"Brother Tao, you're amazing!"

"Brother Lu, how are you?"

...

Before they even reached the entrance of Tianyun Inn, Wu Ming, He Yuanshuang, He Zongming, and others rushed over, their expressions extremely complicated.

Concern, shock, joy, admiration, worry, etc...

A mix of emotions.

At first, when the Han family surrounded Lu Tao, they were worried, but they chose to trust Lu Tao's decision.

Lu Tao is not an impulsive person. From destroying the Axe Gang to checking into the expensive Tianyun Inn without hesitation, and then creating his own martial arts technique...

Lu Tao always gives people the feeling that he has everything under control.

Even though he knew the Han family was lying in wait for him, he still chose to leave Tianyun Inn, and everyone believed him.

As it turned out, this was indeed the case.

Lu Tao really did it. Surrounded by many powerful figures whom they could never have imagined before, Lu Tao not only survived but also annihilated them all.

During this time, they were constantly worried that something might happen to Lu Tao.

However, they themselves lacked the strength to help and could only watch helplessly, following Lu Tao's instructions not to go over.

At times like these, they are actually going through the most agonizing period.

Fortunately, Lu Tao was unharmed and returned safely.

Lu Tao looked at He Yuanshuang, who was holding his left arm with a worried expression, and smiled, "I'm fine."

"Let's go back to the inn."

As he spoke, Lu Tao patted Wu Ming's head.

"It's alright, it's alright."

The town mayor, who had been tense, was finally relieved to see that Lu Tao was unharmed, and kept muttering to himself.

He's a cautious person; as long as everyone is safe and alive, that's all that matters.

A group of people walked happily toward Tianyun Inn.

The crowd on the street looked at Lu Tao's back with awe.

Others suddenly and silently left the street and headed towards the Han family mansion...

...

"This kid... what a pity, we couldn't recruit him into our Tianyun Inn."

At the entrance of Tianyun Inn, Manager Feng watched Lu Tao walk towards him, feeling both shocked and somewhat regretful.

I still remember that ten days ago, when Lu Tao first arrived at Tianyun Inn, he was just a small cultivator in the middle stage of Blood Refining. However, ten days later, he had become a cultivator in the early stage of Organ Refining.

The speed at which his cultivation improved greatly shocked Manager Feng.

Through his divine sense, he combined and analyzed the content of everyone's discussion and discovered that Lu Tao's talent was far more extraordinary than what he had shown through his cultivation advancement.

Such extraordinary individuals can also be found at Tianyun Inn.

But those people were all nurtured by Tianyun Inn with no expense spared, while Lu Tao was just a boy from a small town. He got to where he is today entirely on his own.

At this moment, Manager Feng understood why Lu Tao refused to join Tianyun Inn.

With such talent, plus an amazing ability to make money...

He lacks nothing, so naturally he won't rely on other forces.

"Young Master Lu, you are truly remarkable. I haven't seen such a talented young man in many years."

Manager Feng clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Tao. At this moment, he no longer regarded Lu Tao as a junior with some talent, but almost as a peer.

He even felt that it wouldn't be long before Lu Tao surpassed him in cultivation.

"Manager Feng is too kind."

Lu Tao smiled and said, "Please trouble Manager Feng to arrange a private room for me."

Lu Tao booked a private room and then asked He Zongming to take Chen An there first, while he went back to take a shower to wash away the filth.

A moment later, Lu Tao arrived at the private room looking refreshed.

"Brother Chen, I've kept you waiting."

"Brother Lu, you're too kind."

After exchanging pleasantries, the two took their seats.

After exchanging toasts, Lu Tao asked the question that was on his mind: "Brother Chen, why did you risk your own safety to save me just now? Weren't you afraid?"

Chen An was only at the mid-stage of Bone Forging, far weaker than Han Chengyun. When he made his move, it could be said that he was risking his life.

Once Han Chengyun abandons his attack on Lu Tao, he can easily kill Chen An with a single sword strike.

But he was willing to take the risk for the sake of this unfamiliar version of himself.

He Zongming and the others also looked at Chen An with curiosity.

Chen An put down his wine glass, paused for a moment, and then said with a sorrowful expression, "Several months ago, when my father passed through Mufeng City, he was ambushed by the Han family. They not only robbed my father of his storage bag, but also brutally murdered him. Afterwards, Han Chengyun even led his men to block the Chen family... In the end, almost all of my Chen family members were killed or injured, and only a few who went out survived."

Chen An paused, then continued, "These past few days, I've been hiding in Mufeng City, hoping to find an opportunity for revenge. However, my strength is too weak, and I haven't been able to achieve my goal. It wasn't until I saw Brother Lu make his move just now that I saw a glimmer of hope. I know very well that with my own strength, I'm afraid I'll never be able to take revenge in this lifetime, so..."

Chen An stopped there.

Clearly, at that moment, he placed his hopes for revenge on Lu Tao, and thus risked his life to save him.

To his surprise, not only did he survive, but Lu Tao was also unharmed, and they even managed to kill Han Chengyun without sustaining any injuries.

This can be considered the best possible ending.

Lu Tao comforted him, saying, "In the end, Han Chengyun died at Brother Chen's hands, so Brother Chen has avenged his great enemy."

Chen An shook his head bitterly, picked up the wine glass, and gulped it down.

He had avenged his great enemy, but he still couldn't feel happy at all.

After downing a glass of wine, Chen An suddenly said somewhat embarrassedly, "Brother Lu, I have a favor to ask."

"Brother Chen, please speak."

