Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

In this vast world of cultivation, all professional titles require certification from the corresponding management body.

Alchemists go to the Alchemy Hall, weapon refiners go to the Weapon Refining Hall, array masters go to the Array Hall, and talisman masters go to the Talisman Hall...

With official certification, the pills you refine, the magical artifacts and talismans you make will be recognized by the market. Otherwise, what you put out is a counterfeit product, and no one will dare to use it recklessly.

As a student who has just finished the college entrance examination, being recognized by a third-level alchemist who believes that he is ready to take the certification exam proves that Shen Bai's talent in alchemy is truly exceptional.

Moreover, Si Qing's reputation was well-known, and even Teacher Li had heard of her, so Teacher Li highly agreed with what she said.

"Unbelievable! In such harsh conditions, you still managed to become a first-tier alchemist through hard work and study. With talent like yours, the alchemy masters at the Holy Academy will definitely be happy to take you on as their personal disciple!"

Teacher Li exclaimed from the bottom of his heart that even in the Holy Academy, it was extremely rare for a first-year student to become a first-level alchemist.

Chu Chen, who was exceptionally admitted to the Dragon Tiger Academy, has been working hard to obtain certifications, but has yet to succeed.

"In fact, my master, Master Hu Fangkun, has already accepted Shen Bai as his disciple. Shen Bai is now my junior brother."

Si Qing then revealed an even more significant piece of information: "The teacher had long intended to do this, but didn't want to disturb Shen Bai's college entrance exam, so he didn't mention it. Some time ago, right after his exam, he officially accepted him as his disciple, but to protect him, he didn't officially announce it to the public."

The conflict between Kunbai Pharmaceutical and Renli Pharmaceutical is raging. The demonic cultivation movement is gaining momentum, the unorganized forces are still operating in the shadows, and it's uncertain whether there will be any further developments regarding the beast cultivators of Dongdao.

Hu Fangkun believed that announcing this to the public at this time would not be conducive to Shen Bai's development, but would instead make him the target of jealousy.

Anyway, it's just a matter of title, so Shen Bai doesn't care.

Upon hearing that Shen Bai had become Hu Fangkun's disciple, Teacher Li became even more enthusiastic. It should be noted that Hu Fangkun, as a newly promoted Nascent Soul True Monarch and a fifth-order alchemy master, had already become a rising star in the Xuan Yuan Empire.

Even in the talent-rich capital city, Hu Fangkun has already secured a place for himself.

Qingbei Taoist Academy had already held several meetings to formally invite Hu Fangkun to become a professor at the academy.

Now that Shen Bai is the link, Teacher Li Lan has more confidence in winning over True Lord Hu Fangkun.

After praising Shen Bai, Teacher Li turned her gaze to Shen Wenwen, clicking her tongue in admiration: "Who would have thought that your sister's talent is even better than yours? She's reached the fourth level of the Heavenly Realm in just half a year! In the capital, she's a genius among geniuses!"

Shen Wenwen was engrossed in eating meat when she heard this, and she quickly put down her chopsticks, looking like a well-behaved girl: "Teacher Li, you flatter me. I just have a superhuman talent that I don't have. I guess my cultivation speed will slow down when I reach the Qi Refining stage."

Teacher Li, a man of wide experience, chuckled and said, "You think divine power is just about being strong?"

Shen Wenwen asked in surprise, "What else could it be?"

Teacher Li explained, "The reason why talent is called talent is that it gives you a higher limit to your cultivation than ordinary people."

While your divine strength talent may seem to only increase physical strength, it will improve your overall physical attributes later on. Therefore, your best development path is actually physical cultivation. If your cultivation talent is even better, and you cultivate both physical and magical techniques, your future achievements will surpass even your brother's!

"Body cultivation? Dual cultivation of body and magic?"

A glint of excitement flashed in Shen Wenwen's eyes: "I'm even better than Shen Bai? Hahaha, I knew it!"

Shen Bai bluntly retorted, "That's assuming you can unleash your full potential!"

Shen Wenwen rolled her eyes at Shen Bai: "You just can't stand to see me doing well, you're so jealous!"

Watching the brother and sister bicker, the Hu sisters, Si Qing, and Teacher Li all smiled with satisfaction. The siblings have such a good relationship.

……

The following day, the college entrance examination results were officially released.

Qian Kai looked at his score of 870, his eyes filled with bitterness.

This is a very awkward score. Just five more points would have been enough to meet the minimum admission score for one of the top ten Taoist academies. However, now he can only get into one of the top second-tier Taoist academies out of the top hundred.

This year's liberal arts exams were incredibly difficult.

Wang Wei, who was in the same boat as his brother, scored 865 points, so the two of them should be able to get into the same Taoist academy.

In contrast, Bai Qingqing, who usually performs consistently well, scored an extremely auspicious number: "888". This auspicious number has already determined that she can choose any of the ten major academies.

Xie Beibei performed exceptionally well this time, scoring 876 points, just above the minimum admission score for the top ten Taoist academies. Although she cannot choose freely, she has successfully entered one of the top ten.

Some were overjoyed while others were devastated upon seeing their scores.

