You are ugly, but you have high ambitions.

Li Ling'er's eyes widened in surprise, her small mouth slightly agape as she looked utterly bewildered.

"You... you've been lying to me all this time?"

She hadn't expected the big villain to actually look this handsome.

It was merely icing on the cake, though she still found it somewhat difficult to get used to for the moment.

At this moment, Tantai Jun's urging arrived once more: "My little ancestor, if you don't come out right now, I'm going in myself. We still need to rush back to the Azure Cloud Sect before dark."

His hatred for Su Ji'an deepened even further now. Given how long the two had been meeting in private, anyone could guess what they had been doing.

Li Ling'er cupped Su Ji'an's face in both hands, studying his features carefully before speaking with utmost seriousness: "Big villain, don't forget about me! I'll come looking for you if I get the chance."

Su Ji'an nodded in agreement.

"I won't forget. Besides, I'm also leaving Spirit-Grace Village. If you want to find me, you can go to the Flying Immortal Sect and look for someone named Xia Shaoduan; he has a way to contact me."

Simultaneously, he swiftly edited a quest and dispatched it to the player known as Show's Real Self.

Xia Shaoduan was precisely that player's name, which he had previously noticed in the player channel.

Having received a definite promise, Li Ling'er finally turned away, looking back every three steps as she left.

Su Ji'an did not show himself again. The effect of the Metamorphic Pill had already worn off, and he could no longer revert to that appearance.

This Metamorphic Pill was indeed somewhat disappointing; it would be ideal if one could alter their appearance at will.

......

Tantai Jun formed hand seals and summoned a flying boat, signaling for everyone to board.

Li Ling'er and Aunt Li received special treatment and rested inside the cabin of the flying boat.

The rest could only stand.

In the blink of an eye, the flying boat had sailed several miles away.

Tantai Jun suddenly said to the accompanying disciples, "Little Five, take them back to the sect first. Remember to report the gains of this trip to the Merit-Provision Elder. I have some urgent matters to attend to and will return shortly."

With that,

he directly leaped away, riding his flying sword.

Within mere breaths, Tantai Jun quietly doubled back to Spirit-Grace Village, suddenly appearing outside Li Ling'er's home.

At this moment, Su Ji'an was just about to leave. To be safe, he had already consumed another Metamorphic Pill.

His appearance was simply too eye-catching. Whether it was the Righteous Alliance or the Great Jin forces under Xi Wang's faction, neither had ever given up on hunting him down.

Su Ji'an was certain that the moment he showed his face publicly, he would be targeted.

"Hold it right there!" Tantai Jun blocked Su Ji'an's path.

Su Ji'an sneered inwardly. He had already guessed the purpose of this bastard returning.

Clearly, this scoundrel harbor malicious intentions toward him and had mostly come to kill him.

Truly deserving of death.

He had already disliked Tantai Jun quite a bit earlier, but he wasn't petty enough to bicker with him over it.

Since there had been no direct conflict, he couldn't be bothered to stir up extra trouble.

Su Ji'an hadn't expected the fellow to deliver himself to his doorstep.

If he were to let this bastard live a moment longer, it would be his own fault.

Just an insignificant minor character; the Righteous Alliance would never investigate deeply.

Even if they did investigate thoroughly, so what? He was about to leave Spirit-Grace Village anyway.

At this moment, the two looked at each other.

Tantai Jun frowned slightly: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"Go to hell."

Su Ji'an had no interest in wasting words with a dead man; he raised his hand and struck with full force.

Just a Primordial Infant stage cultivator, perfectly suited for testing his fists.

His physical strength had increased several times over, yet he lacked practical combat experience.

This bastard had arrived to court death at just the right time.

Tantai Jun was completely unguarded. No matter what, he never would have imagined that the ordinary-looking mortal before him was actually a tiger disguised as a pig.

He only felt his entire body's meridians snap instantly as his form crashed heavily onto the ground, leaving a human-shaped imprint in the earth.

Though Tantai Jun felt excruciating pain, on the verge of death, he could no longer emit a sound.

If it were merely severed meridians, it would be one thing; the most fatal blow was that the Primordial Infant within Tantai Jun's Purple Palace had also been shattered simultaneously.

Next, Su Ji'an familiarly collected the other man's storage ring.

He glanced over it briefly and couldn't help shaking his head: "Such a pauper."

His entire possession was worth barely a thousand spiritual energy values.

After disposing of Tantai Jun's corpse,

Su Ji'an summoned his flying sword and returned to his dwelling in an instant.

At this time, He Hansu was still practicing the soul-searching technique.

In just a single day, she had already made progress.

Su Ji'an couldn't help marveling: "As expected of someone from the upper realm, advancing at such a speed is truly like traveling a thousand miles a day."

He Hansu glanced at Su Ji'an and retorted unhappily, "You scoundrel, stop disturbing my cultivation when there's nothing going on."

She was anxious to figure out the matter regarding the immortal spiritual Qi, making her unprecedentedly serious during this session of cultivation.

Su Ji'an waved his hand: "Stop for a moment. We're leaving this place. If you're unwilling to leave, you can stay behind by yourself."

He simply couldn't give this blockhead any pleasant expressions.

Moreover, speaking of which, He Hansu's personality was very similar to Li Ling'er's, both possessing the temperament of little girls.

Comparatively speaking, however, Li Ling'er was much more well-behaved.

He Hansu approached and suddenly wore an expression of disgust: "There seems to be a strange smell on you. How long has it been since you took a bath?"

Su Ji'an's expression became somewhat unnatural as he snapped back irritably, "I think your nose is broken. Practitioners like us are untainted by dust; what kind of smell could there possibly be?"

Was this blockhead's nose made of a dog's?

He Hansu looked suspicious: "You're covering it up like this—could it be you have some shady business going on?"

Su Ji'an nodded: "You guessed right. I'm currently plotting to murder you, so I advise you to stay far away from me."

He Hansu: "......"

She still felt that this scoundrel was hiding something from her.

Unwilling to say more, Su Ji'an commanded, "Alright, enough nonsense. Carry me with you as you fly."

While speaking, he even pointed out the direction of Cold Mountain City to He Hansu.

This was the benefit of having a maid; she could even double as a mount.

He Hansu complained discontentedly, "Why should I carry you?"

Su Ji'an explained simply, "To save time. You wouldn't want to waste time on the road and delay investigating the immortal spiritual Qi, would you?"

Hearing this, He Hansu instantly lost her temper.

Su Ji'an chuckled inwardly; this blockhead was completely under his control.

Seeing this, He Hansu summoned a cloud and leaped gracefully onto it.

Holding the demonic rat in one hand, Su Ji'an sprang up directly and wrapped his arms tightly around He Hansu's slender waist.

He felt a soft cushion beneath his feet, which felt vastly different from riding a flying sword.

He Hansu said with puffed cheeks, "Don't get too close to me..."

Su Ji'an chuckled: "Your cloud isn't steady."

He Hansu was instantly left speechless, then floated up and sailed away on the cloud.

Su Ji'an couldn't help thinking to himself: "What a handsome cloud-riding technique."

Riding a flying sword fell far short of this.

He glanced at the unlock price; even the lowest tier required tens of thousands of spiritual energy values to unlock.

Su Ji-an patted He Hansu and negotiated, "How about trading this cloud-riding technique to me?"

He Hansu hummed and scoffed, "You look ugly, but you sure dare to dream big."