Li Changge waved a hand and said, "I was only trying to follow in your footsteps.
"I originally thought that after thousands of years of chasing you, perhaps I could at least catch sight of your back.
"Only today did I learn that it was all wishful thinking.
"If you hadn't intervened, that demon would most likely have possessed me."
Xu Changxing shook his head. "You're being far too modest, Senior Brother.
"With your willpower and attainment in the Sword Dao, that old thing couldn't have possessed you even in perfect condition. You might even have devoured him instead.
"I only hope you won't blame me for interfering with your opportunity."
Li Changge smiled and shook his head. "You're still as modest as you were back then.
"No wonder you're still advancing so rapidly after breaking through to Golden Immortal.
"If I had your cultivation, I'd have long since cleaved the sky with my sword, my arrogance soaring into the heavens."
After saying this, he couldn't help bursting into laughter.
Li Changge wasn't merely laughing at his own teasing words. He was also laughing over their reunion and the brush with death he had just experienced.
What had just happened had been truly shocking, even for Li Changge.
Now that he had relaxed, he couldn't help wanting to ease his emotions through laughter.
With his current insights into the Great Dao of Music, Xu Changxing keenly sensed Li Changge's emotions.
The experiences he had shared with Li Changge involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
A long-lost resonance prompted Xu Changxing to raise his hand again and pluck at the Great Dao Laws within the Small World.
As his fingers gently plucked, crisp zither notes rang out, answering Li Changge's laughter.
The zither notes gradually blended with Li Changge's laughter, lifting their