When Li Xiu arrived at Wanhua Garden, Li Qingyi and Wan Chaoxin were a little surprised to see the puppy Li Xiu was holding.

"The Great King is dead, and these are his descendants." Li Xiu roughly explained the whole story.

Wan Chaochun glanced at the puppy and said lightly, "It's okay to keep it. This demon baby can be considered a top-quality one. But you have to get out as soon as possible. Once it opens its eyes, it will be difficult to take it out."

"Why can't we take him out just because he opens his eyes?" Li Xiu asked puzzledly.

Wan Chaochun said: "It's hard to explain the specific reason. Just like this trial gate, the more powerful the creature, the harder it is to rush out. Even if you force your way out, you have to pay a huge price. On the contrary, some ordinary demons don't have to pay a big price to rush out of the trial gate. If this little puppy opens its eyes, it will have to pay a price. If it goes out before it opens its eyes, it basically doesn't have to pay any price. No one can tell what the reason is."

"I wonder when he will be able to open his eyes?" Li Xiu asked with a frown as he looked at the puppy sleeping with his eyes closed in his arms.

"Different young demons open their eyes at different times. Some can open their eyes when they are born, some need a few hours or three to five days, and some need several months. I can't tell what species the Great Heavenly King is. When he can open his eyes depends on his luck." Wan Chaochun said.

"This is a bit difficult. I still have to help Qing Yi advance to the Light Base, so I can't go out right away." Li Xiu thought for a moment, looked at Wan Chaoxin and said, "Ah Xin, you should be okay, can you help me take it out first?"

When Wan Chaoxin heard the name "Axin", the corners of his eyes twitched twice, but Axin was better than Xiaoxin, so he could barely accept it.

Before Wan Chaoxin could say anything, Wan Chaochun shook his head and said, "If you really want to keep it, you'd better take it out yourself. The first person a demon spirit sees when it opens its eyes has a special meaning to it, and it generally won't hurt the first person it sees."

"Are all the young demon spirits like this?" Wan Chaochun's words made Li Xiu think of the young demon spirits in his own body.

If all the young demons said this, he would feel much more at ease.

"Most of them are like this, at least most of what I know is like this, but there are not many demon larvae, and no one can guarantee whether it is like this." Wan Chaochun thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll let it sleep a little longer."

As he spoke, Wan Chaochun casually condensed a magic light needle and pierced it into the puppy's body. The puppy did not react at all and continued to sleep soundly.

"It won't wake up within eight hours unless it's seriously injured. Just go about your own business." Wan Chaochun said with a smile.

Li Qingyi was in a hurry to go to the execution platform. After saying goodbye to Wan Chaochun, he took Li Xiu with him to the execution platform.

"Aunt, I can understand why you let Bai Wanli go. With the Juemai Needle you left in his body, you may be able to use him in the future. But why did you become sworn brothers with Li Xiu? Is he worthy of it?" Wan Chaoxin asked puzzled.

Wan Chaochun sighed and said, "Yu Ba and I have been trapped in Good Luck Hill for decades. We have met many extraordinary people, but none of them were able to walk out of the three rooms in Good Luck Hill alive. Only my fourth brother was able to walk out alive."

"You mean, he may be related to the owner of Good Luck Hill?" Wan Chaoxin immediately understood what Wan Chaochun meant.

Wan Chaochun shook his head slightly: "No one can tell whether it is related or not, but he is the only one who can walk out alive, so he must be extraordinary. Moreover, Fourth Brother is not from the Four Great Families, and now he is in charge of the Magic Equipment Group. If my Wan Chao Family wants to return to the ranks of the Great Families, Fourth Brother may be able to lend us a helping hand in the future. Xiaoxin, you are a decisive person. If you were born in troubled times, you would definitely do something to change the world. However, the world has not changed, so it is better to restrain your edge and bide your time for the time being. Don't be too decisive, otherwise it will be ominous."

"Auntie, I've got that in mind." Wan Chaoxin nodded.

Li Xiu followed Li Qingyi to the execution platform, which was a square platform with more than a hundred jade stakes of various sizes standing on it.

