Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

Time flies, the holiday has quietly come to an end, and the new semester has begun as scheduled.

As new students flooded into the college, Qin Le and his friends officially became senior students.

The three hundred demon students all returned to school, and more than a dozen new faces appeared. Notably, one small dragon, entirely black, was among them.

However, this little black dragon is completely different from the arrogant Ye Ning'er from before.

He exuded an aura of languidness that was almost palpable, even bordering on decadence. He lay listlessly in his seat, not even bothering to lift his eyelids.

According to the tiger demon, this is Ye Ning'er's younger brother, whose cultivation level is in the late stage of Refining Void and Merging with Dao.

Compared to his exceptionally gifted older sister, who was born an immortal, he was utterly useless and the most incompetent of Ye Li's many offspring.

Qin Le could only express his understanding in response.

Having spent over a year with his demon classmates, he has come to understand the demon race's values ​​quite well—strength is paramount.

Those who lack strength will not receive much attention, even if they are their own children; and those demons who cannot even comprehend their racial talents are not even worthy of having names.

However, they don't seem to care about names, only whether their own power is strong enough.

Noon, canteen.

Qin Le and several of his dining companions sat around a table.

Luo Qiuyue suddenly remembered something and looked at Qin Le: "Qin Le, the administrator position for the Heavenly Soldier Trial group in the academy is vacant. Why don't you promote a few new members and also add the freshmen who enrolled this year?"

"Um?"

Qin Le was stunned for a moment, then took out his phone and noticed.

The academy's large group chat, originally created to coordinate the Heavenly Soldiers' Trials, now has more than 300 fewer members—senior students like Tang Chen, Qian Shuning, and Zhao Yaya have all left the group after graduation.

The administrators who were initially appointed were all alumni.

Now that they've left, Qin Le is the only group admin left with the authority to invite new members.

"That's really true..."

Qin Le was a little helpless, so he sent a message in the group asking who was available to be an administrator.

In the end, only seven or eight idle people expressed their willingness, so Qin Le granted them all permissions and also gave Luo Qiuyue the title of administrator.

With the administrators in place, the recruitment process proceeded smoothly. Before recruiting, the administrators thoughtfully implemented a system where everyone was muted.

After all the new students were added to the group, Luo Qiuyue, as the representative, issued the first announcement:

Luo Qiuyue: This group is for the overall planning and notification of the Heavenly Soldier Trial. Please see the group announcement for the specific content and rules of the Heavenly Soldier Trial. Also, all members will assemble at the training ground tomorrow morning for acclimatization training in preparation for the first Heavenly Soldier Trial of the semester, which will begin in ten days.

As soon as the news came out, many freshmen immediately went to check the group announcement, while some clever ones had already seen it when they joined the group.

Luo Qiuyue then lifted the ban. The group chat immediately became lively, with freshmen asking questions about the details of the trial, while some older students who were not busy began to patiently answer their questions.

Looking at the scrolling messages on her phone screen, Chu Xiaonan took a sip of soup and asked curiously, "Speaking of which, the freshmen haven't even completed a single Heavenly Soldier Trial. The difficulty this semester... shouldn't be as bad as what we experienced at the end last semester, right?"

"It's really hard to say this time," Chen Yun shrugged.

Last semester, they fought their way up from two Chaos Beasts to three. When they first faced three Chaos Beasts, they almost suffered a complete defeat if Qin Le hadn't intervened in time.

It would be too cruel to subject freshmen to that level of intensity right from the start.

"This is a problem the academy should be worrying about," Qin Le said casually, picking up a piece of food. "Our job is to win."

"That's true."

After thinking for a moment, they all nodded.

Setting the difficulty level of the trials is something the teaching team needs to consider. As students, their task is to enter the secret realm and defeat those Chaos Beasts at the Earth Immortal level.

After lunch, everyone dispersed.

Wang Zhiheng accompanied Li Yanran for a walk along the tree-lined path on campus, enjoying the relatively leisurely time at the beginning of the semester. Suddenly, a gentle female voice came from behind them.

"Senior Yanran, it's been a long time."

The two turned around and saw a girl with a quiet demeanor and a strong scholarly air walking towards them with a smile. It was Ye Si, who had been admitted to the university.

"Sisi! Long time no see!" Li Yanran's eyes lit up, and she waved happily.

"You guys chat, I'll go take a look over there."

Wang Zhiheng smiled knowingly, turned around and walked to a bench not far away, making room for them.

Li Yanran and Ye Si found a stone bench under a tree and sat down.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ye Si got straight to the point, her tone tinged with barely perceptible nervousness: "Senior Yanran, what was it like when you first participated in the Heavenly Soldier Trial?"

Although the senior students in the group had explained the trial process and precautions very clearly, she still wanted to hear about the personal experiences of acquaintances.

"It was my first time..." Li Yanran recalled for a moment and laughed, "To be honest, I didn't feel anything special."

"You don't feel anything?" Ye Si was somewhat surprised.

"Yes." Li Yanran nodded, her expression calm: "Because the first time I played, it was the only time Qin Le personally directed me. At that time... I don't know why, I just felt in my heart that we definitely wouldn't lose."

She told Ye Si her feelings and thoughts at the time in their entirety.

Looking back now, she doesn't quite understand why she had such unconditional trust in Qin Le, whom she wasn't even that familiar with at the time.

"I see... Then why did Senior Qin Le stop giving commands later?" Ye Si asked curiously.

"Maybe it's to train Qiuyue? I didn't ask for the specific reason." Li Yanran shook her head, then laughed again: "But it doesn't matter who's in charge, Qin Le will always be there to cover for us anyway."

"Alright..." Ye Si nodded thoughtfully, then changed the subject: "By the way, Senior Sister Yanran, you... haven't formally begun your Confucian cultivation journey yet?"

As a Confucian cultivator who had already cultivated literary energy, she could clearly sense that there was no literary energy flowing within Li Yanran's body, which surprised her somewhat.

After all, Li Yanran's guidance played a crucial role in her success in cultivating her refined manners back then.

"No," Li Yanran readily admitted, her tone relaxed. "But it doesn't matter, I don't necessarily have to follow the path of Confucian cultivation."

Although her family hoped she would become a Confucian cultivator, it was only a hope, and they never forced her. There are countless paths to immortality, and Confucian cultivation is not the only way to achieve immortality.

"Is that so..." A faint hint of disappointment flashed in Ye Si's eyes.

She brought up the topic hoping that Li Yanran could offer her some guidance, just like she had in high school. Unexpectedly, her senior had already taken a different approach.

"What's wrong? Have you hit a roadblock?" Li Yanran keenly sensed her emotions.

"Hmm..." Ye Si sighed, making no attempt to hide anything.

She did encounter some obstacles in her spiritual practice.

"Don't worry," Li Yanran comforted her. "Isn't there a dedicated Confucianism teacher in the academy? Although his cultivation level is at the peak of the Refining Void and Integrating Dao stage, he is a proper Confucian cultivator. You can ask him for guidance more often."

During high school, the academy did not have any dedicated Confucian scholars, so Ye Si mostly had to figure things out on his own, only occasionally receiving guidance from Li Yanran.

Now that I'm in the university level, the conditions are naturally much better.

"That's the only way." Ye Si smiled and accepted the suggestion.

It seems that I will have to rely more on myself from now on.