Xu Yi knew this was surely a sign that his physical body was on the verge of collapse. He needed to find a way to make up for it quickly. Fortunately, the method had been discussed in detail in the jade slip he had obtained from the Undying Elder; all that was lacking were a few materials.
He wasted no time. Rising into the air, he turned into a blur and shot away at breakneck speed.
Half an hour later, he entered a city, picked a merchant guild that operated teleportation arrays, and strode inside.
At the third quarter of the Hai hour, he appeared in Bayi City, seat of Huaixi Prefecture on Jiannan Road.
By now, however, Xu Yi had changed his appearance again. He had become a plain-looking man, brimming with vitality and radiating an imposing aura, unmistakably a Yin Venerable powerhouse.
Xu Yi spent nearly an hour in Dayue City before leaving again by teleportation array. A day later, he arrived at the Chaotic Star Sea.
Thanks to the token Mu Guangming had given him, his journey was unobstructed. He went nowhere else, heading straight for the quaint courtyard built atop a cliff in the rear garden of Reward Palace.
He sat beside the stone table beneath the enormous yellow dragon tree, took out a tea set, a brazier, charcoal made from green fruit peels, and spring water drawn from no source. Unhurriedly, he lit the charcoal and brewed fragrant tea, then set out four kinds of pastries. Facing the warm breeze through the woods and bathed in the slanting sun, Xu Yi began to savor this brief spell of beauty.
The further he advanced in his cultivation, the more he feared losing his true nature. As a result, he pursued life's little details even more than