The senior who spoke first sighed, "The second case this year was even worse. That senior directly mutated into a monster, and he couldn't turn back. There was no chance of saving him. The Still Water Knight arrived and killed him on the spot. I heard that two other students from the same year also died that time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan paused, his hand holding the spoon still.

Was he actually killed outright? Sigh, it seems that senior from this morning was quite lucky; he was knocked unconscious, and his path was temporarily stabilized.

"Thanks, senior." Lu Yuan nodded to the two of them.

"Let's eat, let's eat." The senior student waved his hand without saying anything more.

Lu Yuan then carried the tray back to the opposite side of Dean.

"I didn't expect the Knight Academy to be like this too." Lu Yuan slowly chewed his bread, swallowed it, and continued, "But thinking about it, it makes sense. Where there are paths, there will inevitably be rampages or mutations. The Knight Academy isn't some paradise."

Dean didn't reply immediately. He ate the bread in his hand, and after a while, he said, "After all, those who come to the Knight Academy aren't just geniuses."

His voice wasn't loud: "There are also some monsters."

After saying that, he sighed and didn't say anything more.

The two quickly finished their meal and headed to the training ground.

A considerable number of people had already arrived at the training ground, including some familiar students. Lu Yuan then relayed a message to everyone: the Morning Bell Knights would arrive later, and they should begin their training on their own.

Although the crowd was puzzled, they dispersed in twos and threes, each finding a place to practice their own breathing techniques.

"I thought about it all night again last night," Dean said, flexing his wrists. "I felt like I was just a hair's breadth away from peace."

"Don't worry, mine should be ready soon too," Lu Yuan added.

Just then, a small commotion arose not far away, indicating that someone had succeeded. He had successfully taken the first step in cultivating the Four Breaths.

The group of people who had gathered around then stepped forward to ask for advice, and another person succeeded.

Dean looked on with envy and quickened his pace.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan calmly circulated his energy, reciting the knight's oath and letting his qi flow through his body. After completing the initial stage, Lu Yuan could feel that further cultivation had become extremely simple, and he could quickly complete a full cycle.

The Morning Bell Knight arrived about half an hour later.

He looked at the students who were practicing on their own and nodded slightly. He gathered everyone together and announced something.

"You may have all heard what happened this morning," the Morning Bell Knight said, his voice not particularly loud.

However, some people in the venue looked at each other blankly, while others nodded.

"If there's a problem with your methods, hurry up and take the course on rational management and self-control, and ask the knight in charge for advice. Don't keep quiet and keep quiet. If you go berserk, we'll try to save you if we can. If we can't, we'll have to kill you on the spot."

No one spoke.

"Alright, let's continue then." After saying this, the Morning Bell Knight began today's lesson as usual. After explaining a few key points and casually mentioning some other techniques, he instructed everyone to prepare to practice under the sound of his bell.

As the bell rang, everyone once again entered that somewhat dazed state, and then became completely immersed in observing the world of their own inner feelings.

Lu Yuan adapted to the enhancement brought by the bell, his breath flowing continuously with the method of the Breath of Peace, as if he were suspended above a calm water surface.

After an unknown amount of time, gray and white characters suddenly appeared at the edge of Lu Yuan's vision.

[Knight's Basic Physical Skills: +0.3...0.6/10]

Lu Yuan glanced at the gray characters but remained focused. Since the bell tolled, he continued his cultivation.

After an unknown amount of time, the bell finally stopped ringing. Lu Yuan also snapped out of his dazed state and subconsciously looked towards the edge of his field of vision.

Not only did the experience bar for the Knight's Body Technique course appear there, but a line of newly refreshed gray text also appeared.

[Rationality IV: +1...87/140]

Lu Yuan was taken aback.

Rationality IV: I have absolutely no way to deal with this, but I didn't expect it to actually rise a little today with the tolling of the bell.

Lu Yuan's mood instantly improved. This gave him hope that his sanity could be upgraded again. Lu Yuan was now eagerly anticipating the benefits of sanity level V; perhaps then he would gain new passive abilities, or more methods to restore his sanity.

"Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan," Dean called out twice from the side, then said with some pride, "I have something to tell you, I've mastered the basics."

"Hmm?" Lu Yuan was taken aback when he saw Dean, whose breathing was steady and who was exhaling a puff of pale white air. "Hmm? So fast? That's impressive, very good."

Dean waved away the mist in front of him and smiled, "Of course. By the way, how are you doing?"

"I've also mastered the basics," Lu Yuan said with a smile, looking at Dean in front of him.

Dean was taken aback: "When did you become a disciple?"

"Just now, a little faster than you."

Dean raised an eyebrow as he listened to Lu Yuan's words: "You, Lu Yuan, you've been hiding your true intentions well."

"Didn't we just say that?" Lu Yuan replied with a smile.

And at that moment, the voice of the Morning Bell Knight continued to echo from the arena:

"You've all been practicing for quite a while today. This kind of energy cultivation takes a toll on your bodies, so from today onwards, we'll need to take a medicinal bath after each training session. Come on, follow me."

Everyone lined up in an orderly fashion.

There were already some people inside. The Morning Bell Knights had reserved several rows of rooms specifically for Lu Yuan and his group.

Boys are in boys' area, and girls are in girls' area; there's not much to say about that.

Lu Yuan also went into his cubicle. The room wasn't big, and the changing area was separate from the bathtub.

Several bronze pipes were laid horizontally above, and below was a pool.

Lu Yuan had just changed his clothes when the sound of water came from the bronze pipe.

The medicinal liquid was poured into the pool through the tube. It was a somewhat turbid brown liquid, steaming hot. If you got close, you could smell a spicy aroma mixed with the scent of medicine. The smell was a bit pungent, but not unpleasant.

Lu Yuan looked at the medicinal liquid in front of him, his expression slightly solemn.

As his pharmaceutical skills improved, Lu Yuan discovered that he was actually able to analyze the medicinal liquid in front of him.

[Target for Testing: Body Tempering Liquid (Special Formulated by Knight Academy)]

[A basic medicinal solution modified from a special alchemical agent, which has a good effect on the repair of the human body.]

Its main components are ice-source grass leaves, frost moss, red thistle, snow lantern flower, salt star algae, and vine green fruit, with a smaller amount of red sun leaf.

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