A Jing Begins to Contribute!

The speed at which the character setting synchronization values were dropping recently was very unstable, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

In short, it was extremely esoteric and mysterious, with no discernible pattern.

But one thing was certain: when he was playing one character setting, the synchronization values of the other two were definitely dropping.

It was just a matter of how much, how fast, or how slow they dropped.

Furthermore, if the synchronization value dropped too low, the corresponding talents of the character setting template, as well as the illusions of Mirror Flower Water Moon, would begin to be discounted.

Therefore, he had to constantly monitor the synchronization values of each character setting, ensuring they didn't drop too low.

Currently, Ling Yunpo's synchronization value was acceptable, while Luo Yan's had not grown at all.

Thus, even though Qiu Changtian had obtained a batch of spirit stones, he couldn't immediately transform into Ling Yunpo to curry favor with Senior Sister An and offer treasures.

He could only return to the Kunlun Sky Pillar with Xu Yinglian, hand over the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword to the Ziwei Sect Master, and then find a place to read the save file and teleport to Penglai.

On Penglai Immortal Island in the East Sea, Luo Yan had just become an honored disciple of Yuqing Temple when he was led away by the sect's White Jade Puppet to collect an introductory gift package from the warehouse.

It was all textbooks, which was utterly ridiculous.

At the very top of the textbooks was the three-part beginner's cultivation textbook:

Divine Immortal Food Qi Golden Cabinet Wonderful Record, for abstaining from grain.

Preserving Spirit Refining Qi Inscription, for refining qi.

Supreme Ascension True Three Flames Spirit Response Scripture, for circulating qi.

Of course, Luo Yan didn't need any of these at all.

During his days playing Qiu Changtian, he had already cultivated to the Qi Refining Stage, and only under the effect of Mirror Flower Water Moon had he disguised the identity of Luo Yan as a mortal with no cultivation.

If he encountered any fatal danger, he wouldn't need to pretend anymore and could brazenly deactivate Mirror Flower Water Moon.

At that time, he could easily and freely use both Qiu Changtian's Kunlun Daoist Magic and Ling Yunpo's Shushan Swordsmanship...

But it was meaningless.

The combat power of a Qi Refining Stage cultivator was too weak; it was better to stay in the sect and cultivate properly, rather than venturing out to take risks.

Aside from the three basic textbooks, the rest were various general knowledge textbooks:

Upper Clarity Dongzhen Heavenly Treasure Great Cave Three Sceneries Treasure Record, teaching how to draw various talismans.

Taiyi Qimen Liuren Three Secrets Essential Chapter, teaching how to set up various formations.

Divine Immortal Food Spirit Grass Calamus Nine Directions Transmission, teaching how to process various spirit grasses.

Divine Immortal Alchemy Casting Three Origins Treasure Illumination Method, teaching how to refine various pills.

Zhouyi Cantongqi Cauldron Mirror Seal Pot Sword Diagram, teaching how to cast various magic treasures.

There were also divination, summoning, astrology, calendar calculations, and more, totaling thirty-three books, which made Luo Yan's eyes glaze over.

Good heavens, was I here to cultivate and seek immortality, or to learn technical skills?

So this Penglai Yuqing Temple is actually the Lanxiang Vocational School of the cultivation world?

What was even more outrageous was that despite passing the entrance exam with full marks, I didn't become an inner disciple or apprentice myself to an elder.

When I asked the White Jade Puppet, the reason given was that Yuqing Temple emphasized self-selected majors, allowing new disciples to first understand various courses and then choose a corresponding teaching elder to apprentice with based on their "true interests and hobbies."

So the problem is, without the sect's stipulated introductory apprenticeship process, after you've taken a few classes and want to apprentice, will the elder you choose be willing to take you as a disciple?

It still comes down to connections!

If you don't understand, here's an easier analogy: it's like the college entrance examination no longer determining your specific school placement, but only whether you can get into college.

Then you can choose a university you like for a "trial period," and based on your performance during the trial period, you and the university will have a mutual selection...

It's practically saying, "You need to know someone at the university."

With such a system of favors, it's no wonder Penglai Yuqing Temple is the weakest among the righteous Three Pure Ones, trash!

Luo Yan calmly picked up his textbooks and went to the classroom to attend class with the other disciples.

