Chapter 528
Chapter 528
“Supernatural powers vary in strength and have different effects. Some supernatural powers are like the five elements, which are mutually generating and restraining, and they can restrain each other.”
After occupying five cave dwellings in succession, Rong Shu and his group of six meditated on the spot to recover their depleted spiritual energy.
During the break, Rong Shu gave some pointers to Feng Qianli and the others who had not yet mastered the supernatural arts.
Feng Qianli: "Understood."
Si Chenbi nodded: [Received.]
"Sigh, I wonder which supernatural power I will be able to comprehend. I'm really looking forward to it~" Lu Zhuo waved the jade fan in his hand, still maintaining the demeanor of a refined young nobleman.
Duan Yuyan curled her lip: "Do you even need to comprehend it? Isn't narcissism your supernatural power?"
Lu Zhuo immediately retorted, "This young master has a clear understanding of himself! It's not narcissism!!"
Rong Shu ignored their bickering and continued his analysis: "Actually, supernatural powers are nothing special. You guys are almost at the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage. Challenging a few more senior students with supernatural powers now will help you comprehend your own supernatural powers later."
"Don't miss this opportunity. With Xing Xue and I backing you up, you can just go all out and fight."
The sixty-year period of new life has less than twenty years left.
If one wants to be able to freely enter and exit the Jixia Academy after the new student period ends, reaching the Nascent Soul stage of cultivation and mastering a supernatural technique are both mandatory requirements.
The group had all agreed that once their freshman period was over, they would go down the mountain to have some fun... cough cough, I mean, to gain experience.
If any of them "fall behind" and can't get down the mountain, they'll be left behind at the academy, crying and miserable.
Duan Yuyan pulled up the information and frowned, saying, "Finding people is easy enough, but finding Nascent Soul stage students who have comprehended supernatural arts, and who are not so proficient in supernatural arts and are not so strong... that's a bit difficult."
Some students go into seclusion for decades or even centuries, just like Tian Qian. No matter how well-informed Duan Yuyan is, he can't possibly have the means to know every move of a student who is in seclusion.
A Nascent Soul cultivator typically rarely uses supernatural powers.
Supernatural powers are like a trump card, and using them consumes spiritual energy. So there's no need to use them unless it's absolutely necessary.
Right now, right here inside the Jixia Academy, the students are exchanging skills and challenges with each other. It's only because it's considered impolite not to reciprocate that supernatural abilities seem to appear too frequently.
[Outside, there are people, a lot of people have arrived.] Si Chenbi suddenly spoke.
The array she had set up along the way was triggered, and the commotion on the inner mountain could no longer be kept secret. Many people came to join in the fun, or... to cause trouble for Rong Shu and the other six.
After all, the fact that Rong Shu and the other freshmen caused such a ruckus in the inner mountain made the senior students lose face, okay?
"Perfect timing! Halftime break over! Time to stretch our muscles." Feng Qianli was the first to stand up, eager to try.
However, to Rong Shu and his group's surprise, the first to find them were not the senior students who came to cause trouble, but the new students from Ziguiyuan—
"...Rong Shu, we've finally found you!"
"You caused such a commotion in Uchiyama, and you didn't even invite us? That's really not fair."
Rong Shu glanced over and recognized several familiar faces.
For example, Chu Liushang came from the Quanzhen School of Taoism; Mingxin came from the Daleiyin Temple of Buddhism.
For example: Ye Buci from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sword Tomb in Yujian City, Su Jinxiu from Yaochi Palace in Fenghua City, Yin Zhaoshui from the Five Poisons Sect...
"You want to take over the territory too?" Rong Shu pointed: "That's where the Nascent Soul stage elders' cave dwellings are located. We haven't made a move yet, so don't be shy, go and take it."
"Amitabha." The only bald man, Mingyu, put his hands together and silently recited a Buddhist scripture: "Our purpose in coming here is to join you."
Yin Zhaoshui of the Five Poisons Sect winked playfully: "Secondly, you've been fighting for so long, you must have fought all those little cats and dogs. The senior students who are going to cause trouble later are not easy to deal with."
"Any information you want to know, as long as we know it, just ask us!"
Rong Shu raised an eyebrow: "Even intelligence from your own faction? You'd sell it to us?"
Upon hearing this, the freshmen's eyes darted around:
"Ahem... What are you talking about betraying me? It's not that serious!"
"We've all entered the Jixia Academy, so our previous identities outside are naturally irrelevant for the time being!"
"That's right. They are all seniors, and we are freshmen. We are naturally opposed to each other. This is called 'spying on the enemy.'"
To this, Rong Shu could only give a thumbs up: ...6.
She remembered that when they held the freshman ceremony, these people were still very innocent and easy to fool... cough cough, they were innocent and upright. How come they have changed so much in just a few decades?
Rong Shu was greatly puzzled.
She cast a suspicious glance at Duan Yuyan.
Could it be that this girl has been corrupting her classmates all these years?
Duan Yuyan pushed her way to the front with a friendly smile, holding a pen and paper in her hand: "Come on, everyone, speak one by one, I'll write it all down..."
"Let me speak first! Let me speak first! I remember my brother's cave is not far away. He's obsessed with making Gu worms and doesn't care much about cultivating supernatural powers. You should look for him first later, you can't go wrong!!"
"And then there's my uncle. My uncle has a wood elemental root. His cultivation techniques, spells, and even supernatural abilities are all wood-attribute. Fire-attribute techniques can counter him..."
"I remember my senior sister's supernatural powers had a fatal flaw. Many years have passed, and I wonder if she has found a way to overcome it... I don't mean anything by it, I just want to help her gain more experience so that she can improve it..."
"..."
An hour later.
The group of new students who were causing trouble grew larger, and Uchiyama was thrown into chaos again.
"Yin Zhaoshui! You little bastard! You poisoned your own brother?!"
Yin Zhaoshui chuckled, unconcerned, and continued sprinkling the poison powder.
"...This humble monk knew it all along, Mingxin, you squinty-eyed rascal, you've been coveting my position as a Buddhist disciple for a long time, colluding with outsiders to harm me? And you're even coming here to perform a ritual for my soul?"
Monk Mingyu clasped his hands together and silently recited the Rebirth Mantra: "Brother Buddhist disciple, calm down. If you are no longer angry... then go well. This humble monk will take over the position of Buddhist disciple."
Buddhist disciple: "..." Damn it! You bald monk! Don't even think about it!
"...Mu Ye! Wait till you get back to the True Martial Alliance! I'll beat your ass to a pulp!!"
Mu Ye, who came from the Zhenwu Alliance, a military strategist, subconsciously shrank his neck, but quickly recovered and put his hands on his hips: "Uncle, let's talk about it when you get back to the Zhenwu Alliance!"
"Besides, I'm still a freshman~ My cultivation level isn't high enough~ Even if I wanted to leave the academy, I'm powerless to do so~"
The older student who was called "Uncle": "..." Ugh! What am I going to do when this brat gets even angrier?!
Rong Shu, who watched the entire performance with great interest, kept shaking his head and clicking his tongue in delight.
They're all my senior classmates, uncles, aunts... they're all my dearest relatives and friends!
filial piety!
That's incredibly filial!
Reversing the Heavenly Spirits, causing a great uproar over filial piety!
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