Li Qinghong, her forehead adorned with a white fluttering ribbon, ascended the mountain along the stone path, her white garb rustling in the wind. The wooden spear she once held was now replaced by a long spear with a white waxed staff, its spearhead shimmering coldly under the moonlight while its red tassel danced lightly in the breeze.
"Father has been in seclusion up to now, and I have no idea how he is faring. The barrier from Fetal Breathing to Qi Cultivation is not that challenging. The main issue resides in the absorption of nature's spiritual energy, which shouldn't be worrisome..."
Li Xuanling had begun his closed-door breakthrough to Qi Cultivation before the new year and had not emerged since. Although many things have occurred back home, nobody disturbed him during this critical moment of breakthrough.
