Chapter 675: First Hear of the Innate, Qi Yun Achieves the Dao (Combined Chapter)

When Li Yuan pushed open the door and stepped out, the sky was already bright.

Within the grotto-heaven there was no sun or moon, but at the horizon there was a sea of rosy clouds, spilling across the mountains and mingling with the mist—a rather magnificent sight.

"Master, the spirit-meal is ready."

In the small courtyard, Li Yi had already prepared the spirit-meal; it was still 'Red Deer Meal.'

Over the past three years, Li Yi had learned several more spirit-meals and occasionally made them, but most of the time it was still Red Deer Meal—nourishing, well-rounded, and cheap.

Although its efficacy was reduced for cultivators of the Er San Jing realm, eating more of it did no harm.

"Yesterday, your senior sister sent over an invitation."

While Li Yuan tasted the spirit-meal, Li Yi reported on the various matters within the grotto-heaven—such as the spirit-rice harvest, the wear on the spirit-puppets, and the invitation Yu Yu Haizhen had sent.

"A small gathering for enlightenment?"

Li Yuan tucked away the invitation and continued eating.

After completing the Second Realm, his appetite had grown again—nearly ten times what it had been when he first entered the mountain. Fortunately, Red Deer Meal had almost no impurities, and he could use magic power to refine away what little there was, so there was no need to relieve himself.

"Now this is cultivation."

Setting down his bowl and chopsticks, Li Yuan gazed into the distance at the rosy clouds on the horizon, quite content with his life as it now was.

Having lived two lives, he had always preferred to immerse himself in his own little world. If not for the need to seek out cultivation resources, he would even feel this was the cultivation life of his dreams.

Each day he would practice his arts and refine his methods, read books and listen to music, fish and take his meals, drill his spells on the Combat Platform, and when tired, open the Insight Orb to browse the scenery of other realms and the travel writings of others.

After finishing his meal, Li Yuan went to the Qi-Gathering Platform as usual to take a look, collected the divine patterns the little black-skinned gourd had painstakingly gathered, and with one hand lightly turning the Human-Demon Bone Chain, he stepped out unhurriedly.

Perhaps because of the True Transmission's lecture, quite a few senior brothers were still on the mountain. When Li Yuan stepped out, he ran into several, exchanged greetings with each, chatted, and added them as friends.

"The weight of a True Transmission, indeed."

After taking his leave of those senior brothers, Li Yuan could not help but think of that Master Master Fufa, but he resolutely suppressed the association.

Although after yesterday's attempt he could no longer recall that True Transmission senior brother's true appearance, if he happened to remember again and the man cast a glance at him through mere thought—he truly could not bear that.

On the way, Li Yuan stopped to buy some spirit-pills needed for his daily cultivation.

The spirit-pill district of Mount Mount Dongxuan was quite large—second only to the spirit-field district, one might say. The variety of spirit-pills was vast and their quality excellent; apart from the price, they had no flaws whatsoever.

"Pill-refining really is a profiteering business."

Clutching a few bottles of Shan Xuan Shui Dan, Li Yuan could not help but sigh inwardly.

Disciples of Mount Mount Dongxuan received a discount when purchasing spirit-pills. Take these Shan Xuan Shui Dan, for instance—other realms had them too, but the price was often more than thirty percent higher.

Before long, Li Yuan arrived at the 666th-level minor grotto-heaven. On the steps, two maidservant-dressed spirit-puppets were already waiting, their attitude respectful, ready to lead the way for him.

'Fourth-Realm spirit-puppets!'

Li Yuan cast a glance and immediately sensed the intricate divine prohibitions circulating within these two puppets, clicking his tongue inwardly in astonishment.

Spirit-puppets differed from Dao Soldiers; for the most part they had no combat ability, and so most spirit-puppets were only of the Er San Jing realm. Going above the Fourth Realm was not very cost-effective.

Yu Yu Haizhen's minor grotto-heaven was managed extremely well.

Spirit-fields, herb-fields, and a spirit-beast district were all present and accounted for, and their grades were all high. Li Yuan even spotted a patch of upper-grade spirit-fields tended day and night by spirit-puppets.

Seen from afar, that patch of spirit-fields looked like a grove of giant trees beneath which one could take shade. The rice ears that grew were fully a zhang long, and the grains upon them were each plump and round; when the wind blew, the fragrance of rice came rushing over, refreshing the spirit and clearing the mind.

