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Old Man Wu had been stroking his beard, pondering how to report this good news.

Two disciples had broken through at once, and one of them was even a new disciple who had only joined this year.

According to sect rules, he would receive at least fifteen Spirit Stones as a reward this time.

Then, all of a sudden, he sensed another aura of breakthrough.

Startled, his hand jerked, and he yanked out a strand of beard hair.

Ignoring the pain, he focused his gaze and saw that Xiao Chen had actually entered Sudden Comprehension!

This time, Old Man Wu was completely unable to stay calm.

Those two—one was an Immortal Path Genius, the other a family's legitimate daughter. What was going on with you, kid?

How had you broken through too?

The other disciples were even more dumbfounded. Feeling the flow of spiritual energy within the Law Transmission Hall, they stood there at a loss.

What was happening today? The senior brothers and sisters were breaking through one after another.

It was as though breaking through to the Mid-stage Qi Refining Realm were something simple and ordinary.

Even more outrageous, Xiao Chen—a guy who normally loafed around and never cultivated—had actually entered Sudden Comprehension.

Could you believe that?

They could have accepted anyone else breaking through, so why did Xiao Chen have to break through too?

Some disciples even rubbed their eyes to make sure they had not mistaken him for someone else.

Ye Fei also looked toward Xiao Chen, his eyes carrying a trace of surprise and curiosity.

Since joining the sect this year, he had devoted himself to cultivation and rarely interacted with others, so he was not very familiar with Xiao Chen either.

He had always heard that Xiao Chen was a good-for-nothing who refused to make progress.

Yet upon seeing him today, he was clearly a genius with exceptional comprehension!

Most cultivators could only rely on diligent, arduous cultivation, accumulating little by little, with dripping water eventually piercing stone.

But a small number of geniuses could comprehend the Dao, grasp the principles of heaven and earth, and with one step surpass the decades or even centuries of bitter cultivation put in by others.

Such Sudden Comprehension, however, was illusory and intangible, entirely dependent on one's Fortuitous Coincidence and comprehension. It was truly impossible to replicate.

In the Ancient Times, there had even been a very small number of cultivators who followed the Comprehension Path. By now, though, people generally proceeded step by step, climbing the immortal road one stair at a time.

Thinking about it now, the rumors of "admiring flowers and taking in the scenery" sounded more like a process of experiencing the mysteries of cultivation techniques and sensing heaven, earth, and nature.

This senior brother who had entered the sect before him had actually chosen the Path of Enlightenment. He truly was an interesting opponent.

The Li Fire Sect's Outer Sect Disciples were divided into twelve different Branch Academies.

Since they had broken through together today, there was a very high chance they would be assigned to the same Branch Academy.

Within each Branch Academy, the top ten disciples would be selected as Inner Sect Seeds. Based on their rankings, they would receive varying amounts of additional resource subsidies.

When that time came, they would inevitably have to compete for those rankings.

Thus, Ye Fei silently decided that he should pay closer attention to Xiao Chen's actions in the future.

He then turned his head to look at Jiang Sixuan. This Junior Sister was definitely not someone to be underestimated either.

At that moment, Jiang Sixuan was also watching Xiao Chen.

She sharply noticed that the spiritual energy around Xiao Chen seemed somewhat insufficient.

So she stopped her own contemplation, stepped forward, and with a sweep of her hand at her waist, took out a Spirit Stone. Using her own Mana, she guided the spiritual energy within it to disperse and serve as a supplement.

Xiao Chen was following the principles of the Breathing Technique, condensing Mana within his Dantian.

To stabilize his cultivation, he needed to condense at least six new strands of Mana in succession.

If the total number remained below seven strands of Mana, his realm might even fall back to the Qi Refining Third Layer.

Ideally, he would push forward in one burst and directly condense nine strands of Mana, touching the threshold of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

But how could that be so easy?

