Inside Mother Li's and Li Muzhi's cave abode!
Zhang Hong, Mother Li, and Li Muzhi sat at a table, talking!
"Really? You saw it too?" Mother Li exclaimed to Zhang Hong.
"Yes! Mother, did you and Father also see Xiao Ya's Soul Life-Bell light up?" Zhang Hong hurriedly asked.
"Yes! That's why your father and I were in such a hurry to find you!" Mother Li replied.
"Oh! So that's what happened!" Understanding dawned on Zhang Hong. "Then has Xiao Ya returned?"
"I don't know!" Mother Li answered uncertainly.
"Oh, stop worrying yourselves sick over this!" Li Muzhi interjected.
"What do you mean, worrying ourselves sick? You're the only one who doesn't care about our son!" Mother Li snapped angrily.
"Uh! What do you mean, I don't care about him?" Li Muzhi hastily explained. "I just think there must be a reason Xiao Ya's Soul Life-Bell lit up! If its light has grown brighter, either his cultivation has improved or he's returned. Either way, it's good news!" He paused, then added, "Even if he hasn't returned, he should at least be getting closer to us!"
"..." Hearing this, Zhang Hong and Mother Li exchanged a glance and felt somewhat reassured. Both realized they had been a little too anxious.
"Oh, you're the only one who isn't worried!" Mother Li chided Li Muzhi, then changed tack. "If that's really the case, perhaps Xiao Ya is already a Spirit Communion Stage cultivator!"
"Yes! Our Li Family finally has a Spirit Communion Stage Great Cultivator! Hahaha!" Li Muzhi laughed proudly.
"Ah!" Suddenly remembering something, Zhang Hong exclaimed, "I almost forgot! Xian'er! Xian'er has advanced to the Spirit Communion Stage!"
"What?" Mother Li and Li Muzhi cried out in delight.
Zhang Hong had rushed over with Li Xiaoya weighing on her mind and forgotten