At dusk.

The sect’s reward indeed arrived.

And it was personally delivered by Xu Muhai, which was unexpected for Li Hengsheng.

“Greetings, Master.”

“Greetings, Master.”

Both Li Hengsheng and Zhou Jun came forward to pay their respects.

Looking at Li Hengsheng in front of him, Xu Muhai found himself liking him more and more. Little did he know that many of his friends had come to congratulate him at Mu Haifeng throughout the day.

This greatly boosted Xu Muhai’s prestige.

“Very good.” Xu Muhai couldn’t help but praise.

Then he glanced at Zhou Jun, whose face was swollen like a pig’s head, and Xu Muhai was taken aback: “Who are you? Are you also a disciple of my Mu Haifeng?”

Zhou Jun almost burst into tears: “Master, I am Zhou Jun.”

“Huh?” Xu Muhai looked incredulous: “You are Zhou Jun? Tsk tsk, it seems that Tian Tian has bullied you again, how did she manage to beat you so handsomely.”

Zhou Jun was on the verge of tears. Was this how a master treated his disciple? He had been beaten to such a state, yet he was still being teased.

“Hengsheng, for your achievements today, the sect has rewarded you.” Xu Muhai took out a treasure box and from it, he took out a golden armor.

“This is the Golden Silkworm Armor, it is the reward from the sect for you.” Saying this, he handed the armor to Li Hengsheng.

“Golden Silkworm Armor!”

Zhou Jun’s eyes widened.

The Golden Silkworm Armor was a real treasure. Its rarity was well-known, with only nine pieces reportedly existing in the entire Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

It was woven from the silk of a very rare golden silkworm, impervious to swords and spears, resistant to water and fire, and even had a resonating characteristic that could reduce the force by thirty percent.

Wearing the Golden Silkworm Armor was equivalent to having an extra life!

Zhou Jun was almost crying with envy!

He never expected that the Dao Mountain Ancient Land would reward this treasure to Li Hengsheng.

Zhou Jun’s mouth was watering.

“Envious?”

Xu Muhai looked at Zhou Jun.

“Mm-hmm.” Zhou Jun stared at the Golden Silkworm Armor and nodded.

“Then work hard. If you can challenge the fifth level of the Nine-Tier Battle Pavilion, I will also ask the sect to apply for one for you.” Xu Muhai said casually.

“Mm-hmm.” Zhou Jun seemed to have not heard what Xu Muhai said at all, he was just nodding his head.

But when he came back to his senses, Zhou Jun’s face turned bitter.

“Master, don’t joke with me.” Zhou Jun said bitterly: “I can’t even pass the fourth level now, you’re asking me to challenge the fifth level, isn’t this making fun of me?”

Li Hengsheng touched the Golden Silkworm Armor in his hand. It looked golden and shiny, but it was very light, just like ordinary cloth.

It felt cool to the touch, very comfortable.

It was clear that this was indeed a peerless treasure.

“Thank you, Master.” Li Hengsheng couldn’t put down the armor. It was not only comfortable to wear, but also protective. How nice.

Even Xu Muhai was a bit envious. He didn’t have this Golden Silkworm Armor, and among the thirty-six peak masters of the Dao Mountain Ancient Land, only one had it.

If it weren’t for Li Hengsheng defeating the Iron-faced Man today with his seventh level of Transcendence Realm cultivation and nine breaths speed, the sect wouldn’t have rewarded such a powerful treasure.

Although the sect leader was not present, Xu Muhai didn’t expect that Li Hengsheng’s incident would have alarmed the elder group of the Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

This was an order jointly issued by the entire elder group.

It seemed that Li Hengsheng had really caught the attention of everyone in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

“There are also these things, they are yours too.” Xu Muhai pointed to a large box: “Inside are all kinds of cultivation pills, as well as healing pills and so on, enough for your cultivation.”

These pills were received by Xu Muhai in the afternoon. They were delivered by the people from the Cang Yuan Escort Agency, from the Medical King Valley to the Dao Mountain Ancient Land.

After reading the letter from Mu Qingge, Xu Muhai knew what was going on.

But if he said these things were from the Medical King Valley for Li Hengsheng, Li Hengsheng would definitely be surprised why the Medical King Valley would send him pills, fearing that it would cause unnecessary trouble, Xu Muhai could only say that these pills were his reward for Li Hengsheng’s achievements today.

Seeing the box full of pills, Zhou Jun was even more convinced of his previous thought.

Li Hengsheng must be Xu Muhai’s illegitimate son!

No doubt about it!

With these things, Li Hengsheng was ready to make a concerted effort to break through to the peak of the ninth level of the Transcendence Realm!

So many resources.

It was something he didn’t dare to dream of before.

Li Hengsheng couldn’t help but want to write a letter to Li Changqing, letting him know that his son was really promising.

After dinner, Li Hengsheng wrote a letter about recent events, ready to send it out the next day.

He spent the whole night in cultivation.

Among the many pills sent by the Medical King Valley, the majority were for cultivation. There were many precious pills that Li Hengsheng couldn’t even name.

Not only could they enhance the vitality of the body, but there were also those that could stabilize the Divine Soul, all of which were of great value.

Li Hengsheng felt that within three days, he should be able to step into the eighth level of the Transcendence Realm.

Early morning.

Just as Li Hengsheng was about to hand over a letter to Xu Kui for him to send out, Xu Kui surprisingly handed him a letter before he could speak.

“Young Master, your letter, it’s from home.”

“Another letter?”

Li Hengsheng took it with surprise.

“Father’s letters have become so frequent lately.” Li Hengsheng decided to first see what Li Changqing had written.

