Li Xiaoya naturally had no idea that those two mighty figures had schemed against him yet again. After returning to Tranquil Valley, he began thinking about getting back to cultivation. Still, even without their scheming, continuing to cultivate diligently had always been part of his plan.
He had gradually begun to feel the crushing weight resting on his shoulders. It was not merely that business about being the Calamity-Bound One, but also his family, his lovers, his friends, and even the countless living beings throughout the world. Li Xiaoya himself did not quite understand why he had developed such resolve. Perhaps it was simply what people called a sense of responsibility driving him.
Li Xiaoya resolved to devote himself to cultivation. Although there were many matters to investigate, including the Heaven-Shaking Great Emperor, he did not need to handle those investigations personally. He could simply leave them to the Intelligence Pavilion.
Thus, Li Xiaoya returned to the ordinary cultivating life of a cultivator.
Yet after only five or six days of cultivation, Li Xiaoya remembered another matter he had to resolve personally and left his cave abode again. Of course, this was not because he was slacking off. He had simply remembered something that required a visit to Spring Renewal Peak, where the cultivators of the Spring Returning Church were staying.
Spring Renewal Peak stood not far from Heavenly Capital Peak. Li Xiaoya had only one purpose for this trip: the Nine-Turn Spirit Communion Pill! Over the past few days, he had found time to sort through the recipe for the Nine-Turn Spirit-Linking Pill, only to discover, to his delight, that he had unknowingly gathered ninety-nine percent of the ingredients for the Nine-Turn Spirit Communion Pill. With the two ingredients obtained after killing that black-clad, masked cultivator, he was now