Reactions of Former Classmates

Mountain Sea Academy.

On a sword-shaped peak, Yan Feng sat upright in front of a Stone Swords several meters tall, and put down his phone with a sigh.

"Fengzi, during the entrance exam, were you really evenly matched with the Magic Combat Victor from the Wuqi Dao Academy?"

Beside Yan Feng, a man and a woman sat upright, one of them asking incredulously.

Today it was the three of them's turn to hone their sword energy in front of the Stone Swords. After they finished circulating their energy, they watched the live stream of Lesser Red Heaven's Spell Duel that had just been pushed to their phones.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. You can search online for the entrance exam videos of Vermilion Cloud City that year, find the semi-final match, that's the ultimate showdown between me and him."

At first, Yan Feng was very dissatisfied with his loss to Chen Mobai. He came to the Mountain Sea Academy, the Sword Cultivator, with a grudge, wanting to master earth-shattering swordsmanship and prove that he should be the number one in Vermilion Cloud City that year.

It should be noted that at that time, Yan Feng's Cutoff Score was high enough to get into one of the Four Great Dao Academies. As long as he could win the entrance exam Spell Duel first, he could choose to go to any of the Four Great Dao Academies.

Not only him, but also Gong Xiangyu, and even Kong Feichen and Yang Jing.

Of the four of them at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, any one of them who makes it to the end will be able to replace Chen Mobai and become the Proud Son of Heaven of the Four Great Dao Academies.

That is why every genius who was defeated by Chen Mobai in that year was filled with resentment, unwillingness, and dissatisfaction.

They all felt that their loss to Chen Mobai was not because their opponent was too strong, but because they made serious mistakes during the Spell Duel, which their opponent seized upon and turned the tables on.

If they could do it all over again, both Yan Feng and Gong Xiangyu believed they would win 100% of the time.

Even a few years ago, Kong Feichen thought that if Yang Jing hadn't insisted on going to the finals, and if it had been him facing Chen Mobai, he would have had several ways to win.

However, this idea was shaken after the news of Chen Mobai's Foundation Establishment arrived.

Although they were students of the Ten Great Academies, they were admitted to the Dao Academy based on their Cutoff Score, so they received core treatment upon enrollment. They were also taught the Critical Point Method, so their resources and cultivation methods before Foundation Establishment were basically the same as those of the Dao Academy students.

That's why they know how difficult it is to Foundation Establishment.

Kong Feichen, who had the best talent, Foundation Establishment Failure at the beginning because of his Heart Demon.

Yan Feng and Gong Xiangyu both only comprehended the Critical Point Method last year, and have now reached the stage of Condensing Qi into Liquid. Even so, their progress is already very close to the average of the Four Great Dao Academies.

According to Yan Feng's own estimate, he should be able to successfully Foundation Establishment next year.

Knowing the difficulties of Foundation Establishment, their evaluation of Chen Mobai, who had already successfully Foundation Establishment, began to change.

Perhaps, he is the real genius.

Yan Feng even wondered if it was because he had better talent and more resources during the entrance exam that he was able to outclass Chen Mobai in terms of cultivation level and thus barely manage to fight him to a standstill.

That's when he started to doubt himself.

Not long ago, when the Lesser Red Heaven opened, Chen Mobai, as the Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy, swept through cultivators in the early and middle stages of Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment. After that, Yan Feng confirmed his idea.

That's right, that's exactly it! Gong Xiangyu, who was most unwilling to accept it and felt that his love had been stolen away, lost all his spirit after seeing Chen Mobai defeat Lu Qiulong.

As a student of the True Spirit Academy, he knew better than anyone the significance of the name Lu Qiulong.

That was the most likely genius to Core Formation in their academy's history of a hundred years.

Needless to say, the others are even less of a concern.

After seeing Chen Mobai officially break Ancestor Yuanyang's Win Streak Record, Yan Feng Feng's thoughts changed once again.

