Gu Xingzhi once again absorbed the radiance of the full moon and stepped into a new realm.
He nodded with a satisfied smile.
Just then, the old man who had been snoring away inside the thatched cottage suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.
He looked outside the thatched cottage, an eerie curl appearing at the corner of his lips before his cold, stern expression quickly returned.
Getting down from the bed, he pushed open the door and came before Gu Xingzhi, who had just completed his breakthrough.
After giving him a glance, he spoke with the bearing of an expert.
"Your Horizontal Training Qi has condensed into mist. Very good!"
"Come with me somewhere."
Seeing this, Xue Er could not help quietly grumbling a few words.
Gu Xingzhi paused. He smiled outwardly but sneered inwardly. Is he finally going to show his hand? I'd like to see what this old man is really up to!
He nodded and cooperatively followed the old man out of the thatched cottage area, with Xue Er close behind.
After more twists and turns, winding this way and that,
the old man brought them to the foot of a precipitous stone cliff.
Half of the stone cliff was shrouded in white mist, its end nowhere in sight.
"This is the place!" The old man suddenly revealed an eerie smile.
Gu Xingzhi raised his eyes to look at the stone cliff, frowning slightly before cupping his hands toward the old man.
"May I ask why Senior has brought us here?"
The old man's smile vanished, and he became cold and stern again.
"You'll find out soon enough!"
He took a step forward, then sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, chanting an unknown incantation.
At a certain moment, with a soft whoosh, Moon Radiance suddenly surged