"How rude..." Hua Qi puffed out her cheeks.
"That should be the signature ritual artifact of Primordial Calculation... Miss Hua Qi, asking a Venue Master for his ritual artifact... well... that's a difficult request..." Xiang Ke said with a wry smile.
"Oh... then he could have explained that to me."
Xiang Ke stiffened again.
Just then, Hua Qi stepped toward Luo Bin's door.
She had raised her hand to knock when she spotted the Gu Worm on the door and immediately backed away two steps.
"Hey, Luo Bin, I spoke out of turn. Sorry."
Only then did Xiang Ke's expression relax considerably. He wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Hua Qi turned and headed back to her room.
New Black City Monastery, Bright Consort Palace.
Xu Lu's ghost body remained on the roof beam. He had never come down.
Xu Lu's human body was still being worshipped.
At least several months had passed, yet his human body had not deteriorated. Instead, it looked even more lustrous and full.
His fingernails and hair kept growing.
At a glance, he really did bear some resemblance to a Buddha.
About a month earlier, the offerings brought to him had stopped being women.
Xu Lu had ultimately restrained his lust. His method was simple: Soul Scattering.
Afterward, that tactic had been abandoned.
With a dull noise, the doors were pushed open.
The person entering the palace was none other than Kong An himself!
His figure was somewhat thin, and he carried a Buddhist staff utterly out of proportion to his height.
Kong An walked to the bedside, sat down quietly, and looked up at the roof beam.
"A rare visitor."
Xu Lu's voice echoed through the Bright Consort Palace, steeped in an eerie chill.
Kong An said nothing, remaining calm.
"What, can't