Kong Yunzhang's Shock, One Week!

To be honest, before seeing all this with her own eyes, Lan Linglong could never have imagined that everything before her had been done by Lu Sheng.

From the moment Lu Sheng entered the forest until he encountered his first Fierce Beast.

And now, the Golden Giant Bear.

Every single time had brought Lan Linglong immense shock!

If she had not known that Lu Sheng truly was leaving Cloud City for the first time and facing Fierce Beasts for the first time, Lan Linglong might even have thought he had spent some time surviving in the wilderness before.

There was no helping it...

Lu Sheng was simply far too calm.

So calm that it was completely unlike what someone Lu Sheng's age—or a martial artist leaving the city to temper himself for the first time—should have been capable of.

Whether it was the first Fierce Beast he faced or the Golden Giant Bear before them, Lu Sheng's performance had been remarkable.

Whether he faced the Fierce Beasts' berserk state or handled matters in the face of mortal danger...

Lu Sheng had been nothing short of perfect!

Lan Linglong gave the lifeless Golden Giant Bear lying on the ground a complicated look, the complexity in her pretty face flashing past in an instant.

With a light wave of her hand, the Fierce Beast corpse on the ground vanished.

"Alright, we'll stop here for today!"

Lan Linglong said softly.

Lu Sheng nodded, then followed at Lan Linglong's side as they headed toward Cloud City.

After returning to Cloud City, Lan Linglong said to Lu Sheng, "From now on, aside from your daily Martial Arts Class training, you don't need to train at the dojo anymore. Just follow me out of the city to temper yourself!"

Lu Sheng did not think much of Lan Linglong's arrangement.

The training in Martial Arts Class and at the Heaven and Earth Dojo had long ceased to interest him much.

Instead, fighting Fierce Beasts in the outskirts had ignited the excitement in his blood.

So Lu Sheng agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Lan Linglong then told Lu Sheng to return on his own, while she herself went back to the Heaven and Earth Dojo.

The moment Lan Linglong returned to the dojo, she headed toward a courtyard behind it.

In the courtyard, Kong Yunzhang lay on a rattan chair, enjoying the radiance spilling down from the Sky Curtain.

"You're back?"

Kong Yunzhang said without turning his head from the rattan chair.

Lan Linglong nodded, walked straight to Kong Yunzhang's side, and sat down.

"How did that little fellow perform? Did he get scared?"

Kong Yunzhang asked with a chuckle.

Yet upon hearing this, an awkward expression appeared on Lan Linglong's pretty face.

Kong Yunzhang raised his brows slightly. "What? Did the kid perform badly? But that's not a big problem. I remember when I first took your First Senior Sister out of the city to see blood, it took her two or three days to recover!"

"Didn't she still join the Military in the end?"

Kong Yunzhang said indifferently.

"After all, it was only the kid's first time seeing blood. Once he gets used to it for a while, he'll naturally be fine!"

Kong Yunzhang actually began comforting Lan Linglong instead.

Hearing her teacher's words, the awkwardness on Lan Linglong's face grew even stronger.

After considering how to phrase it, Lan Linglong slowly spoke. "Teacher..."

"Junior Disciple Brother's performance... was far too astonishing!"

Lan Linglong then recounted Lu Sheng's performance that day to Kong Yunzhang point by point.

After listening, Kong Yunzhang froze completely on the rattan chair.

More than ten seconds passed before a flush finally appeared on Kong Yunzhang's aged face.

"You're saying... this kid was able to handle things calmly the first time he faced a Fierce Beast? He could face it with composure?"

"He could remain calm even after seeing blood??"

"Could a little brat who's never seen blood really do that?"

Kong Yunzhang's voice rose several pitches.

A trace of surprise surfaced in his aged eyes as well, though it vanished in a flash.

Lan Linglong nodded and said softly, "I've looked through Junior Disciple Brother's records too. He has never left Cloud City, which means... today really was his first time facing Fierce Beasts and... seeing blood!"

The flush on Kong Yunzhang's face gradually faded, and he regained his composure.

"I never expected that, aside from encountering a little one like you in Cloud City, there would be someone else who could bring this old man such a surprise!"

A glimmer shone in Kong Yunzhang's eyes.

"Although Great Xia is not without such naturally calm monsters, this kid has still given this old man quite a surprise!"

Kong Yunzhang murmured. A moment later, as though recalling something, he looked at Lan Linglong.

"Does your Senior Sister know that I've taken on a disciple?"

Lan Linglong shook her head. "Not yet. Senior Sister has too much going on in the Military. We can tell her when the chance arises!"

Kong Yunzhang pondered for a moment. "If this old man remembers correctly, that place should be opening soon. Tell your Senior Sister about Lu Sheng. We can see whether we can send this little fellow there to temper himself a little!"

A sharp gleam flashed in Lan Linglong's eyes. "Teacher, you mean..."

Kong Yunzhang nodded. "Though this old man is enough to teach him, during this period..."

Kong Yunzhang slowly looked toward the Sky Curtain, but a ruthless gleam emerged in his cloudy eyes.

"Some things have become unsettled again. This old man truly cannot be in two places at once!"

Hearing this, Lan Linglong fell silent for a moment as well.

"In that case... let's tell Senior Sister about Lu Sheng. I imagine she'll be very happy to learn she has gained a Junior Disciple Brother!"

As Lan Linglong spoke, thinking of the protective First Senior Sister in her memories, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

Over the next period of time, Lu Sheng finished his Martial Arts Class training as quickly as possible every day before heading straight out of the city.

According to Lan Linglong, Lu Sheng had to face danger alone sometimes in order to better draw out his potential.

Lu Sheng agreed with this, and with the token Lan Linglong had given him, he could freely enter and leave Cloud City.

Only...

Whether Lan Linglong followed by Lu Sheng's side when he entered the outskirts alone was something only Lan Linglong herself knew.

And so, time slowly passed amid his wilderness tempering.

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

Over that week, relying on his various Martial Arts Talents, Lu Sheng successfully raised his cultivation to the Qi and Blood Seventh Layer.

Even Arhat Fist had been successfully cultivated to major mastery, only one step away from perfection!

And as time passed, the Martial Arts Class's second Ranking Assessment was soon approaching.