Meet Li Yan Again

Just like any other day, Li Tan and Wang Longzhi silently engraved characters.

The others, under Xu Yan's meticulous guidance, carefully comprehended the intricacies within the sword.

The two of them were completely like invisible figures, huddled in a corner.

"These two oddities have been engraving characters for three months now, yet they still don't understand a thing."

"I think they joined the Sect not for cultivation, but to learn how to write characters."

"Chu Wanning, don't say that; after all, we are all fellow Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters."

Wang Meng stood with her arms crossed, her face full of an expression of watching a good show unfold.

"Li Wenwen, you share the same surname as that Li Tan. There wouldn't be some kind of hidden secret that everyone doesn't know about, would there?"

As soon as these words fell, Li Wenwen put her hands on her hips, her face full of indignation: "Chu Wanning! You can eat anything, but you can't speak carelessly!"

"If you say Yue Shiwei is interested in that young brat, I won't say anything, but if you drag me into it... then this Young Miss will have to teach you a lesson!"

Seeing the atmosphere turn sour, Wang Meng quickly stood up and blocked the two women: "Two Senior Sisters, let's not let such a small matter create a rift between us."

The two women seemed to not see Wang Meng, still arguing with red faces.

"What is that Li Tan? A mere mediocre talent, how can he be compared to this Young Miss!"

"And that Wang Longzhi, he's clearly a wild monkey that ran out of the desolate mountains! He doesn't understand any etiquette!"

Seeing the scene descend into chaos, Chu Yunfeng also quickly came out to mediate.

"All of you are Sword Dao Geniuses, so why bother bickering with two country bumpkins? Don't let it spoil the harmony."

Li Wenwen turned away gloomily, clearly still in a huff.

Hearing the discussion, Yue Shiwei indignantly questioned: "You guys only know how to gossip! When Brother Tan first arrived, he was the highest-ranked person on our Ten Thousand Person List!"

"Why didn't I see you slandering him then? It truly proves what my father said:","When a Dragon falls into the mundane world, dogs, snakes, cattle, and sheep mock him."

Yue Shiwei's words truly provoked public anger, and the enmity instantly maxed out.

"Indeed, in the eyes of a lovestruck woman, a beggar can become an emperor! Within these three years, I will let you clearly see the gap between a Genius and a good-for-nothing!"

.......

"The sun has set, Brother Tan, let's go, let's go! The Spirit Cuisine Hall has made some good stuff today!"

Wang Longzhi eagerly pulled at Li Tan's robe, his face full of anticipation and excitement, truly looking like a foodie.

Li Tan put away his iron sword and sighed softly: "Swordsmanship truly has no affinity with me... Forget it, life has its ups and downs, who can have a smooth journey?"

The two skillfully boarded the Sect's flying boat, heading towards the Spirit Cuisine Hall.

Inside the flying boat, a familiar figure instantly caught Li Tan's attention!

"Li Yan!"

During the three assessment stages when entering the Sect, Li Yan's score was almost the same as Li Kexin's, ranking after the thousandth place, which was very unremarkable.

However, this kid suddenly had a stroke of luck, a dog-shit luck, and was taken in by an Outer Elder.

Because of this, he was barely able to stand in this Heaven Sword Immortal Sect, getting the title of a Low-Grade Disciple.

Beside Li Yan were three fellow Disciples of the same age. They were arrogant, squinting their eyes, thoroughly enjoying Li Yan's flattery.

"If Junior Brother were to speak, that Senior Brother Pei is simply unreasonable! Revered Master, with his Wisdom Eye, will surely discover the talents of our Senior Brothers in due time!"

Among those three Disciples, there was one man with an extremely lewd appearance.

He loved to hear Li Yan's words: "Junior Brother Yan means that Revered Master, with his old age, is doting on Senior Brother Pei, is he senile?"

A flash of brilliance appeared in Li Yan's mind, and he quickly thought of a countermeasure. Gossiping about Revered Master behind his back was a huge accusation he couldn't bear.

"Senior Brother Li is wrong. Please allow Junior Brother to explain slowly."

"Master, he was misled by a villain, and his eyes were covered by a layer of dust. All it needs is an opportunity to wash Revered Master's face...."

The three nodded thoughtfully, then someone else curiously asked: "Junior Brother Yan, among the three of us Senior Brothers... who is more talented? Who has a better chance of gaining Revered Master's attention?"

He vaguely saw their eyes turn cold. If he answered poorly, he would probably offend the other two.

The path ahead would be even more fraught with thorns and difficulties.

Li Tan, observing, also frowned slightly: "This is a difficult situation to resolve. I wonder what method this Li Yan will use to cleverly defuse the rivalry among the three."

Li Yan was not silent as imagined. Instead, a look of difficulty appeared on his face: "Three Senior Brothers, isn't this making things difficult for your Junior Brother?"

Upon hearing Li Yan's words, the man named Li's face immediately showed displeasure!

"Does Junior Brother Yan perhaps think... that all three of us are mediocre talents?"

Without thinking, Li Yan blurted out: "Three Senior Brothers are all Dragons and Phoenixes among men, Prodigies who have emerged from among the many Prodigies!"

"How could you be called mediocre talents? Even rumors wouldn't dare to deceive like this."

As his words fell, the three's interest was instantly piqued, and they looked at Li Yan with expectant eyes.

"Senior Brother Li is a true Prodigy of the Talisman Dao! In time, he will surely achieve the Grandmaster Realm!"

"Senior Brother Ma's attainments in the Fire Dao are even more astonishing, his miraculous methods are simply unheard of!"

"Senior Brother Xia is a Sword Dao Genius envied by the heavens! Heaven Sword Immortal Sect is based on the Sword Dao. After humbly cultivating for a hundred years, he will be another legend in the world!"

"It's just that the talents and Domains of the Senior Brothers are not in one place, so how can they be casually compared?"

For a moment, the three were actually fooled by Li Yan's plain words. They all pondered in silence, carefully savoring the reasoning within.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Yan decisively decided to press on!

"Senior Brothers are all true Sons of Heaven, how can they be presumptuously speculated upon by a villain's few words?"

Soon after, the man named Xia took out a Storage Pouch and handed it to Li Yan with great apology.

"Junior Brother Yan, it is our Senior Brothers' fault. We didn't realize there was such a profound meaning in this. These Spirit Stones are a small token of Senior Brother's sincerity, please do not refuse."

(One thousand words omitted....)

After hundreds of rounds of polite exchanges, Li Yan reluctantly accepted the Storage Pouch.

Such a scene left Li Tan and Wang Longzhi dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

"Although Li Yan is a villain, he does not lack wisdom. A glib tongue is his ultimate skill."

"Indeed, there are few simple people in this world. The mediocre talents from humble backgrounds have probably all died out long ago."

As this thought arose in his mind, Li Tan couldn't help but look at Wang Longzhi beside him.

"Wang Longzhi, what exactly are you planning in your heart?"

"Is your deliberate approach to me ill-intentioned... or is it an instant kinship...."

Although Wang Longzhi usually acted carelessly, from beginning to end, Li Tan still hadn't truly trusted his character.

Human hearts are unpredictable; how can they be easily seen through with the naked eye? Companions who hide daggers in their sleeves are often more terrifying than enemies.