In the dormitory of Team 9, Jiang Tianqing looked at Jiang Qiemo, who was lying motionless on the bed, staring at the ceiling. He was extremely worried.

With Jiang Qiemo's physique, plus the treatment from the medical team, there wasn't much of a problem when they carried him off the training ground. Even his wounds had quickly healed.

However, after Jiang Qiemo returned, he had been lying on the bed like this, staring blankly at the ceiling for several hours now.

Jiang Tianqing watched him for a long time and didn't see Jiang Qiemo blink even once.

"Brother, victories and defeats are common in warfare. This time was a lesson; you were too careless, but it's not too late to mend the pen after losing the sheep. People grow from making mistakes. It's actually good that you make mistakes now than in life-and-death battles later because that's fatal," Jiang Tianqing said.

Jiang Qiemo appeared not to hear Jiang Tianqing's words, continuing to stare unfocused at the ceiling.

"Chen Guan's Netherworld Emperor Sword Technique is indeed something, but he was able to beat you purely because you exhausted your Primordial Energy before the duel. If you had Primordial Energy available, his Netherworld Emperor Sword couldn't hurt you," Jiang Tianqing, seeing his appearance, thought it best not to lecture and chose to offer some encouragement instead.

Jiang Qiemo remained unresponsive, like a vegetative person.

"Brother, a man must endure setbacks; you can't be defeated by one failure. Moreover, it doesn't even count as your failure; it's just the cost of practicing the Method of Guiding Primordial Energy…" Jiang Tianqing had no choice but to patiently advise.

"I figured it out," Jiang Qiemo suddenly sat up from the bed, his face filled with excitement.

"What did you figure out?" Jiang Tianqing was startled, but seeing Jiang Qiemo finally looking alive again, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"I figured out why I lost," Jiang Qiemo said seriously.

"It's good that you figured it out. You were just too arrogant. Next time, don't underestimate your opponent. Never let yourself have no leeway, whether in action or in facing an opponent, you must leave room…"

"No, the reason I lost wasn't because I was arrogant, nor because I didn't keep any Primordial Energy," Jiang Qiemo interrupted Jiang Tianqing.

"Then what was it?" Jiang Tianqing asked.

"It's because Chen Guan is too strong," Jiang Qiemo directly mentioned Chen Guan's name; he remembered it after just one encounter.

"The Netherworld Emperor Sword Technique indeed has something to it, and your Method of Guiding Primordial Energy is just getting started; you can't use it skillfully yet. Also, without Primordial Energy, such a result is quite normal," Jiang Tianqing nodded.

"No, no, no, brother, you misunderstand me. I mean Chen Guan as a person is too strong, not just the Netherworld Emperor Sword Technique. Of course, his Netherworld Emperor Sword Technique is powerful, able to break through my Method of Guiding Primordial Energy and Humble and Open-minded, and few could do that at First Awakening. But that's not his real strength; his real strength lies in himself, not in the Secret Skill," Jiang Qiemo shook his head.

"I really haven't noticed this. Your way of putting it, I've heard it for the first time. Now, people in the reserve team have given Chen Guan the nickname 'Little Sword Emperor,' meaning his Netherworld Emperor Swordsmanship is strong. However, people use Secret Skills; if the skill is strong, the person is strong, and that's not wrong. Sure, the Netherworld Emperor Swordsmanship is inherently strong, and given that Chen Guan used it to defeat you, it naturally gained great fame in the reserve team, overshadowing many other Unparalleled Secret Skills. Who knows how many people want to get the Netherworld Emperor Swordsmanship now?"

"Brother, you don't understand how resilient my body is. Even if his Netherworld Emperor Sword could pierce my body, just changing the position by even half an inch, with the same puncturing the lung, I wouldn't just faint. Even with three blade, nine hole injuries, I could still keep fighting."

"Then why…" Jiang Tianqing was also puzzled. Normally, Jiang Qiemo's body and will shouldn't be so fragile to faint from just one sword thrust.

"That strike from Chen Guan was exceptionally precise, both well-executed and remarkable," Jiang Qiemo continued to explain. "I used the Method of Guiding Primordial Energy with my fingers, trying to deflect the power of his sword, but his sword's power was too solid, and I couldn't draw away even a bit of it. I realized then that I was at a disadvantage."

"So after that, I immediately used Humble and Open-minded to minimize the damage from being hit. But as mentioned earlier, I couldn't deflect the power on his sword because I was out of Primordial Energy and couldn't use the Secret Technique to block it. I had no choice but to take the hit directly. These are the consequences of my training failure, and it's quite normal."

"Yes, that makes sense. It's not your fault; it's just because the Netherworld Emperor Sword is too strong," Jiang Tianqing nodded.

"You're still not getting the point. The real issue is, as you know my body, such an injury shouldn't have caused me to faint. I only fainted because I was just starting to practice the Method of Guiding Primordial Energy and hadn't perfected the integration with Humble and Open-minded, so there was a very small flaw in the transition that even I hadn't noticed before."

"Chen Guan's strike hit precisely at the transition point between the Method of Guiding Primordial Energy and Humble and Open-minded. It completely disrupted my internal energy and blood, causing it to rush into my lungs, which seemed like a lung rupture leading to breath-holding fainting. But in fact, it was the inner energy clashing with my blood and lungs due to the self-conflict of the two methods that caused me to faint. If he had struck slightly off-target by half an inch, or a moment earlier or later, breaking the transition, or if I had completed the transition, such an effect would not have occurred."

"Could it have been a coincidence? Even you didn't know about this small issue; how could he know and grasp it so precisely?" Jiang Tianqing pondered.

"It was absolutely not a coincidence. When he saw me using Humble and Open-minded and the Method of Guiding Primordial Energy against the Yin Yang Unity Extreme Explosion Fist, he spotted my issue. That's why he pierced the transition point with his sword. Such a move requires extreme precision in timing and sword control, which is not something a mere coincidence could achieve. That's why I said he's very strong, able to spot my internal energy transition problem with just one look and seize such a fleeting opportunity perfectly. It's very difficult. I had to lay in bed for so long to figure out the issue between those two abilities," Jiang Qiemo asserted confidently.

"You need to think of a way to resolve such a flaw; it has to be fixed," Jiang Tianqing initially thought Chen Guan had struck that position out of mercy, but now he realized it wasn't purely out of mercy but a precise targeted strike at Jiang Qiemo's weakness.

The thought stunned him. If Chen Guan was really as Jiang Qiemo described, then he was indeed a very formidable character.

"No wonder, a man who caught Ji Nanhong's eye couldn't possibly be an ordinary person," Jiang Tianqing thought to himself.

"It's been resolved already; otherwise, I wouldn't have been pondering over it for so long," Jiang Qiemo jumped down from the bed, turned around, and headed towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Jiang Tianqing guessed his intention and hurriedly grabbed him.

"I'm going to find Chen Guan, to fight him again and see what other abilities he has that I don't know about," Jiang Qiemo said.

"Don't go; he's already left the reserve team for the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm."

"Then I'll go to the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm to find him."

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