Proving one's status starting with magical girls

If asked what the biggest difference was after becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, Li Jiangqun felt it would be the change in her appetite.

She used to feel full after eating just a small bowl of rice, but now she doesn't feel full at all after eating a whole bowl.

After all, as long as the Yin energy in the body is circulated slightly, the food eaten can be instantly refined into spiritual energy.

Now she knew why the fairies in novels never got fat.

However, this kind of thing has both advantages and disadvantages. After all, whether one is hungry or not depends entirely on how much magic power one has left under the flow of magic power. For the girl who is eager to use magic to make herself the King of Scrolls, this becomes a painful mask.

"Ugh, I used a spell and I'm out of mana, I'm so hungry... but the spell was so powerful! Amazing! I understand this math problem now!"

"I'm so hungry... So that's how the question was answered! ...But I'm so hungry!"

As the first stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm, the Xuanjing Wheel itself doesn't have much magical power. Moreover, thanks to a certain unscrupulous master, the girl's Xuanjing Wheel magical power was reduced by half out of nowhere. Basically, her magical power would be depleted after using two spells.

But being at school, she couldn't possibly sit still and meditate, could she? Just thinking about that scene gave her goosebumps.

So what should we do?

The answer is to eat.

Running out of mana equals being hungry. From another perspective, it's like the stamina bar turning into a mana bar. The mana bar can't be restored, but the stamina bar can. So eating equals restoring the stamina bar, which in turn restores the mana bar, which in turn restores mana.

Although the spiritual energy that can be obtained from ordinary food is extremely limited, and the efficiency of converting it into magic power is even more outrageous, the girl still forges ahead on the path of becoming a glutton in order to use more of the Divine Mind-Cleansing Technique to transform into the Scroll King at school.

At lunchtime in the school cafeteria, a girl carried a plate piled high with rice, and every student who saw her gasped in astonishment.

"Holy crap, who turned the cafeteria air conditioning down this low?"

Despite the strange looks from those around her, Li Jiangqun sat down at a table in the corner of the cafeteria without batting an eye.

Because she had been interrogated by teachers and the student council for sleeping in class so many times in the previous two weeks, she had actually developed some mental resilience.

The way the girl ate her food with gusto drew horrified glances from those around her, but she paid no heed, her eyes filled with a desire for the rice.

"Excuse me, may I sit here?"

A somewhat familiar voice came from behind her, and the girl spoke while eating without looking up.

"Hmm, there's no one here. Hmm, please have a seat."

After devouring the large lunch in a whirlwind, the classmate sitting across from her couldn't help but swallow hard. After hesitating for a moment and glancing at her own lunch, she pushed her plate forward and said to the girl.

"...Classmate, I don't have much of an appetite. You can eat mine too, I haven't touched my chopsticks yet."

"Oh, thank you!"

If it were the old Li Jiangqun, she would have politely refused, but now... I'm going to eat, eat, eat, eat!

After finishing her second lunch, she finally put down her chopsticks with some satisfaction. Feeling that half of her magical power had been restored, she now wished she could immediately use the Tranquility Technique to do two more sets of practice questions!

"Wow, I'm full! Thank you, classmate... Ah! It's you!"

Sitting opposite her was none other than Wang Fanfan from the student council!

Looking at the expressionless face of the short-haired girl opposite her, and thinking that the other girl might have been watching her thunderous commotion the whole time she was eating, she fell silent.

She could simply get up and ignore anyone else, but it's a different story if it's someone she knows.

Awkward silence followed, and after a long while she finally spoke hesitantly.

"...Should I get you another copy?"

However, the short-haired girl opposite her simply shook her head slightly, and then said in a very serious tone.

"I'm not hungry, but classmate, you must take care of your health. Even if you encounter any difficulties, you must eat on time."

"Actually, I ate breakfast this morning..."

"You can apply for poverty assistance at the school. I can help you if you need it. Even if something happens at home, please take good care of yourself."

