Washed in clear ripples, yet never gaudy

After watching for a while, Li Yan did not wake the Snow Mosquito King from its cultivation. In a rather pleasant mood, he quietly departed.

The Snow Mosquito King, lying on the enormous ice throne, remained entirely unaware.

In the past, even when its strength had been far below Li Yan's, the connection of their blood pact had allowed it to sense him whenever his divine sense entered the Tuban space.

But now, with its cultivation on the verge of breaking through to the third tier of demon beasts, it had noticed nothing at all. Its cultivation was growing, but Li Yan's strength had become even more terrifying.

Once his divine sense returned to his body, Li Yan stopped hesitating and immediately began examining his own interior.

Although he had already made a rough inspection of his condition, the sudden appearance of Tianxingzi and Xingming had left him time for only a hurried glance.

Foundation Establishment had nine ranks, while the Golden Core Realm had five grades: the Orthodox Unity Bright Lotus, the Supreme Purity Mystic Lotus, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lotus, the Pure Brightness Treasure Lotus, and the Divine Firmament Sacred Lotus.

The Supreme Purity Mystic Lotus was the most common in the cultivation world, followed by the Orthodox Unity Bright Lotus and the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lotus. Cultivators who formed an Orthodox Unity Bright Lotus had the weakest cultivation and the poorest combat strength among Golden Core cultivators.

Zhong Mengyin, the beautiful woman in gauze whom Li Yan had once encountered, had formed a second-grade Supreme Purity Mystic Lotus. Her combat strength was only middling among Golden Core cultivators, and her chief specialty was charm arts.

Li Wuyi's golden core was a third-grade Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lotus, placing him among the stronger Golden Core cultivators. Even among a