I want to go back to my original world and live an ordinary life.

Looking at the quaint and simple courtyard in front of him, Qiu Yan's heart could not help but calm down a lot, because this place gave Qiu Yan a feeling of home, and seeing these Qiu Yan seemed to be back home again. Just when Qiu Yan was thinking about these things in a daze, Xiao Nan walked to the kitchen and said to a middle-aged woman who was busy cooking, "Aunt Yang, the village chief brought back a guest today, and you may need to prepare more food. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Aunt Yang is the wife of Village Chief He. She had been cooking in the kitchen, so she didn't notice anyone coming to her house. It was only when Xiaonan's voice rang out that she reacted. So she first looked outside, and saw Qiu Yan standing in a daze in the yard. She smiled, and then said to Xiaonan, "Auntie, there's nothing I can help you with here. You can go and help me entertain the guests!" After that, Aunt Yang showed a kind smile on her face.

Hearing Aunt Yang's words, Xiao Nan nodded sensibly, then she walked to the dazed Qiu Yan, glanced at Qiu Yan who was not sure what he was thinking about, thought for a moment and asked, "Young Master Qiu Yan, what are you thinking about?"

Qiu Yan, who was thinking about something, came back to his senses when he heard Xiao Nan's voice. He glanced at Xiao Nan, smiled first and then said to Xiao Nan, "It's nothing, I just thought of my home after coming here." After that, Qiu Yan showed a harmless smile again, and then continued, "Also, don't call me young hero, I'm not a young hero, just call me Qiu Yan, or if you don't mind, you can call me brother, anyway, at your age, it won't hurt to call me brother."

Hearing Qiu Yan say this, Xiao Nan seemed a little embarrassed. She couldn't bring herself to call Qiu Yan brother. After all, she and Qiu Yan had only known each other for a short time and had only spoken a few words. But since Qiu Yan didn't like others calling him young hero, she could only change her words. So after thinking about it, Xiao Nan said to Qiu Yan, "Then I'll call you Brother Qiu Yan!"

Brother Qiuyan, hearing this name Qiuyan felt very intimate, smiled and nodded and said, "Well! Then call me that!"

After Qiu Yan finished speaking, a man walked in from outside. This man was none other than Village Chief He. As soon as Village Chief He entered the door, he smiled embarrassedly and bowed to Qiu Yan and said, "I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, little brother Qiu Yan."

Qiu Yan didn't say much about Village Chief He's politeness. He just smiled politely and asked, "Have the guards in the village been arranged?"

"Alright!" Village Chief He said as he walked towards Qiu Yan. When he came to Qiu Yan's side, Village Chief He pointed to the table and bench in the yard, and then said, "Come! Let's sit down first!" After that, Village Chief He walked to the table and sat down first. Qiu Yan didn't hesitate to see this, just nodded and sat down with the village chief. After the two sat down, the village chief said to Xiao Nan next to him, "Xiao Nan, go get the tea that uncle has collected and let your aunt brew it."

After the village chief finished speaking, Xiaonan responded and then followed the village chief's instructions. Qiuyan saw Xiaonan enter the house, and without thinking too much, he looked at Village Chief He and asked, "Village Chief He, you said before that you need my help with something, can you tell me more about it now?" Qiuyan came here for this purpose, so of course this is what Qiuyan is most concerned about now.

"Haha!" Hearing Qiu Yan's words, Village Chief He first smiled, then waved his hand and said to Qiu Yan, "Don't rush this matter. Before talking about this matter, I have something I want to ask you, little brother."

"Oh?" Qiu Yan seemed a little confused when he heard what Village Chief He said. Logically, the most important thing now should be to discuss how to deal with the Qingtian Stone, right? Why did Village Chief He still have the mind to ask him questions? However, despite his doubts, Qiu Yan did not think too much. He looked at Village Chief He and said, "What question do you want to ask me?"

Seeing a trace of doubt and caution on Qiuyan's face, Village Chief He smiled, and then said to Qiuyan, "Brother Qiuyan, don't think too much. I don't want to ask you any special questions. Before, brother Qiuyan said that he helped Xiaonan because she looks like your sister, so I was very curious about your age, so I just wanted to ask you about your age."

Village Chief He's tone was very easygoing, which reduced the confusion and vigilance on Qiu Yan's face. Although he didn't know why the village chief asked him such an obvious question, Qiu Yan still replied directly to the village chief, "Oh, I'm nineteen years old this year!" Qiu Yan didn't lie about his age, because he looked like a nineteen-year-old, and no one would believe him if he said he was ninety years old. In addition, there was no need to lie about age. Qiu Yan was not a woman, so he couldn't ask about his age, so he told the village chief his age directly.

