Xu Qing paid no attention to those stares and discussions.
He turned around, walked up to Lu He, and handed him the treasured spear. "Senior Brother Lu, thanks."
Lu He took the spear, his hand trembling slightly. It was not because he feared Xu Qing, but because he had yet to recover from his shock.
He touched the lingering warmth on the shaft, then looked at Xu Qing and forced out a sentence. "Junior Brother Xu... you... you're far too fierce..."
Xu Qing smiled but said nothing.
He turned and headed toward Middle Peak. He was going to move.
The crowd automatically parted to make way, leaving a path far wider than the one he had taken coming in.
Courtyard A-99 was larger than the courtyards on Middle Peak, and the Heaven-Earth Origin Energy in its main house was more than twice as dense.
After tidying up his room, Xu Qing sat on the bed and began to think back over the day.
How much had he revealed today? Defeating Song Qian and Fang Yin would not cause much of a stir, but defeating Zheng Guan was different.
He had not defeated Zheng Guan to show off. He had needed to win.
Within the Seven Absolutes Sect, only strength gave one a voice, and only with a voice could one obtain more resources.
He needed to reveal some strength and make people value him, but he also had to keep some cards up his sleeve. He could not let others see through the depth of his abilities at a glance.
Only by balancing both sides could he stand firm in the cracks.
Xu Qing thought no more about it and entered the training room to begin cultivating.
There was too much for him to train: movement techniques, fist techniques, and