Old Geezer Ye Feng was probably still absorbing the Soul Bone and breaking through, so Ye Qing simply went to stay at Zhang Lexuan's home.
It was not that Ye Feng needed longer to absorb a Soul Bone than Zhang Lexuan had needed to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Most likely, after he finished absorbing the Earth-Splitting Saber-Toothed Tiger's Torso Bone, his Martial Soul had improved to a certain extent again.
He might still be stabilizing his level 96 cultivation now, while also seeing whether he could break straight through to level 97.
This was an old tree bursting into fresh spring growth for the Old Geezer. It was normal for him to want to ride that momentum a few steps higher, but he probably could not break through to level 97 in one go.
Level 96 was the most he could manage.
At Zhang Lexuan's home, Ye Qing lay on the sofa with his head resting on her smooth, soft thighs, reading the Sea God's Fate procedure documents Yan Shaozhe had given him earlier, while Zhang Lexuan gently massaged his temples with her small hands.
The Sea God's Fate proceedings consisted of five stages in total.
The first stage was called Mutual Appreciation. The male students competed for positions on the water lilies on Sea God Lake, each using their own means. Naturally, whoever secured a water lily near the front would gain a greater advantage.
The second stage was called Love at First Sight. Following their rankings in Mutual Appreciation, they would take turns trying to lift the bamboo hats of the Sea God Fairies opposite them. Whoever lifted more hats would gain a greater advantage.
Come to think of it, both Sea God's Fate events in the original story had been utterly