Although Shi Qingyun was surprised, he had sensed when he first met her that her cultivation realm was nearing perfection. He had not expected his emergence this time to be so ill-timed.
Shi Qingyun then vanished from the spot. Hearing his thanks, the female disciple's face filled with delight. She gazed absently in the direction he had left and murmured:
"I never thought Senior Brother Wan would be so gentle. How wonderful it would be to find a Dao companion like him!"
Shi Qingyun then sought out a few acquaintances and asked about recent events, inwardly surprised that so much time had already passed.
"Shi Hao returned from the North Sea and even caused an uproar at the Martial King Manor. He really does live up to the name Bear Child."
"Then it's about time I went to the Stone Kingdom Imperial Capital to see Little White and Xuanzhi."
He took a step, his figure flickered a few times, and he returned to his residence.
"Before that, I should investigate what this thing does."
Seated cross-legged on a meditation cushion, he had barely finished the thought when dazzling divine light flared on his forehead, strands of holy radiance spilling out.
Everything around him began to blur. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an exceptionally quiet, mysterious place.
He looked down at his reflection on the calm water and slowly walked forward. Every step sent tiny ripples across its mirrorlike surface.
Beneath the smooth water, where Shi Qingyun could not see, lay utter darkness. Streams of viscous black mist writhed beneath the smooth, holy surface.
As he walked over this tranquil water mirror and approached its center, the vitality permeating the air grew increasingly dense.
After walking some distance, his pupils involuntarily contracted.
An exceptionally holy lotus