Chapter 35

"Senior is right, almost no one else knows the truth about this matter."

"Senior, do you have any instructions for me?"

Li Tianming asked respectfully.

His failure three years ago was due to the lack of a patron.

Cultivation requires a benefactor, and Li Tianming was not arrogant enough to think that with the ancient chaotic giant beast, he could go anywhere he pleased.

"There's nothing much to instruct. The things you've lost, no one can help you with, especially when you're up against the Thunder Venerable Manor." The man's eyes carried a smile.

At this moment, he was looking at Little Yellow Chicken. Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, and he stared for a long time.

"It seems I underestimated you. I thought your return this time would be in vain, but I never expected that your new companion beast would be a sixth-stage companion beast!"

He must have seen the six star points in Little Yellow Chicken's eyes.

But, he could never imagine that Yinghuo was far more than just a sixth-stage companion beast.

"A miracle, for the Blood God Contract to find a miracle of this level, it shows that you, my child, actually have quite good fortune, it's just that you suffered from the lack of a patron." The man continued.

"Uh-huh."

"Are you going to take the Hall Examination again?" the man asked.

"Yes."

"The Hall Examination is easy, but to enter the Heavenly Capital, with your current level, it's very difficult. You can only cultivate in the Yanhuang Academy for a few years before you might have a chance to enter the Heavenly Capital." the man said.

"How did you know I want to enter the Heavenly Capital?" Li Tianming suddenly asked.

"..."

"Did Senior eavesdrop on my conversation with my mother earlier?" Li Tianming asked again.

"..."

"Senior's eyes remind me of someone, Chen Zhao from Chen Palace. May I ask, is Senior..."

"Don't say it, you little smart aleck." The man laughed.

He had just revealed a flaw, and Li Tianming's three questions directly approached his identity.

"Alright, I'll just consider Senior as a good friend of my mother." Li Tianming nodded, knowing when to stop.

The other party came with a mask, clearly not wanting to reveal his identity.

He had just come in and told him not to disturb his mother, which was very obvious.

At least Li Tianming did not think that he could attract such a person on his own.

"Li Tianming, seeing your new companion beast, I'm a bit more at ease. You should be able to take care of your mother."

Since Li Tianming had guessed his identity, the man spoke more directly.

"She is great and very unlucky. I will naturally do everything for her." Li Tianming said.

"I heard what you said earlier, you are a filial son." The man praised.

He didn't know that Li Yanfeng cursed him as a disobedient son every day. Whether one is a filial son or a disobedient son depends on the parents.

"Senior indeed eavesdropped..."

"Cough, don't tell your mother I came today, don't say anything, understand? Otherwise, if there are any troubles in the future, I won't be able to help you conveniently." The man seriously reminded.

"Senior, rest assured, my mouth is already sewn shut." Li Tianming hurriedly said.

This person was helping him because of his relationship with his mother, and a fool would refuse.

"I've sewn mine too." Little Yellow Chicken interjected.

"Interesting." The man nodded. He took out a red celestial-patterned fire jade and placed it in Li Tianming's hand.

"Only giving a red celestial-patterned fire jade upon meeting, and only one, that's too stingy." Little Yellow Chicken glared.

After all, a red celestial-patterned fire jade is the lowest level of spiritual ore.

"Ha ha." The man laughed and said, "This fire jade contains my power. If you encounter unsolvable troubles, crush this fire jade, and I can find your location, but it can only be used once."

Li Tianming thought, how could he be so stingy!

He quickly took the fire jade, which was a good thing. Returning to Yan City, there would definitely be unsolvable troubles.

"But remember, I can't help you openly." The man reminded.

"Senior, rest assured, I understand."

"Alright, I wish you success in the Hall Examination, I'll be going now." The man was very satisfied with Li Tianming.

With his cultivation, he would likely disappear from Li Tianming's sight as soon as he turned around.

"Senior, please wait!" Li Tianming hurriedly shouted, his voice a bit loud, almost waking Wei Jing.

"Be quieter!" The man was a bit nervous and quickly glared.

"I was wrong." Li Tianming said.

"Do you have anything else?"

"Senior, lend me some money."

"..."

The man looked at Li Tianming with a strange expression, couldn't help but laugh, and said, "Your personality is quite like your mother's when she was young, truly straightforward and direct, not at all roundabout."

"Thank you for the compliment, but in the future, when I am wealthy, I will definitely pay back ten times the amount, not a single cent less, and I'll set a year as the deadline." Li Tianming said sincerely.

To participate in the Hall Examination, he needed more capital, and to be the top in the Hall Examination, he needed even more capital.

But, being currently impoverished, he really needed money!

Having finally found someone who could help, Li Tianming wouldn't let this opportunity slip.

As for face, only unsuccessful men valued it.

"Do you really think you can pay back ten times in a year? What if you can't?" The man looked at him with a smile.

"Then... this chicken will be given to you. It's like my own brother, and the bond is hard to sever. Losing it would be like losing half my life." Li Tianming said seriously.

"I'm going to faint..." Little Yellow Chicken almost fainted.

"Deal." The man laughed and said, "A sixth-stage companion beast, when stewed, is quite nourishing. Since you want to pay back ten times, I'll consider lending you more. How much can you handle?"

"Senior, don't be polite, lend me as much as you can." Li Tianming said.

