Wang Tianyu followed Qian Yongjun out of the classroom.
Qian Yongjun led the way without speaking, and Wang Tianyu did not ask any questions.
Just like that, Qian Yongjun brought Wang Tianyu to the saber training room.
Since it was not class time, only Qian Yongjun and Wang Tianyu were in the training room.
"You're undergoing your seventh tempering now, right?"
Inside the training room, Qian Yongjun and Wang Tianyu stood facing each other.
Wang Tianyu had thought Qian Yongjun brought him to the training room to teach him something good.
After all, Qian Yongjun's protective tone earlier had been plain enough to see, and he had brought him to the saber cultivation room.
Wang Tianyu had thought Qian Yongjun was going to teach him some ultimate move, so that he would not feel so much pressure when facing Xiang Kun.
Yet Qian Yongjun did not mention any of that. Instead, he asked about Wang Tianyu's cultivation progress.
"Yes, Teacher. I'm currently undergoing my seventh tempering."
Wang Tianyu answered Qian Yongjun's question honestly.
Wang Tianyu's strength had already been exposed during his earlier duel with Yang Guangqing.
Qian Yongjun had asked for two reasons. One was to see whether Wang Tianyu had been concealing his strength.
The other was to lead into what he was about to say.
After receiving Wang Tianyu's affirmative answer, Qian Yongjun nodded.
"Very good. Your cultivation speed is much faster than mine was back then."
Qian Yongjun said this calmly, without the slightest embarrassment.
Back then, it had taken Qian Yongjun nearly two months just to begin the seventh tempering of the Flesh Refining realm.
Now, Wang Tianyu had reached this point in only one month.
Looking at it this way, Wang Tianyu's cultivation talent was far stronger than Qian Yongjun's.
Faced with such a