" Qin Siyang lowered his gaze and thought for a moment. "You're waiting for your research to produce results?"
"Yes."
That only made Qin Siyang more worried. "If your research doesn't work out, you won't embark