"You catch the Jellyfish Saint Son, what does it have to do with me?"

Cui Jian struggled to break free, stepping back as if a little afraid of Luo Zhou.

But the Spirit Grain Porridge was a must-drink!

He'd drink it even if it meant selling his looks!

With Broken Spirit already in hand, he called someone over to buy the porridge.

For some reason, Zuo Sanguang wasn't here today, but Zhang Quan was.

The last time he resolved their conflict, Zhang Quan had completely changed, no longer bullying classmates.

Unexpectedly, a prodigal son's return made him even more appealing.

He had already established authority among the students. Many who used to avoid him now liked to hang around him, subtly giving the impression of replacing Senior Brother Cui Jian.

Luo Zhou looked around and was momentarily stunned when he saw Zhang Quan.

Zhang Quan, Body Tempering sixth level, talent: Devil Transformation (sealed), talent: Raging Bull Strength.

He actually had a sealed talent too!

What was going on?

Luo Zhou checked again and found that among the many students, Yuan Feifei also had a sealed talent.

It was from her that Luo Zhou had obtained the Insect Control trait.

Three people in the class, this was clearly a widespread phenomenon, and there had to be a reason.

Luo Zhou was filled with curiosity and couldn't resist. After finishing the Spirit Grain Porridge, he went to ask the teacher.

He didn't notice that in the past, he would never have gone to ask directly, only seeking opportunities to investigate cautiously.

But now, he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

For every gain in this world, there must be a loss!

He had gained the all-knowing ability of the Primordial Beginning Golden Scripture, and he was inevitably influenced by it.

He himself was unaware of this, but the all-knowing ability wanted to know, influencing him to go and inquire.

It was like gaining Li Haitian's memories and being influenced by them, going to the city's back garden to fish for Blood Parrots!

In this world, for every gain, there must be a loss!

He arrived at the headmaster's office, paid his respects, and after a brief chat, Luo Zhou brought up the issue.

Headmaster Zhao looked at Luo Zhou, sighed, and said:

"How should I put it, have you noticed the characteristics of those few people?"

Characteristics?

Luo Zhou immediately recalled, and the all-knowing ability provided the answer:

"Their family backgrounds?"

Whether it was Cui Jian, Zhang Quan, or Yuan Feifei, their families were not ordinary in Green Ridge City.

Either their families had some influence, or their parents held official positions. There were no children from ordinary families.

Don't look at Cui Jian's greed for Spirit Grain Porridge; his father was a scribe in the government, holding considerable power. Otherwise, how could he be the Senior Brother of the class? No one in the class dared to speak up.

Headmaster Zhao nodded and said:

"If your parents were alive, you would understand the reason.

Actually, this is everyone's taboo!

The Ascension Ceremony is approaching. Sixty-one disciples from our Daoist Academy's Immortal Bud Class will participate in the Ascension Ceremony. Most of them will fail and return.

Only four or five can complete the grand ceremony and ascend the introductory heavenly ladder.

Those who participate in the ceremony and fail the trial must pay a price, and that price is their own Spirituality.

If one only has one strand of Spirituality, losing it means becoming an ordinary person. Even with immortal citizen status upon return, it would be difficult to find a good job.

Since their families no longer hold hope for entering a sect, they seal their Spiritual Power talent and retain a more ordinary Spirituality.

After failing the trial and losing their Spirituality, they can unseal their Spiritual Power talent, which will not affect their future cultivation and work."

Luo Zhou suddenly understood. This was a method of giving up to cope with the Ascension Ceremony.

Headmaster Zhao hesitated, then finally said:

"Actually, there's no right or wrong. For so many years, every five years, I've sent twelve batches of students to ascend!

Although almost all of them failed and returned, they all came back alive and respectfully called me Headmaster.

I watched them get married, have children, fill their homes with descendants, and die of old age from illness...

I was still very happy.

On the contrary, those children who successfully ascended almost all died on the introductory heavenly ladder. Only three people successfully entered the outer sect of the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect.

But, what does it matter...

Old Fang's daughter, who was seriously ill and returned home to recuperate for several years, passed away a few days ago."

"Alas, worldly affairs are hard to say!"

Hearing this made Luo Zhou sweat all over!

Twelve sessions, sixty years, with four or five people successfully ascending in each session.

But they all died on the Heavenly Ladder to entry. In sixty years, only three successfully entered the outer sect of Daoist Sect, and among them was Fang Ningshuang...

Is this cultivation? Is this an introduction?

Why does it feel like stepping into purgatory step by step, queuing up to die!

Heaven and Earth Dao Sect, isn't it the Devilish Sect of Heaven and Earth? Why does it feel so terrifying?

Back home, Luo Zhou was thinking about whether he should go to this Ascension Ceremony!

Finally, he sighed. Thinking too much is useless. Cultivation is about one's own strength being the most real.

Actually, Luo Zhou could now advance to the Great Perfection of Body Tempering, but he still preferred to cultivate step by step in an orderly manner.

Solid foundation!

In his sleep, Luo Zhou felt as if there was another self carefully examining his life experiences.

Everything he had ever heard, seen, his past life, his present life, was being repeatedly reviewed.

