"Who started this rumor?" Fang Jinyu's eyes widened and he couldn't help but ask.

The entire Tianling Sect was saying he was an honest man?

Was this even reasonable!

He obviously hadn't done anything!

Hearing this, Du Man'er couldn't help but glance at Fang Jinyu with her phoenix eyes. ‘Was this a rumor?’ She muttered to herself, because in her view, this "Uncle-Master Fang" really was an honest man...

"As for who exactly started it, I don't know either. However, I heard that it first spread from among the Foundation Establishment seniors, and then many Qi Refining disciples came to know of it. So they all went to the disciples of Xiaohe Peak to confirm..." At this point, Du Man'er couldn't resist sneaking another look at Fang Jinyu.

Because it was through the explanations of people familiar with this "Uncle-Master Fang" that she learned just how much of an honest man this "Uncle-Master Fang" had been in the past.

Once, a Foundation Establishment Fruit had fallen into this "Uncle-Master Fang's" hands.

But because he had been entrusted by someone, even though he was already at the ninth layer of Qi Refining and urgently needed a Foundation Establishment Pill, this "Uncle-Master Fang" never had any devious thoughts and even honestly fulfilled his promise.

In this matter, Du Man'er believed that if she were at the ninth layer of Qi Refining and urgently needed a Foundation Establishment Pill, she absolutely couldn't have done nothing at all.

At worst, after she reached Foundation Establishment, she would simply return a Foundation Establishment Pill to the person!

Fang Jinyu couldn't help but fall silent as well.

Because in his memories, his predecessor indeed had a "somewhat honest" personality.

Seeing Fang Jinyu like this, Du Man'er then said, "Uncle-Master, let me go ask around. I might be able to find out clearly."

She wanted to find an excuse to slip away.

"Forget it, I'll go!" Fang Jinyu shook his head instead, and then headed straight for Goddess Peak.

When it came to where gossip was most well-informed, there was no place better than Goddess Peak.

Xin Qianqian was undoubtedly very happy about Fang Jinyu's arrival. Her small hands couldn't help but grab onto Fang Jinyu's arm, her brows and eyes curved as if she had endless things to say. And as she spoke, she couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Fang, you're also too honest, aren't you? And going to the subterranean spirit vein to mine spirit stones is way too harsh."

"You know about that?" Fang Jinyu feigned surprise.

"Who doesn't know by now?" Xin Qianqian rolled her eyes at Fang Jinyu, then asked curiously, "Senior Brother Fang, how did you get out? Did you not go yet, or did the Sect Leader grant you a special pardon?"

"That's not it. The Ancestor had a matter for me to do, so my punishment was waived." Fang Jinyu deliberately said with a grateful expression, "If not for the Ancestor, I'd still be down in the earth mining spirit stones right now!"

"That's really great!" Xin Qianqian couldn't help but feel happy for Fang Jinyu, and she didn't ask what the matter was.

"By the way, how did my affairs spread? I heard from a junior niece that many people were talking about it?" Fang Jinyu then asked, as he had laid enough groundwork.

"That started from when you, Senior Brother, took the initiative to accept punishment. Those three guest retainers who fought with you went everywhere begging for mercy, wanting to avoid that punishment. So they indirectly spread the story of you voluntarily accepting punishment..." Xin Qianqian summarized briefly. At the time, those three guest retainers hadn't spared any curses for Fang Jinyu, otherwise it wouldn't have spread so widely.

"But there was no need for everyone to call me an honest man..." Fang Jinyu suddenly understood. So it was those three bastards.

Hearing this, Xin Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes again, then said with a slightly amused expression, "Isn't it also because of the things you, Senior Brother Fang, did in the past..."

Come to think of it, if "Senior Brother Fang" weren't so honest, she wouldn't have fallen for the average-looking "Senior Brother Fang."

He saved her, yet sought nothing in return.

A gentle temperament, as if he would never get angry.

And, the more she looked, the more handsome he seemed...

At this thought, Xin Qianqian then noticed that her "Senior Brother Fang's" appearance seemed to have become much more handsome than before!

Before, he had a common face that disappeared in a crowd at first glance.

Now, although he still couldn't be found in a crowd, at least he had some distinctiveness. In the entire cultivation world, he could even be considered above average in looks.

‘Could it be that love makes a beloved appear more beautiful?’

Xin Qianqian's little face couldn't help but blush slightly. She quickly suppressed this thought. She used to think this was just a jest; she never expected it to be so true!

"Junior Sister Xin, have you encountered any bottlenecks in your cultivation?" Seeing that he had gotten his information, Fang Jinyu prepared to reciprocate.

Xin Qianqian truly did have some cultivation confusions. Last time, Fang Jinyu had said quite a lot, but it hadn't inspired her much, since those points were aimed at what her aunt had said.

Foundation Establishment cultivators could understand at a glance, but she was only at the ninth layer of Qi Refining, and had just broken through a few months ago.

Then, Xin Qianqian spoke of her cultivation confusions. Fang Jinyu answered each one carefully, and even combined his own experience to point out several errors and omissions in her cultivation.

Although Fang Jinyu wasn't some genius and had originally relied on "Insight +1" to know his own cultivation errors and omissions, this insight had ultimately merged into his thoughts and knowledge. Coupled with his cultivation now at the second layer of Foundation Establishment, he could see through Xin Qianqian's cultivation confusions at a glance from a higher vantage point.

‘But in the end, it's still that my cheat and I are both too powerful!’

A certain person, as always, bragged shamelessly in his heart.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Fang. I feel that after a period of closed-door cultivation, I can reach Foundation Establishment!" Xin Qianqian was overjoyed. She had been somewhat confused about Foundation Establishment before, but now she was suddenly enlightened, feeling that the path ahead was smooth and unobstructed. Thus, her gaze toward Fang Jinyu became bolder and more fervent, fiery hot, like some succubus who wanted to devour Fang Jinyu in one bite.

"Then let me congratulate Junior Sister Xin in advance." Saying this on his lips, Fang Jinyu, who couldn't quite handle that gaze, hurriedly found an excuse and fled.

‘Senior Brother Fang is still too honest. It seems that after I reach Foundation Establishment, I'll have to take the initiative…’ Watching Fang Jinyu's departing back, Xin Qianqian immediately made up her mind.

Moreover, the cultivation technique she practiced was quite special. To advance further after Foundation Establishment, she had to dual cultivate with someone.

This was a matter of sooner or later, so Xin Qianqian had long been mentally prepared.

‘Coincidentally, Senior Sister has a few picture books I haven't read. I'll go sneak a peek in a few days.’ Xin Qianqian thought with a flushed face.

Naturally, Fang Jinyu was unaware that someone was craving his body. He returned to Li-Character Spirit Medicine Peak and prepared to start refining the Yuanling Pill.

If he could refine seven or eight Yuanling Pills, then he could break through to the third layer of Foundation Establishment within half a year!

This was the miraculous effect of the basic Yuanling Pill.

However, before Fang Jinyu had even finished gathering all the auxiliary ingredients for the Yuanling Pill, two letters were placed before him. One was a challenge letter, a challenge from Qin Haoyue to him. And the other, without a signature, only had a crooked line: "Worthy brother, come quickly to Spirit Beast Valley."

"Who delivered this second letter?" Fang Jinyu asked the Spirit Medicine Peak disciple who had brought the letters.

"Uncle-Master Fang, it was a few spirit sparrows with slight intelligence."