"Hey, kid Chen, can you absorb Sealing Spirit Qi normally?"
Puzzled, Gui Buhe asked Chen You again.
But Chen You was wholly focused on absorbing it and did not notice, offering no reply.
"This kid... couldn't he have fallen asleep?" Seeing that no response came for a long while, Gui Buhe curled his lip.
"Forget it. Without Sealing Spirit Qi, there's no way to cultivate. I can only wait for the next wave of Sealing Spirit Punishment."
Muttering to himself, Gui Buhe closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep as well.
His body was bound, he had lost his freedom, and he could not cultivate. Other than sleeping, what else could he do? That was all he could do.
On Chen You's side, all the Sealing Spirit Qi on the first floor surged into his body. His Sealing Spirit Master rank soared by another two levels, reaching Fifth Rank.
After completing his advancement, he opened his eyes and subconsciously laughed, waking the sleeping Gui Buhe.
"Hey, hey, hey! If you're sleeping, then sleep. What are you laughing for?" He shouted at Chen You with a resentful expression.
Hearing this, Chen You stopped laughing. Having advanced to Fifth Rank, he could finally sense Gui Buhe's level: he was at the peak of Fourth Rank.
As always, one must be wary of others. Chen You continued to conceal his strength, apologized, said nothing more, and closed his eyes.
He did not know how long he slept. When he opened his eyes again, the Sealing Spirit Tower was shaking once more as a new Sealing Spirit Punishment descended.
Without hesitation, Chen You immediately released Sealing Spirit Qi to cover his entire body.
The temperature throughout the Sealing Spirit Tower rose rapidly, as though iron were being forged in a furnace. Chen You,