Chu Li was shocked. He did not expect it to be so fast.
He could feel Xiao Qi's condition as he held her in his arms. His body felt like it was full of blood and flesh, but it was very strange to him. It was faintly discernible, as if it was there but not there at the same time.
Chu Li had never encountered such a situation. He looked at her deeply. "Are you going to ascend now?"
"Yes." Xiao Qi nodded. "I'll be leaving soon … When are you coming up?"
Chu Li shook his head. "Ascension is something that can only be chanced upon and not sought. It's hard to say for sure, but I'll eventually ascend. Once you've ascended, you'll be able to adapt to your circumstances. You'll also have to hide your relationship with me."
Xiao Qi nodded quietly and did not ask any more questions.
Chu Li said, "The Spirit Beast heart technique that I'm cultivating is feared by the universe, especially in the Upper Heaven. They pay more attention to spiritual cultivation, so they hate the Spirit Beast heart technique and view me as an anomaly. Moreover, I've defeated two Enlightened Masters before. Although it can't be that coincidental, you still have to be careful so that you don't get implicated by me."
"… Mm." Xiao Qi nodded gently and did not ask any further questions.
Chu Li hugged her tightly, wanting to rub her into his body. Unfortunately, they still had to part ways.
All of a sudden, he wondered if he was going to face the Heavenly Curse of Solitude this time. The women around him were leaving one after another. First, it was Lu Yurong who became the Asura Boundary's Divine Lady. Then, it was Sun Mingyue who was going to succeed as the Surpassing Light Boundary's Boundary Lord. Next, it was Xiao Qi who was going to ascend. Each of them was further away from him than the last.
Moreover, they left in a fit of anger, as if they did it on purpose. It made his rock-solid heart feel lonely and unwilling to part with them, as well as sentimental.
Chu Li pondered for a moment before he took out a metal tag from his inner pocket and handed it to her. "Take this Death Exemption Tag. It should be of great use to you when you get up there."
After fighting with the Heavenly Gods a few times, he had a vague understanding of the martial arts of the Upper Heaven. The martial arts of the Upper Heaven that Taihao Peak possessed were actually superficial. When one reached the Upper Heaven, they would come into contact with the spiritual mystic techniques. At that time, the Death Exemption Token would come into play.
Mind Occult Arts were hard to guard against and were even more mysterious than martial arts. Without the Death Exemption Token, he would not be at ease.
Xiao Qi smiled and shook her head. "I can't take it with me."
"Not necessarily." Chu Li shook his head and held her hand. Then, he stretched out his finger and cut the pad of her index finger. A drop of blood dripped onto the Iron Token of Exemption. Then, he stretched out his finger and tapped it on her forehead.
Xiao Qi allowed him to do as he pleased. Suddenly, a hand seal and a posture appeared in her mind. She followed the hand seal in her mind and pointed at the Death Exemption Token. Then, she uttered the word "Do".
The iron plate flashed and seemed to emit a dark luster. Then, it faded away.
Xiao Qi could feel the connection between her flesh and blood. She looked at the iron plate in amazement and nodded. "There's hope to bring it up now."
Chu Li smiled.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was worried that the Sky Demon Blade would cause trouble, he would have given it to her for protection.
Xiao Qi sighed and said in a low voice, "I'll be leaving then."
"You're leaving just like that?" Chu Li was shocked.
Xiao Qi said, "I've already bid farewell to the Peak Leader. They'll keep my courtyard, so you can stay there when you come over. Please help me bid farewell to the Cliff of Forgetfulness. You don't have to go back either."
Chu Li nodded slowly.
He felt a sense of loss. He held Xiao Qi's hand tightly and did not want to let go.
"Why don't I kill Song Wuji now and save you the trouble?" Xiao Qi suddenly became spirited.
Chu Li laughed and shook his head.
Regarding ascension, he had already grasped a little bit of the trick, which he had learned from the Flying Heaven Sect.
The Way of Ascension consisted of two things: one was to cultivate a certain Upper Realm's skill to perfection, the other was to cultivate a perfect body, and one's essence, qi, and spirit would be perfect and flawless. It was similar to ascending to the Grandmaster's Boundary. The former was relatively easy, but for most people, it was extremely difficult. The latter was almost impossible. The latter was to become a Great Heaven Deity, and one's body would transcend and ascend to the Upper Realm.
Xiao Qi walked the former path while Song Wuji walked the latter. Even if Xiao Qi perfected her body, she still could not defeat Song Wuji.
