Chen Fan paused, drawing in all the Daoist aura that surrounded him. He knew he had succeeded, but he absolutely couldn't rush things. Besides, the twenty cups of divine tea inside him had been completely consumed. They were the equivalent of twenty years of comprehending the Dao, firmly etched into his very being!
He looked up toward the medicinal fields and saw that Old Yellow Tooth, Chen Jingjing, and the others had already left. Only Qin Xian'er and the Green-feathered Bird remained.
Both had their eyes closed. The cup in Qin Xian'er's hand was empty, and she seemed close to finishing her Dao comprehension.
The Green-feathered Bird, however, surprised Chen Fan. Its body was wrapped in a green glow, and countless strands of Wood Element True Essence swirled around it, immensely powerful—and strangely familiar.
"Is that... the Burning Wood Chapter?" Chen Fan stared in astonishment. He could sense the cultivation art within the Green-feathered Bird, and it carried the aura of the Burning Wood Chapter. Yet there was something different about it, as if it were merely a similar art. Still, the aura of the Burning Wood Chapter clung to it, leaving him puzzled.
"Are you awake?" A voice, light as a silver bell, drifted over.
Chen Fan froze, then turned and gave a slight nod.
Qin Xian'er had indeed awakened. Seeing that Chen Fan's injuries had fully healed and that a wondrous Daoist aura now surrounded him, she knew he must have succeeded.
"Hmm?" But Qin Xian'er couldn't help feeling puzzled. If he had succeeded, he shouldn't still be at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
"Did you succeed?" she asked, looking at Chen Fan.
"Mm!" Chen Fan nodded.
"Then why... haven't you formed your Golden Core?" Qin Xian'er asked, taken aback.
Chen Fan shook his head and said quietly,