At dawn, as the sky gradually brightened, Li Yunjing was the first to wake.
Morning light streamed through the window, bathing the room and casting a soft glow over the two women.
Yu Yunyi slept peacefully, a satisfied smile on her face, while Lu Ruoxi curled up in the crook of Li Yunjing's arm like a little cat.
Feeling the surging spiritual power within them, and knowing their cultivation had yielded good results, Li Yunjing's lips curved slightly.
After this bout of cultivation, Yu Yunyi and Lu Ruoxi were both close to breaking through.
"It's time to go..."
Li Yunjing rose quietly and tucked the covers around them.
Today was the day he would enter the Divine Firmament Secret Realm. Looking at his still-sleeping Dao companions, Li Yunjing's eyes filled with tenderness.
Two wisps of pure spiritual power gathered at his fingertips.
He gently touched them to the centers of Yu Yunyi and Lu Ruoxi's brows. At once, a force entered their sea of consciousness.
This was his final gift before leaving.
"Be good! Wait for me to come back."
He kissed each of them on the forehead, then turned and stepped into the morning mist.
Inside the brocade-curtained bed behind him, Yu Yunyi unconsciously clutched the corner of the covers, while Lu Ruoxi mumbled and rolled over, as if even in her dreams she didn't want to part from him.
Thunderous power filled the entrance to the Divine Firmament Secret Realm.
Li Yunjing stood at the end of the mountain valley, gazing at the light gate before him. His Purple Gold Token flashed, and the gate seemed to sense the aura of the Sect Leader. It opened a passage wide enough for one person.
Surging spiritual energy poured out from within, stirring the surrounding thunder into streaks of lightning.