Chapter 49: The Daily Life of an Outer Sect Disciple

Chu Jianqiu diligently studied every course in the outer sect.

The profound heritage of the Mystic Sword Sect far surpassed that of the Chu family in Tian Shui City. The knowledge imparted greatly broadened Chu Jianqiu's horizons and perspectives.

The history lessons covered not only the development of the Great Gan Dynasty but also provided a clear record of major historical events over the past ten thousand years on the Tianwu Continent.

Geography classes did not just describe the geographical features within the Great Gan Dynasty's territory but also detailed the territorial map, geographical landscape, and distribution of various countries and sects in the Southern Continent where the Great Gan Dynasty was located.

This knowledge greatly deepened Chu Jianqiu's understanding of the vast and boundless world.

Other new disciples mostly studied these courses reluctantly for the sake of credits, but Chu Jianqiu eagerly absorbed this knowledge.

Apart from the mandatory history and geography courses, most new disciples only chose to study two out of the alchemy, artifact refinement, talisman, and array formation courses. However, Chu Jianqiu never missed a class.

After that incident, Si Fengkai wisely did not cause any more trouble, and Fu Lingsnow also gained some temporary peace.

Originally, with Fu Lingsnow's beauty, if not for that incident, she would have inevitably faced harassment.

Although Fu Lingsnow's beauty could not compare to Zuoqiu Lianzhu, she was still among the top five most beautiful female disciples in this batch. Her delicate appearance easily attracted the attention of those wealthy and idle young men.

However, after that incident, seeing even Si Fengkai retreat, no one dared to easily provoke her.

After that incident, the new disciples' perception of Chu Jianqiu changed significantly.

Although they still did not know Chu Jianqiu's identity as a personal disciple, his displayed combat prowess shocked them. Most of them admitted they were no match for Chu Jianqiu.

Moreover, after being taken away by the enforcement team, Chu Jianqiu returned unscathed. Even though they did not know his identity, they could guess that he was no ordinary person.

Chu Jianqiu found that apart from the corruption in the Law Hall, the Mystic Sword Sect's cultivation system for new disciples and its reward and punishment system were befitting of a major sect.

While diligently studying in the outer sect, Chu Jianqiu did not neglect his cultivation, but he did not rush to advance to the True Qi Realm.

In his previous cultivation, he had relied heavily on a large number of elixirs to forcefully elevate his realm. Although the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique could completely refine the elixir's power, and the Supreme Chaos Bloodline could eliminate the impurities in the elixirs, preventing any harm to his body, he had still progressed too quickly. In just one month, he had advanced from the first level of the Body Tempering Realm to the ninth level, which could easily lead to an unstable foundation.

Chu Jianqiu took this time to gradually solidify his foundation, making his realm thoroughly stable.

Moreover, his Supreme Martial Body still had room for further refinement. The Supreme Martial Body's function was not just to enhance physical strength; it had other aspects waiting to be explored.

After cultivating the Supreme Martial Body, the Seven Surging Waves Palm easily broke through to the fifth level and advanced towards the sixth level.

Chu Jianqiu found that after cultivating the Supreme Martial Body, it became much easier to master martial techniques. The Supreme Martial Body seemed to provide unparalleled assistance in cultivating martial techniques.

Half a year passed, and almost everyone in the outer sect, whether new or old disciples, knew that a prodigy had appeared. This prodigy did not cultivate daily but attended every class, almost learning all the courses offered in the outer sect.

The new disciples, after receiving new cultivation techniques, all focused on cultivation, attending classes only a few times a month. None of them were like that prodigy, who went to class every day from morning till night.

This led to a consequence: while most new disciples' cultivation realms advanced rapidly, the prodigy remained stagnant.

By the end of the half year, those originally in the Body Tempering Realm had all broken through to the True Qi Realm, leaving only a few, including Chu Jianqiu, still in the Body Tempering Realm.

These few disciples who had not broken through to the True Qi Realm began to face ridicule and contempt from their peers. If they did not break through to the True Qi Realm within another half year, they would be demoted to labor disciples, losing their status and position.

However, Chu Jianqiu's diligent studies over the half year had significant results. When other disciples struggled with course exams, barely managing to achieve a C grade, Chu Jianqiu easily obtained an A grade.

Each course exam was extremely difficult. Achieving a B grade was already rare, and achieving an A grade was even rarer, with only a few individuals in each batch managing to do so.

Moreover, these few individuals only achieved an A grade in one course.

Chu Jianqiu, who consistently achieved an A grade in every course, was the only such prodigy in the history of the Mystic Sword Sect.

However, the other disciples did not look at Chu Jianqiu differently because of his A grades; instead, they were even more disdainful and contemptuous.

So what if he could achieve an A grade in every course? In the world of martial artists, respect was given to the strong, not to scholars. No matter how many A grades he achieved, a single punch would still turn him into a pile of meat.

The various peak masters were also surprised by Chu Jianqiu's performance. They were not surprised by his A grades in every course but by his slow cultivation progress.

Even those without awakened bloodlines had already broken through to the True Qi Realm, yet Chu Jianqiu, with a Heavenly-grade bloodline, remained stagnant. This naturally raised significant doubts among the peak masters.

However, Cui Yayun was not concerned. She allowed Chu Jianqiu to study the courses in the outer sect as he pleased and did not interfere with his actions.

Although the peak masters were puzzled by Chu Jianqiu's cultivation progress, they did not have the time to worry about it.

The Blood Fiend Sect was showing frequent signs of activity, as if planning something significant. The attention of the Mystic Sword Sect's leadership was entirely focused on monitoring the Blood Fiend Sect's every move.

To keep an eye on the Blood Fiend Sect, Cui Yayun had been frequently absent from the Mystic Sword Sect over the past half year, leaving her with little time or energy to teach Chu Jianqiu.