Lv Yao stood nearby, watching Jin Cenglv, and seeing that her complexion had improved significantly and she was no longer vomiting blood, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, the worry deep in his eyes did not dissipate at all.
Regret began to fill his heart for having brought Jin Cenglv here.
If he had known, he would have asked others to help their master.
The senior sister is the treasure of the Master’s Sect, and if something were to happen to her, he would become the sinner of the sect.
Lv Yao’s mind was in turmoil, standing there lost in his chaotic thoughts.
About ten minutes later, the two people sitting cross-legged on the ground both ended their cultivation and stood up.
Lv Yao could tell at a glance that Jin Cenglv had failed to advance.
Nevertheless, as long as she was unharmed, whether the advancement was a failure or a success no longer mattered.
Lv Yao immediately jogged over to Jin Cenglv and asked with a worried face, "Senior sister, are you alright?"
Jin Cenglv shook her head at Lv Yao, then turned and clasped her hands towards Gu Zhiqi, bowing deeply, "Thank you, Master, for your timely rescue."
If it hadn’t been for Gu Zhiqi’s intervention, she might have lost her life here today.
"You overstate it," Gu Zhiqi replied, not particularly concerned, and then looking at Jin Cenglv, continued, "The mental method you practice has issues, and you must not cultivate it any further."
When guiding Jin Cenglv in circulating her Yuan Force, Gu Zhiqi discovered that there were significant problems with Jin Cenglv’s mental method.
The reason for her failed advancement was that her mental method could not support her advance to fifth order.
This situation made Gu Zhiqi think of the cultivation techniques Su Yunling had shown her not long ago.
With the exception of Leviathan Referral, the other techniques were all incomplete, none could support an Ancient Martial Artist’s advancement to fifth order or higher, all being blocked at the peak of fourth order.
And the gap between fourth order and fifth order represents the greatest divide between ordinary people and cultivators.
No matter the type of cultivator, even if one achieves fourth order, they can only be considered a powerful mortal; only by bridging the vast chasm between fourth order and fifth order does one truly become a cultivator.
Therefore, even though fourth order and fifth order differ by only one level, the disparity in strength is immense.
Take Ancient Martial Artists for example, a hundred fourth-order Ancient Martial Artists might not be a match for a single fifth-order Ancient Martial Artist.
So the question arises, why do all these mental methods break off after fourth order? Is this merely a coincidence?
The moment Gu Zhiqi spoke, both Jin Cenglv and Lv Yao’s expressions changed.
"What, the mental method has issues?" Lv Yao exclaimed in shock, stunned for a few seconds, then with a bitter look turned to Gu Zhiqi and spoke again, "Master, you’re not joking, are you?"
If there is a problem with the mental method, that’d be terrible.
All of their lineage cultivates the same mental method.
Hearing Lv Yao’s words, Gu Zhiqi raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "Do I look like I’m joking?"
Looking at Gu Zhiqi’s relaxed demeanor and the somewhat willful playfulness in his brows, Lv Yao really wanted to nod and say yes.
So he forced himself to say, "No, you don’t."
"If you trust me, you may show me your mental method," Gu Zhiqi said to Jin Cenglv.
Since Jin Cenglv had encountered her, Gu Zhiqi didn’t mind checking the mental method for problems, and incidentally make it complete for her, thus repaying today’s favor.
Moreover, it would be a pity for such good aptitude to be delayed by a flawed mental method.
Upon hearing this, Jin Cenglv hesitated for a moment, then spoke with an apologetic face, "The mental method I practice is the Master’s Sect mental method, and I dare not act without authorization, so please allow me to consult my master first."