Chapter 80 Feng Qianqian is on top! Feng Qianqian is on top!
Even though the target of the breakthrough was unexpected, it was still a member of the Xie clan, and prominent figures still flocked to the main branch of the Xie clan.
Many people along the way were thinking, shouldn't it be Gong Shirao? Although Xie Jiaoyue is very young, her cultivation has already reached a certain level. Maybe it was Xie Jiaoyue who broke through. They are mother and daughter, and their auras are similar. It's possible that they were confused for a moment.
They just couldn't believe that Gong Shi Rao, who wasn't respected much even with the title of acting clan leader because of her status as a furnace cauldron, would actually succeed in establishing her foundation one day.
Wasn't her cultivation level all achieved by Xie Qingyun feeding her pills? Does such a hollow cultivation level even qualify her for Foundation Establishment?
The one who was least skeptical was the Third Elder.
He has always been shrewd and believes that limited resources should be allocated to the most suitable people with meticulous care. Giving them to someone like Gong Shirao, who has no future and is a pure waste, has never been a good idea. He has also never liked the Xie family's eldest branch.
Ultimately, he felt that the furnace cauldron was unworthy of resources, nor was it worthy of foundation building.
If Gong Shirao successfully establishes his foundation, it will be a huge blow to his worldview, meaning that what he has insisted on for so many years is fundamentally unstable.
Although most people were not as extreme as him, there were still quite a few who did not believe it. Even after they actually arrived at the Xie family's main residence and saw Xie Jiaoyue standing guard outside, and learned that it was indeed Gong Shirao who was breaking through, they still refused to believe that Gong Shirao could have succeeded.
They all failed, so why should Gong Shirao succeed?
Although Gong Shirao's talent was not particularly high, she was always serious and meticulous, doing things in a very methodical way, sometimes even to the point of being overly rigid. This was also true of her cultivation. Although she had taken many pills, she took each step steadily and practically.
Just like those students with average talent, they may not be able to get into Tsinghua or Peking University through hard work, but it is not impossible for them to break through from a junior college to a second-tier university. Gong Shirao is a case in point.
She may not be able to become a Golden Core cultivator that everyone admires, but she is not incapable of Foundation Establishment!
The spiritual energy gathered to form a huge vortex, which made everyone's cheeks sting slightly, and some children without cultivation were so frightened that they cried.
The next second, the immense pressure vanished.
Xie Jiaoyue's eyes lit up. It worked!
Her mother has successfully completed the Foundation Establishment stage!
There was no need to wait for anyone to come out; the faint fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from inside the house had already announced the result: the Xie family had produced another Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, named Gong Shirao.
The second wife and her husband, who had gradually faded from the core circle of the Xie family, were the first to leave in disgrace. If the second wife used to have some influence in the Xie family, but gradually declined after Xie Yuehua caused those things, then now their status will be further reduced.
The second wife had once cursed and hoped that Gong Shirao would not break through. She had already persuaded the second master that the second branch of the family was not as good as the other two branches. She suggested that since the clan was short of Foundation Establishment cultivators, Xie Yuehua should be brought back to at least save face for the second branch.
Unfortunately, with Gong Shirao's breakthrough, everything vanished like a bubble.
The eldest son's family has risen to prominence, and the third son's family is not weak either. Only the second son's family has failed to stand out. Xie Xinghui also seems distant from his parents. People are used to praising the powerful and belittling the weak. It is unlikely that the second son's family will be offered good jobs in the future.
If Xie Jiaoyue rises higher and higher, more people will remember the past conflicts between her and the second wife. The more glamorous Xie Jiaoyue becomes, the harder life will be for the second wife.
Xie Jiaoyue didn't feel sorry for the second wife. What you sow, you reap; this was just karma. She wasn't Buddha; why should she forgive?
She called out to the second branch of the family who were about to leave, "Second Uncle and Second Aunt, Xie Shirao, the acting clan leader, has finally broken through. You two came here to witness the ceremony. You must have brought gifts, right? I heard that you and my mother have always had a close relationship, so the gifts must be quite generous."
Seeing the constipated expressions on their faces, Xie Jiaoyue was overjoyed.
That's great! This is exactly what I need to do to build a foundation!
Xie Jiaoyue was undoubtedly the biggest winner of the entire research conference. She won first place, gained the favor of her cousin and former rival, extorted Wang Shi to allow Gong Shirao to directly establish her foundation, and also made a lot of money from the system through the research conference. Even though she lost a lot of money because of the daily bombing of the clan academy, it was still enough for her to squander as she pleased.
Most importantly, his own cultivation level has also been greatly improved, firmly surpassing Chu Xingjin.
Sometimes Xie Jiaoyue even felt that if things continued to develop like this, she might just become the protagonist.
She eagerly hoped that the system would give her some new tasks every day, but unfortunately, until the end of her first year at the clan school, things were peaceful and uneventful, and the system was as quiet as a chicken, stingy as ever, refusing to give her anything.
Before the first year comes to a complete end, the clan association will conduct a unified assessment for all disciples. The sole purpose of this assessment is to issue the last qualification for the secret realm.
Xie Jiaoyue already had two spots in the academic conference since she enrolled, and her cultivation level was higher than others, so she was too lazy to participate in this assessment. She simply used the privileges of a top student, acted cute with her teachers, and decided not to participate at all.
She focused on being a support staff member, cooking and preparing soup for Feng Qianqian every day during the assessment period. If she couldn't finish cooking, she would get some leftovers from Fulai Restaurant, striving to ensure that Feng Qianqian had no pressure and could successfully win first place.
