While Venerable Nian was building her confidence, Heavenly Venerable and Venerable Xiao never fought her.
Even after Venerable Nian had fully secured her confidence, neither of them fought her.
It took Venerable Nian an extremely long time to secure her confidence-more than a hundred years.
Why had Venerable Nian lacked confidence and insisted on perfecting every technique?
It had to do with her childhood experiences at the Martial Arts Welfare Institute.
Before her constitution awakened, Su Jingnian had no advantage over others her age. Coupled with the devastating blow of her parents' deaths, this left her frail for several years.
The Martial Arts Welfare Institute provided food and clothing, but did nothing to nurture mental resilience.
As a child, Su Jingnian was mocked and bullied countless times. Over time, this made her timid and undermined her confidence.
Eventually, one of the institute's supervisors discovered what was happening. The supervisor gave the bullies a beating, then separated Su Jingnian's living quarters from the others, giving her an area all to herself.
Afterward, prolonged loneliness, the psychological wounds left by the bullying, and the grief of losing her parents made Su Jingnian feel increasingly wronged. She closed herself off.
Had she not met Immortal Saint by chance, Su Jingnian might have spent her entire life trapped in timidity.
Immortal Saint put a great deal of effort into helping Su Jingnian. He was a mighty martial artist, certainly, but not a therapist.
Psychological problems required long-term treatment. As Su Jingnian's cultivation realm rose, remedying this flaw became exceedingly difficult.
But perseverance paid off. After years of guidance, Immortal Saint finally remedied Su Jingnian's sole shortcoming.
From that day on, Su Jingnian's talent and constitution became even more complete, and her strength advanced further.
Heavenly Venerable and Venerable Xiao vaguely felt that Su Jingnian