By the time Li Guanqi returned to the courtyard, a figure clad in a floral jacket was running at breakneck speed.

Yu Sui’an, with tears still on her face, ran while crying out, “Wuu, little Blind, I thought I’d never see you again…”

The little girl leaped onto Li Guanqi, clinging to him like a bear.

Li Guanqi smoothly embraced her, wiped the tear stains from her face, and said softly, “What’s wrong? Why did you think you wouldn’t see me? Here I am, safe and sound.”

Yu Sui’an, gasping for air between sobs, said, “Wuu… you have no idea… In the Sect… one by one, the jade tokens… shattered. It was terrifying.”

“When a jade token breaks… it signifies the death of a disciple, all of those who entered the secret realm.”

“I was so… so afraid… that yours had shattered too.”

Touched by her words, Li Guanqi chuckled and ruffled her little head.

“I’m fine, don’t worry.”

Looking at the dark circles under the little girl’s eyes, she probably hadn’t slept well for the past few days.

Holding her in his arms, it wasn’t long before she fell asleep on his shoulder.

“Uh… she’s reached the fourth level of Qi Refining??? That’s way too fast!”

On his way, he encountered many fellow disciples from Heavenly Thunder Peak, all of whom looked at him with deep concern.

Li Guanqi responded to each with a smile.

Back in the courtyard, he tucked the little girl into bed and covered her with a blanket.

Having done all this, Li Guanqi finally let out a sigh of relief.

The side effects from the Chi Xiao Pills had significantly dissipated.

Li Guanqi went to the Meditation Room in the backyard, activated the formation, and called out softly, “Sword Spirit.”

The Sword Spirit’s voice came slowly, “What is it?”

This time, Li Guanqi clearly felt that the Sword Spirit’s voice had become much more steady and powerful.

“It seems you’ve gained quite a bit this time.”

The Sword Spirit’s figure gradually emerged, its ethereal body becoming more solid.

“Indeed, I’ve gained quite a bit. After all, I didn’t expect to encounter the Star Pivot Thunder Vine here.”

“This thing, even in the entire Great Xia Domain, is considered a rare treasure.”

Li Guanqi didn’t know what that was; he had just felt a strong attraction and swallowed it without thinking.

“By the way, I called you mainly to ask why the spirit patterns on my body have disappeared?”

Hearing this question, the Sword Spirit felt a bit irked.

“As for the reason, just think of those blood patterns as a seal on your special physique.”

“There are a total of three hundred and ninety-nine formation spirit patterns, and so far, you’ve only unlocked nine.”

“So there’s no need to rush.”

Li Guanqi shrugged; the answer didn’t seem helpful at all.

He didn’t even know what these formation spirit patterns were for.

He only knew that the Sword Spirit was always brooding over this matter, as if it had something to do with his grandfather.

However, the Sword Spirit’s next words were similar to what his Master had said.

The gist was to polish his current Realm well and not to be too eager to break through to the Golden Elixir stage.

Li Guanqi nodded and then took out a Spirit Stone to activate the altar space inside the Sword box.

With the space’s flow rate doubled, he emerged from the Meditation Room the next morning, refreshed.

Seeing the little girl still asleep, sleeping so sweetly that her little belly was exposed, Li Guanqi covered her with the blanket and then soared into the sky on his Cang Lang Sword towards the Thousand Peaks Mountain.

The dark green sword trailed a three-foot-long faint glow, its speed increased by more than a third.

If he were to exert his full power in Sword Flight, traveling a thousand miles in a day would not be impossible.

After all, the Primordial Energy in his pubic region was enough to sustain ten hours of Sword Flight.

When he arrived at Jade Bottle Peak, where he was stationed, everything was as usual, with disciples from the Sect meditating on their respective peaks.

The Spirit Stones he used last time in the Gathering Spirit Array were not yet depleted.

However, as soon as he landed, a whooshing sound reached his ears.

Turning around, he saw two figures on Sword Flight above the clouds.

Li Guanqi waved and called out with a bright laugh, “Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Sister Jiang!”

Jiang Su was supporting Zhou Zhi on their Sword Flight, and their passage over the peaks drew teasing laughter.

Jiang Su’s cheeks were tinged with red, while Zhou Zhi’s face was somewhat pale.

After all, his injuries in Dikun City were not light, but even so, he was the last to leave after waiting for Li Guanqi.

As the former Senior Brother of the Outer Sect, Li Guanqi felt Zhou Zhi truly lived up to the title of Senior Brother!

His calmness and responsibility during the crisis were truly admirable.

Zhou Zhi, seeing Li Guanqi back to normal, patted his shoulder and laughed, “Good lad, you’ve got quite the constitution, recovering so quickly.”

Li Guanqi bowed and said, “For the affair in the secret realm, I must thank Senior Brother for giving me the courage to take a chance!”

Zhou Zhi waved his hand and said seriously, “It’s nothing. Even if it weren’t you on that platform, I would have done the same.”

“Moreover… you did really well! Exceptionally well!”

“Afterward, Senior Sister Jiang and I discussed it. If it hadn’t been for you, any other disciple from the Great Xia Sword Sect would have suffered far greater losses.”

“Thank goodness it was you on that platform!”

Li Guanqi smiled slightly, not offering too much explanation.

Then, with a flash of light in his hand, a fist-sized silver sphere appeared, which Li Guanqi handed to Zhou Zhi.

Seeing the sphere, Zhou Zhi suddenly remembered something.

“Is this… the Silver Armored Pill? Weren’t all the pills in Wei Kun’s possession destroyed?”

Li Guanqi pressed the pill into Zhou Zhi’s palm, saying softly, “This is something I obtained outside, not from the Thousand Mechanism Disk.”

“I’m giving it to you, Senior Brother, hoping it will help you in your future endeavors.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhi hurriedly declined.

“No, no! This pill is too precious. You should keep it for your own protection.”

“I can’t accept it.”

Jiang Su opened her mouth to speak, but seeing Zhou Zhi’s resolute gaze, she said nothing.

Li Guanqi, witnessing this, felt that the pill was of limited help to him, especially since he now had the Cang Lang Sword.

The pill was highly valuable; if sold at any Treasure Pavilion, especially since it was crafted by the Mo family, it could easily fetch three to five thousand lower-grade Spirit Stones.

But in his view, what Zhou Zhi did in the secret realm was more precious than this invaluable pill.

With no other choice, Li Guanqi took out another black pill and said softly, “Look, I have another pill here, and its quality is even better than this one.”

“So, Senior Brother, please accept it with peace of mind and focus on healing!”

Seeing this, Zhou Zhi graciously accepted it.

“As long as you have something better, then it’s fine. Otherwise, I’d feel uneasy keeping this.”