"Junior brother, do you know why Senior Brother Sun Tao sent for me?" Xu Yang asked as he walked.
"It seems to have something to do with the Martial Examination's Dragon Ascension," the man said, sounding uncertain.
The two entered the Inner Court side by side, only to hear an excited roar: "Haha... I, Qiu Wenjie, have reached minor accomplishment of qi gathering too!"
Xu Yang looked toward the roar. Qiu Wenjie's aura surged, and his skin was flushed crimson. He really had reached minor accomplishment of qi gathering.
Xu Yang smiled.
Qiu Wenjie's talent was nothing exceptional. He had started practicing martial arts only about half a month after Xu Yang, and his reaching minor accomplishment of qi gathering owed much to the money the Qiu Family had poured into him.
After all, Xu Yang had already been practicing martial arts for ten months.
Qiu Wenjie had taken nearly seven months to advance from qi gathering initiation to minor accomplishment of qi gathering. Participating in this year's Martial Examination's Dragon Ascension was practically out of the question.
Still, he was young. If he could reach great accomplishment of qi gathering within three years, he might have a chance to participate in the next Martial Examination's Dragon Ascension.
But since even minor accomplishment of qi gathering had taken him seven months, reaching great accomplishment within three years was a shaky prospect.
"Since you've reached minor accomplishment of qi gathering, Junior Brother Qiu, come over and join us." Sun Tao's voice rang out from a pavilion.
Xu Yang looked over. Everyone inside was an Inner Court disciple who had reached minor accomplishment of qi gathering.
"All right!" Qiu Wenjie replied. Reining in his joy, he strode toward the pavilion.
"Wen Jie, congratulations!"
Xu Yang joined him, and the two entered the