But Qiao Ranran didn't mind. Holding Pei Ling's hand, she guided the Riftspace Mirror, following her memories to build a world that grew more real bit by bit.
The moment wind suddenly stirred through the small world, not only did the Riftspace Mirror advance, but Qiao Ranran herself broke through as well.
Pei Ling had dragged her off to cultivate in all sorts of positions whenever he had the chance, raising her cultivation so quickly it felt as unreal as a castle in the air. Her breakthrough had come as naturally as water flowing into a channel, but the change in her state of mind was the key that had broken her shackles.
Qiao Ranran had created a new world. Though it was still incomplete, Rules had begun to emerge within it. The moment she touched those Rules, her breakthrough followed.
But Qiao Ranran was thinking about something else.
"You succeeded?" she asked Pei Ling.
Pei Ling had never let Qiao Ranran get involved in rebuilding the Heavenly Steps. At most, he needed her help when his Spiritual Power ran out of control and the Rules of this world rejected him. That was also one reason her cultivation had advanced faster by the day.
If the Heavenly Steps had not been rebuilt, she could not have advanced. Even if she broke through the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, the Rules of Heaven and Earth would reject her, leaving her a Loose Immortal unable to ascend.
Yet she could clearly feel the pull of the Upper Realm. That could only mean Pei Ling had succeeded in rebuilding the Heavenly Steps.
"When did it happen?"
Pei Ling smoothed her hair. "I hadn't had a chance to tell you before you broke through on your own." He was surprised, too. She had discovered the surprise