Chapter 837 278: Little Demon King Jiang Qiu! Immortal Robe Pavilion in Jiangzhou City!
Slowly opening her eyes, Zong Qianqun, now dressed in the Ascension Gate's blue-gold long robe, remained extremely charming. Her whole demeanor had shed three parts of allure and gained three parts of elegance. Observing her overall presence, she had directly reached the Spirit Storage Stage, and her face was filled with smiles.
"I never thought I could really directly break through the Golden Core Stage. I always believed this life was basically stuck at the Golden Core Ninth Layer. Despite serious cultivation before, the result was still stuck at the Golden Core Stage Ninth Layer. But now I suddenly realize it wasn't my talent that was lacking, it was the surrounding environment."
"After arriving at the Ascension Gate, the first thing I could feel was the abundant Spiritual Qi. This Spiritual Qi far exceeded my previous understanding of sects, and they also provided such abundant elixirs and a blessed land. So just how powerful is Sect Leader Senior Brother's cultivation now?"
"Surely he's stronger than me!"
Feeling the abundant Spiritual Qi within, the Golden Core inside her already shone with five-colored divine light. Under the sheen of divine light, it seemed as if the Nascent Soul within the Golden Core was about to break through.
The Spirit Storage Stage is called so because during this phase, the Golden Core begins to nurture a small infant, which becomes a second Divine Soul, a transformative existence. If one can break through the Spirit Storage Stage and directly reach the Nascent Soul Stage, the Golden Core will shatter instantly like a chick breaking out of its shell, and the Nascent Soul Divine Soul will truly emerge.
It becomes a true Nascent Soul monster, a terrifying existence with two lives. Even if the physical body is destroyed, as long as the Nascent Soul Divine Soul is unharmed, one can start over again.
"Sect Leader Senior Brother should be a Nascent Soul Stage monster, right? After all, he looks so young, and Sect Leader Senior Brother should originally belong to some ancient sect, otherwise he couldn't have such a rich sect heritage. Perhaps he's nurturing a new sect after his former sect gradually went behind the scenes."
"This must be the case!"
"It's kind of embarrassing to think about it. After all, this time I was prepared to dual cultivate with Sect Leader Senior Brother. After dual cultivating, I was sure to break through the Core Formation Stage Ninth Layer. Who would have thought I could achieve it alone! Well, let's wait until next time, until I hit a bottleneck again, and let Sect Leader Senior Brother help me then."
Her cheeks blushed, and her eyes carried a lot of warmth. She had become somewhat sentimental, thinking about how she, once a Pavilion Master of Wutao Pavilion, ended up as a disciple in a sect. Throughout her life, she experienced so much, and destiny turned out this way.
"It's good. The Ascension Gate is truly wonderful. It makes me feel this warmth, especially that Sect Leader Senior Brother who's a bit of a rascal. Being upright and solemn isn't a problem for him at all; he's decisive in handling things. However, he could also be considered mischievous."
"Isn't this the legendary 'neither good nor evil,' skilled in both literature and martial arts, appealing to both men and women, young and old alike?!"
The more she thought, the farther her mind wandered. Tianxiang Hongyan sighed softly, her eyes filled with anticipation: "I wonder when Sect Leader Senior Brother will realize I've broken through to the Spirit Storage Stage, or how he will react when he finds out I reached the Spirit Storage Stage."
"He should be very happy!"
Li Changyi swallowed a mouthful of saliva; she sat in her room, her thoughts a bit chaotic.
"Ah, I am now at the Core Formation Stage Third Layer. This cultivation is already much better than before when I was only at the Core Formation Stage First Layer. But compared to other senior and junior sisters in the Ascension Gate, my cultivation is still lacking. The Core Formation Stage Third Layer might even be the strength of a Sect Leader outside, but in the Ascension Gate, I'm just a small bird."
"Let's not mention Senior Sister Shanlan; I certainly can't compare to Junior Sister Qingkuang. In the current Ascension Gate, my cultivation should be behind Junior Sister Nanyan and Senior Sister Yinghan, meaning that having a Core Formation Stage Third Layer cultivation only makes me mid-upper level..."
"So just how powerful is Sect Leader Senior Brother... and how much would cultivating once with Sect Leader Senior Brother increase my cultivation?"
Thinking of this, she felt bashful yet carried a hint of melancholy.
"Eh, Sect Leader Senior Brother probably doesn't feel that way towards me. Previously, it was only due to special circumstances that there was some connection between us. But my presence isn't strong, so even if I request Sect Leader Senior Brother to help me by cultivating together."
"But if the situation turns awkward, it would be extremely embarrassing."
Li Changyi's current thoughts were just like this. Cultivators all know dual cultivation has many benefits, but they also know it's essential to have a firm emotional foundation. One can deceive others, but not the Spiritual Qi in one's heart. So even if she put in a lot of effort, her Spiritual Qi wouldn't be a problem. But if Yuchi keeps his composure like an old dog, the end result would be just him benefiting for free...
Not only would the Spiritual Qi not increase, but it would also make both very embarrassed. After all, dual cultivation is like a touchstone; if effective, the feelings between them are undoubtedly great: "Just like Senior Sister Yinghan and Sect Leader Senior Brother, who once directly brought her to new heights and even broke her through the Core Formation Stage Fourth Layer."