"What rice is this?"

Li Yuan inquired.

"Replying to the honored guest, this is Green Spirit Rice, fifth-grade spirit-rice. Long-term consumption can nourish the spirit, consolidate the foundation, and purify magic power…"

The leading maidservant answered.

"Green Spirit Rice, is it?"

Li Yuan looked at it for a few moments before following them up the mountain.

The mountain was quiet and secluded, with hardly any buildings. From afar, Li Yuan spotted the familiar pavilion, where maidservants were brewing tea, and Yu Yu Haizhen was chatting amiably with several Daoists.

As if sensing his arrival, Yu Yu Haizhen stepped out of the pavilion, and the other three Daoists rose as well.

"Senior Sister Yu, Senior Brothers."

Li Yuan cupped his hands in greeting.

"Junior Brother Li, no need for such ceremony."

Yu Yu Haizhen welcomed him in with a smile, introducing him to the other three.

Of the three, Li Yuan recognized two: the one wreathed in faint nine-colored mist was Fang Fang Jiuan, and the other, with a face like a jade crown, was Gu Shan Xuan Sheng.

The last man was unremarkable in appearance, but his gaze was deep as the sea. He was Yuan Han—one of only two current inner-disciples to have made the Weitian Martial Arts Ranking.

The second-ranked inner-disciple of the current generation.

"Senior Brother Yuan, Senior Brother Gu, Senior Brother Fang."

Li Yuan greeted each in turn, and the three returned the courtesy.

'So this is the circle of inner-disciples.'

Li Yuan could not help but marvel once more at the weight of Master Master Fufa—a few words, and he had been lifted into the inner-disciples' small circle.

Moreover, this was no ordinary small circle.

Of the four, Yuan Han and Yu Yu Haizhen were among the top five inner-disciples, and Gu Shan Xuan Sheng and Fang Fang Jiuan were also in the top ten. Though their divine light was restrained, there was a solemn and majestic air about them.

Li Yuan had read extensively and knew this was the sign of a Dharma Realm already established, one's system of Shen Tong Fa spells set up like a tripod—with only half a step separating them from the Dharma Heaven.

'Even more solemn than Senior Brother Qi Yun by a few degrees, already possessing the foundation to forge a Dharma Heaven. Is it all in pursuit of a True Transmission seat? Or is it fear of the Dao-Formation Tribulation?'

Li Yuan pondered inwardly as he took his seat with the others. A maidservant stepped forward and poured tea for each of them.

"Junior Sister Yu is actually willing to bring out this 'Wu Fa Tea' today?"

Yuan Han glanced at Li Yuan and said with a smile, "It seems today the three of us are basking in Junior Brother Li's light."

"Senior Sister Yu is rarely this generous."

Gu Shan Xuan Sheng and Fang Fang Jiuan also laughed and chimed in agreement.

"When have I ever been stingy?"

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen gave a light snort: "Last time when 'Junior Sister Han' refined her Dharma Realm, didn't you all drink Enlightenment Tea?"

"That is true."

Fang Fang Jiuan nodded, then paused and asked: "Senior Brother Gu, do you still remember how many years ago Junior Sister Han refined her Dharma Realm?"

"This…"

Gu Shan Xuan Sheng was quite cooperative; he hesitated and looked at Yuan Han, who answered in all seriousness: "Two hundred and thirty-two years ago, Junior Sister Han refined a superior-grade Dharma Heaven."

"…"

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen couldn't be bothered with the three of them and laughed as she called out to Li Yuan:

"Junior Brother Li, don't listen to those three talking nonsense. They clearly know that the 'Enlightenment Tea' takes three hundred years to grow into a single tree, yet they deliberately pretend not to — truly not fit to be called men!"

"Three hundred years just to grow into one tree?"

Li Yuan clicked his tongue at once; when it came to indulging the host, he too had plenty of experience.

But in his heart he was genuinely rather astonished, because he knew this Enlightenment Tea was a rather rare spiritual tea, capable of aiding enlightenment and the refinement of dharma.

He had previously bought some Enlightenment Pills, and the main ingredient of those pills was precisely the bark of the Enlightenment Tea tree; the effect was truly excellent, and even though the price was steep, he had bought quite a few.

"Why say so much? Drink tea, drink tea!"

