"Brother Xu, congratulations on your breakthrough to astral qi minor accomplishment!"
That day, as Xu Yang left the dining hall, he heard a voice tinged with amusement.
He looked up and saw Shen Liang smiling at him, with An Ping and the other two standing beside him.
The three looked somewhat awkward, their expressions mingling surprise and regret.
They were all Dragon Ascension disciples from the previous intake, yet none had reached astral qi minor accomplishment. That said enough about their talent and potential.
Now Xu Yang had come from behind and surpassed them in cultivation. Though their backgrounds were better than his, they were now the ones who had to curry favor with him. Unfortunately, they had squandered even that opportunity themselves. The five of them had not gathered for drinks in nearly two months. "My breakthrough brought me nothing but ridicule. I might as well not have broken through," Xu Yang said with a smile.
He did not particularly dislike Shen Liang, but he regarded him as no more than an acquaintance he could talk to, much like Zhang Yong and Jiang Ping.
He had seen Shen Liang's actions at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion that day. He understood why Shen Liang had ultimately chosen to remain silent, but understanding did not mean forgiveness. Someone who weighed the pros and cons when you were in trouble was not worth a close friendship.
Shen Liang smiled. "They're all ignorant fools who don't understand how hard it is to reach astral qi minor accomplishment. Since we've happened to meet, how about we brothers get together?"
Guo Huai smiled. "My treat today. Brother Xu, please do us the honor."
To him, Xu Yang at astral qi minor accomplishment was worth something entirely different from Xu Yang who had remained unable to break