She has many admirers in the clan school, but not many friends. Xin Xiuying and Xie Xinghui both want the qualification for the secret realm, and Feng Qianqian is the only one missing. A four-person team that brings together sword cultivators, magic cultivators, alchemists, and weapon cultivators can be formed immediately, which sounds perfect.
The affection between the "first wife" and "second wife" on their side, with them bringing each other meals and soup every day, has attracted much discussion and envy for Chu Xingjin's good fortune.
Chu Xingjin initially tried to argue, but the two of them were so engrossed in their cultivation that no one paid any attention to him. He even felt that Xie Jiaoyue didn't like him at all, and that she might actually like Feng Qianqian. He was just a stepping stone for Xie Jiaoyue to get close to Feng Qianqian. Unfortunately, no one believed him even if he said it.
He could only bury himself in cultivation, striving to win first place and obtain the qualification for the secret realm.
He can't compare to Xie Jiaoyue, but Feng Qianqian, to put it nicely, is well-behaved and adorable; to put it bluntly, she's stupid and ignorant. No matter how you look at it, he can't possibly lose.
Xie Jiaoyue has already withdrawn from this competition, so who can compete with him now?
At this moment, he had forgotten that at the research conference, he not only lost to Xie Jiaoyue, but he was only third.
On the day the results were released, Xie Jiaoyue, who hadn't participated at all, was the first one to arrive.
She stood behind Commander Guo, watching him cast his spell little by little, revealing names one by one on the stone wall in front of them.
"Commander Guo, you're so busy. It feels like you're doing everything." Commander Guo is supposed to be in charge of finances, but he also has to manage teaching.
Commander Guo was filled with the resentment of a working-class person: "Otherwise what? You're all so arrogant, you can't see anything but cultivation. If I don't pay more attention to you, you juniors will be in big trouble."
Xie Jiaoyue said with a grin, "When the headmaster doesn't want to be the headmaster anymore, I will definitely support you to become the headmaster of the Jinling City Clan School."
"You're just spouting nonsense!"
In the time it took to chat for a few minutes, quite a few people had gathered here, including Chu Xingjin.
Except for Xie Jiaoyue, who was indifferent to the matter, everyone was checking their own scores, working backwards, afraid that their name would appear next.
Commander Guo even slowed down the casting speed, but after so long, not a single name in the top ten has appeared.
Beside Xie Jiaoyue, Feng Qianqian, who looked like she hadn't woken up yet, rested her head on Xie Jiaoyue's shoulder, nodding her head little by little like a cute bird.
Feng Qianqian's voice was soft and sweet: "Jiaoyue, I dare not watch. What if I don't get first place? Who will watch over you for Brother Chu?"
Xie Jiaoyue's approach to brainwashing the love-struck Feng Qianqian was quite cunning. She told Feng Qianqian that if Xie Jiaoyue were to go to the secret realm on her own, given her excellence, she would inevitably be pursued by countless suitors. In that case, she might do something that would betray Chu Xingjin, which would be too pitiful for her brother Chu.
Therefore, Feng Qianqian must study hard. If Chu Xingjin cannot get first place, Feng Qianqian must do so for him. Then, she must keep a close eye on Xie Jiaoyue and make sure she doesn't let Xie Jiaoyue do anything reckless.
It's true that Feng Qianqian has a firm will and is single-minded in her cultivation.
The pent-up energy from working from dawn till dusk had dissipated by now. Feng Qianqian was incredibly sleepy, her body feeling as if it had been crushed by a boulder all day, aching and swollen, and she barely managed to stay upright.
Xie Jiaoyue massaged Feng Qianqian's arm: "Let me take a look."
Actually, her spot could have been given to someone else; Feng Qianqian could have gone to the secret realm no matter what. But Xie Jiaoyue wanted Feng Qianqian to earn her qualification on her own, not by relying on her.
Only when the little phoenix becomes strong can it fight against the female lead's halo.
Finally, only two names remained to be displayed on the stone wall.
Someone had been counting for a while, but when they got to this point, they were confused: "There are still two spots left. One is Chu Xingjin, so could the other be Xie Jiaoyue?"
"Foolish! Xie Jiaoyue didn't participate at all. The other one is Feng Qianqian."
Chu Xingjin was quite a prominent figure in this competition, but somehow he was given the title of "Second Gentleman". Some people even opened betting odds on whether Chu Xingjin would fail to take first place again.
Previously, Feng Qianqian's name was more of an appendage to Chu Xingjin. She was the phoenix clan's eldest daughter who deeply loved Chu Xingjin and used her status to glorify him.
This time, the eldest daughter of the Phoenix Clan actually made it into the top two.
Someone whispered, "Don't you feel that everyone who's on good terms with Xie Jiaoyue seems to be doing quite well?"
"Of course! The Moon Goddess is beautiful and hardworking. How could you slack off when you're by her side? If the Moon Goddess brought me food every day, I could get first place too!"
"Moon Goddess...you're disgusting."
They said it was disgusting, but their eyes were full of envy.
Some people go up on their own, but those around them fall one by one; others are able to take those around them with them and leap forward.
It seems that Xie Jiaoyue has such magic; looking at her makes me feel motivated and more confident to move forward.
The only exception seems to be Chu Xingjin?
Sigh, this guy is willing to hang out with Jin Wan and Wang Min, who can save him?
"It's out! The first place is out! Stop staring and look!"
The first and second appear simultaneously.
Feng Qianqian is above!
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