"Besides the Monster Hunting Competition, I know what you've been doing lately. You've been hunting monsters in the trial zone almost every day."
Ye Li continued, though her delicate brows had drawn into a slight frown:
"I suggest you spend less time in the trial zone and enter fewer competitions.
Since you chose Teacher Frost Crown as your master, you should devote these five hundred years entirely to mastering the Origin Core Secret Tome, rather than spending your energy on other things."
By the end, a rare trace of sternness had crept into Ye Li's clear, melodious voice.
Xu Jingming's actions gave her the impression that he wasn't taking this seriously.
Yes, that was exactly it.
Back when she had studied the Origin Core Secret Tome, after all,
aside from receiving guidance from her senior brother, she had shut out all distractions and devoted every moment to understanding it!
She had sat motionless in a training room for decades, even a century at a time.
It was that almost obsessive focus that had finally allowed her to comprehend the Origin Core Secret Tome in her 405th year and become the Frost Crown Dominator's personal disciple.
Xu Jingming's recent behavior, on the other hand, undoubtedly suggested a lack of commitment.
Frequently visiting the trial zone, signing up for the Monster Hunting Competition... all of these would distract him.
The Monster Hunting Competition was understandable. At least he could earn some points.
His frequent trips to the trial zone were what Ye Li found most baffling.
If he wanted combat practice, he could simply go to the Virtual Universe. Why waste his time in the trial zone?
He couldn't even take the monster corpses out of the trial zone to sell them.
Naturally, Xu Jingming had no way to explain away his