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

"Then what's going on with your cultivation? I remember that when you were in the black market, you already had foundation building cultivation. How come you've only reached the ninth level of Qi training now?"

Cheng Shuyan remembered clearly that when Li Zhiyi reminded her in the black market, he was clearly at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"It was just that the demons used a secret technique to forcibly improve my level. Later, the secret technique lost its effect, and my Qi training level, which was originally at the Great Perfection, was reduced to the ninth level."

Li Zhiyi smiled sadly, and Cheng Shuyan didn't ask any more questions.

"Let's go, it's the Feast of Ten Thousand Beasts. We won't get to enjoy it many times in our lifetime, so we can't miss it."

……

When Cheng Shuyan and Li Zhiyi arrived, everyone else was already seated.

When Tian Yiyi saw the two men come in, she quickly waved to Cheng Shuyan.

There were two empty seats next to her, probably reserved for Cheng Shuyan and the other person.

They were in the outer hall, and most of the people sitting around were the Qi-cultivating cultivators that Tian Yiyi had just received. They all knew each other and were having a great time chatting with each other, creating a good atmosphere.

In the inner hall were the seats for the foundation-building cultivators. Cheng Shuyan took a look and saw Qiao Muyun sitting in the most conspicuous place.

Thinking back to the first time they met, Qiao Muyun had approached her, Jiang Hongyue and Ji Qinglin under the guise of a beast tide. Seeing him here now was not surprising.

"Senior Sister Yiyi, will the fellow Daoist who refined the Green Jade Token that you mentioned come here today?"

Cheng Shuyan was really curious about this person who was able to refine such a rare item as the Green Jade Token with the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi training.

"I don't know. I did send him a message, but he's a bit of a loner. I don't think he'd want to come to this kind of event."

Tian Yiyi bit a piece of animal meat and replied vaguely.

Seeing that Cheng Shuyan and Li Zhiyi didn't move their chopsticks, she called out to them again:

"Hurry up and eat, both of you! These are made from the tenderest monster meat. The meat is rich in spiritual power and has been carefully cooked by the spiritual chef.

Although its effect is not as good as that of medicinal pills, it has the advantage of being gentle in spiritual energy and can at least improve your cultivation."

Hearing this, Cheng Shuyan picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat for Li Zhiyi, and started to eat himself.

"Okay, then we won't be polite. I'll make up for what we lost on the battlefield!"

What Qingshi City lacks the least now is monster meat. This meal is prepared to entertain the monks who come to support, and the ingredients are of the highest quality.

After eating for a while, many monks with lower cultivation levels sat down to meditate on the spot and refine the spiritual power in the beast meat.

Cheng Shuyan tasted everything and found it to be delicious and gentle in spirit power.

However, her spiritual power is now full and she is just waiting for an opportunity to build her foundation. This amount of spiritual power is of little use to her.

After taking a few bites of each and satisfying her craving, she planned to leave, but she happened to see Tian Yiyi raising her head, staring straight ahead.

"It's strange that he would come!"

"Who's coming?"

"Who else could it be? The genius you just asked about!"

Cheng Shuyan followed her gaze.

The man who came was a tall and straight male cultivator, who had reached the seventh level of Qi training and looked to be about the same age as her.

She inexplicably felt that this person looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.

"Gu Daoyou, here, sit here!"

Tian Yiyi waved to the newcomer excitedly, and did not forget to pull an empty stool from behind and place it next to her.

The man heard the voice and looked in the direction of the few people. When his eyes saw Cheng Shuyan, they froze for a moment, and then turned to surprise.

"Dani! I didn't expect it was really you!"

Cheng Shuyan: ???

I'm afraid only people in Shiqiao Village know the name Cheng Dani.

She tried hard to recall someone of the same age as her in Shiqiao Village in the past, and finally managed to match this person with the companion in her memory.

"Iron Egg?"

"Yes, yes! It's me. I didn't expect you to remember!"

Fellow Daoist Tiedan first laughed in surprise, then scratched his head in embarrassment and said:

"But my name is not Tiedan anymore, my name is Gu Qingzhou!"

Fellow Daoist "Tiedan" bared his white teeth, his face full of wrinkles from smiling, and he had nothing in common with what Tian Yiyi described as "a loner".

"Okay Tiedan, I'm not called Dani anymore. My name is Cheng Shuyan."

"Hahaha, your name is not important! Dani, you don't know, when I saw the name Cheng Shuyan on the Demon Slayer List, I felt it might be you, and I didn't expect it to be true!"

"Tiedan" pulled the stool next to Tian Yiyi, sat next to Cheng Shuyan and said excitedly.

"I never imagined that the person who came up with such an ingenious design for the Jade Token with the seventh level of Qi training would be my former brother 'Iron Egg'."

Cheng Shuyan stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and emphasized the word "Tiedan" deliberately.

Tian Yiyi and Li Zhiyi, who were standing by, were stunned as they listened to the conversation between the two.

"Dani?" Li Zhiyi tried to hold back his laughter.

"Tiedan?" Tian Yiyi was excited.

Cheng Shuyan and Gu Qingzhou nodded helplessly and said in unison:

"Correct!"

"What a coincidence? You are from the same hometown?" Tian Yiyi couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Yes, Daoyou Gu and I are from the same village and were playmates when we were young.

By the way, Fellow Daoist Gu, why are you here?"

Shiqiao Village is far away from the world of immortal cultivation. Without a great opportunity, the villagers would probably never know that there are immortal cultivators in this world.

What's more, Gu Qingzhou was only a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old at that time.

Gu Qingzhou heard this and said unnaturally:

"Why don't you just call me Tiedan? I don't mind others calling me Daoist Gu, but I'm not used to you calling me Daoist Gu all the time."

Then he remembered Cheng Shuyan's question and continued, "This is a long story.

That year, after the accident at your home, I saw you run to the river, put a pair of shoes there, and then ran into the back mountain.

Later, the government officials kept investigating your family. I remembered the shoes you left there that day, and it took me several days to figure it out. I then told the village chief that you fell into the water.

After things calmed down, another month passed. I ran to the back mountain to look for you but couldn't find you. I thought something had happened to you.

When I was going back, it suddenly started to rain heavily, so I had to find a place to shelter from the rain. Unexpectedly, I found the cave where you had stayed.

I saw some fruit shells in the cave and guessed that you had been there, so I wanted to see if you had left any information. Who knew that I accidentally found the relics of a predecessor.

That senior died unexpectedly in a cave and left behind his inheritance before his death. By accident, I became an immortal cultivator and later came here by accident.

I thought I had only been in the cave for a while when I found the senior's inheritance, so you must have obtained it as well. Maybe I can find you in the world of immortal cultivation. I didn't expect that I actually found you!"

Cheng Shuyan finally understood that the person who covered up for her back then was actually Gu Qingzhou.

At this time, he took into consideration the presence of outsiders and carefully covered up for her. She couldn't help but feel grateful to Gu Qingzhou.

"Thank you, Brother Gu... Tiedan, for what you did for me back then."