Chapter 76 The Genius Cultivator Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 5) Ye Xinglan again...
Ye Xinglan spent another half month carefully reviewing all the explanations from renowned math teachers, and then worked through dozens of college entrance exam math papers.
Looking at each perfect score paper, Ye Xinglan nodded in satisfaction. This course called "Mathematics" was truly amazing; her array formation skills had improved by a whole level.
If it were a formation set up before, it could only target cultivators of the same cultivation level. Now, she was confident that she could trap those who were a whole realm higher.
During this time, Lin You had become proficient in controlling her Qi, but this wisp of Qi was too weak to sustain itself for a full cycle within her body.
After failing again, Lin You was inevitably a little frustrated. Ye Zhen said that after she transmigrated, she was able to control her cultivation level at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and she even reached the late-stage of Qi Refining in just one year.
She had been cultivating for over a month and had only barely touched the threshold of cultivation.
Lin You was only down for a short while before she adjusted her mood. Ye Zhen was the protagonist, so exceptional talent was a given. As for her own system, being able to cultivate was already a good thing. At worst, she could just work harder; diligence could make up for lack of talent.
Lin You worked hard for five days in a row, meditating and practicing her skills every day without even sleeping, so naturally she didn't have time to go and play with Ye Zhen.
She thought that her master would at least praise her for working so hard, but Ye Xinglan interrupted her efforts.
“Cultivation is all about mindset and cannot be achieved overnight. You’ve been too impatient lately. Don’t practice for the next few days. I’ll teach you formations first.”
Try something different to learn, and change your mood. She also knows math, so array formations should be easy for her to learn.
Lin You didn't expect there would be elective courses so soon, but could she really learn how to make arrays?
Lin You tried to find a top student to be her classmate so she would have someone to ask for help with her homework later. "Master, can I ask Ye Zhen to come and study with me?"
"Okay, you two wait for me in the study at Chenshi (7-9 AM) tomorrow." Ye Xinglan agreed readily. Ye Zhen was also a disciple of the Ye family and had good aptitude, so it wouldn't be a problem for her to be an auditor.
Lin You excitedly ran to find Ye Zhen and told her the good news.
Ye Zhen's cultivation notes meticulously recorded every key point. The notes were clearly structured, easy to understand, and most importantly, written in simplified Chinese characters!
They were incredibly friendly to Lin You, who was also from the modern era.
By bringing this girl over as a classmate, not only can she take over class notes, but Ye Zhen can also learn some new skills—a win-win situation!
Lin You often came over to play, and Ye Zhen was too lazy to greet her every time. After Lin You knocked on the door, the door would open automatically.
A few days ago, this person sent a message saying that he was going into seclusion to cultivate. How long has it been? Has his seclusion already ended?
Ye Zhen thought that Lin You had come to gossip with her. The two of them had exchanged information before and found that they were not in the same modern world before they transmigrated. Many movies, TV series and novels were different.
The two took turns telling stories. Ye Zhen had already graduated from university before she transmigrated, had watched a lot of TV dramas, and liked playing games. She was always on the front line of gossip on game forums.
Lin You is a miserable high school senior, but when she gets tired of studying, she reads some novels to relax. Because she has a good memory, she remembers most of the plots and can tell them in a very interesting way.
Ye Zhen had prepared some gossip, the kind that would definitely shock Lin You, but Lin You was the one who was shocked first. "You mean, Senior Sister Ye agreed to let me be your study companion?"
"What do you mean by 'tutoring companion'? We're classmates! Classmates! You said you'd take care of my study notes, it's time for you to keep your promise," Lin You hurriedly emphasized.
Ye Xinglan knew Ye Zhen's identity as a transmigrator, but she didn't seem to mind and even had a high level of affection for Ye Zhen.
Even though in the story Ye Zhen saved the demons and harmed the Ye family, Ye Xinglan did not hold a grudge against her at all.
It seems to be related to some kind of destiny, said to be a calamity that the Ye family was destined to face a hundred years ago, and that she and Ye Zhen are both variables, the key to breaking the deadlock.
"Okay, we're classmates, so I'll definitely take good notes. But Youyou, you can't use magic to copy them, you have to at least copy them yourself." After being happy, Ye Zhen didn't forget to remind her again.
