Cave Mansion

Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "Yuchun, help him get settled."

Li Yuchun looked at Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan said, "Assign Mr. Lu a courtyard. Do not slight him."

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Yuchun answered crisply. "Mr. Lu, come with me!"

Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward and patted Lu Haoyuan with a palm. "Get some proper rest. Come find me tomorrow."

"This subordinate takes his leave." Lu Haoyuan clasped his fists.

The acupoints throughout his body had already been instantly unsealed, and he could move freely again.

Li Miaotan's phoenix eyes flickered.

Li Yuzhen's cultivation was far superior to his, yet the acupoints she had sealed had been undone in an instant.

This showed how pure his True Essence was—no less so than Li Yuzhen's.

Yet there was clearly a gap between their realms. Why was that?

As far as she knew, Li Yuzhen had already reached the Third Turn.

After fighting on the Outer Realm Battlefield, reaching the Third Turn was already the limit of what one could advance in a short time.

Cultivating in the Venerable Realm was exceedingly difficult. Compared to the chasm-like barriers ahead, the first three turns were somewhat easier.

But easier was only relative to the latter six turns. Compared to the Intent Transformation Realm, the difficulty had increased by no less than a hundredfold.

Li Yuzhen was at the Third Turn. How could he possibly have reached the Third Turn in such a short time?

Then she remembered that Chu Zhiyuan had mastered the Heavenly Dragon Incantation.

Perhaps he was not at the Third Turn; perhaps the Heavenly Dragon Incantation merely made his True Essence purer.

Lu Haoyuan left with Li Yuchun.

Fan Yaohui asked solemnly, "Your Highness, what should we do?"

"Do nothing for now," Li Miaotan said.

Fan Yuxuan said, "We're not keeping watch on