Elite Class Three

It was six in the evening.

After cultivating for a full six hours, Lu Chuan finally finished.

During these six hours, Lu Chuan had been refining Spirit Crystals non-stop.

Hard work paid off. After six hours of refining, Lu Chuan had absorbed thirty-six Spirit Crystals, gaining two thousand eight hundred and eighty points of realm progress.

"Compared to when I was Third-Rank, the cultivation boost from Spirit Crystals has decreased."

"But this is normal. When a Martial Artist breaks through a rank, it's not just an increase in spiritual energy reserves; there's also an improvement in spiritual energy quality, their foundation, physical fitness, and so on."

"And all of these require higher quality spiritual energy as a base."

"This is why, at higher ranks, some resources become unusable."

"Relatively speaking, Spirit Crystals are quite resilient, remaining effective all the way up to Seventh-Rank."

After murmuring to himself, Lu Chuan brought up his status panel.

[Host: Lu Chuan]

[Cultivation Technique: Profound Azure Spirit Art 1634/ (Completion) Sky Swallowing Art 1/1000 (Proficient)]

[Realm: Fifth-Rank Martial Artist (944,683/1,000,000)]

[Martial Skill: Eight Trigrams Swimming Dragon Palm 1067/ (Completion)]

[Alchemy: Hidden, click to view.]

[Simplification Points: 112]

After glancing at his realm, Lu Chuan calculated in his mind and then said, "Based on my current progress, it will take at least ten days to break through to Sixth-Rank."

"And that's assuming I spend at least twelve hours a day cultivating."

"If I were to cultivate normally, it would take at least a month."

"As for the Spirit Crystals consumed, it's around seven hundred, which translates to seven thousand Academic Credits."

"Damn it!"

"I thought I was quite well-off, but it turns out I'm still broke."

Lu Chuan sighed deeply.

There was no helping it; this was the price of rapid advancement.

For other factions, five thousand Academic Credits would be enough for them to extravagantly advance from Fifth-Rank to Sixth-Rank.

For Lu Chuan, it wasn't even enough for a tenth of the required progress.

Of course, the Sky Swallowing Art also had its benefits.

In other factions, even with abundant resources and many Academic Credits, it would normally take at least a year to advance from Fifth-Rank to Sixth-Rank through regular cultivation.

In the Combat Department, however, a month or even ten days would be sufficient.

Of course, everyone's situation is different and cannot be generalized.

After all, some people have heaven-defying talent, while others are merely mediocre.

But from a statistical perspective, the cultivation speed of the Combat Department is indeed ten to twenty times faster than other factions.

If one were to luckily break through to True King, this speed could increase by tens of times.

However, the consumption of resources would also be tens to hundreds of times greater than other factions.

In summary, each has its pros and cons.

Of course, none of this mattered to Lu Chuan at the moment.

Currently, Lu Chuan was still pondering where to rapidly acquire Academic Credits.

"If only I could go to the Starry Sky Battlefield."

"I heard that a trip to the Starry Sky Battlefield could earn at least several thousand Academic Credits."

While others feared the Starry Sky Battlefield, Lu Chuan yearned for it.

It had to be said, this was a form of dark humor.

"Huh?"

"The class assignments are out?"

Just as Lu Chuan was lost in thought, a message popped up on his phone from the Azure Dragon Academy Service Center.

The message was simple, informing Lu Chuan that he had been assigned to Elite Class Three of the first year.

He was instructed to attend class in Class Three at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

The Azure Dragon Academy Service Center was software developed by Azure Dragon Academy.

It was bound to the identity card, and various academy news could be communicated to every student through the Azure Dragon Academy Service Center.

Unfortunately, the software did not offer online transactions.

He could only wait for future version updates to see if online transactions would be available.

Getting back to the main topic.

After being assigned to Elite Class Three, Lu Chuan immediately used the Azure Dragon Academy's service center to look up information about the class.

"Elite Class Three's homeroom teacher is Chen Hong, a Ninth Rank cultivator and a teacher in the Beast Taming Faction."

"Including the new students, there are a total of one hundred and thirty-two students in the class."

"The strongest among them is Lin Liangchen from the Beast Taming Faction."

"He not only possesses peak Fifth-Rank martial arts cultivation but has also tamed a Sixth-Rank ferocious beast and a Sixth-Rank member of the Myriad Races (the specific race cannot be determined)."

"His strength alone is enough to rival a Sixth-Rank expert."

"Rumor has it that he has the potential to be promoted to the Prodigy Class, but intentionally stayed in the elite class because of Chen Hong."

"Aside from Lin Liangchen, Elite Class Three has several other students at peak Fifth-Rank, but compared to Lin Liangchen, they are not worth mentioning and do not require much attention."

"Looking at it this way, my own strength is quite good."

"Apart from Lin Liangchen, I don't fear anyone else in this class."

After finishing his research, Lu Chuan became even more curious about the upcoming lecture.

The next day, early in the morning.

First-year Elite Class Three.

When Lu Chuan arrived, quite a few people were already in the classroom.

These students were looking around, clearly curious about special admits like Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan remained very low-key. Upon arrival, he didn't greet anyone randomly and found a seat by the window, settling down calmly.

He scanned the surroundings, searching for familiar faces.

To his surprise, he actually found someone he knew.

Chen Mo!

At that moment, Chen Mo was sitting in the center of the crowd, chatting animatedly with the older students, showing no sign of being a new admit.

When Lu Chuan saw Chen Mo, Chen Mo also spotted Lu Chuan and immediately beckoned him over.

Lu Chuan didn't move rashly but simply smiled and declined Chen Mo's invitation.

Besides Chen Mo, Lu Chuan also saw a few other familiar faces, but he didn't greet them.

He had only met them once, so there was no need to strike up a conversation.

After a final scan, Lu Chuan patiently waited.

A moment later, a light cough came from the doorway.

Instantly, the students fell silent. The next moment, a young man dressed in a light white top and black pants walked in.

This person was Chen Hong, the homeroom teacher of Elite Class Three.

"Hello, new students. I am your homeroom teacher, Chen Hong."

"I will be responsible for your monthly exams, final exams, and even your promotion assessments."

"In addition, if you encounter any problems in your daily life, you can also come to me for help. I don't have any factions. As long as you are my student, I will wholeheartedly assist you."

It had to be said that Chen Hong was quite capable to be the homeroom teacher of Elite Class Three.

In just a few sentences, he managed to bridge the gap between himself and the students.

Lu Chuan found this ability to be quite rare.

At the very least, Chu Feng couldn't do it.

After his self-introduction, Chen Hong began today's lecture.

The content of the lecture was simple: discussing the various problems Martial Artists might encounter during their cultivation.

Of course, although the content was simple, under Chen Hong's explanation, many students felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

After the class, all the students had one thought in their minds:

This lecture was not in vain.

It was worth it!

No, it was a steal!