Looking to Die?

Half an incense stick later.

In the little courtyard on the main peak.

"You're out of seclusion!" Li Miaoxuan smiled warmly.

Gu Yuanqing nodded. "More or less. There's no need to rush cultivation too much. You ought to take in the scenery along the way. If you grow too impatient, your foundations will be unstable, and you'll have to stop and consolidate them again in the end. Rather than that, it's better to make every step a little steadier."

"I think you're taking a jab at me." Li Miaoxuan glanced at Gu Yuanqing, then added, "Don't worry. I'll weigh the advantages and disadvantages carefully. After all, the Chaos Realm isn't the end of cultivation."

Gu Yuanqing smiled. "You're overthinking it. I was only speaking from the heart."

The two exchanged a few casual jibes.

They took their seats in the pavilion beside the pond.

Li Miao skillfully brewed the tea.

Gu Yuanqing raised his brows slightly and said in surprise, "Your mastery of tea has improved!"

"Of course. In two years, I could have learned even a Divine Ability," Li Miaoxuan said.

Gu Yuanqing laughed. "If Cheng Yi heard that, he'd probably be hurt all over again!"

Just then, Li Chengyi entered the courtyard, approached the two, and respectfully knelt in greeting.

Then he said aggrievedly, "Father, you don't understand. Mother said that for my benefit. She thinks I'm too slow at cultivating divine abilities."

Li Miaoxuan snorted softly. "That's because your heart isn't calm. If that's how you are, I think you might as well forget about venturing into the Spirit Realm and the outer realms. When the heart is unsettled, the soul is unstable. Wouldn't facing a Heavenly Demon then be seeking your own death?"

Li Chengyi said, "It's hardly as bad as you make it sound, Mother.