72: A wasted genius!

As early as two days ago, Lu Sheng had already successfully raised his Qi and Blood to nineteen points.

However, after Lan Zhan and the others learned of it, they urged Lu Sheng to Breakthrough to the Blood Refinement Realm as soon as possible, without any mention of him attempting to raise his Qi and Blood Limit to twenty points.

This made Lu Sheng somewhat puzzled, as his talent had surged under the enhancement of [Sword Dao Divinity].

Even though he had now raised his Qi and Blood Limit to nineteen points, the feeling of Qi and Blood stagnation was still faintly present.

It seemed... he could still improve.

So, Lu Sheng did not rush to Breakthrough to the Blood Refinement Realm; instead, he tried to raise his Qi and Blood Limit to twenty points.

However, despite the not-so-strong feeling of stagnation, Lu Sheng also found that no matter how he refined his own Qi and Blood or improved his physique,

his Qi and Blood seemed to be stuck at nineteen points, unable to increase.

This greatly perplexed Lu Sheng, so the first thing he did in class today was to find Lan Zhan and ask about the issue of a twenty-point Qi and Blood Limit.

"Twenty points of Qi and Blood? Didn't I tell you to prepare for Blood Refinement Breakthrough? Why are you asking about this?"

After hearing Lu Sheng's question, Lan Zhan's brows immediately furrowed.

"I... want to try!"

Lu Sheng faced Lan Zhan's gaze directly, without any fear.

With the existence of the Martial Dao System, his current talent had become extremely terrifying under the dual enhancement of [Level Up!] and [Sword Dao Divinity].

For example!

If talent were likened to IQ, an ordinary person's IQ would be between 90 and 110.

However, Einstein's IQ was over 140.

That is to say, Einstein's IQ could not exceed twice that of an ordinary person!

Although his own talent was inherently weak, even weaker than an ordinary person, under the double boost of [Sword Dao Divinity], he already possessed talent comparable to the top Prodigies of the current Great Xia.

Plus, there was also the enhancement of [Level Up!].

His talent... definitely surpassed the top Prodigies of the Great Xia.

Although Lu Sheng did not know the exact extent of his current talent, he was certain that among all Martial Artists in the Great Xia, his talent was absolutely unique.

This could be seen from the Qi and Blood Limit.

The Qi and Blood Limit, to some extent, inherently reflected a person's talent.

Lan Zhan's brows were tightly furrowed, as if he had encountered some great difficulty. He looked deeply at Lu Sheng before slowly saying,

"No one in the world... can raise their Qi and Blood to twenty points!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng's body trembled slightly.

No one can raise their Qi and Blood Limit to twenty points?

How is this possible?

If there isn't twenty points, then why is the limit of the Qi and Blood Limit marked as twenty points?

"The others continue training, Lu Sheng, come out with me!"

Perhaps seeing through Lu Sheng's thoughts, Lan Zhan told Long Tianxing and the other three to continue training, while he took Lu Sheng out of the classroom.

Outside the classroom, Lan Zhan looked at Lu Sheng, his expression slightly solemn.

"The twenty-point Qi and Blood Limit is the ultimate point reached by countless Martial Artist Seniors of the Great Xia after repeated experiments!"

"It is said to be the ultimate, but in fact, it has already exceeded the height that the Great Xia Human Clan can reach!"

"Throughout history, the Great Xia has produced figures like the Ten Saints, and there have even been those Saintly Positions who have already fallen, but do you know how many people in the history of the Great Xia have been able to raise their Qi and Blood to nineteen points?"

Lan Zhan stared intently at Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng shook his head.

Lan Zhan said, "Including those Prodigies who fell midway, the Great Xia has had no more than twenty people in total who could raise their Qi and Blood Limit to nineteen points!"

"But... no one has been able to raise their Qi and Blood Limit to twenty points!"

"You... should understand what I mean, right!"

Lan Zhan said in a deep voice, a hint of majesty in his eyes.

"Lu Sheng, I know that those of you with Heaven-Defying talent are all arrogant and want to pursue that illusory twenty-point Qi and Blood Limit, but I have to tell you... the twenty-point Qi and Blood Limit only exists in legends!"

"No one can achieve it!"

"Your talent is excellent. With nineteen points of Qi and Blood, if nothing unexpected happens along the way, you will be the next Saintly Position of the Great Xia!"

"I don't want you to be like those stubborn Geniuses, pursuing that illusory twenty-point Qi and Blood Limit."

Lan Zhan's tone was slightly stern.

For Lan Zhan, Lu Sheng's talent was Heaven-Defying, and his future achievements would be very high.

It was even very possible that in ten, or even decades, a new Saintly Position would emerge in the Great Xia.

