However, this was the normal course of things. Or perhaps, his own situation wasn't exactly normal either. In less than two years, he had managed to learn the Spirit Water Technique and advance it to the second stage of mastery.
If not for the Spirit Nurturing Bead, given his aptitude, he might not have managed such an accomplishment even in another ten years.
It was all thanks to the Spirit Nurturing Bead, to meeting Zhang Wu, and to joining the Alliance. And because he now had hope, he was incredibly motivated.
Once he had depleted the Spirit Nurturing Bead during his seclusion and finished refining his Spirit Water Technique, he began preparing for the Duality breakthrough.
As for the Promotion Formula, he wasn't like Zhang Deming, who had to acquire it in a short amount of time. The Qu Family had been preparing for this for many years.