Today's lecturer was Elder Shi Ding, teaching the course on Treasure Casting.

It was said that this elder's cultivation was actually not high, being among the weaker Nascent Soul Realm elders.

However, he excelled in "Artifact Refining," a very obscure branch of unorthodox arts. Because it was too resource-intensive to learn, there were always few practitioners, and even fewer grandmasters.

Within "Artifact Refining," there was a very important skill called "Sword Casting."

As for the importance of Flying Swords to cultivation sects, it goes without saying.

Therefore, even though Elder Shi Ding's cultivation was not outstanding, his status within Penglai Yuqing Temple was quite high. Even if he went to Kunlun or Shushan, he would be personally welcomed by the Sect Masters.

The numerous disciples in the classroom were all vying to perform actively, hoping to gain the elder's favor.

Naturally, having seen all sorts of performances, Elder Shi Ding had no interest in these actively engaged disciples. He always arrived exactly on time, did not allow questions, and left immediately after class, maintaining a very aloof demeanor.

As for disciples like Luo Yan, who were very passive because they had already guessed the outcome, they were naturally even less likely to catch his dharma eye.

Later on, Luo Yan began to imitate the other disciples in the back row and simply slept in class.

Before finding a way to maintain his synchronization value, he decided to just lie flat for now, not seeking to become a disciple.

As he was thinking this, he suddenly saw someone pat his shoulder from the side.

Hmm, Shi Liuli?

"I didn't expect you to actually pass the entrance exam?" Shi Liuli greeted him, saying in surprise.

"Senior Sister." Luo Yan quickly put on a smile, "Yes, I passed by luck."

"Mm, then you should study hard." After chatting with him a bit more and confirming he had adapted to the classroom pace, Shi Liuli said casually, preparing to get up.

She had just happened to be passing by and suddenly saw a familiar face in the classroom, so she came over to ask.

Since he had successfully joined Yuqing Temple and could keep up with the teaching progress, she, as a senior sister, had fulfilled her due obligation.

She had lost interest in this simple and foolish junior disciple.

Seeing her about to leave, Luo Yan felt a bit helpless and powerless.

Qiu Changtian had the qualification of a Clear Dao Heart, so the process of becoming a disciple had been smooth sailing.

Ling Yunpo had the good fortune of meeting Senior Sister An, who took diligent care of him.

Luo Yan had it the worst. He had neither the environment nor the opportunities to climb higher, nor did he meet a benefactor like An Zhisu. He felt like he was stuck in a quagmire, possessing a golden finger but unable to use its power. For the time being, he had no good solutions.

The Kunlun Mirror watched from the shadows, speechless: This girl was initially a little interested in you, but you forced yourself to act ordinary and harmless for the sake of your "fake" persona.

As a result, she couldn't see through it and directly treated you as mediocre. Is this reasonable?

I have to step in personally. It's a good opportunity to test the feasibility of that idea I had.

Thinking this, it quietly activated Mirror Flower Water Moon, creating a crack in the perfectly disguised mask of Luo Yan's persona.

While weakening this persona, it also allowed his true nature to leak out.

Then, it temporarily lifted the mind control!

Shi Liuli, who was about to leave:?

She suddenly keenly sensed that this simple and foolish junior disciple seemed to have suddenly become a different person.

His original innocent demeanor was gone.

However, upon closer inspection, he hadn't changed?

Could it be my imagination?

Shi Liuli thought for a moment, then decided to dismiss it as her imagination.

Just as she was about to get up and leave again, the Kunlun Mirror continued to open the crack, increasing the leakage of his true temperament.

Thus, his true temperament and the fake persona's demeanor clashed, like two incompatible magnetic fields haphazardly overlapping, intensifying Shi Liuli's sense of incongruity.

Huh?

Huh, huh? Something's wrong!

There's something wrong with this junior disciple!

Shi Liuli sat back down, turned her head, and looked at Luo Yan suspiciously.

Stare...

"Senior Sister... what's wrong, Senior Sister?" Luo Yan asked, feigning shyness.

Shi Liuli did not answer.

Of course, she couldn't question him, "Are you pretending to be foolish?" because if he were truly faking his simplemindedness, he would never admit it directly.

Hmph, interesting junior disciple, what are you hiding?

Let this discerning Eldest Young Lady see through your true face!