More than seventy years had passed.
Ji Shuwen had successfully cultivated to the foundation establishment middle-stage peak.
Perhaps in another decade or two, she would break through her bottleneck and reach foundation establishment late stage.
Li Ping guessed that she might have encountered some fortunate opportunity, since she cultivated considerably faster than Wang Xingwei, whose aptitude was much the same.
She had reached the foundation establishment middle-stage peak before the age of a hundred and twenty.
That essentially meant she had not spent much time stuck at the foundation establishment early-stage bottleneck.
Having learned about Ji Shuwen's cultivation,
Li Ping next spoke with Huang Yan for over half an hour in his capacity as an elder.
From him, Li Ping learned that he and Ji Shuwen had met and grown close in the Qingyun Secret Realm, eventually becoming Dao companions.
After becoming Dao companions, the two had set their hearts on the Great Dao and had no children.
When he mentioned "setting their hearts on the Great Dao," Huang Yan could not help stealing a glance at Li Ping.
In truth, his Dao companion had told him about Uncle Li's deeds countless times. He knew that this Uncle Li was much younger than he was.
He was over a hundred and ninety this year, while "Uncle Li" was only around a hundred and forty at most.
But then Huang Yan thought to himself, Still, I'm not far from the foundation establishment late stage peak either. In a few years, I can return to the sect and attempt core formation!
In fact, had he not been such close friends with Xiong Pohai, allowing him to work well with Xiong Pohai and Ye Chen in their bid to seize power, he would never have been sent to the Immortal City.
He ought