Upon entering the late stage of the Dao Foundation stage, Wei Yuan’s Dao power had improved once again. Although the increase was modest, his control over his Dao energy had reached a new high. The benefits of this improvement were also comprehensive: using the same spell template, he could either add more components to create a more powerful Dao spell, consume less Dao energy, or create other effects.

The old ghost’s blood qi had also improved his physical body slightly. His physical body was already on par with that of an Avatar’s mystic body. Now, it was no longer inferior to that of a typical late-stage Avatar.

At the moment, Wei Yuan was radiating a treasure light from the inside out. His Dao energy had flowed to every extremity of his physical form.

With all his hidden injuries and ailments now gone, Wei Yuan was about to remove the cloth covering his eyes. Suddenly, the woman grabbed his hand and said, “Wait a ke before you remove it.”

Immediately after, a rustling sound filled the cave. Out of respect, Wei Yuan did not deliberately use his perception to look. The boulder blocking the entrance already allowed him to see everything anyway[1].

A ke later, Wei Yuan removed the cloth from his eyes. The instant he opened them, a faint interplay of black and white qi swirled within his pupils.

She was sitting upright on a rock. She was wearing the clothes of the lost clan—an outfit hailing from a previous dynasty—but it had been tailored to be simpler, cleaner, and with more angular lines that hugged her figure more closely.

She had a pair of slightly arched eyebrows,...