Reincarnated as a Tabby Cat: Daily Life with the School Beauty Empress

After the first theory class ended, the students took a short ten-minute break before Professor Wang Meng returned to the podium.

"The next lesson will be about cultivation."

Wang Meng tapped the projector, and a complex diagram of the human body's meridians appeared on the screen, with dozens of spiritual energy pathways marked in red and blue.

"You are all promising talents in both martial arts and cultivation. Cultivating your own strength and raising your contracted beasts are equally important. The core of cultivation is the absorption and transformation of spiritual energy." Wang Meng's gaze swept around, "There are three main ways to increase cultivation speed: first, by consuming elixirs; second, by refining the essence blood of exotic beasts; and third, by using rare and precious materials."

He held up one finger: "Essence pills are the most basic cultivation aids. The academy allocates a fixed amount of essence pills to each student every month. These essence pills are refined by the academy's alchemy department, and their quality is guaranteed, but the quantity is limited. Once they are used up, you have to wait until next month, or you can go to the training grounds to collect spiritual herbs and refine them yourself."

He extended his second finger: "The essence blood of exotic beasts is a more efficient cultivation resource. The essence blood extracted after killing an exotic beast contains its life essence, and refining it can greatly increase spiritual power reserves and physical strength. However, the essence blood needs to be obtained by oneself in the trial grounds. The higher the level of the exotic beast's essence blood, the better the effect, but of course, the greater the risk."

The third finger is raised: "Rare and precious materials are hard to come by. Some are rare spiritual items produced in secret realms, and some are treasures from ancient ruins. Ordinary people can't afford these kinds of things, unless they are very wealthy."

At this point, Wang Teng puffed out his chest and glanced around at his surroundings out of the corner of his eye, his meaning clear: "I'm rich."

Wang Meng ignored him, took out a wooden box from under the podium, opened it, and inside were neatly stacked rows of white medicine bottles about the size of a thumb.

"Each of you will receive three bottles of basic spirit pills, ten pills per bottle. This is your basic ration for this month. After taking them, find a quiet place to meditate and let your spiritual energy circulate on its own."

The students lined up to receive their prizes, their faces beaming with undisguised excitement.

For most people, this quality of elixir is simply unavailable at local colleges.

Su Qianxue took three bottles of spirit pills, weighed them in her hand, and realized that thirty low-level spirit pills would only last her a short while. In her previous life, as an empress, her spiritual energy circulation efficiency far surpassed that of her peers; her absorption speed was more than ten times that of ordinary students.

These elixirs are enough for her to use for at most half an hour.

After receiving the elixirs, Wang Meng led the students to the cultivation area behind the teaching building.

Rows of individual cubicles are arranged in a row, and the soundproof barrier array gleams faintly on the door frame.

"Each person has a room. Once inside, meditate quietly and do not disturb each other. Come out and gather in two hours."

Su Qianxue pushed open the door and entered the cubicle. The space inside was small, with a futon, a lamp that burned continuously, and basic arrays for gathering spiritual energy carved on the walls. It was simple, but sufficient.

She sat down cross-legged, and Yichen jumped off her shoulder and squatted down beside her, his emerald green cat eyes curiously surveying the small house.

Su Qianxue poured out five spirit pills, swallowed them in one gulp, and closed her eyes to circulate her internal energy.

The elixir entered the abdomen, its medicinal power transforming into a trickle that circulated along the meridians. The Heart Sutra cultivation technique left over from the previous life automatically activated, and spiritual energy, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, rapidly surged into the dantian.

The medicinal power of the five pills was completely absorbed in less than two minutes.

Five more grains were poured out.

Two minutes.

Five more pills.

Two minutes.

……

In less than ten minutes, all thirty primary-level elixirs were used up.

Su Qianxue opened her eyes. Her spiritual energy was slightly more abundant than before, but she was still far from reaching the mid-stage of the fourth level of martial artist. This amount of spiritual pills was like pouring a cup of water into the ocean for her.

"The amount is too small." She frowned.

In her past life, she was an empress who cultivated using special elixirs, one of which was equivalent to hundreds of these basic elixirs. Reborn, she has to start all over again, and resource scarcity is her biggest obstacle.

Without the elixir, her cultivation speed plummeted. Su Qianxue continued meditating, relying solely on absorbing spiritual energy from the air to cultivate, a process so inefficient it was frustrating.

Yi Chen squatted down beside her, watching Su Qianxue meditate with her eyes closed.

[Master's cultivation speed is already very fast. Those thirty spirit pills would probably take others half a day to digest, but she finished them in ten minutes. It's a pity there aren't enough spirit pills... I'll bring back more resources during the afternoon trial.]

Yi Chen closed his eyes and began to study his newly acquired skill, Gravity Space.

In his mind, the description of "Gravity Space Level 1" on the system panel flashed repeatedly. Two to ten times the gravity, which could be applied to a specific target. This skill was simply a god-tier skill in chaotic battles, making the opponent suddenly experience several times the gravity, and no matter how strong you were, you would be knocked down in that instant.

An hour passed quickly.

Instructor Wang Meng knocked on the door from the outside: "Time's up, come out and assemble."

The cubicle doors opened one by one, and the students filed out. Many had rosy complexions, clearly having made significant progress in their cultivation. A few, however, were pale, probably because they had tried to do too much at once, consuming too many elixirs and causing their spiritual energy to stagnate.

"The morning classes are over. We'll meet in the Trial Hall at 1:30 PM. Now let's go eat." Wang Meng waved his hand.

A group of eighteen or nineteen-year-olds had been practicing all morning and were starving.

Their eyes lit up when they heard the word "eat".

The Imperial Academy's dining hall is located between the teaching and dormitory areas, and is a three-story building. However, only two floors are open for dining; the third floor houses the kitchen and storage rooms.

Su Qianxue followed the crowd into the cafeteria, and was immediately stunned by the scene inside.

The lobby on the first floor is as big as three basketball courts, with dozens of rows of long tables neatly arranged, and a crystal chandelier overhead emitting a soft glow.

The most attractive feature is the row of self-service food counters along the wall, with steaming hot dishes lined up in a row, offering forty or fifty different kinds of food.

Steamed pork ribs with crackled skin and tender meat, lava beef brisket drizzled with golden sauce, and ginseng chicken soup simmered over spiritual fire for six hours. The chicken was clearly not an ordinary chicken; it was a size larger than a turkey, and faint fire patterns remained on its comb.

Yichen's nose twitched twice, and his emerald green cat eyes widened to their maximum size instantly.

What kind of place is this?! Is this heaven?!

Su Qianxue also swallowed hard. Although she was an empress in her previous life, she was busy fighting and cultivating all day long, and she often just ate whatever she could find.

During my time in Tiannan City after my rebirth, I ate very little. Now, looking at this dazzling array of delicacies, a long-lost appetite surged up.

"Let's go upstairs," Su Qianxue said softly.

Although there are many varieties on the first floor, the real good stuff is on the second floor.

As Su Qianxue passed by, she glanced at the notice board at the top of the stairs: The dishes on the second floor mainly consist of rare beast ingredients and spiritual herbs. The prices are slightly higher, but the nutritional value is higher and they have an auxiliary effect on cultivation.

Once we went up to the second floor, there were far fewer people.

The decor here is much more refined than on the first floor. The tables and chairs are made of spirit wood, and you can feel a faint spiritual energy seeping into your body when you sit on them.