Unable to refuse Liu Bai's request, Elder Chi Huo ultimately agreed to speak with the Northern Azure Dean about Sacred Spirit Mountain.
However, Elder Chi Huo also gave his troublesome student a reminder...
"Although the combat power you've displayed is formidable, convincing the dean to let you participate in Sacred Spirit Mountain will still be difficult unless you can reach the Heaven Piercing Realm before then..."
Elder Chi Huo had originally intended to use this "problem" to dispel his disciple's thoughts, but to his surprise, Liu Bai instead let out a long sigh of relief.
"That's all?"
Elder Chi Huo was instantly speechless.
For ordinary people, even geniuses like Lin Zheng would need nearly half a year to break through from the late Heaven Transformation Realm to the Heaven Piercing Realm. Although Elder Chi Huo knew that his disciple could not be judged by common sense, it was likely impossible for him to achieve it in such a short time, wasn't it?
There were less than five months left until Sacred Spirit Mountain opened. Reaching the Heaven Piercing Realm while also gaining combat power sufficient to satisfy the dean was not something that could be accomplished with mere words.
But what he did not know was that, for someone as outrageously gifted as Liu Bai, raising his cultivation was the simplest requirement of all...
"Rest assured, teacher. I'll definitely meet the dean's requirements before Sacred Spirit Mountain opens."
With a wave of his hand, Elder Chi Huo impatiently chased the infuriating little fellow away.
"That monstrous little brat... If everything he says is true, it probably won't be long before his cultivation surpasses mine, his teacher's."
After sending Liu Bai away, Elder Chi Huo muttered to himself. Still, he tidied up his artifact forging room before preparing to have a