He looked at the seemingly innocent and clueless young disciple before him, his thoughts racing.
Primordial Spirit Body... Her comprehension truly defies heaven! I only took her as a disciple because her unique constitution could help me decipher ancient secret arts. Now it seems I nearly buried a true uncut jade! I must change how I nurture her!
An even grander, yet riskier plan took shape in his mind. If she proceeds step by step, forging other Dao Bodies in the Yellow Martial, Mystic Martial, and Earth Martial Realms, then given the compatibility between her second Sea of Consciousness and the Spirit Severing Dao, the strength of those other Dao Bodies will inevitably fail to match it. Forcing their fusion may trigger a terrifying backlash when she enters the Heavenly Martial Realm, destroying her Dao and killing her!
There are only two paths... The first is to let her settle herself to the utmost in the Yellow Martial Realm and accumulate strength without cease. Once her foundation is deep enough, she can soar in a single leap and directly challenge the Heavenly Martial Realm, using that formidable foundation to forge four complete and balanced top-tier Dao Bodies at once!
The second... is to seek those legendary heavenly treasures capable of aiding Dao Fusion and balancing Dao intent! But such treasures can only be encountered by chance...
Seeing that her master had remained silent for so long and that his expression kept shifting, Gu Yuanyuan grew increasingly uneasy and asked softly.
"Master... Did I do something wrong? Are you... are you going to punish me?"
Gu Sheng came back to his senses. Seeing how anxious his young disciple looked, his tone softened as he gently patted her head.
"Silly girl, you did nothing wrong. On the contrary, you have given your