"What? We're not going back to the Heavenly Dao Sect?" Zhang Hong froze at his words and asked in bewilderment. She had now reached the very peak of the core condensation great perfection stage, and the Yin-Yang Spirit-Gathering Pill gave her a forty-percent chance of forming a golden core. With her aptitude, she only needed to return to the sect and report her situation to receive its wholehearted support in forming her golden core. Originally, she had wanted to form it in the Southwestern Ancient City before leaving, but the cultivation method she possessed for the golden core stage was merely ordinary, while Li Xiaoya's was unsuitable for her. That was why she had put it off. Otherwise, the abundant fire spirit energy in the Southwestern Ancient City would have been ideal for breaking through the bottleneck of the core condensation stage.
So, barring any special circumstances, she still felt she should return to the Heavenly Dao Sect as soon as possible to prepare for her breakthrough to the golden core stage. That was her foremost priority. Li Xiaoya's sudden announcement that they were not going back naturally left her rather puzzled.
"Uh, I meant I'm not going back to the Heavenly Dao Sect just yet. You should go back first, Senior Sister," Li Xiaoya corrected himself, suddenly remembering the important matter of Zhang Hong preparing to form her golden core.
"You're not going back? Why not? I was still thinking..." Zhang Hong asked in surprise. "Uh..." Her lovely face suddenly flushed, and she changed tack. "All right, then. Why aren't you going back? Do you have something else to do?"
"Well..." Li Xiaoya hesitated before saying, "Actually, I want to recover the Pearl Ma Weiqi stole first, and gain some experience along the way. You know I'm stuck at