The Lady did not keep Yuzhen waiting long. Moments later, she opened her eyes.
"Well? Are you satisfied with the Golden Core Great Dao the Patriarch imparted?"
"More than satisfied!" The Lady, having opened her eyes again, replied to Yuzhen with a beaming smile. "Only today have I learned what the true path of the Golden Core is. Gold is immortality, the core is perfection—primal unity as one."
"I have received the Patriarch's oral formula. So long as I have the mind ape, Metal Duke, intent horse, Wood Mother, and Yellow Crone to protect and support me, and recite the formula daily..."
"Using the method within the formula to set the cauldron, gather the medicine, control the heat, refine, nurture, and unite yin and yang, I can complete the Ninefold Reverted Core, perfect myself, and ensure that I am no longer an imperfect Demonic God!"
As someone who had mastered the Daoist arts of this world, the Lady knew full well that although the Patriarch had not taught her the Jade Pure Sage Art...
This Golden Core Great Dao was an incomparably orthodox path that led straight to heaven.
"Since you have obtained the method, our previous pact is now in effect." Yuzhen did not care much for this Daoist method. With the Entry Extraction System, he had no desire for such a painstaking path of cultivation.
Knowing exactly why he had done all this, he spoke directly to the Lady.
He reminded her that he had fulfilled one of her conditions, so from this point onward, his own objectives should take priority.
The Lady nodded. "Rest assured. I will not forget what I promised before."
"Now that I have received the Patriarch's teachings, I presume you will take me away from this world later on."
"Then from now on,