Wild Dogs

"Now you can focus on your breakthrough."

"But I'm telling you, time is of the essence. I will help you break through to the Core Formation stage as soon as possible."

"Don't try anything funny in the middle. If you do, believe me, I have plenty of ways to make you regret it."

"Yes, disciple understands."

Yang Fan hurriedly bowed to her. After all, she was his master, so he could only lower his head.

Xiao Ling gently patted Yang Fan's shoulder.

"Don't worry, as long as you cooperate obediently, you'll get your share of the benefits."

Yang Fan gave a helpless bitter smile. Now that things had come to this, he had no other choice.

He could only bow to Xiao Ling once, then sat there like an old monk in meditation.

Xiao Ling frowned.

"There's no need to be so serious. Next, I'll tell you some things you should pay attention to when you reach the Core Formation stage."

She took a deep breath and patiently began to give Yang Fan pointers.

"First and foremost, the most crucial thing when making a breakthrough is to control your inner demons."

"Although breaking through from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation does not necessarily lead to a tribulation of inner demons, it is still possible."

"Since inner demons have arisen, we must find a way to suppress them."

"However, you must understand that it's better to guide than to suppress inner demons; you must do everything you can to control them."

Xiao Ling waved her hand, and a series of azure beads flew into her hand.

"Look, these beads are ones I prepared carefully beforehand; they are beads I used."

"This bead has the effect of suppressing consciousness and can help stabilize your mind."

This bead has the effect of suppressing consciousness and calming the mind.

"Don't worry, with this bead here, the inner demon tribulation won't have a significant impact on you."

"Yes, thank you, Palace Master."

Yang Fan hurriedly took the bead and looked at Xiao Ling with gratitude.

Xiao Ling then patiently gave Yang Fan some pointers, telling him what he should pay attention to when breaking through to the Core Formation stage.

Yang Fan listened intently. Regardless of what happens in the future, these experiences are extremely important to him at this moment.

Seeing Yang Fan listening so attentively, Xiao Ling was quite impressed.

She likes intelligent people, and she especially admires people like Yang Fan who can grasp things instantly.

But the thought that Yang Fan had been kidnapped made her sigh.

If this person were to voluntarily join the Hundred Flowers Palace, she could indeed find a way to keep him there.

Thinking of this, she became even more vigilant. Even if Yang Fan was indeed capable, she still had to be careful.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Ling continued to share her experiences and insights from advancing to the Core Formation stage.

She spoke for almost two hours straight, recounting all the dangers she encountered back then and how she dealt with them.

Yang Fan nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Soon, the various materials Xiao Ling needed were delivered from outside.

She brought these items into the secret room, including a huge bathtub.

Yang Fan's expression changed slightly.

"Do I really have to take a bath and change clothes?"

Xiao Ling snorted coldly.

"It's not as simple as just taking a bath and changing clothes."

"When a cultivator breaks through, if the essence and spiritual energy in the body clash, it will become extremely hot."

"At this time, we need ice to absorb the heat."

"More importantly, breaking through to the Core Formation stage requires a large number of rare medicinal herbs."

"The medicine is too strong if taken directly; it is most suitable for use as a medicinal bath."

"So this is the medicinal bath tub prepared for you."

Yang Fan nodded in understanding.

Xiao Ling waved her hand, and a stream of spiritual spring water gushed out from underground.

Seeing that Yang Fan was puzzled, she explained.

"This spiritual spring is located below the secret chamber, and the spirit-gathering array usually attracts the surrounding spiritual energy."

"But now is a critical moment for your breakthrough, and you need a lot of spiritual spring water, so I have mobilized the spiritual spring below."

"In addition to the spirit spring water, the spirit gathering array will also be kept open to bring in as much spiritual energy as possible."

As they were talking, the spiritual spring water had already flown into the bathtub.

Xiao Ling waved her hand, and more and more medicinal herbs flew out from inside.

These medicinal herbs fell into the bathtub and transformed into a pure medicinal liquid.

A moment later, the clear spring water turned emerald green, exuding a strong spiritual energy.

Xiao Ling nodded in satisfaction.

"Hmm, not bad, there's much more spiritual energy than I expected."

She pointed forward, signaling Yang Fan to immediately enter the bathtub.

Yang Fan felt a little embarrassed. He reached out to unbutton his clothes, but hesitated and looked at Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling snorted coldly.

"Hmph, what are you being so coy about? What are you pretending for in front of me at such a young age?"

She said arrogantly.

"I'm older than your great-grandmother, so what's there to be shy about in front of me?"

Yang Fan was immediately embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he took a deep breath and unbuttoned his clothes.

A sturdy and robust body appeared before Xiao Ling.

Although she said she didn't care, when she actually saw Yang Fan's muscular figure, she couldn't help but look away, her face slightly flushed.

Yang Fan quickly scrambled into the bathtub.

Once the emerald green spring water completely covered his body, both he and Xiao Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Ling turned around, glanced at Yang Fan, and her eyes no longer held that wariness.

"Alright, now continue circulating your cultivation technique and absorb these spiritual liquids as quickly as possible."

"I will protect you from harm. If anything goes wrong, please let me know."

As she spoke, Xiao Ling closed her eyes, adopting a posture of cultivation.

Yang Fan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then realized that closing his eyes was not a true relaxation for cultivators like them.

They all possess extremely powerful divine sense, enabling them to perceive their surroundings instantly.

If one is willing to investigate, one can discover every detail of the surroundings.

So for them, whether they close their eyes or not makes almost no difference.

Yang Fan could only suppress his embarrassment and immediately began to absorb the spiritual liquid in the bath at a faster pace.

A moment later, he suddenly regained his senses.

Yes, why should I feel awkward? Isn't this an opportunity for him?

If he could use this opportunity to influence Xiao Ling with his seductive arts, wouldn't he be able to escape smoothly?

It should be noted that the person truly in charge of the Hundred Flowers Palace is actually Xiao Ling.

He was somewhat distracted and began to plot how to deal with Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling suddenly spoke calmly.

"Your breathing seems a little disordered. Don't let your mind wander. Hold your breath and concentrate."

"Yes."

Yang Fan hurriedly and awkwardly suppressed his thoughts. He knew that Xiao Ling had noticed something was wrong, but she probably didn't expect that he was having designs on her.

After a while, he temporarily suppressed his thoughts.

It's definitely not going to be easy to break through to the Core Formation stage in a short time, so it will take a long time to deal with Xiao Ling.

After Yang Fan had absorbed all the medicinal liquid and the entire bathtub became clear, Xiao Ling slowly raised her hand again, and more and more medicinal herbs flew out from the side and continued to fall into the bathtub.

Yang Fan felt increasingly awkward. Although Xiao Ling hadn't opened her eyes the whole time, she reacted as soon as the water in his bathtub cleared, clearly indicating that she had sensed something.