Less than two months?
The Golden Gong bearers silently exchanged glances, secretly guessing the meaning behind these words—less than two months!
It was some kind of time limit or period.
However, what “less than two months” represented was the crucial point.
The Golden Gong bearers signaled each other with their eyes, urging someone to ask, but they also knew that Sir Wei was in a bad mood. No one dared to provoke him. If it was an extremely bad matter, wouldn’t it just give Sir Wei an outlet to vent?
Being transferred to the border with one official document would be comfortable…
Wei Yuan recalled his years of martial arts cultivation. Even he, praised by the Director as the most promising talent in five hundred years of Great Daqi to reach the first grade, had taken three and a half months to cross from the Qi Refining realm to the Spirit Refining realm.
Xu Qi An, who had accomplished this feat in less than two months, had talent even stronger than he had anticipated. Previously, Wei Yuan had admired Xu Qi An for his temperament.
Temperament was also a kind of talent.
As for Xu Qi An’s cultivation speed, Wei Yuan had already been impressed when he heard that Xu Qi An had filled his middle dantian with qi.
He had thought that by late spring next year, this youngster would be able to advance to the Spirit Refining realm. Advancing one grade in five months was the level of talent of a Golden Gong bearer.
Coupled with his innate temperament suitable for the path of a warrior, he might become a second King of the North in the future—a third-grade warrior.
Who would have thought that Xu Qi An’s talent was even more powerful than he had anticipated?
Most importantly, Xu Qi An had unknowingly accomplished something that could be called shocking to the world:
Dual visualization in the Qi Refining realm.
The Lion’s Roar of the Buddhist sect was an ultimate skill, but it needed to be paired with a visualization diagram. This kind of diagram was far from comparable to a true visualization diagram, after all, the Golden Lion Roar diagram was only an aid to the “Lion’s Roar” ultimate skill.
It was part of the ultimate skill’s supporting system.
But even so, for Xu Qi An to achieve dual visualization in the Qi Refining realm was still shocking to the world.
Wei Yuan, with his vast knowledge, quickly thought of three possibilities:
First, dual souls in one body.
There were many records in the Western Buddhist countries of high monks who, after attaining enlightenment and passing away, would be reborn in the body of a child. Not only would they have complete memories, but they would also be naturally proficient in Buddhist teachings.
This was because the remnant soul of the high monk merged with the newly born child. Such primordial spirits were inherently stronger than ordinary people, with many miraculous aspects. They could achieve dual visualization even at a low level because their primordial spirits were not weak.
Second, those with great fortune.
Such people were extremely rare, but anyone with great fortune was a powerful figure renowned in their field. Like the Dao Leader of the Dao School, the Director of the Sky Watching Bureau, the Witch God of the Witch-God Cult, and so on.
Third, those blessed by senior experts.
There was not much to say about such people. They were heaven’s favorites, different from ordinary people from the start.
“Ahem…” South Palace Qianrou cleared his throat.
He was the representative pushed out by the Golden Gong bearers. Yang Yan wasn’t present, and among Sir Wei’s adopted children, only he was here. They thought Sir Wei wouldn’t bear to send his adopted son to the border.
“Father, is there anything this child can do for you?” South Palace Qianrou asked, steeling himself.
Wei Yuan glanced at him, closed the report, poured himself a cup of tea, and said in a leisurely tone, “It’s nothing, just a small matter.”
A small matter? You almost couldn’t control your expression just now… The Golden Gong bearers complained inwardly.
Then, they noticed a change in Wei Yuan’s mood. Although he still maintained a calm demeanor, earlier it had been the calm before a storm, but now it was like warm sunshine and a gentle breeze.
It seems the confidential letter contained good news… What exactly did it say? South Palace Qianrou curiously asked, “Father, what did the letter say?”
Wei Yuan smiled genuinely, “Xu Qi An is attempting to break through to the Spirit Refining realm. The letter was sent by Jiang Lüzhong from the border of Yunzhou. By now, he should have successfully advanced to the Spirit Refining realm.”
Wei Yuan didn’t reveal the matter of dual visualization.
Impossible… South Palace Qianrou almost cried out.
When Xu Qi An had just joined the Night Watchmen, he had successfully caught Father’s attention during the test at the Gate of Sincerity. At that time, he and Yang Yan were right beside him.
It could be said that South Palace Qianrou had watched Xu Qi An grow all the way, and knew his background best.
When this person became a Night Watchman, he was still at the peak of the Physical Refining realm, a weak existence that South Palace Qianrou thought could be killed with a single breath.
Although Father had said this youth had great potential, and South Palace Qianrou agreed, he still couldn’t accept it.
In less than two months, a ninth-grade Physical Refining realm had become a seventh-grade Spirit Refining realm. He had already reached the minimum standard for a Silver Gong bearer.
“If Yang Yan were here, his mouth would be split to his ears…” South Palace Qianrou thought sourly.
Zhang Kaitai, who had condensed sword intent, was equally sour. He had previously thought about recruiting Xu Qi An under his command and had even thought of methods—money and seduction.
Out of consideration for his dignity as a Golden Gong bearer, he hadn’t dared to implement them.
“Is this Xu Qi An’s talent so exceptional? Given time, our office might have another Golden Gong bearer.”
“It’s good, it’s good that he didn’t perish in that matter with the Zhu family.”
The Golden Gong bearers present, besides being shocked, couldn’t hide their joy.
If the Night Watchmen’s Office had another fourth-grade warrior, their overall influence and strength would rise to another level.
High-grade warriors were hard to come by, and those cultivated by one’s forces were even rarer.
Among those present, except for South Palace Qianrou the sour lemon, the other Golden Gong bearers mostly felt sighs and emotion about this matter.