After many, many years—truly, a very, very long time.
Shen Shuibi finally sensed Li Qi's aura again. It was so intense, so real; she could not possibly have mistaken it.
Almost instantly, she went from the summit of Xuanjing Mountain to the outside.
Outside stood someone who looked remarkably like Li Qi, yet whose spirit was entirely unlike his.
His features were not quite the same as Li Qi's, yet somehow, one could still feel that he resembled Li Qi.
His spirit was unlike Li Qi's because his temperament was completely different.
Li Qi had been the refined and gentle type, mild-tempered and steady, cautious and careful—one could even say a little long-winded. There was no grand heroic air about him, but in return, Li Qi was extraordinarily clever and quick-witted, meticulous in thought, skilled at finding traces amid the finest spider silk, and gifted with formidable comprehension. He had the air of a sage.
The person before her had a temperament vastly different from Li Qi's.
Then he saw Shen Shuibi.
He smiled.
Shen Shuibi froze. For a fleeting instant, she lost herself.
But in the very next instant, he had already rushed before Shen Shuibi.
His spell unfolded like a brilliant flower.
The expansion of an entire Observable Universe smashed down upon Shen Shuibi's head without mercy, aimed directly at destroying her physical body.
Under normal circumstances, Shen Shuibi would never have been struck by such a sneak attack.
But in that brief instant, she had been distracted and failed to react.
Thus, with just one blow, she suffered grievous wounds!
Bang.
Shen Shuibi was almost instantly beaten back into her original form.
She flew backward, her hands instinctively forming seals. A layer of mist sheltered her, while talismans shot forth and restored her body.
She immediately realized