Chapter 431: Stripped of Clothes and Crown (I)
A stream of light emerged from Xianyou Peak and streaked across the sky. After bidding farewell to the Xiao Family, Li Yuanjiao took Li Ximing home.
The youth stood with hands clasped behind him. Clad in a Daoist robe and a medicine pouch at his waist, he gazed down at the mountains below. In front of him, Li Yuanjiao, dressed in his usual black robe, steered through the wind.
"Only a portion of the Golden Yang Radiant Origin qi has been gathered. Xijun has decided to take the Cold Pine Snow Qi instead," he said in a solemn voice.
"I see, I'm sorry that he has to go through that…"
Li Ximing's robes fluttered in the wind as he nodded, his fingers caressing the jade beads—Azure Manifestation— around his wrist. The corners of his mouth drooped, hiding a myriad of unspoken thoughts. Yet, he maintained a stoic expression.
Li Yuanjiao was a perceptive person. As he read Li Ximing's expression, discomfort flickered through him as he could not tell what was going through the younger man's mind.
They flew in silence until Mount Lijing loomed below.
Despite being away for several years, Li Ximing still found the mountain familiar. Upon entering the cave dwelling, Li Yuanjiao handed him the jade box containing the Golden Yang Radiant Origin qi and a talisman pill.
"You can get the Golden Palace Radiant Origin Manual from your father," he said.