"Bold, then take it. I'll come to collect the debt in a year, and we'll see how much you can pay back."

The man fumbled in his chest and threw out a money bag. The heavy money bag hit the ground with a thud.

"Damn!" Both the man and the chicken were startled.

The man, engrossed in talking, didn't expect the sound of the jade hitting the ground to be so loud.

The three of them stared at each other, silent, until they were sure Wei Jing wasn't woken up, then they both and the chicken sighed in relief.

"Li Tianming, remember, ten times." The man said one last time, then turned and flew out the window.

Leaving Li Tianming and Little Yellow Chicken staring at each other.

"Quick!"

Little Yellow Chicken jumped down first, dove into the money, then came out, looking at Li Tianming with a pitiful expression, and said, "Grandson, you're done for."

"How much?" Li Tianming hurriedly asked.

"See for yourself!"

Li Tianming quickly picked it up and opened it. A surge of spiritual energy hit his nose.

He casually took out a fire jade, which was burning hot, with a yellow celestial pattern on it!

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, yellow celestial pattern is the third level.

One yellow celestial-patterned fire jade is equivalent to ten orange celestial-patterned fire jades.

Only those at the Spirit Source Realm could afford the wealth of yellow celestial-patterned fire jades!

"By the amount, there are a thousand yellow celestial-patterned fire jades, which means you have to pay back ten thousand yellow celestial-patterned fire jades in a year!"

"You're done for, Li Tianming, you absolutely can't pay it back."

Little Yellow Chicken looked at him with glee.

"Yinghuo, think carefully. If I can't pay it back, won't you be the one who's done for?" Li Tianming laughed.

"Wha?" Little Yellow Chicken shuddered, only then remembering that if he couldn't pay it back, he would be given to the senior to be stewed!

"Li Tianming, you're not human!" Little Yellow Chicken was furious.

Joking aside, Li Tianming didn't expect that the other party would really give him so much wealth.

These thousand yellow celestial-patterned fire jades were a huge windfall, enough to help Li Tianming solve many problems.

However, he had his principles. Now that he had taken someone else's money, he would definitely pay it back in a year.

He said he would pay back ten times, and he wasn't joking.

These thousand yellow celestial-patterned fire jades were a timely help!

Li Tianming was very grateful to the man, even though he guessed his identity but couldn't say it.

He couldn't tell his mother either, otherwise, Wei Jing would definitely not accept the senior's wealth.

"Today's favor, I will repay in the future."

A drop of water's favor, especially in times of hardship, would be repaid with a flood in the future. This was his principle!

Little Yellow Chicken, the Eternal Hell Phoenix, once supported by enough fire jades, would cultivate at an incredibly fast speed.

Moreover, such a sum of money would be enough for Li Tianming to choose an excellent battle technique.

He knew very well that to achieve a higher ranking in the Hall Examination, his original battle technique was no longer sufficient to deal with stronger opponents.

The Hall Examination is divided into two parts: "Passing" and "Ranking."

The "Passing" part, once passed, officially makes one a disciple of the Yanhuang Academy.

After that, cultivation is guided, and one enjoys the cultivation resources of the Yanhuang Academy.

The "Ranking" part is based on passing. Only those who pass can participate.

This is the first ranking battle, which ranks all the passing disciples.

Ranking first allows one to directly enter the Heavenly Capital for cultivation. Even if one doesn't rank first, the higher the ranking, the more cultivation resources one enjoys.

Four years ago, Li Tianming barely passed and ranked last in the ranking battle, having no capital in the Yanhuang Academy.

Lin Xiaoting, on the other hand, ranked first in the ranking battle and directly ascended to the Heavenly Capital as a genius disciple.

With Li Tianming's current strength, passing is easy, but ranking is difficult.

"First, go to the largest 'Stellar Heavenly Palace' in Yan City, where the most top-tier battle techniques are sold."

"The passing part of the Hall Examination will open in three days. I need a better battle technique to fully utilize my strength." Li Tianming made his decision immediately.

The Stellar Heavenly Palace is the commercial center established by the Stellar Guild in Yan City, and it is the largest commercial center in the country.

Its size is equivalent to a small city, about one-third the size of Li Huo City, and it is the most prosperous place in the entire Zhuque Kingdom.

The term "Heavenly Palace" means that everything is available inside, and as long as one has money, Li Tianming can buy a sufficiently good battle technique.

It was already late, so he and Little Yellow Chicken started consuming the fire jades to cultivate.

The senior from earlier probably couldn't understand their monstrous cultivation method.

Little Yellow Chicken had been hungry for a long time, and this night's cultivation was like a landslide, advancing towards the eighth level of the Beast Vein Realm.

Li Tianming had a premonition that within these three days, he could completely rely on these fire jades to reach the eighth level of the Beast Vein Realm!

After a night of cultivation, he looked radiant.

Cultivation requires resources, and he didn't think borrowing money this time was a shortcut. Repaying the debt would also be a driving force for his future.

The next morning, he prepared breakfast for his mother and then set off for the Stellar Heavenly Palace to select an appropriate battle technique.

"I originally thought the Thunderfire Chain would be useless and wanted to sell it, but if there is a suitable battle technique to use with this third-stage beast weapon, its power will definitely be much stronger than the Bloodfire Spike."

Acting alone, he moved quickly, and in no time, he arrived at the Stellar Heavenly Palace!