After absorbing the Holy Essence Fruit, Deng Chan's cultivation base soared all the way to Peak Foundation Establishment. She could have proceeded to Form Golden Core right then, but feeling that her state of mind was not yet solid enough, she forcibly halted her advancement.
With her Peak Foundation Establishment cultivation, Deng Chan could take on many more tasks at the Mission Hall. She accepted a high-paying mission and temporarily left the sect—on one hand to reap a large bounty of spirit stones, and on the other to temper her state of mind.
A year later, the East Continent was set to host a grand tournament held every fifty years among the major sects and prominent families. The venue for this tournament was almost always chosen to be the Taqing Sect, largely because of the Taqing Sect's vast territory and formidable strength.
Chapter 24