Try It Out

Due to a lack of sufficient blood-red binding stones, the Merfolk clone had remained stalled at Ancestral Return Realm Stage Six for more than a decade. Houtu later caught up, and both were now at Ancestral Return Realm Stage Six.

Such a profound level of awakened bloodlines was already immensely formidable. So long as they could approach a continent temple, the Merfolk clone and Houtu could each independently drive out and suppress a Seventh Fruit Saint Venerable Continent Master!

If they reached Ancestral Return Realm Stages Seven or Eight, they should be able to withstand even an Eight Fruits Saint Ancestor, or an existence at the half-step Body Root Fruit level.

At Ancestral Return Realm Stage Nine, they would not be the slightest bit weaker than a ninth-fruit Body Root Fruit, perhaps even stronger by a notch!

By then, the Merfolk clone and Houtu should be almost no different from the ancestral gods of the ancient primordial era.

Half a month later.

The day of Li Qingyun's third ancestral temple report had arrived.

As it happened, Saint Venerable Meirei had also emerged from her mysterious meditative state.

"Your guǐ aura has become much purer. You must have entered the minor achievement stage!"

In the water manor, Li Qingyun looked at Mei Rui again and could not help nodding approvingly, offering a few words of praise.

He had nearly let slip the words "guǐ stench."

No matter what, telling a woman as beautiful as a celestial fairy to her face that she "stank" was exceedingly impolite.

He changed his wording quickly enough, and Mei Rui noticed nothing.

"Many thanks to the Hall Master for leading me into the Three Pure Ones, allowing me to encounter such a wondrous method!" Mei Rui sighed emotionally and gave Li Qingyun a graceful, heartfelt bow.