Fang Fang Jiuan raised his cup with a smile; the others all picked up their teacups as well, and Li Yuan naturally took a sip as well.

Hum~

The instant the tea entered his mouth, Li Yuan felt a stream of cool air surge up to his brow, and in a flash he felt as if a great hole had been punched open in his Ni Wan Palace, his divine sense and mind instantly livening up.

Within the Ni Wan Shen Jing, Wang Yang suddenly surged into waves, and the Jin Chi Peng bird refining dharma among the Shan Xuan Teng trees let out an utterly exhilarated cry and actually took to the sky.

"This tea?!"

Li Yuan started in shock, then Yu Yu Xuanji had already gathered his spirit and entered samadhi.

In that instant, he felt his thinking become unprecedentedly active — active to a degree that left him somewhat stunned and alarmed.

Within the Shen Jing, the Jin Chi Peng bird danced wildly through the sky, the waters within Wang Yang churned, and he saw wondrous scenes unfolding one after another — sometimes as a sea of dark, heavy water, sometimes as a cloud-sea of yin-void sword qi…

Li Yuan attached great importance to cultivating dharma arts; even when away from home, his spirit phase was still cultivating dharma arts.

But normally, even with his full concentration, his spirit phase could only refine dharma arts one by one, prodding the divine prohibitions, urging the Xu Tui divine patterns to flow — yet now, his spirit phase was actually advancing four dharma arts simultaneously!

Not right!

The Shan Xuan Teng tree was also swaying gently; Qing Di Yan, which had been long unable to break through due to the Qing Di magic power not yet being complete, was also being propelled forward, and within a few breaths had already reached the Shi Zhong Fa prohibition!

"This fierce?!"

Li Yuan did not waste a single moment; while his spirit phase cultivated dharma arts with split attention, his mind-sea went 'splash splash' as he flipped through the three ancient scrolls he had newly acquired.

Ying Mo Shen Gong, the Nine Infant True Form Diagram, and the Qian Jin Bai Hu True Form Diagram.

With only a turn of his mind, all manner of enlightenments surged into his brain; the latter two True Form Diagrams were one thing, but the progress on that Ying Mo Shen Gong — which he could not read because he did not know Yuan Ying Fa Jie script — was the truly astonishing one.

The Yuan Ying Fa Jie script he had never studied leapt about in his mind-sea, transforming into the script most familiar to him as he gradually comprehended it…

"Puh!"

At a certain instant, Li Yuan felt his Shen Palace tremble slightly; the Shan Xuan Gang heavy water had already broken through to the San Shi Er Chong Fa prohibition, and the other three dharma arts had broken through one after another as well.

Advancing at a speed that left him utterly dumbfounded…

By the time his thinking returned to normal, the Shan Xuan Gang heavy water had already reached the thirty-third layer, while the other three dharma arts had shockingly all been pushed to the San Shi Zhong Fa prohibition.

Even Qing Di Yan had reached the Shi Si Chong!

"A divine tea indeed!"

Even though a tremendous wave of exhaustion suddenly swept over him, it could not suppress the joy in Li Yuan's heart; he had only taken a single sip of tea, yet it felt as if he had undergone a sudden enlightenment!

'Ying Mo Shen Gong has been fully comprehended; as long as the divine patterns are gathered, I can begin cultivating it right away!'

After Li Yuan took a brief stock of his gains, he hurriedly opened his eyes.

"How was it?"

Inside the cool pavilion, all four of them were looking at him.

"An unrivaled spiritual tea!"

Li Yuan offered his assessment, and the others could not help but laugh.

"It is indeed a fine tea, but it cannot bear the two words 'unrivaled.'"

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen, however, waved her hand: "Master's 'Dao-Comprehension Tea' is the true unrivaled spiritual tea; one day when Junior Brother pays an audience upon Master, you will understand."

"Dao-Comprehension Tea?"

Li Yuan steadied himself, suppressing the weariness rising in his heart.

"When we inner disciples first paid audience upon Master, we could each drink a cup; that flavor…"

Mentioning the Dao-Comprehension Tea, a shade of nostalgia rose on the faces of everyone present in unison:

"Unforgettable for a lifetime!"

Li Yuan silently noted this down; he subconsciously raised his teacup and found his own cup already empty.

"Enlightenment Tea greatly taxes the heart-spirit; within a hundred years it is best to drink only one cup — more than that will damage the divine soul, and the enlightenment effect will also be greatly diminished."

