[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho":3,"chapter-starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-43":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting Immortal Cultivation from the Clan School",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2313937,4525,"Chapter 43: Hostility and Competition","starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>The next day, as Su Jin entered the classroom, Su Yunhu called her over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Jin, did you hear? That new student, Qi Yi, broke through to Qi Refining Level One in just one day—just like you.” Su Yunhu spoke in a hushed, mysterious tone. “Master Liu even praised her talent and speed of cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you’re done for. Before, no one challenged you—you were fourth in class. Now with Qi Yi here, you’ll probably drop to fifth.” Su Jin said dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin watched Su Yunhu’s sudden change of expression and thought: Little guy, if Qi Yi truly has such talent, you’re the one under the greatest threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Jin, aren’t you being cruel? She’s already nervous—why are you adding more pressure?” Su Yunhu clutched his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep pushing. If you don’t break through to Qi Refining Level Two soon, Qi Yi will catch up to you.” Su Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yunhu’s eyes grew moist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought: I’m nowhere near her level in talent—being caught by her is inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… he didn’t want to be overtaken so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even children have pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, being fourth in this class was pretty impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the final exams hadn’t arrived yet, class rankings were still determined by the order of breakthroughs to Qi Refining Level One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top-ranked student was naturally Su Wuji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the first to break through to Qi Refining Level One, and the first to break through to Qi Refining Level Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin came second, because she had broken through to Qi Refining Level Two two days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Cheng broke through to Qi Refining Level Two yesterday, so he was third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yunhu was the default fourth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t broken through to Qi Refining Level Two yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qi Yi broke through before him, the fourth spot would go to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he really needed to push harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t let this newcomer overtake him so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yi was actually the eleventh student in class to break through to Qi Refining Level One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So her rank was automatically set at eleventh. If he let an eleventh-place student overtake him so fast, his father would beat his buttocks black and blue when he got home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Liu arrived, in high spirits, because the new student Qi Yi seemed to have decent talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her first day, she successfully condensed her first wisp of magic power and broke through to Qi Refining Level One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this “decent talent” wasn’t confirmed yet—further observation was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi Yi, you can sit in the last row by the window.” Master Liu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Liu, I’m short—can I swap seats with the student in front of me?” Qi Yi stood up immediately after moving to her new seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. All seats are assigned by rank. When your rank surpasses theirs, you’ll swap naturally.” Master Liu smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yi: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t expected the Su Clan’s school to be this ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was decided by rank alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised Qi Yi even more was that her words drew hostility from other students who had already broken through to Qi Refining Level One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone silently avoided speaking to her, playing with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered the Second Classroom, they all began cultivating—no idle chatter, no wasted words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them silently began to compete!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep inside, they held a silent resolve: they absolutely would not let Qi Yi pass them so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she had great talent, didn’t every family have spirit fruits and spirit meals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top ten in class automatically become outer disciples upon entering the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would willingly give up that spot and start over as a menial servant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yi didn’t realize her simple question had stirred fear and fierce competition among the top ten students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been delighted just moments ago—Master Liu had given her a Spirit Gathering Array Plate and placed her in the Second Classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she discovered… Su Jin wasn’t here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Liu, where’s Su Jin?” Qi Yi couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Jin broke through to Qi Refining Level Two—she’s in the Third Classroom. When you break through to Qi Refining Level Two, you can join her there.” Master Liu encouraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yi: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I worked so hard, ate several spirit jujubes just to break through Level One—is this all for nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin isn’t even here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it doesn’t matter—I have my past-life cultivation experience, and the spirit jujube tree will help me. I’ll catch up to Su Jin soon enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after just one afternoon of cultivation in the Second Classroom, Qi Yi was nearly driven mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy here was extremely scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone cultivated for a while, then rested for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the Spirit Gathering Array, her cultivation speed barely improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qi Yi realized: while she had spirit jujubes, the other students had their own spirit meals, spirit dew, and spirit fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever they couldn’t cultivate due to lack of spiritual energy, they all ate snacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her advantage from the spirit jujubes vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Gathering Array was available to everyone; without her jujube edge, her only remaining asset was her past-life cultivation experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Yi resolved: she would not give up—she must catch up to Su Jin as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Third Classroom, Su Wuji, Su Cheng, and Su Jin sat together, exchanging insights on dual and triple cultivation. They shared for nearly an hour before ending the small gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three felt the exchange was worthwhile and silently resumed cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid wasting cultivation time at school, Su Jin had resolved to take the spells home for deeper study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time drew near the end of the month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first-year students entered a massive wave of breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every day, someone broke through to Qi Refining Level One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the very last day before month’s end, the final student in the Wood Class broke through to Qi Refining Level One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Liu was extremely satisfied with her students this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In past classes she’d taught, none had achieved full breakthroughs to Qi Refining Level One within the first month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, not just her Wood Class—most students in every other class had also broken through to Qi Refining Level One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the few remaining students who hadn’t yet broken through would likely do so within three to five days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said the Headmaster was highly pleased with this year’s students and rewarded the admissions instructors generously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cohort had only 160-some students, yet 128 broke through to Qi Refining Level One within a month—the highest overall breakthrough rate in thirty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Headmaster instructed the admissions instructors to keep up the effort—next year’s intake must match this year’s standard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the entire class had broken through to Qi Refining Level One, Master Liu reorganized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First and Second Classrooms each received eleven students, exactly half of the twenty-two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wuji and the other two remained in the Third Classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To aid cultivation, Master Liu increased the spiritual energy concentration in the First and Second Classrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>",1180,"2026-06-20T13:23:54.434Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","da96a7bc92e7010efa89056ac034e14d7c55651c511be54d8f3079f7a8d36245","starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-44","starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-42",156,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-cover.jpg"]