Although the battle between the First Prince, the Headmaster, and Huang Lin had been intense, the entire process had happened too quickly. Almost no one in the academy had noticed it.
When the Headmaster returned to his office, he discovered that the librarian, Manny, who had helped Fang Xingjian before, was already standing there.
The Headmaster asked, "Why did you think of coming to my place?"
"Old man, I've been watching Fang Xingjian's matter from the beginning to the end." Manny no longer had his usual glib manner. His tone was serious, his expression solemn, and his eyes filled with the vicissitudes of life.
"From a commoner, he relied on his talent and hard work to walk down the path.
"I've watched him cultivate for over twenty hours every day.
"I've watched him endure the supercilious looks and mockery of others.
"I've watched him become a Windstorm Sword Hero.
"I've watched him beat up Griffin so badly that he scurried away like a rat.
"I feel that I can't continue to be so dispirited."
Headmaster Jackson's gaze grew agitated as he looked at his son and said, "Manny, to think that … ever since you failed the Regional Selection over ten years ago, you've been dispirited. To think that you'd be spurred on by Fang Xingjian and rise up once again."
Manny's expression was calm as he said, "It's still too early to talk about rising up. My talent can only be considered ordinary when compared to those real monsters. But seeing how hard the kids are working, I don't wish to continue staying low. Old man, I'll need to spend some time to recover. You can hand over the library's work to someone else."
"Alright, alright, alright." Headmaster Jackson broke into a satisfied smile. "As long as you don't continue to be dispirited, you can do whatever you want." At this moment, the extremely strong expert who had been clashing head-on with the First Prince earlier seemed to have instantly turned into an old neighbor who doted on his son.
…
That night, Fang Xingjian sat cross-legged in the quiet room in the villa. As he circulated the Waves throughout his body, he also circulated the Ice Age Meditation Art at full force in his mind, continuously increasing the familiarity of his mental cultivation method.
His mind was calm and cold as he continued to think about everything that had happened today.
After a full two hours, he finally opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.
'The advancement of my mental cultivation method is still too slow.
"When there's injustice in the heart, it's hard to calm down."
Fang Xingjian knew that the reason why his mental cultivation method was progressing well was because of that old lady from the Tresia Clan, Rebecca, and the First Prince. These two fellows had given him trouble, causing the distracting thoughts in his mind to surge, but he was unable to get rid of them completely.
Then, he began to think about his future path of cultivation.
Right now, there were only four years and two months left to the five-year period, and eight months left to the next Regional Selection.
As for the weapons, Huang Lin and the others had already gone to think of a solution. It was not his turn to care.
Right now, other than mental cultivation methods and Killing techniques, Fang Xingjian was self-cultivating for twenty-four hours a day.
His Supreme Mistwind Sword was already at level 18, and he believed that it would be able to reach level 20 in a few days' time. Even if the maximum level was not just at level 20, he would be able to reach it within a month. Then, it would be time for him to come up with a new cultivation plan.
'Teacher told me not to level up for now. This is the right strategy. With each level of the Windshadow Sword Divinity, I'll be able to increase my agility attribute by 11 points. From level 10 to level 19, I'll be able to increase my agility attribute by 99 points, raising my speed to a terrifying level. 'But if that's the case, when I raise my agility attribute once again, when it exceeds 180 +, I'll need to expend over 180,000 potential points for each increment. It won't be like now, where each increment only requires 70,000 potential points for each increment.'
However, it was clear that Fang Xingjian would not be able to drag it on and not level up. Although Huang Lin had asked him to hold it in for a year or two, he knew his own situation well. He only had four years and two months' time, and from level 10 to level 19, ordinary Knights would take an average of one year.
Fang Xingjian had given himself half a year's time to reach level 19. So, if he wanted to reach level 19 before the Regional Selection next year, he would have to start working hard to level up in two months' time.
'I only have two months left to use a small amount of potential points to increase my attributes. I'll focus on leveling up in two months' time and reach level 19 of the first transition before the Regional Selection.
'Then … I'll have to think of a way to increase the amount of potential points I receive every day.
'Although the amount of potential points I receive every day is more than ten times that of ordinary people, it's still too little for two months' time.
'But I've learned almost all of the Nurturing techniques that the academy has. If I want new Nurturing techniques that don't repeat each other to increase my potential points, I'll have to learn sword techniques from somewhere else …'
Just as Fang Xingjian was deep in thought, his ears trembled slightly. He had already heard the slight vibrating sound in the air.
