Tianshui

Lu Zhen thought to himself, I never took that Clear-Mind Pill at all! On my own, I'm only one step away from the second level.

Once the month-end "Daily Settlement" critically hit the pill, he could swallow it in one gulp. Breaking through to the second level would be as natural as water flowing into a channel—there might even be some power left over.

That kind of progress was absolutely not slow!

But Leng Qiu did not know that.

She had judged his progress over these three days on the assumption that he had already taken the top-grade seventh-rank Clear-Mind Pill.

He had taken a top-grade pill, had the Ice-Fire Tide assisting him, and even had a Nu River Realm expert personally feeding him moves...

Yet after three days, he had not broken through, and was even so distracted and restless. No wonder she was furious.

But there was simply no way to explain that secret!

What was more, he still had an opportunity for [Enlightenment] in hand.

Lu Zhen silently weighed whether he should just use it now and pierce through this layer of window paper in one stroke.

After the awkward atmosphere lingered for a long while.

Lu Zhen gave a dry cough, rubbed the tip of his nose, and smiled sheepishly. "Captain Leng, please forgive me. The ice-fire energies in this training ground are surging too fiercely, and your aura is far too overwhelming. I lost my composure for a moment. It wasn't intentional negligence."

The moment his words fell.

The Ice-Fire Tide within the training ground abruptly stalled, and the temperature continued to plummet.

A flicker of anger passed through Leng Qiu's cold, clear eyes, followed by utter disappointment.

She shook her head inwardly.

She had thought that since this youth had fought his way up