Last time, Li Hengsheng hadn’t had time to reply to Li Changqing’s letter, and now another one had arrived, which made him feel a bit strange.

Opening the envelope, three hundred thousand silver tickets fell out.

Seeing these three hundred thousand silver tickets, Li Hengsheng’s heart gave a violent throb. Another three hundred thousand!

Could these silver tickets be drawn by Li Changqing himself?

Otherwise, how could he be so rich?

Although Li Changqing had previously mentioned that he had become a patron in the Yan family and the business of Changqing Painting Studio had improved, it was still impossible to send hundreds of thousands of silver every month, right?

The Yan family was wealthy, but after all, it was a small clan in Changting Town, without even a single innate cultivator. They had to support hundreds of clan members with the money they earned each month. How could they have so much money to give to Li Changqing?

Li Hengsheng couldn’t help but fall into deep thought as he looked at the three hundred thousand silver tickets.

It didn’t make sense.

It was very unreasonable.

Looking at the letter in the envelope, it was written that Li Changqing had recently met a big customer who bought one of his paintings and gave him so much money.

He also mentioned some recent events in the Yan family, their cloth shop, and their restaurant.

Although these were all mundane matters, the more Li Hengsheng read, the more he felt something was off.

Especially when Li Changqing mentioned some new delicious dishes recently introduced by the Yan family’s restaurant, insisting that he must try them when he returns.

For example, glutinous rice dumplings, egg and shrimp rice noodle rolls, pork barbecue, and so on.

He wrote a lot about these things, and in the end, he reminded Li Hengsheng not to work too hard in his cultivation. If one day he felt tired, wanted to give up, or felt wronged, he should come home.

Your father can support you.

The last sentence made Li Hengsheng’s heart tremble slightly, but his gaze was fixed on the dishes mentioned earlier.

Egg and shrimp rice noodle rolls.

Although he didn’t know what it was, at least he knew it contained eggs and shrimp.

Li Hengsheng clearly remembered that when he was young, he ate shrimp and for some reason, he felt extremely uncomfortable and was in great pain, almost dying.

The doctor said that his constitution was somewhat special and he couldn’t eat shrimp or crab.

Since then, Li Changqing had never let him eat any shrimp or crab, and even fish was rarely on the menu.

But now, Li Changqing actually wanted to let him try shrimp rice noodle rolls.

Did he forget?

Or did he not know at all?

Was this man really his father?

Li Hengsheng pondered for a moment, then began to pack his things. He planned to return to Changting Town.

He wanted to see for himself whether the person who wrote him these letters was really his father.

Before leaving, Li Hengsheng went to Mu Haifeng to ask Xu Muhai for leave.

“You’re going home?” Xu Muhai was surprised when he heard that Li Hengsheng suddenly wanted to go home. “Why do you suddenly want to go home?”

Li Hengsheng hesitated for a moment, but didn’t hide anything from Xu Muhai, and told him about his doubts.

“You suspect that your father has been possessed?” Xu Muhai’s eyes widened.

What an imagination, why not become a writer?

“Yes, because my father has been acting very strange lately.” Li Hengsheng voiced out all his doubts.

Xu Muhai couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Your father is a big shot!

Getting a fifty percent share from the Yan family, isn’t it normal for him to have some money?

Not only that, your father is paving the way for you everywhere, even pulling in the Song Fairy from the Medical King Valley, and you still suspect that your father has been possessed?

“Don’t think nonsense.” Xu Muhai said directly, “Possession is not as simple as you think. Those who can perform possession are rare and powerful beings in the Ghost Clan, at least they must be at the peak of the innate realm.”

“Moreover, those who possess others have their targets, either a martial artist with a strong body or a painter with a strong Divine Soul. Which one do you think your father fits?”

When Xu Muhai asked this, Li Hengsheng was taken aback. Right, neither of them fit.

Xu Muhai knew that Li Changqing had a strong Divine Soul and met the conditions for possession, but with Li Changqing’s strong Divine Soul, who would dare to possess him?

The Ghost Clan was cruel, but they were not stupid.

But Xu Muhai still had to seriously make up a story for Li Hengsheng, to make him give up this unrealistic idea.

“A Ghost Clan member at the peak of the innate realm expending all his energy to possess your father, it doesn’t sound true at all.” Xu Muhai continued to persuade.Li Changqing had instructed him to help conceal his identity, and Xu Muhai was also worried about what Li Hengsheng might discover if he suddenly returned home, so he strongly advised against it.

Later, he would write a letter to Li Changqing to discuss the matter and remind him to be cautious.

Seeing Li Hengsheng fall silent, Xu Muhai stepped forward and said solemnly, “Alright, don’t overthink it. People change, or they have moments of enlightenment. Your father is now treating you much better, sending you money and showing concern for you. How could you doubt him? He’s also working hard for your sake.”

“Your father was previously engrossed in his paintings, and you’ve been away from home for so long. It’s normal to forget some things.”

“Also, it’s very dangerous for you to leave Dao Mountain Ancient Land casually.” Xu Muhai continued, “You’ve cleared the first level of the nine-tier Battle Pavilion with your cultivation at the Transcendence Realm. This news must have spread. Perhaps the Ghost Clan is wary of your potential and wants to eliminate you.”

Hearing this, Li Hengsheng’s heart trembled.

Indeed, this was a possibility.

“Focus on your cultivation. When you feel you can protect yourself, then you can return home.” Xu Muhai advised.

“Yes.”

Li Hengsheng had come to understand.

However, he was still troubled by the matter of Li Changqing.

(End of Chapter)