The jades in other places in Tiancheng are all crystal white, but these large and small jade stakes are mostly black and red. They are obviously just dead objects, but they make people feel as if they are filled with evil spirits.

"I will go up to the execution platform later and use the power of the execution pillars to temper the symbiotic contract. However, my indestructible ice armor can only withstand the power of the first four execution pillars. If I cannot be promoted to the light base by then, I will need your Jedi Knight to lend a helping hand." Li Qingyi said, pointing to the four jade pillars in front.

"What should I do?" Li Xiu asked.

"After I send out the signal, you will have the Jedi Knight strike my body with all his might. Do your best and don't hold back at all." Li Qingyi said solemnly.

"What if I kill you with one blow?" Li Xiu was extremely confused. How could there be such a way to advance?

"If I die, it's my destiny." After saying that, Li Qingyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't die that easily. Since I let you do it, you must be sure of it."

"Okay, I understand." Li Xiu nodded.

When Li Qingyi saw Li Xiu summon the Jedi Knight, he no longer hesitated and walked towards the execution platform.

As soon as Li Qingyi stepped onto the execution platform, his body seemed to be sucked by a strong magnet and suddenly stuck to the first jade stake.

Suddenly, a raging fire rose from the jade stake, engulfing Li Qingyi and the jade stake.

The red flames continued to burn, and the air around them seemed to be distorted by the burning.

At this time, Li Qingyi's body was completely wrapped in the Unbreakable Ice Armor, even his hair was covered. Under the burning flames, one could faintly see a green light blooming on the Unbreakable Ice Armor. The light was swaying, and there seemed to be a strange shadow twisting in pain in it.

The raging fire on the jade stake did not last too long. When the fire disappeared, Li Qingyi's body was sucked onto the second jade stake. Her body was still stuck to the jade stake, with her hands wrapped around the jade stake, unable to move.

Bang!

Lightning appeared on the second jade stake. The green lightning flickered and twisted on Li Qingyi's body like an electric snake, making thunderous sounds from time to time.

The light of the Indestructible Ice Armor flickered, but there was still no sign of it breaking.

The thunder and lightning did not last long, and Li Qingyi was soon sucked up by the third jade stake.

Transparent liquid flowed out from the jade stake, and soon covered Li Qingyi's entire body, completely covering the Unbreakable Ice Armor.

Although it was not as loud as the two jade stakes before, and seemed to be just wet with a layer of water, this time white smoke actually came out of the Unbreakable Ice Armor, like iron corroded by strong acid, and the light on the Unbreakable Ice Armor was obviously dimmed a lot.

Fortunately, after a while, the ** disappeared, and Li Qingyi was sucked onto the fourth jade stake.

Li Xiu perked up, knowing that this was the most critical moment for Li Qingyi.

Suddenly, a jade knife flew out from the top of the jade pillar and chopped directly towards Li Qingyi's neck, as if it wanted to behead Li Qingyi who was hugging the jade pillar.

"Right now." At the moment when the jade knife chopped down, Li Qingyi suddenly shouted loudly.

Li Xiu did not dare to delay and immediately ordered the Jedi warrior to launch an unparalleled attack on Li Qingyi on the stage.

The Jedi Knight combined his two swords into one, held the hilt with both hands and slashed down at Li Qingyi. The huge blood-red crescent-shaped blade light seemed to cut the air into pieces. Amid the sonic boom, it almost slashed Li Qingyi together with the jade blade.

Snap!

The jade knife slashed Li Qingyi's neck first, leaving only a shallow mark on the indestructible ice armor.

The Jedi Knight's bloody slash also came down, and the huge crescent blade light slashed on Li Qingyi's body, and also slashed on the jade knife.

The jade knife received such a heavy blow and rushed forward suddenly. With a crisp sound, it directly shattered the ice armor on the neck. Part of the jade knife's blade also cut into Li Qingyi's flesh. Blood immediately flowed out along the blade, flowing onto the jade pile, dyeing it red.

