Academy, cultivation classroom.
After swiftly completing one full-body Mind Power Circulation through his acupoints, Lu Cheng slowly exhaled.
He looked at the others in the classroom. Most of them were far behind him in progress; he was leagues ahead of them all.
"Lu Cheng."
His smug mood lasted only a few seconds before he heard the lecturer call his name.
He immediately stood and walked to the podium.
Shi Jingyi was sitting at the back, her gaze on the student before her somewhat grave.
"I heard from Counselor Qin that you've recently been cultivating with the help of spores. Is that true?"
Lu Cheng frowned, inwardly complaining that Qin Qing was being far too meddlesome.
"Yes." Facing Shi Jingyi's gaze, he did not lie or evade the question. "The Alien Spore has indeed been helpful. But I think I have it under good control."
Lu Cheng added, "Lecturer Jingyi, didn't you say it's better to guide than to block? Uh... I saw that online. Anyway, I think that as long as I'm disciplined enough and control it carefully, nothing will go wrong."
"Even so, can you really control it?"
"I believe I can."
"Let's do a test."
"A test?"
Lu Cheng had no idea how something like this could be tested.
Shi Jingyi explained, "Starting now, stop practicing Mind Power Circulation."
"What?"
Lu Cheng froze. He had not expected Shi Jingyi to tell him to stop training. Wouldn't that hold him back from staying ahead?
"Only for seven days." Shi Jingyi said solemnly, "If you can refrain from practicing for seven days, I'll consider you capable of controlling it. If you can't resist making an exception during those seven days, then it means you're already addicted... In that case, tell me immediately! Understood?"
So that was it...
Lu Cheng understood