Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 1633: Chapter 863: Cui Cheng

"Mr. Li, are you interested in finding a Dao companion?" the Phoenix Palace Master asked softly.

Li Yuanba noticed that when the Phoenix Palace Master asked this question, she didn’t use the technique of voice transmission but used spiritual power isolation to ensure the sound only spread within the small range that included Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba was slightly taken aback. He looked at the Phoenix Palace Master, wondering if she intended to find a husband for herself?

"Don’t overthink, Luanyang Palace has many female cultivators of similar age to you. If you’re interested, I can introduce you!" Seeing Li Yuanba’s expression, the Phoenix Palace Master understood he misunderstood and couldn’t help but lightly reprimand.

Li Yuanba couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he didn’t know how old the Phoenix Palace Master was, she was definitely many times older than him.

"Stay single!" the Phoenix Palace Master said in a mix of shame and anger, then turned her head away from Li Yuanba.

The expression of the Phoenix Palace Master was secretly watched by both Great Cultivator Lin and Great Cultivator Yu. They had never seen such a rich expression on her face.

It looked like flirting between lovers, which made the two great cultivators feel as if a beloved item was being taken away, cutting their hearts like a knife.

If the one taking their beloved was someone like the powerful Cultivator Jian Tianyi, they might accept it, but that it was Li Yuanba, who had just been promoted to a great cultivator, was intolerable to them.

Although Li Yuanba defeated Great Venerable Ming Hai, both great cultivators easily perceived Li Yuanba’s weakness through recent interactions.

Li Yuanba might excel in Sword Intent, allowing him to defeat someone as formidable as Great Venerable Ming Hai with the cultivation level of a newly entered great cultivator.

But at Li Yuanba’s level, he couldn’t withstand a casual strike from a peak great cultivator.

As long as the two peak great cultivators had an opportunity, they could make Li Yuanba fall with a single blow.

Great Cultivator Lin and Great Cultivator Yu exchanged a glance, everything understood without words. Competing for the Phoenix Palace Master’s favor, they understood each other well over the years, one look and they knew what the other was thinking.

A secret agreement of cooperation was thus inadvertently formed. With their level of cultivation, even if they had some intent toward Li Yuanba, he wouldn’t be able to perceive it.

Li Yuanba smiled, fully understanding what the Phoenix Palace Master meant.

After the original Li Shiming let Yin Shilan join Luanyang Palace, he understood how Luanyang Palace built alliances—by utilizing the convenience of female cultivators to find suitable male cultivators and female cultivators to form Daoist couples.

These male Dao companions would become a support for Luanyang Palace, granting it substantial mobilizable power.

He wasn’t averse to Luanyang Palace’s practices; Luanyang Palace did not force its female cultivators to pair with outside male cultivators, it entirely followed the female cultivators’ own wishes.

Besides, Luanyang Palace borrowing the support of male Dao companions wasn’t to expand Luanyang Palace’s sphere of influence, it was merely to protect itself as much as possible.

Otherwise, for a superpower composed entirely of female cultivators to establish itself in the Cultivation World would be extremely difficult.

As for the Phoenix Palace Master’s proposal, Li Yuanba had never considered it.

He was merely a clone, with the primary consciousness connected to the original Li Shiming, who had only one Dao companion in the world, and that was Yin Shilan, Li Shiming’s Dao companion.

"Yuanba, it’s unusual to gather with so many fellow cultivators, let’s have some spiritual tea!" Cultivator Jian Tianyi waved to Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba took out a jade box and handed it to Cultivator Jian Tianyi.

With pride, Cultivator Jian Tianyi took out a tea set from his soul crystal ring and began preparing the spiritual tea.

Initially, the peak great cultivators didn’t pay much attention, continuing their conversations, but as the fragrance of the spiritual tea spread, they all stopped speaking and simultaneously looked at the teapot in Jian Tianyi’s hand.

"Come, Phoenix Palace Master, Master Ming Hai, Brother Ren, Mr. Le, try this spiritual tea!" He took out several cups, poured the spiritual tea, and distributed it to them.

He deliberately left out Great Cultivator Lin and Great Cultivator Yu. Smelling the fragrance of the spiritual tea, they angrily sat aside, trying to distance themselves from the tea aroma.

"This spiritual tea was hand-roasted by Li Shizhen himself, who would have thought we could taste it. Li Shizhen’s tea-roasting technique has improved again, this truly is the number one spiritual tea under the heavens!" Master Ren Mu, who best knew the quality, recognized the origin of the spiritual tea with just a sip.

Moreover, this Fourth Grade Spirit Tea was prepared by Li Shiming for himself, so when selecting the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea Leaves, only the top-quality Fourth Grade Spirit Tea Leaves were chosen.

With Li Shiming’s alchemy skills, as soon as he expressed a desire for top-quality tea leaves, many great cultivators would strive to obtain them for him.

Compared to the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea given away, the tea given to Li Yuanba’s hands was undoubtedly of the best quality.

"Amitabha, today we owe it to Benefactor Jian’s generosity to taste such spiritual tea, indeed the world’s finest!" Great Venerable Ming Hai couldn’t help but praise.

The Phoenix Palace Master’s face bore a smile, her expression serene, yet she was inwardly contemplating how to acquire some Fourth Grade Spirit Tea from Yin Shilan.

After all, Yin Shilan was a disciple of Luanyang Palace, and although she joined primarily for the sake of Li Shiming, Luanyang Palace gained considerable benefits. Still, getting a bit of Fourth Grade Spirit Tea should be achievable.

The peak great cultivators present tasted the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea, each with their own expression, but it was clear that this spiritual tea was well-received by all.