After all, Huang Tian was a promising young talent Instructor Xu had brought along himself. It would be a pity if someone else disrupted his Martial Path cultivation. Besides, he wanted to forge a good connection.
In Instructor Xu's eyes, given Huang Tian's talent and character, reaching the middle three ranks was all but certain so long as he was neither killed nor crippled along the way. He might even have a chance to probe the Grandmaster realm. Anyone who maintained a good relationship with him would surely reap the rewards later.
Instructor Xu might never need that connection himself, but he had children and descendants who might.
As thoughts raced through his mind, Instructor Xu smiled. "Now that you've reached the ninth rank, it's time to change lodgings. Take your identity token to the Records Room and have a clerk assign you a new room. Move into the Upper Dormitory today. In fact, go to the Records Room now."
Huang Tian nodded, turned, and left the Xuan-3 Training Ground for the Records Room.
Watching him go, the martial students still struggling through their stance training looked envious and regretful. He Xu, who shared Huang Tian's room, felt especially torn.
"Why did he advance so quickly? The world really isn't fair. Ah, why couldn't I have talent like his... If only I hadn't distanced myself from him these past few days. With talent like that, he might become a middle-three-rank martial artist someday. Then I might have had a chance to benefit from his help..."
Standing to He Xu's left, Jiang Hou watched Huang Tian walk away, then glanced at He Xu's deeply furrowed brow and shifting expression. He sighed softly.
"I told you there was no need to distance yourself. You shared a room. Avoiding Huang Tian wouldn't make