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen offered an explanation.

"Many thanks, Senior Sister!"

Li Yuan set down his teacup and cupped his hands in gratitude.

"It's just a cup of tea."

Seeing that he was satisfied, Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen felt a measure of relief in her heart, knowing that the previous matter could be considered put behind them.

After yesterday's True Transmission lecture on dharma, the more she thought about it the more uneasy she felt; Wei Fu Fa Senior Brother's attitude toward Li Yuan was truly unlike that toward an ordinary person.

She even suspected that the reason Daoist Master Master Fufa had given everyone a seed of divine patterns was precisely because of Li Yuan!

"Junior Brother Li's Unity is already complete; the next step is to refine a superior-grade magic power, isn't it?"

At this moment, Fang Fang Jiuan spoke up.

Li Yuan nodded, not hiding anything: "When I entered the sect, I had a revelation while observing the Sea of Divine Patterns and obtained the Eastern Extreme Green Emperor Longevity Scripture. I wish to use water law to nurture wood, and refine the Green Emperor's magic power."

"Water law nurturing wood — what a coincidence."

Fang Fang Jiuan looked toward Gu Shan Xuan Sheng, who was also somewhat surprised:

"Junior Brother Li and I do share some fate. In my year of entering the sect, what I comprehended was the Northern Extreme Black Emperor Dark Abyss Scripture, and the magic power I refined upon entry was wood-element magic power…"

"If you have doubts in the future, we may discuss them with each other."

"Many thanks, Senior Brother."

Li Yuan hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks. "Your fortunes are far too good. Poor Fang Mou back then had his mind set entirely on entering the sect, completely unaware that the Sea of Divine Patterns actually contained creation, and lost a great scripture!"

Fang Fang Jiuan couldn't help but slap the table — he was truly heartache-stricken.

A single great scripture is worth at least six hundred Da Gong; every time he thought of it, he wished he could leap across the years and slap himself.

"Are you certain you would have comprehended a great scripture?"

Yuan Han, however, gave a cold snort.

In his year, he had also gained something from observing the Sea of Divine Patterns, but regrettably what he comprehended was the 'Xuanming Sword Canon' — and a canon is ten times lesser than a scripture.

"Why couldn't I?"

Fang Fang Jiuan glanced at him: "In your year of entry, your talent had not reached the Divine Demon grade, so you only comprehended the Xuanming Sword Canon. But Fang Mou was born with Divine Demon-grade talent!"

"Innate Divine Demon is no match for acquired metamorphosis."

Yuan Han didn't mind either.

"Unlike Junior Brother Yu, who comprehended the 'Qianyang Limitless Dao' and laid the foundation of a true lineage the moment he entered the sect…"

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen spoke up at the right moment, and everyone fell silent.

"Enough, why bring up that big-bearded fellow?"

Yuan Han slammed the table with a 'slap': "Once this one of mine pays audience to the Master, I'll go to the Returning Ruins as well to seek that chance of reversing back to the Innate!"

"This…"

"You're really going to the 'Xuanhuang Realm'? I heard a true lineage disciple of the Yuan Grotto-Heaven died inside…"

"Senior Brother Yuan, be prudent."

Hearing this, Gu Shan Xuan Sheng and the others hastened to advise.

Li Yuan listened silently, unable to get a word in, but he did pick up quite a bit of intelligence. Once the group eased their tone, he asked:

"May I dare ask all you Senior Brothers — the Innate you speak of is?"

"Uh…"

Only then did the few remember that Li Yuan had not long entered the sect. They exchanged a glance, and Fang Fang Jiuan spoke:

"Junior Brother should know of the seven grades of talent — this is spread widely across the various realms. But the vast majority of people only think the seventh-grade Divine Demon talent is the limit. In truth, above it there is still…"

"Reversing back to the Innate — the Great Dao Foundation!"

Great Dao Foundation?

Li Yuan's heart jolted, and his thirst for knowledge surged at once: "How can one reverse back to the Innate?"

As a cultivator who had pushed his own talent from middle-lower to the Divine Demon grade, Daoist Li knew all too well the importance of talent.

In fact, after using the guiding divine fire to temper his Myriad-Form Body, and then undergoing the metamorphosis of his talent, he had tried wielding all manner of weapons, intending to seek out an even higher talent.

