In Feiye City, anyone who could break through to the Third Stage Qi and Blood was a renowned expert of many years' standing.
Most of these experts were in their thirties or forties. The young ones were exceedingly rare.
This level already placed one among the upper ranks of the Three Gangs and Two Sects. How could it be so easily attained?
No one mocked Jiang Su and Xiao Ran for their failures. Instead, everyone felt it was only natural.
Xiao Ran in particular was only seventeen. He still had a full three years left, and with his talent, he was highly likely to break through the bottleneck and step into the next level.
Jiang Su, on the other hand, had injured the foundation of her qi and blood. It would take at least half a year to recover, then another half-year or more to reach perfection again.
Just like that, more than a year would be gone. With twenty drawing ever closer, her potential was likely...
Wei He had also often seen Jiang Su in the courtyard lately.
Her expression had grown increasingly resolute and cold. She trained Skin Grinding desperately, stuffing great quantities of medicine and supplements into her mouth every day.
She was practically risking her life.
After Xiao Ran's failure, he also came to the fist academy occasionally. His demeanor had become much steadier, but the experience of failure had also made him more mature. He was no longer as frivolous and arrogant as before.
But the Third Stage Qi and Blood was not so easy to break through.
At Hundred Flowers Tower in the Inner City.
Xiao Ran and Jiang Su sat facing each other. Jiang Yan was absent, as was Cheng Shaojiu. Only the two of them were there.
After pouring them wine, the