Chapter 116: Su Jin Broke Through to Nascent Soul Level Three Using Silver Marrow Spiritual Milk

“There’s another cultivation knowledge exam this afternoon, so make sure you do well—maybe you’ll even get first place in the entire grade,” Liu Shi encouraged.

This wasn’t her imagination; Su Jin’s overall score was leading by a massive margin.

She was fifty points higher than Su Wuji.

As long as she didn’t mess up too many questions on the afternoon cultivation knowledge exam, she would still far outpace Su Wuji.

Su Wuji simply couldn’t catch up to her.

Liu Shi had a faint premonition that none of the first-year students could match her overall score.

Su Wuji, among the students, watched gloomily as Liu Shi and Su Jin walked a few steps ahead of him.

How had she surpassed him?

He was also training all three methods simultaneously; his body cultivation had already reached Level Four, and his Qi Refining had broken through to Level Three before the exam. He was slightly weaker in his Nascent Soul cultivation, but he’d still reached Nascent Soul Level One.

He never expected Su Jin had also broken through to Nascent Soul Level Three before the exam!!

When they returned to their own classroom in Mu Class, all the students began chattering again about the total cultivation test scores.

Su Jin’s towering total of five hundred points made her the constant topic of conversation; everyone looked at her differently now.

This was the one who, in just three months, had surged from third in class to first.

But Liu Shi didn’t let them chatter long—she immediately pulled out her textbook and began class.

Today’s cultivation knowledge lesson still had to be completed.

Right after lunch, Liu Shi summoned all the students to the underground testing area.

The underground plaza connected to countless small rooms; Liu Shi assigned them to enter one by one into their designated exam booths.

Then they listened to a small magical device broadcasting instructions.

Exams are now being distributed. The exam will begin in ten minutes. You must submit your papers after half an hour. No one may leave the exam room before finishing. Anyone who leaves without permission will have their paper invalidated.

“Once you’ve finished your paper and wish to leave early, press the magical bell on the upper-left corner of your desk. The proctor will come verify whether you qualify for early departure.”

“If verified, you may leave early.”

If not verified, you must not leave without permission. Otherwise, your score will be void.

Soon, the proctor delivered the exam paper to Su Jin.

Su Jin glanced at the questions—all fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice—and she knew all the answers.

So after the exam began, she quietly started answering.

She finished all one hundred questions quickly, but she had no intention of submitting early.

After checking several times, she simply began cultivating in the exam room.

The spiritual energy here was so thick she didn’t even need to activate a spirit gathering array.

Only when the proctor came to urge submission did she stop cultivating and hand in her paper.

After leaving, Liu Shi naturally urged them to return to their respective classrooms to continue cultivating.

Just before dismissal, Liu Shi called everyone back to the First Classroom.

When Su Jin and the others returned, they saw Liu Shi beaming with excitement.

Once all the students were seated, Liu Shi smiled and said, “I have good news: our class’s Su Jin achieved first place in the entire grade with a total score of six hundred points. Her cultivation knowledge exam was a perfect score.”

“Also, our student Su Wuji ranked seventh in the grade. Su Cheng ranked twenty-ninth—barely avoided falling out of the top thirty, but thankfully he didn’t.”

“Su Yunhu ranked thirty-seventh in the grade. Yang Guan ranked thirty-ninth.”

“Su Hanlin ranked forty-fifth.”

“Su Yue ranked sixty-second.”

“Additionally, five other students—Su Lan, Qi Yi, and others—made it into the top hundred.”

“The rest did not rank in the top hundred.”

“I’ll hand out your score sheets shortly.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Guan immediately looked gloomy and asked, “Liu Shi, I’ve already broken through to Body Cultivation Level Three—why is my overall ranking so low? Did I do poorly on the cultivation knowledge exam?”

“No, not at all. You scored ninety-eight on the cultivation knowledge exam—excellent. And with your Body Cultivation breakthrough, you should have ranked within the top thirty.”

“But your luck this year hasn’t been good.”

“This year, the Martial Class’s overall scores are absurdly high.”

“They don’t just cultivate martial qi, some even study Nascent Soul techniques.”

“This causes them to reverse their innate nature; after entering the Martial Qi Refining realm, their total scores rank extremely high. Because they cultivate martial qi, which combines Body Cultivation and Qi Refining, their weight in the exam differs—each level breakthrough adds one hundred points.”

“Besides the Martial Class, many students this year broke through to Nascent Soul Level One within three months.”

“According to the clan school’s ranking rules, students who cultivate Nascent Soul techniques rank higher.”

“So even though your total score is nearly the same as Su Yunhu’s, he got one point more than you.”

“And thus he ranks above you.”

“Another student with the same score as you ranks above you too, because he’s at Nascent Soul Level One.”

Yang Guan was deeply frustrated.

Many Su clan descendants have Wu bloodline, so far more of them break through to Nascent Soul Level One than outsiders.

Ah, what bad luck for him!

“Also, one more thing: although Su Jin is first in the grade, I’m not satisfied with your overall scores.”

“We have six first-year classes. Logically, we should have sixteen or seventeen students in the top hundred. But we only have twelve.”

“I’ve checked the scores of those ranking above you—many are only five or six points higher, or even three or four.”

“Clearly, they did better on the cultivation knowledge exam, while you did worse.”

“That’s why they get inferior-grade medicinal baths, while you get nothing.”

“Are you willing to accept this?” Liu Shi demanded.

The students who didn’t make the top hundred all clenched their lips.

“If you’re not willing, go back and study your cultivation knowledge textbook hard. Next time, I want you to outscore them by five or six points, or three or four. Understood?”

“Understood!” Several students answered loudly.

It seemed their determination was still there.

“Then dismissal. Su Jin, Su Wuji, Su Cheng—stay behind.”

After the other students left the classroom, Liu Shi called Su Jin and the other two over.

“Besides the medicinal bath packs, the top thirty in this school exam receive additional rewards.”

“Su Jin, here are your three hundred drops of Silver Marrow Spiritual Milk. This batch is exceptional quality—supreme grade.”

“Su Wuji, here are your hundred drops of Silver Marrow Spiritual Milk—also supreme grade.”

“And here’s yours, Su Cheng. Though only twenty drops, Silver Marrow Spiritual Milk is extremely useful for boosting your spiritual power, so cherish it. Su Jin herself broke through to Nascent Soul Level Three using just twenty drops.”