Challenge

Early the next morning, just after Li Xiao got up and finished washing, someone knocked on the courtyard gate.

He opened the door to find Wang Yuheng already standing outside, brimming with energy. He had changed into a clean moon-white Daoist robe, his eyes shining with eagerness. The moment he saw Li Xiao, he could not wait to speak.

"Li, dawn has broken. We can begin now, right?"

Li Xiao looked at his impatient expression, yawned, and said lazily,

"I'm hungry. We'll spar after we eat."

Wang Yuheng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but then felt that it made sense. He nodded somewhat awkwardly.

"Th-then... all right. You eat first. I'll just wait for you."

As he spoke, he sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard, his hands resting on his knees, sitting as upright as a statue.

Before long, someone brought over the prepared food.

Li Xiao's reputation and status in Zhennan City were there for all to see. There were crowds upon crowds of people wanting to curry favor with him. The dishes were all carefully prepared Demonic Beast meat, their fragrance overflowing as steaming plates filled the table.

Li Xiao called Chen An over to eat as well. Chen An was currently at a crucial stage of advancement, and the essence of Qi and Blood within Demonic Beast meat was greatly beneficial to him.

However, his cultivation was not high, so he could not eat too much Demonic Beast meat. Otherwise, the Power of Qi and Blood within would swell him alive until he burst.

Chen An picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. As he chewed, he secretly glanced at Wang Yuheng sitting in the corner of the courtyard and asked in a lowered voice,

"Master, who