"Qin Yan still hasn't broken through? This is killing me!"
Someone laughed mockingly.
"I'll make the most of this month and strive to improve my strength by another step. As long as Qin Yan hasn't broken through by the end of the month, I'll challenge him then," a disciple said eagerly.
"Clown +1."
"You're courting death!"
"Even if he hasn't broken through, he's still the one who cleared the Heavenly Stairway and defeated Ao Yuan. You want to challenge him? I'm afraid you won't even be able to take a single move from him."
"I was just saying. Why are you getting so worked up..."
The discussions rose and fell. Before long, news that Qin Yan had stayed on Spirit Mountain for nearly four hours without breaking through spread throughout the East Academy.
Quite a few Prodigies secretly rejoiced upon hearing it.
To them, Qin Yan failing to break through was the best possible news.
It meant they still had a chance—there was still hope.
Meanwhile, Qin Yan had already returned to his own courtyard.
He sat in the living room, opened his Token, immersed his Mental Strength within it, and began searching for missions to earn Mystic Points.
He had to break through before the end of this month. Otherwise, he would be under considerable pressure during the assessment at the end of the month!
Those Prodigies watching him like tigers stalking prey would not let this opportunity slip by.
The mission list unfolded before his eyes, densely packed with several hundred entries.
[Guard the medicinal garden of the East Academy's Outer Academy for one month] [Difficulty: 1 star] [Reward: 1 Mystic Point.]
``` [Guide Nangong Wenya, the young miss of the Nangong family in Mystic City, in Palm Technique training.]
[Difficulty: 1 star]
[Requirement: Proficient in