"The second test is to assess cultivation level. That is, to test Dao cultivation level, Primordial Spirit value, and Spiritual diagram progress,"
"On the surface, I have chosen the Sword diagram, so the Spiritual diagram needs to reflect Christina’s cultivation level."
"In the past two weeks, Christina has reached the 5th star point. Although quick, it doesn’t offer an overwhelming advantage."
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"I want to have an overwhelming advantage in the second test, which means I must work hard on both Dao cultivation level and Primordial Spirit value."
"Improving Dao cultivation level is dangerous, a sudden increase brings significant side effects. At most, I can improve it slightly tonight."
"So the place I can gain the most decisive advantage is Primordial Spirit value."
Zhou Bai calculated that if he put all his remaining points of laziness into Primordial Spirit value, it could reach 287 points.
Keep in mind that the talented Christina, after two months of cultivation, had a Primordial Spirit value of just 185.
"A Primordial Spirit value of 287 points is definitely far superior to my peers," Zhou Bai thought to himself. "I remember Ying Zi from the grade above us, her Primordial Spirit value is only around 300, right?
After two months of cultivation, to have a Primordial Spirit value close to the lower limit of the students in the previous grade should be considered a significant advantage, shouldn’t it? Moreover, my Dao cultivation level, which I achieved by idly studying Dao scriptures, is definitely among the best.
With that in mind, the second test should be pretty stable."
Thinking this, Zhou Bai spent his remaining points of laziness on his Primordial Spirit value little by little, adapting and increasing it as he went.
Half an hour later, his Primordial Spirit value had reached an astonishing 287 points.
…
On the other hand, Sun Yuzhen, who had once served as an examiner for entrance examinations, walked into the office with her efficient ponytail but looking exhausted.
As soon as she entered the office, she saw Lv Chongyang looking relaxed and couldn’t help saying with annoyance, "It must be nice to only have 24 students. I have to take care of more than 500."
Zhou Bai’s class was divided into three groups based on different admission scores.
Zuo Dao, who had already undergone Dao transformation, was in a class of his own, with Xing Jun guiding them in post-transformation learning.
The 24 students, including Zhou Bai and Jing Xiu, each with a Primordial Spirit value of at least 99, were taught by Lv Chongyang, who was responsible for guiding them in Dao entry and Spiritual diagram cultivation.
The remaining 500-plus students were instructed by Sun Yuzhen, starting their cultivation with the Breathing Technique to increase the power of their Primordial Spirit.
Hearing what Sun Yuzhen said, Lv Chongyang laughed heartily, "Wasn’t it you who wanted to teach more students back then? You thought more students would look more impressive."
"Hmph." Sun Yuzhen suddenly smiled and looked curiously at Lv Chongyang, "How did your class do on the test?"
"Not bad at all, everyone passed," Lv Chongyang said. "Yun Shi even scored a perfect 1200, she is quite remarkable."
"Yun Shi, ah, I’ve heard that girl is obsessed with the Dao, her first word as a child was ’Dao’." Sun Yuzhen chuckled, "But you know what I’m really asking. What score did Zhou Bai get?"
Zhou Bai and Lv Chongyang had an agreement that if he didn’t get the highest score in the 503rd set of exams, he would be willing to drop out.
Not many students knew about this, but it had reached many teachers’ ears.
Seeing Sun Yuzhen’s eagerness, Lv Chongyang pursed his lips and said indifferently, "720."
Sun Yuzhen burst out laughing, "That won’t do, the boy’s all talk, isn’t he? He talks about becoming stronger and learning techniques, but he only got 720 points, while no one in my class got as low as 720."
Sun Yuzhen stepped forward and patted Lv Chongyang on the shoulder, "Lv, it seems you’ve misjudged this time."
Lv Chongyang replied, "I haven’t misjudged him, or anything of the sort. Cultivation is a personal choice. If he has chosen the wrong path, then he must take responsibility for himself."
Sun Yuzhen shook her head, "It would be such a pity if the top scorer of the entrance test were to be expelled, wouldn’t it?"
