Li Su ran away!
Mainly because the look in her eyes was getting more and more wrong. If he stayed any longer, something would probably really happen.
And by "something happening," he did not mean having his kidneys carved out. He meant losing his life.
She was drunk on the Dao, her mind flooded by her own Great Dao, her consciousness utterly immersed within it. So while the scene might seem enough to make one's blood boil, what was likely to happen would not be a harmonious union of dragon and phoenix. Rather, unable to restrain herself, she would pry open his skull, take out the brain inside, and study it herself.
Thus, after giving her a rather profound answer—one enough to leave her dazed for quite a while—Li Su slipped away without the slightest hesitation.
He left behind the wine he had brewed.
After all, his gains had been immense.
Not only had he obtained a great number of practical witchcraft techniques, he had also gained quite a few insights and experiences concerning her breakthrough into the Witch King realm.
Although her breakthrough had been achieved through witch patterns, entirely different from the path Li Su was currently walking, it could still serve as a reference, giving him a concrete and systematic theory regarding breakthroughs.
Without question, that was exceedingly important!
Because his path had been severed, although he had touched the threshold of the Witch Sage through his physical body, when it came to breaking through to True Immortal and attaining Taiyi, he was practically like a blind man feeling an elephant. Everything had to be sensed by himself; there was no solid framework at all.
Now, with her holding nothing back in her assistance, he at least had a rough framework for the Witch Sage level. He