Chapter 74: Joint Examination of Three Schools, Stormy Weather [410]
Boom! In the game, Lu Chen looked at the medicinal residue that turned into ashes in the blue-veined alchemy furnace.
He shook his head and sighed, "Although there is a digital panel to help, it is indeed not that easy to refine the elixir for the foundation-building stage."
“Not only is the difficulty of refining medicinal materials far greater than that of the Qi Gathering Pills in the Qi Training Period, but other aspects such as the temperature of the fire have also almost achieved a qualitative improvement.”
"If I want to successfully refine this Peiyuan Pill, it may take some time..."
"But the ingredients for the Pei Yuan Dan that Master gave me can only support me for ten more attempts, so I can't be too wasteful."
"After all, the herbs needed for this Pei Yuan Pill are not as expensive as the Foundation Building Pill, but they are not cheap either. At least one time I need to spend around 1,500 contribution points, which is equivalent to me completing 15 tasks assigned to me by the sect."
"Alas, refining a Peiyuan Pill is so difficult. I don't know when I will be able to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill."
"Without enough foundation-building pills as support, if I want to complete the Heavenly Dao foundation-building in the future, the difficulty is not just talk."
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I should just concentrate on refining this Pei Yuan Dan first."
"After all, my Azure Lotus Eye is only about 6,000 experience points away from reaching the realm of breakthrough."
"As long as I can successfully refine a batch of Pei Yuan Dan, I will soon have enough experience for Qing Lian Hua Tong."
"And when Qing Lian Hua Tong reaches the breakthrough state, I will find an opportunity to go to No. 2 Middle School to see if I can activate the copy there."
"If everything goes well, then by the time I pass the game copy of No. 2 Middle School, the original copy of the Ancient Cultivator's Tomb will be almost refreshed, and I will be able to gain a lot of experience points by then."
"At this rate, I should be able to cultivate the three special magical powers to the point of breakthrough before the end of the first semester."
"By then, I only need to learn the remaining two special magical powers, and then I can start preparing to build my foundation."
Thinking about what he was going to do next, Lu Chen felt that he still lacked experience points.
The importance of Peiyuan Dan, a special elixir that can gain experience points after eating, is once again demonstrated.
In fact, Lu Chen had thought about exchanging Peiyuan Dan directly from the sect, but after seeing the price of one Peiyuan Dan at one thousand contribution points, Lu Chen gave up the idea.
Without it, it's really not cost-effective.
After all, one portion of medicinal materials can be used to refine up to fifteen pills.
With this contribution point, he might as well try to refine it himself.
Anyway, as long as he succeeds once out of ten times, he can make his money back.
Therefore, refining it by yourself is the most economical solution.
As Lu Chen reopened the alchemy furnace, he muttered to himself, "It's been almost two months since the start of school. In previous years, the first phase of the three-school joint examination would have begun at this time. I hope I can improve my Qing Lian Pupil to the breakthrough level before the joint examination."
"I heard that this time the joint exam is held at No. 2 Middle School. I can take this opportunity to see if I can activate the new copy..."
Los Angeles, November 1st, Los Angeles No. 2 Middle School, three schools joint entrance examination.
The so-called three-school joint examination is actually a special examination held twice a year by Los Angeles colleges and universities.
Different from the mock exams held within each school, the joint exam among three schools is not only more standardized, but also more competitive.
This is not only because after getting good grades in the joint examination, you can obtain a lot of resources within the school.
The most crucial point is that during the joint entrance examination of the three schools, some special people will appear.
And these people are the observers of the major academies.
The so-called observers are actually a group of special personnel who select talents in advance for major academies in various parts of Kyushu.
The reason why they appear in the joint entrance examination is very simple.
That is to see if we can discover some potential talents in advance, so as to allow them to skip the college entrance examination and directly secure a place in a certain Taoist academy in advance.
That is what is called a recommended student.
In previous years, some people who performed amazingly in the joint entrance examination of three schools could even be directly selected by the four major academies and thus admitted to the four major academies in the Immortal Alliance.
Therefore, for many people, the joint entrance examination of three schools is actually an alternative college entrance examination.
Therefore, most people attach great importance to this joint examination.
Among these people, Lu Chen was naturally included.
After all, who would be willing to take part in the highly competitive college entrance examination when you can be directly admitted?
Los Angeles No. 2 Middle School, on the playground.
As several buses representing Los Angeles No. 1 Middle School drove into the campus, students from No. 3 Middle School and No. 2 Middle School, who had gathered on the playground early, looked at the buses curiously.
Soon, the students of No. 1 Middle School got off the bus and came to the playground together, waiting for the start of the joint examination of three schools.
In the crowd, Mu Xiaoye stood next to Lu Chen with a surprised expression.
"Xiao Lu, how come you have changed so much in just half a month?"
Mu Xiaoye sensed Lu Chen's aura and discovered that he had unknowingly reached the ninth level of the Qi training stage.
Apart from anything else, Lu Chenguang’s cultivation level is currently at this level.
On paper, the school's strength is already among the best in Los Angeles No. 1 Middle School, and even in the entire Los Angeles.
You should know that there are only about ten candidates with this level of cultivation in the whole of Luo City.
Not to mention that she also knew that Lu Chen had outstanding swordsmanship.
This was personally acknowledged by the swordsmanship genius Bian Shouyi.
His cultivation is not low and his swordsmanship is powerful.
How come Xiao Lu has changed so much in just a while? She is almost surpassing me, the darling of Zhongtian.
Facing Mu Xiaoye's question, Lu Chen smiled and replied, "Don't look at me like that. I just had some insights during this period, and Old Chen paid for a lot of cultivation resources for me, so I was able to improve my cultivation quickly."
"Compared to someone like you who relies purely on talent, I'm still far behind."
"And you should know, Xiao Ye, that the speed of cultivation during the Qi training period is actually not important. What is important is whether you have the potential to complete a high-level foundation building."
"This is a very important indicator in the assessment of major academies."
"My spiritual roots have many attributes, and it is not easy to complete a high-level foundation building. So in this regard, I am still far inferior to you."
Although Lu Chen spoke very modestly, Mu Xiaoye, who grew up with Lu Chen, always felt that her childhood friend was not telling the truth.
Not as good as me? I think you are going to surpass me! Mu Xiaoye looked at Lu Chen's clear and bright eyes suspiciously, and subconsciously moved closer, as if wanting to observe him closely.
When Lu Chen was looked at like this, he subconsciously took a step back.
No, how come this little girl’s intuition is still so sharp? Could she have seen something?
Just when Mu Xiaoye wanted to say something, the principal of the No. 2 Middle School who was presiding over the joint examination of the three schools had already walked onto the podium, ready to talk to everyone about the content of the joint examination.
Lu Chen immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Okay, okay, the exam is about to start. If you have any questions, I'll tell you after the joint exam. Is that okay?"
"All right."
Lu Chen had said so much, so Mu Xiaoye had no choice but to stop talking and listen to the principal of No. 2 Middle School's long speech.
However, when she saw Lu Chen standing next to her out of the corner of her eye, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
In the past, when Xiao Lu’s talent was average, I didn’t worry about anyone coming out to seduce him.
But now it seems... I also have a sense of crisis!
PS: I probably won’t be able to write ten chapters of Fat Tiger, but I should be able to upload four more chapters later, which means that eight chapters will be written before it can be put on the shelves.
But it's not much different...
(End of this chapter)
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