Borrowing a Stove at the Tea Stall

The information Lord Lu had provided was naturally what Beimou had said. Ji Yuan believed it certainly was not the whole truth, but it covered the general outline.

"This Heavenly Revelation Alliance should know some things as well, though surely not as comprehensively as the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion."

Ji Yuan pondered, recalling the scenes he had witnessed in the Heavenly Secrets Hall not long ago. The cultivators of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion were currently deducing the meanings behind those scenes, while the Heavenly Revelation Alliance likely knew no more than what had been displayed within the hall.

"Chirp chirp~~"

Seeing Ji Yuan's attention shift away from Lord Lu's fur, the Little Paper Crane called twice more, then lightly pecked Ji Yuan's hand. The four Strongmen Talismans drifted out from beneath its wings and returned to Ji Yuan's palm.

Then the Little Paper Crane pecked at Lord Lu's fur, raised its crane tail, and smacked that tail three times with one tiny wing.

"Chirp~ chirp~ chirp~"

"Oh? Lord Lu has broken through again? He has cultivated three tails?"

Ji Yuan's spirits lifted. A disciple's advancement in cultivation was naturally something worth celebrating. Then the Little Paper Crane tapped one of the Strongmen Talismans, and a streak of golden powdery light fell to the ground, transforming into a normal-sized Golden Armored Strongman—Jinjia.

"Honored One!"

Jinjia bowed meticulously to Ji Yuan before slowly straightening. The Little Paper Crane took the chance to fly onto Jinjia's head, clutching Lord Lu's fur in one claw. It pecked Jinjia's golden helmet, while its two little wings punched and slapped each other.

"They fought?"

Ji Yuan looked up at Jinjia.

"Jinjia, did you fight the owner of this fur before? Tell me the details."

Jinjia raised his gaze and reached out to catch the strand of fur