In the courtyard, Li Qingshan stood beneath an immortal bamboo, his aura steady and restrained. Yet Chu Yingluo could clearly sense that it had grown richer than before, as though something within him was slowly transforming.
"You seem stronger. It looks like these past two weeks or so of seclusion brought you quite a harvest!"
Chu Yingluo walked to his side, curiosity gleaming in her cool eyes.
Li Qingshan turned and smiled faintly. "Master, there was a cultivation technique within the Demon God Statue, and I've mastered it. But you seem stronger too. Have you mastered One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones?"
"That's right!"
Chu Yingluo smiled calmly, her tone light and casual.
Li Qingshan's eyes lit up, and he could not help praising her. "Your talent truly is unrivaled, Master. One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones is exquisite, but extremely difficult to comprehend. To think you mastered it so quickly."
"Enough flattery! I'm your master. If my talent weren't a little better, you'd overtake me!"
Chu Yingluo spoke with exasperation.
It was infuriating, really. Her cultivation was only at the Immortal Lord Peak, while Li Qingshan was already a Peerless Immortal King.
Where was the justice in that?
Just then, a maid's footsteps sounded outside. She stopped beyond the courtyard gate and reported respectfully, "Young Master Li, a young man named Su Ming is here to see you. He says he's an old acquaintance and has something important to tell you."
Li Qingshan paused in surprise. "Su Ming? Why is he here?"
He exchanged a glance with Chu Yingluo, then they left the Gathering Immortals Tower together.
Outside the Gathering Immortals Tower's main entrance, Su Ming was pacing anxiously back and forth.
His eyes lit up when he saw Li Qingshan and Chu Yingluo emerge. He hurried