Inside the enormous main hall of the Skyvault Flying Boat, countless Five-Element sprites were still flitting through the air. Their numbers had grown considerably since Li Xiaoya left all those years ago, and the middle of the hall was piled with all sorts of artifact components. Although Li Xiaoya had no idea what these components were meant for, many were made from exceedingly rare materials. It seemed Second Better had done quite well for himself over the years...
And now...
Second Better had emerged from his puppet... The moment he came out, his cultivation gave Li Xiaoya an enormous shock...
Second Better had actually reached the Immortal Tribulation Stage... Although his aura could not compare to those of some Immortal Tribulation Stage cultivators Li Xiaoya had met, and he seemed to have advanced only recently, Li Xiaoya was still utterly astonished. Second Better had reached the Immortal Tribulation Stage before him. This was completely beyond Li Xiaoya's expectations... After all, even with so many extraordinary encounters and so many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to consume, advancing to the Immortal Tribulation Stage in such a short time was no easy feat. Yet how many years had it been for Second Better...?
Back when they parted over the Water-Fire Sky-Piercing Pearl, Second Better had only been at the Great Void Stage. Now he was already at the Immortal Tribulation Stage. Naturally, Li Xiaoya looked thoroughly dumbfounded...
However...
What puzzled Li Xiaoya even more was that Second Better's aura was completely different from when he had left. His physical body no longer seemed to be the one Li Xiaoya had helped reconstruct for him... Even though his appearance was unchanged...
But...
When Li Xiaoya tried to ask, Second Better did not explain what had happened. Instead, he brought Li Xiaoya to this