Main City District.
Jiang Clan New Residence.
"Chen'er, are you... all right?"
At the dinner table, Jiang Sihai and Lin Shuyun exchanged worried glances as they watched Jiang Chen wolfing down his food.
"I'm fine. Why?"
Jiang Chen looked puzzled. Why were they suddenly asking him that?
"I ran into your Seventh Great-Uncle today..."
Jiang Sihai saw his son's reaction and let out a sigh of relief.
When he'd learned from the Seventh Great-Uncle that Jiang Chen was one of the few True Martial Realm disciples at the White Ape Martial Hall who hadn't made the cut, he'd truly worried that Jiang Chen would take it hard.
Thankfully, Jiang Chen was strong-willed and hadn't let it affect him.
"Father, Mother, just watch!"
"When the Martial Exam comes at the end of the year, I'll show the martial hall and the clan just how badly they misjudged me!"
Looking at his worried parents, Jiang Chen smiled with confidence.
Before getting the Energy Swallowing Pill formula, he'd only been confident he could place in the Martial Exam.
After getting the formula, however, he was setting his sights on the top ranks.
If the Energy Swallowing Pill worked as the Old Daoist had claimed, he would definitely reach the second level of the True Martial Realm before the exam.
By then, with Ninefold Strength, the Nirvana Sutra, the Wind-Thunder Precious Scroll, and the rest of his advantages, everyone but Tang Mu, who had Superior Bone Aptitude, would be beneath his feet.
Hearing Jiang Chen's confidence, Jiang Sihai and Lin Shuyun's worries faded, replaced by eager anticipation.
If Jiang Chen really made a name for himself in the Martial Exam, just imagine...
After dinner, Jiang Chen returned to the small courtyard, sat cross-legged, and absorbed the energy of heaven and earth.
He didn't finish