Chapter 17: Rejuvenating Spirit Water

After class.

Chen Mobai did not fall behind this time. Relying on his improved speed and agility after consolidating his realm, he secured a spot in the first batch of cultivation rooms.

Today, he needed to go to the Water Palace as soon as possible to verify whether it was the fish that caused ripples in his otherwise calm cultivation process.

He did not waste the two hours in the cultivation room, carefully reading the email sent by Professor Chanshi.

With the complete content of the "Detailed Explanation of the Azure Water Array," the array master did not disappoint. After thoroughly understanding and integrating the knowledge, he created a detailed array decomposition courseware, starting from the five basic arrays that make up this second-stage array: spirit gathering, concealment, complexity, water control...

Since Chen Mobai had personally worked on the "Azure Water Array," he found it very easy to understand.

Comparing his recent exploration and experience with the array flags to the extremely detailed explanations in the courseware, his understanding of this second-stage array instantly deepened.

The two hours passed quickly.

The alarm rang, jolting Chen Mobai, who was immersed in his studies, back to reality.

"Professor Chanshi can explain things so vividly."

Muttering to himself, Chen Mobai recalled how dull Professor Chanshi's lectures usually were in class, not realizing that it was because he himself was not interested in the content.

People are like this, even cultivators. When it comes to something they are interested in, they will stay up all night to figure it out.

Getting up and leaving the cultivation room, Chen Mobai stretched and looked around, suddenly freezing in place.

He had very good luck today.

Coming out of the cultivation room on the left was Yan Bingxuan.

After a few days, the class beauty seemed even colder, probably because she had officially started cultivating the "Condensing Frost Technique" and was beginning to transform her spiritual roots into ice.

On the right side of Chen Mobai's cultivation room was another genius from their class, Song Zheng.

He probably didn't get a spot in the first batch of second-stage cultivation rooms, so he came to this level's room as a temporary measure.

"..."

Chen Mobai and the two of them were not in the same circle, and he didn't know how to greet them.

After a moment of awkward silence, Song Zheng spoke first.

"Yan Bingxuan, I still think your choice is wrong. With your talent, if you focus on improving your realm and studying this semester, you can at least participate in the entrance exams of the four major Dao Colleges. You might even leap from a fish to a dragon, soaring to new heights."

But Song Zheng ignored Chen Mobai and calmly addressed Yan Bingxuan, speaking through him.

"Summer insects cannot be told about ice!"

The increasingly cold Yan Bingxuan said a proverb that made Song Zheng frown, almost unable to control his anger.

"I have received the inheritance from Teacher Ding and have a method to transform my spiritual roots into the Three Yang Constitution. However, I don't think my limit should be the Pure Yang Academy. Only the four major Dao Colleges are where I should go."

Song Zheng's words made Chen Mobai silent.

This guy is so confident.

If he could get into the Pure Yang Academy, one of the top ten academies, his mother would go door-to-door in the neighborhood, boasting about it for the rest of her life.

As for the overly confident Song Zheng, the cold Yan Bingxuan was sparing with her words, saying another proverb.

"Bottom of the well frog!"

Song Zheng's anger was almost uncontrollable.

Chen Mobai checked the time and, without greeting the two who ignored him, walked out between them.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I bet they're going to the sports field to settle things."

But before Chen Mobai could leave, he was pulled back by his desk partner, Lu Hongsheng. Soon, a circle of classmates gathered around them, all watching Song Zheng, who clenched his fists and requested a spell exchange with Yan Bingxuan.

Fighting and brawling in school is not allowed.

However, spell exchanges are encouraged.

And between top students, this is often used as an excuse to prove who is the strongest.

"I have something to do today, so I'll leave first. Tell me the result of their fight later."

Although Chen Mobai also wanted to see the exchange between the only two late-stage Qi Cultivators in the class, he decided not to waste precious time spectating after considering his evening plans.

Lu Hongsheng's attention was entirely on the two top students, and he absentmindedly responded. By the time he realized, Chen Mobai was already gone.

"This kid has been acting strange lately."

"Yeah, he's the fastest to leave after cultivation."

"Could he be dating someone?"

The two beauties in front of them exchanged a few words, making Lu Hongsheng suddenly realize it might be true.

"Hurry up, Yan Bingxuan agreed."

But before they could delve deeper, Yan Bingxuan turned and walked towards the sports field with a cold laugh.

Spell exchanges, to avoid damaging the venue, must take place in areas of the school with protective barriers.

The sports field is one such place.

After running out of the school, Chen Mobai immediately put this small matter out of his mind.

On his way home, he saw a pharmacy and went in.

The pharmacy was small but well-stocked, but strangely, there was no one behind the counter.

Chen Mobai had to walk around himself, looking for what he wanted to buy.

"Hello, is anyone here?"

But after searching for a while, he couldn't find the simple spirit energy test strips, so he shouted towards the back door.

"Coming!"

A clear response echoed, and then the back door opened. A girl in a white top and pants, with her hair tied up and wearing a white hat and mask, walked over. Although only half of her face was visible, her black, bright eyes, full of charm and spirit, immediately caught Chen Mobai's attention.

Chen Mobai had never seen such clear and pure eyes, as spotless as her white clothes.

"Hello, customer. What do you need?"

"Where are the spirit energy test strips? I couldn't find them."

"Please wait a moment. They are in the cabinet. I'll get them for you."

The girl's delicate features and fair skin, enhanced by the mask, made Chen Mobai look at her a few more times as they spoke.

After the exchange, the girl turned and walked to the counter at the entrance, her slender figure catching Chen Mobai's eye. However, the faint medicinal scent that wafted over made him wrinkle his nose and cover it with his finger.

He had a serious illness as a child and took medicine for years, so he was not fond of the smell of medicine.

"How many do you need?"

The girl came over with a box of opened spirit energy test strips. At that moment, she noticed Chen Mobai's right index finger covering his nose, and her bright eyes widened in surprise.

"Five will be enough, thank you."

Chen Mobai took five strips from the box with his other hand and quickly walked to the entrance to pay by scanning the code.

"I'm sorry, I was refining 'Rejuvenating Spirit Water' in the back, and my extraction skills are not very good, so the medicinal scent is quite strong on me."

The girl's words came from behind. Chen Mobai turned to see her standing in place, not following him, with an apologetic look in her eyes.

"Oh, are you an alchemist?"

According to the rules of the sect, only those who pass the alchemist qualification exam are allowed to refine medicines.

There are various methods of refining pills, but on Earth, the most common is water refinement.

Fire refinement can burn away some of the spirit energy in the herbs, which is wasteful. Water refinement, on the other hand, focuses on extraction, with high efficiency and mild effects. Most medicinal liquids, when taken orally or injected, take effect quickly and have no side effects.

"Rejuvenating Spirit Water" is a first-stage medicinal liquid that can be taken orally to restore the spirit energy of Qi Cultivators.

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