Chapter 552 The Bizarre Dantian [Fourth Update]
Li Xiaoyao sat cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut, surveying the activity within his dantian.
Within the dantian, two dazzling golden beads quietly floated.
Streams of spiritual energy flowed into his body like a brook, swirling around the Golden Cores, and eventually transformed into strands of spiritual power that were absorbed by the Golden Cores.
Next to these two golden cores was another translucent bead that was hard to spot without close observation.
It was Li Xiaoyao's first time reaching the Golden Core Realm, so he didn't quite understand the situation.
But according to his guess, for an average cultivator at the Golden Core Realm, there should probably be just one Golden Core within the dantian, right?
If so, what was the deal with the two Golden Cores inside his own body?
Li Xiaoyao truly regretted not asking Little Qing when she was awake. Now that she had fallen into a deep sleep, he had no cultivators at the Golden Core Realm by his side to consult.
Li Family had quite a few powerful members, but ever since Li Xiaoyao left the Human Realm, he had not been in touch with them. They even called him a few times, but Li Xiaoyao didn't answer.
To Li Xiaoyao, the only person he cared about in the Li Family was Li Chengfeng. Other than him, the entire Li Family was just an ordinary family to him.
Li Xiaoyao stared at the two Golden Cores in his dantian for a long time, finally guessing that they represented his current cultivation level.
Golden Core Realm Second Rank, thus two Golden Cores condensed in the dantian, and the somewhat ethereal Golden Core beside them might signify that his cultivation level would reach the Third Rank of the Golden Core Realm once it became completely solid.
This was Li Xiaoyao's speculation, but he felt it should be roughly accurate.
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Gui Hai was very happy that the botanical garden had successfully become his possession.
Although he was not the abbot of Da Lin Temple, he had a certain influence and rights within it.
He believed that if he proposed the idea of relocating Da Lin Temple's headquarters, he would surely gain the majority's support.
However, before things were settled, he had no intention of discussing this matter with the elders and abbot.
All day today, he had been busy inviting cultivators from Lu Province, preparing to hold an internal press conference tomorrow.
The main content would be about Da Lin Temple's plans to relocate to Ling City.
The soldiers are not yet moving, but the provisions must come first.
No matter whether the abbot and the elders agree to move the headquarters of Da Lin Temple or not, this kind of publicity is necessary to do beforehand.
Even if Da Lin Temple ultimately does not agree to move the headquarters, this botanical garden will become Gui Hai's private domain.
He could use it for his own plans.
Gui Hai sent out three hundred invitations, half to well-known cultivators from Lu Province, the other half to entrepreneurs from Lu Province.
The combined power of these three hundred people was enough to overturn a small country.
...
At 7:57 PM, a commercial flight from Tiannan City landed steadily at Ling City International Airport.
Ten minutes later, a woman draped in a long black woolen coat, wearing large sunglasses that nearly covered half her face, carrying a plain handbag, walked out of the airport.
Before coming back, Tang Tiantian had notified Zhu Xiaoyue that she was returning to check on Li Xiaoyao, to which Zhu Xiaoyue had no objections.
The women had already tacitly accepted the fact that they were sharing a man, and Zhu Xiaoyue naturally knew the reason why Tang Tiantian was so eager to return. Although Zhu Xiaoyue wanted to return soon too, given that there was only one Li Xiaoyao, even though their sisterly relationship was good, they were still not ready to accept sleeping together in one big bed.
If it came down to discussing who was first in line, Tang Tiantian was undoubtedly the top priority.
However, Tang Tiantian was after all not Zhen Huan, she had a peaceful nature and did not like to compete. There was no need to compete when it came to matters of the heart; liking someone was liking them, and not liking them was just that. Whether they would be together depended entirely on whether the two were willing.
Since Tang Tiantian was willing to speak openly about such matters, it showed that she didn't consider Zhu Xiaoyue an outsider, and naturally, Zhu Xiaoyue wouldn't compete either.
Li Xiaoyao sometimes really felt like an Emperor, daily troubled with determining which woman to share a bed with, and if this continued, he feared he might have to flip a placard to decide on the woman for the night.
Li Xiaoyao stood at the airport lobby entrance, his gaze moving through the crowd, accurately and unmistakably finding Tang Tiantian's figure.
In the vast airport lobby bustling with people, Tang Tiantian was always the brightest star in Li Xiaoyao's eyes.
Tang Tiantian seemed to sense something and looked up; her Xiubrow involuntarily furrowed.
This man gave her a very familiar feeling, but Tang Tiantian was sure she had never seen him before.
Li Xiaoyao perceived the change in her expression and couldn't help but give a bitter smile.
This face might have become handsomer, but it had also brought on a fair amount of trouble.
For instance, he recognized Tang Tiantian, but she didn't recognize him.
Perhaps she found his figure familiar, but the doubt she currently held in her heart must be greater.
Tang Tiantian slowly walked toward him, and just as she was about to exit, Li Xiaoyao suddenly stopped her.
"Tiantian," Li Xiaoyao called out softly.
Tang Tiantian trembled, her eyebrows furrowed even more tightly, and with a mix of disbelief and inquiry, she looked at Li Xiaoyao, asking, "Who are you?"
"I'm Xiaoyao," Li Xiaoyao explained, "Some things happened, and my appearance changed."
"Xiaoyao, are you really Xiaoyao?" The voice was indeed Li Xiaoyao's.
Li Xiaoyao lowered his voice, and with a smile in his eyes, he said, "There's a red mole on your right buttock, you like me holding you as we make love..."
Tang Tiantian's cheeks flushed, she lightly pounded his chest with her small fist, and chided with feigned anger, "You bad man, even after changing your appearance, you haven't forgotten to tease me."
"Snap~"
"Snap~"
Suddenly, many men appeared from all directions, cameras in hands, furiously snapping photos of Tang Tiantian and Li Xiaoyao, the flash blinding to the point of making their eyes dazzle.
"We're being secretly photographed," Li Xiaoyao said unbothered, instead, he stretched his arm around her waist, boldly pulled her into his embrace, and turned to head outside.
The photographers looked at Li Xiaoyao's domineering aura and couldn't help but click their tongues in wonder, "Who is this guy? Openly holding my goddess."
"That man is seriously handsome, which celebrity is he? How come I've never seen him before?"
"I heard Tang Tiantian once went public with her boyfriend, but I remember her boyfriend didn't look like this."
"Big news, absolutely big news, the charity godmother has changed boyfriends!"
The reporters discussed among themselves, their excited voices nonstop.
Li Xiaoyao and Tang Tiantian had long left the airport, taking a car home.
They didn't waste a minute, driving to the parking lot and taking the elevator upstairs. Already unable to restrain themselves in the elevator, they were like dry tinder igniting a flame, embracing and kissing.
The elevator doors opened, and Li Xiaoyao lifted her by the waist, heading towards home.