[Back then, I actually managed to push that Magic Combat Victor to the brink of defeat, only managing to let him narrowly win by one move!]

If Yan Feng had previously felt ashamed for losing to Chen Mobai and being unable to go to the Four Great Dao Academies, then now he could only feel fortunate.

"There really is."

At this moment, the female classmate next to her had already found the video of the entrance Spell Duel in Vermilion Cloud City that year, and found the peak showdown between Yan Feng and Chen Mobai in the semi-finals.

"You actually used a Heavenly Heart Sword Talisman, you good-for-nothing!"

The female classmate was Yan Feng's girlfriend at the Mountain Sea Academy. After reading it, her beautiful eyes widened, and she was so heartbroken that she couldn't catch her breath and almost fainted.

"What? You used the Heavenly Heart Sword Talisman and still can't achieve invincibility in Qi Refining?!"

Upon hearing this, another male classmate gasped in surprise and looked at Yan Feng with disbelief.

"What do you know? That's Magic Combat Victor. His talent in combat is monstrous. If he makes even the slightest mistake, his eyes, which can see through every flaw, will spot it and he will be defeated."

Yan Feng retorted, starting to be stubborn.

"That's true, after all, he was your opponent back then."

The male student turned his gaze to the center of Lesser Red Heaven's live stream on his phone screen, and nodded when he saw the handsome young man in the red and black robe.

The title of "Magic Combat Victor" was originally spread by Chen Mobai's opponents during the entrance exam in Vermilion Cloud City.

They are scattered throughout the various academies and schools of the Immortal Sect, and now that Lesser Red Heaven is at its most popular, it will soon be known to everyone.

True Person Scarlet Robe sitting quietly in Vermilion Cloud City could never have imagined that a title he casually boasted about back then would now become Chen Mobai's name.

The Dining Hall of the Natural Academy.

Yan Bingxuan, who was sitting quietly in the corner eating, put down her chopsticks after seeing Chen Mobai break the record. With rice grains still on her lips, a beautiful smile appeared on her usually calm face.

This amazed many male students who noticed the scene at the next table.

Her smile is so stunning!

The Sky Mending Group.

Looking at the spirited and handsome young man on the screen, Qing Nü noticed a hint of pride in her eyes that she herself hadn't realized was showing after Kong Feichen and Yang Jing left, which had previously made her indifferent.

Zhongli Yi was standing to the side, saw this and her face showed a thoughtful expression.

Chen Mobai was completely unaware of this; he logged off immediately after breaking the record.

"Teacher, I have not failed you."

In the office, after opening his eyes, he spoke to Che Yucheng.

"Alright, now you can take a good rest for a while and focus on improving the Pure Yang Scroll's cultivation level using the Spirit Tool Dual Cultivation Technique. The Alchemy Department just finished refining a pool of Second Grade Qi Replenishing Spirit Water during the holiday. Go and collect 100 vials; I've already spoken to Luo He Zheng about it."

Che Yucheng looked at his apprentice with satisfaction.

"Thank you, teacher."

Chen Mobai was very pleased to hear this.

In the Immortal Sect Alchemy, Water Method is considered the best method, and "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water" is the best-selling Spiritual Water in all the Immortal Sect' pharmacies.

This Spiritual Water has a simple formula, and the three main medicinal Spirit Plant. Depending on the grade of the main and Auxiliary Medicine, it can be refined to the highest Third Grade.

However, the four Auxiliary Medicine are industrially produced spiritual materials. The first-tier ones are fine, as small workshops can produce them, but the Second Grade and above ones can only be produced by large Medicine Factory.

Coincidentally, the Six Great Medicine Factories of the Immortal Sect are: Golden Cup, Skyward, Guangbai, Cicada Slough, Pokeweed, and Kong Qing.

"Guangbai" is the name of the Wuqi Dao Academy.

The person in charge of the operation of Guangbai Medicine Factory was Luo He Zheng, the director of the logistics department of the Dao Academy.

