Two days after returning from Tu Mei's place, Xiaoqing requested Ma Lin to undertake a period of arduous cultivation. The location was in Cyclops Canyon on the Odro continent.
Ma Lin said, "As expected, we have to undergo arduous cultivation."
Xiaoqing said, "If you want to improve, a person's mental strength is very important, and the more self-disciplined you are, the more mental strength you possess."
Ma Lin asked, "How tough will it be?"
Xiaoqing answered, "Food will be extremely scarce, you can only hunt the creatures there as your ingredients, but the taste will be very poor; sleeping will not be easy, and you must remain vigilant at all times; I expect you'll have to be fighting continuously; every moment spent there will be under tremendous mental pressure."
Ma Lin asked, "Will I be going alone?"
"I'll send you there, and then you'll stay by yourself. I'll come to see you once a month."
"When can I come back?"
"Not until you've advanced to the rank of Demon General."
