Seeing Tongtian acting so righteous, Golden Spirit Holy Mother felt thoroughly disgusted. He had even said they should improve—how was someone like her supposed to improve? If she did not tell him, Tongtian would still think he was being kept in the dark. But if she did tell him, what then?
Li Changsheng had told her never to act impulsively.
"Master Tongtian, this disciple has been diligently cultivating these past few days, but there has been no progress at all.
"I truly hope Master Tongtian can offer me some guidance. When exactly will I be able to improve? That way, I can also be of help to you, Master."
Golden Spirit Holy Mother decided to seek advice from Tongtian first and see what he would say, what sort of words he would use to brush her off.
Upon hearing Golden Spirit Holy Mother's words, Tongtian coughed twice. He knew exactly what was going on. Yuanshi Tianzun and he had placed a restraint inside Golden Spirit Holy Mother.
It prevented her from continuing to advance in her cultivation. If she were allowed to continue, she would become truly formidable, perhaps even surpassing them.
Therefore, they could never allow Golden Spirit Holy Mother to surpass them. Without her knowledge, the two of them had placed that restraint within her body, leaving her cultivation unable to improve any further.
"Cough, cough... As long as you have done your best, that is enough. It does not matter if you cannot improve. Perhaps you have already reached your limit and simply cannot advance any further. This is truly a helpless matter. I think you are already quite formidable. There is no need to keep improving. Do not make things difficult for yourself."
Hearing Tongtian's answer, Golden Spirit Holy Mother fell into utter despair.
She had