Chapter 8: Chapter 6: Innate Qi Sword!

"Jiang Xuan? Who is that? Does he also have a Celestial Level or Earth Level Spirit Root?"

"Is he that guy who’s always putting on airs, imitating the ways of a Noble Family’s Descendant?"

"He couldn’t be faking it, could he?"

Seeing that Jiang Xuan could still continue his Cultivation, the surrounding students were first stunned, then immediately grew suspicious.

They felt Jiang Xuan was deliberately pretending to still be in Cultivation just to show off how special he was, all in an attempt to suck up to the social circles of Cultivation Families.

Many harbored such doubts, and scrutinizing, mocking gazes fell upon Jiang Xuan with increasing harshness.

However, these prickling stares failed to cause even a single ripple in Jiang Xuan’s Heart Spirit.

Knowing exactly what he needed, Jiang Xuan discarded all outside interference and focused completely on his Cultivation.

This resolute state of his Dao Heart actually caused the Cultivation efficiency of his Three Great Spells—especially the Purifying Heart Divine Spell—to skyrocket.

[You have cast the Purification Body Spell once, gaining the "Unsoiled by Dust" Effect. Purification Body Spell EXP +3]

[You have cast the Purifying Mouth Spell once, gaining the "Purification of Speech" Effect. Purifying Mouth Spell EXP +3]

[You have cast the Purifying Heart Divine Spell once, gaining the "Spiritual Clarity" Effect. Purifying Heart Divine Spell EXP +12]

With every breath, Jiang Xuan’s Breathing was long and steady.

Just like that, while the surrounding ordinary students had long since exhausted their strength and showed fatigue on their faces, the rhythm of Jiang Xuan’s practice remained as steady as a boulder.

The purifying buffs of the three Divine Spells made his Refinement of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi much easier than usual. Moreover, casting the Three Great Spells took up some time, extending his Cultivation by a full hour compared to his standard routine.

With his Cultivation efficiency doubled and his session lengthened, by the time Jiang Xuan exhausted his strength and ceased his practice, his fourth acupoint had already been completely refined to Perfection.

This also allowed Jiang Xuan to estimate the speed of his acupoint Enlightenment.

"Because my body gets tired, my Cultivation efficiency will drop a bit at night... Therefore, as I am now, I can open a maximum of three acupoints a day.

"Thirty-six acupoints will take twelve days... Today is already my fourth day entering the Daoist School, and I’ve opened another four acupoints... That means on the fifteenth day of the assessment, I’ll likely meet the standard set by Lecturer Song Zhou, receive a ’Good’ Evaluation, and enter the Chengdao Class to practice."

Reaching this point in his thoughts, Jiang Xuan didn’t feel a sense of relief; instead, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Meeting the standard and entering the class right at the time limit has too many variables and is far too risky.

"Furthermore, the amount of time it takes to enter the Chengdao Class will inevitably affect the distribution of resource rewards. If I can enter early, I must seize the initiative."

Aside from these two points, Jiang Xuan had deeper considerations in his heart—his goal had never been the barely passing "Good" tier. To securely solidify his place among the Inner Sect Disciples, his eyes were locked on the highest "Excellent" Evaluation from beginning to end.

"Entering the Chengdao Class doesn’t guarantee becoming an Inner Sect Disciple. Only by obtaining an ’Excellent’ Evaluation and securing the bulk of the resources from Lecturer Song Zhou to raise my strength as quickly as possible can I get a good result in the Hundred-Day Exam.

"I have no hope for the first ranking, but the initial assessment is only thirty days, while the Hundred-Day Exam is a full hundred days away. I might still have a chance to turn things around."

Whether it was entering the Chengdao Class early or aiming for a better Evaluation, in the end, it all came down to increasing his Cultivation speed.

Right now, he was pondering how to take his Cultivation speed a step further.

And very soon, he thought of two viable directions.

"Having taken on the Daoist Acolyte profession and obtained the Three Great Spells, I can chant the Spells as much as possible during this time and do some of a Daoist Acolyte’s basic duties.

"Once my Daoist Acolyte Level increases and the Realm of the Three Great Spells also rises, my Cultivation speed will definitely take another leap forward."

This was something Jiang Xuan had been doing all along, but it would take time to see results, and a slow burn wouldn’t solve his immediate problem. Therefore, his eyes fell upon the second method, which was his professional panel. Being completely broke and lacking Spirit Stones, this was the only place he could work with.

Fortunately, he really did find a way to break the deadlock through it.

"Professions... Daoist Acolyte is only a secondary profession. I still have a primary profession slot that remains unfilled."

Thinking this, Jiang Xuan first glanced at the employment requirements for a Beginner Qi Cultivator.

[Employment Conditions

1. Find a Spiritual Land and settle within it. (Achieved)

2. Obtain a Qi Cultivation Technique and practice it to the Proficient Level.

3. Cultivate a wisp of Magical Power. (Achieved)]

[Cultivation Technique: Nine Breath Qi Refining Method (First Realm Introduction, 133/300) (Blue)]

Glancing at it, Jiang Xuan shook his head. "Too slow. Although I can still undergo Cultivation in the afternoon, at my current pace, I’ll need at least four or five days if I want to take on the Beginner Qi Cultivator profession.

"By then, it will already be the tenth day of the assessment. I’d only have a short five days left to push for a higher Evaluation..."

Thoughts racing, two paths lay before him. The first was to change his primary profession.

"Beginner Qi Cultivator is just the direction I chose, but it hasn’t bound me yet. So, I can freely change professions right now.

"Moreover, I can choose from more than one profession—even for my primary slot—and there are no experience point penalties. Therefore, I can pick another profession first and take on Qi Cultivator as a secondary one later."

The second path was to switch to a Qi Cultivation Technique with a lower threshold that was easier to master quickly, allowing him to first complete the second requirement for becoming a Beginner Qi Cultivator.

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