"But now, it’s too late."
Lu Changsheng’s words made Cheng An slightly stunned.
Not only Cheng An, even the Outer Sect Steward furrowed his brow.
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Unless the seed disciple has already accepted a challenge earlier that month.
However, Lu Changsheng only defeated Meng Fang yesterday, obtaining the status of seed disciple.
This month, Lu Changsheng has not yet accepted any disciple challenges.
He simply cannot refuse!
"Lu Changsheng, you should be aware of the Outer Sect’s rules; you cannot refuse now."
"If you truly refuse, it will be equivalent to forfeiting and voluntarily giving up your seed disciple status."
The Outer Sect Steward reminded Lu Changsheng.
Cheng An couldn’t believe it—how could such good fortune come his way again?
Wang Cheng had already taken advantage of an extraordinary opportunity.
To think of taking advantage again?
Absolutely impossible!
Lu Changsheng responded calmly, "It’s not that I refuse; it’s that I cannot."
"Because I’ve already condensed my Divine Power—I’m now a martial artist of the Divine Astral Realm."
Lu Changsheng’s statement made Cheng An and the Steward’s eyes widen.
As if they’d heard wrong.
"What? Lu Changsheng, you’ve already condensed your Divine Power?"
"Lu Senior Brother, have you truly condensed your Divine Power?"
"In just one day? That’s all it took for Lu Senior Brother to condense his Divine Power? Once the Divine Power is condensed, one must immediately be promoted to Inner Sect Disciple. In such a haste to enter the Inner Sect, how can one retain the status of seed disciple?"
"Lu Senior Brother possesses two Domains; he’s likely condensed two layers of Divine Power. Two Domains and two layers of Divine Power—even though the Inner Sect disciples are strong, challenging Lu Senior Brother’s seed disciple status would be exceedingly difficult."
"He entered the Sect only four months ago, and now, Divine Astral Realm, Inner Sect Disciple..."
Nearby disciples also overheard Lu Changsheng’s words.
Each of them was extremely shocked.
But upon reflection, it seemed inevitable.
Having already cultivated two Domains, condensing two layers of Divine Power would be effortless.
At this point, what reason would there be to delay promotion to the Inner Sect?
Lu Changsheng directly enveloped himself in a layer of Storm Divine Gang.
His presence surged dramatically.
His physical power multiplied twentyfold.
A terrifying aura instantly extended over a hundred-zhang radius.
This was only the result of Lu Changsheng’s control.
Otherwise, the aura would be even more overwhelming.
Feeling Lu Changsheng’s presence and seeing the layer of Divine Power on him,
no one had any doubts left.
Lu Changsheng had truly condensed the Divine Power and had become a martial artist of the Divine Astral Realm!
For a moment, Cheng An looked visibly uncomfortable.
He had summoned the courage to challenge Lu Changsheng, wanting to leverage the pressure to cultivate a Domain.
But as it turned out, Lu Changsheng had already condensed the Divine Power.
"Steward, I can now refuse Cheng An’s challenge, correct?"
Lu Changsheng spoke slowly.
"Yes, absolutely yes!"
The Steward promptly replied.
According to the rules, once an Outer Sect disciple condensed the Divine Power, they no longer belonged to the Outer Sect and were no longer bound by the Outer Sect’s regulations.
Cheng An’s challenge could obviously now be disregarded by Lu Changsheng.
In truth, Lu Changsheng could still privately spar with Cheng An, perhaps using his Domain to lend Cheng An a hand, enabling Cheng An to cultivate his own Domain.
Why should Lu Changsheng lend Cheng An a hand?
He hadn’t even known Cheng An before.
A stranger who had applied to challenge him.
If during a challenge, he pushed Cheng An through direct confrontation with his Domain, perhaps it could be justified.
But now, he could completely ignore Cheng An’s challenge—why should he lend him a hand?
That was simply out of the question!
Lu Changsheng wasted no time and turned to leave.
He had already become a martial artist of the Divine Astral Realm, destined to leave the Outer Sect, with little chance of further interaction with these Outer Sect disciples. Why should he concern himself?
Cheng An gazed at Lu Changsheng’s departing figure, hesitating to speak.
But in the end, he could only let out a long sigh and remained silent.
Although Lu Changsheng had left, the enthusiasm among the Outer Sect disciples surged uncontrollably.
Because yet another piece of news had come from the Qi Blood Pool.
Lu Changsheng had not condensed two layers of Divine Power but four!
Even more terrifying, all four layers of Divine Power condensed by Lu Changsheng were upper-tier Divine Power!
And he had cultivated four Domains.
When he challenged Meng Fang yesterday, Lu Changsheng hadn’t even exerted his full power, using only part of his abilities.
He relied on just two Domains to defeat Meng Fang.
The other two Domains hadn’t even been deployed.
This news was absolutely earth-shattering.
If countless disciples in the Qi Blood Pool hadn’t witnessed Lu Changsheng’s condensation of Divine Power, the Outer Sect disciples would find it completely unbelievable.
"Lu Senior Brother truly doesn’t act until he can astonish everyone!"
"Astonish? That’s an understatement—Lu Senior Brother had everything under control from the start, never worried about losing his seed disciple status or letting Wang Cheng take advantage of him."
"Heh, does Wang Cheng now count as the only Outer Sect disciple to ’defeat’ Lu Senior Brother?"
"Haha, that’s surely something Wang Cheng could boast about—after all, Lu Senior Brother’s talent and comprehension are frighteningly evident! Even within the Inner Sect, it’s clear that won’t be his final destination."
"True Inheritance! Lu Senior Brother becoming a True Disciple seems like a foregone conclusion."
Although some people murmured that obtaining "True Inheritance" wouldn’t be so easy.
After all, advancing to True Disciple status required breaking through to the "Divine Treasure" Realm.
And "Divine Treasure" differs substantially from previous realms like Energy and Divine Power.
Many exceptionally gifted disciples had been stuck in the "Divine Treasure" Realm, unable to make any progress.
In the end, they could only become Sect Stewards, remaining in the Divine Astral Realm for life.