Zhou Bai’s gaze fell upon the stele, intending to see who the strongest in the special class were.
1 Meng Ruocun, 3rd Realm
2 Jiang Weishan, 2nd Realm
3 Xu Qizhang, 2nd Realm
Zhou Bai: "Are there any as strong as the 3rd Realm?"
Meanwhile, Ying Hui shouted to the surroundings, "Alright, the excitement is over, today’s lessons aren’t finished yet, right? Everyone go practice. Zhou Bai and you three, stay behind."
Instantly, the students scattered around, seizing the time to cultivate.
Ying Hui looked at Zhou Bai and the other two, especially Zhou Bai, whom he considered a problematic student, and urged, "Zhou Bai, I know you are unruly, and Zhao Shouyi even allowed you to skip classes. But in my special class, I won’t tolerate any nonsense."
Zhou Bai was startled: "Ah? Wasn’t it agreed that skipping classes was legal?"
Deliberately provoking Zhou Bai with his words, Ying Hui swept his Primordial Spirit power over him, sensed Zhou Bai’s fluctuating emotions, and then smiled slightly: "You guys go back early and study on your own today. Tomorrow, I will write up the next cultivation plan for you, pay attention to your own cultivation."
"Zhou Bai, your partiality in subjects is too severe, and your basics are weak. To catch up with others, you need to put in extra effort and attend classes properly."
After Zuo Dao and Qian Wangsun left, they couldn’t wait to go and self-study, all eager to catch up with the others in the class. Clearly, the support from the special class, at least in terms of attitude, had thoroughly motivated them to advance more fiercely.
As Zhou Bai walked home, he also pondered a new source of laziness, "Troublesome, it seems Teacher Ying wants to push me to cultivate, what should I do."
After returning to his dormitory, Zhou Bai slept until the afternoon. A knocking on the door awoke him; it was Jing Xiu.
Jing Xiu: "Big Brother Zhou, I was thinking, could I practice with you after class every day?"
Zhou Bai was about to dismiss him nonchalantly—after all, he really had nothing to teach—but suddenly, an idea sparked in his mind.
’Could I get Jing Xiu to help clean up?’
Zhou Bai clearly remembered that having a cat to clean and do household chores could provide him with 100 to 200 points of laziness every day. Converted into Primordial Spirit points, that was an increase of 1 or 2 points a day—30 to 60 points a month.
That was no small income, especially for Zhou Bai, who was eager to improve his cultivation.
Now, unable to collect this wave of laziness felt like someone else was harvesting the leeks right outside his doorstep, which pained Zhou Bai.
But to just let Jing Xiu come and do his housework felt a bit embarrassing, as it might delay his cultivation.
Thus, Zhou Bai invited Jing Xiu in, then hugged the white cat in his arms, wanting to discuss this idea with Christina.
Little did he know that the foolish cat, upon hearing the plan, brightened its eyes and looked toward Jing Xiu, saying, "Yes, let this lady come to our home and clean and do the chores. Better yet, give Elsa a bath; she’s getting greasier."
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Zhou Bai: "Is this really okay?"
"What’s not okay about it? Doesn’t she want to cultivate with you? I’ll organize my knowledge points these days, update the theoretical framework, I’m way more advanced than her now. Just use your mouth to give her a few tips, and she’ll owe you big time."
"Moreover, helping freely isn’t a sustainable solution, so-called close brothers should clear their accounts. Helping for free a few times is fine, but doing it every day for a long time is a burden for both of us, and might even lead to resentment and mutual disdain."
"Letting her exchange labor for my guidance is very fair, it’s a win-win situation."
Upon hearing Christina’s words, Zhou Bai thought this indeed made some sense. The teachers at Dao School were usually very busy, after all, the teachers also needed to use their time to cultivate.
Thus, after classes, students basically had no opportunity to consult with teachers. Unlike the special class, where Ying Hui didn’t need to cultivate and could almost provide 24-hour guidance.
Zhou Bai was somewhat aware of Christina’s level. He didn’t know her past exactly, but her cultivation was certainly not weak. With her power growing, she was also slowly recalling her past memories.
