Petting the Cat

Xi Yue returned to the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace to stabilize the situation, while Qin Yi, who should have returned to the sea, failed to make it back.

After returning outside Kunlun Void to report that they were safe, the feathered folk, who had begun running about in circles with anxiety, heaved a huge sigh of relief. Everyone jubilantly surrounded the safely returned Husband and headed back to Xun Wood City by the sea to rest and recover first.

Qin Yi had originally planned to sort through his gains, then spend some days in secluded cultivation. He had acquired rather a lot in Kunlun Void, and it was all rather miscellaneous. He needed Staff's knowledge to help him straighten it out.

For example, he had obtained Chaos Divine Lightning. Who knew whether there might be some slip-up if he learned lightning arts on his own? He needed Staff to teach him.

Staff's needed Celestial Soul Profound Soil was now in hand, and he had also obtained some Breathing Earth. This stuff was surely among the finest earth-element materials. He needed to see how it could supplement his own earth-element power.

And now that he had filled in lightning and earth, in order to complete the five elements of chaos, shouldn't he find something to make up for Water Spirit Power as well? He couldn't always rely on external objects, could he?

Then, since he had the Taiyin Breath Xi Yue had passed to him, where could he find Breath of the Sun to balance yin and yang?

And this Kunlun Lotus Throne surely wasn't merely a prop for doing that sort of thing, right? How could he make the best use of it?

With the Veil of Time Illusion in hand, and two Stone Stools besides, with such excellent foundations,