Song Yi Shi cultivated for three hours before finally stopping the killer move.
She exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened her eyes. A hazy mist of water vapor, faint and indistinct, flowed from her arms to her calves before settling over her chest.
Song Yi Shi carefully observed the scale of the water vapor, delight rising in her heart. "At this rate, I only need about another half month of cultivation to master the Flowing Water Does Not Rot defensive killer move."
"Strange, why was the effect of this cultivation session more obvious than before? Was it my imagination?"
Song Yi Shi shook her head slightly.
She checked her immortal essence again.
Her immortal essence was far from sufficient, and she had even fewer Immortal Essence Stones left.
"Alas, Heavenly Court is the source of Immortal Essence Stones. Once it stopped distributing them, the Immortal Essence Stones on the entire market plummeted. I still have Grandfather secretly supporting me—other Gu Immortals must be having an even harder time!"
Song Yi Shi sighed.
If she had enough Immortal Essence Stones, she would have consumed them now to swiftly replenish her immortal essence and continue cultivating the Flowing Water Does Not Rot defensive killer move.
But now, she had to slow her footsteps and allow her own Immortal Aperture Origin to produce immortal essence. Only after it accumulated to a certain extent could she continue cultivating.
"After mastering Flowing Water Does Not Rot, I need to cultivate the Flowing Water Is Ruthless killer move. My lineage's flowing water inheritance is our signature, renowned throughout the East Sea and outstanding even among the Five Regions. Passive defensive methods are rare to begin with. Generally speaking, Gu Immortals can only cultivate one, and it is difficult to cultivate several passive defensive methods