Time flew like a shuttle, and another three years passed in the blink of an eye. There was still no sign of activity from Li Xiaoya's cave abode, and everyone had begun to worry.
Dong Santong's cultivation realm, meanwhile, had stabilized two years earlier. He had already mastered quite a few Golden Core Stage divine abilities, but he still had not found a magic treasure that satisfied him.
At that moment, Li Xiaoya stood half-naked in a strange posture inside the sealed chamber. Golden light shone all over him. He balanced in a half squat on one leg, supporting his entire body on just five toes, while his other foot rested on the bent thigh. His head tilted back toward the ceiling, and both arms stretched straight upward, his fingers slightly curled into dragon claws. His mouth hung slightly open as he breathed in and out.
As Li Xiaoya regulated his breathing, the golden light around him expanded and contracted in rhythm. More striking still, all the meridians in his body flickered with a faint golden glow with each breath, as though his constitution were being remade.
In fact, three years earlier, before Dong Santong had successfully formed his Golden Core, Li Xiaoya had already attempted to break through to the Golden Core Stage. Unfortunately, his attempt had failed, leaving him deeply frustrated.
Fortunately, he had taken the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill, so the failure had not harmed his cultivation.
It was then that Second Better suddenly sought him out. After years of study and contemplation, Second Better had finally comprehended most of the Dragon-Devouring God-Reversal Art and hurried over, insisting that Li Xiaoya begin practicing it immediately. Really, he could hardly be blamed for his impatience. According to him, this heaven-defying body-refining cultivation method could transform a cultivator's constitution and multiply