As streams of Dharma light rose from her palm, the mass of wind began to emit sharp crackling sounds.
As a Wind Dao Spiritual Item, the Core Wind's nature was to seek freedom without restraint. Now, faced with a cultivator's refinement, it naturally began to resist on instinct.
Ordinary Wind Dao cultivators might have found such a situation rather thorny, but to Liu Yanqing, whose Dao arts ran deep and whose cultivation was solid, it was no obstacle at all.
Dongfang Yinghao watched anxiously from the side. As he saw the wind mass gradually turn into a crystalline solid, he silently prayed for Liu Yanqing.
He truly wanted to step forward and help, but different Daos were like mountains apart. He knew absolutely nothing about the Wind Dao; aside from contributing true essence, there was simply nothing more he could do.
Seeing that Liu Yanqing's Spirit Core refinement had originally been progressing smoothly, he had felt considerably relieved.
Yet who could have expected that in the briefest lapse of attention, the Spirit Core wind mass, which had been stable in her palm, would suddenly become restless.
Faced with the sudden change, Liu Yanqing did not panic. While continuing the refinement at the previous pace, she methodically mobilized the Wind of Youli within her body to suppress the wind mass's resistance.
In this tug-of-war where neither side yielded, Liu Yanqing forcibly refined the wind mass past ninety percent through the strength of her solid foundation in the arts.
Only one step remained before success. If she held on just a little longer, she would be able to claim this Wind Dao Supreme Treasure.
"Stay calm. Slow the refinement a little more. At this stage, seek steadiness, not speed. If necessary, make a roundabout retreat—advance by retreating."
The more critical the moment