Yang An was desperate to cultivate this technique, but he couldn't show his eagerness in front of Elder Monk Hai Shu.
Otherwise, if anything seemed amiss in the future, the possibility of arousing suspicion would only increase.
'But if I frame this as a response to what Elder Monk Hai Shu just said...'
'This technique is difficult to cultivate, but as the esteemed True Buddha Reincarnation, how could I shrink back from a little hardship?'
'No one else has mastered it in a thousand years?'
'Then I will be the second! And I will surpass my predecessor!'
That way, in Elder Monk Hai Shu's eyes, his motivation would change. He wouldn't be cultivating this Body Refining Technique simply to obtain it, but rather to prove his innate talent and affirm his status.
The two motivations were fundamentally different.
Sure enough, Hai Shu Bodhisattva seemed very satisfied with Yang An's response.
