[You left Lin Mo's home]

[You rode your horse toward Danxia Sect]

[This time you weren't in a hurry]

[You leisurely rode that horse with the sore butt all the way]

[Though you had good rapport with this horse, you must emphasize—]

[This horse's butt got sore when Xie Huide was chasing you, not from any violent handling]

[You didn't neglect cultivation during your journey]

[You could now cultivate while riding horseback]

[You cultivated the entire journey]

[Managing both travel and cultivation]

[Two months later]

[Year Fourteen]

[You had returned to Youtong County at the foot of Danxia Sect]

[You were leading your horse through the bustling streets]

[Suddenly you felt the urge]

[You immediately rented a room at an inn]

[Alone on the bed, you sat cross-legged and cultivated intensely]

[You sensed the opportunity to break through to early Organ Fortifying stage]

[You calmed your mind and focused]

[True qi circulated along the pathways of the Star River Blade Art]

[After just half a day]

[Your cultivation cycle accelerated faster and faster...]

[Finally you groaned]

[Breaking through the final barrier to release]

[True qi within you suddenly roared, continuously vibrating]

[You directly advanced to early Organ Fortifying realm]

[Organ Fortifying, as the name suggests, strengthens the five internal organs]

[Strengthening the hardest parts of the human body to reinforce]

[Early Organ Fortifying focuses on strengthening the kidneys]

[Achieving essence consolidation and root stabilization]

[Your current combat power could effortlessly defeat ordinary early Dragon Transformation practitioners]

[Breaking through a major realm excited you greatly]

[You decided to celebrate]

[You ran to the inn's lobby and shouted: "Everyone! Tonight's drinks are on Young Master He! Cheers!!"]

["Woo-hoo~"]

["Hell yeah~"]

[The dining and drinking patrons all cheered for you]

[Their cheers and shouts continued]

[You laughed heartily, sharing joy with the people]

[After the revelry]

[A waiter approached with a tray and bill]

[He smiled politely: "Young Master He, tonight's total is forty-eight taels. Please settle the bill."]

[You looked puzzled: "I'm not Young Master He."]

["Ah, then you are...?"]

["My name is Zhao Tiezhu."]

[The waiter froze: "Then why did you shout about Young Master He paying?!?"]

["I just said it randomly. Tomorrow I might shout Young Master Zhang or Li—would you believe that too? Shouldn't you verify first?"]

["Wait—are you trying to cheat us?!?"]

["Who's cheating? I never said I'd pay. Later."]

[You used movement techniques to dash from the inn]

[The waiter blinked and you'd vanished]

[The waiter collapsed sitting: "We're ruined!!"]

[The next moment, he felt his tray grow heavy]

[Looking down, he saw two silver ingots placed neatly]

[One exactly forty-eight taels, the other smaller piece about two taels]

[Overjoyed, the waiter pocketed the two-tael piece: "Haha, not ruined after all!!"]

[You returned to Danxia Sect after dark]

[So you went straight to your courtyard to sleep]

[Next day]

[You went to Xie Huide to announce your return]

[Entering Xie Huide's courtyard]

[Xie Huide was refining pills]

[Xie Huide had acquired a new cauldron]

[Seeing you, he immediately stopped refining]

[Abandoning a batch of pills, he swiftly put away the new cauldron]

["Master, what's this about?" you asked in shock]

["Nothing, this batch failed," Xie Huide said calmly]

[You saw clearly: "But this batch was nearly done—ready to finish!?"]

[Xie Huide remained composed: "Better to waste one batch than one cauldron."]

[You lamented: "I never imagined Master would think so poorly of me! This disciple's heart is broken—only a better cauldron could heal it!"]

[Xie Huide finally snapped: "Get the hell out! I only have two good cauldrons!"]

[You tried to continue the act, but Xie Huide cut you off]

["Enough! Stop pestering me. Jiao Mingxu returned—go see him."]

["Jiao Mingxu? How'd that kid dare come back?"]

[You remembered Jiao Mingxu got He Youshan pregnant before marriage, then eloped with her]

[You'd even given the couple one hundred thousand silver taels]

[You were practically their benefactor]

["Aren't they afraid her family would kill them?" you wondered]

[You glanced at Xie Huide]

[Xie Huide immediately grabbed his just-set-down cauldron defensively]

["Fine, Master. I'll return tomorrow."]

["Don't you fucking come back!"]

[You went to Jiao Mingxu's old courtyard]

[Sure enough, Jiao Mingxu and He Youshan were there]

[A chair-swing stood in the yard]

[The couple happily swung together]

[Between them sat a five-year-old girl giggling]

[A happy family scene]

["Mingxu!"]

[Jiao Mingxu looked up sharply]

[Recognizing you, his face lit with joy]

[You'd been his great benefactor]

[Beyond the silver you gave them when they left]

[You'd essentially taught both Jiao Mingxu and Bai Chen pill refining and medicine]

[You were both senior brother and half-teacher to Jiao Mingxu]

[Jiao Mingxu rushed over excitedly]

["Senior brother!"]

["Mingxu!"]

["Senior brother!!"]

["Mingxu!!"]

["Senior brother!!!"]

["Damn it, say something else!"]

["Senior brother, I missed you so much!!"]

[You smiled: "You missed me?"]

["Yes!" Jiao Mingxu's honest face showed sincerity]

[You coldly snorted: "Looks more like you've got a death wish!"]

[Jiao Mingxu froze: "Senior brother, what do you mean?"]

[Your expression darkened: "How dare you return? If He Youshan's family finds you, they'll skin you alive!"]

[Jiao Mingxu's tense face suddenly relaxed]

[He even laughed happily]

[You stared, confused]

[He Youshan approached leading the little girl]

[She brought the child before you, saying softly: "Senior brother, this is our daughter Jiao Xiaoyao."]

[You crouched and patted the cute girl's head: "So adorable! Uncle will buy you two workbooks later."]

["Waaah~"]

[Jiao Xiaoyao ran off crying]

[Standing, you pressed: "Explain—how dare you return? Not afraid of your official uncle anymore?"]

[Jiao Mingxu started to answer]

[But He Youshan grew excited]

[She interjected joyfully: "Senior brother, don't worry! My uncle got arrested for corruption! Haha!"]