Dawn arrived, and Chen Ping'an had just finished practicing the Heaven and Earth Stance when someone knocked on his door. He walked over to open the door, and what greeted him was a listless and bleary-eyed little girl. By the looks of it, Cui Dongshan's kind-hearted warning last night had frightened Pei Qian quite a bit. 1

Seeing this, Chen Ping'an told her to come inside to catch up on some sleep. Pei Qian felt immense relief, and she immediately lay down in bed and fell asleep. 0

After tucking her in, Chen Ping'an sat down at the table and started to read the alchemy book given to him by Earth Immortal Lu Yong from the Green Goat Palace. Even though this book simply explained the process of pill refinement, it was still a secret scripture from a Nascent Tier earth immortal that contained many exquisite comprehensions of the Great Dao. Thus, Chen Ping'an would reap benefits from this book every time he settled down to read it with a clear mind. It could be said that opening this book was sure to benefit him.1

The inn was quite basic, with not a single meal provided. Guests would need to leave the inn to look for food themselves. The innkeeper and the workers were also very short-tempered, and Chen Ping'an and his companions had seen them arguing with a group of merchants upon first arriving here. Both sides clearly detested the other. 0

However, Chen Ping'an had Cui Dongshan, Lu Baixiang,...0