BXBX NOVEL Chapter 223: The Real Genius_l
A simple announcement in the 5012th cohort caused a significant uproar.
Ding, ding, ding!
Chen Mobai hadn’t even stepped out of his office yet when his phone wouldn’t stop ringing. His classmates, including Ming Yuhua, Yunyang Bing, and Wang Xingyu, called almost simultaneously.
He had no choice but to answer each call one after the other.
Those unable to reach him via phone call all began to chat in the Metaphysical
Class group chat.
Ming Yuhua: [Wow, Chen is awesome!]
Lu Zixuan: [So impressive ah w(71 )w]
Gong Ranran: [Treat us, Chen, time for a treat]
Wang Xingyu: [I should mention that one-third of his achievement is due to me. Without the Qi-replenishing Spirit Water I made for him, he wouldn’t have improved so quickly.]
Li Zimo: [I’ve never seen anyone as cheeky as you.]
Wang Xingyu: [Don’t you want my concocted elixirs in future?]
The crowd:…
Chen Mobai: [Tonight, same spot, let’s all get together.]
Just then, Chen Mobai had finished his call and said a word in the chat, instantly garnering a wave of approval and cheers.
Inside the library.
Zhuang Jialan and Si Guanyu, who were gathering data to restore an ancient talisman, saw the popup notification on their phone screens. They showed shocked expressions and stopped their work.
“He actually established his foundation so quickly?
Zhuang Jialan, touch gently on her glasses, raised her brows slightly. Her words were laced with a hint of disappointment she herself did not notice.
“Last semester we caught up to his grades, even surpassing him this semester, we thought he’d reached his limit. Little did we know it’s because he was concentrating on his Foundation Establishment.
Si Guanyu sighed.
What he didn’t know was that after Chen Mobai took the Soul Awakening Dao Pill, he only completed the third grade content for his talisman course.
Thus, near the end of last term, his grades were comparable to those of two high-achieving students in his class. In the nick of time, with one more point, he managed to secure the first position in the third grade.
However, upon entering the fourth grade this year, Chen Mobai’s grades began to plummet, and he fell to the bottom in the past two monthly exams.
At this point, some people were doubting Chen Mobai’s talent.
Especially Si Guanyu and Zhuang Jialan, who passed Rank-2 Talisman Maker exams this year.
The Rank-2 Talisman Maker exam in the Daoist Academy is notoriously strict. Upon enrollment, each and every candidate will be given randomly generated ten Rank-2 talismans, they are then required to practice on their own and then make the talismans on the spot at the official test site a year later.
The test lasts for 24 hours, and if a candidate can successfully make eight out of the ten talismans, they pass the exam.
Over eighty percent of Rank-2 Talisman Makers are in the Foundation Establishment realm.
Those who can be Rank-2 Talisman Maker in the Qi Cultivating Realm are generally considered geniuses in the field of talisman making.
Si Guanyu and Zhuang Jialan applied for the exam last year, and after passing the examination this year, they completely overshadowed Chen Mobai in the talisman sector.
Some people had even begun to remove Chen Mobai from the list of “Top io Talents of the 5012nd Cohort”. They had claimed the top spots in the talisman rankings.
“He sees more clearly than all of us,” stated Zhuang Jialan. Even though she was once proud of passing the Rank-2 Talisman Maker exam, after seeing the news of Chen Mobai’s successful Foundation Establishment, she felt her achievement was absurdly minuscule and insignificant.
“After we fix this ancient talisman, I’ll devote myself entirely to the cultivation of threshold techniques,” Si Guanyu stated, who also seemed to understand something. The average level of mastering these techniques is generally during the sixth year of the Dao Academy. Hence, they previously thought they had time to understand it and didn’t need to rush.
But after Chen Mobai became the second student to establish foundation successfully in the 5012nd cohort, they started to feel the pressure. After all, Zhongli Tianyu is far beyond their reach, so even if the former made unprecedented progress, they haven’t felt any substantial comparison or sensation.
However, Chen Mobai has been with them day and night over the past four years, attending classes together every week.
The enormous impact of this person beside them achieving such a success stirred up their spirit to compete.
I must be the third person to establish my foundation in our cohort! At this moment, Chen Mobai also appeared in the talisman class group chat and sent a location.
He is hosting a dinner tonight to celebrate his successful Foundation Establishment.
“Are we going?”
“Yes, I’m going to eat him out of house and home!” Zhuang Jialan said, clenching her small fists, appearing a little unsatisfied.
On the Sword Control Department’s training ground, two bright swords struck each other with repeated, deafening clashing sounds, controlled by two young boys and flashing with scintillating sparks.
After about 20 or 30 strikes, one of the training swords let out a mournful whine, falling from mid-air to impale the ground.
“You’ve got the basics of swordsmanship down pat, but your Divine Sense is a bit weak and your sword control techniques lack flexibility. Additionally, your offensive and defensive judgment needs work. You need more real combat practice.”
“Thank you for your guidance, senior Zhai.”
A second-year genius swordsman respectfully bowed to a young man with a horse-like face after retrieving his sword. This horse-faced young man is Zhar Jianbai, who is ranked alongside Chen Mobai as one of the Top 10 talents of the 5012nd cohort. He is acknowledged as the best swordsman, and is considered the character most likely to establish his foundation after Zhongli Tianyu.
It’s said that, during one of his training sessions, he entered a god-like state and executed the ‘Sword Qi Long Rainbow’, a level-three state of swordsmanship.
Although it took him three months to recover after executing the move, he was personally recognized by the head of the Sword Control Department, left Gong Zhenren, who is a Core Formation swordsman, as a “once-in-a-hfetime swordsmanship genius”.
“OK, let’s have another round of sword play. This time, I’ll use 50% of my power…”
Just as Zhai Jianbai was preparing to guide his junior again, a female swordsman with a hair bun ran over with her phone.
“Senior Zhai, there’s a pop-up notification on the campus network.”
Zhai Jianbai almost commented that there’s nothing to look at when it comes to campus network notifications, that it’s all meaningless talk from the leaders.
But then, thanks to his keen eyesight from practicing sword play, he saw the content on the phone display.
[Congratulations to our school’s 5012nd student, Chen Mobai, on his successful Foundation Establishment]
Chen Mobai?
Isn’t he ranked first in the Talisman Department?
Did he beat me to it?
I always thought I was the first in our cohort to comprehend the threshold techniques.
“Senior?”
Seeing Zhai Jianbai’s odd expression, the two juniors next to him gently called out to him.
“Let’s call it a day. I’m going back first.”
After saying that, Zhai Jianbai retrieved his training sword and left the field. “It’s said that every once in a while, during a golden age, numerous heroic figures and talented youths come together in one cohort. It seems this 5012nd cohort is the golden age of our academy.”
Establishing the foundation in the fourth year, such achievement can be ranked in the top 3°/° throughout the history of the Dance Tool Dao Academy.
“I believe in Senior Zhai, he definitely can catch up to this Chen Mobai!” The tone of the young swordsman from Sword Control Department trembled slightly when he said these words.
That’s the person who is ranked first in Talisman Making, Puppet Making, and Agricultural Studies. The real genius..