Chapter 169: Life 68, Age 36, Martial Grandmaster Peak
After entering the Path of Soul, I didn’t feel even a twinge from the path’s suppressive effects. With the defenses provided by my new cultivation technique, this level of soul pressure was entirely meaningless.
LiTing, on the other hand, was showing a bit of strain. Looking at her, I could see that while she would be able to withstand the pressure of this first section well enough, her current level of soul cultivation wouldn’t be sufficient to complete the entire path.
This needed to be addressed, but I put that to the side for the moment. We weren’t ready to start worrying about walking the path. First, we needed to ascend to Martial Lord. We could deal with soul cultivation after that was done.
To give ourselves a bit of privacy, LiTing and I left the road and headed deep into the forest that blanketed this section of the mountain. With such dense foliage, it would be incredibly easy for us to hide out on the path for as long as we needed. After finding a secluded spot hidden deep in the forest’s undergrowth, we sat down to cultivate and prepare for our breakthroughs.
I had noticed a shift in LiTing’s demeanor ever since we left the Path of Body, and now that we were safe, I had time to ask her about it.
“How are you holding up?”
She ground her teeth slightly at the question. She wasn’t quite angry, but she was certainly irritated.
“Well enough.” She clenched a fist and looked me dead in the eye. “Fang, why am I old?”
I looked at her blankly.