Leaving everything else aside, the spiritual energy on Chore Peak was relatively thin, and two disciples had already broken through in succession.

By now, nearly all the spiritual energy within the Law Transmission Hall had gathered here, and it was only barely enough to support the condensation of six strands of Mana.

Xiao Chen was struggling to draw spiritual energy into his body when he suddenly sensed an additional source of spiritual energy beside him.

That made things much easier for him.

Half an hour later.

Only after he had successfully condensed eight strands of Mana, thoroughly stabilized his realm, and stopped absorbing spiritual energy did the external supply of spiritual energy cease as well.

Xiao Chen immediately opened his eyes and looked over.

The first thing he saw was a snow-white, slender wrist, a jade-green bracelet, and fingers like scallion-white jade tightly clutching two Spirit Stones that had already been completely depleted.

No wonder an additional source of spiritual energy had suddenly appeared. She had actually spent two of her Spirit Stones.

Xiao Chen immediately cupped his hands in thanks. "I am Xiao Chen. Many thanks to Miss Jiang for your assistance. I did not bring any Spirit Stones with me today, but I will definitely repay you with Double Compensation later."

That was the truth. After discovering earlier that he could not directly absorb the spiritual energy within Spirit Stones,

Xiao Chen had deposited all of his monthly stipend in the Merit Hall instead of withdrawing it.

After all, Chore Disciples were provided with food and lodging. They only ate ordinary grain and lived in dormitories, eight people to a room.

Spirit Stones were inconvenient to carry while working, and they might not be safe left in the room, so it was better to store them first.

The only Spirit Stone he had withdrawn had long since been exchanged for spiritual rice.

Practice had proven that the slight cultivation benefits spiritual rice provided to cultivators had likewise vanished. It could no longer help him improve his cultivation.

As for the reward for doing nothing, Xiao Chen now understood that he had to designate a location himself before it would appear.

He certainly could not take it out in front of everyone.

Otherwise, as a Chore Disciple who clearly should not possess a Storage Artifact, if he could retrieve objects from thin air, he would be seized and interrogated as a spy.

So he could only owe her for now and repay her later.

"That will not be necessary. Xiao Chen did not ask to borrow these Spirit Stones, so how can there be any talk of repayment?"

Jiang Sixuan smiled sweetly. "We merely happened to break through together today. It was quite a Fortuitous Coincidence, so I wished to make friends with Senior Brother Xiao."

As she spoke, she looked at Ye Fei. "Of course, Junior Brother Ye as well."

"At the You Hour tonight, I will host a banquet at the White Jade Teahouse at the foot of the mountain to celebrate with several brothers and sisters from my clan. Senior Brother Xiao, Junior Brother Ye, would you honor me with your presence?"

Hey, was it really appropriate to openly form a little clique like this?

Xiao Chen glanced at Old Man Wu and found him fully absorbed in reading the teaching material in his hands, turning a deaf ear.

"Sure. Breaking through together today truly was a Fortuitous Coincidence. We should get to know each other properly. What do you say, Junior Brother Ye?"

Hearing this, Ye Fei also agreed. "I have no problem with that."

Once they had settled it, Old Man Wu finally raised his head. "Not bad, not bad. You are all fine seedlings."

"However, although you have already broken through, it will not hurt to listen to one more morning lesson. Sit down first."

"Later, I will report this to the steward and notify the Branch Academy to come collect you."

Jiang Sixuan and the other disciples who had left their seats immediately responded and sat back down.

Only then did Xiao Chen focus his attention on the new light screen before him.

It was exactly the same as last time: three cards, three options.

Late-game Expert: After you break through to the Great Ascension Stage, obtain 2,222,222,222 Spirit Stones.

Risky Move: You lose 20 years of Lifespan, but obtain 700 Spirit Stones seven years later.

Featherweight I: Cultivation Speed for Yellow-grade Techniques increases tenfold, and the power of Yellow-grade Spells increases tenfold.

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