True Genius
A simple notice caused a huge uproar among the Class 5012.
Beep beep beep! Before Chen Mobai had even left the office, his phone started ringing incessantly. Ming Yihua, Yun Yangbing, Wang Xingyu, and other classmates he knew were calling almost simultaneously.
There was no other way but to accept them one by one.
Meanwhile, everyone else who couldn't get through to him started chatting in the "Spirit Transmutation Class" group.
Ming Yihua: [Holy crap, Old Chen is awesome!]
Lu Zixuan: [That's amazing! w(Д)w]
Gong Ranran: [Treat us! Hurry up and treat us!]
Wang Xingyu: [I should interject; I deserve some credit for this. Without the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water I refined, he couldn't have improved so quickly.]
Li Zimo: [I've never seen anyone as shameless as the person upstairs.]
Wang Xingyu: [Will you still need the pills I refine in the future?]
Everyone:...
Chen Mobai: [Let's all get together at the usual place tonight.]
At this moment, Chen Mobai finally finished his call, peeked out and said something that immediately drew a wave of likes and praise.
Inside the Library.
Zhuang Jialan and Si Guanyu, who were researching and preparing to repair an ancient talisman, saw Campus Network Popup appear on their phone screens. They were shocked and stopped what they were doing.
"He actually succeeded in Foundation Establishment so quickly?"
Wenxiu's Zhuang Jialan adjusted her glasses, her delicate eyebrows slightly raised, her words revealing a hint of frustration that she herself was unaware of.
"We caught up with his grades last semester, and we even surpassed him this semester. We thought that was the end for him, but it turns out that it was because he focused on Foundation Establishment."
Si Guanyu sighed.
However, he was unaware that after Chen Mobai took the Spirit Opening Enlightenment Pill, he had already studied the third-year portion of the Talisman course.
Even so, Chen Mobai only managed to keep his first place in the third grade by a single point, just close to the scores of these two top students in the Talisman class at the end of the semester.
After entering the fourth grade this year, Chen Mobai's grades began to decline across the board, and he fell to the bottom of the class in the two monthly exams.
At this point, some people were already beginning to doubt Chen Mobai's abilities.
In particular, Si Guanyu and Zhuang Jialan passed the exam for Second-tier Talisman Master this year.
The examination for Second-tier Talisman Master in the Immortal Sect is notoriously rigorous.
After registering for the exam, each person will receive ten randomly generated Second Grade Talisman. They will then be required to find textbook tutorials to practice on their own, and then go to the exam hall a year later to Talisman Making on the spot.
The test lasts one day and one night. If eight out of ten Talisman are successfully cast, the test is considered passed.
More than 80-90% of Second-tier Talisman Master are Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Those who can become Second-tier Talisman Master at the Qi Refining stage are basically geniuses in the art of Talisman Making.
Si Guanyu and Zhuang Jialan applied last year, and after passing the assessment this year, they completely overshadowed Chen Mobai in the Talisman Department.
Some have even expelled Chen Mobai from the "Wuqi Ten Elites" of Class 5012, and placed the title of Talisman First on their heads.
"He sees things more clearly than any of us."
Zhuang Jialan sighed. She had been feeling quite pleased with herself for passing the assessment to become Second-tier Talisman Master, but after seeing the news of Chen Mobai's successful Foundation Establishment, she felt that such an achievement was so insignificant and illusory.
"After repairing this ancient talisman, I devoted myself entirely to the cultivation of the Critical Point Method."
Si Guanyu also understood this principle. Originally, the average level of students at the Wuqi Dao Academy who mastered the Critical Point Method was at the sixth grade. Therefore, they thought they hadn't grasped it yet and there was no need to rush.
But after Chen Mobai became the second student in the Class 5012 to successfully Foundation Establishment, a sense of urgency arose spontaneously.
After all, Zhongli Tianyu and the others were too far removed from each other. No matter how much the former made rapid progress, they had no real comparison or feeling.
But Chen Mobai spent those four years with them, attending classes together every week.
The immense impact of seeing others succeed fueled their fighting spirit.
I am determined to become the third person in my cohort to reach the Foundation Establishment!
Just then, Chen Mobai appeared in the Talisman class group and posted his location.
He's treating everyone to dinner tonight to celebrate his successful Foundation Establishment.
"Are you going or not?"
"Go, I'm going to give him a good beating!"
Zhuang Jialan waved her little fist and said somewhat unconvinced.
On the Training Ground of the Sword Control Department, two bright, snow-white flying swords, like blazing thunder and lightning, collided repeatedly under the control of two young men, sparking brilliant sparks and rumbling sounds.
After about twenty or thirty exchanges, one of the training flying swords let out a mournful cry and fell from mid-air, embedding itself straight into the ground.
"You have already mastered the basics of swordsmanship, but your Spiritual Sense is a bit weak. Your sword control technique is skillful, but your application is a bit rigid, and you also have problems with judgment in offense and defense. You need more practical sword fighting."
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Zhai."
A second-year prodigy swordsman drew his flying sword and bowed respectfully to a horse-faced boy.
He is Zhai Jianbai, one of the top ten talents of the Class 5012, who is on par with Chen Mobai. He is known as the Sword Training First and is considered to be the most likely to Foundation Establishment after Zhongli Tianyu.
It is said that during one of his sword practice sessions, he entered a Divine and Enlightened Supreme Realm and unleashed the "Rainbow of Sword Qi," the Third Realm of Sword Cultivator.
Although he needed three months to recover after unleashing that sword strike, he was personally recognized as a "peerless sword genius" by the head of the Sword Control Department, the True Person Zuo Gong Core Formation Sword Cultivator, Master Zuo Gong! "Hmm, let's have another sword duel then. This time I'll use half my strength..."
Just as Zhai Jianbai was about to give his promising junior another pointer, a female swordswoman with her hair tied up ran over from the sidelines with her phone in hand.
"Senior Zhai, Campus Network Popup just now."
Zhai Jianbai was about to say that there was nothing interesting about the pop-ups on the Campus Network, that they were just a bunch of leaders' nonsense.
Then, his excellent eyesight from practicing swordsmanship allowed him to see the content on the phone screen.
Congratulations to Chen Mobai, a student from the Class 5012, on successfully completing his Foundation Establishment!
Chen Mobai? This guy is supposed to be number one in the Talisman Department? He's even faster than me? I originally thought I was the first person in this year's class to comprehend the Critical Point Method.
"Senior?"
Seeing that Zhai Jianbai's expression was a little strange, the two people next to him called out softly.
"That's enough for today, I'm going home now."
After saying this, Zhai Jianbai put away his practice flying sword and left the training Training Ground.
"It is said that every once in a while there will be Golden Great Era, when many outstanding talents and the Proud Son of Heaven gather together. It seems that this Class 5012 is the most recent golden age for our Dao Academy."
Foundation Establishment in Fourth Year —such an achievement would rank in the top 3% even in the entire history of the Wuqi Dao Academy.
"I believe in Senior Zhai; he can definitely catch up with Chen Mobai!"
The young swordsman from the Sword Control Department spoke with a slightly hesitant tone.
That person is a true genius, Talisman First, Puppetry First, and Agriculture First.