Before long, Li Qingyi's body was once again covered by the Indestructible Ice Armor, and she walked down from the Execution Platform.

Li Xiu looked at her and said with a wry smile, "You used the Jedi Knight to shatter the Symbiotic Contract and fully integrate it with your body. Weren't you afraid that the Jedi Knight might go too hard and actually cut you down? Such a dangerous thing, why didn't you explain it clearly to me first?"

"The first four punishments of the Execution Platform can be withstood by the Indestructible Ice Armor, but the fifth punishment will certainly be able to cut me down, and the Indestructible Ice Armor won't be able to block it. That is a true power that can cut down the Light Base, so I need to fake my death during the fourth punishment to bypass the platform's sentences. But even to fake death, the wounds must be significant enough; otherwise, I won't deceive the platform. I need to break the Symbiotic Contract using the platform's power to complete fusion and upgrade, and also have to fake death to avoid the platform's punishment. If there's any mishap, it will be a disaster. If I told you the whole truth in advance, you would certainly feel psychological pressure, and would you dare to let the Jedi Knight strike with full force?" Qingyi laughed and said.

"You've achieved it, yet you gave me quite a scare. There are many ways to shatter the Symbiotic Contract, why choose this one?" Li Xiu asked puzzled.

"If I only wanted to advance to the Guangji level, then finding any Guangji level expert could possibly shatter my Indestructible Ice Armor, but after undergoing the four punishments of thunder, fire, water, and blade on the Execution Platform, my Light Base has acquired a peculiar attribute, which will be greatly beneficial in the future. Although it was dangerous, the rewards were enormous." Li Qingyi roughly explained.

"You mean to say that your Light Base has already absorbed attributes like thunder, fire, and water, and in the future, when you condense the Light Vein, you will have Light Energy with special attributes?" Li Xiu understood roughly what Li Qingyi was saying.

"That's about right, but it's not that simple. Right now, I've only allowed my Light Base to retain a trace of chi. Truly wanting the Light Vein to carry attributes will still require special Light Condensation Techniques and special energy support to have a chance. It's just a key now, the door is open, and what can be obtained depends on one's future cultivation." Li Qingyi said.

Li Xiu thought to himself, "The reason the Guangji level can condense the Light Vein is that it thoroughly integrates with the Symbiotic Contract. If you want to condense the Light Vein before reaching the Guangji level, you must solve this problem. No wonder Jing Li, having practiced for so long, couldn't condense the Light Vein. This is where the problem lies."

Li Xiu thought of another problem: shattering the Symbiotic Contract and fusing with oneself can only lead to a Guangji upgrade. This means he needs to shatter and fuse the Evil Spirit Token and the Forbidden Spear to advance to the Guangji level; at that time, it's still a problem, he surely cannot go on the Execution Platform himself.

Li Qingyi can play like that because her Symbiotic Contract is the Unbreakable Cold Ice Shield, but Li Xiu's two Symbiotic Contracts have no defensive power at all. If he really went onto the Execution Platform, the Symbiotic Contracts wouldn't have shattered yet; he'd be burnt to death first. It doesn't work that way.

"Can you shatter your own Symbiotic Contract?" Li Xiu thought about this problem and quickly consulted Li Qingyi.

If he could shatter his own Symbiotic Contract, he would just need to use the Spiritual Mace on his Symbiotic Contract, and then all problems would be solved.

Li Qingyi laughed, "Contracts have spirits too. When a Symbiotic Contract is shattered by external force, with the previous bond of life and death, it is willing to sacrifice itself to fully integrate with you. But if you break it yourself, do you think it would still do that? It would be good enough not to drag you into death with it. Therefore, advancing to the Guangji level requires an opportunity; it's not something you can achieve just because you want to."

"Cultivation is cultivation; there's no need to talk about emotions, that's quite annoying," Li Xiu sighed.

Li Xiu felt that if money could solve a problem, why bother with emotions? Emotions are extremely expensive, with no clear price tag.

Li Qingyi successfully advanced to the Guangji level, and in the future, she only needs to cultivate the Light Condensation Technique successfully to condense the Light Vein.

Li Xiu originally wanted to see Old Dao, but to be able to take the puppy out, he had to give up this time.

"I wonder what the good things Old Dao mentioned are." Li Xiu still thought about the benefits Old Dao promised him.

Returning the same way together with Li Qingyi, when they reached outside the Heavenly Gate, it was already past eleven at night, and the birthday party was definitely not going to happen.

"The birthday party can't be held, but if you're free, join me for a drink, and let's consider that a birthday celebration," Li Qingyi said with a smile.

"Having a drink with a beauty like you, I believe no man would refuse," Li Xiu said, holding the puppy.

"Come to my place, though the party can't be held, there should still be some food and wine prepared, maybe even a cake," Li Qingyi led Li Xiu to her courtyard.

Li Xiu always thought Li Qingyi lived in the City Lord's Mansion, but apparently, he guessed wrong. Li Qingyi lived in a large garden by herself.

Li Xiu's place was called a courtyard, just a big courtyard, while Li Qingyi lived in a garden, much like a garden.

Inside the courtyard, it was completely dark. Those who were originally going to celebrate Li Qingyi's birthday had left long ago, and Bai Ying, who was helping organize the birthday party, probably wasn't in the mood to wait around for Li Qingyi to return, so the garden was empty.

However, on a table in the garden, there were still many buffet foods and fruits, presumably prepared by Bai Ying, but she hadn't been in the mood to eat any of it.

"This is probably the quietest birthday I've had since I can remember," Li Qingyi said, taking a bottle of red wine from the makeshift bar and preparing to open it with a bottle opener.

"Not that, let's use this," Li Xiu said, pulling out a case of beer from the bar.

"Oh? Are you trying to get me drunk?" Li Qingyi asked, sitting on a stool in front of the bar, looking at Li Xiu with a half-smile.

Li Xiu didn't answer, placed the puppy on the bar, opened two bottles of beer, handed one to Li Qingyi, clinked bottles with her, and said with a smile, "Happy birthday."

"Thank you," Li Qingyi replied with a smile.

As they drank heartily, the little puppy lying on the bar slowly opened its eyes.

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