On second thought, however, Li Guanqi's anxiety subsided.
In any case, he would ascend to the Immortal Realm eventually. When the time came, he would simply find his grandfather.
Ling Tianchen, meanwhile, cast a casual glance at Li Guanqi. Tipping his head back, he took a draught of wine, a complicated look flickering in his eyes.
"By the way, Grandfather, the Realm of Celestial Spirits is gone... What do we do now?"
Su Xuan rocked gently in his rocking chair, speaking with total nonchalance. "It's just a broken trinket. If it's gone, I'll just make another. What's there to worry about?"
Li Guanqi had not expected the old man to be so carefree.
"It's a pity about all that celestial spiritual energy, though..."
Ling Tianchen chuckled from the side. "That stuff? When you run out, just go snatch some more."
With that, the two old men exchanged a look and burst into hearty laughter.
Li Guanqi was left speechless. He had not anticipated their mindset to be so crude and direct.
The three of them reclined in their chairs, listening to the chirping of insects and birds and the gentle babble of the brook.
They chatted about many things first, and Ling Tianchen took the opportunity to examine Li Guanqi's current cultivation and comprehension.
When the old man crushed the flashing, surging thunder in his palm, a flicker of shock crossed the depths of his eyes.
"Tsk, impressive, kid..."
"Your grasp of the law of thunder is so profound that you don't seem like someone who has only just entered the Ascension realm at all."
Su Xuan spoke slowly, brimming with pride. "Otherwise, how could he have provoked the Heavenly Dao into sending down a lightning punishment?"
"The path of a Human Spirit Immortal isn't something that manifests so easily."
The old man nodded at his words.
That was true...
In all these years, he himself had never moved the Heavenly Dao to open an immortal path.
Li Guanqi fell silent for a moment before rising to his feet. "Grandfather, send me back. It's been so long—they must be worried."
Su Xuan nodded and rose, taking Li Guanqi with him as they departed the domain fragment.
*Buzz!*
The moment Li Guanqi appeared in the Seventh Domain, a chill seized his spine as the aura of death enveloped him instantly!
Turning his head sharply, Li Guanqi looked out and saw a chasm-like saber beam hanging across the sky!
A single line of blade light resembled the sun rising over the sea horizon.
The golden saber beam stretched a thousand li like a thread of gold!
"Grandfather, this is..."
Su Xuan shrugged, waving his hand as if it were nothing. "Oh, that. I was worried they'd come down and disturb you, so I gave them a warning."
Li Guanqi swallowed hard. That strike was extraordinary.
He could not even comprehend what was contained within that blade.
Yet he knew that if even a wisp of that saber light touched him, it would mean certain death.
Su Xuan turned to head into the house. Watching the old man's slightly hunched back, Li Guanqi could not help asking, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
The little old man froze for a moment, then turned around and scolded him irritably, "You little bastard, you're already in the Ascension realm! Do you still need me to escort you down?"
Li Guanqi grew anxious as well. "Of course that's not what I mean..."
"When you leave, this Seventh Domain... you're probably leaving it to me, aren't you?"
"And... Sovereign Chen is going with you, right?"
Su Xuan turned and gave Li Guanqi a deep look.
A complex emotion flickered in his yellowish, clouded eyes.
He parted his lips, but in the end, it dissolved into a soft murmur.
"I haven't left yet, so there's no need for you to step in."
With a wave of his hand, a formidable power swept Li Guanqi up and hurled him straight into the Second Domain!
Su Xuan's voice echoed in his ears.
"Now that you're in the Ascension realm, help me rebuild the First Domain."
As the words faded, a point of spiritual light landed in Li Guanqi's hand.
Inside were key structures such as the Four Heavenly King Towers and the Tower of Time.
*Buzz!*
When Li Guanqi regained his senses, he found himself already in the Second Domain.
An elusive yet immense pressure instantly permeated the void!
This aura weighed upon the hearts of the gathered cultivators like a chain of towering mountains.
When Wen Guyan and the others looked toward Li Guanqi, their pupils shrank to the size of needlepoints!
