Records of Shenzhou Scenery

Normal inner power cultivation involved circulating Inner Breath through a Grand Circulation.

This collected the Essence and Qi Blood continuously produced within the body, refining it into Inner Force to replenish and strengthen one's Inner Breath, or using it to nourish one's meridians and acupoints.

There was a limit to the rate at which the human body could produce Essence and Qi Blood per unit of time, and circulating an Inner Power Cultivation Method through all the body's meridians also consumed time and Mental Strength.

Because of these objective limitations, every bit of progress in a martial artist's inner power cultivation often required a great deal of time.

But after Lin Lin took the Star Moon Qi Boosting Powder, its immense medicinal power spread through his body and rapidly converted directly into his Inner Force, saving him the step of circulating Inner Breath to gather Essence and Qi Blood and refine it into Inner Force.

With that, the speed at which Lin Lin nourished his meridians and acupoints took off like a rocket.

As he completed one Grand Circulation after another, the nourishment progress of the meridians throughout his body visibly increased, while his second acupoint was gradually being lit up as well.

By the time Lin Lin had exhausted the Meridian Durability restored after a night's rest, the level of every meridian in his body had risen by one. His total meridian levels had increased by a full twenty levels, and his second acupoint, the Zhongting Acupoint, had also been directly nourished and lit up.

The Zhongting Acupoint was located in the upper abdomen and benefited the internal organs.

It could improve digestion. Aside from strengthening Lin Lin's Inner Breath and physique, it could also increase the recovery speed of Qi Blood and Inner Force. That was why he had chosen it as the second acupoint to light up.

After finishing this cultivation session, Lin Lin clenched his fist, a powerful sensation of strength lingering between his fingers and palm.

He could clearly feel that his Essence, Qi, and Spirit had risen to another level.

If I can maintain this cultivation speed, I should become a true expert within a few years.

Lin Lin felt an intense sense of satisfaction. Being able to clearly feel himself rapidly growing stronger was simply too delightful.

"Then it's time to attend class."

After briefly savoring his accomplishments, Lin Lin calmed down again.

He thought about what his father, Lin Yue, had told him not long ago.

If he wanted to become an Elite Disciple, he needed to start preparing early.

At his current cultivation speed, lighting up one acupoint a day, he would likely be able to light up thirty-six acupoints in a little over a month and meet the minimum requirement for promotion to Elite Disciple.

Even if the requirements for lighting up acupoints became increasingly demanding later on, and he ran out of Star Moon Qi Boosting Powder, preventing him from maintaining the pace of one acupoint per day, it would take at most three or four months to light up thirty-six acupoints.

All I need to do now is finish Herb and Poison Recognition and Geography and Culture, the two Required Courses, then train my combat awareness a little. Three months should be enough.

With that in mind, Lin Lin took his sword and went out.

At the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Lin Lin glanced over the class schedule and quickly found the Geography and Culture course he wanted to take.

The Geography and Culture Class covered Shenzhou Scenery and taught the customs and traditions of various regions.

It not only kept Hundred Flowers Valley disciples from getting lost while traveling the martial world, but also taught them the local customs and taboos, so they would not endanger themselves through a lack of common knowledge.

Like the Herb and Poison Identification Class, it had been established to improve the survival abilities of Hundred Flowers Valley disciples.

The process was the same as learning martial arts. After registering with the Steward Disciple at the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, Lin Lin received a set of blue thread-bound Geography and Culture Class textbooks, Records of Shenzhou Scenery, along with a Study Voucher for the course.

The classrooms marked A were for teaching martial arts, while Required Courses were held in the B classrooms. The remaining miscellaneous subjects were taught in the C area.

After registering, Lin Lin quickly found Classroom Number Five in the B area, where he would be attending class today.

This class was much more normal.

The instructor was an elderly senior from the sect, dressed in a simple white robe. His status within the sect was impossible to discern. His hair and beard were gray-white, and he looked to be at least seventy or eighty years old.

Considering that he was qualified to teach here, he was surely a person of profound martial skill.

Perhaps he was even older than he looked and had already passed a hundred years of age.

At a glance, he looked like someone who had seen much of the world. Having him teach Geography and Culture, a course that could be considered experience-based, was highly convincing.

Including Lin Lin, there were only a little over ten students below.

"Greetings, young ones. This old man is Cui Yuan, and I will be teaching your Geography and Culture Class this time. You may call me Teacher Cui." The old man introduced himself with a smile and a gentle tone.

The students greeted him in unison. "Hello, Teacher Cui."

Lin Lin looked at the old man, deep in thought.

His surname is Cui. Is he a senior from the Valley Master's Cui Family line?

But since the man had not mentioned it, he presumably did not wish to be disturbed by such matters.

It was enough to treat him as an instructor and a senior worthy of respect.

Since he was a senior of the Cui Family, his knowledge was surely more extensive than that of an ordinary sect elder. Lin Lin would have to listen especially carefully in this Geography and Culture Class. Perhaps he might gain some precious experience.

Of course, even if he was not a senior of the Cui Family, this Geography and Culture Class still required close attention.

After all, it concerned common knowledge for traveling the martial world. It could help avoid many dangers and improve one's chances of survival.

"Since you have come to study Geography and Culture, I assume you are preparing for promotion to Elite Disciple."

"When you studied Basic Martial Arts Knowledge before, your teacher likely introduced you to the local customs around FuLiu Province, where our Hundred Flowers Valley is located. This old man will not repeat too much of that, so open your textbooks now."

"The Divine Continent is vast and rich in resources, divided into the Nine Provinces. Aside from our FuLiu Province, there are Zhong Province and Heyun Province in the heartland of Shenzhou; Jin Province in the north; Chen Province near the frigid regions; and Dong Province and Yu Province along the eastern coast. Our FuLiu Province lies in the south of the Divine Continent."

"The neighboring province is Tianhu Province, while farther west lies Mo Province."

"Today, we will begin with Tianhu Province, the province closest to our FuLiu Province. Tianhu Province generally has a pleasant climate and fertile land. It is a famous grain-producing region on the Divine Continent and has therefore always been contested ground for military powers. The current ruler of Tianhu Province is the Tianchong Marquis, commander of the Tianchong Army."

"There is also a Martial Arts Holy Land in Tianhu Province, known as the Sword Washing Pavilion."

Cui Yuan's steady voice echoed through the classroom as he described the distribution of forces in Tianhu Province, its local products, famous experts, taboos, the factions and figures friendly with Hundred Flowers Valley, and the locations of Hundred Flowers Valley's public outposts and bases in Tianhu Province.

From time to time, he also shared small insights he had accumulated while traveling the martial world.

After discussing Tianhu Province, he went on to the other provinces and prefectures.

As the saying went, old ginger was still the spiciest. Listening to this information, Lin Lin felt that he had gained greatly.

Thanks to Lan Mu Bai Ge, Mammoth Doesn't Ban, and Corpse-Heart Human-Face for the rewards.