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

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Huang Ying. I am skilled in both medicine and poison, and I am in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

The senior student in the pale yellow fairy dress walked up to Shen Bai and introduced herself.

"My name is Huang Feng, I am Huang Ying's younger brother, a wine cultivator, and I am in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

The fat man carrying an enormous gourd of wine also came over.

"My name is Qian Yu, a music cultivator, and I am in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

"My name is Qian Yu, a music cultivator, and I am in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

The twin sisters introduced themselves with smiles.

"My name is Bai Lu, a Confucian cultivator, in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

The refined Bai Lu introduced herself again: "These are all outstanding students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, generally referred to as candidates for the Daozi."

"A candidate for the Dao Child?"

Shen Bai was curious when he heard this new term.

Huang Feng laughed heartily: "They call us candidates for Dao Child, but we still can't beat the Dao Children. Others are just flattering us. In reality, we're just Holy Academy students with slightly better talent."

Shen Bai understood.

He had heard of the Holy Academy's Dao Child more than once, but had never had the chance to meet him. Seeing everyone talking about him, he couldn't help but ask, "Where is our Dao Child? Why haven't we seen him appear in this war of demons and spirits?"

"Ugh, don't even mention it!"

Huang Feng shook his head, and the twin sisters Qianyu and Qianyu giggled: "Daozi is obsessed with chess and is a rare chess cultivator. Because he is about to enter the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, he is looking for chess masters to challenge throughout the empire."

"Foundation Building Perfection!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Bai's eyes. He considered himself to be exceptionally talented after acquiring the system cheat, but he did not expect that the Dao Child of the Holy Academy was even more domineering and was about to reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Wouldn't that mean that he was about to break through to the Golden Core stage?

Upon entering the Foundation Establishment stage, the interpersonal relationships one faces indeed undergo tremendous changes.

Students in the Foundation Establishment stage, like Huang Ying, Bai Lu, Huang Feng, and the Qian Yu and Qian Yu sisters, were previously hard to even see, but now they can chat happily with him. This is the change that comes after a leap in social class.

"Let's not waste this rare opportunity to earn credits."

After exchanging a few casual words, Huang Ying pointed at the demon in the air and said, "Let's fight a little longer."

Seeing Huang Ying's heroic demeanor, everyone unleashed their signature magical weapons and rushed to the front lines of the battle.

Shen Bai stood in front of An Li's formation, his Thunderclap Flying Sword transforming into a black-gold thunder dragon that continuously devoured all the approaching demons.

He activated his divine sense expansion kit and looked behind the army of demons. He saw that the demons were surging in endlessly, with no end in sight.

"This war appears to be a protracted one!"

Shen Bai scanned the area behind him with his divine sense and immediately saw Shen Wenwen waving her hands at him: "Watch the battle for a while and then go back to your cave to cultivate. This war probably won't end in just a few days."

Shen Wenwen nodded emphatically, then looked at Yang Xiao and Tang Xinyue beside her and said, "Let's go back. I can't help here. I'll only distract my brother and prevent Teacher Li Lan from handling other matters."

Hearing this, Li Lan looked at Shen Wenwen with satisfaction. This little girl was so lovable. She was young but talented, and her emotional intelligence was also high. Her future achievements were definitely limitless.

……

With no worries about the future, Shen Bai threw himself into the war against the demons, and also prepared to take this opportunity to organize his knowledge.

I haven't had a good opportunity to put my knowledge to practical use until now, and this opportunity is just right.

And so, the students of Qingbei Daoyuan witnessed a miraculous scene.

Shen Bai stood at the front of the battle formation, unleashing powerful spells from his hands.

Summoning Wind and Rain, Geng Metal Finger, Flame Explosion Technique, Five Thunder Technique, Fire Control Technique, Vajra Finger, Five Fire Divine Thunder Technique, Five Yin Divine Thunder Technique, Nine Dragon Seal, Dragon Suppressing Stake...

These are the spells that everyone is most familiar with; each one is at the perfect level when cast.

Nine Revolutions Daoist Sword, Pure Yang Sword, Nine Tribulations Sword Technique, Void Annihilation Sword, Ice Radiance War Dragon Sword, Nine Tribulations Burning Star Sword, Sunset Sword Art, Constellation Sword Art, Fierce Emperor Sword Art...

Jing Lei also demonstrated a variety of sword techniques, each one at the perfect level.

Many students who practiced these spells and sword techniques were deeply moved, because Shen Bai showed them the direction they should strive for.

It turns out that these spells become incredibly powerful once they reach the perfect level.

A single Gengjin Finger strike can pierce through dozens of Foundation Establishment demon spirits, while the simplest Pure Yang Sword can directly kill a group of Qi Refining Stage Great Perfection demon spirits.

Everyone assumed that Shen Bai was giving them a free lesson, and while coordinating with the battle formation's spiritual energy output, they all began to study diligently.

The war between the demons and spirits will last far longer than Shen Bai imagined.

Once every twenty years, the students present had only heard about such a war from their teachers or senior students, and had never experienced it firsthand.

At first, everyone was quite excited.

In the later stages, it becomes a mechanical process of outputting spiritual energy and restoring it through meditation.

From excitement to numbness.

From fresh to feeling nauseous.

It only took a week.

The demons in the endless sea of ​​demons seemed to be endless. The powerful demons had been blocked by the leaders of each faction, but these low-level demons were truly inexhaustible.

