Longevity in Two Worlds: Double Pupils Are the Road to Invincibility

Chapter 232 College Entrance Examination (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)
Time flies like an arrow; it passes by in a flash before you know it, leaving no time to prepare.

January has passed by in a flash.

"My seclusion lasted longer than I expected, but I gained quite a lot."

"Not only has his cultivation of Taoist arts been completely stabilized, but he has also made progress on this stable foundation."

"I have also achieved some success in martial arts training."

"However, it will take some time before I can break through again!"

In the courtyard, Shi Yi stopped his martial arts practice, and his bones made a crisp sound.

He hasn't left the courtyard for a month, which signals to the outside world that he is in seclusion to break through to a higher level.

Normally, once a cultivator's Daoist cultivation reaches the peak of the Object Manipulation realm, they can attempt to break through to the Yuan Dan realm. However, for many people, completing this step is extremely difficult.

For ordinary cultivators, breaking through to the Yuan Dan realm is a major bottleneck.

Even with the necessary cultivation resources to aid in a breakthrough, it is difficult to succeed on the first try; failure is the norm.

This is a major bottleneck. Many people have already reached the peak of their Daoist cultivation and have all the necessary resources to help them break through, but they still fail to break through.

If the breakthrough fails, a long recovery period is required, along with a lot of cultivation resources to aid the recovery of the Yin Spirit. The difficulty of breaking through to the Yuan Dan realm the next time will also increase.

Therefore, when attempting a breakthrough, one is always extremely cautious.

Of course, these are not issues that Shi Yi needs to worry about.

He is now a cultivator at the Yuan Dan realm, specifically at the Golden Core level. His cultivation of Dao techniques is completely solid, his foundation is extremely firm, and there is nothing unstable about him.

This is an improvement that spans almost an entire major realm, which is why it took him so long to completely consolidate his cultivation.

If his cultivation level hadn't improved so much, he wouldn't have needed so long to stabilize it.

Of course, Shi Yi did not spend all his time consolidating his cultivation of Daoist techniques.

"In these days, after consuming the star power I had previously collected in the Biyou Yin-Yang Lake within the Bodhi Seed Space, I finally tempered my bones to the great perfection level, increasing my strength from 50,000 jin per arm to about 80,000 jin per arm."

"If my bones are tempered to perfection, my strength will increase to at least 108,000 jin."

"However, to achieve this, I still need to complete the Small Heavenly Circuit Power Training Fist and the Great Heavenly Circuit Body Tempering Fist, and temper my bones to the limit before I can be considered to have perfected it."

"To complete this step, I need more cultivation resources. The cultivation resources I'm currently using are not keeping up with my daily cultivation."

Shi Yi felt his own power; he had improved significantly compared to a month ago.

During this month, in addition to consolidating and improving his Taoist cultivation and preparing his Taoist techniques, he also continued to practice martial arts, without wasting any time.

He has improved significantly compared to before.

However, having cultivated to this level, it would be difficult for him to make significant progress again in a short period of time.

Whether it's Taoist cultivation or martial arts cultivation, the resources required are much more precious, and the results of daily arduous practice will be quite limited.

Of course, there was an even more important reason: he needed to go back to Earth because the college entrance examination was about to begin there.

This was something he had promised the school, and he needed to participate. It was also a perfect way to conclude his years of hard work and study.

Although his final exam results had no impact on him, it was still an explanation to himself, his family, and the school.

After the college entrance exam, he can start preparing to go to the United States!
The international situation has become very tense recently, but it has little impact on Shi Yi because it has not affected him yet, and he does not yet have the ability to change this tense situation.

He was caught up in this situation and could only adapt to the changes.

When his cultivation of Taoist arts continues to improve, things might be different then!

"Through these days of hard work, I have also mastered the Xuanzhen Breath Concealment Technique, a Daoist art that conceals one's aura. When used, it can conceal my aura to the peak level of object manipulation. Even if I use other Daoist arts, it will not disrupt the state of aura concealment."

