"I have to speed things up."
This time, he had completely fallen out with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
Especially with Tang San's vindictive nature, he would definitely make a move against him.
Tang San had wanted to kill even a gatekeeper who had made things difficult for him and mocked him.
Let alone Lu Yan.
Thousand Days Guarding Against Thieves was the most foolish choice.
Tang Hao had watched from the side; winning a sparring match against Tang San was one thing.
But if he dared to kill him...
Tang Hao would not care about his status as an elder or a strong expert.
Before long.
The students of Seventh Dormitory all returned, each wearing looks of awe.
They had never imagined that another genius had been hiding in their dormitory.
Lu Yan glanced around. Tang San had not returned.
He had likely gone to report to Yu Xiaogang. Tang San's purpose was clear: to study Lu Yan's Soul Skill and even his Martial Soul.
"Lu Yan, you're actually this strong."
Xiao Wu moved over to the bed, leaning forward as her pink eyes stared at him.
"Even Xiao San isn't your opponent."
"He wasn't that strong to begin with." Lu Yan did not sound proud.
Defeating the current Tang San was nothing to be proud of. The future was what mattered.
"Ehh~~"
Lu Yan had not deliberately lowered his voice. Hearing his inhuman remark, everyone in Seventh Dormitory looked at him with disdain.
Tang San wasn't strong?
Then what were they? Trash?
"Lu Yan, let's have a match too." Xiao Wu's eyes were full of excitement.
She aspired to become the academy's big sister, so naturally, she had to be number one.
"Next time. I'm a little tired."
Lu Yan politely declined.
His most important goal now was to obtain the Tang Sect Unique Skills in their entirety. Everything else had to take a backseat.
With that, he entered meditation once more.
Seeing this, Xiao Wu wrinkled her jade nose. After a brief pause, she turned and returned to her own bed.
Not long afterward, Tang San returned and looked at Lu Yan, who was still meditating.
Killing intent flashed through his eyes before vanishing.
He could not kill him. Teacher still needed information on his Soul Skill.
He silently returned to his bed.
"Tang Sect, elders... can I still dream of you?"
Before falling asleep, a thought flashed through Tang San's mind.
A moment later.
Relying on the Dream Butterfly's sensitivity to dreams, Lu Yan sensed that everyone in Seventh Dormitory had fallen asleep.
He slowly opened his eyes and turned to look at Tang San.
Continue!
Lu Yan entered Tang San's dream once again.
Within seven days, he would obtain all the Tang Sect Unique Skills.
Different setting, similar content.
Lu Yan was no longer as excited as he had been the previous night. After entering the dream for only half the night and obtaining Purple Demon Eyes, he withdrew from Tang San's Dreamscape and entered other people's dreams, absorbing the power that leaked from them.
Restoring himself.
Under such circumstances, he was effectively dreaming as well. Not only did he not grow tired, he even became stronger.
Having fallen out with Tang San and his master, Tang San's temperament made it highly likely that he would look for an opportunity to strike.
During the day, Lu Yan had to maintain ample energy to deal with any possible attack.
If a Hidden Weapon hit him, he would likely be seriously injured or even die.
Those would not be little stones like today, but true sharp weapons capable of killing.
The Next Day.
After finishing his Work-Study Student duties, Lu Yan left the academy.
The moment Lu Yan entered the apothecary, he heard the familiar tone of the shop assistant.
"Kid, you're here to buy Whale Rubber again?"
"I want a piece that's 300 Years Old." Lu Yan nodded, taking out the Gold Soul Coins he had received from Spirit Hall not long ago along with the money he had saved during this period, and placing it on the counter.
The shop assistant's eyes lit up. He took out the Whale Rubber and handed it to Lu Yan.
"Come again next time."
After leaving the apothecary, Lu Yan headed straight back to his home in the city.
There was no one else there. He lived alone.
Lu Yan skillfully lit a fire and placed the Whale Rubber into a pot to boil.
He was merely an orphan—
What gave him the right to absorb Spirit Rings close to the age limit?