Chen An said, "The reason the Han family ambushed my father was for a jade slip. That jade slip is extremely valuable. Could you please hand it over to me, Brother Lu? I will agree to any request you may make."

"Jade slips?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Tao immediately took out Han Chengyun's storage bag, and after searching for a while, found a cylindrical jade slip.

To Lu Tao's surprise, the jade slip was completely sealed, with no opening, and he had no idea what was inside.

Lu Tao didn't use his Heavenly Eye to examine it; he simply handed the jade slip to Chen An and said, "Brother Chen, is this it?"

Chen An excitedly accepted the jade slip, "Yes, yes, thank you very much, Brother Lu. Brother Lu, if you need anything..."

"There's no need for that. If you consider me a friend, Brother Chen, then there's no need for such polite words."

Lu Tao waved his hand, then asked with some curiosity, "Brother Chen, could you tell me what this jade slip is? Of course, if it involves any secrets, then forget it."

Chen An stroked the jade slip for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not a secret. It's just a jade slip for transferring skills, but it's not a skill from our human race, it's from the demon race."

Lu Tao was taken aback when he heard this, then his eyes lit up.

"Demon race cultivation techniques?"

He couldn't help but think of the big black dog. These past few days, the big black dog had been eating and drinking without worry, and its strength had improved rapidly. However, compared with the others, it seemed to be lagging far behind.

"How many times can this jade slip transfer power?"

Lu Tao himself possesses the Heavenly Eye, which allows him to impart cultivation techniques. This jade slip should be in a similar way. It would be great if the jade slip could transmit techniques multiple times.

Upon hearing this, Chen An instantly understood that Lu Tao also coveted the jade slip, and shook his head, saying, "It can only be used to transfer power once."

Lu Tao was somewhat disappointed.

The same applies to He Zongming, Wu Ming, and others.

At the same time, they were even more surprised by Lu Tao's ability to see the heavens.

Seeing this, Chen An hesitated for a moment, then pushed the jade slip in front of Lu Tao and said, "It seems that Brother Lu needs this. In that case, I will give it to you as a token of my gratitude for avenging my Chen family."

"ah?"

Lu Tao was stunned. Such a valuable item was just given to him like that?

Isn't that a bit too generous?

"Brother Chen, this is too valuable, I cannot accept it."

Lu Tao deflected, saying, "Besides, I killed Han Chengyun because they wanted to kill me. It actually had nothing to do with your Chen family. You don't need to do this."

Chen An shook his head and said, "Actually, this jade slip has been in our Chen family for more than ten years. We originally wanted to find a monster with good aptitude, but unfortunately we haven't found one all these years. We were also a little unwilling to use it on an ordinary beast, so we haven't been able to use it for more than ten years. Now that Brother Lu wants it, I suppose Brother Chen must have a monster, right? Then I'll give it to Brother Lu."

"Actually, it's not some kind of monster, just a big black dog."

Lu Tao felt somewhat embarrassed.

"this……"

Chen An was speechless. Using this jade slip on a dog would be a waste. For a moment, he regretted his hasty decision.

Lu Tao coughed lightly and said, "What is the value of this jade slip? Since Brother Chen has no use for it, why not sell it to me?"

"No need. Since it has already been given to Brother Lu, this item belongs to Brother Lu."

Chen An was quite straightforward, though he regretted it a little, but there was no reason to ask for the things back after giving them away.

It suits my taste.

Lu Tao had a very good impression of Chen An, just like when he gave He Zongming the armor. Once something is given away, no matter its value, it will never be taken back.

In his view, this was a friend worth making closer to.

"Brother Chen, what is the specific value of this jade slip?" Lu Tao asked.

Chen An laughed and said, "Brother Lu, I will not accept anything from you. You can take this jade slip and use it. I will teach you how to use it."

"No, no, no, Brother Chen, you misunderstand. I do want to know its specific value."

Seemingly worried that Chen An wouldn't speak up, Lu Tao added, "I have other plans."

Chen An nodded and said, "This is a high-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique that allows demonic beasts to cultivate to the Innate Realm. After the technique is passed on, they can directly comprehend it to the Great Perfection level. In terms of value, it should be worth several million taels of silver without any problem."

Hiss...

Inside the room, almost everyone gasped in shock.

Even Lu Tao was the same.

Chen An generously gave away millions of taels of silver to Lu Tao, which was excessively generous.

Furthermore, through Chen An's words, Lu Tao gained a deeper understanding of the value of passing on skills.

A high-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique is worth 1 million taels of silver, but if the technique is directly transferred to the Great Completion stage, the price instantly increases several times over. It is conceivable how valuable the transfer of techniques is.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Chen An didn't explain much. To him, Lu Tao had avenged his family, and he had to repay that debt of gratitude.

As for the jade slip, they haven't found a demon beast with good aptitude in ten years, so keeping it is useless; of course, he could auction it off, but with his current cultivation level of mid-stage Bone Forging, doing so would be no different from courting death.

Lu Tao nodded silently, then said, "Brother Chen, if you have nothing else to do, why don't you stay at Tianyun Inn for a while? I'll give you a gift in a few days."

Lu Tao didn't want Chen An's jade slip for nothing, so he decided to give him something in return.

"No need, no need..."

Chen An repeatedly refused.

Lu Tao said, "Don't worry, it's nothing valuable, just a small gift."

"Really, you don't need to."

"You must accept it; it's settled then."

this……

Chen An smiled wryly and finally had to agree. He was very curious about what the little gift Lu Tao mentioned was and why they had to wait a few more days.