A Life Naturally Had Its Difficulties

To an Azure Rank Assassin, the difference between an Earth Immortal and a Human Immortal was the difference between life and death, despite being only a single character apart. That showed just how important accurate intelligence was. Whether a hero or an assassin, anyone who used outdated information or an outdated map would die a terrible death.

Unfortunately, apart from himself, the only person who likely knew that Master Lu had broken through was Ice Fairy Ye Yuqi. Even his several direct disciples weren't entirely aware. They had simply been delighted that Kong Wen's entrapment had brought their master out of his thatched cottage and back into the mortal world.

The Azure Rank Assassin earned a glance of faint "pity" from Meng Qi. Suddenly, Meng Qi let out a soft "Huh?" He hadn't looked closely before, but now he noticed that the assassin's state was very strange.

His physical body and shadow had been destroyed by Meng Qi, leaving only his Primordial Spirit. Its appearance, seeming both illusory and real, was normal enough. But at the Grandmaster level, one's Primordial Spirit had already begun to merge with one's Dharma Body and physical body. It should be clear as day, not so blurred.

The Azure Rank Assassin's Primordial Spirit seemed to be swelling, growing indistinct from the inside out. It gave off a feeling of violent force spreading outward, yet strands of Sword Qi seeped in with exquisite subtlety, constantly dividing into finer threads and spreading through every corner of the Primordial Spirit, binding it as if it had been frozen solid.

By the time the Sword Qi had finished dividing, Meng Qi could no longer sense it. He could only faintly detect that the power remained.

Was this another variation he'd comprehended from "Dao Spreads Across the Universe"? Meng Qi