This time, after emerging from seclusion.
Li Ping briefly checked on the cultivation of his three beasts and one human companion.
The Earth Spirit Mouse and Scarlet Flood Dragon had only advanced a few years ago. They were now at the third-tier middle stage and second-tier late stage respectively, and still needed some time of diligent cultivation before their next advancement.
The Desolate Fire Sparrow and Meng Wanjun had last advanced back in Great Zhou. A long time had passed since then, and both were approaching their bottlenecks.
After a rough estimate, Li Ping judged that the Desolate Fire Sparrow would reach the third-tier late stage in less than ten years.
Meng Wanjun would be a little slower, but she could still reach the Foundation Establishment late stage peak within twenty years and attempt to break through to Core Formation.
In fact, Meng Wanjun had advanced to the Foundation Establishment late stage before the Desolate Fire Sparrow broke through to the third-tier middle stage.
However, Meng Wanjun only had dual spirit root aptitude, while the Desolate Fire Sparrow's bloodline was equivalent to a human cultivator's heavenly spiritual root. Her cultivation speed could not remotely compare to the sparrow's.
Actually, it was not just Meng Wanjun. Li Ping's cultivation speed also fell short of the Desolate Fire Sparrow's.
Previously, he had relied on the true phoenix pill essence Wei Yiling offered him to accelerate his cultivation. Only then had he managed to take the lead and break through to the Core Formation middle stage before the Desolate Fire Sparrow, preserving his dignity as its master.
But now, he might still need nearly a hundred years of diligent cultivation to advance to the Core Formation late stage. His spirit beast was almost certain to surpass him.
Comparing yourself to a beast really