"Of course."
Lin Xuan's words were practically like a shot of adrenaline to the little girl. In truth, once one entered the late stage, one could attempt to break through the bottleneck to the next major realm. However, generally speaking, the chances were not very high, so cultivators usually would not do so. Instead, they would continue cultivating hard until they reached the great perfection realm before attacking the bottleneck.
As matters changed with time, gradually, many cultivators forgot that one could try to break through upon reaching the late stage. If Lin Xuan had not read widely, his knowledge far broader than that of ordinary cultivators, he probably would not have known this point either.
He had also looked into this situation before. Attacking the bottleneck at the late stage had, to be fair, a very low chance of success. But it did not matter. If it was merely Foundation Establishment, with his care and guidance, Lin Xuan believed there would not be too much difficulty.
He still had that much confidence.
Of course, compared with Yan'er, this girl would have to spend a little more effort.
Several hours should be enough, and this area was still relatively safe, so they could try for a breakthrough here.
Hearing Lin Xuan say this, Shangguan Ling's face filled with joy. The little girl's knees went soft, and she knelt down before Lin Xuan. "Many thanks, Master. Ling'er will definitely work hard, and I'll be properly filial to you in the future."
Er... there was nothing wrong with those words, but why did they sound as if he were already old?
Lin Xuan was somewhat torn between laughter and tears. One had to know that among cultivators of the same rank, he was absurdly young—only a little over eight hundred this year.