Time drifted by, and in the blink of an eye, another three years had hurried past.
Over these past few years, nothing particularly noteworthy had happened in Lingyun Sect, leaving Li Qing to remain in secluded cultivation within his cave dwelling.
Yet even with such diligent cultivation, Li Qing's cultivation remained at Mid Core Formation. He had still not touched the threshold of Late Core Formation.
Having reached this realm, if he wished to make leaps and bounds in his progress, he could only rely on certain Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or special medicinal pills.
Otherwise, simply following the usual routine of meditating and cultivating bitterly—even three years, ten years, or thirty years would make it difficult to achieve much improvement.
Cultivating at the Core Formation Realm was simply as difficult as ascending to heaven!
"My gains have been meager. If all I do is rely on this bitter meditation, how many years will it take before I break through to Late Core Formation?"
Li Qing sighed softly and slowly awoke from his deep meditation.
For himself, it was not so bad. If his cultivation progressed slowly, then so be it; his lifespan was incomparably long, and if he endured patiently, he would eventually make it through.
But he was now the ancestor of a sect, a pillar holding up the heavens.
Lingyun Sect now ruled the entire Qingling Region. Without doing anything each year, vast quantities of cultivation resources were offered up to them. Their status could not have been more exalted.
Yet without a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator to take charge, such a position would ultimately be somewhat unstable.
Through these years of meticulous meditation and bitter cultivation, Li Qing had clearly sensed that the spiritual energy of this land was beginning to grow denser and more