In Wutan City, within the void where Zhao Li and the other person hid when they arrived, although Ye Yunsheng's attention was mostly on Zhao Li, she also saw everything that happened in the Xiao Family.
After she saw Yao Chen, some of the doubts in her mind were resolved. Then, she naturally assumed that all of this was Zhao Li's plan.
Working backward from the result, it really did seem possible.
But she was mistaken, because she couldn't have imagined that it wasn't because Zhao Li planned it that all of this happened, but because all of this happened, Zhao Li would involuntarily pay more attention to Yao Chen, to Xiao Yan, and even to Xun'er and Yun Shan!
But if Zhao Li didn't say anything, who would know the true cause and effect of it all?
However, although Ye Yunsheng had resolved most of her doubts and even sorted out the cause and effect, even if it was only what she believed, it was enough to convince her. After all, self-conviction is the most terrifying!
But knowledge is like a circle; bringing a new space into the circle will inevitably expose you to new unknowns. At this moment, she still couldn't understand why Zhao Li cared so much about Xiao Yan, even coming all the way from the Central Plains.
She looked at Xiao Yan with eyes full of doubt. Although the Little Guy was indeed interesting, he really hadn't reached the point where a Peak expert of the Continent would pay attention to him.
"Illegitimate son? Hmm, what am I thinking? Impossible! But if he's not an illegitimate son, why is he getting so much attention? Why?"
The more she thought about it, the more her thoughts strayed. Then she patted her head, feeling a bit annoyed. She cautiously glanced at Zhao Li and saw that he was still in that ethereal and uncertain state before shrinking her neck slightly.
Then she became worried again. She had never seen Zhao Li in this state, which made her indecisive. She was afraid of interfering and ruining his Opportunity, and also afraid of doing nothing and missing the chance to help!
Helpless, she turned her gaze back downwards...
Zhao Li's condition at this time was not so optimistic. Although his Soul Power was very strong, he was still just one person. How could he compare to a world?
The only reason he could still hold on was that although the World Origin was vast and boundless, it only acted instinctively and had not unleashed its boundless Origin power.
But even so, Zhao Li was struggling to hold on, and this was still because he had an inherent advantage – that Golden Core was originally something he had cultivated; he was its master, and it was naturally closer to Zhao Li!
"If this continues, I will eventually be assimilated by it and become the nourishment for the World Origin's advancement."
Although Zhao Li could still persist in this Contention for Dao Confluence, he knew that if it continued like this, he had no chance of winning. The difference in scale between an individual and a world was too great!
Zhao Li's mood was heavy, and he kept thinking about a way to break the situation:
"I need to find a way to turn the things it's manifesting into my nourishment. If I get a little stronger, I'll have a little more Life Force. Otherwise, I'm really finished."
He had actually discovered an advantage he had, which was that he still had room for improvement, and the Time required was far less than the world's growth. But no matter how short it was, it still required Time, and in his current situation, what he lacked was Time.
Besides the issue of Time, energy also constrained him. In this simple, unadorned struggle, as simple as children fighting over candy, he could only go all out and had no other energy to convert the results.
As long as he dared to be distracted, he would definitely collapse.
Zhao Li looked at the flawless Golden Core before him. It flowed with radiant light, as if all things were being born and extinguished, and indeed possessed a characteristic comparable to the World Origin.
"If I didn't have this Golden Core..."
Looking at the 'culprit' that caused this struggle, Zhao Li felt both love and hate. He hated it for bringing him such a calamity, but he was also relieved that it was so powerful, after all, the results of his life's Cultivation were all tied to it.
"Hmm? No! It is the manifestation of my Cultivation results, but my Cultivation shouldn't just be it!"
Zhao Li was suddenly startled. If everything about him was tied to the Golden Core, then who was truly amazing, himself or the Golden Core he had cultivated?
"It's not the Golden Core that needs to be perfect and flawless, indestructible through all calamities, it's me..."
With this thought, Zhao Li decided to take a gamble. If he succeeded, he would resolve the crisis. If he failed, it would just be a little earlier...
After making his decision, Zhao Li reviewed his entire Cultivation path. Then he focused his mental energy on the Golden Core and let out a soft shout in his mind:
"Shatter!"
But the result was not as he expected. That Golden Core was the source of his power; all his power came from it. How could he use its own power to shatter it?
This was like a person being unable to lift themselves without external force, a truth that remained constant everywhere.
Zhao Li didn't panic. He wasn't the only one coveting it now. That vast and boundless World Origin was not something to be trifled with, and it was Zhao Li's greatest help!
Zhao Li no longer sought victory. He would proceed steadily and surely. As long as he could shatter the Golden Core before it was captured, the results before that didn't matter anymore.
Thus, Zhao Li's mind sank into stillness, preparing to gather a fatal blow...
Ten days of Cultivation passed unnoticed. Zhao Li's Contention for Dao Confluence had now lasted for a month. Things outside had also been progressing, and everything seemed to be the same as before.
After Xiao Yan woke up from his coma, he returned to normal. He either suppressed the shock in his heart or completely forgot the previous scene. In any case, in the eyes of Xun'er, who was worried that he might do something rash and came to find him, the Brother Xiao Yan who had once attracted even a Genius like her seemed to have returned...
Although there were some minor setbacks, the master-disciple bond between Yao Chen and Xiao Yan was still formed.
Although Yao Chen had the intention of using Xiao Yan as a guinea pig to take a gamble, he also knew that if he wanted to gamble, he had to at least give Xiao Yan the qualifications to sit at the table first. So, although his intentions were not pure, he did not harm Xiao Yan.
With his Medicinal Bath and the Body Refining method derived from what Zhao Li taught him, the combined effect was far more than one plus one equals two.
The Medicinal Bath could allow Xiao Yan's body to recover quickly after Body Refining, eliminating fatigue and hidden injuries, while the Body Refining method allowed Xiao Yan to absorb Medicinal Power to a greater extent, with almost no waste. In just one month, Xiao Yan broke through two levels and was now at Dou Qi Stage Five!
Of course, this was naturally due to the benefit of having cultivated once before. After all, he was at least a Dou Disciple before, and his Meridians had been tempered by Dou Qi, making his Cultivation much faster than the first time.
Warm sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the window, the scattered light spots decorating the tidy room.
In the room, Xiao Yan, wearing only a pair of cool shorts, sat cross-legged in a basin of Water, assuming the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture, his eyes closed tightly, his breathing steady and powerful.
The basin was filled with a greenish liquid. As it slightly swayed, it even reflected faint, unusual light, which was quite magical.
Xiao Yan's chest rose and fell slightly, his breathing having a strong sense of rhythm. Following his special breathing rhythm, a faint stream of green energy mixed with Dou Qi turned into wisps of green smoke rising upwards, then entering his body through his nostrils.
As the energy entered his body, Xiao Yan felt as if he were soaking in a clear spring, his whole body feeling transparent and comfortable, sweeping away the fatigue accumulated from months of diligent Cultivation!
Feeling the increasingly abundant Dou Qi within his body, the corners of Xiao Yan's mouth couldn't help but curl up into a shallow arc, revealing a look of satisfaction.
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