"Buzz!"

The familiar turntable came into Chen Yi's view.

There are eleven different techniques, evenly distributed on the rotating disc.

[Immortal Martial Arts Techniques: Moon Zen Finger, Thunderous Eight Trigrams Palm, Flaming Lion Fist, Great Luo Spear (Fragment), Blood Fiend Life Blade, Seven Aperture Sword Technique]

[Five Elements Techniques: Great Sun Nirvana, Trembling Waves, Lingering Green Wood, Flood of Metal, Earth Devouring Swamp.]

Chen Yi's expression couldn't help but reveal a hint of disappointment.

After I removed the Three Thousand Heavenly River Sword Formation (incomplete), it has now been replaced by a new sword technique.

His plan to assemble the complete "Three Thousand Heavenly River Sword Formation" through drawing cards failed...

However, these spells are still important to him.

It should be noted that his spell proficiency is currently at level 1—160/200. To improve it further, he will have to rely on the spell he drew this time.

Although he could find other spells to practice to improve his proficiency, he was currently short on time and didn't have the resources to do so. Besides, most spells offered him negligible improvement...

[Start the extraction?]

"yes!"

Chen Yi confirmed.

"Whoosh!"

The turntable rotates.

"stop!"

After a few seconds, Chen Yi called for a halt.

"bass!"

The spinning wheel stopped abruptly, and the final area the pointer pointed to was...

Congratulations! You have obtained the "Earth-Eating Swamp"!

Chen Yi's expression was neither happy nor sad.

For him, he could accept whatever spell he drew.

However, this "Earth Devouring Swamp" has one advantage: once he has mastered the "True Explanation of Earth Element Subduing," especially after condensing the true spiritual energy of Earth Element Subduing, he can enhance the power of this spell.

Next comes the demonstration phase.

The turntable disappeared, and a hunched figure, whose features were obscured, stood alone on the plain, facing a vast army.

The vests gleamed with a dazzling light, and intricate patterns were faintly visible. Each soldier exuded an extraordinary aura, and the weapons in their hands could split mountains and shatter rocks.

But that hunched figure simply stood still, and the entire army could not get any closer.

Once within a few miles of this figure, the warhorses that trample everything will become stuck in the mud.

"Gurgle!"

The warhorse sank deeper and deeper, its tall body already half submerged in the mud.

Immediately afterwards, the mud in the swamp seemed to come alive, swirling up onto the horse and entangled the rider.

In an instant, a powerful dragging force struck, and the soldiers all showed expressions of terror.

Those skilled in magic tried to fly away, but found that the swamp below suddenly surged up, like a giant hand, covering everyone.

At first, you could hear some struggling sounds and see some struggling movements, but gradually, all that remained was the taste of despair.

"The Earth Devours the Swamp, this is the Earth Devours the Swamp..."

As Chen Yi looked at the scene before him, he gradually came to a realization.

......

[Warning: Sleep time is over. Please get up immediately!]

Chen Yi suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at the time.

Blanch!

2:00 AM!

My sleep time has decreased by another half hour!

Now even two hours isn't enough...

"The schedule, the cultivation plan has changed again?" he asked as he got up and washed.

"Whoosh!"

The next instant, a light screen appeared before their eyes, displaying the updated schedule:

[2:00-2:03 Wake up and wash up]

2:03-4:00 Study of Daoist Alchemy

4:00-4:30 Body movement training

4:30-5:30 Practice formation

[5:30-6:00 Nourishing Breakfast]

Chen Yi sighed and rubbed his forehead. "So, you've added alchemy to my projects so quickly?"

"No one understands me better than you, Lao Ban!"

He silently complained for a moment.

After spending half a minute washing up, he immediately took out his phone and asked Wu Lingyao for help.

She shouldn't be asleep yet at this hour, right?

Sure enough, she replied instantly: "Alchemy books? I'll ask Xiaoqian for you..."

Yu Qian is in the alchemy and weapon-making class, so she must have books related to alchemy.

Chen Yi nodded secretly. Wu Lingyao and Yu Qian were indeed best friends; neither of them had gone to sleep until 2 a.m.

And I've already woken up...

Before 2:03, Wu Lingyao sent him a copy of "Basic Alchemy" and a copy of "Eight Lectures on Advanced Alchemy," reminding him, just like last time, not to share them with others and to keep them to himself.

Chen Yi readily agreed.

He then opened the e-books and began reading.

Today is his first day learning alchemy. He plans to learn some alchemical theories first, and then try it out in practice after he buys an alchemy furnace.

Once you enter a state of flow, knowledge slides smoothly into your brain and becomes deeply ingrained.

[Through your efforts, your alchemy skills have improved; proficiency +1]

[Through effort...]

After the "Alchemy Study" session ended, he continued to practice his movement techniques and formations according to the plan.

Then came the regular class; today's lesson was on talismans and magic.

In his talisman class, he drew talismans for others, reclaiming his identity as the talisman master.

He practiced Earth Devouring Swamp in his magic classes, and his days were quite fulfilling.

There's one thing he's not used to—ever since the results of the five-school joint exam were released this morning, he's been surrounded by people wherever he goes.

Even more enthusiastic younger students asked me for autographs...

You can understand the female students, but what's with these male students who like to call other girls "Mom"?

Some have offered an explanation for this, saying that a strong person like him attracts not only women but also men.

"Senior Brother Chen Yi, I admire you so much! Can you use magic to slap me? Just once! Slap me hard! Then I can tell others that this is a scar from fighting Chen Yi, a supreme honor!" the man said fanatically.

"Holy shit..." Chen Yi was utterly speechless.

Fortunately, he was very agile, and even when surrounded by hundreds of people, he was able to leave calmly and easily.

5:30 PM, shift change.

Today happens to be "Freedom Day," and he can decide for himself what to do for the next hour and a half, as long as he doesn't slack off in his spiritual practice.

After thinking for a moment, he directly invited Wu Lingyao to go to Tianbao Pavilion together, and she agreed.

He wanted to buy an alchemy furnace and see if they had the materials needed to refine "Twelve-Story Jade Elixir".

In addition, some medicinal ingredients needed for condensing true spiritual energy in the "True Explanation of Earth Path Subduing" also need to be collected in advance...

Soon, he met up with Wu Lingyao outside the school gate.

To his surprise, besides Wu Lingyao, there was another beautiful figure accompanying him, Yu Qian.

"It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy. We're already exhausted from all this cultivation, and Chen Yi still has the energy to do other things..." Yu Qian teased.

Chen Yi scratched the back of his head. "Why are you here too?"

"Then I'll leave?"

Yu Qian put her hands on her hips and said in an unfriendly tone.

"Uh, no need for that..."

Chen Yi recalled that he was able to escape from the Yinshan Secret Realm thanks to Yu Qian using her family connections, and he hadn't even had time to thank her yet.

"Tch! Let me tell you the truth! There's an auction at Tianbao Pavilion tonight, and I originally wanted to go with Yao'er! You're the third party!" Yu Qian said smugly, hooking her arm around Wu Lingyao's forearm.

Chen Yi's lips twitched slightly.

Then, he asked curiously, "An auction? Wouldn't there be lots of good stuff?"