Xu Yi felt as though a basin of bitter water had sloshed around inside him, with nowhere to pour it out. Huang Mei was panicking too, constantly sending him thoughts, urging him to come up with a way to escape.
But what solution could there be at this point? It wasn't as if he could simply attack the mountain patrol cultivator. Afraid Huang Mei would slip into a panic again, Xu Yi sent him a thought. "It's fine, it's fine. Don't forget how I shattered Sheng Teng's flying boat. If all else fails, I'll give Xue Ba the same treatment."
Only then did Huang Mei settle down. But Xu Yi had a bad feeling. Ever since absorbing all that Profound Yellow Qi, the gourd had fallen into a deep slumber. He had tried sending the Incense Spirit Essence in his token into the gourd, but it no longer absorbed anything.
Without the gourd, his biggest trump card, Xu Yi had lost his sense of security. Otherwise, he had faced all kinds of dangerous situations back when he was a double agent. He had never felt the slightest fear. Yet now, merely pretending to be Zhong Ruyi had left him at a loss.
It was only because he no longer had the Dark Gourd to fall back on that he had lost his sense of security. Before, he had taken risks, but this time he was truly gambling with his life.
"Ah, Brother Ruyi, congratulations on advancing to the Profound Infant Second Realm! Such a rare talent is truly unheard of. I'm impressed, and I could never hope to match you."
Xu Yi had just landed on a broad green flat when a young man in a round-collared robe came to greet him.
On the way here, Huang Mei had hastily