"Ah, this..."
Nie Yingzhi felt the change in his cultivation realm with astonishment, shaken to his core.
"I really advanced! I actually reached Core Formation!"
Li Ling had expected this and was not surprised at all. "Guard against arrogance and impatience. Stay discreet and cautious!
"This item is far too rare, and I cannot refine another anytime soon. An opportunity to reach Core Formation is precious, and it concerns a full one or two thousand years of life!
"I bestowed it on you because, as our sect master, you have been worn down by paperwork and beset by countless affairs, unable to advance all this time.
"But your fellow disciples will not have this good fortune. I do not want a second Li Ying among my disciples. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Nie Yingzhi felt as though a cudgel had struck him over the head, abruptly bringing him to his senses.
Li Ying...
Their eldest senior brother, Li Ying...
He had always been a regret in their master's heart.
Their master still remembered him.
"Master." Nie Yingzhi looked at Li Ling apologetically.
Li Ling sighed softly. "Sometimes, the human heart is difficult to fathom. Even with my ability of Scent Identification, I can know someone for a moment, but not for a lifetime.
"So do not lightly put human nature to the test.
"Besides, this is also for the sect's sake.
"With my cultivation and strength, very few people can scheme against me anymore.
"But the sect is different. Plenty of people can hurt my sect and my disciples.
"As our sect master, you should give these matters more thought.
"Actually, there are quite a few treasures in the cultivation world that can help people reach Core Formation. Yet every major power keeps them shrouded in secrecy, precisely because things