Ji Guang opened his eyes. Though this round of cultivation had brought no major improvement, he had discovered signs that his magical power was becoming purer once more.
"Once this matter is settled, I must go back into seclusion and strive to enter the Spirit Cultivation Stage as soon as possible. As long as I advance before Ji Song, the gap between us will be like heaven and earth." Ji Guang thought to himself.
As one of the Qilin Family's late Dao Integration Stage cultivators, he had always secretly refused to accept Ji Song's superiority. Ji Guang believed his cultivation was no weaker than Ji Song's, but because his spirit pet was inferior to the other's, his standing within the family was slightly lower, and the resources he received were a little worse. But if he advanced into the Spirit Cultivation Stage first, then his status would be beyond comparison to that of Ji Song, a mere Dao Integration Stage cultivator.
"Huh? Where did Zhen Qi go?" Zhen Qi was Ji Guang's spirit pet. By rights, Zhen Qi should have been near his cave dwelling, yet Ji Guang suddenly discovered that the spirit pet was nowhere within the range of his spiritual sense. Such a thing was exceedingly rare.
Ji Guang swept out with his spiritual sense once more, only to discover a jade slip atop a stone table before him. The mark on it clearly showed that Zhen Qi had left it behind.
Ji Guang laughed at himself. He had truly failed to see what was right under the lamp. Raising a hand, he drew the jade slip over, poured magical power into it, and moments later, astonishment appeared on his face. He muttered, "There's Nine Illusion Jade Emperor Ginseng here? Could it be that my luck has finally