Stuck Cultivation Base

Half an hour later, Zhu Yao understood how important and necessary this examination was. Simple! Observe! Small! Speak!
"Your Golden Core has shattered."
Yu Yan withdrew his Divine Sense, which had been probing his disciple's Dantian, and said with a solemn expression.
"I… I….."
Even if her core shattered, there was no need to be so blunt, right?
"Although your core has shattered, your realm is still at the Great Perfection of Golden Core."
Yu Yan frowned deeply and said,
"It's like you shattered your core before forming your Nascent Soul. But due to a lack of spiritual qi, you show no signs of Nascent Soul formation at all."
"Does Master mean… I'm stuck?"
Yu Yan nodded.
"……….."
What the hell! When others form their Nascent Soul, either they fail and their core shatters, leading to death, or they succeed and their cultivation base increases. But she was stuck in the middle, what did that mean??
"During this time, don't be impatient, and don't rashly guide qi into your body to restore your cultivation."
Yu Yan instructed Zhu Yao seriously.
"If I restore my cultivation, what will happen to me?"
"If there is spiritual qi within your body, you will be forcibly made to form your Nascent Soul. But at that time, your spiritual qi will not be full. So, when you guide qi into your body, it will lead to a spiritual energy rampage. And if you don't guide in more spiritual qi at that point, Nascent Soul formation will definitely fail."
At that time, would she truly end up like option one, core shattered and dead?
"So what do I do now?"
Zhu Yao was on the verge of tears. No cultivation, no spiritual power. Was she doomed to be a cripple?
"You don't need to worry so much."
Yu Yan stroked her head and said.
"Wait until I find a place with abundant Lightning Spiritual Qi. Then you can form your Nascent Soul."
But even so, she had a Lightning Spiritual Root. She had never seen a place with abundant Lightning Spiritual Qi as her Master described. Finding such a place was truly like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Of course, besides this method, various "Spirits" within one's body could also be used. For example, Xiao Yi's Metal Spirit. As long as he believed that all the spiritual qi in the world was Metal Spiritual Qi, the spiritual qi would transform into Metal Spirit for him to use. However, in this world, there were only Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Everyone had these five types of spiritual roots. But from beginning to end, there was no Lightning Spirit?? Wasn't this intentionally harming her?
"Chirp chirp~"
The Wood Spirit seemed to sense her low mood. It emerged from her Divine Sense. It extended its soft branch, stroking and comforting her arm.
"Chirp chirp, chirp chirp?"
"This is… the Wood Spirit?"
Yu Yan looked at the tree root that had suddenly popped out.
At this moment, Zhu Yao finally reacted. She had never told her Master about this Wood Spirit.
"This is the Wood Spirit I encountered in the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm. At that time, it and that 'Vung' were hiding in my Divine Sense. After I revived, they also followed me here."
"Mm!"
Yu Yan nodded. In truth, he had already guessed a thing or two from these events. His disciple's form had changed like this. And that strange beast had appeared beside her. It must have been part of the same entity, following her here. If it had been hiding in her Divine Sense at the time, then everything made perfect sense.
"Oh!"
Yu Yan replied indifferently.
"…….."
Oh? Just an "Oh" and that's it? This reaction didn't seem right.
"Master! I mean, I'm not from the Cultivation World. I came from another world. It's completely different from this place."
"I know."
"Ah! Huh? What do you know?? What do you understand?"
Yu Yan tilted his head, thought for a moment, then replied,
"The first day you came up the mountain."
"Unbelievable!"
Zhu Yao couldn't help but curse. This was definitely a setup against her. She immediately felt tense and nervous.
"Your gestures and speech are different from ordinary people."
Yu Yan calmly analyzed:
"At that time, I already suspected you came from some unknown place. Coupled with your extraordinary affinity for Lightning Spiritual Qi compared to ordinary people, I became even more certain my initial thought was correct. Not to mention, you could even be reborn twice."
"…………"
For some reason, she felt like the whole world was calling her "utterly foolish!"
Resentment…
She looked up, shooting her resentful gaze towards her Master.
But Yu Yan calmly and persistently ruffled her hair, making her head a tangled mess.
"There's one more thing?"
"………."
Don't talk to me anymore. I'm very sad right now! My IQ is lower than a chicken's!
"Although I know this, I can't casually tell you about it. Understand?"
"Of course! I just didn't…"
Ah! Why was she doubting if she was foolish?!
Master Yu Yan continued to look for clues.
Zhu Yao decisively told her Master everything about herself. From her current job to all the strange things that had happened since she transmigrated. However, the things she recounted were vastly different from this world. She wanted to explain it to him, but it was truly an exhausting task.
Therefore, the main points she wanted to convey completely went off track.
"What is a computer?"
"Uh… A type of calculating tool."
"People in your world don't know how to calculate?"
"It's not like that! Using a computer calculates faster."
"What is Koukou?"
"That's QQ! A tool for chatting."
"You people need a tool to chat? Are your bodies naturally disabled?"
"==, It's not like that! It's just that it can transmit information much further."
"Sound Transmission Talisman?"
"Exactly!"
"Then what does 'online game' mean?"
"It can create a world similar to yours. And online games are a type of entertainment."
"Online? Connected to the game with a wire?"
"That's just a specific example. In short, people don't need to leave their homes but can still play with other players in the same game, in a world similar to yours."
"A large-scale Sound Transmission Talisman?"
"Mm! It's similar to that."
"Your world expends so much effort to create such a massive Sound Transmission Talisman, just for entertainment?"
