50: This is it (first update)

"Let's go, we don't have much time. Let's just grab a couple of buns to eat on the way."

Pushing open the door, Mo Fan saw Xu Jing.

Like him, Xu Jing was also heading to the Assessment Hall today for the promotion test.

This girl had achieved a Breakthrough two days ago.

She had just made it in time to register for this month's promotion assessment.

"Mo... Mo Fan..." Xu Jing followed behind Mo Fan, looking like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Speak," Mo Fan said without turning his head.

"Did... did you really sign up for the promotion assessment?" Xu Jing found it hard to believe.

It was only yesterday, when she told Mo Fan she was taking the assessment, that she discovered he had signed up as well.

"Yeah, I signed up." Mo Fan nodded, not saying much more.

Receiving a definite answer, Xu Jing felt a bit dazed and instinctively asked:

"What... what is your current Body Tempering level?"

"Same as you, Body Tempering Seventh Level," Mo Fan replied truthfully.

"S-so fast?" Xu Jing was stunned. She clearly hadn't expected Mo Fan's cultivation speed to be so incredible.

One had to remember that when Mo Fan first entered the Sect, he was only at the Body Tempering Second Level.

How long had it been since then?

He had soared directly to the Body Tempering Seventh Level?

Wasn't this cultivation speed far too much of a Prodigy?

Did his talent for cultivation only start to reveal itself after coming to Yuxu Academy?

While Xu Jing was surprised by Mo Fan's situation, she didn't find it entirely beyond reason.

In fact, this wasn't an isolated case.

Some people's talent indeed manifested later than others.

There was an idiom called 'great vessels are late in completion,' meaning a late bloomer.

It referred to exactly this kind of person.

"It's alright, not particularly fast. Walk faster, we're going to be late," Mo Fan reminded her, quickening his pace.

He was someone who always arrived right on time.

Since Xu Jing started hanging out with him, she had also become someone who arrived right on time.

"Okay, okay..." Xu Jing hurriedly kept up with Mo Fan.

They were silent along the way.

Mo Fan focused his mind to check his attribute panel.

[Name: Mo Fan]

[Cultivation: Body Tempering Seventh Level (+)]

[Cultivation Technique: Basic Body Tempering Art]

[Martial Skill: Vajra Fist - Body Tempering Scroll, Golden Body Art (First Layer)]

[Storage Space: 1 cubic meter]

[Available attribute points: 77]

Mo Fan hadn't added any points during this period, so his cultivation remained at the Body Tempering Seventh Level.

After absorbing the twenty Spirit Stones given by Liu Jian, his available attribute points had reached a staggering 77. Even if he added points once more, he would still have plenty left.

While looking at the attribute panel, Mo Fan clenched his fist.

Feeling the surging power within his body, Mo Fan couldn't help but smile.

Two days ago, he had quietly gone to the back mountain to test it out.

In terms of raw strength alone, he was already no weaker than a Xiantian Martial Artist.

Combined with the Vajra Fist, it was essentially foolproof.

Of course, if an accident occurred, Mo Fan had a countermeasure. Even without using the Golden Body Art, he could ensure he wouldn't fail unexpectedly.

After all, he still had so many available attribute points; as long as he wanted to, he could add points at any time.

The moment a cultivation level breaks through, the human body's potential is unlocked.

At that time, hormone secretion rises rapidly.

One's cognitive and sensory abilities also enter a completely new Domain.

In this state, various bodily stats will instantly skyrocket, and combat power will be significantly enhanced.

Though it only lasts for a moment and is hard to grasp,

if one truly seizes it, they can turn the tide of a desperate situation.

For others, this moment might be hard to catch.

But for Mo Fan, it wasn't much of a problem.

After all, every night he was engaged in a life-and-death struggle of wits and strength with the Red-Clothed Female Ghost. His actual combat ability was more than just talk.

Thinking of this, Mo Fan smiled with satisfaction.

"This should do it!"

