From then on, Xu Yang devoted himself to cultivation, spending money like water as his cultivation steadily advanced.
Once he had saved up enough points, he used them to improve his Bone Root and Comprehension.
Time drifted by. Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong spent more and more time with Jiang Ping, Gu Fang, and the others. They rarely came to talk or spar with Xu Yang and his two companions anymore, and their relationship gradually grew distant.
Even Zhang Hong, a smooth operator, seldom came over to chat.
Of course, they hadn't fallen out. Whenever they met, they still greeted each other warmly, without a single cold word.
Just that the two had entered Jiang Ping and the others' circle. Hanging around with Xu Yang and his companions would make them seem low-class and hinder their prospects, and they had no time to socialize with them anyway.
Qiu Wenjie was rather indignant about this, while Wu Yongfeng was glad to see it.
After all, their old friendship remained. Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong doing well could only benefit him; if he ran into trouble one day, he'd have a successful friend to lend him a hand.
Xu Yang, meanwhile, didn't care. To him, whether they were doing well or poorly, they were still friends. He didn't begrudge Zhang Yong and Zhang Hong for not orbiting around him.
Half a month later, Lu Ren returned to the martial arts school after recovering from his injuries. He still hadn't healed completely, though, and couldn't resume training just yet.
Ten days after that, Lu Ren announced that his injuries had healed and vowed to break through to Major Success in Qi Gathering within half a month.
That day, the true qi in Xu Yang's body stopped growing. His dantian and meridians had been