Meditation in the Golden Tree House! The Forging Competition Begins! The Skysea City Administrator's Worries!

Li Zha observed it for a while and found that the vortex in his dantian remained unchanged. It simply siphoned off a little less than half of his soul power whenever it flowed through that spot.

Having a soul core appear so early is a good thing in the long run, but right now, I'm afraid it'll cut my cultivation speed in half.

Li Zha pondered this.

With the Spirit Pagoda's advanced meditation method and a Mimicry Training Ground, Li Zha's soul power increased at an astonishing rate. He could gain four levels in a year, or even more.

But now that this embryonic soul core vortex had appeared,

Li Zha, who had originally estimated that he would need only a year to become a Soul Ancestor,

now feared it would take two.

Soon,

it was time for the afternoon's forging competition.

Li Zha left his room and headed toward the competition venue with Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue.

Li Zha asked, "Where's Na'er?"

Gu Yue said, "She said she wasn't feeling well, so she isn't coming. Na'er asked me to tell you she'll be cheering you on online."

Li Zha was puzzled. "Not feeling well? What happened? Did she get hurt in this morning's match?"

Gu Yue coughed twice. "Girls are like that. Don't worry about it. Na'er will be fine in a couple of days."

"All right." Li Zha nodded.

After hearing that, Leng Yaozhu understood. Na'er was growing up.

When they reached the competition venue, Li Zha sent Gu Yue away on the pretext of having her buy two bottles of water.

Then,

Li Zha briefly explained what was happening inside his body to Leng Yaozhu.

"What? A soul core!"

Leng Yaozhu was astonished. "You're saying a soul core has formed inside your body?"

"It seems so."