"The aura and color of the golden core on the Yuan Dan can also be concealed using the Xuanzhen Concealing Breath Technique. Even a Daoist master at the Sitting Meditation Realm should not be able to see through it."

"If I could cultivate the Xuanzhen Concealing Breath Technique to perfection, even experts at the immortal level would probably be unable to see through it. However, it would take a long time to cultivate it to perfection, and I cannot do it in the short term."

During this time, Shi Yi not only improved his strength but also devoted a lot of energy to cultivating the Xuanzhen Breath Concealment Technique.

Because he did not intend to reveal that his cultivation level in Daoist arts had reached the Yuan Dan and Jin Dan levels for the time being, he spent a lot of energy on the Xuanzhen Concealing Breath Technique.

He has achieved some success so far, reaching the Great Completion level in just one month. If others knew this, they would probably all be begging him for guidance!
The difficulty of cultivating Taoist arts is not low, and it takes a long time, even for auxiliary Taoist arts.

For ordinary people to master a Taoist technique that conceals one's aura, some may need a lifetime, or even never succeed, because it requires a certain level of comprehension.

Even those with exceptional talent need several years to achieve mastery. If the cultivation method doesn't suit the practitioner, it will take even longer to reach the advanced level!

If others knew about Shi Yi's progress in cultivation, which had reached a high level, they would only feel envy, jealousy, and hatred.

In fact, Shi Yi had practiced the Golden Crow Divine Fire Dao Technique in the same way before. He cultivated the Golden Crow Divine Fire to an extremely high level in a short period of time, which surprised even Gu Qianqiu.

Shi Yi's talent in cultivation far surpasses his talent in martial arts.

"Next, I have to go to Earth to take the college entrance exam!"

"Here, it's best to maintain a normal public image and appear to be still in seclusion."

"For a normal cultivator, it's not a problem to spend two or three months, or even longer, to break through to the Yuan Dan realm."

"As for the annual sect missions, I've already completed them. My participation in the Inner Court Competition and my ranking in the top ten, as well as my entry into the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, can all be counted as sect missions, so I don't need to worry about that."

Within the Taiyi Sect, disciples are required to participate in a sect mission once a year.

This provides disciples with an opportunity to gain experience and also allows them to earn sect contribution points.

Newly admitted inner disciples can temporarily disregard sect missions during the initial period after joining the sect, and instead familiarize themselves with the sect's situation.

Shi Yi had been like this before, without giving any thought to the sect's mission.

However, when he learned that participating in the inner court competition and achieving a good ranking was also considered a sect mission, he temporarily stopped considering doing other sect missions within a year!

As for tasks that earn sect contribution points, Shi Yi doesn't lack them for the time being.

Even now, Shi Yi has spent a lot of sect contribution points, but according to his normal cultivation, he can still use them for a long time.

Unless he uses it to purchase more precious cultivation resources, his sect contribution points will be consumed more quickly.

These are things Shi Yi will only need to consider after he finishes his seclusion, passes the elite disciple assessment, and is promoted to an elite disciple. After all, compared to inner disciples, there will be many more ways for him to obtain sect contribution points once he becomes an elite disciple.

The rewards the sect gives to disciples who are promoted to elite disciples are a considerable amount of sect contribution points, not to mention the sect missions that elite disciples can take on, which give even more sect contribution points.

Within the Taiyi Dao Sect, as one's status rises, the sect will provide even more benefits, because the sect will focus on cultivating such disciples.

The same applies after Shi Yi completes his promotion, not to mention that he might also receive other benefits from Gu Qianqiu at that time.

"There are still two days left until the college entrance examination. Next, I will go to Blue Star to make preparations."

"These days I've been receiving more messages from school and home, so it's not suitable for me to stay here at Central World all the time."

As the college entrance examination draws closer, the sense of urgency intensifies.

Even in the class group chat, Shi Yi could sense that sense of urgency.

And people like Shi Yi, who need to take the college entrance examination, will naturally be affected as well.

Although the college entrance examination is no longer that important to Shi Yi, he can still feel the impact to some extent.

In this situation, Shi Yi also needs to go to Blue Star to make preparations.

