"Greetings, Senior." Qi Yingchen wore a respectful expression.
Gu Yuanqing chuckled softly. "Please, sit."
Qi Yingchen took his seat. Gu Yuanqing poured him a cup of tea, and Qi Yingchen rose again to offer his thanks.
After exchanging pleasantries for a moment, Qi Yingchen came to the point. "In about half a month, the Heavenly Boat will depart for the Spirit Realm. This will also be its final trip this year. Does Senior intend to board it?"
"Then reserve a place for me. Many thanks, Fellow Daoist," Gu Yuanqing said.
"You are too courteous, Senior. This is what this junior ought to do. When the time comes, this junior will personally come to receive you," Qi Yingchen said.
"There is no need for such trouble. I will go there myself," Gu Yuanqing said.
A moment later, Qi Yingchen rose and took his leave.
Over the following days, Gu Yuanqing instructed the innkeeper that he would be entering seclusion for several days. He then activated the formation in the courtyard and tossed out several Magic Tools to lay down another formation. A fishing line emerged from the void, and his body vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a wisp of divine soul imprint.
At the same time, the three avatars by the Boundless River in the Ancient Realm, within the Dao Source Forbidden Land of the God Ruins, and inside Qingping Dao Palace all vanished in turn and returned to the main body.
All manner of memories and insights gathered into one, melding together in perfect harmony.
Each of the four avatars had gained something. Their mutual verification was enough to advance Gu Yuanqing's understanding of the path of cultivation another step.
There was no need to mention the avatar in the Cultivation World. Witnessing Old Man Heavenly Sword's process