Despite Li Xiaoya's respectful demeanor, his heart was bobbing up and down with anxiety. With the Purple-Light Daoist Patriarch's astonishing cultivation, crushing him to death would be no different from crushing an ant. Naturally, he would not have summoned him just to kill him, but what exactly did he want? Li Xiaoya had only just arrived on the East Xia Continent. That man was some cultivator from the Purple Vitality Gate, and he knew even less about the Purple-Light Daoist Patriarch before him.
"Mm! Dispense with the formalities!" The Purple-Light Daoist Patriarch seemed to understand Li Xiaoya's unease and spoke in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Lord Daoist Patriarch!" Li Xiaoya bowed respectfully once more before speaking.
"Do you know why I summoned you?" The Purple-Light Daoist Patriarch wasted no words and asked him directly.
"This junior does not know!" Li Xiaoya answered with the utmost respect. He truly did not know. Although he felt it might have something to do with the Soul-Restoring Purple Vitality Pill, he was not certain...
"Oh! Excellent! Your physical cultivation is astonishing, your divine sense formidable, your magic power far beyond that of cultivators at your level, and your soul powerful. You were born with five-element immortal roots! They have already surpassed a full immortal root by more than twofold. Excellent, excellent!" The Purple-Light Daoist Patriarch suddenly nodded repeatedly, assessing him aloud. It seemed his earlier examination had allowed him to see right through Li Xiaoya, and he praised him lavishly.
"You flatter me, Lord Daoist Patriarch. How could this little bit of cultivation of mine be worthy of your discerning eye?" Li Xiaoya could not tell what medicine the Purple-Light Daoist Patriarch was hiding in his gourd, so he could only respond with earnest deference.
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