In the North Region Heavenly Sect, Lu Changsheng had finally returned.
However, by calculating the time, his trip down the mountain had just exceeded two months.
The time since he joined the sect was a little over three months by two or three days.
In other words, he had automatically lost his seed disciple status.
Actually, if no one challenged him on the first day right after the three-month mark, Lu Changsheng could still retain his seed disciple status.
Unfortunately, the outer disciples of the North Region Heavenly Sect were all targeting Lu Changsheng.
After three months had passed, forget about the first day—even during the first hour, someone had already issued a challenge.
If Lu Changsheng didn’t respond within one day, it would be interpreted as an acceptance of forfeiting his seed disciple status.
Now it had already been the third day past the three-month mark.
Still, Lu Changsheng didn’t appear the least bit anxious.
Even if he lost his seed disciple status, he could always reclaim it.
It wasn’t a big deal.
With strength, why should he fear not being able to reclaim seed disciple status?
However, as for the Deep Sea Xuan Iron Ore, Lu Changsheng would likely need to keep it in his possession for a while longer.
Without seed disciple status, there would be no double rewards.
Exchanging the Deep Sea Xuan Iron Ore for contribution points now would be a significant loss.
Lu Changsheng needed to wait for the right time.
Lu Changsheng summoned his attribute panel to check his current condition.
Comprehension: 3630 (Praise from all sides)
Blood and Qi Sword Forging Secret Technique: Forge duration—6 years and 8 months.
Heart Sword Technique: Completion—24% (Heart Sword)
Sea Wave Domain: Progress—1%
Storm Domain: Progress—6%
Perception Domain: Progress—21%
Starry Sky Intention: Progress—8%
Lu Changsheng, upon seeing the comprehension score on the attribute panel, noticed it had already reached 3630 points. His comprehension points were steadily increasing.
He was very aware that comprehension was his foundation.
Based on his observations, achieving another transformation in comprehension would likely require reaching ten thousand points.
That was an intimidating figure.
For now, Lu Changsheng didn’t lack martial skills.
The martial skills he had "packed up" from the Martial Arts Practice Building were abundant, though the ones he could "instantly" reach the pinnacle were almost gone.
The remaining skills were primarily fourth-tier and fifth-tier martial techniques.
With his current level of comprehension, he couldn’t make fourth-tier or fifth-tier martial techniques "instantly" reach the pinnacle.
Although Lu Changsheng didn’t need to worry about lacking martial techniques for a long time, the monthly increase in comprehension points was relatively limited—usually around 150 points per month.
Sometimes it was a bit more, sometimes a bit less.
Even though he hadn’t undergone another transformation, his comprehension had already surpassed 99% of people.
Even in the North Region Heavenly Sect, which gathered the geniuses from the entire North Region, his comprehension should be comparable to anyone else’s.
At least when it came to evolving domains, Lu Changsheng’s current comprehension was more than sufficient.
However, once a domain was evolved, further enhancement seemed to face some difficulties.
The progress was slow.
Even many martial artists at the Divine Astral Realm couldn’t evolve domains.
Lu Changsheng was still preparing to break down the Starry Sky Waterfall intention.
Although he had already grasped the Starry Sky Intention, there was still the Waterfall Intention left to comprehend.
Lu Changsheng needed to witness a real waterfall in order to grasp the Waterfall Intention.
There was a grand waterfall located in the Tianlu Mountain Range, known as the Tianlu Waterfall. It was extremely magnificent and seemed perfect for comprehending intention.
Lu Changsheng stood up and left Courtyard Twelve.
He headed toward the outer sect.
Along the way, a few gazes fell on Lu Changsheng.
But compared to before, they seemed to have lessened significantly.
Lu Changsheng had a general idea why.
His seed disciple status was gone, so the attention he received had naturally decreased.
Moreover, many probably thought that Lu Changsheng hadn’t accepted the challenge, which signaled his lack of strength and his voluntary abandonment of the seed disciple status.
Thus, even fewer people paid attention to Lu Changsheng.
"That’s him, Lu Changsheng, right? Joined the sect over three months ago and seems to have failed to accept the challenge, resulting in his seed disciple status being revoked."
"Yes, it’s him—Lu Changsheng! However, on the first day after the three-month mark, he still hadn’t returned to the sect from his trip down the mountain, so he failed to accept the challenge. Truly a shame."
"Shame? Do you think he didn’t want to? He didn’t return to the sect deliberately because he didn’t want to accept the challenge. He knew he lacked strength and couldn’t maintain his seed disciple status. Giving up his seed disciple status this way saved him some face."
"No matter what, having seed disciple status for three months is enough to be proud of."
"Outer disciples rarely manage to keep their seed disciple status consistently after entering the sect."
"Wasn’t the first person to challenge Lu Changsheng Wang Cheng?"
"Yes, it was Wang Cheng! But it seems like he’ll have to accept a challenge today. Many people are watching Wang Cheng now..."
Lu Changsheng slightly activated his perception domain.
The conversations of the outer disciples were crystal clear to him.
"So Wang Cheng is the one challenging me?"
"He only managed to hold seed disciple status for one day, and now he has to face a challenge today."
"I’ll go take a look."
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After all, this was the disciple who had temporarily "replaced" his position.
Under the perception domain, Lu Changsheng quickly located Wang Cheng.
At the moment, Wang Cheng didn’t seem to be in a good situation.
He had no choice but to accept a challenge.
The one challenging him was outer disciple Zhang He.
At this moment, Wang Cheng and Zhang He stood on the special outer sect Martial Arts Arena platform.
Disciples were allowed to duel and fight but were forbidden from killing their opponents.
And for Divine Power Realm disciples, accidental harm wasn’t really excused.