Xiao Qi gave up on cultivating further, stood up, and turned to ask Xu Qingtong, "Big Brother, what should we do next?"
Xu Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "This node should be unusable now. I reckon there are no Body-Shaping Stage cultivators left on the Netherworld side. There's little point in keeping watch here!"
"Then let's go to the Haoyu Mountain Range! Oh, I forgot-you can't go too far from the Academy!"
"We'll scout to the east. Once we've gone three thousand li, we'll head back!" Xu Qingtong said.
"Mm, if we run into any Netherworld cultivators, we can kill a few along the way!" Xiao Qi said.
"That depends on the situation. If the enemy is too strong, I have no wish to court death!"
"All right, it's settled!"
The brother and sister chatted a little more before Xu Qingtong took Xiao Qi into the Seven-Star Bracelet, activated the Flying Sky Crown, concealed his aura, and flew east.
By the time darkness had fallen completely, Xu Qingtong stopped. He was already more than two thousand li from the Academy.
Xu Qingtong landed on a hilltop and looked around, then found a clean spot and sat down cross-legged.
After a little thought, he took a Dark Azure Elixir from his Storage Ring, put it in his mouth, and began circulating the Nether God Canon to refine its medicinal power.
The Dark Azure Elixir truly lived up to its place in Xiao Qi's inheritance. Its effects were even better than those of his Mid-grade Nine Yin Pills! Most importantly, Nine Yin Pills could only increase the power of the Great Yin and did little to strengthen the divine soul.
In less than two hours, Xu Qingtong finished refining the Dark Azure Elixir's medicinal power. He checked his cultivation and