To Pei Yiman, thinking back to the beginning...
She felt that Su Qingyue and the others had held quite high expectations for her...
But now...
She had clearly become a secondary target.
Everyone's attention had already focused entirely on Ling Wuyuan.
Faced with this situation...
Although Pei Yiman had no desire to compete or outshine anyone, she felt that, as his companion, she ought to display some corresponding ability to be worthy of the role. After all, a noble crown was at its most magnificent only when adorned with fitting gems.
As for whether advancing to the [Divine Ability Realm] before the end of the year would be difficult?
For someone else, it might be nothing more than wishful thinking.
But for her, while it would be somewhat difficult, it definitely could not be called wishful thinking.
After all, her talent was strong enough to begin with.
Moreover, the sect currently lacked no resources of any kind.
So long as she was willing to use the cramming method of becoming stronger, she could break through to the [Divine Ability Realm] at an extremely fast pace.
Of course, due to insufficient temperament and foundations, the [Innate Divine Ability] that would emerge—power born from all sorts of factors in a cultivator's prior life, opportunities, accumulations...—would most likely possess all manner of shortcomings. It would be unable to attain perfection and would require twice the effort for half the result to make up for later through various means.
Not long afterward...
As Su Qingyue left to discuss with the various Grand Elders the arrangements for after Yan Manyan's successful advancement...
Pei Yiman also told Ling Wuyuan of her thoughts, and his reply was quite simple.
"There's no need to do that."
"When all is said and done, even I have not chosen to