Yu Yan looked at her indifferently, checking if the word "lie" appeared on her face.
"…….."
She could only accept it. Anyway, she felt that people in her world were quite bored?
———–
"Master! How is Wang Ci Zhi doing now?"
Zhu Yao decided to change the subject. She had been very worried since she wasn't there. Worried if that brat had done anything foolish again.
Master Yu Yan's expression darkened. He thought for a moment and said,
"After the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm closed, he is naturally on his way back now."
"Shiyun Kai??"
Zhu Yao was startled. Didn't it only open once every 500 years? Could it be that her rebirth this time took 500 years?
"When did he go?"
Yu Yan couldn't help but glance at her.
"Of course, he went with you."
"With me?"
Zhu Yao was stunned. Suddenly, she had a guess.
"Did Master just go…"
"I gave you a wisp of Divine Sense, and you forcibly blasted it out of the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm."
Yu Yan still looked at her angrily.
"That's why I decided to go out and check. I didn't expect that as soon as I left Yu Lin Peak, I sensed you on that island."
He wanted to rush to save her?
"I was wrong."
Zhu Yao quickly admitted her mistake. She thought of the punishment she had just received, and her butt ached. But from the bottom of her heart, a wave of emotion surged, and she felt very happy. She hadn't expected her rebirth this time to be at precisely the right moment. There was no time discrepancy at all. Excellent!
Yu Yan stood up. He walked a few steps away from her. Then he stretched out his hand and chanted a secret incantation.
In an instant, a white light flashed. A white necklace lay in his palm.
This was the necklace he used to conceal his Divine Sense to enter the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm. His disciple had returned. Of course, his Divine Sense no longer needed to remain outside the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm.
He gently crushed the jade bead hanging on the necklace. A gentle white light emerged, slowly returning to his body.
Zhu Yao stepped forward to check and found nothing unusual. She had originally intended to learn this kind of clone technique. But her Master had no intention of teaching it to her. He only explained in detail the situation of Nascent Soul formation. Various methods of coping and experiences… He thought for a moment, then conveniently mentioned the symptoms of advancing to Deity Transformation.
Although it usually took a thousand years for a Nascent Soul cultivator to advance to Deity Transformation quickly, or several thousand years slowly, this disciple of his had always progressed like a helicopter taking off directly. A month ago, she had just stabilized her Early Golden Core Stage. But now, she was about to begin Nascent Soul formation. With this kind of triple-jump speed, perhaps he should prepare her well in advance.
Zhu Yao fainted upon hearing this. Her Master said that to form her Nascent Soul, she only needed to use spiritual qi to temper her Divine Sense. Temper it until her Divine Sense solidified into a tangible form. Even when her Divine Sense could separate from her main body, she would have succeeded. Her Master's Divine Sense clone was actually the result of tempering his Divine Sense.
Previously, when she was in the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm, she tried to stop the Metal Spirit, leading to a spiritual energy rampage. The surging spiritual qi helped her withstand the Metal Spirit. But she couldn't form her Nascent Soul. The reason was that she didn't direct the spiritual qi towards her Divine Sense. Indeed, her method was wrong, which was why she couldn't form her Nascent Soul.
Divine Sense was an extremely important part of a person. It was truly on par with the soul. Therefore, when she tempered her Divine Sense, she would endure immense suffering. And at that time, when Zhu Yao wanted to form her Nascent Soul, she was already running on fumes.
Her Master explained continuously from morning till night. Only then did he let her leave. She was his disciple, so she had no ability to resist. And of course, she was confined by her Master. But at this moment, she was willing.
That 'Vung' had run off somewhere. It hadn't returned yet.
She was about to go back to bed for a nap when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Wang Ci Zhi of Sword Peak requests an audience with Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor."
The naughty child had returned!
Before anyone in the house could reply, Wang Ci Zhi, still in his sect uniform, flew down from the sky. He looked quite disheveled. His clothes still had dried bloodstains. His hair was messy. All that was missing were two large words "Exhausted" written on his face. Yet, his eyes were very spirited as he looked at Yu Yan.
"Disciple greets Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor."
Wang Ci Zhi bowed to Yu Yan.
Yu Yan frowned. He was clearly a little impatient. He sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard and then nodded indifferently.
Wang Ci Zhi glanced at Zhu Yao beside him, suppressing the curiosity in his heart, and asked,
"Disciple has a matter to inquire of Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor. Please, Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor, resolve the doubts in disciple's heart."
Yu Yan didn't reply. He didn't even look at him once. He was always so impatient with others.
Seeing this, Wang Ci Zhi had no choice but to grit his teeth and ask again:
"Disciple wishes to ask Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor something. More than ten years ago, Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor brought back a child. Was that child your direct disciple, Zhu Yao?"
Zhu Yao was startled upon hearing this. It seemed that her loud public declaration in the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm had exposed her identity. Fortunately, she had changed her appearance now.
"Please, Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor, tell disciple the truth."
Yu Yan indifferently stood up, ignoring him, and said something that deserved a beating:
"Does it concern you?"
Indeed, you and my disciple, and so on… This was the thing he hated most.
Wang Ci Zhi was abruptly cut off, and anger appeared on his face. But he couldn't vent this anger. He gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and asked,
"Disciple only wishes to report something to Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor. Your second disciple is currently trapped in the Shiyun Kai Secret Realm. I respectfully request Grand Martial Uncle-Ancestor's assistance. See if there is any other way to enter the Secret Realm?"
Yu Yan didn't reply. He slowly turned his head and glared at Zhu Yao.
Uh…
The bystanders are innocent, you know.