"No need to thank me. I only came over to ask because I was curious about your identity. These are things everyone knows—you could learn them by asking anyone."
Qin Sheng laughed heartily. "Enough talk. This training session is a rare opportunity. I need to hurry and find someone to spar with, see if I can climb a little higher in the rankings."
At those words, several people familiar with Qin Sheng immediately laughed.
"Brother Qin, there are twenty thousand Soul Transformation stage cultivators in the academy. Being ranked in the top two hundred is already enough for us to look up to. Why not take it easy during this training session and give us some pointers instead?"
Qin Sheng swept his gaze over them and nodded with a smile.
"Sure. Looks like my usual guidance hasn't been enough for you. Then I'll give you some extra 'care,' shall I?"
As he spoke, he challenged them. "Will you come one at a time, or all together?"
Their faces immediately fell. "No, no, no, Brother Qin, you should find someone else. We still need to exchange insights."
"Right, right, right. We have important matters to attend to, so we won't disturb you any longer, Brother Qin."
With that, they slipped away in a hurry like fish darting through water.
Zhao He, who had watched the entire scene, could not help but smile.
Watching them laugh, chat, and play, she felt as though her state of mind had grown much younger as well.
"Senior, I suddenly feel that being young is wonderful."
Jiao Gu paused before replying.
"You are not yet a thousand years old. To a Soul Transformation stage cultivator with a lifespan of three thousand years, you are like the blazing noon sun, in the prime of your youth."
"But