Now Li Xiu finally understood why these jade stakes were black and red. Those black and red colors were probably stained by the blood of some unknown creature. It was also unknown how many creatures had died on this execution platform.

After the jade knife slashed, it flew back automatically and reinserted itself into the top of the jade stake.

As the jade knife swung, the wound on Li Qingyi's neck immediately bleed profusely, and the nearby jade table was covered with blood.

This time, Li Qingyi was not sucked by the fifth jade stake, but fell straight onto the jade platform.

"Oh my god... have we gotten too far... Li Qingyi might have been killed..." Li Xiu had a strange look on his face. If Li Qingyi was killed, he wouldn't be able to explain himself even if he had a thousand mouths.

Li Xiu has already started planning how to escape. He must get out of Changshengtian before others know about Li Qingyi's death, otherwise he will be dead.

No one would care whether he was helping Li Qingyi or not. Anyway, it was his Jedi Knight who helped the jade knife on the execution platform to behead Li Qingyi.

"Li Qingyi, Li Qingyi, why don't you just say it clearly? You have to be mysterious. It's fun to act mysterious, right? Now you're risking your life." When Li Zheng was feeling depressed, he suddenly saw that the shattered Unbreakable Ice Armor on Li Qingyi's body actually burst into a dazzling light. The next second, the Unbreakable Ice Armor was completely shattered and turned into countless glowing ice dusts, rushing towards Li Qingyi's wound.

As the ice dust from the Unbreakable Ice Armor poured in, a strange light flashed inside Li Qingyi's body, and the wound on the back of his neck was gradually healing.

Li Xiu stared at Li Qingyi's body becoming brighter and brighter, and her skin became as crystal clear as gem. She didn't look like a human being at all, but instead looked like a statue of an ice crystal gem.

"It turns out that the process of advancing to the light base is the process of complete fusion of the symbiotic contract and the body. Because of the fusion of the symbiotic contract, the human body is no longer a pure carbon-based life, so it can begin to condense light veins that can only be formed by the contract and the magic spirit..." Li Xiu has understood the essence of the advancement to the light base.

After a long time, the light on Li Qingyi's body finally began to fade, and the indestructible ice armor began to cover her body again.

Not long after, Li Qingyi's body was covered by the unbreakable ice armor again, and he walked down from the execution platform.

Li Xiu looked at her and smiled bitterly, "You used the Jedi Knight's hand to break the symbiotic bond and completely merge it with your body. Aren't you afraid that the Jedi Knight will use too much force and really kill you? Why didn't you tell me clearly about such a dangerous thing?"

"The first four punishments on the execution platform can be resisted by the Unbreakable Ice Armor, but the fifth punishment will definitely kill me. Even the Unbreakable Ice Armor cannot stop it. That is the power that can truly cut off the Light Base, so I must fake my death during the fourth punishment to end the punishment on the execution platform. But even if I fake my death, my body must be sufficiently traumatized, otherwise I won't be able to fool the execution platform. I have to use the power of the execution platform to break the symbiotic contract and complete the fusion and advancement, and I have to fake my death to escape the punishment on the execution platform. If there is any mistake, it will be an irreparable situation. If I tell you all the truth in advance, you will definitely have psychological pressure. Will you still dare to let the Jedi Knight do his best at that time?" Li Qingyi said with a smile.

"You did succeed, but you scared me a lot. There are many ways to break the symbiotic contract, why did you choose this one?" Li Xiu asked puzzledly.

"If I simply wanted to advance to the Light Base, then any Light Base expert could possibly break my Indestructible Ice Armor. However, after enduring the four punishments of thunder, fire, water and sword strike on the torture platform, my Light Base has acquired a strange attribute, which will be of great benefit to me in the future. Although it is a bit dangerous, the rewards will also be huge." Li Qingyi explained briefly.

"What you mean is that your light base has already absorbed the properties of thunder, fire, and water. When you condense light veins in the future, you will have light energy with special properties?" Li Xiu roughly understood what Li Qingyi meant.

