Yellow Springs

"Then what do you need a Dou Saint-level Spirit Devouring Clan Evil Core for?"

Medusa could not help asking in confusion.

"That is rather complicated to explain... To put it simply, the cultivation method I'm currently practicing may not be able to accompany me any farther."

Yao Wan thought for a moment. It was not that she particularly wanted to hide it from them; she was merely considering the best way to explain it. Only after a long while did she speak with a faint trace of hesitation.

"What? No way. Have you suffered a cultivation deviation?"

When Nalan Yanran heard that, she could not help turning her head back, nearly making Yao Wan stumble and lose her footing.

Little Fairy Doctor could not help gently taking Nalan Yanran's hand. "Nalan—"

Nalan Yanran merely shrugged. Changing cultivation methods when one had been cultivating perfectly well made no sense at all. What normal person changed their cultivation method for no reason? Oh, but Yao Wan was not exactly a normal person anyway.

"It isn't a cultivation deviation, but it's almost at the point where I can't continue cultivating it."

"Could it be because of the Azure Firmament Divine Tree?"

Xiao Yan asked instinctively, causing Yao Wan to fall silent while gently nodding.

"As for that, I actually feel there's no rush..."

"But one should always make preparations in advance. In the Dou Saint realm, every step is a hurdle, and the days ahead will only become more and more difficult. It may not be urgent now, but there will definitely come a time when it is."

Yao Wan naturally understood Xiao Yan's unspoken meaning. He was worried that the danger involved was unclear, and she liked taking risks with her own body like this. There would always be times when he