Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 72 First Class

On the second day of the opening ceremony, Qiu Ci received a notice from the academy that she would be responsible for teaching the freshmen the subject of alchemy, which happened to be exactly what she was good at. After all, the land of Xuantian Sect in those years was not cultivated for nothing.

The art of alchemy is originally divided into two parts: spiritual plants and alchemy. There is nothing much to say about the alchemy technology. She can be considered a half-expert in the technology of planting spiritual plants. She has personally experimented with such technologies as "Cultivation and Grafting of Spiritual Plants", "Breeding and Cultivation of High-level Spiritual Medicines", "Increase in Yield and Efficiency" in the back mountain of Xuantian Sect. If she is given the opportunity, she can even build a spiritual plant greenhouse on the spot.

Moreover, the Jindan students who choose this subject all have some basic knowledge of alchemy, so teaching them shouldn't be too difficult. Besides, the academy doesn't have any assessments like graduation rates to worry about, and classes only last ten days a month, which equates to a salary of two thousand, one day on, two days off. Is there such a fantastic job out there?
So, the next day she packed up and prepared to go to her first class. However, not long after she left the house, she ran into an acquaintance.

"Fellow Daoist Chu." A man wearing the same green clothes as her waved and greeted her enthusiastically from a distance.

"Master Chai!" Qiu Ci recognized that this was Chai Duo who came to ask for medicine yesterday. He was from Dan Pavilion and should also teach alchemy.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, are you going to give lectures to the students?" Chai Duo glanced at the stack of papers in her hand and asked curiously.

"Yes." Qiu Ci nodded and looked at the ruler in his hand, "Master Chai is also going to teach?" Could it be that he had read the wrong schedule and bumped into him?
"Yes." Chai Duo seemed to have guessed her confusion and continued to explain, "I am going to teach the students of Huaixu Hall. Fellow Daoist Chu should be going to Lanshi Hall."

Qiu Ci thought about the schedule carefully. It was indeed written as Lan Shitang. At that time, he just thought it was the location of the lecture, but it seemed there was more than that. "Are there many locations for Dan Dao classes?"

"Of course." Chai Duo didn't hide anything and explained it to her in detail as they walked. "It's not just the Dao of Alchemy. The teaching of other Daos is the same. Except for the two Daos of Magic and Sword, each Dao is divided into ten levels, and the teaching is naturally divided by level. Therefore, each Dao has four classrooms, and the Dan Pavilion is divided into four: Lanshi, Huaixu, Sujie, and Xuanying."

Aren’t these four classes: spring, summer, autumn and winter?

"Among them, Lan Shitang is for new students, Huai Xutang is for third to fourth rank alchemists, Sujietang is for fifth to sixth rank alchemists, and Xuanyingtang is for sixth rank and above alchemists, who are instructed by the Pavilion Master or seventh rank and above alchemists." However, most of those who can enter Xuanying Hall will be accepted into the Alchemy Pavilion as disciples.

"I see." It seems that she is in the primary school class. After graduating from primary school, she teaches the primary school class. Hmm! It's very suitable. "Thank you, Master Chai, for clearing up my doubts."

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you're too polite." Perhaps because of the elixir, Chai Duo smiled particularly warmly. "I remember that the class at Lan Shi Tang only started at Chenshi hour. It's still early now. How come Fellow Daoist Chu is here so soon?"

"Oh, there are a few of my friends among the new students this time. I want them to move in with me, so I did it a little earlier." Qiu Ci did not hide it.

"I see." Chai Duo was a little surprised, as if he wanted to say something. He hesitated for a moment before speaking, "If that's the case, I would advise Fellow Daoist Chu not to do this."

"Ah? Why?"

"Everyone who can enter the academy is a famous talent in the continent. It is natural for Fellow Daoist Chu to care about the younger generation with good intentions, but you are a teacher after all. If you are so close to ordinary students from the beginning, I am afraid it will be detrimental to them." He reminded gently.

Qiu Ci was stunned for a moment before he realized that the three little ones had just been admitted to the academy. If they lived with the teacher, although the academy knew that they had just been admitted, other students would not know. Someone might suspect that the three of them had entered the academy through the back door and spread some rumors.

"Thank you, Master Chai, for the reminder." She immediately gave up the idea of asking the three little ones to move in and decided to wait a while before doing so.

Seeing that they had arrived at the Disciple Hall, the two waved goodbye and walked towards their respective classes. Qiu Ci did not rush to the Lan Shi Hall, but waited for a while in the side hall. When it was time for class, he walked into the Lan Shi Hall holding a stack of papers and a ruler that was given to every teacher in the academy.

Compared to the classrooms on Blue Star, the students here were surprisingly well-behaved and very quiet. It wasn't until she reached the front of the podium that the students in the room saluted her in unison, clasping their fists. "Greetings, Master."

She subconsciously replied, "Hello, classmates."

“…” There was a moment of silence at the scene.

"Uh, sit down!" As expected, Blue Star education was deeply ingrained, so Qiu Ci had no choice but to let them sit down first. Glancing over, she saw Zhen Yi on her right, winking and waving at her. Strangely, he was the only one there; Feng Ting and Jing Hong were absent. Thinking about it carefully, they were indeed not suitable for majoring in alchemy, so it was normal that they didn't come. What was surprising was that Zhen Yi actually chose alchemy.

She coughed to regain her composure and began to introduce herself. "My last name is Chu. I'm considered... a sixth-rank alchemist. I'll be in charge of teaching alchemy at Lan Shi Tang from now on. You can call me Master Chu, or Master Chu."

She glanced at everyone, and sure enough, when she mentioned the sixth-grade alchemist, everyone's eyes lit up and they all sat up straighter.

"Everyone has reached the Golden Core stage or above, and since you chose the path of alchemy, I'm sure you've all had some experience with it before, right?"

"Master Chu, I have entered the path of alchemy and am now a first-class alchemist." A cultivator sitting in the front row quickly replied.

"Master Chu, I am a second-grade alchemist." Others also responded.

"Master Chu, I have also entered the sect."

"I practiced for a short time and only refined a first-grade Qi Gathering Pill."

"Me too, I'm almost into the first rank."

"And I……"

Seeing the classroom becoming lively, she raised her hand to signal for silence, then picked up the thick stack of papers on the table and said, "In that case, let's have a basic test on the first day."

“…”What exam?

Everyone was stunned.

Qiu Ci waved directly at Zhen Yi, "Come over here, student on the right. Help me distribute the test papers, one per person. Everyone must answer carefully, as this is related to the direction of your future cultivation."

Zhen Yi stood up with a confused look on his face and handed out the thick stack of test papers.

It wasn't until everyone got a sheet that they knew what the test was. They only saw it was filled with questions. The first few questions were okay:

Please write out the recipe for the Qi Gathering Pill.

What is the main function of the Ningshen Pill?
What are the elixirs that can protect the heart and nourish the vital energy?

……

They can understand most of these questions, but what are the questions at the end?

Explain in detail the effects of sunlight on Yanglinghua?
When cultivating third-grade spiritual plants, how to set up an effective fertilization cycle?
Besides Feng Huan Cao, what other spiritual plants can replace the main ingredient of the second-grade Pei Yuan Dan?
Improve one or two traditional elixir recipes or refining techniques.

All the students: "..."

My head is numb!