Over the Threshold, but Not In

Within Guangling City, Meng Qi was staying at a Wang Family guest house, waiting for news from the Suxian Dao.

He waited for a full two months. Spring gave way to the height of summer, but Meng Qi showed not a trace of impatience. He remained calm, as if he'd forgotten all about the matter. There was plenty for him to do, and he wasn't relying on comprehending the Overlord's Absolute Saber. Whether it was the Dao One Seal, the general outline of the Dharma Body Chapter in the Yuanshi Golden Chapter, the Dharma Body Chapter of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, the Heaven-Turning Seal, or the Wuji Seal, he had barely begun to grasp any of them. He only wished he had more free time; waiting never bored him.

More importantly, during his battle with Has Ula, Meng Qi had realized that his comprehension of the Overlord's Six Slashes had led his Open Heaven and Earth astray. So he needed to reexamine the moves he'd previously mastered and think again about whether he'd overlooked anything.

What he'd once thought sound might not lead to the same conclusion with the experience and insight he had now.

Martial cultivation always followed this spiral, circling upward. If one was satisfied with the past, satisfied with what one had once understood, one could only cling to old ways and stagnate.

When Wang Siyuan, wearing a headcloth, entered the guest house, he saw Meng Qi, who seemed ethereal and insubstantial. It was as though he connected to everything in the courtyard, and if he left, nothing would remain.

"The Suxian Dao sent back word. Unless you truly join the Xuan Nü lineage and cultivate in dual practice with an Xuan Nü Incarnation manifested through karmic ties, they won't let you comprehend the Overlord's Absolute Saber.