Li Li let her fingertips graze the icy patterns, her eyes cast downward toward the surging snow mist deep within Jidian. She could feel the foul qi churning beneath the ice, but her cultivation base was far too low; she lacked the life-span to pry into such secrets for now.
"The secrets beneath Jidian can wait until I have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage," Li Li said, turning around. Her Ice Spiritual Root manifested behind her as a translucent, phantom snowflake that brushed lightly against the hem of Song Ji's sleeve. "I am on the verge of breaking through, and the lightning tribulation is approaching. It is not wise to linger here."
She should have ascended to the Nascent Soul stage the moment her Ice Spiritual Root returned to her body, but the dangers of Jidian were too great, and she dared not take the risk. Now, she could clearly perceive her Golden Core Stage spiritual meridians trembling violently—the sure sign that a breakthrough was imminent.
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