When the students who were crowding the school to check their scores saw Shen Bai's high score of 999, they were stunned.

Just one point away from a perfect score?

Was this point forcibly deducted from the subjective question score by the grader?

If there were no subjective questions, would you be prepared to get full marks directly?

Is it really necessary to be this showy?

We were all starting from the same low point in our studies, so how did you become a top student?

Although Qian Kai, Wang Wei, Bai Qingqing, Xie Beibei and others had long expected Shen Bai to get a very high score, they did not expect the score to be this high.

Qian Kai clenched his fists, wanting to vent his anger, but he held back again and again, finally leaning helplessly against the wall.

He initially thought he was only losing because of his looks, but he never expected that in just half a year, Shen Bai would rise like a comet and become such a dazzling existence.

Later, when he enters the Holy Academy and I enter a second-rate Dao Academy, the gap between the two will only widen.

After a brief period of confusion, Qian Kai regained his spirits!

So what if it's a second-rate academy? A second-rate academy is still one of the top 100!

I can freely choose the best major from the top 30 of the top 100 Taoist academies, which is not much worse than the top ten!

As long as you choose the right major and the right mentor, your future development will not be much worse than Shen Bai's!

Thinking of this, Qian Kai felt like he had come back to life!

Bai Qingqing's eyes shone brightly. Seeing Shen Bai's excellent results made her even happier than when she herself was admitted to one of the top ten academies.

Do you know which holy academy Shen Bai chose?

She looked at Xie Beibei, who looked unhappy: "Qingbei Academy! I just asked Teacher Yang Xiao."

Bai Qingqing immediately perked up: "Then I'll go to the capital too!"

Xie Beibei snorted, "What are you so happy about? An Li scored 980 points and got into Tsinghua and Peking Universities. What makes you think you can compete with her?"

Xie Beibei's score was a bit close, so she wasn't sure if she could get into the capital city, which was why she was unhappy.

Bai Qingqing hummed a song: "So what? He and An Li were employees, but that relationship ended a long time ago. They're just ordinary friends now."

Xie Beibei looked defeated: "You really think there's nothing between them? You need to know, they've both reached the Innate Realm, they can break...that!"

Bai Qingqing paused in her singing for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "I believe in Shen Bai's character."

Xie Beibei was speechless.

This love-struck woman is hopeless!

Speaking of which, Bai Qingqing is love-struck, and so am I? I can only pray that I can get into one of the top ten universities in the capital.

As everyone was discussing their scores and academy choices, a rumor suddenly spread: "Shen Bai had already entered the Qi Refining stage before the college entrance exam, and now he's even become a first-tier alchemist! The two sacred academies and the ten major academies almost fought over him!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Kai, who was leaning against the wall in a daze, felt his legs go weak and all his strength drain away, a feeling of powerlessness washing over him.

Has he already reached the Qi Refining stage?

Has he already reached the same level as the elites of the capital?

No, he is even more powerful than the geniuses of the capital, because he is also a first-level alchemist!

How... how can I possibly catch up with this?

Bai Qingqing jumped up happily: "Shen Bai is so amazing! He seemed so low-key at the last gathering, no wonder he was able to start working at the company so early!"

Xie Beibei's eyes sparkled: "I don't care anymore, I have to go to the capital!"

……

At this time, An Li had also reached an agreement with Tsinghua University. Her treatment would be slightly lower than Shen Bai's, since her score was only among the top five in the country.

Chu Chen and Ye Qianqian scored slightly higher than her.

Although she was somewhat unwilling, An Li was already very satisfied, and all of this was thanks to Shen Bai. Without his help, her liberal arts grades would not have improved so much in such a short period of time.

The thought of being able to be in the same Taoist academy as him after entering the capital made An Li feel a sweet warmth in her heart.

"This guy is already a first-tier alchemist, while I'm not even an apprentice. No way, I have to catch up this summer! I'll focus on Qi Refining these next few days, and then aim for first-tier array master in the two and a half months of summer vacation!"

A fierce fighting spirit ignited in the eyes of the top student and school beauty. After seeing Teacher Li off, she turned around and walked into the cultivation room, took the Qi-Nourishing Pill, and began her sprint to the Qi Refining stage.

She had a feeling that she would enter the Qi Refining stage in the next couple of days.

Shen Bai, don't be too smug, I'll catch up soon.

I'll still pin you down and rub you hard then!

……

Chu Chen and Ye Qianqian, who were far away in the capital, also learned about Shen Bai's score.

Although Ye Qianqian had always thought highly of Shen Bai, a score of 999 was still too impressive.

"I have to admit, Shen Bai is a genius!"

Chu Chen's face was ashen. A month after the third mock exam, he had shifted his focus back to reviewing humanities subjects. With the help of his spiritual sense, he believed that his studies had become more in-depth, but he did not expect to still only score 985 points.

This year's liberal arts exam was too difficult!

I heard that one of the teachers who set the exam heard that someone scored 993 points in the third mock exam, so they deliberately increased the difficulty of this exam.

If it weren't for that, I would definitely have scored over 990 points.

Seeing Chu Chen's defiant expression, Ye Qianqian pressed her advantage, saying, "I heard he's already a first-tier alchemist!"