At least when someone sends a message, he can reply promptly.

This kind of thing won't happen again after the college entrance exam is over!
Blue Star.

The dates for the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) are fixed every year, and during this period, the volume of noise near each examination room must be controlled.

If the temperature is too high, artificial rain will be arranged to lower the temperature, all in order to ensure the smooth conduct of the college entrance examination.

Most people taking the college entrance examination will choose to live on campus if they take the exam at their own school, while those taking the exam at other schools will rent a place to live near the exam location.

Generally speaking, no matter how busy parents are, they will spend these few days with their children, as this is an extremely important milestone in many people's lives.

Shi Yi's parents felt the same way; they wanted him to go home and personally took him to the college entrance examination every day.

However, Shi Yi refused.

His exam venue was assigned to the school, which was not far from his residence. In addition, this college entrance examination had little impact on him and he didn't feel any pressure. He could just participate normally.

For some, the college entrance examination is an opportunity to change their destiny, but for him, it is not.

This applies regardless of whether he possesses the ability to travel to other worlds.

However, having the ability to travel to other worlds gives him more and better options for his future.

When Shi Yi arrived at school on his bicycle, he saw many parents driving to the school gate, making the road quite congested.

There were also people on the roadside maintaining order and directing traffic to prevent cars from blocking the road.

Shi Yi was riding a bicycle, which didn't affect him much. After arriving at the school gate, he took out his ID card, admission ticket, and other items and then walked into the school.

Before the college entrance examination ended, parents and others could only wait outside the school.

After parking his bicycle, Shi Yi walked towards his examination room.

Although he hasn't returned to school these days, his homeroom teacher still helped him confirm the location of the exam room and sent him relevant photos.

Most people would check and confirm the location themselves, but Shi Yi's situation was a bit special, so his homeroom teacher checked for him.

When Shi Yi arrived at his examination room, there were already people queuing up, but no one had gone in yet.

Before the exam, the examiners will conduct a routine check to prevent anyone from bringing in other items to cheat.

Although generally no one would do this, there are always a few people who do it every year.

Some people even wanted to use high technology to collect cheating information.

Before even entering the examination room, some people were still flipping through their books, cramming for the last minute.

While you may not necessarily find useful content, it can certainly give you peace of mind.

The college entrance examination tests not only students' daily study habits but also their mindset.

Some people originally had excellent grades, but became too nervous during the college entrance examination, which led to a very poor performance and ultimately a poor result.

On the contrary, some people perform exceptionally well during the college entrance examination.

In this process, mindset is the most important thing.

Compared to these people, Shi Yi's mindset was quite calm. This calmness stemmed not only from his photographic memory, which allowed him to memorize all the books in high school, and even related extracurricular books, but also from the fact that the path he was pursuing was different from before!

After coming into contact with spiritual cultivation, his goal was no longer the same as before, but to pursue a carefree and immortal life.

This sounds incredibly far-fetched on Earth, but for him, this is the path he's taking.

Through his daily practice, he will gradually transcend the mundane and attain immortality.

For him, the college entrance examination was just an insignificant crossroads in his life, not yet a fork in the road.

After the examination room teachers finished their checks, Shi Yi and the others entered the examination room.

Not long after, the college entrance examination began!

Everyone is trying their best to answer.

The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) lasts for two days, with one exam in the morning and one in the afternoon each day, for a total of four exams.

In every exam room, some people will hand in their papers early, while others will frantically fill in their answers at the last minute.

Those who submitted their papers early waited at the school gate immediately, eager to rush out of the school and be interviewed by reporters.

At this point, saying something like, "The questions are too easy, you'll definitely get a high score," would make those who graduated early extremely happy.

And the parents standing nearby will feel much more at ease.

As for Shi Yi, he unusually didn't leave the classroom until the exam was over.

The college entrance exam wasn't too difficult for him, and he finished the questions early. However, he didn't hand in his paper early because he knew that even if he did, he would have to wait at the school gate. The school gate wouldn't open until the exam was over, and they wouldn't be allowed to leave the school.

(End of this chapter)