Every student in the Dao Academy had dealt with Luo He Zheng. Every year at the end of the semester, they would go to him to exchange their credits for the elixirs and other spiritual items they needed.

Generally speaking, students at the Dao Academy can only receive and redeem rewards at the end of the semester.

However, since Che Yucheng had given instructions, things were naturally different.

"Here you go, sign here."

Luo He Zheng's office was also in Building One, Chen Mobai went straight there after going downstairs. The latter was already waiting for him, and upon seeing him enter, immediately handed him a large bottle of Qi Replenishing Spirit Water, equivalent to one liter in volume.

Each bottle of Qi Replenishing Spirit Water contains about 10 milliliters. Since he received a lot, Luo He Zheng was too lazy to use small glass tubes and gave him a large bottle directly. Chen Mobai weighed it and felt that it should be more than 1 liter.

Perhaps out of respect for Che Yucheng, his hand trembled slightly.

"Thank you, Teacher Luo."

Chen Mobai happily accepted it and signed his name on a receipt form.

He glanced at the reason for receiving the reward, which read, "Reward for bringing glory to the Dao Academy and completing the task assigned by the dean."

How did this involve the dean again?

Chen Mobai has never met a Nascent Soul Master in person in his life. Although he has seen his image in video materials, he still wants to see him in person if he has the chance.

It should be noted that a cultivator Nascent Formation is already equivalent to a demigod.

It's practically the end of the path for Qi Refining and achieving immortality in the mortal realm.

"I only drink one bottle every three days at most, so I'll use it sparingly. If this pool hadn't just been completed, it would have been snatched up long ago."

Luo He Zheng reminded him that the pure spiritual energy contained in the Second Grade Qi Replenishing Spirit Water far exceeded that of the first-tier, and with Chen Mobai's current Cultivation Realm, it would take him three days to refine one.

"Teacher Luo, can I buy some more myself?"

After accepting the large bottle, Chen Mobai shamelessly asked again.

"That won't do. I believe in fairness and impartiality in everything I do. If all the resources are taken by geniuses like you, wouldn't the lower-level cultivators have no chance to rise up?"

Luo He Zheng shook his head, refusing to agree no matter what.

Chen Mobai brought glory to the Dao Academy in Lesser Red Heaven, so it was only natural for Che Yucheng to apply for a reward of one hundred bottles of Qi Replenishing Spirit Water, and Luo He Zheng had no objection.

But besides Chen Mobai, there are other teachers in the Dao Academy who work hard teaching and are waiting for this pool of Qi -Qi Replenishing Spirit Water.

After these pre-ordered items are distributed, the remaining Qi Replenishing Spirit Water will not be left for students to redeem at the end of the Dao Academy. Instead, it will be available at the Wuqi Dao Academy's flagship store and the offline Guangbai Pharmacy at the beginning of the semester.

Only if there is unsold inventory will students be able to exchange it at the end of the semester.

However, that's impossible; once this item is listed, it will be sold out in two or three days.

The main reason is that every Foundation Establishment Cultivator can use it, and the price is not expensive. Second Grade low-grade one costs 20,000 Merit Points, which is to make it affordable for people.

Leaving aside other Dao Academy, at least the Wuqi Dao Academy has consistently adhered to the principle of allocating some resources to lower-level cultivators for five thousand years, ensuring that there is room for mobility between the upper and lower levels of the Immortal Sect.

If students at the Dao Academy want Qi Replenishing Spirit Water, besides collecting materials for the Alchemy Department to refine, they can only know the release date and wait in advance to snap it up.

Luo He Zheng could only turn a blind eye to this, since the flagship stores of the Great Dao Academy on Immortal Sect Network had limited the number of purchases per person, which ensured that at least some of them would enter the market.

After thanking Luo He Zheng again, Chen Mobai left Building One carrying the large bottle of Second Grade Qi Replenishing Spirit Water.

This bottle isn't expensive; it's roughly equivalent to 10 academic credits.