But above the Divine Demon-grade talent there seemed to be no end — no matter how he wielded the Ten Great Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, he could not touch the edge of the next grade of talent.

After joining Mount Mount Dongxuan, he had also searched for such intelligence, but only found a faint description in one unknown travelogue.

Only now did he learn that above the Divine Demon lies the Innate.

"We don't know."

Hearing this, everyone present shook their heads.

"Let alone us — even that Yu Yu Wangxian himself doesn't know."

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen sighed for no apparent reason:

"Does Junior Brother Li know how that big-bearded Yu reversed back to the Innate?"

Her expression was very subtle, and the faces of Gu Shan Xuan Sheng and the others were also somewhat complicated.

"I humbly ask Senior Sister to enlighten me."

Li Yuan was somewhat puzzled, but very soon, he knew the reason.

"That big-bearded fellow…"

Yuan Han couldn't help but speak: "Before that big-bearded fellow entered the sect, when the guiding Jin Guang ferried him in, by sheer coincidence he passed through an alternate dimension on the verge of collapse…"

"And then?"

Li Yuan pressed.

"And then, he reversed back to the Innate — his Solar Sacred Body transformed into an Innate Supreme Yang Dao Body…"

"Huh?"

Li Yuan was a bit dumbfounded — purely by luck?

Only now did he understand why the four had such wonderful expressions, because he too found it hard to describe his current mood:

"This… his luck is far too good."

On the road to entering the sect, he gained the chance to reverse back to the Innate Supreme Yang Body; upon entering, he obtained the Qianyang Limitless Dao, and in one stroke laid the foundation of a true lineage…

"Perhaps this is what they call fortune?"

The pavilion fell silent for a time. After a long while, it was still Fang Fang Jiuan who spoke: "Let's not mention that big-bearded fellow. Senior Brother Yuan — that Xuanhuang Realm is no kind place. Are you truly going?"

Everyone looked toward Yuan Han.

"If the Fa Tian succeeds, the Mu Mu Xiantian is hopeless. Without taking a gamble, how could I be content?"

Yuan Han's expression was calm:

"Where in the depths of Opening Gui Xu isn't dangerous? Compared to it, that Shan Xuan Huang Realm is already an extremely safe alternate dimension."

"Why insist on this?"

Fang Fang Jiuan sighed; he didn't understand.

Seeing his mind was made up, the others stopped trying to dissuade him. Li Yuan stayed silent the whole time, acting only as an audience.

At this moment, Gu Shan Xuan Sheng suddenly spoke: "When does Senior Brother Yuan set off?"

"Hmm?"

"You…"

The others all looked at Gu Shan Xuan Sheng with some surprise.

"You want to go too?"

Yuan Han was somewhat startled, but on second thought already knew the reason: "For that Shan Xuan Huang World Tree?"

The Shan Xuan Huang World Tree!

Li Yuan noted the name. The atmosphere wasn't quite right at the moment, so it wasn't appropriate to ask about everything.

"For us wood-law cultivators, that Shan Xuan Huang World Tree is a supreme opportunity and fortune. If we hadn't known, fine, but since we do know, we truly want to go take a look."

Gu Shan Xuan Sheng nodded, saw the others frown, and smiled:

"Speaking of methods, I'm not as good as Senior Brother Yuan, but I cultivate both water and wood laws. What I'm most skilled at are techniques for averting disaster and substituting death, so I don't fear the dangers of Shan Xuan Huang either."

"You all…"

Fang Fang Jiuan wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen also said nothing. She knew very well that if it were her, having glimpsed such an opportunity, she would inevitably go try it.

After a brief silence, a maid came to pour tea for the group. Li Yuan raised his teacup: "Junior brother wishes the two senior brothers a smooth journey and success in establishing the great Dao foundation!"

"Good!"

Yuan Han and Gu Shan Xuan Sheng exchanged a glance, laughed heartily, and raised their cups.

……

In the latter half of the tea gathering, the group naturally became more familiar. Li Yuan took the chance to ask many questions about Mei Shang Pin magic power and the Divine Furnace, and the others answered them one by one.

After the small gathering, Fang Fang Jiuan and the other two took their leave in succession.

Li Yuan, however, stayed behind.

The maid poured tea for the two. Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen slowly turned her teacup, not knowing what she was mulling over, while Li Yuan was digesting what he had just gained.

