Gu Ya waved a hand. "What are you thanking us for? We should be thanking you.
"Our clan has been weak for a thousand years. Little Xiao Xiao being born a Dou Zong has already broken that thousand-year stalemate.
"As for others coveting her, there's even less reason to worry. We old folks aren't dead yet.
"Little Xiao Xiao is our clan's princess. Those old folks may not have shown themselves, but they've all been keeping a close eye on her.
"They've even secretly placed all sorts of protections on Xiao Xiao.
"Even if Gu Yuan or Hun Tiandi attacked, they couldn't kill her.
"I see you haven't fully refined the nine-colored origin stone my eldest brother gave you?
"You're still only at eight colors."
As she spoke, she flashed behind Cai Lin and helped her circulate her energy to refine the nine-colored origin stone within her.
At the same time, she said, "Quiet your mind and contemplate. Break through the Dou Sheng barrier in one go."
The Samsara Secret Technique activated without a sound.
Only the time it took to drink a cup of tea passed outside, but Cai Lin had already experienced many lifetimes of spiritual reincarnation.
An additional color gradually appeared among the eight colors on her brow, bringing the total to nine.
At the same time, her cultivation surged, effortlessly passing Half-Saint and entering the Dou Sheng realm.
She had even reached the peak of One-Star Dou Saint.
When the circulation of energy ceased, Cai Lin opened her eyes, which now held the weight of ages.
"Thank you, Ancestor!" She gave a solemn bow.
Gu Ya nodded and continued, "The path has no end. Keep working hard.
"You've already made a tremendous leap forward. It takes a snake five hundred years to become a python, yet