The chamber glowed with ethereal light as Li Yao's breakthrough continued through the night, spiritual energy condensing and swirling around her in luminous currents. When dawn finally broke, she exhaled deeply, wisps of colorful qi escaping her lips like sacred mist. Success. She had officially broken through to the Core Formation stage.
Despite this monumental achievement, a sigh escaped her lips. Just reaching Core Formation had consumed so much time and effort—how long would it take to advance to the Golden Core stage and truly help her senior brother? The road ahead seemed impossibly distant.
One had to note the absurdity of her frustration. Li Yao had accomplished in mere months what took others entire lifetimes to achieve. If cultivators heard her lamenting her "slow" progress, they would collapse from sheer indignation. If her pace was considered sluggish, weren't ordinary cultivators essentially standing still in comparison?
