Several unfamiliar men arrived at the academy, drawing shrieks and curious looks from the girls.
"Wow! Young Master Su Ming is so handsome! Just seeing him smile makes me feel like I'm basking in a spring breeze."
"Look, that young master is even more handsome, and he has such spiritual charm. He must be Young Master Su Ming's friend, right?"
The girls were overjoyed by the sight of Su Ming and Uchiha Shin, but when they saw the monkey and the black bear, they quickly kept their distance, as though they had not seen them at all.
"These are all girls cultivating at the academy. There are three hundred of them here today," Su Ming said to Uchiha Shin as they walked.
Uchiha Shin quietly observed his surroundings, hoping to find some clue.
He saw some girls studying theory indoors. Listening closely, he found it was proper immortal cultivation theory. In the rear courtyard, quite a few girls were practicing spells—also orthodox Daoist techniques.
"When cultivating this technique, you must focus your mind and gather your qi. Do not let your thoughts wander. Like this!" Su Ming walked up to a girl, took her longsword, and thrust it forward. A distant stone shattered at once, drawing a wave of cheers from the surroundings. The girls' gazes toward him grew even more fervent.
Uchiha Shin was inwardly startled. The spell Su Ming had just used was an ordinary, fundamental technique, yet he had produced an entirely different effect with it, as if he had elevated it to another level.
It was like cooking: given an ordinary block of tofu, he could turn it into the finest delicacy in the world.
"This Su Ming has an exceptional ability to comprehend things, and his perception of spells is also outstanding. He's excellent