Ten days later, even Shen Bai lost interest in organizing his spells and swordsmanship; he had become numb.

The Black Gold Thunder Dragon had lost its initial agility, leaving only a mechanical way of devouring the countless demons and spirits.

Twenty days later.

Shen Bai no longer uses large-scale spells and sword techniques; he simply mechanically flicks out his Gengjin Finger, casually annihilating the demons that lunge at him.

The spirit crystals in the storage ring were already piled up like a mountain, while the spirit stones were almost depleted.

The students inside the battle formation had only numb expressions on their faces, completely devoid of their former spirit.

A month later.

As everyone saw the endless onslaught of demons, some of the new students couldn't hold on any longer.

"Aaaaaah, I'm going to fight you to the death!"

Several students rushed out of the battle formation, yelling, but were quickly subdued by the instructor who was holding the line, knocked unconscious, and thrown to the back for treatment by the doctor.

As a result, some students have begun to show signs of mental breakdown.

Shen Bai also felt that he was about to collapse. Such a mechanical and repetitive scene, lasting for a whole month, would make even a powerful Golden Core cultivator feel nauseous.

However, at that moment, Shen Bai suddenly heard an excited voice coming from afar: "Shen Bai, I'm here! I've entered the Qi Refining stage!"

Shen Bai didn't react at first. He mechanically turned his head and saw Shen Wenwen wearing a white and gold school uniform, jumping and skipping towards him.

"Wenwen?"

A sudden spark of inspiration ignited in Shen Bai's desolate eyes, which were then filled with boundless brilliance.

"Wenwen, you've entered the Qi Refining stage?"

Shen Bai, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground for a month, stood up. His throat, which had been dry for a month, was filled with joy.

"I've reached level one of Qi Refining! Tell me, aren't you amazing?"

When Shen Wenwen saw Shen Bai looking at her, she laughed and took out hundreds of spirit talismans from her storage ring, throwing them at the flying demons. In an instant, the dark clouds in front of Shen Bai disappeared.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Shen Bai laughed loudly, and before he knew it, his eyes were slightly moist.

The brother and sister struggled in this vast world of cultivation, and finally both stepped into the threshold of cultivation.

Who understands the hardships involved?

Thinking back on the past four years, the two of them ate the cheapest food and wore faded school uniforms. Even Shen Wenwen's entry into the Acquired Martial Arts realm was delayed for more than half a year due to insufficient nutrition.

If it weren't for a bit of luck in meeting Hu Feier, Zhu Shi, Jin Hai, and An Li, Shen Wenwen and I might never have achieved Foundation Establishment in our lives.

Now that his suffering has finally come to an end, the shackles on his heart have been loosened all at once.

Five sword intents suddenly rose up, and a joy from the bottom of his heart condensed into the five sword intents, which then transformed into an invincible aura.

"Sword Power - Unrivaled!"

The black-gold thunder dragon roared proudly, and more than a thousand golden-core demon spirits turned to ashes almost simultaneously.

"Shen Bai has mastered the sword stance?"

Ye Qianqian stared at Shen Bai's figure with utter astonishment. She hadn't even grasped the sword intent yet, but Shen Bai had already comprehended an even more powerful sword aura.

An Li didn't reply, but the love and admiration in her eyes were no longer concealed.

This is the Daoist partner I chose!

The students below all cast envious glances, and countless female students looked at Shen Bai with more interest.

"Who wouldn't love a man like that?"

"I heard that An Li is already his Daoist partner."

"So what? Who says you can only have one Daoist partner? I'll ask him out as soon as this war is over!"

……

The twin sisters' eyes gleamed with admiration as they watched Shen Bai's swordplay. Qian Yu said, "Sister, let's show our new king our power!"

Qian Yu's silvery laughter rang out, followed by a high-pitched chant. Countless heroic spirits clad in armor appeared before the two, forming an invincible battle formation and swiftly surrounding and killing the demon spirits.

This is a battle formation created by the transformation of sound into form.

Seeing this, the Huang siblings were not to be outdone. A real oriole appeared behind Huang Ying, flapped its wings and flew high, rushing towards the many demons. Wherever it passed, everything turned into a puddle of yellow water.

Huang Feng laughed heartily, shook the wine gourd in his hand, and a river formed by golden wine surged towards the boundless demons.

The elegant Miss Bailu smiled lightly, "How dare I claim to be the only one beautiful?"

With a gentle wave of her hand, a magnificent landscape painting slowly unfolded. Wherever the painting reached, all the demons and spirits transformed into figures within it, immersing themselves in the painting.

Seeing that everyone had such amazing skills, Shen Bai couldn't help but laugh out loud again: "With my seniors by my side, I'm not alone."

The unparalleled sword aura continued to rise, and countless demons could not even see the sword shadow of Jing Lei before being swiftly crushed into ashes.

Looking at everything before them, teachers Li Lan and Hua Zijing couldn't help but feel proud and honored.

The students of the Holy Academy are just that exceptionally gifted.

Many Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators may not be able to comprehend sword intent, yet these prodigies have already mastered it with ease during the Foundation Establishment stage.

The most dazzling prodigy, Shen Bai, who had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage a month ago, undoubtedly already had the potential to compete for the position of Dao Child.

After a moment of reflection, Hua Zijing instructed the teachers beside her, "Get ready to bring them back."