Li Xingtian's tightly shut eyes snapped open.
Powerful fluctuations of Spiritual Power surged from his body.
Huff...
He drew a deep breath. Everything had gone smoothly, without any bizarre mishaps.
His Golden Core had successfully formed as well. Li Xingtian looked inward at the Golden Core within his body, then heaved a heavy sigh.
It was not that the Golden Core was poor in quality. On the contrary, its quality in this life far surpassed that of his previous life.
It was just... this Golden Core was not gold, but dark red, giving off a hint of...
Master, am I really not practicing an evil art?
Forget it. I'll trust Master one more time. Once I reach Nascent Soul, everything should get better.
Li Xingtian stood and stretched his limbs. He had not suppressed his Spiritual Power fluctuations during his breakthrough, so his master should have noticed. Why had he not come to see him?
Pushing open the door, Li Xingtian stepped outside.
He soon spotted Li Yingling sitting alone on a stone chair beside the water.
His senior sister, usually such a live wire, now looked utterly dispirited.
The smile that had once been infectious had been replaced by a troubled expression.
Li Xingtian swept his Divine Sense over the area but found neither his master nor his junior sister... Had something happened?
Why was only his senior sister here, her face clouded with worry?
He hurried over. "Senior Sister, what happened?"
"Ah..." Li Yingling turned to look at Li Xingtian and forced a somewhat strained smile. "Nothing happened. Junior Brother, you've formed your Golden Core?"
"Yes."
After answering, Li Xingtian sat across from his senior sister. Looking at her dispirited expression, he still asked:
"Senior Sister, that expression doesn't really look like nothing's wrong."
"I just didn't sleep