Yu Xuzi was full of ambition. He stomped his foot hard, and his spiritual power radiated out, forcing Li Xian and Shen Qing to take an involuntary step back.
He had profound skills. The spiritual power stored in his body resumed its circulation and spread outside, condensing into a solid form.
Just this one move showed that Yu Xuzi's cultivation was unfathomably deep.
Shen Qing and Li Xian stood shoulder to shoulder, their eyes filled with admiration as they eagerly watched Yu Xuzi about to show his prowess.
The next second, Yu Xuzi stretched out his hands, making a gesture of holding something, and shouted, "Kunlun Disk! Come!"
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The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Shen Qing and Li Xian looked at each other, craning their necks to see from which direction the Kunlun Disk would come.
But after waiting for a long time, they didn't see the Kunlun Disk appear, while Yu Xuzi still maintained that posture, straightening his back and continuing to wait.
Shen Qing and Li Xian didn't dare to say a word and quietly stood aside.
After two quarters of an hour, Li Xian couldn't hold it in anymore. "Master... Where's the Kunlun Disk?"
Yu Xuzi awkwardly retracted his hands and forced out a couple of dry laughs. "It's in the space. It can't hear my summon..."
There was another moment of silence.
Shen Qing was speechless. Her excitement from before had completely faded.
After thinking for a while, afraid of hurting Yu Xuzi's fragile feelings, Shen Qing carefully said, "Master... Is it difficult to purify this evil aura without the Kunlun Disk? Maybe we should wait until we find the Kunlun Disk..."
"No!"
Not wanting to lose face in front of the juniors, Yu Xuzi put on an expression that showed he could do it without the Kunlun Disk. "Why do I need the Kunlun Disk? Just watch me!"
"I've been cultivating hard all these years so as not to repeat the mistakes of ten thousand years ago. During the great war with the Demon Realm ten thousand years ago, my master, senior and junior brothers and sisters all perished right in front of me. At that time, I couldn't protect them."
"But now, I'm different!"
"After all these years, it's time for me to show my true strength!!"
After the previous move, Shen Qing and Li Xian were already immune to Yu Xuzi's exaggeration.
Li Xian looked at his master with a headache.
He had the personality of an old child, but he always said such childish things like a young boy.
Out of respect for their master, Li Xian and Shen Qing obediently stood aside to watch Yu Xuzi's show.
Yu Xuzi boldly tore open his robe, revealing his thin chest. He gathered his spiritual power again and yanked off the jade pendant from his waist.
"Seal released!"
Yu Xuzi shouted again. His spiritual power gathered around him and condensed into small whirlpools.
This move stunned Shen Qing.
Watching Yu Xuzi work so hard with his old and thin body, she felt touched and worried.
It wasn't that Shen Qing was overthinking. Yu Xuzi's big movements made it seem like he might sprain his waist at any moment.
But the next second, Shen Qing widened her eyes. She seemed to see something unusual. She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, afraid she was seeing things.
Yu Xuzi's body changed at an extremely fast speed. His once thin chest came to life, turning into perfect pectorals and abs.
His short and small stature instantly shot up, looking more than two heads taller than Shen Qing.
The gray hair on his head became as black and shiny as a waterfall, reaching down to his waist and smoothly draping behind him.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Shen Qing felt like she was in a dream. "I'm not dreaming, am I?"
Saying that, she pinched Li Xian's waist hard. Li Xian winced in pain and turned to look at Shen Qing with an innocent and resentful expression, as if to say:
You've changed. You don't love me anymore.
Shen Qing gave a silly laugh and retracted her offending hand.
"Ahh... This body feels so much lighter."
As soon as Yu Xuzi spoke, his cold voice caught Shen Qing's attention again.
Shen Qing curiously leaned over and carefully sized up Yu Xuzi, her eyes full of amazement. "Master?"
Yu Xuzi embarrassedly raised his hand and scratched his head, showing a row of big white teeth as he grinned. "My dear disciple, do I look very handsome now?"
"Back in the day when I was young, I was extremely popular in the sect. From the senior elders to the newly recruited junior sisters, all were captivated by my charm."
"Look at me. I'm much better - looking than that kid Li Xian. I just have a straighter nose, a better - looking face, and a gentler personality than him. There's nothing special to mention."
After saying that, Yu Xuzi proudly lifted his chin and laughed.
Shen Qing's mouth twitched. She retracted her head and whispered in Li Xian's ear, "Has Master always been like this?"
Li Xian nodded vigorously. "Before, he was like an old child. Now that he's back to his young appearance, he just seems like a big dope."
Seeing his two disciples whispering about him, Yu Xuzi coughed and pretended to be serious. "Alright, no more playing around. I'm going to do something serious. You two stand guard on either side of me!"
Shen Qing and Li Xian put away their playful attitudes, nodded, and stood on Yu Xuzi's left and right sides respectively.
Shen Qing had seen this kind of seal in ancient books.
Some cultivators would seal away part of their cultivation and spiritual power. Usually, they would store a little bit each time they advanced, just like saving money in a jar. Slowly, a great deal of cultivation and spiritual power would accumulate.
When the need arose, they would release what was stored in the jar to enhance their strength.
Among the cultivators of Yu Xuzi's age, many minded their aging appearance and would use part of their spiritual power to maintain their looks. If their cultivation regressed, their old appearance would be revealed.
But Yu Xuzi did the opposite. He didn't deliberately maintain his appearance and instead stored the extra spiritual power. Now that he had suddenly released the seal, his cultivation was even more unfathomable.
Yu Xuzi forcefully bit his index finger and quickly drew formations around the mermaid's corpse.
The symbols of these formations looked extremely complex and profound. Even Li Xian's eyes showed confusion.
Yu Xuzi's fingers moved rapidly. Beads of sweat slowly oozed from his forehead, and his expression changed from initially confident to solemn.
When there were just a few final strokes left to finish, Yu Xuzi covered his mouth and coughed twice. He staggered and almost fell.
Shen Qing and Li Xian wanted to rush forward to support Yu Xuzi, but were stopped by Yu Xuzi. "You two stand still where you are!"
Shen Qing and Li Xian had no choice but to stop and looked at Yu Xuzi worriedly.
The last few strokes were extremely difficult for Yu Xuzi. It seemed like he was fighting against something, and his fingers hesitated.
Yu Xuzi took a deep breath and gritted his teeth to finish the last few strokes.
Shen Qing was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, Yu Xuzi covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood...