It’s just cultivating immortality, who isn’t a favorite of heaven?

Cheng Shuyan didn't quite understand Helan Ci's intention. Although Helan Ci said this to everyone, she always felt that Helan Ci took out the Qingxin Pill because of her.

"Brother Helan, you're probably doing this on purpose, aren't you? You're waiting for us to sell all our valuables before you bring out this good stuff!"

Pei Xuan's eyes lit up when he saw the pills that Helan Ci took out, but he had just exchanged several things with other people, and now he couldn't come up with other things of equal value to exchange with Helan Ci, so he could only complain.

“I heard that during Yun Jian’s coming-of-age ceremony, the Shen family will hold a competition for the Qi training cultivators who come to watch, and the top three will be rewarded with Qingxin Pills.

I was afraid that my Qingxin Pill would be worthless by then, so I took it out in advance."

There was a hint of cunning on Helan Ci's face, which was somewhat different from his usual gentleness and had a more worldly air.

“Oh, you all are so powerful, how can I beat you?

"Fellow Daoist Helan, if you had told me earlier that you wanted to take out the Qingxin Pill, I wouldn't have exchanged it for Yun Yao's spiritual ginseng!" Lin Ziqi also followed suit.

As soon as these words came out, Shen Yunyao was immediately unhappy. She stretched out her hand towards Lin Ziqi in a fierce manner and said, "I have wronged you with my spiritual ginseng. Don't you want to return it to me?"

"Hey, sister Yunyao, it's just a joke, don't take it seriously."

Seeing that no one was interested in exchanging, Helan Ci looked at Cheng Shuyan: "Fellow Daoist Cheng, what about you? Are you interested?"

Something flashed in his eyes, but Cheng Shuyan didn't see it clearly.

The Qingxin Pill was indeed very useful to her, but Helan Ci's purpose was unclear, and she had nothing to exchange with Helan Ci.

Cheng Shuyan was silent for a moment, but still refused Helanci: "Of course I also want this Qingxin Pill, but I am really short of money, so I have to miss out on this pill."

Upon hearing this, Helan Ci put away the pill and said nothing more.

After everyone finished exchanging information, they started chatting, and Cheng Shuyan heard a lot of interesting stories about the world of cultivation.

As the sky gradually darkened, everyone ended the gathering with a sense of lingering regret.

After Shen Yunyao said goodbye to everyone one by one, she accompanied Cheng Shuyan to the courtyard where she was staying temporarily.

"Sister Cheng, how did you and Brother Helan meet?"

Shen Yunyao had the impression that Helan Ci was warm on the outside but cold on the inside. He looked gentle and polite on the outside, but was actually quite unkind. She was rather curious about how Cheng Shuyan met him.

"On my way to the Shen family, I met Fellow Daoist Helan once when I stopped at Luochuan Market. He helped me a lot."

"This is strange! Helan Ci would actually take the initiative to help others!"

Shen Yunyao opened her mouth wide, and her exaggerated expression of surprise was very cute.

Cheng Shuyan couldn't help laughing, and then asked Shen Yunyao about Helan Ci's identity:

"Yun Yao, I wonder what Fellow Daoist Helan's background is? Actually, I've received his kindness, but I don't know how to repay him."

“He is the first of this generation of the Helan family. My mother is his aunt, and he is my cousin.

As for him helping you, you don't have to take it to heart. He's a spontaneous person, he does whatever he wants and doesn't care what he gets out of it."

So, he took out the Heart Purifying Pill just because he knew she was troubled by inner demons and acted impulsively?

Cheng Shuyan didn't know, but she didn't feel that Helan Ci had any ill intentions, so she didn't think about it anymore.

Soon, Shen Yunyao sent her back to the yard and said goodbye.

……

The next day, Shen Yunyao came to see her early again.

Today is Shen Yunjian's coming-of-age ceremony, and Shen Yunyao took her straight to the Shen family's main hall.

They arrived quite early, and only Song Xu and Helan Ci were present from yesterday's party.

When Shen Yunjian saw her, he quickly pulled her over and introduced her to his father, "Father, this is the girl Cheng Shuyan I met in the secular world."

Upon hearing this, Father Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, with curiosity and inquiry flashing in his eyes. Then, like an elder, he spoke to Cheng Shuyan affectionately:

"So you are the girl 'Ayan' that Yun Jian always mentioned. Yun Jian said you saved his life. I would like to express my gratitude to you.

Now that you are at the Shen family, you don't need to be polite. Just treat this place as your own home. There is no need to be restrained."

"Senior, you are too kind. When I was in the secular world, I was grateful to Brother Shen for taking care of me. I should be the one to thank him."

As the guests gradually arrived, the few people stopped being polite. The head of the Shen family was busy entertaining the guests, and Shen Yunjian followed him.

Cheng Shuyan walked over to Song Xu and Helan Ci and stood beside them. After a while, the other people who had attended the gathering yesterday also arrived.

Everyone formed a small circle, so naturally they all stood together.

The head of the Shen family is at the Nascent Soul stage, and there are quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators who came to watch the ceremony, so the head of the Shen family personally accompanied them.

The others, under the guidance of the Shen family servants, went to their respective areas.

As cultivators in the Qi training stage, they were naturally in the last area.

Soon, the auspicious time arrived, and the head of the Shen family stood in front of the hall and announced the start of the coming-of-age ceremony.

Shen Yunjian was dressed in gorgeous clothes, kneeling on the high platform with a solemn expression, his eyes revealing a hint of anticipation and nervousness, waiting for his elders to crown him.

Soon, an old man walked towards Shen Yunjian from the hall. He was the ancestor of the Shen family, and the one who crowned Shen Yunjian today.

He looked solemn, standing in front of Shen Yunjian with a white jade crown in his hand. He gently stroked Shen Yunjian's head with a look of relief.

"Today, I am crowning my descendant Shen Jiayun. This ceremony of crowning is today, the day he becomes an adult.

May you inherit the will of your ancestors, uphold the faith and righteousness of the righteous path, restrain yourself and observe the rituals, cultivate yourself, and on the day when the rituals are completed, may you prosper!

Yun Jian, from now on, you are no longer a child. You can no longer be naughty and willful as before. You need to practice diligently so that you can share your father's worries in the future.

The future of the Cheng family still needs you, the younger generation, to shoulder the responsibility."

"Yes! Yun Jian will remember the teachings of our ancestors!"

The ancestor of the Shen family took off Shen Yunjian's original headband and put a white jade crown on him, thus completing the ceremony.

After the ceremony, the ancestor of the Shen family did not stay long. He turned around and disappeared in front of everyone.

Next, the head of the Shen family presided over the remaining steps.

"Thank you all for coming to the ceremony. As a token of our gratitude, the Shen family has specially prepared a small gift for you. Please accept it."

As soon as he finished speaking, servants handed storage bags to everyone.

Everyone took the thank-you gifts and praised the Shen family for their thorough approach.

"It's still early today. The Shen family has prepared some light wine in the guest house. Please come and enjoy it."

So everyone followed the servants' instructions and went to the Shen family's guest house.

Shen Yunjian finally had some free time and hurried towards the small group of Cheng Shuyan and others.

"I'm so nervous! I haven't seen the old man in over ten years. I didn't expect him to be the one to crown me!"

Shen Yunjian patted his chest and said he was nervous, but he looked very proud.

"Just show off! You're so unstable! Be careful, the old man will see you and come back to give you a slap in the face!"

Seeing his boastful look, Shen Yunyao couldn't help but argue with him.