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He said this hoping that Li Yang would feel relieved. Who really wants to harvest wheat every day? It's just that his junior sister is too sensible to say anything. As her senior brother, he should be understanding.

Upon hearing this, Li Yang was struck dumb, and asked repeatedly, "Will there be no wheat to ripen for the next four months?"

"Yes! We can finally take a good rest!" Xia Putao added. "We can't deplete our resources like fish in a pond. This land was painstakingly cultivated by our predecessors in the Agronomy Department years ago. They left behind a user manual. If we plant according to the manual, we can eat for at least another hundred years!"

This was the first time Li Yang had heard of this, and she asked curiously, "So this land is specially cultivated?"

"Of course!" Xia Putao said, "This mutant wheat variety isn't a secret. The reason it can't be grown elsewhere is because our land is so special!"

Hearing Xia Putao's words, Li Yang gave up the idea of "planting more crops for a larger harvest".

It's only four months; she can wait.

If this land is destroyed, the subsequent losses will be enormous.

Li Yang mentally calculated that with a harvest every four months, two crops per harvest, each crop lasting two days, she could earn an average of 600 years of lifespan per day... Based on this calculation, she could reliably earn 1200 years of lifespan every four months...

What do you need a bicycle for!

This land, the site of the Agronomy Department, is her adoptive mother!

Li Yang's current worry is that she has accumulated 820 years of lifespan, but because she is stuck at a certain cultivation level, she has nowhere to expend it.

She needs to earn another 600 years, but her lifespan is only up to 900 years. Where is she going to put the extra lifespan?

Who would have thought that just a few months ago, Li Yang was worried about having only one day left to live, but now she is worried about where to put these 500-plus years?

"Senior brother," Li Yang asked, "How long does the wheat take to mature? I'd like to harvest it a few days later."

Xia Putao said, "No rush, the ripening period is a week!"

Hearing this, Lü Shunshun interjected, "If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. We'll take care of it..." Junior Sister is Heavenly Chosen in the Department of the Agronomy Department; she needs to focus on her cultivation!

Li Yang quickly replied, "No, no, no! Leave it to me, I really love doing farm work!"

Lü Shunshun and Xia Putao didn't understand but showed respect, saying, "Okay, alright."

Li Yang couldn't wait any longer; she was going to buy Realm-Breaking Pill to try and advance to the Second Grade.

If she advances to the Second Grade, she will not only break through the lifespan limit, but also have more room to spend her lifespan. She may even be able to choose a second department, at which point she can legitimately resell pills or forge weapons for money!

She's alive enough right now, but she doesn't have enough money.

Li Yang roughly calculated that if he used those five hundred years to resell First Grade Star-Attracting Pill, he could easily make over seventy million!

With that thought in mind, Li Yang couldn't sit still any longer.

Breakthrough! Promotion!

She must hold onto these 500 years tightly!

Li Yang glanced at the small courtyard halfway up the mountain. She had been staying there every day for the past few days, but she hadn't seen Si Kui.

Si Kui told her to come see her again in two weeks.

Li Yang felt that with all four of her Star Aperture exposed, advancing to the Second Grade wouldn't be a problem, and she figured Si Kui didn't have any doubts about her cultivation speed.

The reason she cast a longing glance towards the mountainside was that she was wondering if her teacher had any Realm-Breaking Pill.

That's all...

Thinking about how terrifying the teacher was, Li Yang didn't want to provoke her.

Realm-Breaking Pill allow you to advance from the Peak First Grade to Second Grade are much more expensive. First Grade Realm-Breaking Pill costs 30 points, while the starting price for a Realm-Breaking Pill needed to advance to a higher grade is 50 points.

There are even "expert bonuses," such as the Realm-Breaking Pill produced by Professor Li Yaowan, which starts at 60 merit points and sells out as soon as it's listed.

There are many discussion posts on the forum. Students who bought the Realm-Breaking Pill Li Yaowan all said that they successfully broke through to the next realm with only 1-2 pills, thus saving money.

Someone else said, "I was going to take a gamble and use 30 Realm-Breaking Pill to break through, but... ahhh, I used a whole 10!"

"300 merit points, bro, are you rich or poor now?!"

"I'm not saying anything more. Next time I'll honestly choose Professor Li's Realm-Breaking Pill. [Funny face]"

This post gave Li Yang an important piece of information. "So you can use Realm-Breaking Pill costs 30 points? Could it be that the 60-point one is just purer?"

It's easy!

She has a ton of lives now, she can spend money however she wants.

Li Yang had been worried that she didn't have enough money, but now that's great, she can just buy 30 points.

She happily bought it and, after returning to the east wing, began purifying the Realm-Breaking Pill.

Last time it was 96%, this time Li Yang hit 100%.

The night was deep and quiet, the perfect time for Li Yang to break through to the next realm.

The aroma of the Realm-Breaking Pill filled the air, Li Yang was about to eat it when Si Kui's voice suddenly rang out. "Nonsense!"

Li Yang was startled.