However, most of the items that can be redeemed with credits at the Dao Academy are inexpensive and of good quality, and most students deeply regret that they don't have enough credits.

After all, the Dao Academy's storeroom contains many elixirs and medicines that are even more cost-effective than Qi Replenishing Spirit Water.

For example, the "Spirit Restoring Pill" that Chen Mobai redeemed at the end of last year.

The same price of 10 credits, but in return, he achieved near-perfect mastery of the Spirit Controlling Technique, making it far more valuable than the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water.

Previously, Chen Mobai had not yet Foundation Establishment with the Pure Yang Scroll, and the Longevity Sutra offered a faster way to advance, so he did not focus on improving his spiritual power to break through his realm.

Now that he has Dao Awakening Foundation Establishment, obtained the Fire Spirit Body, and has the Spirit Tool Dual Cultivation Technique, he can break through the bottlenecks between realms more easily than ordinary people, making this Qi Replenishing Spirit Water especially crucial.

This experience of Spell Duel against Lesser Red Heaven made Chen Mobai deeply aware of his own low level of cultivation.

He felt somewhat sorry for his mentor, Venerable Qingping.

If he Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer now, he wouldn't need to bully weaker opponents; he could directly dominate the higher levels.

It was no longer necessary for Lan Haitan to help suppress Xiahou Weihuan and Sima Xingyu of the Pure Yang Academy.

As he thought about it, Chen Mobai finally remembered his original purpose for attending the Exchange Meeting.

"The Exchange Meeting? It's going on as usual, right there in that square where we first went. Besides the fourteen universities from Chicheng Cave Heaven, there are also Three Great Dao Academies and Nine Great Academies that have been invited. Would you like to take a look?"

In the Student Union's three-story Small Western-style Building, Chen Mobai called Hua Zijing over and asked her about it. She then told him the good news.

"Of course! My initial goal was to exchange ideas with geniuses from other universities and learn more by drawing parallels from similar knowledge."

Chen Mobai didn't mention that he mainly wanted to ask the people at the Longevity Academy about supplementing lifespan.

"Then go ahead and shop."

Hua Zijing left those words and turned to leave, but Chen Mobai called her back.

"I'm not very familiar with this area, why don't you come with me?"

[Why should I?] If this had happened a few days ago, Hua Zijing would have blurted out, "Why should I accompany you to the Exchange Meeting? Wouldn't it be better to watch another episode of a drama with that time?"

"Okay, I'll go change my clothes."

In the end, Hua Zijing didn't know why she said those words.

[Alright, alright. After all, he worked hard to bring honor to the Dao Academy. Let's just consider it as showing the Dao Academy's guests a proper tour of Chicheng Cave Heaven. As the Secretary Department Head the Student Union secretariat, this is my duty.]

With this in mind, Hua Zijing went downstairs and changed into her Dance Weapon Red Black Robe. She had specially asked a senior sister from the Artifact Refining Department to make it. The wide-sleeved robe was cinched at the waist, perfectly highlighting her tall and exquisite figure.

"Let's go."

Chen Mobai's eyes lit up when he saw her outfit. After admiring it, he got up and was about to leave with her.

"You're just going to do it so openly and honestly?"

But Hua Zijing's eyes widened, and she grabbed him.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? Am I ashamed to be seen by others?"

"Don't you know how popular you are right now? The trending topics on the Immortal Sect Network lately have all been about you and Lan Haitan. If you show your face, you'll probably be surrounded by everyone at the Exchange Meeting."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai looked enlightened. He hadn't thought of that before, and humbly asked.

"So you mean...?"

"Dress up a bit, do some disguise, preferably wear a mask or something, so that people will only think you are from the Wuqi Dao Academy."

Hua Zijing thought her idea was very good, but it was met with a slight objection from Chen Mobai.

"Then they won't recognize me?"

"What do you mean?"

Hua Zijing listened, her eyes widening, somewhat unable to follow Chen Mobai's train of thought.