After binding with a genius, I became an immortal by exploiting loopholes.

After the euphoria came a deeper sense of urgency.

This monument represents an extraordinary stroke of luck, but it also serves as a mirror, reflecting the despairing gap between him and true geniuses.

Without this monument, the gap would be an insurmountable chasm.

"No waste! Not a single penny can be wasted!"

Lu Qingchen's eyes were burning.

He immediately resumed the stance of the Yi Jin Xi Sui Zhuang Gong and began his active practice for the day.

Sure enough, because the main tendons in my arms had just been strengthened, the sensation of the tendons responding during practice was clearer, and the range of stretching and tolerance also subtly increased.

Although the progress brought about by active cultivation is far less rapid than that of the direct infusion of "alien cultivation" just now, the combination of the two is obviously much better than simply practicing hard!

After completing a round of practice, he felt a slight warmth and fullness in his arms, and the anxiety he felt about the small test in ten days was finally somewhat relieved.

At this rate, as long as Chu Yunfeng is cultivating, he can get a considerable amount of cultivation points for free every day.

With fifty days left in the 100-day assessment, if he can maintain this pace every day, it will be enough to propel his cultivation to the next level—perfecting the Yi Jin Jing, entering the Xi Sui Jing, and even accumulating enough essence and blood to draw Qi into his body are all possible.

"Not stable enough."

Lu Qingchen calmed down: "Chu Yunfeng can't maintain the same cultivation efficiency every day, and I myself must also work hard, otherwise relying solely on transferring cultivation points will still be too slow."

He got up and pushed open the door; Li Si was drinking porridge in the courtyard.

"Lu Qingchen, you look great today."

Li Si said casually.

"I figured out some key points yesterday."

Lu Qingchen smiled and went to the cafeteria to get his food.

Breakfast was still rice porridge and vegetable side dishes.

Lu Qingchen ate with extra care this time, chewing each bite carefully and maximizing his absorption of spiritual energy by circulating the Yi Jin Xi Sui Zhuang Gong.

After the meal, he did not return to his room immediately, but went to Yu Xinfeng's library.

It was a small wooden house with dozens of bookshelves inside, mostly filled with books on basic cultivation knowledge, herbal medicine illustrations, and monster illustrations. The only cultivation techniques were the most basic "Neiyuan Breathing Technique" and "Yijin Xisui Zhuang Gong".

Lu Qingchen found a book titled "Instructions for Outer Disciples of the Qingxuan Sect" and began to read it carefully.

The book records the rights and obligations of outer disciples: a monthly stipend of two spirit stones, free access to all basic courses at Mingfa Peak, the requirement to complete ten sect missions annually, or pay twenty spirit stones as a deduction, and the cancellation of outer disciple status for those who have not reached the seventh level of Qi Refining before the age of thirty...

"Thirty years old, Qi Refining Level 7."

Lu Qingchen silently recited this standard.

For someone with low-grade five spiritual roots, this is an almost impossible task—unless they have a large number of elixirs to assist them, or they have other opportunities.

He then turned to the "Handy Disciple" chapter:

A menial disciple receives half a spirit stone as a monthly stipend and is required to work six hours a day (mining, farming, raising spirit beasts, etc.). They can apply for an "outer disciple assessment" once a year. If they can successfully cultivate internal energy during the assessment, they can regain their status as an outer disciple...

There's still a chance.

Lu Qingchen felt a little relieved.

In other words, even if you fail the 100-day assessment and are relegated to menial tasks, you are not doomed to never have a chance to turn things around.

However, the life of a menial servant was arduous, with very little time for cultivation, and the chance to draw qi into the body was as difficult as ascending to heaven—the book records that in the past ten years, only three menial servant disciples passed the examination and returned to the outer sect.

Closing the book, Lu Qingchen walked out of the library.

The sunlight was just right, shining on the bluestone path of Yuxin Peak.

