Xiaojin went down the mountain with Brother Fatty.
Long Qiu was busy organizing the grand competition and also teaching the Golden Silkworm; she was incredibly busy. Gu Yu was also diligently refining his spirit and soul through the power of the Soul Crystal, which indeed sped up the process significantly.
The spirit and soul, theoretically, are formless and shapeless, but he consciously shaped it, making it develop from a mass of energy into a human-like silhouette.
Now, the spirit and soul within his Mysterious Aperture were extremely solid and substantial, containing vast and immense powers, far surpassing the junior Human Immortals—such as Long Qiu and Lu Yuanqing.
Xiaozhai was considered intermediate level, her Thunder rites were unparalleled. If Old Gu didn't use his domain space, in terms of raw power, he might not even be able to defeat his wife.
