Come to think of it, this was truly Xu Yuan's first time entering Biyou Market's Immortal Residence.
Compared to the uniformly low houses throughout the market, this place could indeed be called resplendent and magnificent.
As Xu Yuan looked around, an attendant had already stepped forward. Perhaps because Xu Yuan was dressed all in white, the attendant bent at the waist exceedingly low, revealing a wealth that had not required much fabric beneath the loose clothes.
Clicking his tongue inwardly, Xu Yuan gave the agreed-upon room number. A moment later, in an elegant chamber, he met Rong Ling, whom he had not seen for a long time.
She was leaning by the window. Her former black deacon's robe had been replaced by white clothes matching Xu Yuan's, and her hair was tied back with a ribbon, making her look valiant and capable.
"Junior Brother Xu Yuan, it has been quite some time since we last met."
Her gaze withdrew from the window and settled on Xu Yuan. This woman, at once his teacher, enemy, and friend, stood before him now, much of her former mystery having faded away.
She was still stronger than Xu Yuan—still overwhelmingly so, even—but at least now, Xu Yuan could see how far away she truly was.
After chatting with his master Jade River throughout the night, he had already learned the direction cultivation took after the late stage of Qi Refining.
It was not merely the accumulation of Qi Refining cultivation, but also involved tempering one's spiritual veins themselves.
Thus, the late stage of Qi Refining had another name: Spirit Cleansing. One used Killing Intent to scour the spiritual veins clean, shedding every impurity and attaining a state of purity without stain.
The process was incomparably dangerous. That was why, in the late stage of