Chapter 34: Ling Xue
Li Lang stared at the familiar girl who was currently being cheered on the stage. As she stepped off, Li Lang reminisced back on when she had saved him from the hoodlums after him and Wei Ping.
When she got off the arena, her eyes snapped to Li Lang and locked gazes with him despite being so far apart.
…Was I staring that hard?
He reflexively looked away, embarrassed at the fact he had been caught red-handed.
“Junior Li, what did you think of that fight just now? It may have only lasted for a moment, but it properly displayed the disparity there can be even between cultivators with the same cultivation.”
“Senior Tong, her techniques were executed with such ease that it was as if she wasn’t even using a martial technique at all.”
“That’s right. Despite only being in the third stage of Energy Gathering, that girl’s techniques are well-practiced. Unless you’re blessed by the heavens, I recommend you find a select few techniques and hone them to that level rather than practice multiple techniques.”
Same cultivation, he says…but she must be a newly accepted disciple while I started cultivating a year ahead…
The two alchemists then searched around the newcomer section of the arena for another match to watch. It didn’t take long for one to catch Li Lang’s eyes.
“Senior, I have an acquaintance fighting in that arena over there,” Li Lang said as he pointed.
The disciples at the arena Li Lang pointed out were already in the midst of fighting. There were two young boys, and Li Lang could recognize them both. On one side was Yang Quan, the outer disciple from the same dorm as Li Lang. His opponent was Sun Pang, who was the one Li Lang had bumped into and antagonized their entire dorm.
They were locked in a battle of attrition as both parties seemed fatigued as they struggled with their breathing while they continued to unleash their attacks against each other.