My Profession Can Be Infinitely Upgraded: Part 68

Just as Jiang Xuan was now seeing, when his gaze swept across the front row, he discovered that Xie Hanyan, Qin Feng, and Fang Xiao—the strongest common-born prodigy in Star Daoist Academy on the surface—showed no difficulty at Song Zhou's words. Instead, their eyes surged with eager light, and the aura around them grew ever sharper and more impassioned.

Clearly, these top prodigies were the greatest beneficiaries of the new rules. Fewer ranking slots also meant resources would become more concentrated, and those at the front of the pack would receive even more.

Thus, toward Song Zhou, who had implemented these rules, they would only feel gratitude and goodwill rather than resentment.

As for the rest, the very fact that they protested meant their talent was lacking and their strength insufficient.

Using the resentment of those of middling strength in exchange for the gratitude of top prodigies—in a world where the gap between strong and weak, between person and person, was as vast as clouds and mud—was undoubtedly a sure-profit deal with no loss.

What's more, barring any surprises, the sect will surely offer generous rewards to Daoist Academies that cultivate Upper Branch and Middle Branch Inner Disciples. As for Lower Branch Inner Disciples, they will most likely be ignored. Under such circumstances, the instructors of every Daoist Academy will pour all their efforts into concentrating their limited resources on the most outstanding prodigies, all in hopes of receiving rewards from the sect.

Having thought it through, Jiang Xuan understood—the rule was already set in stone, with no possibility of change.

However, this was not a bad thing for Jiang Xuan, whose strength had just greatly advanced. Thus, his expression remained calm. He did not say another word, merely sitting quietly in his place as he secretly calculated his subsequent