After Headmaster Liu left, Zhang Qingyuan returned to his quarters in the Separate Courtyard with the Jade Slip of the Water Control Technique.
On the way,
he was greeted by many fellow sect members,
which surprised Zhang Qingyuan somewhat.
In the past, Zhang Qingyuan had basically been a complete nobody.
It seemed that after entering the top ten of the Separate Courtyard by defeating Shen Hongzhou, Zhang Qingyuan had gained a measure of fame and drawn the attention of many people.
Especially his story of rising from the bottom layer,
which had made him a somewhat renowned wind-and-cloud figure among the more than eighty disciples of the Seventeenth Branch.
If there were members of the Zhang Clan within the Seventeenth Branch,
the news had probably already been sent back to the clan.
Zhang Qingyuan exchanged a few neither warm nor cold words with those who came up to him. He was neither overly distant nor particularly enthusiastic, then found an excuse to leave.
Without wasting any more time,
he headed straight back to his quarters.
The Ten Branch Competition would begin in five days.
Taking advantage of this period of time,
Zhang Qingyuan intended to master the Water Control Technique. Following Headmaster Liu's advice, he would see whether he could integrate it into his own combat system
to enhance his fighting ability.
This spell truly deserved to be called an Intermediate Spell that only Inner Sect disciples were qualified to cultivate.
Zhang Qingyuan failed more than a hundred times in a row, spending over half a day before he finally succeeded. The spell section of his Proficiency Panel gained a new entry: Water Control Technique (Beginner: 0/10).
Inside the courtyard,
Zhang Qingyuan formed a hand seal.
Spirit Essence Fluctuation arose inside his body, guiding the water in a nearby bucket