As long as the theoretical framework got updated and was able to grasp the new cultivation theories, guiding Jing Xiu and Zhou Bai, these level 0 cultivators, would undoubtedly be more than sufficient.
Zhou Bai said, "That makes sense, Tina."
Zhou Bai smiled as he stroked the cat’s head, and the cat immediately showed a look of enjoyment. It had been petted every day for two months and had unwittingly been won over by Zhou Bai.
Then, Zhou Bai took the initiative to say, "Well, Jing Xiu, if you want to follow me in cultivation, I can indeed offer you some guidance. However, guidance without compensation isn’t sustainable. Offering guidance freely isn’t beneficial for the long-term relationship between us."
"That’s naturally the case," hurried Jing Xiu. "As long as big brother Zhou is willing to let me follow him in cultivation, I can provide a bowl of food every day."
Hearing this, Zhou Bai’s eyes lit up instantly. To him, Jing Xiu looked like a meal card, especially since he had been scared of poverty over the past couple of months.
But considering his currently well-filled purse, the laziness income he’d earn from Jing Xiu doing chores for him, and the potential for more credits in the special class in the future,
Zhou Bai immediately shook his head and said, "No need for those. I study hard day and night and keep advancing tirelessly. However, I don’t have the time to manage my room. You could help me clean it every day."
Jing Xiu blinked in slight surprise, "Just that?"
"Just that."
Hearing that Zhou Bai only needed him to do that, Jing Xiu readily agreed, and both felt they had struck a beneficial deal.
So, for over a week, every evening, they practiced cultivation together, and Zhou Bai’s laziness points increased by an additional one to two hundred a day due to skipping classes and sleeping, reaching as much as over 800 some days and at least 600 on others.
Christina lay beside Zhou Bai, using her Primordial Spirit to turn the pages of the Dao scripture as she read.
Zhou Bai also deployed his Primordial Spirit to read another Dao scripture.
One person and one cat read together, except the cat read more advanced Dao scriptures while Zhou Bai’s were very basic.
However, to an outsider like Jing Xiu, Zhou Bai appeared to be reading through two Dao scriptures simultaneously.
Jing Xiu thought to himself, ’Big brother Zhou truly has an extraordinary talent to be able to read two books at once.’
A day later, Jing Xiu curiously asked, "Big brother Zhou, how late do you study every night?"
Zhou Bai responded, "Until dawn."
Jing Xiu expressed his admiration, "Big brother Zhou, you are so hardworking."
With eyes bloodshot, Zhou Bai said, "Remember, on the path of cultivation, if you’re not advancing, you’re retreating. You cannot afford to be even the least bit lazy."
On the third day, seeing that Zhou Bai had heavy dark circles under his eyes, Jing Xiu couldn’t help but ask, "Big brother Zhou, do you stay up all night studying, using the day to sleep?"
"Sleep?!" Zhou Bai frowned deeply. "How can a genius afford to sleep? I practice breathing exercises, channel my spirit and read every day. Just the thought of the Heavenly Demon lurking outside keeps me awake. However, relying on the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture and sustenance is enough to restore my energy."
Admiration filled Jing Xiu’s face as he looked at Zhou Bai, "Big brother Zhou, from today onwards, I too will practice the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture. I cannot waste time sleeping."
Christina couldn’t help but speak up in her mind, "Are you pretending to be a genius again?"
"What do you mean ’pretending’?" Zhou Bai retorted. "With the cultivation assistance system in hand, am I not a genius? Besides, this is called character-building, and it’s something I’ve always been consistent with."
"I recently read in the histories that because of countless tales of mortal and immortal romances throughout the ages, there are humans with traces of divine bloodlines that usually remain dormant.
And people who awaken these divine bloodlines have various special talents, though their exact bloodline cannot be detected. There are such individuals in our special class.
I think I can also pretend to have such a divine bloodline."
"As long as they get used to this set-up, no matter how astonishingly fast my cultivation progresses in the future, they will gradually become accustomed to it."