Just lying in the corner of the library until almost an hour after the class ended, Zhou Bai finally woke up from his drowsiness, sat up, and yawned.
Looking at the library clock, he was slightly stunned: "It’s this late already."
"Christina," Zhou Bai looked at the cat in his consciousness and said, "Why didn’t you wake me up?"
"Don’t bother me," Christina said discontentedly, "You’re trying to make me go insane! From now on, don’t disturb me. I need to raise the Primordial Spirit value to 99 in one go!"
Zhou Bai pouted, looked at the auxiliary cultivation system, and instantly became happy.
Dao Transformation Level: 0%
Primordial Spirit Value: 99
Spirit Diagram: Nine Calamities of Heaven and Man
"I gained 200 points this afternoon," Zhou Bai nodded satisfactorily and walked out of the library with the borrowed textbooks, "If I can skip classes every day, my cultivation speed would be incredibly fast."
Touching the textbooks in his hand, Zhou Bai thought to himself, "Hmm, the best way from now on is to skip classes during the day to gain laziness points. Study on my own at night, bit by bit. Even if I can’t keep up with Jing Xiu and others, at least don’t fall too far behind in the basic theory."
With a feasible cultivation plan, Zhou Bai felt more at ease.
On the way back, he ate and brought a bowl of food for Elsa from the cafeteria.
As soon as he walked into the dormitory building, Zhou Bai frowned: "What’s that smell? The dormitory is getting stinkier. Did someone really defecate around here?"
When he reached the door, Zhou Bai felt a chill in his heart. It was a message from Lv Chongyang.
"Zhou Bai, I don’t know why you chose the path of skipping classes. But in the end, cultivation is a matter of personal will. I won’t force you violently. I just hope you don’t waste your talent and the Dao School’s investment in you."
Reading the note, Zhou Bai’s heart flashed a trace of guilt. What he did must have made Lv Chongyang very disappointed. He seemed to have high hopes for him.
But there was no other way. Now skipping classes and self-study were the most suitable methods for Zhou Bai.
After a sigh, Zhou Bai put the note away and walked into the room.
"Fortunately, Old Lv seemed to give up on forcibly dragging me to class. After all, cultivation relies on personal will. My non-cooperation makes it pointless. He must have thought that way."
Shaking his head to dispel distracting thoughts, Zhou Bai fed Elsa and then took out his notes, preparing to start self-studying the textbooks.
Elsa obediently lay next to him, watching Zhou Bai intently. Whenever Zhou Bai moved, she would excitedly get up, thinking he was going to play with her.
Seeing Zhou Bai just move a bit and then continue reading, she sat down, disappointed.
Zhou Bai earnestly read the textbooks, finding them more understandable than today’s class. Truly worthy of being a basic textbook, it detailed many foundational knowledge of cultivation, such as what is spiritual energy, how to absorb and exhale spiritual energy, how to perceive spiritual energy, and the principles of Primordial Spirit power, its activation, related principles, and perception of Primordial Spirit.
Learning these basic textbooks could greatly fill Zhou Bai’s foundational gaps in cultivation, allowing him not to forever rely on the auxiliary system and avoid various hidden dangers.
"Mm~~~" Zhou Bai stretched and stood up from the chair.
Unknowingly, he had studied from 6 PM to 11:30 PM, nearly six hours. Zhou Bai was not very tired, thanks to the changes after cultivation.
The current Zhou Bai, in terms of physique and Primordial Spirit, had far surpassed ordinary standards. Continuous study for almost six hours was just slightly tiring, so he planned to rest for a while and then continue studying.
"Since I have to skip classes during the day, I’ll sleep during the day and study at night from now on!"
As Zhou Bai stood up and walked around, Elsa quickly approached, wagging her tail and looking at him expectantly.
"No, Elsa, I can’t play with you. I’m going to continue studying after a short rest." Zhou Bai patted Elsa’s head and said, "If you want to pee, don’t forget to go to the bathroom. Christina taught you, right?"
After midnight, Zhou Bai planned to lie down to rest for a while, gain some laziness points, and then return to the desk to self-study until morning.
But in the middle of the night, his stomach growled, and his energy started to wane, prompting Zhou Bai to get something to eat.
Returning after eating, he found the door of the room next to his was open again.
In the dark corridor, a man and a woman stood at the door, bathed in the red light. Their faces seemed to have a layer of blood.
The woman was the pale girl Zhou Bai had met before, and the man was a strong man with a square face, looking at the girl seriously, saying something.
As Zhou Bai approached, with his current keen senses he vaguely heard their conversation.
"Ying Zi, at your current level, you won’t pass the assessment in two months. If you fail, you’ll be expelled."
"Hard work is not enough. Honestly, Ying Zi, cultivation requires talent. Some people hit their limits at 20 or 30. You nearly failed the last assessment already..."
The square-faced man sighed lightly, "Alright, I understand your situation. I will prepare for you. But don’t force yourself. Cultivation should not be forced. You’ve been at Dao School for so many years; you should understand that."
The pale girl bowed to the square-faced man, "Thank you."
As Zhou Bai got closer, the two suddenly turned their heads, expressionlessly staring at him.
Zhou Bai was stunned and said, "I just came back from eating... you guys continue."
Zhou Bai spoke as he returned to his room, but no further conversation was heard from outside, as if the two had left.
After that, Zhou Bai studied diligently until morning, then went straight to bed to sleep, waiting for his laziness points to grow.
But he had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by a series of knocks on the door.
A female voice shouted loudly, "Zhou Bai! How long will you hide? Come to school with me!!"
Zhou Bai groaned: "Who is it?"
He decided to play dead, but then heard the door being pounded violently and the female voice yelled, "Zhou Bai! If you don’t come out, I’ll abort the baby!!"
"Damn!" Zhou Bai instantly jumped out of bed, having no choice but to get up, put on clothes, and open the door.