Admitting One's Mistakes

Du Gu Jiu Meng had anticipated this, so he had reminded Xu Qing early on.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior. I'll remember it."

Xu Qing cupped his fists in salute.

"You did very well this time."

Du Gu Jiu Meng could not help but praise him.

Even though he had seen countless prodigies and was himself an extraordinary figure of his generation—

when he learned that Xu Qing had instantly slain that Dragon Clan member, he still could not help but laugh.

"The Sect Master did well. I cannot offer nothing in return."

With a lift of his hand, Du Gu Jiu Meng gently drew at his dantian.

A thread of shimmering purple light drifted out and landed softly in Xu Qing's hand.

The next moment—

the purple light vanished. Within Xu Qing's dantian, above that boundless sea of spiritual energy, purple qi suddenly rose from the lone island.

In the next instant—

the island abruptly began to expand, like the foundation of a towering peak.

If the original island could only have grown into a great mountain in the future, then now, once it fully developed, it could become a vast range of magnificent peaks!

That purple light had forcefully elevated Xu Qing's aptitude, laying down a solid foundation for his Great Dao!

The Dao Immortal Realm was where one's Dao heart transformed into a Dao mountain.

When man and mountain became one, one became immortal.

This was the first step toward becoming a true immortal of the heavens.

What Du Gu Jiu Meng had done was forcibly extract a portion of his own Dao foundation and merge it into Xu Qing's body!

Xu Qing trembled all over, deeply feeling the weight carried by that thread of purple light.

He wanted to refuse.

But Du Gu Jiu Meng