Jiangxia encountered all sorts of issues during her divinations, and Ranyun had no shortage of problems herself.
Her initial chance of Nascent Soul Formation was nineteen percent, which was not particularly high. However, she had not given up on forming her Nascent Soul, so once she was matched with suitable treasures, her chances rose quickly.
In fact, her biggest problem was that more than thirty years ago, when she was about to turn seven hundred and twenty, she had been tempted to attempt Nascent Soul Formation—because once she passed that age, the sect would no longer provide support resources.
This was a policy shared by all Seven Upper Sects. When disciples attempted to break through a major realm, the sect would appropriately subsidize them with resources. The subsidies varied depending on age and perceived potential, but having them was very different from having nothing.
The subsidies were not actually much, much like what Red Phoenix had originally intended to give Xia Nishang.
Of course, Upper Sects were somewhat more generous, but generally speaking, they would not exceed a quarter of the usual cost of Nascent Soul Formation.
In the end, cultivators had to rely on themselves. A sect might encourage you to improve yourself, but cultivators raised entirely on sect resources could not withstand hardship.
Ranyun had been anxious to make it before the seven-hundred-and-twenty-year cutoff, and as a result, her mindset had become somewhat unbalanced. Fortunately, she had decent self-control and stopped immediately once she realized something was wrong—history showed that many Golden Core Peak cultivators ran into trouble at this stage.
Stopping was not enough. She also had to correct the deviation and condense that unstable aura once more. This was painstaking work that absolutely could not be rushed. Even after more than thirty years, she had yet