In the distance, immortal disciples were practicing their stance training, their shouts rising and falling; further away, a spirit crane carried outer disciples across the sky, its wings gleaming with a pale blue spiritual light in the sunlight.

This world is cruel and real.

Talent determines your starting point, effort determines your lower limit, and opportunity determines your upper limit.

And now, he has seized his first opportunity.

Forty-eight days.

Lu Qingchen clenched his fist. "I must succeed."

……

In the days that followed, Lu Qingchen lived an extremely regular life.

Upon waking at Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the first thing he did was to immerse himself in his sea of ​​consciousness and extract the "alien cultivation" that the Dao Stele had acquired the previous day.

Chu Yunfeng's cultivation efficiency was extremely stable, and the cultivation he gained from the Dao Stele was pure and gentle.

One day, filled with great curiosity and anticipation, he attempted to invest this portion of his cultivation into the [Spiritual Root Tempering] process, as indicated by the Dao Stele.

Guided by consciousness, the warm current carefully "touched" the five short, thin, and mixed spiritual roots within the body.

The warm current did indeed seep into it, bringing a comfortable feeling as if one were soaking in warm water. Some extremely minute "impurities" on the surface of the spiritual root, which even he could hardly perceive, seemed to be slowly dissolving.

However, the effect was so minimal that it was almost negligible.

After trying for two consecutive days and expending about ten days' worth of cultivation, he could feel that his spiritual root seemed to have become "cleaner" by a tiny bit, but there was no visible or clear improvement in its length, width, or affinity for spiritual energy.

It's like trying to melt an iceberg with a cup of warm water—a drop in the ocean.

"It seems that spiritual roots are the foundation of one's innate Dao. To improve them later, the required cultivation level is probably enormous... It is definitely not something that can be shaken by the current level of Reincarnation cultivation."

Lu Qingchen quickly came to terms with reality.

The Dao Stele's [Spiritual Root Tempering] function is by no means useless, but its threshold is extremely high, and it is prepared for those who have accumulated a greater "cultivation level".

"Our top priority is to pass the 100-day assessment and remain in the outer sect! We must use every bit of our cultivation wisely to improve our strength as quickly as possible!"

He immediately adjusted his strategy, no longer trying to temper his spiritual root, but instead investing all the cultivation he had gained from reincarnation into [Cultivation Infusion], directly promoting his own tendon and marrow cleansing process!

In this way, the effect is immediate!

The steady daily infusion of external energy is like continuously injecting efficient fuel into his cultivation engine.

The Yi Jin Jing process, which originally required a slow and meticulous process, suddenly accelerated.

The strengthening, stretching, and unblocking of the meridians are proceeding with an efficiency far exceeding that of ordinary times.

He could clearly feel that he was getting closer and closer to the threshold of perfecting the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Technique) every day.

At the same time, he did not forget to practice the Marrow Cleansing Chapter of the Bone Forging and Tendon Changing Method, actively vibrating his bone marrow to lay the foundation for the upcoming Marrow Cleansing stage.

With limited resources and limited time, he had to make the most pragmatic choice—prioritize improving his cultivation level to ensure a smooth entry into the Qingxuan Sect.

The ambitious goal of improving qualifications can only be left for the future.

In the days that followed, Lu Qingchen lived an extremely regular life.

I got up at 7:00 AM to absorb the cultivation power transferred yesterday.

After absorption, the progress of Yi Jin Jing (a traditional Chinese medicine technique) steadily increased at a pleasing rate every day.

Go to the cafeteria for lunch at 9:00 AM to maximize the absorption of spiritual energy from the food.

Practicing the "Yi Jin Xi Sui Zhuang Gong" for two hours at noon is a daily routine.

Go to the library at 5 PM to read books and learn about common knowledge in the cultivation world, the rules of the Qingxuan Sect, and the illustrations of spiritual plants and demonic beasts—all of which will be useful knowledge in the future.

He returned to his room at the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), ate a simple dinner, and continued his cultivation until he reached the daily limit.

Rest at 9 PM.

This cycle continues, day after day.