87: Farewell, the crane gave me feathers...

Things like the Blood Cloak Tower attacking the Sect were not an everyday occurrence, and Li Qi couldn't just wait for Potential Points to come to him within the School.

After using up the Potential Points he had, he could only find a way himself; going out for a stroll and collecting Potential Points was still very easy.

However, as a revered Elder of the School, he couldn't leave the Sect as freely as before; he still needed to inform Ji Zhizhang.

Li Qi also saw Ji Zhizhang's concerns, so he directly revealed his strength... a Peak Grandmaster!

And when Ji Zhizhang saw Li Qi's Martial Dao True Intent, Wing Piercing the Azure Heavens... he simply couldn't believe his eyes.

"Wing Piercing the Azure Heavens?!"

He knew what Wing Piercing the Azure Heavens was.

That was the complete form of the Pine Crane Longevity Art's Martial Dao True Intent, absolutely incomparable to the half-baked Martial Dao True Intents of Baiyun Temple or Flying Crane Temple.

Ji Zhizhang also Cultivated those three contemplation methods and condensed three different Martial Dao True Intents... but he just couldn't Fuse them into one!

Although Ji Zhizhang had Cultivated for many years, his three basic Martial Dao True Intents still lacked some refinement and were not yet perfected.

He had no way to Fuse the three.

After one attempt at Breakthrough, Ji Zhizhang tried to forcibly Fuse the three, but not only did he fail again, he also suffered a backlash and was injured, recuperating for a long time afterward.

And today, Li Qi had actually crossed that threshold, reaching a Realm he himself had never achieved!

Ji Zhizhang knew what this meant... it meant that Li Qi was on the verge of stepping into the Domain of a Land Immortal!

Although Ji Zhizhang had thought that Li Qi could become a Land Immortal, and had also thought that this day would come very quickly... he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Ji Zhizhang looked at Li Qi with a face full of shock, then a wry smile: "Truly remarkable... If Ancestral Master were here, he would definitely take you as his personal Disciple."

"Elder, you flatter me."

Ji Zhizhang took a deep breath: "You want to go out for a stroll... then go..."

He knew that Li Qi's current situation was like a Dragon trapped in a shallow pond; he was on the verge of Breakthrough, but the help the School could offer him was very limited.

If Li Qi was not allowed to go out... it would only shackle his potential.

Li Qi also nodded: "Elder, rest assured, I won't stray far from the mountain gate; I'll probably just walk around nearby."

"Once something happens here, I will rush back very quickly."

This was not Li Qi boasting; his current Realm was Peak Grandmaster, and his Floating Light Seal was at Major Achievement, making his speed extremely fast when fully unleashed!

In just about ten breaths of time... Li Qi could cross a distance of a hundred li and rush back.

And Ji Zhizhang's tightly strung heart also relaxed; he nodded: "That's good then."

Saying that, Ji Zhizhang's body trembled, and a giant white crane appeared behind him; this was his Flying Crane True Intent.

The giant Flying Crane True Intent blinked, then turned its head and plucked a feather from its wing, holding it in its long beak and handing the feather to Li Qi.

"This is a part of my Martial Dao True Intent; keep it safe."

"If you find this feather suddenly shattering or dissipating, it means something has happened here..."

Li Qi understood and carefully accepted the feather.

Martial Dao True Intent is the manifestation of a Martial Artist's Mental Energy, and Mental Energy has the characteristic of ignoring space and time.

Even if separated by thousands of li, once Mental Energy changes or has an abnormality, this Mental Feather in Li Qi's hand can provide feedback.

This was also a very effective means of communication; as long as Ji Zhizhang had a thought, he could make this feather shatter and dissipate, allowing Li Qi to detect the anomaly.

The Mental Feather transformed into a faint phantom, slowly merging into Li Qi's body, lying dormant.

After accepting the feather, Li Qi slowly said: "Elder, rest assured, I have everything under control..."

After a brief exchange, Li Qi bid farewell and left.

Watching Li Qi's departing back, Ji Zhizhang remained silent for a long time, his heart filled with mixed emotions, unable to speak for a moment...

...

Li Qi left the Pine Crane Longevity Sect without alarming anyone except Ji Zhizhang.

In order not to cause a stir within the School, he only told Ji Zhizhang about his secret departure this time; even Pang Jing, the Sect Head, did not know.

The mountain gate of the Pine Crane Longevity Sect grew smaller and smaller behind Li Qi. After walking a certain distance, Li Qi stopped and looked at the newly repaired vermilion mountain gate in the distance, his expression calm and unruffled.

"Next time I return... I should have already Broken Through to Land Immortal, right..."

Soon, Li Qi no longer lingered, turning and leaving.

And the mountain gate behind him also grew smaller and smaller, until it completely disappeared from sight...