Thoughts, Oh Thoughts

Just as Zhang Xiaohua handed the Ghost-Faced Mushroom to Zhang Ping'er, at the lofty Heart Refining Cave on the western foothills of Yi Xiang Peak, Abbess Jingfan could not conceal the astonishment on her face. She grabbed Chen Chen, whose delight was equally impossible to hide, and asked loudly, "Chen Chen... you... say that again! You... actually cultivated the Fantian Cultivation Method to major completion?"

Chen Chen nodded, somewhat proud and somewhat showy. "That is correct, Master. This disciple underwent the tempering of her heart and nature within the Heart Refining Cave, broke through the bottleneck of the cultivation method, and leapt straight to major completion. It was also by relying on this that I escaped the illusion array!"

"H-How is that possible?" Abbess Jingfan frowned. "Within an illusion, one can only temper one's state of mind. It can bring enormous benefits to one's future cultivation of the Immortal Dao, but I have never heard of anyone breaking through any bottleneck in the Heart Refining Cave, much less cultivating a technique to major completion. Though I did not come when you entered the cave this morning, I knew your progress like the back of my hand last night."

"Heehee." Chen Chen hugged Abbess Jingfan's arm and smiled. "Would this disciple lie to you? Wouldn't you know if you checked?"

Abbess Jingfan seemed to wake from a dream and immediately began her examination. She herself had cultivated the Fantian Cultivation Method and was thoroughly familiar with it. Yet after only a moment, she found it even more unbelievable. Though Chen Chen's internal energy had not improved noticeably, the Fantian Cultivation Method had indeed been cultivated to major completion. Even she, Chen Chen's master, could only watch dust in the distance. If nothing unexpected happened, Chen Chen would certainly cultivate the Fantian