"Thank you for the praise, Master!"
Jiang Che had not expected his master to think so highly of him.
"From now on, just continue cultivating your hard-body techniques! If you encounter any confusion in your training, you can come to me at any time!"
Luo Kun paused before continuing, "Although I have never practiced hard-body techniques myself, I have seen quite a few masters of them. I can still offer you some guidance."
"Then thank you, Master!" Jiang Che finally set his mind at ease.
The two returned to the courtyard.
"Jiang Che is at the initial stage of the Stone Skin Realm!" Luo Kun announced to everyone.
As for the matter of hard-body techniques, he did not mention it.
After all, it was not a technique of their school. Though he did not mind, bringing it up would ultimately be detrimental to Jiang Che's reputation.
Everyone found it strange that Jiang Che's examination had taken so long, and that he had even been pulled into a room alone.
But the initial stage of the Stone Skin Realm was not a particularly high realm, so no one reacted much.
Luo Kun then began instructing the two new disciples who had just broken through to the Blood-Qi Realm, while everyone else was temporarily free to do as they pleased.
Zhang Xiong sidled up to Jiang Che and said with a smile, "I thought something had happened to you. You gave me quite a fright."
"What could possibly happen to me? Master merely gave me some pointers on things I should watch out for in my cultivation."
Jiang Che smiled, not explaining exactly why Luo Kun had called him over.
Besides, pointing out that he had practiced hard-body techniques did count as "giving him some pointers on things to watch out for