Several more days passed before Su Jiu fully emerged from meditation.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the springlike scenery and her Junior Granduncle beside her, looking as though he had been sculpted from ice and snow.
Chu Luohen's eyes flickered faintly when he saw that Su Jiu had awakened.
At the very instant she opened her eyes, he seemed to glimpse a dazzling nightfall star river in those beautiful peach blossom eyes, almost drawing all his attention into them.
But his self-control seemed much stronger now than before. Though a lingering desire remained in his heart, he did not keep staring at her as he once had.
And then there was his Dao heart, which seemed to have wavered a little.
Once he returned to the Azure Mist Continent, he would probably have to visit the Sect first...
What Su Jiu noticed was the aura surrounding Chu Luohen. Just as she had expected, he had advanced to the Spirit Severing Stage as well.
"Does your body feel uncomfortable anywhere now?" Chu Luohen's voice was cool and detached, like the Spirit-Cleansing Pool Water at the very center of the Seal Grounds.
Su Jiu shook her head with a faint smile. "I feel very well. At least the curse script didn't come out to cause trouble during this advancement." Or rather, it had lacked the ability to cause trouble.
After all, when a cultivator advanced to a new major stage, they were closer to the Heavenly Dao than at any other time. If it dared emerge, the Heavenly Dao would dare seize the opportunity to annihilate it.
"And this advancement wasn't difficult for me, either." It had not even been as painful as advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.
Chu Luohen had clearly also recalled what Su Jiu had