He watched the golden core phenomenon dissipate.
Li Ping smiled and nodded, then turned to leave.
Although Xiao Yunzhi had achieved the Great Dao of the golden core, she could not emerge from seclusion immediately. She would have to remain in seclusion for a while longer to stabilize her cultivation.
That could take over a year, or merely a few months.
Li Ping would not be able to see her during that time, so there was naturally no reason to stay.
He returned to the main hall.
Along the way, every Snowflight Sect cultivator who saw Li Ping bowed in greeting, their attitudes even more respectful than before.
After all, not only was Li Ping himself a high-ranking Pill Refiner, his younger sister was also a newly advanced Core Formation True Person.
As True Person Xiao's elder brother, Pill Refiner Li's standing had risen like a boat on a swelling tide.
Once he noticed this, Li Ping's expression grew rather strange.
How had I somehow ended up living off a woman?
When he returned to the hall where he was temporarily staying, Mei Hao happened to arrive with a batch of spirit herbs for him to refine into pills.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li!" Mei Hao said cheerfully as soon as he entered the hall. "True Person Xiao has perfected her golden core. You'll have plenty of blessings to enjoy from now on!"
Beyond the congratulations, Li Ping could see the envy in his eyes.
Li Ping understood Mei Hao's feelings perfectly. It was like suddenly having a close relative strike it rich back on Earth in his previous life. Drawing envious looks from others was perfectly normal.
With a younger sister who was a Core Formation True Person, whether a blood sister or a sworn sister, everyone assumed he would