The Supreme Mistwind Sword was a sword technique that used sword techniques to control air currents. Therefore, Fang Xingjian's grasp of air currents was exceptionally accurate. He exerted a little force with his feet and floated up gently as if he had lost his weight. Then, with a flash, he disappeared from the secret chamber.
Outside the villa, Jack and Anthony knocked on the door. Looking at the maid who had popped her head out, Jack said anxiously, "We're looking for Fang Xingjian. It's urgent."
"But the Lord is currently cultivating in the meditation room." The maid said timidly, "Lord Huang Lin has instructed that when the Lord is cultivating, no one is to disturb him."
"But our matter is very urgent! Do you know that tomorrow is the deadline for the registration for the inter-class battle? Kaunitz hasn't been to school for a month, and I heard that he's about to be expelled. "There are only eight of us participating in the tournament. We were already at the bottom in last month's tournament, and this time around, we're still going to be eliminated in the first round. Do you know how terrible the punishment is for the bottom three? "Not only will our subsidies be deducted, our cultivation resources will also be reduced. Moreover, these rankings will have to be reported to the Empire!"
Once it was reported to the Empire, it would naturally enter the Knight Association's files. It would have a great impact on every Knight's future. Moreover, the reduction of resources could still be taken from their families for the other aristocrats, but for Jack and Anthony, it was a huge blow.
On the contrary, if they were able to achieve good results in the inter-class battle, not only would they be able to get more resources, they would also be able to gain the attention of various important people in school.
Of course, due to the difference in time between the transitions, it was usually very difficult for the lower year classes to win against the upper year classes. What they pursued was to win against the classes that were around the same level as them, or to have a stunning performance against the upper year classes.
And now, as Class 256, which Fang Xingjian was in, had lost Fang Xingjian and Kaunitz, there were only a few of them and they were young. Naturally, their performance was unsightly.
"Alright." Seeing the timid maid, Anthony patted Jack and said in a gentle voice, "It's not that we have to meet Xingjian. It's just that after he's done with his cultivation, can we trouble you to tell him that we've come to look for him?"
"Mmm … alright … I'll let the Lord know," the maid nodded and said seriously.
Just then, the three of them felt a whirlwind sweeping past at the same time. As the white sword Qis dissipated in the air, Fang Xingjian's silhouette floated down from midair, gradually appearing before the three of them.
Fang Xingjian said calmly, "Inter-class battle?"
"That's right, Xingjian." Seeing that Fang Xingjian had appeared, Jack immediately became agitated. "The first inter-class battle was held one month after we transitioned. We've all just started learning Killing techniques, and those senior students from the most recent batch have been learning for one more year than us. There's no way we can win against them, and we were eliminated in the first round. "You've transitioned into a Windstorm Sword Hero. This time around, you must participate in the inter-class battle with us and teach those b * stards a good lesson."
Anthony said, "Xingjian, if you're very busy, it's fine if you don't come. I heard from Lord Huang Lin that you're at a critical juncture in your cultivation. "
"Inter-class battle? Sparring with other students? " Fang Xingjian stroked his chin and thought to himself, 'Every student here comes from different places, and they've learned Nurturing sword techniques from various factions and academies. If I can learn more Nurturing sword techniques through sparring with them, I'll be able to increase the amount of potential I gain every day. 'However, they usually use Killing techniques in their battles … I'll have to think of something else …'
Thinking of this, Fang Xingjian's eyes narrowed slightly. Looking at the two people before him who were filled with anticipation, he said, "It's true that Teacher told me to focus on my cultivation and not bother about the other matters in the academy. However, now that my Killing techniques have improved, I do need to test my sword techniques through actual combat. "I'll be participating in the inter-class battle this time around."
"That's great!" Jack laughed out loud. "I was bullied so badly by those old fellows previously. Xingjian, this time around, you must help us teach them a good lesson. Hahahaha, you're now the trump card of our class."
Anthony reminded him, "It's not that simple. Those students have all trained here for one to two years, five to six years, or even seven to eight years. Amongst them, there are even Prefectural Champions like Xingjian. Many of them have already transitioned to level 19, and some have even participated in the Regional Selection before. Their abilities are not to be underestimated."
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