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The breakthrough in cultivation brought a direct enhancement of power.
"If I had the strength I have now during that assessment battle for the new disciples, perhaps Yun Chenxing and the other West Courtyard Disciples wouldn't have met their tragic deaths!"
"And Mu Yunlan, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to escape..."
Qin Qing took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a sharp edge.
"There should be about half an hour until the start of the all-disciple competition. In this half hour, I'll first consolidate my cultivation, and then comprehend the Primordial Sword Technique..."
Qin Qing had a meticulous plan in mind.
He knew that with his original strength, it was simply impossible for him to take the lead for the West Courtyard in the all-disciple competition.
That's why he had chosen this moment to seclude himself and strive for a breakthrough to the Seventh Level of the Soul Refinement Realm.
But this still wasn't safe.
