Chapter 70

After showing off a bit, Wang Qi put away his skills with a somewhat smug look. After all, this was the trial area, and it wouldn't be good if his obvious display of power attracted any demonic beasts.

Wu Fan, who lived next to Wang Qi, had known him for a while. However, he never expected his neighbor to be so extraordinary. He looked at Wang Qi, then bent down to touch the scratch marks on the ground, muttering, "Brother Wang, you really are..."

"Truly the 'neighbor's kid,' right?" Wang Qi picked up the cue, "No need to praise me, or I might blush."

Looking at Wang Qi's feigned bashfulness, Wu Shiqin felt as if she had been struck by a mental attack: "You would blush? Your face must be thicker than the corner of a city wall! Do you know how much blood it would take to make such a thick face blush!"

"Xiao Qi is really amazing!" Mao Zimiao was also amazed.

At this moment, Su Junyu interjected, "You might still have a chance with the Ethereal True Transmission, but the Myriad Laws True Transmission is unlikely."

Wang Qi was puzzled, "That's not right, isn't the Myriad Laws Sect easy to enter but hard to master, with a lower admission score than the Ethereal Palace? Brother Su, you don't need to flatter yourself like this, do you?"

Su Junyu shook his head, "Not at all. However, it's extremely difficult to become a True Transmission disciple this year. The Lei Yang Immortal Academy has a genius disciple enrolling this year..."

Wang Qi was furious, "Damn, are they also doing internal appointments for this?"

Su Junyu said, "That person is a descendant of the Boling Bo family."

"Boling Bo family? So what if they have the surname Bo... Wait, Bo... Bo..."

Wang Qi's previous expression was indifferent, but soon, he remembered a terrifying family.

On Earth, few scientists treat their careers as family businesses, but there are exceptions. That family has the surname "Bo," and according to the strange correspondence between this world and Earth...

"It's the Bo family with eleven Immortals. Besides the eleven Immortal cultivators, the Bo family has dozens of Grandmasters." Su Junyu explained, "The Bo family has a close relationship with our Myriad Laws Sect, with generations of disciples joining the sect. The sect's unparalleled expert, Ou Na, was also a disciple of a Bo family elder."

Indeed... the Bernoulli family...

On Earth, scientists are like ginseng in the mountains, hard to find, but one family produces scientists in batches. The Bernoulli family has passed down science through generations, producing over a dozen mathematicians in four generations, a miracle in the history of mathematics.

Su Junyu's face showed a hint of regret, "If you had applied a year earlier or later, you might have a chance to become a True Transmission disciple of the Myriad Laws Sect. But it just happens to be this year..."

"Bo family elders are Bo family elders, but their descendants are not as closely related." However, the Bo family's reputation didn't scare Wang Qi. In his previous life, he was proficient in mathematics, not world-class, but at the level of the 21st century. The mathematical development in the Divine Continent was roughly at the level of Earth's late 20th century, and the Bo family descendant was at most a beginner. The gap between him and the other person was not as large as Su Junyu thought.

Wu Shiqin asked, "Are True Transmission disciples only admitted once a year?"

Su Junyu shook his head, "There are no explicit rules, but the Five Supreme Sects generally admit one True Transmission disciple every few years. The Myriad Laws Sect usually admits one every two to three years."

Wu Fan, emboldened, asked, "Brother Su, I want to join the Mountain and River City..."

Su Junyu glanced at Wu Fan, "Your foundation in the Sea of Time and Earth technique is solid, so there shouldn't be a problem. I don't know about your theoretical knowledge, but being able to enter the Immortal Academy proves you have high insight. At the very least, becoming an inner sect disciple should be no issue."

The Immortal Academy selects talented young people or clan descendants from local branches, and Wu Fan, as the son of a wandering cultivator, entering the Xin Yue Immortal Academy itself proved he was not ordinary.

"What about me?" Mao Zimiao asked, joining in.

"You are quite diligent, but Tian Ling Ridge has stricter standards for accepting disciples. It's unlikely you'll become a True Transmission disciple, but with some effort, you have a good chance of becoming an inner sect disciple."

Su Junyu's conversation with the others made Wang Qi lost in thought. This scene was very similar to the analysis he did with relatives and friends before and after the college entrance exam in his previous life.

Wu Shiqin also looked at Su Junyu, her eyes filled with anticipation. But at this moment, Su Junyu frowned.

"What do you mean?"

Su Junyu sighed, "If I have to be blunt... you are the one I am least optimistic about."

Wu Shiqin stood up, agitated, "Why? How can that be? I solved the problem in the back hall."

Su Junyu shook his head, "The problem in the back hall of the Transmission Hall is just a problem. The first problem in the Heavenly Song Technique, aside from involving the Heavenly Song Tianyuan Group, is a simple math problem. Solving it only shows that you have some talent in mathematics. Mathematical talent is indeed important for modern cultivators, but... you lack heart-holding."

Wu Shiqin looked puzzled, "Heart-holding?"

She had never heard of this before!

Su Junyu didn't answer directly but turned to Wang Qi, "Do you know what heart-holding is?"

Wang Qi replied, "Heart-holding, or 'heart cultivation.' In ancient cultivation, each technique corresponds to a type of heart-holding. As the ancients said, 'Cultivating the body without cultivating the mind is the first illness of cultivation.' If the mind is not cultivated, leading to a mismatch between the mind and the technique, it can easily lead to mental disturbance, making it harder to achieve immortality—of course, this is what ancient cultivators believed. I don't know if modern cultivators think the same."

Modern cultivators often use ancient terms to summarize their insights, leading to some terms having completely different meanings in ancient and modern times.

Su Junyu smiled, "It seems having an old man around is useful."

Zhen Chanzi hummed in the minds of the group, responding. The knowledge of heart-holding is something Wang Qi learned from Zhen Chanzi, as it is only taught after the Foundation Establishment stage in ancient cultivation.

Su Junyu continued, "The meaning of this term hasn't changed much over time. When drawing in spiritual energy and refining it into magical power, the soul is stimulated, generating various thoughts. These thoughts vary depending on the technique. If the thoughts generated by the technique conflict too much with one's own thoughts, it can lead to mental agitation, making it impossible to control the magical power within the body. This is the cause of mental disturbance."

In ancient times, those who cultivated fire had fierce temperaments, those who cultivated water had gentle temperaments, those who cultivated metal were sharp, and those who cultivated earth were honest. Sword cultivators were resolute, those who cultivated righteous qi were upright, and demon cultivators were naturally fierce.

At this point, Su Junyu turned to Wu Shiqin again, "And you, your heart-holding is completely不合格 (unqualified)."

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