"Heh... quite the stubborn one."
Gu Sheng replied calmly.
"This junior merely understands a few tricks of dealing with people."
Tantai Mingjing stared at Gu Sheng. His gentle eyes now resembled two bottomless icy pools, emotions churning within them before finally turning into an inscrutable sigh.
He fell silent for a moment, seemingly reassessing the young man before him, as well as the tangled, inextricable relationship between him and his daughter.
"Hmph." Tantai Mingjing finally snorted, breaking the silence as he spoke in a complicated tone.
"Thinking it over, although you... although you did violate Xuefei's chastity, without your help, the innate shackle that had plagued her for years could not have been broken so early, much less allowed part of her bloodline potential to awaken ahead of time. Blessings hide within misfortunes, and misfortunes lean upon blessings... Let this matter be considered settled, with neither side owing the other anything!"
Before his words had even faded, he flicked a finger without waiting for Gu Sheng's response. A hazy stream of light, seemingly suspended between reality and illusion, slowly flew toward Gu Sheng, carrying an indescribably pure spiritual fluctuation.
"This is called the Virtual Spirit Source. It is a rare wonder formed only under particular conditions, when the purest source Soul Power of a fallen Saint Realm great demon intertwines with the laws of heaven and earth."
Tantai Mingjing spoke casually, as if he were describing some insignificant trinket.
"If used well, it may help you advance further in spiritual cultivation and achieve that legendary... third refinement."
Gu Sheng's heart shook violently upon hearing this! The third refinement of spiritual power? Even by the standards of his past life, this was nearly a legendary realm. Its difficulty far surpassed the second refinement, and the benefits of success would be immeasurable.