Seeing that Little Red had not let its sudden surge in strength go to its head, he nodded in satisfaction.
A Divine Ring appeared behind him, wisps of solar essence swirling around it, and he slowly extended his hand.
Specks of golden solar essence drifted from the Divine Ring and wound around his hand.
He pointed a finger at its chest, blazing extreme yang power surging at his fingertip. Dense currents of sealing power accompanied it, flowing along his finger and directly onto Little Red.
The extreme yang power turned into golden motes floating around its body. The next instant, those motes became several golden rings that wound around Little Red.
"Contract!"
At Shi Qingyun's soft command, the rings seemed to receive an order. They instantly tightened around its body and merged into it.
Crack!
A crisp shattering sound immediately rang out from within its body. Its cultivation was continually compressed, rapidly retreating.
It fell straight from the peak of lie ling to the middle stage of spirit transformation.
"I've sealed away the rest of your cultivation, turning it into your reserves."
"But here in the Upper Realm, you should be able to cultivate it back very quickly."
Feeling a familiar power within its body, Little Red shrank in midair, turning into a little red bird that landed on Shi Qingyun's shoulder and affectionately rubbed against his cheek.
Shi Qingyun smiled faintly and swept his sleeve, putting away everything below.
As their transformations concluded, the crowd waiting outside instantly grew excited.
"The phenomena have all disappeared. Is the transformation complete?"
"It should be. Didn't you see how much more solemn Chen Xuan's expression suddenly became?"
"I wonder if this prodigy will take a liking to me. If he does, I'll ascend to heaven in a single step."
"Heh, how could