"Chen Fan broke through to the third level of martial arts? And he even signed up for the Demon-Slaying Tournament?"
Dong Guzhi, master of the White Cloud Hall, had always kept an eye on Chen Fan and the others, so he naturally heard the news at once.
He knew better than anyone when Chen Fan had begun cultivating the True Technique. It had only been a few months. Feng Yuancheng had completed the True Technique five months before Chen Fan, yet he still had not broken through to the third level and remained just one step short.
"Chen Fan's foundation is so much stronger than Feng Yuancheng's. Could his natural aptitude be extraordinary as well? How could he cultivate so quickly..."
Dong Guzhi could not help but feel astonished. Chen Fan's cultivation speed was likely no slower than that of people with certain special constitutions.
With the True Essence Seed Dong Guzhi had helped him condense, Chen Fan's conversion of True Essence naturally had not been difficult; ten days to half a month would have been enough. But the second level, muscle tempering, was another matter entirely.
Even with Feng Yuancheng's foundation of two first-class strength-training manuals, it would have been difficult to complete without eight or nine months, perhaps even over a year, of tempering.
Unfortunately, testing one's natural aptitude required certain special equipment. Dong Guzhi could only speculate that Chen Fan possessed an unusual constitution; whether it was truly one of those special constitutions, he could not say for certain.
"Reaching the limit of one's blood and qi truly is formidable. But he only just broke through, and he already wants to enter the Demon-Slaying Tournament. This kid really has some nerve..."
Though he thought so, he still felt proud of his disciple.
A martial artist's strength could