Fortunately, Ji Wuchang withdrew his outward pressure after only a moment, allowing Bai Yanshan to breathe a sigh of relief.
At that moment, the way Bai Yanshan and Bai Long looked at Ji Wuchang changed completely!
But it did not end there.
Just then, Ji Wuchang clenched his right hand into a fist. Threads of lightning danced over it, and faint rumbles of thunder came from within!
Ji Wuchang unclenched his right fist, then looked at Bai Yanshan and said calmly, "Patriarch Bai, I, Ji Wuchang, never force anyone!"
"Since you have already promised the gauntlets to Xiao Fan, please consider today's visit an imposition on my part!"
With that, Ji Wuchang rose, ready to leave!
Now Bai Yanshan could no longer remain calm. Ji Wuchang was so young, yet he was already an expert at the peak of Qi Refining, Fourth Layer. That alone showed how gifted he was!
With the Longevity Sect behind him, his cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds before long.
If the Bai Family offended such a formidable enemy, they probably would not even be able to sleep soundly in the future!
"Young Master Ji, please wait!"
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Bai Yanshan hurriedly stood and called out.
Naturally, Ji Wuchang was not going to leave. If Bai Yanshan refused the toast today, then Ji Wuchang could only make him drink the penalty wine!
Ji Wuchang was determined to obtain this pair of gauntlets. Anyone who dared stand in his way could not blame him for showing no mercy!
Bai Long was already too shocked to speak, and the way he looked at Ji Wuchang had changed completely.
"Patriarch Bai, was there something else?"
Ji Wuchang gave Bai Yanshan a calm look, making Bai Yanshan silently admire him. He truly was a disciple of the Longevity Sect!
Bai Yanshan dared not keep him in suspense any longer and said directly, "Young Master Ji, you said just now that you could exchange pills for our Bai Family's gauntlets. Did you mean it?"
Ji Wuchang smiled faintly, then waved his hand. Two pills flew from it, arriving before Bai Yanshan in an instant!
"Patriarch Bai, these are two first-grade Primordial Qi Pills. Though their quality is somewhat lacking, they are enough to let two people at Qi Refining, First Layer break through to Qi Refining, Second Layer!"
"Of course, if someone at Qi Refining, Second Layer takes both pills together, there is also a sixty percent chance of advancing from Qi Refining, Second Layer to Qi Refinement Third Layer!"
"Both pills came from our Evergreen Sect and contain a trace of spiritual power from the Evergreen Art. They should be enough to match the value of those gauntlets!"
Bai Long's eyes shone as he looked at the two pills before him. He was at Qi Refining, First Layer, and had been stuck there for a long time.
At that moment, even Bai Long's breathing grew heavier.
Bai Yanshan's eyes shone as well.
With these two pills, the Bai Family would effectively gain two more experts at Qi Refining, Second Layer. This was definitely a worthwhile exchange!
Bai Yanshan considered for only two breaths before putting the two pills away.
"Please wait a moment, Young Master Ji. I will fetch the gauntlets from the Bai Family's storehouse right away!"
Bai Yanshan smiled and cupped his fist toward Ji Wuchang, then hurried away.
Only Bai Long and Ji Wuchang remained in the hall.
Bai Long sat perfectly upright, an ingratiating smile still on his face.
Ji Wuchang nodded to Bai Long, then raised his teacup and spoke inwardly to the system. System, check in!
Ji Wuchang had deliberately come to the Bai Family to check in today. After all, the Bai Family could be considered a small cultivation aristocratic clan, so there might be an extra reward.
[Ding! Successfully checked in at the Bai Family in Muye City. Reward: two years of cultivation! Fortune Points +2.]
The system's voice rang out in Ji Wuchang's mind, followed by a surge of pure spiritual power pouring into his body.
Ji Wuchang's cultivation, already at the peak of the fifth layer of Qi Refining, fluctuated violently.
Startled, Ji Wuchang hurriedly circulated the purple qi Heaven-Burning Art to refine this excess spiritual power and disperse it throughout his limbs and bones.
As the spiritual power flowed through his limbs and bones, Ji Wuchang instantly felt as though his physical body had grown a little stronger again.
At that moment, Ji Wuchang suddenly gained an insight!
In his previous life, Ji Wuchang had not paid much attention to cultivating his physical body. The great improvement in his physique later on had been thanks to the purple qi Heaven-Burning Art.
In his previous life, Ji Wuchang had once heard someone say that root bone only determined a person's starting point, while the physical body determined their upper limit.
To keep breaking through that limit, one had to continually strengthen the training of the physical body.
At the thought of those words, delight shone in Ji Wuchang's eyes. He had found the direction his cultivation would take for a long time to come!
Bai Long gave Ji Wuchang a surprised look. He had just sensed a terrifying pressure coming from him.
But that pressure vanished in an instant, and he did not know whether he had imagined it!
Bai Yanshan returned quickly. In just a few minutes, he reappeared in the hall with a rosewood box in his hands.
Ji Wuchang took the rosewood box from Bai Yanshan and opened it for a look. A hint of delight appeared on his face.
From that moment onward, his fate would undergo an earth-shaking change!
Ji Wuchang lingered in his feelings for a moment, then waved his hand and put the pair of gauntlets straight into the system space.
Ji Wuchang stood and said calmly, "Patriarch Bai, I hope you will not tell anyone about my visit today!"
Hearing this, Bai Yanshan nodded hastily, then said with a smile, "Rest assured, Young Master Ji. No word of today's events will get out!"
Ji Wuchang nodded in satisfaction, then said with a smile, "Sorry for troubling you today, Patriarch Bai. I, Ji Wuchang, never leave a favor unpaid!"
"How about this? I will give you a piece of news as well!"
"In about half a month, the Longevity Sect will recruit disciples in Muye City! If your Bai Family has any suitable candidates, bring them to Muye City ahead of time!"
Everything Ji Wuchang said was true.
In his previous life, the Longevity Sect had recruited disciples in Muye City at about that time.
The news of Xiao Fan defeating Ji Wuchang, an inner disciple of the Longevity Sect, had spread throughout Muye City back then. The fifth elder, who was recruiting disciples for the Longevity Sect, had learned of it, and Xiao Fan had entered the Longevity Sect as a result!
In his previous life, because the Longevity Sect had arrived so suddenly, many younger members of both the Ji Family and the other lineages had been away traveling and missed the opportunity!
By revealing this news in advance, Ji Wuchang was certainly doing the Bai Family a great favor!
If someone from the Bai Family could enter the Longevity Sect, it would effectively give the Bai Family a powerful backer!
"Thank you, Young Master Ji!"
Bai Yanshan hurriedly cupped his fist in thanks, delight shining in his eyes.
At that moment, Bai Yanshan truly was filled with gratitude toward Ji Wuchang!
Father and son personally escorted Ji Wuchang to the Bai Family's entrance. Watching his departing figure disappear, both had the same premonition.
"Ji Wuchang will surely be extraordinary in the future."
Bai Long also admired his father immensely at that moment. Old ginger truly was the spicier!
If they had given the gauntlets to that Xiao Fan earlier, how could their Bai Family have reaped such rich rewards!