The morning after her treatment, Elder Althea did not bother Riley at all.
Instead, she immediately entered seclusion to consolidate her newly improved cultivation.
A breakthrough was something every cultivator dreamed of, but experienced cultivators knew that advancing too quickly could also bring hidden dangers.
If one's cultivation wasn't properly stabilized, the consequences could appear years or even centuries later.
A cultivator needed a firm foundation.
Every realm had to be tempered carefully, every strand of spiritual energy refined, and every trace of instability eliminated.
Only then could one confidently continue toward higher realms without worrying about their foundation collapsing at a critical moment.
Elder Althea understood this better than most.
After all, she had cultivated for countless years and had personally witnessed many talented geniuses ruin their futures because they were too eager to advance.
