Shanhetal, at daybreak.
Lu Yang held a Low-grade Spirit Stone in his hand and cultivated for an entire night. His cultivation had grown a little, but he was still far from the Great Grandmaster sixth level he wanted to reach.
When martial artists circulated their techniques, absorbing the Spiritual Qi contained in Spirit Stones and transforming it into their own true essence took a very long time.
Though this process was countless times faster than drawing Spiritual Qi from the surrounding air to increase one's cultivation, it still couldn't compare to the system converting Experience Points into cultivation in an instant.
Lu Yang had been prepared for that, so he wasn't too disappointed.
Whatever the case, the previous night's cultivation hadn't been in vain. Even a little extra true essence would help when he went to complete his assessment mission.
As soon as the hour of the Rabbit passed, Lu Yang arrived in the main hall of Shanhetal.
Wu Shentong was already seated at the far end of the shadowy hall.
The Soul Suppressing Pearl glowed faintly as it drifted down from the void and returned to Lu Yang's hand.
Wu Shentong had said he would return the Soul Suppressing Pearl within half a month. Now, not even a day had passed, and he had already given it back. Clearly, everything had gone very smoothly.
Lu Yang was a little surprised, but he could understand.
For someone like Wu Shentong, there seemed to be no one across all of Qing Province who could stop him from doing what he wanted.
Success was only to be expected. Failure would have been the surprise.
Lu Yang wasn't in a position to comment on Wu Shentong's affairs, so he silently stored the Soul Suppressing Pearl in his sea of consciousness.
"Now, I'll help