...A short while later, the two arrived at the Assessment Hall and found the Green-Robed Deacon.

Then, carrying the tokens given by the Green-Robed Deacon, they went to a cultivation room near the Assessment Hall.

This was the location for the assessment.

The cultivation room was built quite grandly, roughly the size of a football field.

Inside were various training facilities, far superior to the small cultivation rooms in the Chuan Gong Hall.

Of course, this was an exclusive cultivation room and was not open to all Utility Disciples.

Only after one's cultivation reached the Body Tempering Seventh Level could they apply for access.

Naturally, since Mo Fan and Xu Jing had only just broken through to the Body Tempering Seventh Level and immediately signed up for the promotion assessment, they hadn't had time to apply.

Other Utility Disciples above the Body Tempering Seventh Level basically gathered here for cultivation and exchange.

After all, there were various advanced training devices here that allowed one to better and more accurately grasp their own state, thereby improving themselves more quickly.

In addition, almost all the elite Disciples of the Menial Service Yard gathered here.

Exchanging martial arts insights and engaging in practical combat sparring here could yield significant gains.

In reality, among the three thousand or so Utility Disciples in the entire Menial Service Yard, those with cultivation exceeding the Body Tempering Seventh Level were not many, less than ten percent of the total.

In Yuxu Academy,

whether they were Utility Disciples, Outer Sect Disciples, or Inner Sect Disciples,

the main "student sources" were those declined ancient martial families and impoverished hidden Sects.

Times were progressing. Since the Spiritual Qi Recovery, the emergence of martial arts universities, and the continuous refinement of modern cultivation theories,

except for Yuxu Academy and the other two Supreme academies, most other ancient Legacies had basically declined.

Over hundreds of years, many ancient martial families and hidden Sects were on the verge of losing their Legacies.

They lacked scientific and systematic cultivation methods, and even more so, they lacked sufficient cultivation resources.

As a result, they could only place their hopes in the three academies that remained transcendent.

Of course, besides recruiting from declined ancient martial families and impoverished hidden Sects,

the three academies also conducted "social recruitment" or "campus recruitment" to admit school examinees and social Martial Artists.

Campus recruitment meant that one could apply for the three academies through the college entrance exam.

However, the enrollment slots for this path were extremely limited; the total for the Inner Sect and Outer Sect combined was less than a hundred per year.

And the so-called social recruitment specifically targeted the recruitment of Utility Disciples.

Mo Fan had entered Yuxu Academy through this very path.

Similarly, the enrollment slots for this path were also extremely limited.

It basically happened once every three years.

Only a hundred people were recruited at a time... Stepping into the cultivation room,

Mo Fan and Xu Jing followed the instructions and walked straight toward the Martial Arts Stage at the very center.

By this time, quite a few people were already in the cultivation room.

Aside from the Utility Disciples participating in the assessment,

ninety percent were spectators just there for the show.

After all, the Utility Disciples who could participate in the promotion assessment were the cream of the crop among the menial workers.

Watching them in actual combat would naturally allow one to comprehend certain things.

Consequently, even if they had to take leave or even skip work, people would still come to watch.

Passing through the crowd,

Mo Fan led Xu Jing onto the Martial Arts Stage.

At this moment, seven people were already standing on the stage.

Then, a tall, middle-aged man wearing a black robe raised an eyebrow, looked at Mo Fan and Xu Jing, and said in a deep voice:

"Are you two Mo Fan and Xu Jing?"

Mo Fan nodded.

Xu Jing, behind him, followed with a nod.

Seeing this, the tall middle-aged man focused his gaze and said:

"Since everyone is here, let the assessment officially begin."

As he spoke, he pointed behind him and continued:

"The content of the next assessment is very simple. Defeat the Outer Sect Disciples behind me, whose cultivation is at the Innate Realm, and you will pass."

(PS: Recommending a good book of the same type, "Max Level Comprehension: Invincible Starting from the College Entrance Exam" by author: Supreme Little Madman)