"Could it be that Junior Brother Li had known Junior Brother Lü for some time? The two of you seemed quite close."
"Back during the entrance examination, he even spoke up for you."
Zhao Xuan walked over and asked Qin Ming.
Seeing that it was her, Qin Ming gave a cupped fist salute and replied, "Senior Sister Zhao, Fellow Daoist Lü and I only met halfway along the journey. We exchanged a few words on the way here and found our temperaments quite compatible, that is all."
"Oh, so that was it. Junior Brother Lü is quite highly regarded by my Uncle-Master Chen. I heard that aside from possessing a spirit body, he is also exceptionally gifted in alchemy," Zhao Xuan explained.
"He is sure to rise to prominence within the sect in the future. It would do you good to maintain a good relationship with him; perhaps it will bring you unexpected benefits someday."
Qin Ming nodded as well, but he did not take her words to heart.
He had already killed several Body Integration Realm big shots from the Demon Race and Devil Race. His mindset had long since changed; as for a nascent soul cultivator, he would simply let things take their natural course.
After Zhao Xuan gave Qin Ming a few more reminders about matters requiring attention within the sect, she rode away on her crane.
Qin Ming also summoned the Devouring Sky Rat, mounted it, and prepared to return to the Spirit Herb Garden.
However, halfway there—
His powerful divine sense detected that in the rear mountains not far from Qinglu Peak, Peak Master Qinglu Zi, his Dao companion Fairy Suxin, and Elder Chen were secretly discussing something.
Qin Ming's divine sense was on an entirely different level from the three of them, so eavesdropping