"I know, let's go to the library to preview the basics of formations first." Lin You pulled Ye Zhen and headed towards the library.
When they were telling her their ages, this guy was only two months older than her, but he acted all old-fashioned and was even more talkative than her older sister.
Hearing her mutter softly, Ye Zhen couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle. She had never had any brothers or sisters in either of her lives, and it was only with great difficulty that she met Lin You, with whom she got along well, so of course she treated her like a younger sister.
The Ye family are clan cultivators, and most of them are taught by their own parents. However, Ye Zhen's parents disappeared when she was fifteen years old while traveling.
The soul lamps kept by the clan are still lit, indicating that they are trapped somewhere but are not in immediate danger. However, the Ye family has sent people to search several times but has not found any clues.
As a result, Ye Zhen's original self cultivated day and night, eventually suffering a qi deviation, which caused the modern Ye Zhen to transmigrate to this world.
Having taken over the original body, Ye Zhen naturally inherited her wish: to cultivate diligently and strive to find her parents one day.
She looked at Lin You and tentatively asked, "What do you think my chances are if I become Senior Sister Ye's disciple?"
Within the Ye family, it is possible to become an apprentice, but most disciples want to become apprentices under the elders. Ye Xinglan is too young, and there are very few people who have this idea.
Of course, it's also possible that this substitute teacher was too strict, scaring people away from becoming her apprentices. Even now, the other members of the Ye family still look at her with admiration and sympathy.
"I think it's about 70-80%?" Lin You scratched his head, saying uncertainly, "Master has a good impression of you."
"Then... sister, would you mind having another fellow disciple?" Ye Zhen looked at Lin You, rubbing her hands nervously. Many only children don't like their parents having a second child, and they probably feel the same way about becoming a disciple.
Lin You, who hadn't quite grasped her friend's train of thought for the first time, gave her a strange look and asked, "Why would I mind?"
The two looked at each other and studied together for a while, deciding to listen attentively in class, study hard, and let the teacher see her diligence before going to become her apprentice.
That should increase the success rate, right?
The two of them first went to the library to learn the basics of array formations in detail. Ye Zhen even drew a mind map in her notes.
Lin You didn't tell Ye Zhen that she had already been exposed in front of Ye Lanyi. It seemed that telling her would only make her best friend nervous and wouldn't do any other good.
The next day, Lin You and Ye Zhen got up early and each took a notebook into the study. But when Ye Xinglan started speaking, they were dumbfounded.
Ye Xinglan was actually teaching them multiplication tables?!
Lin You was alright; she could still see the progress of the cheat system she had drawn. She knew that her master had reviewed math courses that had been taught for over ten years in just over ten days.
But wasn't today's lesson supposed to be about formations? Why is it a math class now? And it's a second-grade elementary school lesson.
As for Ye Zhen, she was already doubting whether she was in an illusion array. Otherwise, how could she have heard multiplication tables in the cultivation world? What made her even more doubtful of life was that Ye Xinglan was writing Arabic numerals.
Neither of them knew how to hide their emotions, and Ye Lanyi quickly noticed. She asked calmly, "You both know how to do it?"
Lin You nodded immediately; she didn't want to go through elementary school lessons again.
Ye Zhen felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet, rushing straight to her internal organs, making her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
It wasn't until a gentle spiritual energy circulated within her body that Ye Zhen came to her senses. She looked at Ye Xinglan, who had just stopped, and opened her mouth again and again, still unsure of what to say.
"Are you worried about your time travel?" As soon as the word "time travel" came up, Ye Zhen couldn't help but look at Lin You, who awkwardly touched her nose.
Ye Zhen smiled wryly. She believed that Lin You would not deliberately betray her, but this fellow villager was simple-minded, so it was not surprising that she had seen through her.
“You don’t need to look at her. Your situations are different. She really came here from another world, crossing time and space, while you have only awakened some memories from your past life.” Ye Lanyi’s words shocked Ye Zhen.
"But...didn't Ye Zhen go into a state of demonic possession before?" Ye Zhen felt completely disoriented; this was even more shocking than the discovery of her transmigrator identity.
