Facing Qing Xuzi's gloomy, icy gaze, Old Dragon Li Gao remained utterly unconcerned. He smiled calmly and urged him, "Fellow Daoist... Things have come to this. Why not let go of your obsession and preserve a wisp of your remnant soul? In the future, you may yet have hope of rebuilding your cultivation and returning to your peak..."
Hearing this, Qing Xuzi gave a cold snort.
You make it sound so easy!
Even if he found a body and successfully seized it, he would still have to start over from the Qi Refining Stage.
To cultivate back to the Mahayana Realm, he would need at least tens of thousands of years of bitter cultivation—and that was assuming everything went smoothly, without the slightest obstruction.
If he encountered setbacks along the way or suffered injuries and illness, then forget about reaching the Mahayana Realm—even whether he could break through to the Integrated Body Realm would be uncertain.
What frustrated him most was that the Symbiotic Contract he had signed with that ant from the lower realm made it impossible for him to even harbor the slightest ill will toward that brat.
Bound like this, how could a dignified Mahayana cultivator bear it?
Seeing that Qing Xuzi still met him with a cold face, Old Dragon Li Gao's laughter remained unchanged, but his tone gained a hint of menace.
"Of course, if you're dissatisfied, I can refine your body into a Flying Zombie and refine this wisp of remnant soul into a vengeful spirit..."
"How dare you..."
The moment those words reached his ears, Qing Xuzi abruptly rose to his feet. Pointing at Old Dragon Li Gao, he rebuked him sharply.
But faced with his fury, Old Dragon Li Gao did not take it seriously at all. He leisurely added, "If you