Replaced (R18)

An unfamiliar feeling of surge ripped him out of his sleep.

When he managed to open an eye, Gingge sat at the foot of the bed with her legs crossed.

In his drowsy state, it took him a moment to piece the two things together.

She's breaking though?

He wanted to jump up and hug her, but reminded himself not to disturb unnecessarily. Aside from that, he'd miss out on substantial progress if he let her breakthrough Qi go to waste.

As he tried to sense his surroundings, he felt them brimming with a familiar energy. It eagerly streamed into him at his will, driving his cultivation forward.

The boon didn't even need to be absorbed, becoming his the moment it touched him. For the first time since leaving the sect, he made significant progress.

But as the gaps between stages got wider with advancement, he just managed to reach halfway to the fourth stage by the time her Qi thinned out.