Lu Xiaotian's brows drew together slightly. That yellow orb of light had seemed quite powerful, but it still wasn't enough to satisfy him completely.
Nine-Ren Mountain and the Scorpion Demon, being outsiders, naturally couldn't see its inner workings. But to Lu Xiaotian, the profound mysteries of the Five Elements laws were still lacking; they hadn't reached perfection. When he truly put them to use, there was still a slight sluggishness.
Shaking his head, Lu Xiaotian cast the distracting thought aside. At any rate, his progress over the past several hundred years of secluded cultivation had been tremendous.
For someone like him, who cultivated the profound mysteries of multiple laws, comprehending how laws could evolve held even greater significance than simply cultivating a body of laws.
After he first drew parallels from Nine-Ren Mountain's teachings and comprehended the evolution of laws, Lu Xiaotian's strength had entered a period of rapid growth during his next two bouts of secluded cultivation.
Especially during the more than three hundred years he had just spent cultivating in seclusion: each new profound mystery of the laws he added brought another leap in strength. But now, Lu Xiaotian felt he had reached a bottleneck. He could see that he wasn't far from mastering the remaining few profound mysteries of the laws, yet he had no idea how long it would take to cultivate them completely.
As he pondered this change, Lu Xiaotian suddenly looked toward the depths of the sea to his left. He sensed a familiar aura passing through that area.
"What is it?" the Ksitigarbha Twelve-Winged Scorpion Demon asked.
"I've sensed the aura of an acquaintance. He doesn't seem to be in good shape. I'm going to see what's going on with him." Lu Xiaotian's lips curled.
"Who?" Nine-Ren Mountain asked.
"The Six-Eared Ape Lord."