The blood-red patterns on Li Guanqi's body had mostly faded, leaving only thirty percent of what had originally been there.
This also meant that fewer and fewer of the seals Su Xuan had placed upon him remained.
The constitution of his Ethereal Dao Body would soon be drawn out to its utmost.
With an exceptionally deep comprehension of all things, he could effortlessly understand concepts that baffled others.
Even the sword spirit was immensely astonished by this. Back in the Immortal Realm, she had seen Ethereal Dao Bodies before, but none of those people could hold a candle to Li Guanqi.
Li Guanqi's comprehension and innate talent were born within him.
Even more importantly, his disposition was exceptionally unyielding, and he was someone who pondered deeply about many things.
Li Guanqi slowly rose to his feet. Though he was clearly standing right there, he gave off the illusion of someone who had dissolved into the void!
Li Changqing, who had been guarding outside the room's door, had bright eyes as he stared intently at Li Guanqi. "You... touched the void?"
Li Guanqi nodded in silence; this slight change of his naturally could not be hidden from the old man.
The old man nodded with a smile and praised him without holding back, "Not bad."
Then he said nothing more, merely sweeping his sharp gaze across their surroundings.
After confirming no one was spying, he sent a cautious voice transmission: "Remember, do not let anyone know where your void avatar is! Nor let anyone know who your void avatar is!"
Hearing this, Li Guanqi's eyes narrowed. He had considered this question as well.
"If the void avatar is killed, are the consequences very severe?"
Li Changqing nodded with gravity, his voice transmission grim. "Indeed, very severe! At best, you will never be able to step into the Body Integration Realm in this lifetime; at worst, your realm will fall and your origin spirit will be grievously damaged!"
Li Changqing gave Li Guanqi a deep look and said solemnly, "You are different from the others. After stepping into Void Refinement, others cannot wait to split off avatars. They do this to ensure they will not truly perish, and some even split off numerous avatars, though none of these avatars' realms will be very high."
The old man seemed utterly contemptuous of such behavior, sneering, "Acting like that is no different from ruining one's own foundation. When the day comes to integrate with the Dao and unite with the avatar, they will realize just how foolish they were."
Li Guanqi nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "Because all these avatars they produce... cannot truly be considered void avatars?"
The old man nodded and said no more on that subject, only cautioning Li Guanqi, "Just remember, when splitting off your void avatar, you must find a quiet, secluded place where no one will disturb you to enter closed-door cultivation!"
Li Changqing then slowly stood up and began helping to repair the cloud boat. "Looks like we can set off tonight."
Li Guanqi nodded. Sensing that the woman inside the room was still cultivating, he simply rose and headed toward Yuntian City.
Those two fellows hadn't returned all night—he was quite worried!
Glancing sideways toward the room a few times, a flash of lightning flickered beneath his feet, and he vanished from the spot.
Watching this, the old man couldn't help but smile knowingly, though he muttered under his breath, "With nothing else to do, off to the pleasure house to listen to music... Ah, the glorious days of youth. Though the boy is still a virgin... mm, at least he has some self-control. Could it really be damn well just tempering the heart in the mortal realm??"
Spreading his divine sense, Li Guanqi quickly caught the auras of Ye Feng and Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
Looking up at Yanxiao Tower, which rose a full six stories high, Li Guanqi was just about to step inside when he saw Ye Feng and Xiao Chen being chased out by two women.
One was an exquisite beauty wearing a pink dress, her delicate shoulders partially exposed.
Yet her limpid, autumn-water eyes were blazing with fury. With hands on her hips, she stood at the entrance pointing at Xiao Chen, cursing at the top of her lungs:
"I already told you, I don't know how to cultivate! I don't know how!
"Temper your mother's heart! Even if you gave me more money, I still wouldn't know how!
"All night long you were more well-behaved than an old monk! Did you come here just to pick a fight?!"
As she spoke, the grievance and outrage in her eyes practically overflowed.
It wasn't often she encountered such a powerful cultivator whose looks, build, and family background were without exception the finest she had ever seen.
In her heart, she had even planned out how many positions she would switch through overnight to please him.
Yet for the entire night, Xiao Chen had insisted on dragging her into helping him 'temper his heart'!
And he kept muttering mystically that only women like them knew the trick!
Xiao Chen snapped back angrily, "I paid the money, yet you wouldn't help me temper my heart, and I haven't even complained!
"A whole night! A whole damn night, and you refused to tell me...
"If you want more money, just say so! Why stand in the way of my Dao?!"
Ye Feng burst into helpless laughter upon hearing this. But immediately, another woman clad in green yelled at him without the slightest courtesy:
"You blondie, what are you laughing at?! All night long, all you used was your damn hand..."
At this point, she pressed her lips together and glared fiercely at Ye Feng's right hand.
"Bah! A silver-headed wax spear—all show and no punch! What kind of sick habit is that?!"
More and more onlookers gathered, and hearing this, the looks on their faces grew wonderfully colorful.
The key point was...
Both of these two men possessed strength and cultivation realms worthy of local hegemons, more than qualified to establish sects of their own.
And above all, they were young! Void Refining Realm cultivators who had barely reached the age of twenty!
Looking across the entire Six Domains, how many like them were there?
Someone cleared their throat awkwardly, whispering, "Ahem, maybe this really is some special cultivation method of great experts..."
Ye Feng had thick skin and merely shrugged with nonchalance.
Turning his head and noticing Li Guanqi doubled over with laughter beside them, he rubbed his nose and muttered, "My cultivation art can't be broken. What the hell are you laughing at?"
By now Xiao Chen also noticed Li Guanqi. Flashing over to his side, he said, "Are you two keeping some trick from me? Old Ye said he's gone with you many times, and every time he gains new insights and realizations. We might not get along, but there's no need to be this petty, is there?"
Li Guanqi cleared his throat awkwardly and patted his shoulder. "When there's a chance, I'll take you personally. I'll make sure you experience it properly, and you'll definitely come away with deep insights."
Xiao Chen's eyes lit up, and he blurted out impatiently, "Why wait for another day? Let's do it right now!"
With that, he raised his hand and directly erected a fiery barrier around Yanxiao Tower!
The tower mistress's expression changed slightly. Standing on the high balcony, she hastily flashed down.
She turned out to be a female cultivator in the Soul Formation Realm. Though the middle-aged woman showed slight traces of weathering on her face, she had exceptional features and was impeccably maintained.
The charm of a mature woman was displayed on her to perfection.
The woman naturally recognized Li Guanqi and Ye Feng; after such a massive commotion in Yuntian City the other day, it was impossible not to know them.
She curtsied gently and lowered her head respectfully. "Young Master Li, Young Master Ye, and Young Master Xiao, if the girls of Yanxiao Tower have displeased you, I beg your pardon. Please name whatever request you have."
A hint of fear leaked into her voice.
After all, Li Guanqi's identity and background were not something her backers could afford to provoke.
She had originally assumed the scattered angry words of the brothel girls wouldn't truly anger such powerhouses.
But now... under this fiery barrier, she feared Xiao Chen had lost his temper!
Xiao Chen, his mind utterly blank, curled his lip and leaned close to whisper to the woman, shoving a large chunk of purple gold crystal into her hand!
"Call out the girls with the best skills in your tower—the more, the better!
"When it comes to tempering the heart, I must surpass both of them!"
Chapter 522