The martial academy's front courtyard.
Shen Congyun looked at Jiang Ning. He appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was anything but calm.
Two months ago, he had given the introductory volume of the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique to Wang Jin. Yet now, he had sensed the aura of the essence of sun radiance on a third person besides Wang Jin.
The traces left behind by breathing in and out the essence of sun radiance were precisely a hallmark of cultivating the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique.
Thus, he naturally understood that the youth before him had also cultivated the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique—and had achieved considerable success.
Like Wang Jin, he had successfully cultivated the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique to the introductory level.
It was precisely because of this conclusion that Shen Congyun's heart was now churning with waves.
Those waves were not because he objected to Wang Jin spreading the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique.
Rather, it was because the conditions for cultivating the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique were far from simple. Only those born with innate spiritual wisdom, supplemented by his secret medicine, could sense the essence of sun radiance emitted when the great sun rose.
Only by sensing this energy could one breathe in and out the essence of sun radiance to temper the internal organs, and thereby cultivate this ultimate art that stood above even superior martial arts.
He also knew very clearly that the portion of secret medicine he had previously provided Wang Jin was not much. Given Wang Jin's progress, it was not enough for two people to cultivate the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique to the introductory level.
That left only one possibility.
The youth before him could sense the essence of sun radiance at sunrise without needing the secret medicine he provided.
That