Ah Jiu, having been told off, said no more.
Wang Ping turned to Cheng Ji and asked, "Fellow Daoist, is your Foundation Establishment proceeding smoothly?"
"Very smoothly. It should happen within the next year or two," Cheng Ji replied, looking completely confident. "I've prepared five Foundation Establishment Pills this time. If the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Gathering Array runs out, I'll just start taking the pills!"
Wang Ping was at a loss for words. Feng Miao, who was beside them, remarked, "You beat us to the Entering Realm, Fellow Daoist, and with the *Taiyan Talisman*, no less. When I wrote your congratulatory message, I was so tempted to try for it myself."
Cheng Ji immediately shot her down. "Weren't you still a ways off from even reaching Foundation Establishment back then?"
"You're misremembering!"
"How could I be? It was only seven or eight years ago, not long after Emperor Wanfeng ascended the throne, wasn't it?"
