After displaying the results of his more than two years in seclusion, Yang Lingshu rode the wind and rose, arriving before his master, Mo Xian.
"Disciple Yang Lingshu pays respects to Master! Eight hundred days of secluded cultivation—I have not failed Master's high expectations. Today, I have succeeded and emerged from seclusion!"
"Good... good!"
Mo Xian's palm trembled faintly as he gently patted Yang Lingshu's shoulder.
At this moment, the excitement on the old cultivator's face was impossible to conceal.
As he looked at Yang Lingshu, who had successfully reached the Essence Condensation Realm, his eyes gleamed with pride and satisfaction.
When he had first learned that Yang Lingshu intended to break through using the Core Condensation Technique, he had truly broken out in a cold sweat for him.
For ordinary cultivators, the Core Condensation Technique was an utterly vile method. Not only was the chance of forming a core extremely low, it also came with enormous risks.
Thus, after sending Yang Lingshu into the grotto-heaven, he had repeatedly procured and delivered many high-grade pills and talismans to aid his breakthrough.
In truth, for Yang Lingshu, who possessed the True Intent Formless Manifestation, Li Yuande's insights into cultivating the Dao, and a Spirit Pearl within him, attaining the Essence Condensation Realm through the Core Condensation Technique was no difficult matter.
But Mo Xian knew none of these secrets. From his own perspective, his second disciple's path to breakthrough had been fraught with peril at every turn.
After receiving all manner of Spiritual Items his master had painstakingly acquired from outside, Yang Lingshu's heart was also filled with gratitude.
All along, Elder Mo Xian had treated both him and Senior Brother Xiao Yize beyond reproach.
During the earlier turmoil, when he learned that Donglai Sect's True Intent had suddenly arrived, it