"Now?"
Ji Lan froze and instinctively looked at Fang Yi.
To be honest, he had roughly guessed that Fang Yi was no ordinary person. Perhaps, like himself, he was also a Pioneer who had embarked on the path of cultivation.
It was because Fang Yi possessed an unflappable air.
Ji Lan had noticed this when he encountered Max. Fang Yi had been there too. Facing Max's intimidation, Brother Fang had not shown the slightest hint of fear. Although Max had been targeting Ji Lan at the time, an ordinary person would probably have been utterly flustered.
Looks like Brother Fang is a Pioneer too, Ji Lan silently thought.
"Yes, use it now." Fang Yi's voice sounded again.
"Alright!"
Ji Lan took a deep breath, then activated his Cultivation Method, allowing Spirit Qi to circulate through his body.
Fang Yi rested his chin on his hand as he sat directly across from Ji Lan.
His eyes were deep. Though he did nothing at all, it was as if he could see straight through the path of Spirit Qi circulating within Ji Lan's body.
Under that gaze, Ji Lan felt as though he had nowhere to hide, as if every secret he had was being laid bare.
"Alright."
At most thirty seconds had passed when Fang Yi's voice sounded beside Ji Lan's ear again.
Ji Lan was slightly stunned.
...That fast?!
He had thought he would at least need to circulate his Cultivation Method through several cycles. Yet it had only reached halfway through its first circulation, not even completing one cycle, when Fang Yi had already told him to stop.
Ji Lan found this somewhat surprising.
Usually, even when his teacher guided him, he would need to complete several cycles before the teacher could point out a specific mistake.
Could Fang