Could I really have enraged him so badly that he vomited blood? Impossible, right? Just as I was wondering what was going on, Li Xiangru wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, yet his Dao-body still looked as though it might topple at any moment.
"What's wrong, Immortal Venerable Li? Have you been feeling unwell lately, or what? If you have some hidden ailment, you should recuperate properly in the Immortal Court. There's no need to come fight for the position of Alliance Leader. These matters might be better left to the younger generation." Although I didn't want to take advantage of his misfortune, Li Xiangru wouldn't have shown me any mercy at his peak. So if I could anger him to death now, I certainly wouldn't hold back!
"Heh heh... Pavilion Master Xia, you're overthinking it. It's merely some backlash from the Dao Transformation Technique. In the end, the strength of Dao Transformation brings different degrees of damage from the power of the Dao, just like the Spirit-Absorbing Technique. The three great Dao arts of this world all have their flaws. Pavilion Master Xia must have learned the Spirit-Absorbing Technique; surely its baleful energy has been difficult to dispel as well?" Li Xiangru laughed calmly. What he meant was the same as when the Demon Venerable had first met me: he thought the Spirit-Absorbing Technique must have brought me nightmare-like side effects too. Since we were both in the same boat, who was he to laugh at me?
I suddenly laughed and said, "So that's how it is. It seems there truly are no perfect arts in this world. The more powerful an art is, the stronger the means required to resolve its consequences."
"Pavilion Master Xia is absolutely right... However, we who have cultivated the Dao