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"Foundation Establishment was easier than I imagined in some ways, yet harder than I ever expected in others. You once mentioned the three thresholds to Foundation Establishment. I met them all. My divine soul was strong, my spirit energy was pure, and my physique was sturdy. My preparations were flawless. She feared I would grow greedy for advancement and rush things, so she made me wait three more months after reaching Perfected Mastery, and only after verifying my yuan qi herself did she give me the Foundation Establishment pill. I also overcame the three calamities of the spirit roots safely. Whether it was my tongue root, dantian, or primal yin, nothing was amiss.
"When I broke through the barrier of my dantian, I could feel the Great Dao of Foundation Establishment beckoning me forward. At that moment, all I needed was to open the main meridians and consolidate my spirit power, and I would have succeeded. But my mind ran wild, and my will scattered. I pressed forward, because I was determined to catch up to your footsteps. And right on the brink of success, I grew hesitant. If I truly reached Foundation Establishment... would you still want me? She is clearly more talented than I am."
Perhaps it was because she had been healed by Luo Chen's pure wood-element spirit power, or maybe it was simply the sight of Luo Chen that stirred her emotions. Whatever the reason, Gu Caiyi spoke as though she had reached a final moment of clarity before death.
"When I woke, my dantian had already been destroyed. The mass of spirit power had nowhere to go and tore through my meridians, leaving them in complete disarray. At that moment, I knew I'd completely failed."
She stared blankly at Luo Chen. "I know the Dao companion you desire isn't just someone beautiful, but someone who...
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