Chapter 43: Hostility and Grinding

The next day, as soon as Su Jin entered the classroom, she was called over by Su Yunhu.

"Su Jin, do you know? That new arrival, Qi Yi, actually broke through to the first layer of Qi Condensation in just one day. Just like you all." Su Yunhu said mysteriously. "Liu Shi even praised her talent and fast cultivation speed."

"Then you're done for. Before, no one competed with you, and you were still fourth in the class. Now that Qi Yi is here, I'm afraid you'll only be fifth." Su Jin said exaggeratedly.

Su Jin watched Su Yunhu's face change instantly and thought: Little one, if Qi Yi truly has good talent, then the biggest threat is you, Su Yunhu.

"I say, Su Jin, isn't that too much? She's already very nervous, and you're still adding pressure to her." Su Yunhu covered his chest and said.

"Come on, if you don't work hard to break through to the second layer of Qi Condensation, you'll soon be caught up by that Qi Yi." Su Jin said.

Su Yunhu's eyes even became moist.

He thought to himself that he differed from Qi Yi in talent, so being caught up by her was only a matter of time.

But... he didn't want to be caught up by someone that quickly.

Even children need to save face.

Besides, being fourth in his class was quite impressive.

The final exam hadn't arrived yet, so everyone's class ranking was default based on the order of breaking through to the first layer of Qi Condensation.

Naturally, the one ranked first in the whole class was Su Wuji.

He was the first to break through to the first layer of Qi Condensation, and he was also the first to break through to the second layer.

The one ranked second became Su Jin, because she had broken through to the second layer of Qi Condensation the day before yesterday.

Su Cheng had also broken through to the second layer of Qi Condensation yesterday, so he ranked third.

And Su Yunhu was default fourth.

But he hadn't broken through to the second layer of Qi Condensation yet.

If Qi Yi broke through to the second layer of Qi Condensation before him, then the fourth place in the class would be taken by Qi Yi.

No, he really needed to make an effort.

He couldn't let the newly arrived Qi Yi surpass him that easily.

Qi Yi was actually the eleventh student in the class to break through to the first layer of Qi Condensation.

So her result was default ranked eleventh. If she was caught up by someone ranked eleventh that quickly, and his father found out, he would beat his buttocks until they were swollen when he returned.

Liu Shi arrived; she was very happy today because the newly enrolled Qi Yi seemed to have good talent.

On the very first day, she successfully condensed the first wisp of magic power and broke through to the first layer of Qi Condensation.

Of course, this talent being good couldn't be confirmed yet. It still needed further observation.

"Qi Yi, you can go to the last row by the window." Liu Shi said.

"Liu Shi, I'm short; can I swap seats with the person in front of me?" Qi Yi stood up and asked as soon as she moved to her new seat.

"No, all seats in the class are arranged according to results. When your results are better than theirs in the future, you will naturally swap seats with them." Liu Shi said with a smile.

Qi Yi: "..."

She hadn't expected the Su Clan School to be so cruel.

Everything was based solely on results.

What surprised Qi Yi even more was that her words provoked hostility from the other students who had broken through to the first layer of Qi Condensation.

Everyone silently refused to talk to her or play with her.

As soon as they entered the Second Classroom, they silently began to cultivate. Not a single word of unnecessary nonsense was spoken.

Everyone tacitly started to grind!!

They secretly held a breath in their hearts: absolutely not letting Qi Yi surpass them easily.

Even if her talent is good, so what? Which family doesn't have some Spirit Fruits or Spirit Meals to add to their diet?

The top ten in the class become Outer Sect Disciples as soon as they enter the Sect.

Who would be willing to give up this spot and then start over as a Menial Disciple?

Qi Yi didn't know that her single sentence had triggered the fear and internal grinding of the top ten students.

She had originally been happily given a Spirit Gathering Array Disk by Liu Shi and then sent into the Second Classroom.

Then she discovered... Su Jin wasn't here at all.

"Liu Shi, where is Su Jin?" Qi Yi couldn't help but ask.

"Su Jin has broken through to the second layer of Qi Condensation; she has gone to the Third Classroom. When you break through to the second layer of Qi Condensation, you can also go to the Third Classroom to cultivate with her." Liu Shi encouraged.

Qi Yi: "..."

I worked so hard, even ate several Spirit Dates to break through one layer; did I break through for nothing?

Su Jin actually isn't here?

However, it doesn't matter; I have cultivation experience from my past life, and the Spirit Date Tree helps me. I will definitely be able to catch up to Su Jin very quickly.

However, after cultivating in the Second Classroom for just one afternoon, Qi Yi began to feel a bit frantic.

The spiritual energy in the Second Classroom was very insufficient.

Everyone cultivated for a while, then rested for a while.

Even with the assistance of the Spirit Gathering Array, the cultivation speed couldn't be increased.

Moreover, Qi Yi discovered that while she had Spirit Dates to eat, the students in this Second Classroom also had other Spirit Meals, Spirit Dew, and Spirit Fruits to eat.

When everyone couldn't cultivate due to insufficient spiritual energy and could only rest, they were all having extra meals.

This way, her advantage of having Spirit Dates vanished completely.

The Spirit Gathering Array was available to everyone; with the Spirit Date advantage gone, the only thing she could rely on was her own cultivation experience.

Qi Yi thought to herself that she couldn't give up; she must strive to catch up to Su Jin as soon as possible.

In the Third Classroom, at this moment, Su Wuji, Su Cheng, and Su Jin sat together exchanging cultivation insights on dual cultivation and triple cultivation. The three exchanged insights for about an hour before this small-scale exchange session came to an end.

The three, all feeling the exchange hadn't been in vain, silently began to cultivate again.

Su Jin, not wanting to delay her cultivation at the academy, had already resolved to bring the spell home to study it.

Time gradually drew toward the end of the month.

The first-grade students welcomed a great breakthrough explosion.

Almost every day, someone broke through to the first layer of Qi Refining.

On the very last day before the month's end, the last student of the Wood Class also broke through to the first layer of Qi Refining.

Liu Shi was extremely satisfied with the students she had brought in this time.

In the past, the students from the classes she had led had never had a situation where everyone broke through to the first layer of Qi Refining in the very first month of enrollment.

In fact, it wasn't just her Wood Class—the vast majority of students in the other classes had also broken through to the first layer of Qi Refining one after another.

Even if a few students were left who hadn't broken through in time, they would probably complete their breakthrough within three to five days.

Rumor had it that the principal was very pleased with this year's students' quality, and had generously rewarded the several instructors in charge of admissions.

This cohort had just over a hundred and sixty students in total, and within one month, a hundred and twenty-eight students broke through to the first layer of Qi Refining. It could be said to be the cohort with the highest overall breakthrough rate in the last thirty years.

The principal hoped the admissions instructors would keep up the effort, and that next year's students would be recruited according to the standard of this year's batch!!

Because the entire class had broken through to the first layer of Qi Refining, Liu Shi reassigned the students once more.

The First Academy and the Second Academy split twenty-two students evenly, exactly eleven each.

Su Wuji and the other two continued to stay at the Third Academy.

To make things easier for everyone's cultivation, Liu Shi also raised the spiritual energy density of the First Academy and the Second Academy.