Jiang Ye coughed awkwardly. "Sorry for the trouble back then, Teacher."
"All right, I'm not blaming you." Chen Zilu spoke gently. "Tell me honestly, did you really stay for seven days?"
"I did." Jiang Ye nodded.
"All right."
Chen Zilu smiled, her voice as sweet as could be. "You really are quite impressive."
There was wonder in her tone, along with a hint of complicated emotion.
Jiang Ye's heart stirred, and he couldn't help asking curiously, "Teacher, how long did your Starry Sky Refinement take back then?"
"I stayed for five days," Chen Zilu admitted. "Not as long as you."
"Five days?" Jiang Ye was startled.
Jiang Ye knew all too well how painful it was.
He'd been able to hold on for so long entirely because of the tempering he'd undergone on the second level of the Martial Arts Heavenly Ladder.
But Chen Zilu? For a girl to endure that level of agony was incredible.
And Chen Zilu had Dao Bone Talent, with a terrifyingly high absorption rate.
The fact that she'd stayed for five days didn't mean she could only last five days.
"Teacher, you're amazing," Jiang Ye said sincerely.
"Not as amazing as you," Chen Zilu replied with a smile. "Enough about that. What's your total score across the four Martial Arts subjects now?"
Jiang Ye shook his head. "There haven't been any recent assessments. I got 520 on the last monthly exam."
Chen Zilu said, "After this Starry Sky Refinement, you should be close to 600."
"You have a good chance of breaking 700 on the college entrance exam." She carefully laid out a plan for Jiang Ye.
"700?" Jiang Ye smiled without saying anything.
Chen Zilu spoke quite seriously. "If you want to reach that goal, you'll need to take part in every Starry Sky