Chapter 161: with translation of chapter title

"What are you looking at?" Song Yan noticed her absentmindedness and asked softly.

Yuan Yao came to her senses and smiled, saying, "I was looking to see if there's anything good to eat around here."

"Where should we go for a stroll tonight?" Cang Li perked up immediately upon hearing that.

Xiao Lingwei also couldn't help glancing around, asking, "Where's there a gambling house?"

"A gambling house?" At that moment, Qian Jing Shan, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped, turned his head, and looked at Xiao Lingwei.

Xiao Lingwei felt her master's stern gaze, instantly felt guilty, shrank her neck, and weakly said, "Master, I was wrong."

Qian Jing Shan withdrew his gaze expressionlessly and continued forward; he wore a white robe, had an immortal aura, his silver hair flowed smoothly over his shoulders, making him look admirable yet unattainable.

Cang Li and Yuan Yao exchanged a glance and secretly smiled.

Xiao Lingwei immediately glared at the two of them, lowered her voice, and said, "It's all your fault."

After returning to the Carefree Abode, the sect head announced that they could freely decide what to do with their rest time that day.

Qian Jing Shan suddenly said to Yuan Yao.

"Yao Yao, stay behind."

Upon hearing that, Yuan Yao raised her hand and pointed at herself, saying, "Only me?"

"Mm." Qian Jing Shan nodded, "You need to cultivate."

Xiao Lingwei and the others couldn't help but laugh upon hearing that.

Cang Li pressed his palms together and said, "Benefactor Yuan, this poor monk will bring you roasted bird eggs."

Yuan Yao: "……"

Having said that, they several people hurriedly took their leave and quickly exited the hall.

Meanwhile, Lu Xiangxiang, before leaving, gave Qian Jing Shan a deep look.

Although Yuan Yao had originally planned to spend the day cultivating, seeing them leave so happily made her heart itch as well.

"Master." Yuan Yao stepped forward quickly, gave Qian Jing Shan a few shoulder punches, and asked coaxingly, "Master, can I go out to play tonight?"

Qian Jing Shan lifted his eyes to Yuan Yao, let out a light sigh, and said, "Didn't you say you were going to cultivate diligently?"

Yuan Yao gave a dry chuckle, "It's not urgent right now."

"Sit down first." Qian Jing Shan pulled her over, had her sit opposite him, and asked, "Are you about to break through to the Golden Core Realm?"

"Master truly has vast divine powers!"

"Then why haven't you broken through yet?"

"Before, I was busy with the competition and didn't have time to ask you for guidance. Even before coming to the Heaven and Earth Domain, I already had a vague feeling that it was time for me to break through to the Golden Core Realm, yet I just couldn't manage it."

"Lower your head." Qian Jing Shan frowned slightly, seeming a bit helpless.

"She actually didn't inform me earlier."

Yuan Yao let out an "oh" and then lowered her head.

Qian Jing Shan raised his hand, his fingertips gathering spiritual energy into a cyan dot on Yuan Yao's forehead.

He closed his eyes and then slowly probed her internal condition with spiritual energy, but oddly, his spiritual energy dissipated before it could even enter her dantian meridians.

Yuan Yao blinked curiously and asked, "Master, what are you doing? Are you transferring spiritual energy to me?"

Upon hearing that, Qian Jing Shan opened his eyes, his gaze complex as he fixed it on Yuan Yao, then placed his finger on her wrist.

The result was still that, as soon as he probed her dantian meridians, it was completely devoured.

Yuan Yao faintly sensed something was off and asked, "Master, could there be something wrong with my body?"

"Don't worry." Qian Jing Shan soothed gently, "You're just someone who finds it harder than ordinary people to condense a golden core."

Yuan Yao: "……" Just that?!

"Why?"

Qian Jing Shan pondered for a moment, then countered, "Can you inwardly view your dantian?"

Yuan Yao nodded.

"Then check it right now."

Yuan Yao did as instructed, using her spiritual sense to probe into her dantian.

She saw only a speck of golden light drifting within her vast dantian, this golden light as tiny as dust motes in the air.

She reported her dantian's condition to Qian Jing Shan.

Qian Jing Shan then asked, "How large do you feel your dantian space is compared to your sea of consciousness?"

"About the same." Yuan Yao thought for a moment.

After saying that, she also realized something and exclaimed in fear, "Master, you wouldn't be suggesting that my dantian space is many times larger than an ordinary cultivator's, and that the golden core I wish to condense would also be many times larger than an ordinary cultivator's, would you?"

Qian Jing Shan looked at her terrified expression and helplessly nodded.

"Roughly speaking, yes."

Upon hearing that, Yuan Yao felt as if the heavens had collapsed.

Doesn't that mean condensing a golden core for her is unimaginably more difficult than for an ordinary cultivator?!

"Your constitution is rather special." Seeing she was about to break down, Qian Jing Shan spoke, "Actually, there's no need to be too upset; diligent cultivation will do. Moreover, if you keep cultivating this way, you should become invincible among peers of the same realm."

Yuan Yao's mouth twisted, she let out a "wah" and burst into tears.

What good is being invincible among peers?!

How many years of cultivation will it take her to catch up to others' pace?

Especially Lu Xiangxiang and the male lead Xu Yan!

And that hateful Xie Yan!

"Wuu wuu wuu..." Yuan Yao slumped over the table, crying bitterly.

"Yao Yao..."

"Sniffle sniffle sniffle!" Yuan Yao felt that if she wanted to cultivate to the Spirit Transformation Realm, wouldn't that take tens of years, even hundreds of years?

Qian Jueshan said: "As your master, I know you're sad, but besides your constitution making breakthroughs a bit slower, there should be no other drawbacks."

"What other benefits are there?" Yuan Yao lifted her head and sniffled.

Qian Jueshan gave a slow smile: "Your cultivation may be hard to breakthrough, but your strength has no limit. Invincible within the same realm, crossing realms is not difficult."

"How many realms can you cross?"

"What do you think?"

Yuan Yao recalled that when she fought against Dongfangxiu and that Ling Huya, she could indeed battle them for over a dozen rounds, even dozens of rounds…

They were still Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

Just as she was thinking, Qian Jueshan had already taken a soft handkerchief and gently wiped her tears, softly saying: "In this world, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. You need not obsess over your cultivation realm; as long as you feel you are strong enough, that is sufficient. With your Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, you can withstand the pressure of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator—this is proof of your strength."

Yuan Yao gained some insight.

She took his handkerchief, then casually wiped her face, and took a deep breath, saying: "I will continue to cultivate diligently."

The Master was right.

In this world, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome.

But she still cursed the 250 System in her mind.

"Did you already know about my cultivation constitution? I don't even know how many years it will take to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm! You idiot, you're not even as good as an egg!"

250 System: 【… Host, please use civilized language.】

Yuan Yao: "Hehe."

"You don't like making others confess to you, do you?" Qian Jueshan suddenly said, "Then you can take advantage of this to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger."

Yuan Yao's expression first showed shock, then embarrassment, then disbelief.

"Master, you wouldn't think I……"

"No."

He answered affirmatively.

"You are the one I raised; as your master, I naturally know your nature."

His Yao Yao would never do anything that harms heaven and reason.

"As long as you like it, that's fine."

Just a hobby.