With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

As soon as Azhen came out of her residence, a servant disciple saw her. Seeing that her face was pale, he sensed that something was wrong and quickly asked her what was wrong.

"It's nothing, I just failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. I'll be fine after a while," A-Zhen said calmly, as if she had just missed a bite of food.

The handyman disciple, however, did not think this was a trivial matter. He believed that Azhen was just like that, and that she was definitely concerned about this attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Furthermore, he realized that, under normal circumstances, advancing in cultivation level is a great test of one's mental state, especially in the case of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. If one's mental state is unstable during the process, it will definitely lead to serious problems.

So, could it be that Senior Sister Yun's state of mind has been affected?

Azhen originally intended to go directly to Ji Wujiu. Now that she had failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, she definitely needed to inform her nominal master, Ji Wujiu. However, upon arriving, she was told by Tingxuan that Ji Wujiu had gone to the main peak.

Seeing that Azhen's complexion was not good, Xuan realized that she might have failed in her attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. If Junior Sister Ruoyun successfully advanced, a Nascent Soul cloud would appear above her residence.

It seems we've failed.

"It seems Lin Ya's cultivation has encountered another problem, quite seriously. The peak master went to check on her at the sect leader's invitation. Lin Ya's condition came completely without warning, and we don't know if they can find the cause." Xuan said, "Junior Sister Yun, are you alright?"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for letting me know, Senior Brother Xuan. Also, I'm fine. I'll be alright after a while." A-Zhou smiled, looking like nothing was wrong.

Xuan didn't say anything more and watched her leave.

Azhen quickly arrived at the main peak and reached Lin Ya's residence. Many people were standing outside, many with anxious and worried expressions. It must be said that over the years, Lin Ya had indeed won over many hearts.

Of course, whether it's her charm that makes people genuinely care about her or her talent and status, only these people themselves know the answer.

Azhen also saw Ling Fang, Zhuo Changyuan, and Yun Xuan.

I didn't see Wen Nanfeng, though. He should be here, probably inside. I heard from Xuan that Lin Ya was with Wen Nanfeng when this incident suddenly happened.

A-Zhan reached out and patted Ling Fang, who was watching the commotion. Ling Fang turned around and the first thing she noticed was A-Zhan's pale face. Her expression of watching the commotion vanished instantly, and she became tense.

"Your Highness, what's wrong...?"

Anyone with eyes could see that His Highness's expression indicated that he had failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Although she knew that no cultivator could guarantee success in their attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, in her heart, Her Highness was the one who would succeed on the first try.

Was it because of those three defeats to Lin Ya that her mindset was affected? She couldn't think of anything else besides that.

"It's nothing, just a minor issue," Azhen comforted her. "It's just that the breakthrough failed and my cultivation level regressed a bit, just like last time. I'll recover after resting for a while."

"How long have you been here? How is Lin Ya?" Azhen asked, her face full of curiosity. "It's really strange. Last time I was attacked and my cultivation regressed, Lin Ya's cultivation suddenly had a problem, regressing to the Foundation Establishment stage. This time, I failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and came out, only to hear that her cultivation has a problem again. Is this fate? Senior Brother Xuan said that this time it's more serious, did you know?"

However, it was only a coincidence that Ling Fang failed to grasp the other layer of meaning in Azhen's words.

However, her voice was quite loud; she was a well-known figure in the sect, and many disciples heard her. Especially after learning that she had failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, most of the attention that was originally on Lin Ya was drawn to her.

This time they might not think much of it, but if this kind of situation happens frequently, it will become very delicate. At that point, no one can help but wonder. "It seems that her cultivation level has regressed directly to the twelfth level of Qi Refining. It's really serious. I wonder what happened," Ling Fang said. If there weren't many disciples watching them around, she would have wanted to complain that Lin Ya's advancement was too easy, so it wasn't stable at all.

Looking at His Highness, even though he failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, such a serious situation didn't mean he would regress directly from the peak of the Golden Core stage back to the twelfth level of Qi Refining. It was almost as if his cultivation had been completely destroyed.

"Is it really that serious?" Azhen feigned surprise. In fact, she had expected it to reach this level, after all, she had overheard Lin Ya's conversation with that system.

She fell silent, secretly planning when to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage next time.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is no easy feat, and her mindset was "affected." It's not a problem that she failed a few times, is it?

[Host, you're so mean!] 997 was slightly speechless. [If you do it two more times, she'll probably lose all her cultivation.]

Azhen chuckled: "Isn't this great? Anyway, she doesn't need to cultivate; she can just start over. Once I successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage, she can cultivate back up, right? It's easy; she doesn't have to do anything, just wait for me to cultivate. The only downside is that she has to bear the consequence of potentially falling back to an ordinary person at any time."

As long as they remain in contact, Lin Ya will have no way to break free.

Isn't she proud of this?
Then please continue to be smug.

"Tenth Sister, how are you?" Yun Xuan had somehow gotten close to Azhen, her tone tinged with concern.

He finally understood: Lin Ya's talent was truly unstable. Relying solely on her would be a huge risk for the Great Xia Kingdom; his tenth sister's talent was much safer. His failure to break through to the Nascent Soul stage was most likely due to some issues with his mental state, and speaking of which, he suspected Lin Ya had influenced him.

Yun Xuan frowned. If possible, he hoped that Lin Ya would no longer affect his tenth sister's cultivation.

However, Lin Ya clearly disliked Shi Mei and would definitely not behave herself.

He couldn't just bring it up directly with the other party, would that offend them?

In any case, as long as Lin Ya's talent remains and she is still the sect leader's disciple, she is not someone who can be offended casually.

Despite the grandeur of the Great Xia Kingdom and his high status as a prince, he could be easily destroyed by these powerful cultivators. He couldn't afford to offend a future powerhouse.

If I hadn't brought Lin Ya along, I wouldn't have had these concerns.

If she hadn't entered the world of cultivation, she would have remained an ordinary palace maid, never knowing in her lifetime that she possessed a talent for cultivation.

Azhen could guess what Yunxuan was thinking, so she didn't pay much attention and just gave a perfunctory reply.

"Let's wait until she's fully recovered. Cultivation can't be rushed." Azhen's expression remained calm. "I wonder how Lin Ya is doing."

Yunxuan's heart stirred. Would Lin Ya's sudden problem improve Shi Mei's mood and help her recover her mental state?

He hoped it would be so. (End of Chapter)