For once, Wang Fanfan's expression showed a rare flicker of emotion.

Li Jiangqun was about to say that wasn't the case, but looking at the girl in front of her, she suddenly realized something.

If a student who is usually very disciplined and listens attentively in class suddenly changes his personality one day, always seems preoccupied (thinking about cultivation), extremely tired (cultivating immortality at night), and always looks like he can't eat enough (restoring his magical power), what would you think?

1. This student is under too much academic pressure and is preparing to ascend to the planet David.

Second: This student's family suddenly encountered difficulties and life became tough. They couldn't get enough to eat at home and had to come to the school cafeteria to eat the terrible food.

Third: Cultivating immortality.

Clearly, the short-haired girl has the mindset of a normal person, or at least she does.

She continued.

"...If you encounter any other difficulties or encounter anything that is hard to understand, you are welcome to come to the student union to find me at any time."

Finally, without giving the girl a chance to refute, the short-haired girl got up and left briskly, leaving the girl standing there dumbfounded.

But that wasn't the end of it. Right after Wang Fanfan left, a female student quietly crept over.

"Hey, classmate... I wanted to ask if you know that classmate from earlier?"

"...I guess so."

Well, how can being forced to get to know someone not count as getting to know them?

"Ah, then you must know her sister too!"

Li Jiangqun was taken aback.

"younger sister?"

"Yes! It's Wang Ningxiang, the top student in the whole school. She's Wang Fanfan's younger sister, and it's because of her that Wang Fanfan got into the student council."

"Oh..." The girl tilted her head.

"I don't know him."

"So, classmate, is there anything I can help you with?"

Looking at this classmate who was... gloomy in every way, Li Jiangqun felt that humanity had only developed less than one percent of the potential of high school students.

He was more than a head taller than her, with a broad chest and messy hair. His school uniform seemed a size too small, making him appear somewhat timid, but you could still vaguely see his long, narrow phoenix eyes through his hair.

No, is this the kind of gloomy, reclusive girl I see on Chinese campuses?

Where's the head of student affairs? Aren't you going to make an example of this kind of student?

Meeting the girl's indescribable gaze, the gloomy girl's body stiffened for a moment, seemingly very conflicted, before finally gritting her teeth and speaking loudly.

"Excuse me, I'd like to ask you for a favor!"

"...There's no need to be so loud."

Seeing the strange looks from those around her again, even the girl's skin started to feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's like this, I'd like to ask you to help me make an appointment with someone..." the girl stammered.

Li Jiangqun understood.

"Her sister? But I don't really know her."

"No...it's Wang Fanfan."

Li Jiangqun: "?"

Why did you bring up her sister just now?

Under her suspicious gaze, the gloomy girl continued speaking.

You should know about the downtown convention center attack two weeks ago, right?

"Yes, I know."

In China, almost every incident involving substandard animals is made public. With the spread of information in modern society, even the most isolated groups will know some of the news.

Not to mention that Li Jiangqun herself was involved in the incident.

"I was actually there that day..."

Oh? What a coincidence?

The girl felt inexplicably nervous.

"When the monstrous beast appeared, it was Wang Fanfan who saved me..."

Really? She's here too?

How come I didn't see it?

The girl's eyes widened.

"What about just now?"

"Because of me, I'm a little scared. Every time I finally muster up the courage, she disappears in the blink of an eye..."

The gloomy girl said it somewhat shyly.

"So I'd like to ask you for a favor, classmate, to arrange a private meeting with her at the park near after school. I want to thank her in person."

In fact, according to common sense, Li Jiangqun had only been arrested by Wang Fanfan a few times, and after a while, she had barely become a familiar face to him. She was far from being considered a friend.

However, the girl had never refused anyone's request, and adhering to the principle of helping whenever she could, she eventually agreed.

"Oh right, I haven't asked your name yet, classmate?"

"Ah, just call me Xiao Zi."