Liu Wuxie didn't expose Li Liang's attempt to curry favor. He neither accepted nor rejected it. If Li Liang wished to speak, he could; if he chose silence, Liu Wuxie wouldn't press him.0

Li Liang smiled bitterly. He had thought that sharing information about the wilderness training would bring him closer to Liu Wuxie, but he realized that he had overestimated himself.0

"The wilderness training is a tradition of the Heavenly Dragon Sect that every new batch of disciples must undergo," Li Liang explained after carefully organizing his words. "In truth, it's also a competition between the three institutes. Those who perform well may catch the elders' attention, and the elders may even take them in as disciples."1

Every sect upheld its own traditions, and this was no different from those traditions. During the assessment, aside from the arena battle, the examiners rarely tested strength; most trials measured talent and comprehension.0

Liu Wuxie nodded. He knew well about the intense competition between the...0