"Who exactly was he?"
At this moment, Shi Jian's mind was once again filled with that thought. She stared blankly at Luo Bei, her body seeming as though it had been struck by lightning, a numbing sensation spreading from her heart through her entire body.
A current of true essence unconsciously traveled once through the "Seed Mystery" meridian within her body, sending out faint ripples of magical power.
How long had Shi Jian taken to break through the first barrier of the Jing Nian Tong Ming Jue and shape that meridian within her body?
Seven years—seven full years.
Shi Jian had spent a full seven years accumulating sufficient true essence and sword intent before breaking through the first barrier of the Jing Nian Tong Ming Jue and shaping that meridian within her body. By Cihang Zhai's standards, such cultivation speed was at least above average. It was not slow.
Many years had now passed since Shi Jian broke through the first barrier of the Jing Nian Tong Ming Jue, yet she still remembered clearly the boundless agony when true essence and sword intent shredded flesh and blood. Even though she had already cultivated the Jing Nian Tong Ming Jue to the fourth level and endured that pain several more times, whenever she recalled that first time—when her entire arm had seemed to be forcibly torn to pieces—an icy chill still rose in her heart.
Yet this exceedingly handsome man had broken through the first level of the Jing Nian Tong Ming Jue in merely a few breaths. His brows only furrowed slightly before relaxing again.
Such pain seemed not to have drained any of his focus or strength. To him, it seemed like something utterly ordinary.
No wonder he had possessed such powerful confidence in cultivating the Jing Nian Tong