"Jing Xiu?" Zhou Bai looked toward Jing Xiu’s face, surprised, "Not happy? What’s happened?"
Jing Xiu stepped forward, sighed, and said, "Liu Xian’s right hand was fractured during a fight. Alas, I heard it’ll take two weeks to heal, and he definitely won’t perform well in this assessment."
"Liu Xian’s hand was fractured?" Zhou Bai looked helplessly at the kind-hearted Jing Xiu. The other hardly knew Liu Xian well, and they were competitors in the assessment, yet Jing Xiu was still worried about his performance.
"How did it get fractured? Aren’t private fights forbidden at school?" Zhou Bai asked with some confusion, "And didn’t Liu Xian come first last time? Who else in class could break his hand?"
Jing Xiu sighed, "It was a new transfer student, named Zheng Wentian. Rumored to be of the celestial breed. During a sparring match, because Liu Xian refused to surrender, Zheng directly broke Liu Xian’s hand."
Zhou Bai furrowed his brows, "That’s too harsh."
"Zheng Wentian said it was an accident, it must have been an accident," Jing Xiu tilted his head and said, "He himself is very humble. Despite being a celestial breed, he immediately got along well with everyone."
Christina, who had woken up at some point, jumped onto Zhou Bai’s head and communicated with him using Primordial Spirit energy, "Whether a celestial being or a celestial breed, they are all extremely superior, treating mortals like ants. I don’t believe this Zheng Wentian is an exception."
Hearing this, Zhou Bai looked at Jing Xiu and said, "Jing Xiu, I’ve heard that those celestial breeds generally look down on humans. Be careful, try not to provoke him."
For the next two days, Zhou Bai perfected his Dao and divine diagrams, hung up during the day, and consistently practiced breathing exercises at night to increase his Primordial Spirit value.
Finally, the day before the exam, his Primordial Spirit value reached 1180 points.
Feeling the surging Primordial Spirit within his sea of consciousness, once again enhanced, Zhou Bai exhaled.
"Relying on slow breathing exercises to increase Primordial Spirit value is truly slow. My Primordial Spirit power is a bit low. Although I have high defensive power and speed, my attack power is always somewhat lacking."
He was still very much looking forward to when he could sell the original Dao scriptures.
Thinking this, Zhou Bai walked out, his lips slightly curling up, "Today is the practical assessment day, I can finally challenge Jiang Weishan."
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In the great hall of the special training class, all the students arrived in succession.
Qian Wangsun patted Zuo Dao on the shoulder, eager to begin, "I’ve reached the first realm."
Zuo Dao glanced at his eager face, "You want to challenge me?"
"Hehe," Qian Wangsun said, "You want to challenge Zhou Bai, right? But I’m the last one, so I get to choose my opponent first. If I choose you and we fight for half an hour, will you still be able to fight Zhou Bai?"
Zuo Dao’s gaze sharpened, "Are you threatening me?"
Qian Wangsun wrapped his arm around Zuo Dao’s shoulder, hehe smiled, "Not threatening you, but helping you. And making full use of my advantage as the last one.
Besides, think about it, the only one ranked above me is you, logically speaking it’s most likely I’d succeed challenging you, right? Now I’m giving up this chance, shouldn’t I get something good in return?"
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"Moreover, my request is not high, I just reached the first realm and chose the Heavenly Heart diagram. These cultivation materials are a bit expensive. In the first star point, I’m still short of some Soul-returning Grass over ten years old, can you help me get some?"
Zuo Dao snorted coldly and turned his head to the side, arrogantly saying, "I’m out of points."
Qian Wangsun looked unconvinced, "Out?"
Zuo Dao proudly said, "I haven’t eaten since last night and will have to wait until tomorrow when the new month’s points are credited."
"Man, living from paycheck to paycheck, huh? I’m saying, you clearly have nothing left, so why the arrogant face?"
Qian Wangsun showed a hint of contempt, then immediately switched to a caring expression and said, "But you don’t necessarily need to use points. Your Zuo Family is a big Artifact Refining family, right? There must be many rare treasures hidden at home. Why don’t you look for some?"
Zuo Dao flatly refused, "No." Ever since he was the only one left in his family, too many people had been eyeing their family’s secret trove, and he had consistently refused them all.
Qian Wangsun patiently persuaded him, "How can you know there’s nothing if you don’t even go look?"
Zuo Dao replied, "No need to look. Before reaching the fifth level, I will not open the trove."
"How can that be?" Qian Wangsun urged, "If you don’t go back and clean up from time to time, to clear away any pests, what if the items inside get ruined? How about I go with you tomorrow to clean up? I’ll work for free."
Zuo Dao remained expressionless, showing no signs of relenting.
While Qian Wangsun was still trying to persuade Zuo Dao, Jiang Weishan also walked in and immediately drew everyone’s attention as some students approached to greet him.
"Junior Brother Jiang, congratulations!"
"Junior Brother Jiang, you’ve advanced to the third level this time. Will you challenge Senior Sister Meng Ruocun next?"
"Junior Brother Jiang, which diagram did you choose for your third level?"
Jiang Weishan greeted everyone with a smile, and it was evident from this that he was quite popular among the students at the school.
After all, except for the mysterious Meng Ruocun, who was usually secluded or receiving individual coaching and rarely appeared publicly, he was the strongest. In contrast, Jiang Weishan was much more approachable, highly skilled, often advised juniors, and practiced with other students, making him well-connected.
Qian Wangsun’s ears perked up, listening carefully to the discussions, thinking to himself, "Here at Dao School, I remember that on the third layer of the knife diagram route, there are three divine diagrams representing three different martial paths.
There’s the Dragon Subduing Diagram for strength, the Wind God Diagram for speed, and the Thousand Hands Diagram for technique."
Meanwhile, as Qian Wangsun listened to Jiang Weishan’s conversation, a moment later, a realization flashed in his eyes, "Indeed, did Jiang Weishan choose the strength-focused Dragon Subduing Diagram? Combined with his previous hard training in Body Refinement Technique, his physique has grown again, enhancing both defensive power and strength. That’s a very good combination indeed."
Zuo Dao frowned and said, "Why hasn’t Zhou Bai arrived yet?"
Just then, Ying Hui walked in with a young man who had a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows and introduced him, "This is our new transfer student, Zheng Wentian. A descendant of celestial gods from Heaven, third level, Human Figure route, currently cultivating the Nine Suns Diagram."
Zheng Wentian gave a slight smile and looked at everyone, saying, "Hello everyone." His gaze swept across the crowd and finally paused on Jiang Weishan for two seconds.
He thought to himself, "The ordinary class students are just cannon fodder, but this special repair class is indeed where Dao School gathers its talents—it’s somewhat interesting… but that’s just about it."
Seeing this suddenly appearing celestial descendant and listening to Teacher Ying Hui’s introduction, everyone present showed surprise on their faces, while Jiang Weishan also looked at Zheng Wentian with a hint of friendliness and seriousness in his eyes.