149: Chapter 149 A Turn!

[Half a month later, you stood at the courtyard gate, your gaze fixed on Lin Bufan's receding figure, your eyes filled with reluctant attachment.]

[Alas~ my Emotional Mist ATM!]

[Feeling the Emotional Mist within your Inner World, a touch of melancholy welled up in your heart. When would you finally reach the Heavenly Spiritual Root stage!]

["Can't bear to part?"]

[A cool voice came from beside you. You tilted your head slightly; Miao Qianqian had quietly appeared behind you at some point.]

[You lowered your gaze, your long eyelashes concealing the emotions in your eyes, remaining silent.]

[Seeing your downcast and sorrowful appearance, the maiden felt a pang in her heart. After all, from her perspective, she was the one who forced your separation.]

["Give me the Butterfly Mother Golden Token. I will bring you the Gu worms in seven days."]

[Hearing this, you pursed your red lips, handed over the golden token, and then cautiously asked:]

["Is this token used to exchange for Gu worms?"]

["That's right."]

[Miao Qianqian took the token, examined it, and then put it away.]

["Then can I exchange for two?"]

["You can."]

[Miao Qianqian nodded absently, her mind filled with thoughts of how long your affection would last after she separated you.]

[But before she could finish pondering, she seemed to belatedly realize what you had just said. She suddenly turned her head, her clear eyes wide with shock, staring at you in utter astonishment:]

["What did you say???"]

[You smiled shyly, and once again took out an identical token from your storage space...]

[Because of Miao Qianqian, you became a special existence in the Miao family.]

[Not only were you assigned an Immortal Cave with excellent Spiritual Qi concentration, but you also received a considerable annual tribute. Thus, you completely cast aside all distracting thoughts and entered deep seclusion.]

[Time flowed like water, rushing to the sea and never returning...]

[On this day, you sat cross-legged in the Immortal Cave, your aura fluctuating between strong and weak, points of spiritual light flickering around your body.]

[As the last trace of spiritual power completed a Grand Cycle in your Meridians, a faint, almost imperceptible hum suddenly echoed from your Inner World, and a surge of majestic aura flashed through your body.]

[You slowly opened your eyes, countless brilliant lights seemingly flowing within them, flickering and then suddenly erupting into a captivating spiritual glow.]

[Finally, it slowly converged towards your pupils, transforming into a golden halo that silently vanished into the depths of your dark eyes.]

["Hoo~"]

[You exhaled a long breath, your aura once again becoming refined and profound.]

[You looked around, seeing a thick layer of dust accumulated in the messy Immortal Cave, as if no one had lived there for a long time. You couldn't help but sigh softly:]

["More than thirty years have passed like a fleeting white colt, gone in an instant."]

[These thirty-plus years, a mere flick of a finger, were but a short period of seclusion for a Cultivator, yet for a Mortal, it represented half of their most flourishing life, from black hair to white.]

[But for you...]

["Buzz~"]

[Circles of blue ripples spread from your body. The terrifying Spiritual Pressure, far exceeding Peak Foundation Establishment, seemed to solidify at this moment, turning into an invisible heavy hammer, forcefully striking in all directions.]

[The thick dust accumulated for years in the Immortal Cave was instantly swept away by this surge of Qi, transforming into a sky full of smoke and dust.]

[On the surrounding hard rock walls, hairline cracks, like spiderwebs, actually appeared under this invisible pressure, and gravel constantly crumbled.]

[In these thirty-plus years, you not only broke through to the Peak Foundation Establishment realm but also completed the First Turn of the Golden Core with the help of the Nine-Turn Returning Spirit Gu.]

[The Core Formation secret technique was obtained from Miao Qianqian. At first, she didn't believe it, but under your blatant Peak Foundation Establishment Spiritual Pressure, the maiden fell silent.]

[The next day, she sent the secret technique, but from then on, she became reclusive. According to rumors, she was in seclusion Cultivating.]

[The so-called Core Formation secret technique was not some obscure and profound supreme method; it was one of the common secret methods in the Immortal Realm.]

[Of course, "common" here refers to Sects of level three and above; Loose Cultivators should recognize reality.]

[Its subtlety lies in allowing a Cultivator, when dispelling their cultivation, to gradually dissolve the spiritual power within their body, like peeling silk, and this speed can be completely controlled by the Cultivator at will.]

[In other words, the purpose of this secret method is that you can gradually change your spiritual power, and you won't become a useless person without spiritual power due to dispelling your cultivation.]

[You slowly reined in your aura. Upon introspection, you saw that the two spiritual Gu in your Inner World were already on their last breath.]

[The Nine-Turn Returning Spirit Gu could indeed help Cultivators quickly dispel and re-gather spiritual power, but it also had its limits.]

[Simply nurturing these two spiritual Gu had already exhausted most of your mental energy and spiritual power. Another one would likely be counterproductive and affect your own Cultivation.]

[Furthermore, the reason you were able to complete a round of spiritual power conversion so quickly was not only because you had two Nine-Turn Returning Spirit Gu but also because you completely disregarded their Origin consumption, forcefully activating them.]

[This was not you draining the pond to catch all the fish; this simulation was nearing its end, and living things like these could not be brought back to the real world, so you might as well let their purpose burn out.]

[Thinking of this, you slowly stood up. Calculating the time, there should be about three years left.]

[Xiao Fanzi, who knows where he's been wandering, hasn't returned even once in all these years.]

[Alas~ Scoundrel!]

[You sighed softly, as if heartbroken.]

[The next moment, with a slight movement of your mind, a simple white dress gracefully fell like flowing clouds, completely concealing your extremely seductive figure, adding a touch of coolness.]

[You raised a slender finger, conjuring a clear water mirror out of thin air.]

[The maiden's face in the mirror remained unchanged, still as radiant and peerless as it was back then. Time seemed to have left no trace on your face.]

[However, among your once ink-black hair, large patches of frost and snow had quietly appeared at some point. The intertwined black and white hair color looked even more striking in the mirror, yet this scene not only did not diminish your elegance but instead added a touch of mystery to you.]

[You didn't plan to use the Purple Spirit Green Vein Fruit now, because your Blood Qi Gu had long been used up. You needed a suitable opportunity to maximize the effect of this spiritual fruit.]

[Liu Guanzhi...]

[You dispelled the water mirror in front of you and came to the entrance of the Immortal Cave.]

["Rumble~"]

[Accompanied by the dull sound of mechanisms, the stone door blocking the cave entrance slowly opened. Long-awaited light poured in through the gap, and a dazzling ray of sunlight happened to fall on your fingertips, bringing a touch of warmth.]

[It was time to see him. Even exchanging this body for some useful information would be an extremely worthwhile deal for you.]

[You quietly watched the light gradually devour the shadows within the Immortal Cave. A moment later, you calmly stepped out of the Immortal Cave, once again immersing yourself in this bustling Mortal world...]

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