"Do you think you've possessed a body? How can a soul that has never cultivated possess a cultivator's body? Or do you think you've been resurrected in another's body? If you were just a walking corpse, wouldn't the entire Ye family be able to tell?"
Ye Zhen was in a daze. She thought carefully about what happened before she transmigrated. It seemed that she remembered everything clearly, whether it was her memories when she first transmigrated or her memories from her childhood. This was not a normal thing in itself.
Moreover, she had a familiar feeling towards the original owner's parents and relatives, and she thought that these were emotions left over from the original owner.
While Ye Zhen was still stunned, Lin You had already explained her study progress and even thoughtfully helped her friend with it.
When Ye Zhen came to her senses, there was already a thick stack of papers on her desk, a dozen or so math test papers.
Upon seeing the familiar words "Five-Year College Entrance Examination, Three-Year Simulation," Ye Zhen felt a wave of dizziness wash over her.
She's stopped wondering if she's a time traveler or what. Why did she have to do college entrance exam practice tests in this life when she already graduated from university in her previous life?!
Lin You was also confused. Wasn't this test paper only valid if the task target completed it?
"Since you've already learned these, I won't go through them from the beginning. These are all problems I did last night. You two can do them once to familiarize yourselves with them. I'll explain the formation calculations to you this afternoon."
Before waving goodbye, Ye Xinglan patted Lin You on the shoulder and said, "Your cheat ability is quite good. I like it very much!"
This subject called "mathematics" progresses from simple to complex, is easy to understand, and is very suitable for widespread education, which is of great help to the entire Ye family.
Her apprentice truly is a lucky star for the Ye family!
Ye Zhen looked at Lin You, her tone filled with deep resentment: "Why did you bring such a cheat ability? Isn't the space enough for you to play with?!"
She frantically tugged at her hair, "Why can't I escape the torment of the '53' exam even after reincarnation! At least it's only math..."
Lin You coughed lightly, interrupting her: "Who told you it was only math?"
Ye Zhen's eyes were filled with despair as she looked at Lin You. She reached out and shook Lin You's shoulder, roaring, "What else did you bring besides math?!"
"I guess... I brought everything." As soon as Lin You finished speaking, her best friend, who always took care of her, gave her a good scolding.
When she finally escaped his clutches, her eyes brimming with tears, her entire face was red from being pinched.
After fooling around for a while, the two of them started writing furiously with long faces. After all, time was limited, and there were so many papers to work on. They only had an hour and a half left in the morning.
Both of them were liberal arts students, and math was not their strong suit. Even if they made the most of their time, by the time Ye Xinglan arrived, they had only completed half of the test paper, and their accuracy rate was only 80%.
For liberal arts students, this is already a very good score. It's a pity that their teacher is a genius who can get a perfect score after studying on his own for more than ten days.
Seeing the two students' appalling grades, Ye Xinglan had no choice but to postpone the teaching schedule and give them extra math lessons first.
After seven or eight days of continuous practice, their accuracy rate only improved to 85%. Seeing Ye Xinglan's slightly furrowed brows and abnormal expression, Lin You and Ye Zhen felt even more helpless.
As for array formations, these two have learned quite well. After integrating them with mathematics, they are able to get started more easily than half of the cultivators, and they can now set up arrays.
“Master, mathematics depends on talent. You can’t hold us to the same standards as yourself. After all, there are very few people in the entire cultivation world who have reached the late Foundation Establishment stage at your age.”
Lin You sincerely reminded Ye Xinglan that her two disciples were ordinary people without any extraordinary talent, and urged her to face reality.
Ye Zhen has successfully become Lin You's apprentice. However, due to the order of arrival, she, who is clearly older, has become Lin You's junior sister. In the cultivation world, they are not much different from biological sisters, and the two get along more comfortably.
Seeing Lin You's protest, Ye Zhen also offered a suggestion: "Master, in terms of mathematics, why don't you teach the other members of the Ye family first? We've learned how to set up formations, and we even set up a trapping formation in our courtyard. Could you give us some pointers?"
Ye Xinglan looked at her two disciples, thought for a moment, and then nodded and went to the courtyard. The trapping formation was only the most basic formation, but its level was indeed quite good. At least the spirit beast with the cultivation of the Qi Refining stage in the formation had been trapped for a day.
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