Ruins-Return Divine Light

After Li Xuancang emerged from seclusion, the Soul Emperor and the others hurried over.

"Fellow Daoist Li..."

The Beast Taming Elder hesitated. He wanted to ask about Li Xuancang's condition, but feared upsetting him.

"If you have something to say, fellow Daoists, please speak freely."

Seeing their unease, Li Xuancang grew puzzled and asked them directly.

After a moment's hesitation, the Beast Taming Elder asked gravely, "Fellow Daoist Li, how are your injuries?"

"My injuries have healed. I'm fine."

Li Xuancang told him the truth.

The Soul Emperor and the other two brightened, their hearts shaken.

Delighted, the Beast Taming Elder pressed him. "Fellow Daoist Li, are you truly all right?"

Li Xuancang did not answer. Instead, he unleashed the pressure of the Dao-Integration Realm.

Boom!

The pressure fell upon them. Their faces flushed, and they struggled to breathe. Its soul-shaking force nearly suffocated them.

Li Xuancang withdrew his pressure, and they gasped for air as though they had escaped death.

"Wonderful. Fellow Daoist Li is all right."

Once they were certain Li Xuancang was unharmed, their faces lit up and their hearts settled.

"What happened while I was in seclusion?"

Their behavior was strange enough to arouse Li Xuancang's suspicion, so he questioned Su Xinghai and his companion.

"Marquis, while you were in seclusion..."

Su Xinghai recounted everything that had happened during Li Xuancang's seclusion, one event after another.

After hearing him out, Li Xuancang understood the Soul Emperor and the others' reactions.

"Fellow Daoist Li, the Heavenly Court believes you've fallen from your realm. Why not conceal your strength? Then you won't have to return to the battlefield."

Calculation glinted in the Beast Taming Elder's eyes. He wanted Li Xuancang to pretend he was crippled and avoid risking his life in battle.

Li Xuancang was the pillar holding