Published: February 19, 2025
CHAPTER 10: Fusion of Genes
The next day, as Chen Chu sat down in the classroom, Xia Youhui leaned over from the front.
"A Chu, did you know? The top-ranked An Fuqing completed her foundation establishment yesterday afternoon, and today she has gone to Building C to choose electives in true martial arts."
"That was quick," Chen Chu replied, a bit surprised.
Completing foundation establishment in just two days required not only wealth and resources but also an extraordinary talent, which was evident from their class leader, Lin Xue.
Xia Youhui nodded with some envy. "It's not just her; I've heard that the top ten on this list will all complete their foundation establishment in the next few days."
"That includes our class leader; I heard she has already perceived the tenth petal of the flower, half an hour of qi and blood eight transformations, expected to finish foundation establishment at the latest the day after tomorrow."
Curious, Chen Chu asked, "What about you, Old Xia? How far have you progressed?"
"I'm doing okay," Xia Youhui laughed, then complained, "A Chu, can you stop calling me Old Xia? I’m such a handsome guy; you can just call me Ah Hui."
Chen Chu nodded. "No problem, Old Xia."
"Ah Hui! It's Ah Hui!"
"I know, Old Xia."
"…A Chu, I’m going to cut off our friendship for three hours." Seeing that he wouldn't change his ways, Xia Youhui turned sharply and went to talk to a pretty girl in front.
Chen Chu just smiled at this.
You're just mature and honest, not old. Why call you 'Scum Hui'? Are we going to take a knife to each other?
Perhaps because some people had already completed their foundation establishment, during the afternoon's training class, Chen Chu noticed that everyone was working hard and serious.
However, it's a pity that talent does exist.
Some people had been cultivating for three days and were still making no progress, while others were making good progress, and some were progressing astonishingly.
For example, the Martial Cultivation Committee member Iray.
Chen Chu wasn't sure about his visualization progress, but within half an hour, he had moved his qi and blood seven times effortlessly, looking quite at ease, not exerting himself fully.
As for class leader Lin Xue, she was even more impressive, moving her qi and blood eight times in less than half an hour, then finding a place to sit cross-legged and continue meditating.
Their mental energy was astonishingly abundant, unlike Chen Chu, who needed half a day to recover after a single meditation.
It was obvious that they must have used resources similar to qi recovery that could replenish or invigorate mental energy.
Lost in thought, Chen Chu moved his qi and blood twice today and then stopped cultivating, each time taking twenty minutes, with proficiency +2 and constitution attribute increase +0.1.
The progress was average, but the improvement was steady.
As the school bell rang, Chen Chu, who had not sweated much today and was only a bit tired, packed up and prepared to leave.
"A Chu, wait!" Xia Youhui ran over eagerly.
"What’s up?"
Xia Youhui jogged closer, grinning. "It's only four o'clock now; why go back so early? Want to join the flower tea club with me?"
Chen Chu looked at him strangely. "You still have time for club activities? The class leader is about to complete her foundation establishment."
Though he had never asked about Xia Youhui's family, Chen Chu felt that his family must be doing well, at least not lacking in money and with good talent. Shouldn't he be focused on cultivating to establish his foundation earlier?
Xia Youhui dismissed it casually. "No rush, no rush. My brother said that the path of cultivation is about balance, and there's no need to overly pursue immediate gains and losses."
"It's normal for the class leader to have good talent and complete her foundation establishment a few days earlier than us; there's no point in comparing with her. Besides..." At this point, Xia Youhui abruptly stopped talking.
He looked back anxiously, as if afraid that Lin Xue might suddenly appear, which made Chen Chu want to laugh.