Guided the Chosen Immortal King!

Lady Three-Flower flicked her tail, her amber eyes sizing Li Qingshan up and down. When she spoke, her voice was crisp, yet it carried a somewhat old-fashioned reproach.

"Kid, you were far too reckless."

Her front paw lightly tapped the ground, and the tip of her tail curled slightly. "Without foolproof preparations, you actually tried to forcibly open all thirty-six hidden immortal apertures? A mere Ten Thousand Stars Immortal Source Fruit simply does not contain enough energy.

"When others open hidden immortal apertures, they do so one at a time—and with the utmost caution. Who would be as outrageously bold as you? If I had not awakened in time and lent you a hand with my origin immortal qi, your nineteenth hidden immortal aperture would have closed long ago.

"Once the first one closes, all the hidden immortal apertures that follow will collapse in a chain reaction. By then, forget opening hidden immortal apertures—your thirty-six ordinary immortal apertures that you had already opened would suffer backlash as well."

Only then did a layer of cold sweat seep across Li Qingshan's back.

Previously, his mind had been wholly set on opening every hidden immortal aperture in one burst. He truly had not carefully calculated the energy limit of the Ten Thousand Stars Immortal Source Fruit.

Thinking back on it now, if he had truly fallen short at the final step just then, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Many thanks to Lady Three-Flower for saving me."

Li Qingshan cupped his fists solemnly, his tone sincere. "Had Your Ladyship not awakened in time, this junior would truly have stumbled badly this time."

Lady Three-Flower gave a snort, raising her chin slightly with an expression that plainly said, "Good that you know."

Li Qingshan studied her carefully, a touch more concern entering his