Immediately afterward, Zhang Wan invested a little experience into the First Level Postnatal cultivation technique of Bronze Iron Body.
A sudden insight surfaced.
The originally obscure and difficult First Level Postnatal cultivation technique became somewhat easier to understand.
But only somewhat.
He was still far from fully comprehending the First Level cultivation technique.
Zhang Wan was in no rush to invest more experience. Taking advantage of the insights that had surfaced, he began pondering the First Level cultivation technique on his own.
This brought him yet another insight.
Reflected in the cultivation technique, the original 1/14 became 1.08/14.
"Relying on the afterglow of insight brought by investing experience to comprehend it myself, the result is equivalent to 0.08 experience? Hmm, not bad."
Every little bit saved was worthwhile.
Even if it was only a drop in the ocean, enough drops would still amount to a vast fortune!
By then, it was already midnight—the time when he gained experience every day.
A tiny gift pack appeared, yielding one point of experience.
His total experience remained at 8,146 points.
The next morning, Zhang Wan took Zhang Lingshu to Third Grade Class C before heading to the special dining hall to enjoy a spiritual meal.
After swallowing the spiritual meal made from pseudo-spiritual materials, he instinctively used the slightly comprehended First Level Postnatal cultivation technique of Bronze Iron Body to refine it.
After one circulation, the spiritual meal in his stomach was completely refined, and his magical power grew by an imperceptible amount.
He glanced at the panel.
The progress behind his cultivation realm had become 0.02/120.
"The progress really is absurdly slow." Zhang Wan grumbled inwardly. Fortunately, he had already guessed as much, so he was not disappointed.
After breakfast, Zhang Wan went to Sixth Grade Class E.
It was not yet time for the literary lessons, so Zhang Wan chatted with his classmates.
At present, only Xu Hui and Zhang Wan in Sixth Grade Class E had broken through to Postnatal. They stood out quite a bit in the class.
Naturally, they became the focus of everyone's attention.
Fortunately, the students had known one another for many years, and they themselves were full of anticipation about breaking through to Postnatal. Their conversations were therefore not at all awkward.
Zhang Wan was more than happy with this.
But compared with his still-somewhat-naive classmates, Zhang Wan knew better that among the students of each cohort, basically no more than two hundred could break through to Postnatal before graduation.
Not many of these classmates would ultimately break through to Postnatal.
During the afternoon martial lesson, Zhang Wan found Instructor Liu, hoping to ask him about a few things that puzzled him.
"It's true that the sect makes you stay in the academy for ten full years so that you can finish the literary lessons and master sufficient basic martial knowledge."
"But that isn't all."
Liu Changfeng gave Zhang Wan a thorough explanation.
Those students who broke through to Postnatal early while still in the academy all had decent aptitude. In the future, even if they could not break through to Xiantian, they at least had hope of cultivating to the Seventh Level Postnatal or above.
But because they were young, they lacked in many areas.
They were sorely lacking in experience, practical knowledge, and combat power.
Jade Bone Sect made them remain in the academy for ten full years not only so they could master the martial knowledge taught in the literary lessons, but also so they could spend those still-naive years in the academy.
At the same time, it wanted them to spend those years cultivating their techniques in seclusion, diligently practicing martial skills, and improving their strength.
That way, after leaving the academy, they would not easily die outside.
"Although the sect distributes a certain amount of cultivation resources to outer sect disciples every year, it also requires them to complete one sect mission each year. It isn't easy."
"But you outer sect disciples who are still in the academy don't need to complete those sect missions while enjoying the cultivation resources distributed by the sect."
"This can also be considered a benefit the sect grants you."
"You don't need to worry about failing to comprehend your cultivation techniques and martial skills."
"Carefully ponder the martial knowledge taught in the literary lessons. It will greatly aid your comprehension of cultivation techniques and martial skills."
"If that still isn't enough, there are also fellow disciples in the academy who cultivate Bronze Iron Body. You can befriend them and ask them for some guidance."
Afterward, Liu Changfeng said earnestly to Zhang Wan, "Make good use of these years. Do not waste your time."
Liu Changfeng's words gave Zhang Wan quite a harvest, and he immediately thanked him. "Thank you for clearing up my confusion, Teacher."
Liu Changfeng waved his hand instead.
"Now that you're also an outer sect disciple of our sect, you can just call me Senior Brother."
Zhang Wan readily went along with it. "Yes, Senior Brother."
Liu Changfeng exchanged a few more words with Zhang Wan before sending him off to cultivate on his own. He still had to keep an eye on the students of Sixth Grade Class E as they trained.
While supervising them, he also had to prevent them from overtraining and injuring themselves.
After leaving the Fifth Training Ground, Zhang Wan hurried toward his small courtyard.
Martial lessons were no longer of any use to him. The afternoon was best spent cultivating Bronze Iron Body and accumulating magical power.
Compared with the other parts of the academy, the independent courtyards where Postnatal martial artists lived had far denser spiritual energy.
Cultivating in the small courtyard produced better results.
"Senior Brother Liu said that if I don't understand something about a cultivation technique or martial skill, I can ask the other senior brothers in the academy who cultivate Bronze Iron Body."
"Although I don't need guidance from others, befriending these senior brothers is still a good choice."
"Besides, it would also be an excellent reason to explain how I comprehended the Bronze Iron Body technique."
Zhang Wan wanted to keep a low profile. As for the fact that he had comprehended the cultivation technique on his own, it was best to find a reasonable explanation.
Otherwise, if people regarded him as a genius who had not even finished learning his basic martial knowledge yet had comprehended a cultivation technique in such a short time, he would have no way to keep a low profile.
Zhang Wan was not worried that he would be unable to find outer sect senior brothers in the academy who cultivated Bronze Iron Body.
This technique was one of Jade Bone Sect's Ten Great Inheritances. It was also one of the two techniques separated from the foundational Jade Bone Fist Scripture, so countless fellow disciples cultivated it.
Finding a senior brother who cultivated Bronze Iron Body among the academy's hundred or so martial instructors would not be difficult.
"I don't need to handle this matter alone."
"There are definitely quite a few students who cultivate Bronze Iron Body as well. Going with them to ask the academy's senior instructor for guidance will make me appear even more ordinary."
"It will also be a good opportunity to become more familiar with some fellow disciples in the academy."
In the past, Zhang Wan had always kept his distance from those favored geniuses in the academy, maintaining a state of knowing them without being familiar with them.
Now, it was time to deepen his bonds with his classmates a little.
However, Zhang Wan still did not plan to associate with those currently in the limelight.
Xu Hui, who was in the same class, was not among those most in the limelight.
Before breaking through to Postnatal, Xu Hui had been a notable figure among all the Sixth Grade students.
But after breaking through to Postnatal, although Xu Hui had become even more famous among the Sixth Grade students,
within the circle of Postnatal students in the academy, he was no longer eye-catching. He could only be considered an extremely ordinary member.
"Now, among the Sixth Grade students alone, there are already twenty who have broken through to Postnatal, including me."
"There are even more Postnatal martial artists among the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Grade students."
"Together, they're already approaching five hundred."
With so many Postnatal martial artists, Xu Hui and Zhang Wan were utterly inconspicuous among them. They were merely rookies who had just broken through to Postnatal.
Within a single class, Xu Hui could be considered extraordinarily talented. But after breaking through to Postnatal and entering the academy's circle of Postnatal students, that bit of talent of his became unremarkable.
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