The Spirit-Calming Art his eldest senior brother Murong Qi had given him really did prove useful. Whenever Li Xiaoya silently recited it a few times before sitting down to cultivate, the True Sun Formula circulated much more smoothly once he entered meditation, and his cultivation of his state of mind gradually improved as well.
Before he knew it, another month or so had passed. Li Xiaoya flew aimlessly through the sky on the Azure Wind Leaf, feeling dejected. He had just gone to Rainbow Dawn Mountain again to ask about Liu Xian'er. One look at his expression made it clear that she still had not emerged from seclusion. Moreover, Cai Liu'er had told him that, starting tomorrow, she would no longer be standing guard there; another senior sister would be taking her turn. That left him thoroughly dispirited. With someone new on guard duty, he would have to spend quite a bit of effort finding out anything.
"Ah, Xian'er, I miss you so much!" As Li Xiaoya recalled Liu Xian'er's charming, gentle appearance, his heart burned with longing.
Without realizing it, Li Xiaoya flew into a somewhat familiar area. He could not help looking around and muttering in puzzlement, "Huh? This place looks so familiar, but why can't I remember where it is?"
Suddenly, he raised his head and saw several stone huts in the distance, along with a towering wall. Behind the wall, a faint blue dome of light stretched down over the area...
"Aha! I was wondering where this was. It's Demon Beast Valley!" Li Xiaoya exclaimed in realization. He was hovering directly above the path he had taken down from Heavenly Capital Peak. No wonder it seemed so familiar.
He hovered in the air for a while, remembering that harrowing experience in Demon Beast Valley. It remained