After paying the price of five whole Foundation Establishment Pills, Nangong Wan finally agreed to stay for one more month to help Fang Yu break through the bottleneck he had mentioned.
But only for this final month. Although it was perfectly normal for Core Formation cultivators to be away for ten years or more,
she was, after all, a woman. She could not keep staying in the same cave dwelling with a male Foundation Establishment disciple like Fang Yu.
She had originally come to repay a favor, but Nangong Wan vaguely felt that she was about to get herself involved instead. Over the past few months, the two had grown increasingly close, which truly made her uneasy.
If Fang Yu had been a Core Formation cultivator, it would have been one thing. But he was merely at the Foundation Establishment stage. Though he was far beyond ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators and possessed strength powerful enough to threaten her life, his cultivation realm was still only Foundation Establishment.
Since ancient times, the cultivation world had always been one where men were strong and women were weak. Where had there ever been women stronger than men?
At the very least, Nangong Wan did not think she could accept that. However, given Fang Yu's spiritual root aptitude and strength, she felt that advancing to the Core Formation stage in the future would not be difficult for him.
As long as he could form a Golden Core, advance to the Core Formation stage, and refine his natal magic treasure, his strength would naturally surpass that of ordinary Core Formation cultivators. Even if he could not rival late Core Formation cultivators, reaching the middle Core Formation stage would not be a problem.
Therefore, even if Fang Yu truly had such intentions, she would only consider