All Four Kings looked at Li Guanqi in disbelief.
Perhaps only they could clearly perceive the staggering scale of the change in Li Guanqi's cultivation realm.
Bai Su's complexion darkened, his eyes fixed on Li Guanqi in sheer disbelief as he muttered, "Ascension realm?"
"It was just an epiphany phenomenon... How could this happen?"
Xuan Yue furrowed his brow and murmured, "Just a few days ago we were beating him up, and now we're the ones about to get beaten?!"
"What on earth happened? How could it turn out like this?"
Bie Ruxue's delicate brows knitted slightly, her eyes flickering as thoughts raced through her mind.
Even Wen Guyan felt this transformation was too bizarre.
An epiphany phenomenon turned into a heavenly tribulation?
Moreover, to his senses, the cultivation aura Li Guanqi exuded was completely unlike that of someone who had only just stepped into the Ascension realm!
His foundation was firm and his power serene—he had clearly stabilized his cultivation thoroughly within the Ascension realm!
Wen Guyan gritted his teeth and said in a heavy voice, "Let's return to the Fifth Domain."
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*
Having sensed Li Guanqi's aura, Meng Wanshu teleported to his side.
Her hands moved over him, checking him from head to toe, as she asked with deep concern, "Are you all right? What happened?"
Ye Feng's voice broke through Meng Wanshu's questioning.
"Brother... did you... ascend?!"
If Li Guanqi were not blind, he would definitely have rolled his eyes at him.
"You're the one who ascended! Get lost—why are you cursing me like that?"
Yet Li Guanqi's words were tantamount to acknowledging his current realm.
Upon hearing this, Cao Yan, Xiao Chen, and the others wore expressions of total astonishment.
Cao Yan's mouth twitched, unable to resist complaining, "How the hell are we supposed to catch up now? There's no catching up to that..."
Xiao Chen shook his head with an exaggerated sigh of defeat. "Why even bother training every day? We'll never catch up."
Pengluo popped out from the void, perching on Li Guanqi's head with a silly chuckle. "Hehe, Ascension realm? We're so amazing!"
"Is the place down there completely gone? I tried burrowing in so many times and couldn't get through."
"The commotion in there was huge, scared me half to death..."
"Oh right, did you eat my dried radish?"
Listening to the noisy chatter of the crowd around him, Li Guanqi felt a deep warmth in his heart...
His eyes reddened, tears welling up within them.
Seeing this, Gu Li couldn't help saying, "Big Brother, we were just joking around and venting a bit. You don't have to cry for us, do you?"
"At worst, we'll just train extra hard... We'll put in the effort..."
Tang Ru was also somewhat puzzled. Rubbing his nose, he could not conceal the smile on his face.
Perhaps only he knew how ominous the divination hexagram had been before.
Though he did not know what Li Guanqi had gone through, it must have been an arduous ordeal.
Li Guanqi opened his arms and pulled Meng Wanshu into a tight embrace.
Listening to the playful banter of his brothers, the corners of his mouth curved upward.
Releasing Meng Wanshu, whose face was flushed red, Li Guanqi spread his arms wide and pulled everyone into a bear hug.
"I missed you all!"
Xiao Chen, his face red and eyes rolling back, yelled out in a strained voice, "A bit... tighter..."
"Miss me... any more... and you'll have to... burn paper for my ghost..."
The onlookers erupted in laughter at his words, yet they also sensed that Li Guanqi's aura was noticeably unusual.
Li Guanqi released them and grinned.
A dragon's roar from Jiuxiao echoed into the clouds. With a wave of his sleeve, Li Guanqi lifted them all onto Jiuxiao's back.
Tearing through the domain boundary with a wave of his hand, Li Guanqi brought everyone into the true void!
The formidable power of the law of thunder permeated the emptiness, forming a massive barrier that shielded Jiuxiao and the group within.
Li Guanqi spoke softly, "Open your eyes and take a good look. This... is the true Spirit Realm void."
Chapter 1477