At the same time, somewhere in a hidden mountain forest.
Accompanied by an abnormal twist of space-time, Li Boyang jumped out of it looking a bit bedraggled.
Then, as if some illusion had been shattered, a huge ring of light also appeared out of thin air in this patch of woods.
"Really miserable, huh!"
"Tell me, kid, how long has it been since you were this pathetic?"
Lazily sprawled in the center of the light ring, Xiluo toyed with the Map of Mountains and Rivers in her hand while teasing the thoroughly disheveled Li Boyang.
Inside that Map of Mountains and Rivers, the human-bodied, snake-tailed Jinhong Clan sat coiled amid shifting mountains and waters, using the map's power to temper her Tao Heart.
"It really has been a long time since I was this miserable."
"Ever since I became a Pathfinder, I think this is the first time I've looked this dusty and beaten."
He patted his Red Skin Fur Robe lightly; Li Boyang didn't care in the least about how pathetic he looked.
