"I have to go. It seems the Kunpeng Nest and I aren't destined for each other. It still hasn't opened after all this time. If I keep waiting, my true body will be in danger. I'm dividing too much of my attention."
That day, the Demoness's figure slowly appeared outside Li Dao's cave abode. After he invited her inside, she spoke to him with a wistful sigh.
"Now that I'm leaving, are you going to miss me a little?"
Seeing the Demoness's plaintive gaze, Li Dao couldn't help rubbing his nose.
He had enjoyed spending this time with the Demoness and had gained plenty of benefits, so naturally, he was somewhat reluctant to part with her.
Once the Demoness left, he would have to gather resources on his own, and the difficulty would shoot up. Still, he made no attempt to keep her.
"Of course I'll miss you a little. But mountains and rivers always meet again. We'll see each other next time."
The Demoness nodded in satisfaction at Li Dao's words. The wistfulness in her eyes instantly gave way to carefree ease, and she giggled. "Goodbye, then! Don't fail to recognize me the next time we meet!"
With that, she turned into a shower of light and vanished from these waters.
"Until next time." Li Dao chuckled despite himself.
After the Demoness left, Li Dao immersed himself in cultivation once more.
He sat cross-legged on the Meditation Cushion again and took out the Divine Refining Furnace. With a wave of his hand, a Hexagonal Golden Crystal appeared before him.
Waves of divine pressure spread from it, and the Dao aura spilling out made every pore on Li Dao's body open at once.
This Dao aura crystal had been obtained by refining the Sea God's phantom in Mo Shang's possession.