Although Chou Zhan was somewhat puzzled by Sikong Jing's first answer, he did not take it to heart.
He was already considering the second question. He then told Sikong Jing about his personal experience, and Sikong Jing nodded repeatedly before finally asking Chou Zhan for the Green Jade Tube back.
Under the puzzled gazes of Chou Zhan, Gongyang Ying, and Nan Xiu, Sikong Jing actually began inscribing it.
Half a quarter-hour later, he had finished re-inscribing it.
Sikong Jing handed the Green Jade Tube back to Chou Zhan. Still looking bewildered, Chou Zhan sent his consciousness into it once more. This time, his entire body shook violently as he entered a state of cultivation again.
Boom...
Another quarter-hour passed, and Chou Zhan broke through another minor realm, reaching the middle stage of the second level of the Golden Body Realm.
He opened his eyes and stared blankly at Sikong Jing. Then he rose to his feet and said solemnly, "Brother Sikong is truly gifted. You can actually alter and perfect even a Universe-grade cultivation art, even tailoring it specifically for me. Chou truly admires you."
At this moment, Chou Zhan had uncharacteristically spoken so much.
Nan Xiu, standing nearby, was utterly dumbfounded.
Sikong Jing had actually altered a Universe-grade cultivation art. By the rankings of the Central Plains, that was a cultivation art at the pinnacle of the Battle-grade. His understanding of martial arts seemed rather terrifying—Chou Zhan's breakthrough was no fake.
Neither had Sikong Jing's earlier inscription been fake.
Yet Sikong Jing merely shook his head.
He said deeply, "Brother Chou, you flatter me. I have no easy way to alter other people's cultivation arts... The main reason I could alter and strengthen this one is that I created it myself. I'm not that capable."
The moment these words