Chapter 56

"It's still possible." Su Jin input two more threads of divine sense.

As Su Jin fed in her divine sense, the small silver-white sphere lit up completely.

A soft silver-white light was released directly from the sphere. At the center of that silver-white light, the form of a tiny white bird actually condensed.

"This is a White Soul Bird, extremely rare. It is a small bird born with powerful soul power." Liu Shi continued with a smile: "It is said that the silver-white test sphere you are holding was made by imitating a certain special ability of the White Soul Bird.

Alright, you can let go now."

Su Jin released the small sphere she was holding.

The instant she let go of the sphere, a stream of extremely pure soul power suddenly surged back.

The silver-white sphere dimmed instantly and stopped emitting light.

The soul power Su Jin had just sent into the silver-white sphere not only returned, but was even a little bit more pure.

"Liu Shi, can this sphere purify soul power?" Su Jin asked in surprise.

"Mm-hmm, but the effect isn't very obvious." Liu Shi replied, not caring much. She put the sphere away; she would hand this thing over to the Headmaster later. The Headmaster had his own methods to determine Su Jin's Soul Refining realm.

"Su Jin, you are the first in our entire grade to break through the first layer of the Soul Refining Cultivation Technique." After Liu Shi finished speaking, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

First place, number one in the grade.

And it was the Soul Refining Cultivation Technique, the most difficult to cultivate among these basic Cultivation Techniques.

"This bottle is the Silver Marrow Spirit Milk awarded by the family." Liu Shi handed her a not-too-large porcelain bottle. "There are twenty drops of Silver Marrow Spirit Milk inside.

The Silver Marrow Spirit Milk has a miraculous effect of increasing soul power. It can greatly increase your total soul power."

Su Jin thought to herself, my Soul Refining Cultivation Technique is actually progressing the fastest; I will likely break through to the second layer very soon.

I really don't need to use any Silver Marrow Spirit Milk anymore.

As a result, Liu Shi said next, "The faster you cultivate the Soul Refining Cultivation Technique, the more the Clan Academy will pay attention to you.

Even the rare spiritual items you will need for Foundation Establishment in the future, the Clan Academy will plan for you in advance.

Do you want a Foundation Establishment spiritual item that suits you?

If you want it, then cultivate the Soul Refining Cultivation Technique well!"

The words Su Jin had originally wanted to refuse were immediately stifled back.

She had heard her mother say that Foundation Establishment spiritual items are rarer and harder to come by than Foundation Establishment Pills. Her mother had said that a Foundation Establishment spiritual item that fits you perfectly is almost something you can encounter but not seek.

So if the Clan Academy can provide this, no need to think much, just go for it.

Absolutely cannot let this Foundation Establishment spiritual item get away.

"Liu Shi, rest assured, I definitely will not miss the Foundation Establishment spiritual item that belongs to me." Su Jin immediately said, patting her small chest.

Liu Shi was satisfied. "Very good. Just do it like this. In the future, every time your Soul Refining Cultivation Technique breaks through a layer, you must tell me privately. I will help you apply for resources quickly."

"Okay. Thank you, Liu Shi." Su Jin immediately agreed.

"Also, regarding the special reward after breaking through the Soul Refining Cultivation Technique, do not talk about it in public. If anyone asks you, say you don't know.

However, if someone breaks through to the first layer of Soul Refining just like you, have them come find me." Liu Shi added another instruction.

After Su Jin returned, she first went to the Third Academy to practice spells. After killing ten vines, she went to have lunch with Su Wuji and the others. In the afternoon, she returned to the Third Academy to continue cultivating.

After cultivating to the limit her meridians could bear, she dismantled the formation plate and began to study and comprehend the spell of extracting Wood Essence Qi.

Another day passed. After Su Jin came back from school, her eldest brother Su Jian told her that the Earth-Core Blueberry Spirit Dew in the cellar had settled and precipitated. A portion could be taken out and drunk.

Su Jin happily filled two small flasks, each holding half a jin.

One for herself to drink, and the other prepared for Su Hua.

The Cultivation Technique she cultivated concurrently was the Snow Muscle Jade Bone Technique.

The Earth-Core Blueberry Spirit Dew was exactly what she needed too.

After filling the Spirit Dew, Su Jin sealed the clay jar again. Then she carried the two small flasks to find Su Hua.

"Su Hua, is your recent cultivation going smoothly?" Su Jin asked as she walked into Su Hua's small room.

"It's okay. With the Spirit Gathering Array given by Hall Grandfather, I should be able to rush into the fourth layer of Qi Refining before the end of the year." Su Hua said lightly.

"Isn't that good news then?" Su Jin was happy for her too.

"This is indeed good news, the problem is others can do it too." Su Hua sighed: "My father prepared a Spirit Gathering Array for me. My classmates also have Spirit Gathering Arrays prepared for them by their parents.

Now, almost everyone in our entire class has a set of Spirit Gathering Arrays to assist their cultivation.

Now when we cultivate in the academy, the spiritual energy is barely enough, and cultivation is often interrupted.

Sigh, no way, who else is it but everyone using Spirit Gathering Arrays.

And the top ten students in our class are cultivating desperately.

Making everyone like wooden puppets with wind-up springs, all about to go mad from cultivation.

Now in the academy, the cultivation atmosphere is very tense. Everyone is even squeezing out time to eat hot meals, striving to squeeze out a bit more time to cultivate."

Su Jin heard this and directly clicked her tongue.

Is it necessary to be this competitive?

"Little Aunt, let me tell you, there is a little girl in our class who couldn't bear such huge psychological pressure and dropped out directly."

"Then are you okay?" Su Jin hurriedly asked Su Hua.

"Rest assured, I have no problem. I am Su Hua, who is often criticized by my father; my psychological stress resistance is rock solid." Su Hua said very confidently. "Right now, I wish the guys ranked before me would drop out one by one due to poor psychological endurance, then I could directly advance to the top ten in the class."

Su Jin: "..."

"I know what you want to say, Little Aunt. Do you want to say that cultivation ultimately still relies on oneself? One cannot pin all hopes on others dropping out for various reasons, right?" Su Hua asked.

Su Jin nodded repeatedly. "Yes, that is exactly what I wanted to say."

"Rest assured. I am clear-headed. Back then, without so many resources, I still kept my teeth gritted and held onto twelfth place in the class.

Now with the support of Hall Great-Grandfather Ceng Zu and my father, those people are absolutely no match for me. Although I am not the one with the strongest cultivation talent in the class,

I also cannot lose to them casually."

"At least from what I can see, they're nowhere near as strong as they claim to be!" Su Hua raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly, full of confidence.

Besides giving her the Gathering Spirit Array and three hundred spirit stones, Great-Great-Grandfather in the main branch had also—

A few days earlier, asked her father to bring her fifteen Essence-Boosting Pills.

This kind of pill can strengthen the root and cultivate the origin, reinforcing the five viscera and six bowels.

It is an auxiliary pill specifically used to help young students break through from the third layer of Qi Refining to the fourth layer of Qi Refining.

Normally, no one takes pills.

Because pills not only contain pill toxins, they also cause your body to develop resistance to medicine.

But that doesn't mean pills are useless.

When you use them where it counts, their effectiveness becomes especially powerful.

Take the Essence-Boosting Pill, for example.