"Then who are you? Where are you?" Li Xiaoya asked, warily surveying his surroundings as he swept his divine sense around, trying to locate the speaker.
"Who I am isn't important. What matters is that I can help you enter the Core Condensation Stage right away and greatly advance your cultivation!" the mysterious voice said.
"Oh?" Li Xiaoya replied indifferently, showing no particular delight. He had already reached the Great Perfection Realm of the True Cultivation Stage. With Heavenly Venerable Daoling's abilities, helping him enter the Core Condensation Stage was only a matter of time. However, he did notice something else: the voice seemed to be coming from the necklace around his neck. He hurriedly took it off for a look and was utterly stunned. The once opaque Black Pearl had turned completely milky white, without a trace of any other color.
"Hehe! It looks like you've noticed!" Seeing that Li Xiaoya was not overjoyed as he had expected, the speaker chuckled, seemingly unconcerned.
"Huh? How did you get inside my necklace? And why has my necklace turned white?" Li Xiaoya asked in confusion.
Indeed, the speaker was none other than the cloud of black smoke that Li Xiaoya's necklace had sucked inside. He had thought he was surely doomed this time, but after entering the necklace, he had been enclosed within a strange space. Demon-sealing divine milk surrounded him, leaving him unable to move. Unexpectedly, however, he discovered that he could still hear sounds from outside. Just as Li Xiaoya was about to leave, he could not help speaking up. To his immense surprise and delight, Li Xiaoya could hear his voice.
"Alas! No good deed goes unpunished!" the speaker sighed. "I saw you fall out of the demon-sealing divine milk on the Demon-Sealing Grand Array. Out of kindness,