The Fourth Prince pondered for a long time, still unable to understand what had happened. Cultivation requires spiritual roots; this is a prerequisite. Then, the dantian (energy center) becomes the foundation.
If the dantian is shattered, all one's cultivation will be wasted, and no matter how much spiritual energy from heaven and earth enters the body, it will not be able to accumulate within it.
If one cannot accumulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within their body, how can one cultivate?
The Fourth Prince couldn't understand why someone would ruin their own future in spiritual cultivation.
...
The courtyard is brand new, and although the environment is average, it looks quite clean.
This is the best temporarily vacant courtyard that the Yong Prince's Mansion in Zichuan City could find. Of course, this courtyard is much larger. Not to mention it can't compare to Rong Xi's previous courtyard, even the courtyard where Consort Li and Consort Song currently live is much better than this one.
Rong Xi was unaware of the current situation in the entire Prince's mansion, and she had no interest in caring about it.
She's really gone a little crazy this time!
Shattering her dantian and severing her cultivation path was not only a struggle against the system, but also a struggle for freedom in life.
The system certainly helped her a lot, but this help came with considerable coercion. Perhaps some people would choose to follow the system's guidance, since it would make her stronger.
But everything has its limits.
Everyone has a scale in their heart.
Rong Xi was no exception.
The system's actions touched Rong Xi's bottom line.
Although the system's tasks were often fraught with difficulties, Rong Xi wasn't actually very resistant to them. Even though the consequences of failing to complete these tasks were dire, potentially even costing her her life, she believed she would ultimately be able to complete them.
But this time, the system actually played this trick on her, which Rong Xi couldn't tolerate.
Rong Xi didn't think much of the so-called punishment.
However, with the earth cracking and lava erupting, countless innocent people would be affected, including those around her. This made Rong Xi realize a truth: the system's so-called punishment of being shrouded in bad luck was actually just a show of force.
Rong Xi did not doubt the system's power, but so what?
As the saying goes, a scholar can be killed, but not humiliated.
"Madam, your health...?"
After Rong Xi sat down in the room, Granny Xiang spoke urgently. She had been unable to contain herself any longer on the way here.
"I'm fine, or perhaps I was meant to be a mortal!"
Rong Xi smiled slightly at Granny Xiang and Granny Rui, "Grannies, now that I can no longer cultivate, I no longer need you to protect me. If you wish to leave, I will not blame you!"
The presence of the guardian nuns is like that of protectors.
But Rong Xi is now crippled, her dantian is shattered, and her cultivation path is cut off. Naturally, she no longer needs a protector, and the guardian nanny is no longer necessary.
"Madam, why do you say that?"
Without any hesitation, Granny Rui spoke decisively, "If it weren't for you, Madam, we two servants might have remained stuck at the Golden Core stage until death. Now, because of you, Madam, the Prince has granted us the opportunity to advance, so naturally we must protect you for the rest of our lives!"
Granny Xiang then spoke up, saying, "Princess, please don't say that. Regardless of whether you can continue your spiritual practice in the future, I will stay by your side!"
Rong Xi sighed and said, "You two nannies, don't rush to express your opinions. You can go back and think about it. There's no rush!"
He had already destroyed his dantian, and his path of cultivation was cut off.
If Granny Rui and Granny Xiang could find a better way out, Rong Xi would definitely not stop them.
"This servant will not leave!"
Granny Xiang spoke with absolute certainty.
Granny Rui, who always had a cheerful expression, was somewhat serious at this moment. She didn't speak again, but her expression was resolute, consistent with Granny Xiang's attitude.
Rong Xi didn't say anything more, but simply sent the two away. She needed to calm down.
Shattering her dantian and severing her path of cultivation now seems somewhat impulsive. But no matter what, she has no regrets.
Granny Rui and Granny Xiang retreated outside the door and stood guard.
Taotie's injuries had healed, and it squatted down beside Rong Xi. "Master, what exactly did you do?"
As Rong Xi's battle pet, Taotie couldn't understand what was wrong with it. Why would it shatter its own dantian?
"nothing!"
Rong Xi gently waved her hand and sat cross-legged on the bed.
Right now, she needs to calm down and think about what path she should take in the future.
A broken dantian is unlikely to be repaired in the short term.
However, as Rong Xi sat cross-legged and meditated, her shattered dantian began to heal slowly, and her lost cultivation level gradually recovered.
In just a quarter of an hour, Rong Xi had successfully established her foundation.
"system!"
Upon realizing that her body had recovered and her cultivation had returned to the Foundation Establishment realm, Rong Xi instantly understood that this was the system exerting its power.
What exactly do you want?
Rong Xi raised her hand and pressed it against her dantian. "You can continue to remain silent, and I can continue to cripple my cultivation!"
Who's afraid of who?
In this world, things are either the East Wind prevails over the West Wind, or the West Wind prevails over the East Wind.
Rong Xi couldn't understand how the system had chosen her, but in her eyes, this system was a "50-cent" system (a derogatory term for paid internet commentators). Now, the system's actions had crossed her bottom line.
"bite!"
"The host has a strong resistance to the system. It is recommended that the host change their mindset..."
"idiot!"
Upon hearing the system's notification, Rong Xi did not hesitate and exerted force, shattering her dantian once more.
His dantian shattered, his dantian collapsed, and his newly recovered Foundation Establishment cultivation vanished once again.
Once again, Rong Xi shattered her dantian, and for some reason, she remembered a saying: nonviolent non-cooperation!
Her current relationship with the system seems to perfectly embody the essence of that statement. Well, come to think of it, she's a true pacifist!
Despite shattering her dantian twice, Rong Xi remained calm.
So what if the system is gone?
Now, with Taotie and Qiongqi by her side, there are practically no cultivators in the world who can threaten her. Well, unless someone launches a surprise attack and kills her instantly!
The problem is, with both Taotie and Qiongqi present, she can't think of anyone who could launch a surprise attack and kill her instantly.
Rong Xi sat quietly, feeling the changes within herself; her dantian was being repaired once again.
However, this time the self-repair process took twice as long as the first time. Although Rong Xi didn't know the reason, she could guess that it must be related to the system.
The system must have swallowed so much spiritual energy she absorbed to replenish some of its own energy consumption.
Now, the system is restoring her dantian, which must have been quite taxing.
"System, would you like to try again?"
Rong Xi placed her hand outside her dantian again and spoke out in her mind. She believed that this system was not uncommunicable.
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