"Cultivation is a personal matter; I don't want to owe anyone favors," Xiao Xian answered with full confidence, her eyes bright as the morning stars.
Wang Shuai just shrugged his shoulders upon hearing this and didn't press further. Xiao Xian's response didn't come as a surprise to him.
Despite being born into a prominent family, the number of times he relied on his family's power for his cultivation was few and far between. Some people wished to gain the favor and support of prominent families, yet others relied on their own strength to breakthrough in their cultivation; one took a shortcut, while the other preferred to expend more Qi, and the outcome varied from person to person.
