"So I came over specifically to take a look and compensate you while I was at it."
Jia Nan Academy, Inner Academy, in the dean's office.
Hearing this, Mang Tianchi once again recalled someone. He hurriedly waved his hands and said, "You must be joking, Senior Tian Ce. There's no need to speak of compensation. It's my honor that the fallen heart flame caught your eye. Please, take it. You needn't go out of your way over this."
Mang Tianchi's behavior, like that of an adoring young fan, left Xiao Tian Ce struggling to suppress a laugh.
He waved a hand and smiled. "Hehe, you certainly know how to sweet-talk someone, little fellow."
"That's only because it's you, Senior Tian Ce. Do you remember giving me a high-grade Earth-tier cultivation method in the southeastern Central Plains five hundred years ago?" Mang Tianchi asked respectfully.
Xiao Tian Ce nodded, then smiled. "So you were that young man. To think you still remember me. But I recall you were already a Peak Dou Emperor back then. Five hundred years have passed-how have you only reached Half-Saint?"
Five hundred years ago, Xiao Tian Ce had encountered Mang Tianchi shortly after the latter left the Lei Clan. He had been a Peak Dou Emperor then, yet a seventh-rank magical beast had nearly swallowed him.
Xiao Tian Ce had been refining pills at the time, with Mang Tianchi nearby. The fragrance attracted many high-ranking magical beasts, and Mang Tianchi had suffered the misfortune of a fish caught in a burning moat. Fortunately, he was clever enough to realize that anyone capable of refining high-tier pills had to be stronger than him.
After finishing his pill refinement, Xiao Tian Ce had casually disposed of that seventh-rank magical beast. Only after asking some questions did he learn