The little courtyard bustled for a few days.
But as Li Xian repeatedly shut his doors to visitors, and even left almost every message read but unanswered, the elders, core disciples, and small factions intent on recruiting him gradually quieted down, allowing his life to return to peace.
On top of that, a new intake of disciples had arrived, and one prodigy after another burst onto the scene.
Though those who could defeat a Xiantian cultivator while in the True Qi Realm were rare, quite a few could overcome the difference in realms and defeat Meridian Opening cultivators.
Some true prodigies had also entered the Meridian Opening Realm early and built up formidable foundations. They not only surged onto the Outer Sect Disciple Ranking in one push, but ranked higher than Li Xian.
The dazzling brilliance of these disciples soon eclipsed Li Xian's own.
He, too, spent a full ten days consolidating his gains and putting his cultivation in order.
"After those severe injuries, my physique has improved again... The Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique is starting to fall behind."
He spoke aloud.
The inspiration for the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique had ultimately come from the Blood Jade Art and explosive releases of core force.
But as his cultivation deepened and he refined his vital energy into true qi, the efficiency of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, which still ran on vital energy, naturally declined somewhat.
Of course, his constant use of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique during this period, unleashing his vital energy again and again, had also steadily increased his physical strength and the upper limit of his vital energy.
By now...
Calling his vital energy three times that of others would have been an exaggeration, but it was more than enough to reach twice their strength.
Yet after