A Bit Jealous!

Li Guanqi looked up at the two figures in the distance, then glanced at Ye Feng beside him and sighed softly. "When can we do it?" The sword spirit looked up in thought, then reached out a slender finger and tapped Li Guanqi's forehead. She said softly, "Go have that old man carve this formation. "It's the formation I need to use, but in ordinary times, it can also serve as the Great Xia Sword Sect's ruin opening formation." Li Guanqi's eyes lit up, and he grinned foolishly at the woman beside him. "Sword spirit," he asked softly, "do you think... I can help you?" The sword spirit tilted her head, the corners of her mouth curving slightly. "I wandered through the ancient void for a very long time, and I have witnessed many favored children of heaven. "But you... I think you are the most likely. "Because... you are very much like him!" With his sharp intuition, Li Guanqi frowned and asked frankly, "Him? Was he your former master?" The sword spirit's smile grew much brighter, and she laughed aloud. "That's right! A stalwart hero whose heart embraced the righteous cause of all under heaven, who drew his sword before the world with none to rival him!" Seeing the light shining in the sword spirit's eyes, Li Guanqi felt an odd twinge in his heart for some reason... Just like... a woman feeling jealous. Only three swords had ever been sealed within Li Guanqi's sword coffin. He had always wanted to see what the sword spirit's true form looked like, and he had even envisioned holding her in his hand as he ascended to the Immortal Realm. Yet seeing her recount all of this with glowing eyes now, an inexplicable wave of jealousy surged within him. He turned his head away and scoffed, "Ha, haha... humph! "One day, I'll be stronger than him!" A ripple of light danced across the sword spirit's beautiful eyes. She gave Li Guanqi a deep look and smiled. "I look forward to that day. "I look forward to you carrying me... to making our names resound throughout the entire Jiuxiao Immortal Realm!" With that, the sword spirit's figure slowly dispersed. Li Guanqi glanced at Ye Feng. Standing up, he cast layers of seals around his friend, then stepped out of the Purple Spirit Grotto-Heaven and called out softly, "Uncle Xi, where are you?" Xi Yunhuai was currently run off his feet, putting the finishing touches on the cross-domain teleportation array linking to the Six Ancient Sacred Sects. Yet the moment the old man heard Li Guanqi's voice transmission, he immediately set down his array carving pen and replied in a deep voice, "Pavilion Master, this old man is within the sect boundary. Do you need me for something?" "Yes. Come over for a moment." Xi Yunhuai actually set aside his array carving pen and walked off on the spot without so much as a word of explanation. He left behind over a dozen assistant array masters staring at each other in bewilderment until they simply stopped working altogether. Without Xi Yunhuai present, there was nothing they could do. At the summit of Yuhu Peak. Xi Yunhuai stood frozen in place as though his legs were filled with lead, his eyes hollow and blank. A full incense stick of time passed before the old man's gaze finally regained its focus. Swallowing hard, he looked at Li Guanqi in utter shock. "Pavilion Master... this formation... where did you obtain it? "Could it be..." With a faintly terrified look, the old man pointed toward the sky above and transmitted his voice furtively. "Could it be... something that drifted down from above?" Li Guanqi neither confirmed nor denied it. He asked directly, "Elder, can you carve this array?" Xi Yunhuai rubbed his chin, hesitated for a moment, and asked nonetheless. "Since you know where this array comes from, Pavilion Master, could you tell me its specific purpose?.. "To be honest with you... this formation is simply too profound and obscure. Even I can only grasp a superficial fraction of it." Li Guanqi frowned. He had not expected an array the sword spirit had casually offered up to be this profound. If even Xi Yunhuai could not comprehend it, Li Guanqi asked, "Can you just carve it according to the design?" A troubled expression immediately surfaced on the old man's face. "Well... if an array master doesn't even understand the purpose and core principles of the grand formation they are carving... "Then that formation is very likely to fail to operate. So..." Li Guanqi rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on. Inwardly, he called out, "Sister Sword Spirit, is there any way?" The sword spirit was somewhat speechless as well. In her eyes, this formation was already something that had been simplified several times over. After pondering for a moment, she suggested a method. Hearing her solution, even Li Guanqi's mouth twitched. He looked at the old man and ventured cautiously, "Uncle Xi, if I said I could grant you a stroke of epiphanic enlightenment, would you think I've lost my mind?" Who would have guessed that the old man's eyes would instantly glow green upon hearing those words! He stared straight at Li Guanqi and dropped to his knees with a loud thud! "Thank you, Pavilion Master!" He knew better than anyone just how terrifying this array was. If Li Guanqi truly possessed the ability to grant him a stroke of epiphanic enlightenment... If he could comprehend this formation... his cultivation and array mastery would surely advance by leaps and bounds! Seeing the old man like this, Li Guanqi dropped the pretense. He raised an invisible barrier to block outside sight. Then, making a show of seriousness, he had Xi Yunhuai sit cross-legged before him. Once the old man's breathing stabilized and he entered meditation, the sword spirit's figure slowly manifested, her gaze as aloof and indifferent as ever. A cluster of spiritual light gathered in her pale palm, and she abruptly slapped the old man across the forehead! *Smack!* The blow nearly sent the old man tumbling head over heels... Xi Yunhuai only felt an irresistible force smash violently into his sea of consciousness. What followed was a monumental stroke of epiphanic enlightenment! Watching the sword spirit wipe her hand with a slight frown, Li Guanqi could not help but find it amusing. Whenever the sword spirit imparted knowledge to him, she only ever tapped his forehead lightly with a finger. Yet looking at Xi Yunhuai... The sword spirit huffed, "I'm going back. Don't bother me unless it's important. That old fellow's head was drenched in sweat—it stinks!" Having fused with the spirit fish bone sword, the sword spirit was now semi-corporeal, her form no longer so ethereal. Though others could not see her, she could still perceive quite a lot of things around her... With all this done, Li Guanqi's gaze suddenly turned toward a certain stretch of void with an inscrutable look. A four-foot-long sword appeared in his grip in an instant, and Moonlock let out a crisp hum. Li Guanqi transmitted his voice to Lu Kangnian: "Sect Master, I'm going out! Raise the sect-protecting grand formation, and do not lower it until I return! "Brother Ji, help me guard the sect!" Ji Yuchuan was also gazing into the distance with a grim expression at that moment. He responded solemnly, "Understood, Pavilion Master. "If you are heading over there... be careful! A battle of that level is not something you or I can casually interfere in!" Li Guanqi did not reply. Yet just as he moved to depart, the void behind him rippled slightly. Ye Feng, having already finished refining the power, had arrived alongside Cao Yan and Xiao Chen. Even Jiuxiao had emerged from the Purple Spirit Grotto-Heaven. Jiuxiao's massive form swooped beneath Li Guanqi's feet, letting out a roar of dissatisfaction. It was as if the dragon was demanding to know why he hadn't brought it along. Looking at Li Guanqi, Cao Yan could not help but say, "Eldest Brother, don't always try to face everything alone. Doing that, do you even keep us brothers in your heart?"