The memories of the parasitic cultivators he had killed were also being repeatedly reviewed, studied, and summarized!

Omniscience was growing and evolving bit by bit!

He woke up, and it was the fourth day of the seventh lunar month!

Luo Zhou was woken up by the sound of firecrackers!

Because yesterday, the third day of the seventh lunar month, no one died!

No one's sect was destroyed!

This meant that The 13th of the Month Devil had encountered trouble!

At least he didn't kill anyone yesterday. Although he might appear next month, many people intuitively felt that The 13th of the Month Devil would never appear again.

Not only him, but Devil of Geomagnetism, Eye-Eating Devil, and Yellow Earth Devil had not appeared for a long time.

Only Head-Exploding Devil was still active.

Luo Zhou let out a breath of energy, lying on the bed, reluctant to get up.

Unexpectedly, in a daze, a voice appeared in his mind!

" Luo Zhou, please pay attention!"

"Omniscience?"

"Yes, I am the spiritual projection of the Primordial Golden Scroll onto your mind, a part of you, your spirit, your self, your consciousness, your limbs and claws. We are one, never to be separated.

However, please note that my help to you is only auxiliary, and my cognition may not be entirely correct.

Furthermore, if you are killed by another Golden Scroll holder, I will be devoured and disappear completely, and you will also die completely!

When facing other Golden Scroll, Golden Seal, or Golden Classic holders, if they do not discover your identity as the main holder of the Primordial Golden Scroll, they can be reborn even if they die!

Similarly, if you do not discover the other party's identity, you can only kill them, and they can also be resurrected or reincarnated!

Therefore, we must win every battle, be eternal and indestructible. If defeat is unavoidable, we must also prepare a retreat and start anew!

Remember, remember!"

"I remember!"

"You are about to face a great disaster!"

Luo Zhou was stunned and asked in his heart:

"What great disaster is coming? What's going on? Could it be True Person of Green Ridge?"

"No, it has nothing to do with her. Based on your memories, I analyzed True Person of Green Ridge's situation.

She is currently in seclusion for cultivation and will not pose a threat to you for decades.

Moreover, she has sent a spirit here and has seen many old relatives and friends die because of her. Feeling guilty, she will not contact Green Ridge City for a long time.

As for True Person Nanchun, she didn't care even when Fang Ningshuang was alive.

She died, so she cares even less, and might even have forgotten.

Selfish people easily forget their wrongdoings when they do bad things!"

"Your greatest danger comes from the Holy Son of Jellyfish Celestial Palace!"

Luo Zhou hesitated and said in his heart: "He knows that Liu Changlong's death is related to me, so he's secretly retaliating against me?"

"No, it has nothing to do with him personally!

Liu Changlong's Jellyfish Celestial Palace identity being exposed will inevitably lead to investigations from multiple parties.

The Green Ridge City officials are useless, but the jellyfish remnants will trigger investigations from the Liang Kingdom officials, and even Heaven and Earth Dao Sect.

They will inevitably thoroughly investigate Green Ridge City, and may even discover traces of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace Holy Son's existence."

"What does this have to do with me?" Luo Zhou thought to himself.

"The Saint Son of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace is extremely well-hidden; they definitely won't find him.

But they will find someone who once possessed Heavenly Water Qi, Heavy Water energy, Weak Water energy, Tidal Qi, and now is brimming with ninety-nine years of Tidal Qi.

A suspicious youth who has mastered Spiritual Power's Overturning Rivers and Seas, Three Thousand Weak Waters, and the secret manual The Azure Waters Flow East to This Return!"

Luo Zhou couldn't help but cry out in his heart, "I'm innocent! It wasn't me!"

"After in-depth investigation, they discovered that you might indeed be innocent and not the Saint Son of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace.

"Heaven has eyes! It truly wasn't me!" Luo Zhou said.

"Then they discovered you are the Saint Son of the Devil faction, a target for the Daoist sects!

If the Saint Son of the Devil faction is found, the entire Heaven and Earth Dao Sect will have to celebrate for three days!"

Luo Zhou was speechless and numb. He asked, "Then what should I do?"

"My suggestion is to memorize the secret manual The Azure Waters Flow East to This Return, completely destroy it, disperse the ninety-nine years of Tidal Qi, and shed your identity as the Saint Son of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace.

While you only have Tidal Qi now, possessing Tidal Qi isn't a major issue.

However, the amount of Tidal Qi you have is too vast, far exceeding what a Body Tempering youth should possess.

Why do you have so much? Why do you have so much?

A thorough check will only uncover more trouble!

At the same time, destroy Dragon-Slaying Thrust, stop hunting dragons, and proceed with caution.

At this point, it's even possible that investigation envoys have secretly arrived in Green Ridge City!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhou felt a pang of reluctance.

"Luo Zhou, energy can be cultivated, but you only have one life!

No, you have two!

But no matter how many lives you have, your exposure as the Saint Son of the Devil faction means one thing: death!

Luo Zhou, your biggest task right now is to disguise yourself, survive safely, participate in the Ascension Ceremony, advance to the Qi Refining stage, and begin formal cultivation!"