Immediately afterwards, the Realm-Breaking Pill vanished into thin air, and she moved from the east wing to the main house.

Si Kui seemed to have just come out of the inner room. Her pale face showed a rare hint of fatigue, but it disappeared in an instant, and she returned to her cold and ruthless appearance.

Li Yang was still very nervous when he saw her again after a week.

First impressions are terrible; she just can't get close to her.

Si Kui coldly replied, "Didn't I tell you to wait half a month?"

Li Yang lowered his head and said, "My teacher only told me to come see you in half a month; he didn't say I couldn't break through my cultivation level."

Si Kui: "..."

She paused, then said, "Don't use this thing. Now that the Star Aperture has been carved, don't let it get covered in dust again."

Li Yang was utterly ignorant about these matters of cultivation. She asked, "Will the Realm-Breaking Pill cause the Star Aperture to become clouded? Doesn't everyone use this to break through realms?"

"What 'experts'? They're just a bunch of idiots trying to cut corners."

"..."

"The First Grade Realm is the key to Foundation Establishment. If you consume too many pills, your Star Aperture will become narrow and blurry, making it difficult to close it in the future."

Li Yang only partially understood, and asked, "Holding the orifice?"

That's for later.

"Oh..."

Surprisingly, Li Yang Si Kui n't press the matter further.

Curiosity is human nature, but for those Star Wielders, curiosity is the most taboo thing.

Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. Putting aside the mental pollution, simply affecting concentration can keep people at a low level and prevent them from reaching a higher level.

Si Kui's expression softened, and she showed more patience towards Li Yang, saying, "The true path to advancement is—breaking through realms through battle."

Li Yang asked, "Kill someone of the same level?"

Si Kui: "Mmm."

Li Yang felt a little apprehensive and said, "Teacher, my third Star Aperture was about killing a cultist..."

"Hmm, your third Star Aperture is the most complete, but it's still not enough."

"..." This isn't enough? Li Yang already felt it was very dangerous and didn't align with her principles of self-preservation.

"To make your Star Aperture complete and clear, you must kill enemies of a higher level. For example, right now, you should go and kill Second Grade enemy to break through your current realm."

"..."

"If you kill Second Grade Initial Stage enemy, the Star Aperture will be about 70% complete. You can only reach 95% if you kill Peak Second Grade."

Li Yang felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and said with a bitter smile, "Teacher, how could I possibly kill..."

Si Kui suddenly looked at her and asked, "Do you know what I used to carve the Star Aperture for you?"

Li Yang: "The student doesn't know."

Si Kui: "Each time I carve a Star Aperture, it consumes a hundred years of my lifespan."

Li Yang: "!"

It actually consumes lifespan! No wonder she has an extra 400 years of lifespan. This... this, teacher, you're not really a mutant plant, are you?!

Her expression was just right in Si Kui's eyes, after all, 400 years was an astronomical number for a child like Li Yang.

Si Kui said calmly, "Therefore, I will no longer carve Star Aperture for you. And since you already have 95% of the basic physique, don't waste this talent."

Li Yang understood the implication in her words: Si Kui didn't have that much lifespan to waste, and besides, this wasn't cost-effective; she would have to rely on herself for the future refinement of her Star Aperture.

"Teacher..." Li Yang's voice was much more sincere this time. Although their first meeting was unpleasant, the thought that Si Kui had spent 400 years of her lifespan on her made her feel that the shock was nothing.

Take back what I said earlier, the teacher is actually a really nice person!

Li Yang said, "During the practical exam, I killed a Second Grade dahlia, but now that I think about it, that dahlia was probably almost completely worn down by the proctors, otherwise, with the strength of the three of us, how could we have killed it?"

Li Yang is much stronger now than she was during the actual test. Her knowledge is also broader, but she is increasingly aware that with her current strength, it would be difficult for her to kill a Second Grade exotic plant.

Dahlias are only Second Grade Low Stage, but Si Kui is sending her to challenge the Peak Second Grade... that could kill someone!

Once a person is dead, what need is there for a complete, clear, clean, and transparent Star Aperture?

Si Kui stared at her for a while and said, "Forget about that 'Fist Burst,' what a trashy Star Skill that is. Why bother learning it so diligently? As for Hidden Shadow... keep it if you like, but don't put too much effort into it. This kind of sneaky Star Skill is not up to par."

Li Yang: "..."

You have such sharp eyes, you see right through me. And by the way, your tone is just like the one used by the Tongzi.

"Hmm..." Si Kui thought for a moment and said, "You wait here, I'll go get the 'Tree Tower' back tomorrow. You can go to the first floor and try to comprehend a few decent Star Skill."

Li Yang's ears perked up, and he asked, "Teacher, what is a 'Tree Tower'?"

Si Kui's face suddenly darkened, and she sneered, "This is one of the Master- level secret treasures of our Agronomy Department."

Li Yang gasped. She was no novice. In the world of Star Wielders, once someone was given the title of "Master," they were considered to be of a very high caliber.