One year later
Yunxi finally fused the last purple petal of the Seven-Colored Lotus completely into her Dantian. At this point, the entire Seven-Colored Lotus had thoroughly merged with her Dantian.
The instant the great work was complete, the Spiritual Qi around Yunxi began to stir. Without needing to be summoned, it started pouring into her body. At the same time, a phantom of the Seven-Colored Lotus formed within her Dantian.
As the Spiritual Qi flooded in, the phantom of the Seven-Colored Lotus became increasingly solid before slowly drifting toward the center of her Dantian.
The little Nascent Soul seemed to like this lotus condensed from Spiritual Qi as well. It lifted a hand and gently touched the dazzling Seven-Colored Lotus, then flashed and sat cross-legged at its center, assuming a five-hearts-facing-heaven posture as it began absorbing the Spiritual Qi flowing into the Dantian.
Although Yunxi had used Spiritual Qi to nurture her Meridians over the past nine years, the damage to her Dantian had prevented her from storing Spiritual Qi, leaving her with a constant sense of lacking confidence. Now that Spiritual Qi was pouring into her Dantian, she instantly felt grounded. She then fully immersed herself in the cycle of absorbing Spiritual Qi, refining Spiritual Qi, compressing it, and storing it.
The Spiritual Qi fluctuations in the Back Mountain also caught Haohui and Hao Yan's attention. The two appeared outside Yunxi's Immortal Cave almost at the same time.
Light rippled through Hao Yan's eyes as she said, "Tsk, tsk. Senior Sister really values this girl. She actually lent her the Immortal Cave Old Ancestor once used."
"It's only an Immortal Cave. Can't you see that girl Yunxi is about to break through?"
Haohui replied with a smile.
"I can see it. This girl should be able to make