About the year-end examination,
Fan Wubing discussed it with Zhang Jingwei for an entire night.
Zhang Jingwei thoroughly summarized and analyzed the situation of everyone in the first batch of Enlightenment Peak students, except for Luo Qingyao.
Who is suited for practicing sword skills, who should learn Immortal Dao Divine Techniques, who is best at refining the soul...
Remarkably, there was a detailed summary for all ten individuals, down to the width and narrowness of their meridians.
This greatly surprised Fan Wubing.
He initially thought Zhang Jingwei would be overwhelmed teaching ten disciples at once, but not only did he manage, he did it perfectly, comparable to teaching direct disciples.
It gave him a feeling... that Zhang Jingwei seemed like a true "Enlightenment Peak native."
However,
there was a crucial problem.
Zhang Jingwei said with concern,
"These ten children indeed have average talents. However, they work diligently and with your guidance in adjusting their internal Qi flow and customizing Immortal cuisine supplements, their progress isn't slow, even exceeding the progress pace of past first-year disciples over the years. So far, five disciples have reached the Late Stage of Qi Refining, and the other five are all at the Sixth-Layer of Qi Refining. Yet,"
"Elder, is the problem a lack of practical experience?" Fan Wubing asked.
Zhang Jingwei nodded,
"Yes. According to the sect's schedule, the first three months generally help first-year students lay the foundation and preliminarily feel cultivation. Following that, they undergo various trials. Internally, there are sparring matches between different Immortal Peaks; externally, organized group battles with beasts on the outer edges of the sect's Zhe Lan Mountain Range. At present, other Immortal Peaks' first-year students have all gone through one large-scale new student trial, two internal small trials, and one external large trial, gaining substantial experience."
He frowned,
"But the Enlightenment Peak kids haven't experienced a single trial; their progress lags six months behind. They've yet to undergo any trials, big or small. I fear they'll be at a huge disadvantage in the year-end exams."
The Eternal Immortal Sect's year-end exam consists of two parts: a written test, assessing disciples' understanding and comprehension of various cultivation knowledge;
The second part is the practical tower climb. The Immortal Performance Peak has a Demon Refining Tower featuring a mythical beast illusion realm where practical assessments occur. The rules are simple; each level is guarded by a mythical beast, either single or in groups, with different environments. Disciples must fight them and ascend higher levels. Naturally, the higher the levels, the higher the score.
Zhang Jingwei said,
"The first test hardly creates a gap. Based on my observations, the ten children of Enlightenment Peak are diligent and serious, handpicked by the Sect Leader, hence not lacking in character. The critical part is the second test... Alas."
Zhang Jingwei indeed does not wish for the ten children of Enlightenment Peak to suffer setbacks in their first year-end examination.
Fan Wubing took a deep breath, his gaze resolute, and declared,
"Elder, there's still half a month until the year-end examination. In this period, let me train them for battle experience."
Zhang Jingwei expressed some doubt,
"You? I know you're special and highly skilled in combat. But the enemies in the Demon Refining Tower are all mythical beasts. The combat logic between mythical beasts and cultivators is completely different."
Fan Wubing smiled and said,
"I definitely won't fight them myself."
"Then how?"
Fan Wubing activated the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill, swiftly gathering a cluster of Qi from the surrounding space.
Then, like a puppeteer behind the scenes, his fingers deftly and quickly traced dots, strokes, hooks, and folds in the air.
The cluster of Qi kept changing shape following his movements.
In mere breaths, it transformed completely into a first-tier mythical beast, a Profound Ice Sword-toothed Rabbit.
A mythical aura!
Zhang Jingwei's eyes suddenly sharpened.
Fan Wubing said,
"Elder, does this count as a mythical beast?"
Zhang Jingwei carefully sensed... It was completely the aura of a Profound Ice Sword-toothed Rabbit, identical except not material, almost indistinguishable. He felt a jolt in his heart,
"This is... Life Creation Divine Technique! Wubing, you... can you also wield such Great Divine Techniques?"
Great Divine Techniques typically refer to divine techniques learned only by those in the Divine Split Realm or above.
Fan Wubing laughed,
"I don't have such skills. This is a method taught by my senior sister, used to simulate mythical beasts."
Zhang Jingwei nodded slightly without probing further. However... he thought, the ability to simulate mythical beasts might not be rare, but mimicking the aura so perfectly is indeed extremely rare. In his knowledge, only Divine Split Realm cultivators can achieve it.
Fan Wubing indeed did not speak wrong.
He truly lacked Great Divine Techniques, and the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill was indeed acquired from his senior sister.
But, if it were only the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill, this result could not be achieved.
Something else was needed,
"Tongue Desire."
The most direct ability of "Tongue Desire" is to absorb and digest various Qi flows, supplementing them into vitality.
In reality, "Tongue Desire" has another subtle albeit remarkable ability——
Digest and perception.
Consuming a dish, "Tongue Desire" can perceive the creation method of the dish after digestion, along with insights into various ingredients from their inception to their end on a plate.
Like in the Peach Blossom Spring, after absorbing the vitality of the Umbrella Demon's external avatar, it could perceive the life of the Umbrella Demon.
Digesting and absorbing the core "Demon Core" of a mythical beast, it can perceive the mythical beast's entire life from birth to death.
Initially, Fan Wubing intended to absorb the vitality of Wei Shaoyuan, the gatekeeper at Weiri City, to identify who manipulated him behind the scenes to kill him. But due to urgent circumstances and others present, he missed the opportunity.
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