"That's about what I mean, but it's not that simple. Now I've only allowed the light base to be contaminated with a trace of Qi. If you really want the light veins to have additional properties, you'll need special light-condensing methods and special energy support to have a chance. This is just a key. Now that the door is open, as for what you can get, it depends on your future practice." Li Qingyi said.

Li Xiu thought to himself: "The reason why the light base level can condense light veins is because it is completely integrated with the symbiotic contract. If you want to condense light veins before the light base level, you must solve this problem. No wonder Jing Li has been practicing for so long but still can't condense light veins. It turns out that the problem lies here."

Li Xiu thought of another problem. He could only be promoted to the Light Base after breaking the Symbiotic Contract and merging it with himself. In other words, he needed to break all the Evil Spirit Cards and the Forbidden Spear and merge them before he could be promoted to the Light Base. But there would still be a problem at that time. He couldn't go to the execution platform himself.

Li Qingyi can play like this because her symbiotic contract is an unbreakable ice shield, but Li Xiu's two symbiotic contracts have no defensive power at all. If he were to be tortured, he would be burned to death before the symbiotic contract is broken. This is not how you play.

"Can I break my own symbiotic contract?" Li Xiu thought of this question and hurriedly consulted Li Qingyi.

If he could break his own symbiotic contract, then he would only need to use the spiritual mace to hit his own symbiotic contract, and all problems would be solved.

Li Qingyi smiled and said, "The covenant also has a spirit. The symbiotic covenant was broken by external forces. With the previous love of living and dying together, it was willing to sacrifice itself to completely merge with you. You broke it yourself. Do you think it will still do the same? It's good enough that it doesn't perish with you. So promotion to the Light Base level requires an opportunity. It doesn't mean that you can be promoted just because you want to."

"Just practice. It's a bit annoying to talk about feelings," Li Xiu sighed.

Li Xiu thought, why bother with feelings when money can solve the problem? Feelings are too expensive, and there is no clear price tag.

Li Qingyi successfully advanced to the light-based level. From now on, he only needs to practice the light-condensing method to successfully condense light veins.

Li Xiu originally wanted to go see Lao Dao, but in order to take the little puppy out, he had to give up this time.

"I don't know what benefits Lao Dao said he would give him." Li Xiu was still thinking about the benefits Lao Dao said he would give him.

I returned with Li Qingyi along the same route. When we got back to outside Tianmen, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, so the birthday dinner could definitely not be held.

"The birthday party can't be held. If you have nothing to do, why don't you have a drink with me? It can be considered as a birthday celebration." Li Qingyi said with a smile.

"I believe no man would refuse to drink with a beauty like you." Li Xiu said while hugging the little puppy.

"Let's go to my place. Even though the banquet can't be held, there should still be some prepared food and wine, maybe even a cake." Li Qingyi took Li Xiu to the yard where she lived.

Li Xiu always thought that Li Qingyi lived in the City Lord's Mansion, but it seems that his guess was not correct. Li Qingyi lived in a large garden of her own.

The place where Li Xiu lived was called a courtyard, which was a larger courtyard, while the place where Li Qingyi lived was a garden, which was really like a flower garden.

The yard was dark. All the people who were originally planning to celebrate Li Qingyi's birthday had left long ago. Bai Ying, who was helping to organize the birthday dinner, probably didn't have the mood to stay here and wait for Li Qingyi to come back, so the yard was completely empty.

There were a lot of buffets and fruits on the tables in the garden, probably prepared by Bai Ying. But she herself was not in the mood to eat them.

"This may be the quietest birthday I have ever had." Li Qingyi took a bottle of red wine from the makeshift bar and was about to open it with a corkscrew.

"This won't work, let's try this." Li Xiu carried out a box of beer from the bar.

"What? You want to get me drunk?" Li Qingyi sat on a stool in front of the bar and said to Li Xiu with a smile.

Li Xiu did not answer. He put the puppy on the bar, opened two bottles of beer, gave one to Li Qingyi, clinked his bottle with hers, and said with a smile, "Happy birthday."

"Thank you." Li Qingyi said with a smile.

As the two men raised their bottles and drank, the little puppy lying on the bar slowly opened his eyes.