The sound of the hourglass in the room was faint, impossible to hear without listening closely.
Especially when the three people sitting cross-legged in the room spoke.
Mist shrouded all three of them.
Two sat toward the front, while Jiang Man alone sat in a corner at the edge.
But curious about Jiang Man's arrival, the man in front turned and struck up a conversation.
Hearing his question, Jiang Man simply looked at him without answering.
Did he count as first now?
Not in the rankings, but in actual points, he did.
Before Jiang Man could answer, however, the man nodded. "So arrogant. You must be first, no doubt about it."
Jiang Man gazed at him in silence without explaining.
First wasn't wrong, either.
"How long do you plan to spend understanding Five Elements Unification?" the man asked again.
"I'm not good at this," Jiang Man answered truthfully.
He had no intention of understanding it, and without any systematic study, he had no advantage when it came to comprehension.
He could only try practicing it.
But Five Elements Unification seemed to require the Foundation Establishment Late Stage before he could practice it.
So the only thing he had come here to do was neither understand nor practice it, but memorize it.
Then he would go back and give it to Old Huang.
He would wait for Old Huang to analyze it, then understand it.
And finally, practice it.
Understanding it on his own would take too much time.
"Not good at it?" The man sounded a little surprised. "Then you'd better be careful. Leaving without understanding it will reflect badly on you, and the requirements for your next entry will be higher.
"If you still fall short, you'll be in a bad position.
"The place where you appear then will