720. Cattle and Sheep (Seeking Subscriptions)

"You... have changed a lot."

Li Shitou remained silent for a long while before finally speaking.

From Xu Changqing, he sensed a terrifying threat, and it inevitably reminded him of the time he had encountered the Corpse Liberation Immortal.

Even though he was now at the fourth rank of the divine path—[Luofeng]—there was still a vast distance between him and the fifth rank, [Yama Prince].

For many ordinary people, becoming a god was impossible. Even crossing the chasm from the fourth rank to the fifth was exceedingly difficult.

Sure enough... because of that one wrong decision back then, I lost Old Grandpa... and lost so much more...

Li Shitou felt some regret, and some envy as well.

It was impossible not to feel at least a little jealousy when watching a companion who had grown up in the same village—even one who had once watched his expression as a child—surpass him by so much.

But he was now a Yin God, and he had matured greatly. He could control his emotions well.

"How is... the village?"

Looking at his childhood companion, Xu Changqing did not know what to say for a moment, so he asked casually.

"Everyone is doing well... so am I."

After some thought, Li Shitou answered frankly, "I uncovered the ruins of the former [Luofeng] in the underworld. I'm already at the fourth rank now..."

"That's good..."

Xu Changqing knew that for ordinary cultivators, as long as they had a method and worked hard enough, reaching the fourth rank was still somewhat possible.

But the leap from the fourth rank to the fifth was like a gate to the underworld, stopping countless cultivators in their tracks.

Even with a method, the success rate was pitifully low.

For example, the owner of the ruins where Li Shitou had