Chapter 393

Xu Jingming was not a man who forgot gratitude.

Ordinary S-class heavenly treasures, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang might not even be able to use.

But SS-class heavenly treasures are different.

They are of great use to both eighth-rank Grand Masters and ninth-rank Law Saints.

That's why he had unhesitatingly pulled out the Yuan Spirit Fruit to share.

Upon seeing this gesture from Xu Jingming, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang both felt a momentary surprise, then simultaneously felt a flicker of warmth.

Most prodigies, upon finding a heavenly treasure, would use it for themselves.

Yet Xu Jingming still thought of them.

"You're thoughtful."

Su Qingli nodded with approval, yet still declined:

"The Yuan Spirit Fruit greatly boosts cultivation speed—keep it for yourself; no need to give it to us."

Though the SS-class Yuan Spirit Fruit did indeed benefit her.

But she was a ninth-rank Law Saint—how could she accept a gift from a student?

Beside her, Ling Shuang's lips curved into a faint smile as she softly agreed:

"Only when refined into Yuan Spirit Pills can the fruit's potency be maximized—I can help you contact an alchemist to refine it."

"Teachers, please accept them—I still have two more Yuan Spirit Fruits, more than enough for me."

"Besides, even without the Yuan Spirit Fruit, my advancement won't be significantly slowed."

Xu Jingming's tone brimmed with unshakable confidence.

"This..."

Su Qingli and Ling Shuang exchanged a glance and realized Xu Jingming's words held no flaw.

In just over a month, he'd advanced from fourth-rank upper tier to fifth-rank—whether or not he had the Yuan Spirit Fruit seemed to make little difference...

"Six Yuan Spirit Fruits altogether—your harvest this time was quite impressive."

After a moment's thought, Su Qingli replied crisply:

"Then myself and Teacher Ling will each take one."

"Also, Yuan Spirit Fruits can be refined into eighth-grade Yuan Spirit Pills, classified as SS-class cultivation resources."

"You can hand over all your Yuan Spirit Fruits to me—I'll arrange for an alchemist to refine them."

"Alright." Xu Jingming didn't hesitate—he immediately agreed.

Come on,

Alchemists capable of refining eighth-grade pills are at least eighth-rank Master Zongshi-level psychics.

Such alchemists are as rare as phoenix feathers—each one a national treasure!

He couldn't even reach them, let alone ask them to refine pills—having Teacher Su intervene was perfect.

"By the way, I also have six S-class cultivation resources."

"Teacher, take them all—especially if they can be used in refining the Yuan Spirit Pills."

The Yuan Spirit Fruit is merely the main ingredient in refining Yuan Spirit Pills.

The auxiliary ingredients certainly shouldn't be borne by the teacher.

So Xu Jingming handed Su Qingli all six S-class cultivation resources he'd acquired upon leaving Magic University, along with the four Yuan Spirit Fruits.

"Six S-class cultivation resources—you emptied Magic University's resource vault before leaving?" Su Qingli was surprised.

One reason was the sheer quantity of S-class cultivation resources.

Another was that ordinary psychics used resources immediately—why would they keep them on hand?

Only someone like Xu Jingming, whose advancement rate bordered on monstrous, would do such a thing.

"I had so many student credits—I couldn't just let them rot in my student account," Xu Jingming chuckled.

"True, but refining Yuan Spirit Pills won't require all this—whatever's left over, I'll return to you."

Su Qingli nodded slightly, accepted everything without ceremony, and stored all materials in her space ring.

"I'll notify you when the refining is complete."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Xu Jingming smiled and nodded, rising to leave, "Goodnight, Teachers—I'll be off then."

"Go ahead." Su Qingli and Ling Shuang gave slight nods.

"Xu Jingming really has good luck—going to the No. 4 Demon Cave and still finding six Yuan Spirit Fruits."

After Xu Jingming left, Su Qingli couldn't help but sigh.

She'd visited the No. 4 Demon Cave several times herself, yet had never found anything better than an S-class heavenly treasure.

"Some people are just born as protagonists—there's nothing to be done."

Ling Shuang smiled lightly, "His psychic ability evolved from E-class to SS-class—some luck is only natural."

"True—compared to psychic evolution, finding an SS-class heavenly treasure isn't that remarkable."

Su Qingli nodded, her beautiful eyes turning to Ling Shuang:

"By the way, the assessment match the day after tomorrow."

"The Li family's man will be coming—if you're uncomfortable, you can choose not to attend."

"He's coming too?"

Ling Shuang's delicate brows furrowed; after a moment's thought, she finally shook her head:

"Xu Jingming is at least from our Magic University—I, as former vice-principal, won't miss his first battle."

"As for the Li family's man—let him come. He can't do anything to me; at most, he'll be a bothersome fly buzzing in my ear."

"This is fine."

Su Qingli nodded lightly:

"Xu Jingming has entered fifth tier. No one in the entire first-year class should be his match. You really shouldn't miss this fight."

"Tsk, your student can sweep the entire first-year class, but my student still needs prolonged instruction..."

To be fair, Xia Lan's talent is quite decent.

For the past month or so, Ling Shuang's assigned tasks have been completed quite well.

She was fairly satisfied.

But now, compared to Xu Jingming, she's been utterly obliterated...

On the other side, after Xu Jingming returned to his villa.

He did not rest immediately, but opened his system panel.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Fifth Tier Lower

【Ability】: Dou Tian Shenlei (SS)

【Physique】: 9350 Qi (++)

【Spirit】: 8621 He (++)

【Skills】: Gunplay (Master++), Fist Technique (Master++), Lei Guan Mo Sha Qiang (S++, Beginner++), Lei Shen Zhi (S++, Beginner++)...

【Body Cultivation】: Lei Bu Mie Shen (S, Sixth Layer++)

【Spirit Cultivation】: Shenhe Guan Xiang Fa (SS, First Layer++)

【Ability Points】:

"There are still many ability points on the panel. Leaving them there is a waste."

"It's better to boost my strength first; later, when I hunt ferocious beasts, the efficiency of gaining ability points will be even higher."

Xu Jingming thought silently.

Although the ability points on the panel were plentiful, they would still be spent quickly once used.

He had to first choose several directions to prioritize for allocation.

After a moment's thought, Xu Jingming quickly decided on his first allocation target—combat skill proficiency!

The higher the combat skill proficiency, the stronger its power.

He wanted to know what kind of power a combat skill would achieve if raised to perfect proficiency.

"S-rank combat skills are out of the question—the ability points needed to reach perfect proficiency would surely be terrifyingly high."

"Thus, allocating points to A-rank combat skills is the best choice."

"Compared to offensive combat skills, I possess very few defensive ones."

"If so, then I'll choose Lei Ting Barrier for experimentation."

After making his decision, Xu Jingming directly clicked the plus sign next to Lei Ting Barrier's proficiency on the system panel.

Ability Points -3000!

Lei Ting Barrier (Beginner) → Lei Ting Barrier (Intermediate)!

"From Beginner to Intermediate proficiency, it only cost three thousand ability points. The consumption isn't too high."

Feeling the significant increase in proficiency of this combat skill, Xu Jingming's eyes flickered, then he continued allocating points.

Ability Points -4000!

Intermediate → Advanced!

Ability Points -5000!

Advanced → Master!

Finally, Xu Jingming spent a total of 30,000 ability points.

Only then did he raise Lei Ting Barrier to perfect proficiency!