Qing Yue Sanren hesitated for an instant, then likewise sat cross-legged upon the lake's surface. As she refined spiritual energy from a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, she silently released a mung-bean-sized spirit insect to stand guard.
Though she owed her rescue to Xuanqing Sanren's efforts, she still did not dare trust him completely.
If the spiritual power within her had not been nearly exhausted, she would never have refined spiritual energy without the protection of a formation.
While the other two recovered their spiritual power, Ji An vigilantly watched their surroundings.
At that moment, he was immensely exhilarated. In the past, the Stone Turtle had only helped him when he was in grave danger—for example, when he had been attacked by a Nascent Soul level yin soul in the Five Elements Sect Ruins.
Yet now, it had stepped in before the battle reached such a life-or-death juncture, giving him another source of support.
This battle had also given him a rather clear understanding of his own strength. Against a Three Flowers Realm Late Stage cultivator, he could hold his own for some time with his own abilities alone. A Three Flowers Realm Middle Stage cultivator was simply no match for him.
The might of Yin and Yang Divine Thunder at the Great Perfection level gave him a trump card to defeat the strong while weak.
As his cultivation increased, the quality of the spiritual power within him would rise in tandem, and the power of his spells would increase accordingly.
He estimated that once he reached the Three Flowers Realm Middle Stage, he would be able to contend against Three Flowers Realm Late Stage cultivators without relying on the Stone Turtle.
Using a secret art, Ji An contacted True Monarch Wuyue within the Gourd World. After refining the small world into