At dawn the next morning, the sky had only just begun to lighten. Morning sunlight slipped through a gap in the curtains, casting a pale golden band across the floor.
Li Changqing slowly opened his eyes and breathed out a mouthful of stale air. He could feel that his Soul Power had grown a little more solid than it had been yesterday.
He rolled his stiff neck, then got out of bed.
Before long, Wang Dong, sitting across from him, opened her eyes too.
Her beautiful pink-blue eyes were filled with barely contained excitement and disbelief.
She looked down at her hands, then felt the Soul Power surging through her body. She could hardly believe it was real.
Practicing with Li Changqing had made her progress more than three times faster than when she cultivated alone!
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes and felt it for herself, she wouldn't have believed it even in her dreams.
"How does it feel?" Li Changqing asked casually, watching her look both surprised and delighted.
Wang Dong jerked her head up. A brilliant smile spread across her face, and her voice brimmed with unconcealed excitement. "It feels great! Thank you, senior!"
Li Changqing waved a hand, unconcerned. "It's fine, as long as it helps you improve. Go change, or we'll be late for class."
Wang Dong glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it really was getting late. She hurriedly nodded twice. "Mm-hmm!"
She hopped off the bed, grabbed the uniform she'd prepared, and darted into the bathroom.
As the sounds of washing and running water came from the bathroom, Li Changqing went to the window and opened it, letting the fresh morning air fill the room.
He gazed at the brightening sky in the distance, his expression