What gave him the right to evade Tang San's close-range attack?
Even with prior preparation, not just anyone could dodge it.
The answer was—Whale Rubber.
He had been too weak before to obtain any great opportunities.
Whale Rubber was the only thing he could think of.
An opportunity that would only appear in Dou Two had been used by him ahead of time.
After boiling it, Lu Yan removed his outer clothes, revealing the short shirt beneath.
Though he was young, the outlines of his muscles had already begun to show.
Lu Yan bent down onto the floor and began exercising.
After doing a thousand, Lu Yan was drenched in sweat. His muscles were engorged and red.
Sweat soaked the floor.
"Huff... huff..."
Lu Yan collapsed onto the floor, his arms completely exhausted.
After resting for only a few minutes, he began training other parts of his body again.
An hour later.
Lu Yan was completely spent. After resting for a while, he fished the now transparent, softened Whale Rubber from the pot and began swallowing it in large mouthfuls.
A warm current immediately flowed down his throat and spread through his limbs and body.
At that moment, Lu Yan circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill he had obtained from Tang San's dream, guiding the energy supplied by the Whale Rubber throughout his body.
He did not neglect a single muscle.
Only after returning home could he freely cultivate the Tang Sect Unique Skills.
After a long while, waves of heat rose from Lu Yan's body as his Soul Power gradually transformed into Mysterious Heaven Skill Soul Power.
His cultivation, which had already reached the peak of level eleven, was actually pushed forward by the Whale Rubber and the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
With a "crack," his cultivation bottleneck broke through, and Soul Power surged through his meridians like mighty rivers.
Lu Yan circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill for several more cycles, completely settling the increased Soul Power into his dantian.
"Phew~~~"
Lu Yan let out a long breath. His breathing had completely calmed, while his physique had strengthened by another fraction.
"As expected of a supreme Daoist cultivation method. The Soul Power it cultivates is truly upright and gentle, endless and enduring.
I didn't expect it could raise my cultivation as well..."
As for why the inherited cultivation method of a sect of Hidden Weapons and assassins was a supreme Daoist cultivation method, he had no idea.
As long as he could use it, that was enough.
Over the following days, Lu Yan did not act too recklessly. He did not enter Tang San's dreams every night to steal the Tang Sect Unique Skills.
Instead, he only entered the dreams once every few days, stopping after learning one unique skill.
He was extremely cautious.
Tang San had been an assassin in his previous life. Although he did not know that the Dream Butterfly could enter dreams, if he dreamed too frequently...
He would likely notice something.
For that very reason, Lu Yan spent a full month mastering all the Tang Sect Unique Skills, the Immortal Herb Illustrated Record, and some methods of forging and using Hidden Weapons.
Having obtained these things.
Lu Yan did not want to remain at Nuoding Academy for even a moment longer.
This place was too small and too dangerous.
He could not use the Tang Sect Unique Skills at all here, especially Purple Demon Eyes, which greatly benefited Spiritual Power.
What the Dream Butterfly Martial Soul needed to cultivate most was Spiritual Power.
Staying here was detrimental to his cultivation.
Not to mention Tang San was here as well—his arch-rival, who wanted to make a move against him at any time.
Though Tang San had not acted yet, especially after Lu Yan rejected Yu Xiaogang's money offer once again, the way Tang San looked at him had become increasingly cold.
Like a lurking venomous snake, faintly revealing its coldly gleaming fangs.
That day, Lu Yan disappeared from the academy.
He did not even pack his bedding or clothes. He left in a hurry, leaving this place behind. From now on, his cultivation would be as boundless as the open sky.
When he had only gone two or three li beyond Nuoding City, Tang San emerged from behind him.
Using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, he blocked Lu Yan's path.
"Lu Yan, tell me the effect of your Soul Skill."
Tang San was direct, with no attempt to conceal his purpose.
He had felt that Lu Yan was acting unusually today, sneaking around suspiciously.
He just had not expected Lu Yan to be leaving Nuoding City.
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