Hearing Qiu Yan's answer, Village Chief He looked a little shocked. He looked at Qiu Yan and said, "Little brother Qiu Yan is only nineteen years old this year!"

Qiu Yan was a little puzzled when she heard the surprised tone of Village Chief He, wondering if she looked too anxious and didn't look like a 19-year-old? Thinking of this, Qiu Yan nodded with a confused look on her face, and then said with certainty, "Yes! 19 years old, what's the problem?"

"No, no!" Hearing Qiu Yan's question, Village Chief He smiled and waved his hands, then said, "I am just surprised that Brother Qiu Yan is so young but has such unfathomable strength. I really admire him!" At this point, Village Chief He looked into the distance and said with some melancholy, "It's embarrassing to say! As a cultivator, I just sensed spiritual power when I was 19 years old. Now I am over 70 years old and I am only a fifth-level spiritual master. Moreover, my cultivation has basically stopped. Brother, you have such a high level of cultivation at such a young age. In the future, you will definitely become a super strong man."

In this world, cultivation can increase the life span of the cultivator. Qiu Yan knew this. But even so, when he heard Village Chief He, who looked only 40 or 50 years old, say that he was already over 70 years old, Qiu Yan was still slightly stunned. However, it was only for a moment. Qiu Yan was not very interested in Village Chief He's age, nor was he interested in Village Chief He's flattery. Qiu Yan was only interested in why Village Chief He was only a fifth-level spiritual master after practicing for more than 50 years. According to Village Chief He himself, even if he sensed the spiritual power and began to practice at the age of 19, it would take more than 50 years to practice until he was over 70 years old. It took more than 50 years to practice more than 50 levels, which is about one level per year on average. Although this is much faster than Da Piaoliang's millions of years of practice to reach the eighth-level great spiritual master, Da Piaoliang is a special case. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the speed of practice be able to reach dozens of levels in one year? Anyway, Qiu Yan has always practiced at this speed. Although Qiu Yan knew that he could cultivate so fast because of his master's teaching and eating spiritual peaches and soaking spiritual medicine every day, his talent for cultivation was not good. Even if the spiritual peaches could improve his cultivation speed, it was impossible for him to be much faster than Village Chief He. Was Village Chief He's cultivation speed due to his personal reasons or was it that the average cultivation speed of the human race was slow?

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan did not think about it any more, but asked Village Chief He directly, "Village Chief He, although I am also a cultivator, I have always lived in the mountains with my master, and I don't know the cultivation speed of ordinary people. So I want to know that it took you more than 50 years to cultivate to the fifth-level spiritual master. Is this average cultivation speed of one level per year a normal speed for ordinary people? Or have you not been practicing for more than 50 years?"

Qiu Yan's question was very direct, but Village Chief He didn't care. On the contrary, he liked Qiu Yan's straightforward character. He smiled and said to Qiu Yan, "It seems that little brother Qiu Yan really doesn't understand the practice of ordinary people!" After that, the village chief glanced at Qiu Yan, then heaved a sigh of relief and explained to Qiu Yan, "In fact, ordinary practitioners don't practice as slowly as He. The reason why He has only practiced to level 50 in more than 50 years is, firstly, because He has not devoted himself to practice in the past few decades, and secondly, because He's talent for practice is limited. Secondly, it is because He has no resources for practice, that is, no elixirs, no masters to teach, and practice entirely on his own. Therefore, He's practice speed is considered very poor among ordinary people." At this point, Qiu Yan nodded in understanding. It seems that Village Chief He's practice speed is really special and cannot represent the entire human race.

"However, although He's cultivation speed is slower than that of ordinary people, in the Holy Sword Kingdom and even the entire True Spirit Continent, the fastest cultivators are always those from big families. Even if ordinary people have good talents, their cultivation speed will not be very fast. Before the age of fifty, they can only reach ten levels a year at most. After the age of fifty, they can only reach one or two levels a year." Village Chief He said in a flat tone. At this time, Xiaonan, who had left for a long time, placed two cups of freshly brewed tea in front of Qiuyan and Village Chief He. However, since Village Chief He was talking to Qiuyan, Xiaonan took the initiative to leave after putting down the tea. After Xiaonan left, Village Chief He gently picked up the cup, and then said to Qiuyan, "Come! Brother Qiuyan, try the tea collected by He. Although it is not a precious tea, it tastes very good!" After that, Village Chief He took the lead in picking up the cup and took a sip.