"Alright then." Xiao Qi did not force him. She was confident in Chu Li. "I heard that the Heaven Luminous Yuan of the Upper Heaven is almost ten thousand years old. I'll wait for you up there. You don't have to rush to ascend in case you make a mistake."
Chu Li forced a smile. "I understand."
Xiao Qi reached out and touched his face. Then, she let go and took a step back.
Chu Li let go and watched as she suddenly lit up like the sun in the sky.
Chu Li's Omniscient Mirror was not affected by the light and he could see her condition. Just as the light was about to melt her body, the iron tag suddenly appeared and turned into a ray of light that entered her body. Then, it turned into a rainbow that soared into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Chu Li was melancholic.
The ascension method was different. Either the soul soared into the sky, or the body turned into a rainbow and transcended. Each method was more difficult than the last. It seemed like the inheritance of the Regal Sword Scripture was amazing. She had a deep understanding of it and perfected it.
The ascension method determined the starting point of the Upper Heaven. She ascended this way and stood at a higher starting point than others, which made him feel relieved.
With her comprehension and intelligence, she would not be at a disadvantage when she reached the Upper Heaven.
He looked up at the sky and saw that there was no trace of her.
This was completely different from ascending to the Grandmaster's Boundary.
When ascending to the Grandmaster's Boundary, the Divine Gate would open and strange phenomena would appear. It was dazzling and irresistible and made people yearn for it, which made everyone want to rush up.
However, this time, the ascension was silent. There was a ray of white light that connected heaven and earth. Then, everything disappeared as if nothing had happened.
Wang Shouren suddenly appeared beside him and sighed. "Xiao Qi ascended the fastest among all the Taihao Peak disciples in history. She's a genius indeed."
Chu Li suppressed his melancholy and smiled. "It's all thanks to Taihao Peak's guidance."
"How many Taihao Peak disciples have ascended?" Wang Shouren shook his head. "It's her own good fortune. Ming Yue will leave the peak too. Gathering and dispersing are unpredictable."
He was happy and disappointed when the three women left the peak. The most disappointed and lost were the Taihao Peak disciples. When the three women left, Taihao Peak suddenly lost its color as if all the divine splendor had been taken away by the three women.
The vitality of the entire Taihao Peak dissipated. The disciples were lazy and could not hide their disappointment.
Chu Li asked, "Peak Master, are you going to Light Surpassing Boundary to watch the ceremony?"
Wang Shouren shook his head. "The succession of the Light Surpassing Boundary is not open to outsiders. You're not an outsider, so you can do it, but I can't."
Chu Li smiled. "Will you be kicked out if you go?"
"Of course." Wang Shouren smiled.
He added, "I'll leave Xiao Qi's courtyard to you. Although she's not here, you're here. Don't treat Taihao Peak as an outsider because of this."
"Yes." Chu Li nodded slowly.
Wang Shouren knew that he was in a bad mood, so he did not disturb him and left.
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In the morning nine days later, Chu Li appeared at Sun Mingyue's peak in Light Surpassing Boundary.
As soon as he appeared, he felt a sense of danger. An invisible force filled the air and was everywhere. It gave him a sense of danger as if it could kill him at any time.
Chu Li knew that this was the Boundary Protection Formation. It was indeed powerful. He Yushan must have been able to break in because of the Sky Devouring Technique and his unique divine power. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to break in by force.
It would be difficult for him to escape unscathed even if he went up against this Boundary Protection Formation.
When he arrived at Sun Mingyue's courtyard, Sun Mingyue pushed open the door and came out. Behind her were eighteen women in white who surrounded her like stars surrounding the moon.
Sun Mingyue looked at him with a smile. She was in high spirits and looked radiant.
Chu Li sized her up. She was indeed different from before. She seemed to be glowing like a piece of colored glass under the bright sunlight.
Zhou Yi stepped forward and said, "Mister Chu, follow me. The Saint wants to enter the Temple first."
Chu Li nodded. "Thank you."
Zhou Yi personally brought Chu Li to an abode and sat with him.
Chu Li smiled. "Elder Zhou, you don't have to accompany me personally. I'm sure you're very busy now. Elder Zhou, just go ahead and do what you need to do. Send someone to inform me when the time comes."
"Everything has been arranged." Zhou Yi smiled. "I don't have to watch over you personally. Mister Chu, you're an important person."
Chu Li shook his head and laughed. He did not chase her away.
Zhou Yi and Chu Li talked about the foreign battlefields. Her rich experience was very attractive.
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