How could he not see that these people were stepping onto the arena to die, one after another, hoping to wear down Fan Qi's cultivation power a little more for him?
Xu Taiping neither knew nor cared how much of Fan Qi's cultivation power they had depleted, because he had seen something more important in them-the reason to throw a punch.
According to the understanding he had gained from listening to Purple Sun True Lord expound the scriptures years ago, the so-called reason to throw a punch was, in fact, fist intent. Like sword intent, blade intent, and even the Dao Heart, these were different paths leading to the same destination.
What had originally been no more than a vague notion of fist intent to Xu Taiping had begun to take on a clear outline after he watched these people fight Fan Qi.
"Both Taiping's aura and his state of mind have changed."
As a companion who had spent every day with Xu Taiping for three years, Fairy Lingyue immediately noticed the change in his state of mind. It astonished her and filled her with delight.
For cultivators, possessing an undying Dao Heart meant that even if their bodies were shattered and their spiritual energies ran dry, they could use that heart to reshape their golden bodies and recreate their divine essence.
This alone has made this journey of tempering more than worthwhile.
Fairy Lingyue thought to herself.
It was not only Fairy Lingyue. Huang Que, who had been watching Xu Taiping all along, also sensed the subtle change in his aura.
Naturally, he could not sense the change in Xu Taiping's state of mind, but he could clearly feel the fluctuations of his aura, which had suddenly grown far more solid as a result.
"This boy's aura was already