Chapter 114: The Small Exam is Coming Soon

As soon as Liu Shi finished announcing dismissal, she was immediately blocked by a group of young students.

"Liu Shi, we have questions." Su Wuji was one of the first students to run onto the podium and block Liu Shi.

Liu Shi looked at them with amusement.

"Fine, I won't leave. Ask whatever questions you have."

"Liu Shi, I am currently at the fourth layer of Body Tempering. Before leaving the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool, an instructor registered our new Body Tempering realm. Does that mean I am one of those twenty-seven people you mentioned who broke through the third layer of Qi Refining or are equivalent to having broken through the third layer of Qi Refining?" Su Wuji asked nervously.

"Yes, that's correct. You first-year students performed so well in the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool that ten students suddenly broke through the third layer of Body Tempering or higher.

Keep in mind that only twenty of you went.

After you returned just a few days ago, several who were originally at the second layer of Qi Refining broke through to the third layer.

Especially the Martial Arts Class; although they cultivate the Martial Path Method Yuan, which is difficult to break through, thanks to the rewards given for their outstanding performance in the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool, they still rapidly broke through to the third layer of Qi Refining.

There were also a few who probably heard at home that the small exam was coming soon, so they hurried to break through to the third layer of Qi Refining.

All of you combined total twenty-seven people.

In our class, only you and Yang Guan are on the list."

"Liu Shi, Yang Guan and I only managed to break through by luck with the help of the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool." Su Wuji frowned. "But what about those who didn't enter the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool? Won't they be at a disadvantage during the cultivation assessment in three days?"

"There has never been absolute fairness in this world. Fairness is only relative. Students who didn't enter the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool either had bloodlines that didn't meet the requirements or talents that didn't meet the requirements. So they missed this opportunity of the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool.

Since they had no opportunity, suffering a slight disadvantage during the cultivation assessment is nothing.

It's just a small exam.

In the future, they will catch up.

If they really can't catch up, then what's there to think about?"

Liu Shi's tone was very indifferent; the implication was that the clan school had given you the chance.

But if you can't enjoy it, who is to blame?

"Besides, the cultivation assessment doesn't just test your highest cultivation level. It will also test what Cultivation Techniques you have studied concurrently and how many layers you have cultivated them to.

For your cultivation level in the Qi Refining stage, each additional layer adds fifty points.

The first layer of Qi Refining is fifty points.

The second layer of Qi Refining is one hundred points.

The third layer of Qi Refining is one hundred and fifty points.

As for Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques, if you have studied them concurrently and cultivated the Body Tempering Cultivation Technique to the first layer of Body Tempering, that will also add fifty points.

Of course, I am talking about those of you who have studied Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques concurrently.

If you have studied Mind Tempering Cultivation Techniques concurrently, then each additional layer adds one hundred points, because Mind Tempering Cultivation Techniques are difficult to cultivate and difficult to enter.

Many students only break through to the first layer of Mind Tempering in the fourth grade.

Therefore, studying Mind Tempering Cultivation Techniques concurrently doubles the bonus points.

For example, Su Jin has studied Mind Tempering Cultivation Techniques concurrently and has already broken through to the first layer. So she will add one hundred points to her original score."

The young students surrounding Liu Shi only then realized with shock that Su Jin had studied Mind Tempering Cultivation Techniques concurrently and had even broken through to the first layer.

Everyone turned their heads together toward Su Jin, who was still sitting in her seat!

Su Jin was somewhat puzzled as to why Liu Shi suddenly revealed that she had studied Mind Tempering Cultivation Techniques concurrently and had broken through to the first layer of Mind Tempering!

But when her classmates all looked at her, she remained very calm and said, "I broke through to the second layer of Mind Tempering a few days ago."

She didn't mention that she had broken through to the third layer of Mind Tempering last night, planning to play it safe. She decided not to reveal it for now.

Su Wuji immediately felt a toothache.

His own first layer of Mind Tempering was one hundred points, his fourth layer of Body Tempering was two hundred points, plus his second layer of Qi Refining was one hundred points; his cultivation assessment score would probably be around four hundred points.

But Su Jin's second layer of Mind Tempering was two hundred points, her second layer of Qi Refining was one hundred points, plus her first layer of Body Tempering; her total cultivation assessment score would probably be around three hundred and fifty points, getting very close to him again.

She is really catching up tightly.

He felt pressure again.

Liu Shi looked at Su Jin and liked this favorite disciple even more.

She chose to reveal Su Jin's Mind Tempering cultivation level for two reasons: first, the cultivation assessment was coming soon, and Su Jin's Mind Tempering cultivation level could not be hidden anyway.

Second, revealing Su Jin's cultivation level could force the entire class of students to do a pre-exam sprint in the final three days.

Perhaps it could even bring her another surprise.

Third, Su Jin has always been emotionally stable and exceptionally self-disciplined in her cultivation; such a child, even if she adds some pressure before the exam, would not lose her composure in the exam hall or perform poorly.

Fourth, Su Jin was the first student in the entire grade to break through to the first layer of Mind Tempering, and she couldn't help but want to show it off.

Yang Guan, who was also surrounding Liu Shi, had even more complex and tangled thoughts.

He had spent the treasures bestowed by his family just to keep up with Su Wuji's talent and break through to the third layer of Body Tempering in the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool.

But before he could even be happy, Su Jin had already broken through to the second layer of Mind Tempering.

Others didn't know, but he knew that Su Jin was cultivating three methods simultaneously, meaning she was also studying Body Tempering concurrently, and at least to the first layer. Because he had drunk the Earth Core Blueberry Dew, he knew how strong the effect of that thing was in assisting breakthroughs!

If her score of second layer of Qi Refining, second layer of Mind Tempering, and first layer of Body Tempering was revealed, then her total cultivation assessment score would be three hundred and fifty points. That wouldn't be much worse than Su Wuji's. Most importantly, this total score would be much higher than his.

Because his second layer of Qi Refining and third layer of Body Tempering totaled only two hundred and fifty points.

Moreover, because his own recent thoughts had been focused on Body Tempering, he had neglected his cousin's changes. With so much time to cultivate, this cousin of his had probably already broken through to the second layer of Qi Refining, and might even be studying something concurrently. This one was a threat too.

And with just this score, he feared he wouldn't be able to keep his place in the top thirty of the grade in the future.

What should he do then?

Now he finally understood why, when he had happily returned home from the Beast Blood Meridian Cleansing Pool to report the good news earlier, his father's face showed no joy, and had even warned him: "The Su Clan School has always hidden dragons and crouched tigers. You have only broken through to the third layer of Body Tempering. You might not even get into the top fifty of the grade."

The taste of such tension and helplessness was truly sour and refreshing.

"Su Jin, then I roughly calculated for you; your cultivation assessment score can be at least three hundred and fifty points." Seeing Liu Shi being swarmed by students asking questions again, Su Cheng couldn't help but lean over and say.

"Then how many points can you get?" Su Jin asked in return.

"I am at the second layer of Qi Refining, the second layer of Body Tempering, and the first layer of Spirit Refining; at most, I can score three hundred points. I don't know if this score, combined with my general knowledge exam score, will be enough to enter the top thirty of the grade," Su Jin said.

Su Jin was greatly shocked upon hearing this. "When did you cultivate your Body Tempering Cultivation Technique to the second layer? That's too amazing!"