"There's Ancestor Mang's blood in the blood pool. Ancestor Mang was an ancestral realm creature, and his blood can improve a cultivator's physique. Conservatively speaking, after Liu Que comes out, his combat power should increase by one or two tenths. If he absorbs Ancestor Mang's blood well, he could improve even more," Long Tian explained.
All the students watched eagerly. Liu Que could improve, and so could they. Who wouldn't want to break through and become stronger?
Lu Yin's lips curved. He was looking forward to seeing what Liu Que would be like after he came out, too.
It took a full two days before Liu Que emerged from the blood pool. The moment he stepped out, an almost imperceptible pressure emanated from him. White streams of energy swirled around him like Ancestor Mang, then vanished.
Long Tian praised him. "Two days. It's already no small feat for an ordinary Enlightenment Realm cultivator to last a day in there. Very few can stay for two."
"We can begin," Liu Que said, looking at Long Tian. He was eager to experience the Thirteen Swords.
Long Tian's smile didn't change, and everyone returned to where they had been before.
"Watch closely. This is the Thirteen Swords that Lu Xiao Xuan performed." Long Tian still held a spear. He would use it in place of a sword.
Lu Xiao Xuan had defeated them, leaving a shadow they couldn't escape. Though his claim that Lu Xiao Xuan knew the Thirteen Swords was fabricated, Long Tian still planned to use a spear in place of a sword, to prove that he wasn't imitating Lu Xiao Xuan, but surpassing him.
Liu Que's gaze turned cold. "You look down on swordsmanship."
Long Tian didn't care. Liu Que had already served his purpose; now it was Long Tian's