"When using an Essence Nourishing Talisman, if one lost control even slightly and the already liquefied true essence began reverting into true qi, that would be disastrous. Everything would have been for nothing! At best, one would be beaten back to one's original form and have to wait for a second Foundation Establishment attempt! At worst... the meridians would be unable to contain so much true qi, and they might shatter inch by inch—one's Dao extinguished, one's body perishing!" Helplessly, he looked at Xiao Hua and said, "Now that you know this, do you still wish to use an Essence Nourishing Talisman?"
"Why shouldn't I? If others can use it, then this disciple can certainly use it too!" Xiao Hua said without the slightest hesitation.
"The desire to compete and win is the most taboo thing in cultivation!" Helplessly shook his head.
Fine, now I'm being competitive, Xiao Hua thought. When you wanted your disciple to establish his foundation sooner, why wasn't that called being competitive?
After thinking for a moment, Helplessly said, "It is still early anyway. We'll discuss it once you reach the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation. If your true qi is abundant, we'll use it. If not, then establish your foundation properly and honestly!"
"This disciple will obey Master's arrangements!" Xiao Hua said with a bow.
Afterward, Xiao Hua asked a few more questions, especially about the generation of divine sense and the Niwan Palace. Helplessly answered them all one by one. Though Helplessly was somewhat impatient by nature and rather irritable toward others, he was truly remarkable when it came to cultivation. When he spoke of his cultivation insights, he recited them as easily as counting treasures, explained profound matters in simple terms, and drew inferences from one example to another. Xiao Hua listened as