Is This Person Treating Me Like a Fool?

Could this man be trying to take him for a fool? No wonder, when Zhao Cang had said earlier that he possessed Heavenly Perception...

He had only looked calm, as if there were not much of a ripple in him.

After all, at that time, even Lin Tian, when he heard of that so-called Heavenly Perception, had marveled inwardly that such a strange and wondrous thing actually existed under the heavens.

Especially that line from the other party, that it could break through one's original limits and reach heights that had originally been impossible to attain.

To put it another way, this was basically defying the heavens and changing fate.

Yet such a thing, in the other party's eyes, had actually been met with such calm?

So it turned out there was a time limit.

But thinking about it, that made sense. How could such a heaven-defying state possibly continue for long?

And that day, when he walked out of the Side Courtyard, Zhang Ming's hesitant, indecisive manner was probably related to this matter as well.

There was also Zhou Ya now making Xiao Tian take back the pill he had given him yesterday.

That was probably because of this too.

But immediately after, a trace of coldness appeared in Lin Tian's eyes as he looked at Xiao Tian.

After all, although he still did not understand much about Heavenly Perception, previously, whether it was Zhao Cang or Zhang Ming, when the two of them saw that he was in a state of Heavenly Perception, neither had exposed the matter that Heavenly Perception had a time limit.

From this, it could be seen

that this information might have a great impact on that so-called Heavenly Perception state, or on the length of time Heavenly Perception could be used.

After all, if he truly were in the Heavenly Perception state, and Xiao Tian, right in front of him, stated the condition that Heavenly Perception had a usage time limit, then from then on, he would surely worry every day that this Heavenly Perception state might vanish in the very next moment.

In that case, not only would he be unable to spread his fists and feet freely in martial practice, his mind would be damaged as well, causing that Heavenly Perception to end ahead of time.

Although he did not truly possess that "Heavenly Perception" state, what Xiao Tian was doing right now allowed Lin Tian to see the other party's sinister intentions at this moment.

If all of this were true, then what the other party was doing now was severing his martial path in advance!

But why?

He clearly did not even have any dealings with Xiao Tian.

Why would the other party target him like this?

Although the two of them were not familiar with each other right now, they were both similarly from impoverished backgrounds, and had walked out by relying on martial arts.

Even if they did not support each other, at the very least, things should not have reached the point where they stood opposed to each other, right?

And what reason did the other party have to target him?

Although he had now displayed talent, in their eyes, he had merely awakened Heavenly Perception, a short-lived state that could disappear at any time.

He had not even been able to receive Zhao Cang's regard.

That was right. Through Lin Tian's understanding, in the Inner Academy, any disciple who broke through to Dark Force

could receive five Blood-Qi Pills from Zhao Cang every month.

Yet he had only two!

From this, it could be seen that he had not received Zhao Cang's attention.

So his appearance had not shaken any of Xiao Tian's interests at all.

What reason did the other party have to target him??

It couldn't be as simple as him finding it unbearable to watch Lin Tian achieve what he had now, could it?

So dissatisfaction toward him had risen in Xiao Tian's heart, and that was why he had acted against him?

This couldn't...

Looking at Xiao Tian's eyes in that moment, the denial in Lin Tian's heart immediately wavered for an instant.

It seemed... it might not be impossible?

After all, aside from this explanation right now, there seemed to be no other possibility.

And what Lin Tian was thinking at this moment was naturally not wrong.

In Xiao Tian's eyes, Lin Tian was nothing more than someone with Inferior Bone Quality.

With talent like that, he should have been struggling in the dust.

What right did he have to reach a height where he stood shoulder to shoulder with him, just because of a bit of good luck?

If relying on luck alone was enough to compare to him, then what did all his own effort count for?

For the sake of his current Dark Force, he had trained so painstakingly every day, and only then had he entered this realm.

What right did someone who relied on luck have to reach it so easily?

At this moment, in Xiao Tian's eyes, Lin Tian's entire cultivation had come from luck awakening his Heavenly Perception state.

On top of that, through luck, he had also obtained the Bao Family's support.

Only then did he have a realm no different from his own.

So to Xiao Tian, this was utterly a humiliation!

But he had never thought that, ever since Lin Tian entered the Martial Academy, he had without question been the most diligent person in the entire Martial Academy.

The degree of his diligence was even far greater than Xiao Tian's own.

Of course, Xiao Tian naturally could not see any of this.

After all, not long after entering the Martial Academy, Xiao Tian had entered the Inner Academy.

Then he had been directly taken by Zhao Cang into the Side Courtyard for special training.

It could be said that he had only seen Lin Tian a few times.

But to someone as proud as him, what he saw with his own eyes was everything.

As for the rest, there was no need for him to pay too much attention.

As for why he had previously told the other party that Heavenly Perception had a time limit, naturally, it was because Xiao Tian wanted to quickly end this state of Lin Tian's that made him feel uncomfortable!

For someone like Lin Tian to stand shoulder to shoulder with him—

it truly made him feel as if he were suffering humiliation every single day!

Especially every day, when he watched the way Lin Tian kept practicing martial arts, an inexplicable sense of repulsion and disgust would always rise in his heart!

"Junior Brother Xiao Tian, if you came to find me because you want something, you might as well say it plainly."

After seeing the look in Xiao Tian's eyes and roughly guessing his intentions, Lin Tian spoke without the slightest emotion in his tone.

And after Xiao Tian heard these words, he once again looked disdainfully at Lin Tian before him and said, "Heh, very well. Since Senior Brother Lin Tian is so straightforward, this junior brother won't beat around the bush either."

"After my reminder just now, I imagine you also understand that this so-called Heavenly Perception of yours is nothing more than a pavilion in the air."

"It could collapse at any time, so in my view, Senior Brother should think of a way out in advance."

"After all, once that Heavenly Perception state disappears in the future, if you want to advance another step, it will simply be impossible."

"But are you truly willing to remain so ordinary?"

"On the path of martial arts, if one does not advance, one retreats. For people of backgrounds like ours, one Dark Force is far from enough if we want to rise above others."

"But it doesn't matter. I can help you."

"Oh?"

Hearing his words, Lin Tian once again looked at him with a strange expression.

Clearly, he had not expected the other party to be able to say such a thing at a time like this.

One moment ago, he had still been thinking of cutting off Lin Tian's martial path.

Yet the next, he was saying he wanted to help him?

He couldn't actually think someone would reply, could he?

"Heh, Junior Brother Xiao Tian, since you put it that way, I imagine it isn't free, is it? Then what do I need to pay?"

After thinking it over briefly, Lin Tian more or less understood what the other party had meant by those words just now.

For the other party to act so abnormally, he had to be after something.

He just did not know what the other party wanted to get from him.

"Heh, Senior Brother Lin Tian is refreshingly straightforward. But this can't really be considered asking you to pay."

"It can only be called mutual help between us."

"I heard that the sponsorship Senior Brother Lin Tian receives from the Bao Family gives you fifteen Blood-Qi Pills every month."