In that instant, I felt as though I had touched an invisible door.
I began reaching for that fleeting opportunity, trying to comprehend that hint of the real and the illusory.
I stopped blindly battering against the final barrier to the middle stage of the Spiritual Wisdom Realm. I even stopped circulating my energy, gradually quieting myself, calming down, and focusing my mind.
Faintly, I heard Xiao Yu's voice sound beside my ear again.
"Slow yourself down!"
I tried to understand her words and become calmer.
In that strange state of mind, I realized that everything Xiao Yu had said was right. The calmer I became, the quieter the restless True Qi inside me grew.
I tried using my mental power to approach the barrier between stages and break through the bottleneck.
Before, no matter how I had controlled my True Qi to break through, it had been completely ineffective.
Now, in this "slowed" state of mind, using my mind to sense the boundary of my cultivation and pry at its restraints actually seemed to work.
The seemingly unbreakable barrier began loosening little by little.
In that instant, a sudden surge of joy disturbed my calm.
With another splutter, I spat out a mouthful of blood and came out of my meditative state.
Seeing me cough up blood again, everyone panicked.
"Brother Jiang, there's too much True Qi in your body. You should cast some spells to use some of it up! If you keep forcing a breakthrough, you might damage your meridians."
After Pan Ling spoke, my second senior sister, Diwu Wanxi, nodded as well.
"Junior brother, your life matters more. There's no need to rush a breakthrough."
"Brother Jiang, she's right!"
"Junior brother, take it steady. Your life comes first."
"..."
Everyone spoke up, all deeply concerned about