Qian Wangsun arrived at the practice field and saw two students already waiting there.
One of them, a tall girl about 1.8 meters high, looked at him with a slight chill in her eyes, "Are you here? If you are, then let’s start. The sensitivity and intuition of the Gong Tu path, besides practicing, must also be honed through countless battles into instinct. Actual combat is the best way to cultivate the Gong Tu path."
This person was Lu Wanzhen, ranked fifth in the special class, at the second realm.
Then Qian Wangsun and the other student together ganged up on Lu Wanzhen; the three of them were all Gong Tu, and when 2 attacked 1, the air was filled with flying energy arrows.
Through such battles, they practiced their sensitivity, intuition, and accuracy, but Lu Wanzhen’s cultivation was clearly much stronger than that of Qian Wangsun and the other one, and soon she had Qian Wangsun covered in bruises, with fresh blood seeping from his cheeks, while the other student, though injured, did not bleed as much.
However, Qian Wangsun did not complain and just continued to practice, striving to sense the opponent’s energy arrows.
Half an hour later, the fight stopped, and Qian Wangsun knelt on the ground, gasping for breath.
Lu Wanzhen coldly looked at Qian Wangsun and said slowly, "Do you think I’m targeting you?"
Catching his breath, Qian Wangsun replied, "Isn’t practice supposed to be like this? I actually thought the special class would be harsher."
Lu Wanzhen sneered, "Xiao Pei, the girl whose spot for rebirth of severed limbs you took, she grew up with me."
Qian Wangsun’s breathing paused slightly, then he heard her continue, "Don’t let me find out you’ve wasted her spot."
"Have you two rested enough? Get up and continue."
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"Are you sure you want to cultivate the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture?" an elder asked Zuo Dao, looking at him intently.
Zuo Dao nodded, his eyes full of fighting spirit, "Just sleeping seems like such a waste of time, and since Zhou Bai can cultivate while sleeping, I can too."
The elder frowned, "I’ve heard you’re already practicing over 18 hours a day. If you add the cultivation of the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture and can’t master it, you won’t get any rest and might stress your Primordial Spirit, which could actually slow down your progress."
Zuo Dao replied, "You don’t need to say any more, teacher. I’m determined to cultivate the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture, please guide me."
He recalled how Zhou Bai and Jiang Ran had fought, falling to the ground time after time, and standing up again, such willpower filled him with admiration and even more fight, "I cannot lose either."
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Meanwhile, Christina arrived at the hall and saw Ying Hui waiting there. Upon seeing her approach, he said with a relieved expression, "Zhou Bai, it seems you have finally seen the error of your ways. My advice wasn’t in vain.
Come, come, take a look at the schedule I’ve arranged for you."
A screen displayed a dense array of scheduled courses.
Ying Hui was about to console Zhou Bai. The schedule looked heavy, but it was only 12 hours a day, with another 12 hours for rest, but then he saw Tina’s face light up as she said, "Great, with so many courses, I can improve rapidly!"
Ying Hui nodded, "Okay, first release your Sword Qi. Although I’m not of the Sword Qi path, I know about the 0th level; it mainly focuses on tempering that single burst of Sword Qi. Once you’ve sharpened it – setting a solid foundation – whichever aspect you choose to cultivate in the first level of the Sword Qi path will be much easier and more effective."
"Alright." Tina opened her mouth and exhaled her pink Sword Qi, which circled around her body.
Ying Hui was briefly startled but managed to suppress his curiosity about the pink Sword Qi and said, "Are you currently cultivating the fifth star point ’Ling Guang’ of the Sword Qi path? The key to this point is to enhance the connection between the Primordial Spirit and the Sword Qi, making the Sword Qi as easy to command as moving one’s arm; a sweep of the sword operates as wished."
"During cultivation, you need to specially refine the Sword Qi using secret techniques, as well as take elixirs to enhance the sensitivity of your Primordial Spirit and make it easier to sense the Sword Qi."
"In this regard, the elixirs and refining materials are essential, but our special class has prepared premium materials not available to the public, which you can use to refine your Sword Qi and cultivate the fifth star point, enhancing both speed and quality."
"Yes, and besides that, there’s also learning the contents of the Dao Collection, breath control to increase the power of the Primordial Spirit, and even various theories, practical combat, stealth and reconnaissance, as well as studies in martial arts, body refinement, and there are even courses in artifact refining, array setting, spellcasting, puppetry that you don’t have to master, but at least should have a rudimentary understanding, so you won’t be completely in the dark if confronted with them."
"Of course, as to which subject to focus more or less on, that can be based on your interest."
Christina’s eyes lit up, "Based on my interest?"
"No, based on my interest!" Zhou Bai, who had woken up sometime earlier, interjected, "I will arrange the courses, you just need to follow them, understand?"
Christina protested, "I want to choose for myself!"
"Hmph, do you still want to use my body or not?"
Christina retorted, "Body refinement is okay, but all this knowledge is what I’ve learned, and you can’t use it, so why should you arrange it?"
Seeing Tina clutching her head and spinning in mid-air, starting to retreat into herself again, Zhou Bai persuaded, "We are of one mind, you and I, between this cat and human. What’s mine is yours, and isn’t it the same as me learning if you learn? Besides, we get along so well. If I were to die, wouldn’t this body be yours anyway?"
"Really?"
"Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied to you?"
"Alright then, you choose."
Thus, in the days that followed, Christina began attending a variety of different classes organized by Zhou Bai daily. Ying Hui, being the person in charge of special classes, was able to prepare whatever course Zhou Bai chose, allowing Christina to dedicate herself fully to learning and improving.
"Alright, Tina, in the morning you’ll practice martial arts, working on Toad Skill and Arhat Scripture, and don’t forget in the afternoon it’s cultivation of breath control and spiritual figure, followed by body strengthening. In the evening, study Array theory."
"Okay."
Hence, Zhou Bai just had to organize the daily cultivation schedule, and he could spend his days collecting laziness points and his nights studying for his cultivation theory and the teachings of the Heavenly Dao.
Both he and Christina’s spirits could take turns resting, while their physical body relied on immobility and human food to quickly recover energy and physical strength.
Thus organized in standby mode, self-cultivating, both he and Christina’s cultivation levels rapidly soared day by day.
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In the spacious hall, a middle-aged man in a black suit said to Zhou Bai, "Toad Skill, a Body Refinement and wellness cultivation technique that existed even before Heavenly Dao twisted. After several updates, it remains very effective, particularly in strengthening the internal organs.
For combat, it is divided into four realms."
"The first realm, Whole Body Realm. It integrates the strength of all the muscles and bones in the body, releasing it during combat."
"The second realm, Five Organs Realm, releases the power of the five elements of the organs, merging it into combat."
"The third realm, Six Viscera Realm, and the fourth realm, Blood Flow Realm, are even more profound, mastering the explosive force of the viscera and blood flow, which you won’t learn in a short time."
Christina nodded and began to lie on the floor under the teacher’s guidance, just like a toad.
"Breathing is the source of life. Breath control is the starting point of cultivation."
"Control your breathing, use it to drive your body, your organs, from head to toe, connecting everything in one breath."
Following the Toad Skill, Christina began her practice of breath control, her body rising and falling like a toad by the river. Her lungs expanded with each breath, gradually stretching out the muscles and bones of her chest, accumulating strength throughout her body.
In this inhalation and exhalation, Christina was not only strengthening her body but also practicing the skills of Toad Skill.
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