Yun Zhi couldn’t shake off the feeling that the thing she dreaded had happened. After all, this is the Dao-Seeking Sect—it would be strange if nothing happened.4

Lu Yang had entered an abstruse state. He felt every one of his orifices overflowing with spirit qi, while the circulation within his meridians and the spirit qi from the external world merged seamlessly, completing the exchange of spirit qi with each breath. He attained an inner peace he never had before. As he relished in the benefits from refining the kui ox, he could clearly sense his body continuing to strengthen.0

“Best to check what’s going on.” Yun Zhi glanced at Lu Yang, who was immersed in cultivation, and decided not to disturb him. She headed for the pine forest by herself, asking the puppet to guard Lu Yang’s cultivation in the meantime.0

It was already deep into the night and especially quiet on Heaven’s...0