"Indeed," Lv Chongyang also pondered for a while and slowly said, "I’ll try talking to the higher-ups. If it works out, we can’t let this guy waste his talent anymore."
"You," Sun Yuzhen shook her head, "are just too soft-hearted. If it were me, and a kid dared to skip class for two months, I’d thrash him to death." Saying this, she clenched her fist, and the Primordial Spirit’s power within her surged unfettered, causing the air around to rumble with muffled thunder.
Just then, the door to the office opened again, and a middle-aged-looking teacher walked in.
Lv Chongyang stood up and said, "Zhou senior."
The teacher known as Zhou senior nodded with a smile and said, "This Zuo Dao really is an excellent seed for cultivation, with 1200 points. I’m afraid he’s the first in both theory and cultivation level in this cohort."
This teacher called Zhou Shan had recently replaced Xing Jun to teach Zuo Dao.
Sun Yuzhen: "Of course, I’ve said before that Zuo Dao should have been the first in the entrance exam, and sure enough, facts have proven that my judgment is accurate."
Zhou Shan looked towards Lv Chongyang: "How did Zhou Bai do?"
"720," Lv Chongyang gave a wry smile, "I’m thinking of talking to the higher-ups. It’d be such a waste if he were really to drop out."
Zhou Shan frowned and stroked his chin, "Lv, don’t be too soft-hearted. With cultivation matters, can you protect them for their whole life? If they make mistakes, they must be punished. On the battlefield, if there were soldiers who disobeyed orders like this, they’d be dead already."
"He chose his path, so he must continue on his knees if necessary. Otherwise, if everyone starts behaving like him, how can we carry out our teaching duties?"
Lv Chongyang said, "But..."
"Lv, don’t say anymore," Zhou Shan shook his head, "The Dao School has its rules, and we can’t break them for one or two talented individuals. I will report this matter to the higher-ups; you don’t need to get involved."
Sun Yuzhen surreptitiously shrugged her shoulders at Lv Chongyang, signifying her helplessness.
...
On the other side, Zhou Bai was in the training room, testing his Primordial Spirit value of 287 points.
He saw the air howling and continuous booming sounds as the metallic cylinder in front of Zhou Bai was continuously bombarded by waves of invisible force, slowly deforming, twisting, and being smashed into a lump of scrap metal.
Then Zhou Bai extended his hand, squeezed fiercely, and saw the scrap metal before him explode with a bang, as if being held tightly by an invisible giant hand and gradually squeezed into the shape of a metal ball.
"287 points of Primordial Spirit power..." Zhou Bai marveled at his current strength, "It seems ordinary firearms are no use against me now, and I can tear and flatten even steel plates at will. If my classmates don’t have my defensive power, I should be able to instantly kill the majority of them."
But recalling his written exam scores, Zhou Bai was afraid it still wasn’t enough assurance. He wanted to win the second and third stages with an even more absolute advantage.
With that thought, Zhou Bai looked towards Christina in his mind, "Tina!"
The next moment, a pink Sword Qi shot out from his forehead, cleaving towards another steel column in front of him.
At the same time, Zhou Bai’s Primordial Spirit power burst forth, combining with the Sword Qi to slice toward the steel column.
Boom!
A one-man, one-cat strike directly cut the steel column in half, then it exploded and fell to the ground.
Zhou Bai thought to himself: "In actual combat, I could join hands with Christina, with her current Sword Qi of 185 points of Primordial Spirit power, plus my 287 points of Primordial Spirit power assisting, the third stage is even more secured."
Exhaling lightly, Zhou Bai practiced for two more hours. Feeling that he was fairly adapted to the sudden increase to 287 points of Primordial Spirit value, he then took Christina to the library, ready to read the Daoist scriptures.
Normally, most students should be getting plenty of sleep the night before the exams, preserving their energy in preparation for the assessments.
But Zhou Bai, having almost come last in the first stage, was too anxious and had no intention of sleeping.
Therefore, taking advantage of being able to read the Daoist scriptures while resting, Zhou Bai planned to use the night to further enhance his Dao transformation level, raising his 4.9% Dao transformation to over 5%, further widening the gap with everyone else.
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