Shen Xiaoyi flipped his right hand, took out a pill and swallowed it. Then, a palm-sized white octopus appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he slapped it straight onto his face.
Splat.
The octopus deformed and melted into a facial mask. Before long, Shen Xiaoyi had become a handsome young gentleman. With a turn of his body, his clothes changed into a Daoist robe. Apart from a similar build, no one could tell they were the same person.
Li Qingxian opened his Spirit Eye and could only faintly sense some force obscuring Shen Xiaoyi's face. After thinking for a moment, he took a black gauze veiled hat from his Heaven-and-Earth Bracelet and handed it over.
"Thanks." Shen Xiaoyi held the hat with both hands, leaving only his chin exposed. Even his voice had changed completely, becoming deeper and heavier.
Li Qingxian said, "Write an oath pledging to join us."
"Alright."
Shen Xiaoyi wrote a Fate Oath and formally joined the group.
Shen Xiaoyi transmitted his voice, "When should we use the Dragon Suppression Art? Too early, and we might be noticed. Too late, and the Emperor Star could easily be snatched away."
After considering it, Li Qingxian said, "I've deduced that the Emperor Star will definitely descend after nightfall, once we enter the Imperial City. The moment we enter, we'll begin. Teach me the Dragon Suppression Art first, then I'll see whether we have enough Fate Materials. If we truly don't, we can only use the Universal Jade Pendant as a substitute."
"Alright." Shen Xiaoyi passed the Dragon Suppression Art to Li Qingxian. Then the two checked their Fate Materials one by one. Shen Xiaoyi supplied what Li Qingxian lacked, but in the end, they were still missing one crucial Fate Material: a dragon horn.
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