Lu Sheng left the maintenance workshop with a bottle of First-Class Qi Blood Pills that he bought from Li Mo, but he was puzzled by what Li Mo had said.
"What's the old man mean by saying he can't teach me for too long?"
Lu Sheng scratched his head, a bit confused, but he decided not to worry about it too much. After all, Tianqi Star, as one of the rear planets of the Human Federation, is relatively safe.
Li Mo shouldn't have any trouble.
After returning home, Lu Sheng immediately started his cultivation.
Even though repairing the prosthetic increased his proficiency a lot, Lu Sheng knew clearly that his cultivation is the most important. The side job is just a tool to support his martial arts.
The most important thing is still martial cultivation!
A few days later, the sunlight gently shone on Tianqi Star, waking up its vitality.
At Yucai High School, inside Gao Feng's office, Lu Sheng struck an extremely odd posture, beads of sweat seeping from his skin and falling heavily to the ground.
"Hoo!"
A moment later, Lu Sheng exhaled a long breath, with a rush of Qi Blood surging inside him, emanating a strong aura.
"Turns out, using pills makes cultivation faster!"
"One bottle of Qi Blood Pills has already pushed me thoroughly into the 40-60 calorie range!"
Lu Sheng's body slowly returned to normal, a smile on his lips, his gaze fixed on the system panel visible only to him.
[Name: Lu Sheng]
[Occupation: Martial Artist]
[Realm: Qi Blood Realm (43/100)]
[Longevity Posture: (68/100) LV2]
[Five Elements Fist: (50/100) LV1]
[Basic Mechanical Prosthetic Maintenance: (62/100) LV4]
"Forty-three calories of Qi Blood already. Though I don't know how much force I can unleash with a full blow now, it's definitely at least three tons!"
Lu Sheng grinned.
"Basic Mechanical Prosthetic Maintenance still grows the fastest, probably because I repaired a First-Class prosthetic myself? Plus, there's Li's guidance."
Lu Sheng stroked his chin, watching the system panel before him.
"Overall... the progress is quite good."
Lu Sheng's smile deepened. From becoming a Transcendent to now, it had only taken a month, and he had already advanced to the second stage of the Qi Blood Realm.
"Not bad, not bad. At your current rate of progress, you could reach 60 calories of Qi Blood in less than a month. Then you can consider breaking through to the second tier!"
Beside him, Gao Feng, sensing the aura emanating from Lu Sheng, also smiled with satisfaction.
To be honest, Lu Sheng's progress wasn't exceptionally fast, but what amazed Gao Feng the most was the stability of Lu Sheng's cultivation!
There was always some growth each day, as if there were no bottlenecks at all, which was truly terrifying.
"Here, this is your Elite Class subsidy for the month!"
Gao Feng casually took out a bottle of First-Class Qi Blood Pills from his pocket and handed it to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng accepted it without saying much and put it away directly.
"That's it for today's cultivation. Come over and sit, I have something to tell you."
Gao Feng sat down in his chair and gestured to the chair beside him, speaking to Lu Sheng.
Curious, Lu Sheng obediently sat next to Gao Feng, listening to him.
"The Elite Class has been running for nearly two months now. The number of students in the Elite Class has reached seventy, exceeding the capacity of an ordinary class. So, there will be some changes to the Elite Class going forward."
Listening to Gao Feng, Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow, but soon relaxed.
Indeed, as Gao Feng said, during this time, other students had gradually become Transcendents and joined the Elite Class.
Gao Feng cleared his throat and continued.
"Therefore, the higher-ups have decided to hold a midterm exam next month, aimed at stratifying the students."
"The midterm exam scores will determine the rankings. The higher the rank, the more resources the student will receive, and vice versa."
Lu Sheng listened, a faint glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
He wasn't surprised by this. Previously, every Elite Class student received the same subsidy because the numbers were small. Now, as the number of Elite Class students increased, the school had to consider the allocation of resources and focus on nurturing the geniuses among them.
Concentrating most resources on these geniuses would bring more benefits to Yucai High School.
This was a simple logic that Lu Sheng understood.
"Ahem, of course, as the Martial Arts Teacher of the Elite Class, the more outstanding students under my guidance, the more benefits I receive."
Gao Feng coughed and said.
"Of course, my desire for you to strive for excellence is partly for my benefit, but the most important thing is your future."
Gao Feng's expression returned to normal, with a trace of seriousness in his tone, "Do you know the paths available to Transcendents after high school graduation?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng scratched his head. To be honest, although he had been striving to become a Transcendent, he wasn't very clear about the paths available after becoming one. Since becoming a Transcendent, he had focused on improving his cultivation and earning cultivation resources, thus neglecting to understand these paths.
"Please guide me, Teacher Gao."
Lu Sheng said softly.
Gao Feng nodded, picked up his tea cup, took a big sip, and then said, "Transcendents have two main paths after graduating from high school."
"The first and simpler path, which most Transcendents follow, is to attend a local Extraordinary University and join local forces after systematic training."
"Most Transcendents can do this, but there are good and bad universities. Take our Tianqi Star, for instance, with three hundred cities and a large population, and countless Extraordinary Universities, each with its own strengths and weaknesses."
"Generally, graduating from an Extraordinary University and joining Tianqi Heavy Industry is a great path, with a bright future."
"The second path is more stringent, and that is to enroll in universities outside the planet!"
Hearing this, Lu Sheng's eyes brightened with a trace of anticipation.
After all... no man can resist the allure of the cosmos.