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen and the others were all Fa Jie Shi Wu Jing peak cultivators with deep foundations. Even if they weren't deliberately clarifying things, Li Yuan still gained quite a bit just from listening.

He only felt his path ahead becoming considerably clearer.

"What is junior brother thinking about?"

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen came back to herself and asked.

"About the Divine Furnace."

Li Yuan answered.

The Divine Furnace isn't a realm, but more like a branch within the Divine Palace realm. It brings enormous benefits to condensing the Jin Dan, the Dharma Halo, the natal Gu Gu Shentong, and the natal spirit treasure.

But forging the Divine Furnace is extremely difficult—only by refining Mei Shang Pin magic power can one melt and cast it.

"Given junior brother's talent, you only need to refine Mei Shang Pin magic power; melting and casting the Divine Furnace would be nothing more than a natural consequence."

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"I'll borrow senior sister's auspicious words."

Li Yuan naturally wouldn't argue. He always held reverence for cultivation, weighing and comparing every step carefully, afraid of taking even one wrong step.

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen didn't say more, paused briefly in thought, and asked:

"What are junior brother's views on Mei Shang Pin magic power?"

"The scope of Mei Shang Pin magic power is quite broad. For instance, the Poison Dragon Academy claims to have thirty-six kinds of Mei Shang Pin magic power, each requiring the refinement of the 'Twenty-Four Earthly Fiend Bans' and the 'Twelve Heavenly Gang Bans.' Meanwhile, the Qing Di Fa requires thirty-six Earthly Fiend Bans and eighteen Heavenly Gang Bans—far beyond what the Red Dragon magic power can compare to."

Li Yuan knew quite a lot about Mei Shang Pin magic power, and upon hearing this, explained one by one.

"Junior brother's foundations are deep."

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen praised, then said:

"The divine patterns needed to refine the Qing Di magic power number eighty-one in total, but the nine most core ones should be Birth, Growth, Spirit, Green, East, Thunder, Wood, Armor, and Spring, right?"

"Is that right or not?"

"Senior sister is widely knowledgeable."

Li Yuan nodded.

The nine divine patterns Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen mentioned were all of Mei Shang Pin grade. Strange scenes containing such divine patterns were extremely hard to find, and the difficulty of harvesting them was immense. After looking into it deeply earlier, he had decisively given up harvesting them himself.

For instance, the 'Thunder' divine pattern corresponds to the strange scene of the 'Dao-Attaining Lei Fa Jie,' and this Lei Fa Jie only appears when a cultivator ascends to Fa Tian…

"Mm… I have four kinds here: Growth, Spirit, Armor, and Spring."

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen raised her hand and grabbed from the void. Ripples spread, and strands of green light emerged and sank into her palm—precisely four Mei Shang Pin divine patterns.

"Here you go!"

Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen didn't hesitate. With a flick of her sleeve, the divine patterns had already fallen into Li Yuan's brow.

"Many thanks to senior sister for the treasure!"

Li Yuan hurriedly bowed, feeling rather surprised inside.

He had thought that even if this senior sister didn't mention that demon-refining place, she would at least hint at it subtly, but he hadn't expected her to be so straightforward.

"Just a few divine patterns."

Yu Yu Xuanji raised a hand and beckoned; several maidservants had already approached from outside the pavilion, one carrying an exquisite jade jar, another a cloth pouch the size of a palm.

"This is?"

Li Yuan looked at the jade jar and pouch held out before him.

"A few jin of spirit rice, a jar of spirit tea—both are spirit items produced by my little grotto-heaven. Take them back and have a taste."

Yu Yu Xuanji gave a slight smile.

"This…"

Li Yuan had more or less guessed what this was, and truly felt a bit embarrassed.

"Junior brother, just accept it. Senior Brother Qi and the others all have a share as well."

"Then, it would be rude to refuse!"

Li Yuan took them with both hands and thanked her again.

"Oh?"

At that moment, Yu Yu Xuanji seemed to sense something and looked beyond the void, then smiled at Li Yuan:

"Junior brother's luck is quite good too—the Thunder Character Divine Pattern is already here!"

"The Thunder Character Divine Pattern?"

Li Yuan's mind turned, and he had already guessed it.

"Mm…"

Yu Yu Xuanji calculated on her fingers, somewhat surprised:

"It's actually Senior Brother Qi Yun?"

(End of this chapter)