Therefore, he was unwilling for Lu Sheng to waste time on this.

After all... there were precedents for this!

"But..."

Lu Sheng's brows furrowed slightly.

It wasn't that Lu Sheng was stubborn; it was that he truly hadn't felt any stagnation in his current Qi and Blood Limit.

Even if there was, the feeling was only faint.

Lu Sheng's intuition told him that the twenty-point Qi and Blood Limit... might truly not be illusory, but actually exist!

Others couldn't do it, but that didn't mean he couldn't.

He just wanted to get some answers from Lan Zhan, but the response he received now left Lu Sheng feeling slightly disappointed.

Lan Zhan looked at Lu Sheng's conflicted expression and naturally understood his thoughts.

Feeling slightly disappointed for a moment, Lan Zhan waved his hand.

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet someone!"

With that, Lan Zhan walked in a certain direction. Although Lu Sheng didn't know what was happening, he obediently followed behind Lan Zhan.

Soon, they arrived at Star Academy's sports field.

The sports field was very large, but no students were gathered there. Occasionally, one or two figures could be seen hurrying across the field, but none of them stopped there.

In a corner of the sports field, by some flowerbeds, a somewhat thin figure silently held a broom, seemingly sweeping the surroundings.

While sweeping, that figure occasionally looked up at the sky, a thoughtful expression appearing in his eyes.

But soon, he lowered his head again and continued sweeping the surroundings.

"This is..."

Lu Sheng had been at Star Academy for some time, but most of his time was spent either in his room or in the classroom sparring with Seniors from the forty-fourth session.

He had never been to the sports field before.

"He is..."

Lan Zhan looked at that figure, his eyes slightly complex.

"My junior brother!"

"Among all the students of the thirty-third session, the one with the most Heaven-Defying talent!"

Hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Lu Sheng's eyes.

Those who could enter Star Academy were already Prodigies from various regions of the Great Xia, let alone being called the number one among a session of students.

But why... Lu Sheng looked at the thin figure, a puzzled expression in his eyes.

"You really want to know why he became like this, don't you!"

Lan Zhan suddenly sneered.

"This guy was too arrogant. To pursue that so-called twenty points of Qi and Blood, do you know how much time he wasted?"

"Ten years!!"

Lan Zhan's tone suddenly became agitated, and when he looked at that thin figure, his eyes held a hint of disappointment and anger.

Lan Zhan's chest rose and fell continuously, indicating his fluctuating emotions.

"He was clearly a Saintly Position seed, yet he wasted ten years pursuing an illusory Qi and Blood Limit!"

"The Academy invested an unknown amount of resources in him, but in the end... in the end, it still failed!"

"When he first entered the Academy, he only took a week to raise his Qi and Blood to nineteen points, similar to your speed!"

"But later... he insisted on pursuing the limit of Qi and Blood, and now, twelve years have passed, and his cultivation is still in the Qi Blood Realm!"

Lan Zhan's tone was extremely agitated. After venting the frustration in his heart, Lan Zhan took a deep breath and refocused his gaze on Lu Sheng.

"Now... you should understand what I mean, right!"

A hesitant expression appeared on Lu Sheng's face.

Previously, Lu Sheng's heart was firm; after all, with the System, he could completely try to challenge this limit that no one had been able to reach.

However, with Lan Zhan's reaction and the facts laid out before him,

Lu Sheng's resolve... began to waver.

For a moment, Lu Sheng even looked bewildered.

Lan Zhan looked at Lu Sheng, feeling a bit relieved in his heart. It seemed this guy had listened to his words.

However... it wasn't enough!

He had to cut off the other party's idea of pursuing the Qi and Blood Limit, otherwise, allowing such a Genius to waste time on this would be a loss for the Great Xia!

After all... no one could cross that step.

"Think about it carefully. I'll give you seven days. After seven days, I need to see you Breakthrough to the Blood Refinement Realm, otherwise... all your points for the next month will be deducted!"

Lan Zhan's voice reached Lu Sheng's ears.

Seven days, based on Lan Zhan's understanding of Lu Sheng's talent, was not a very difficult matter. After all, for someone who had reached the Qi and Blood Limit, breaking through to Blood Refinement might only take a day or two.

The reason he gave seven days was mainly to give Lu Sheng some time to think carefully.

"For these seven days, I'm granting you leave. After seven days... report to the classroom!"

With that, Lan Zhan left the plaza.

Lu Sheng looked at Lan Zhan's retreating figure, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

However... after looking at that thin figure, Lu Sheng pondered for a moment, then looked up again, his expression now firm.

He stepped forward... and walked towards that thin figure.