Luo Chen met Fu Chaosheng again on the seventh floor of the Heaven Origin Tower. He carried a respectful demeanor and bowed properly. He remained calm and steady, and showed neither excessive deference to his interlocutor's status, nor excessive arrogance.

After looking him over, Fu Chaosheng nodded in satisfaction. "Just as I thought, you really turned misfortune into fortune. Your cultivation's improved quite a bit. More than I expected, actually."

"It's all thanks to the pill you gave me, Senior," Luo Chen said sincerely.

Fu Chaosheng shook his head. "That Returning Yang Pill might be valuable, but it's only useful for those who haven't formed the Nascent Soul. To me, it's nothing special. I was planning to give it to a junior anyway."

At this point, he asked casually. "You came to Jadecold City for the auction, didn't you?"

Luo Chen gave a soft acknowledgment....