Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 8: There's a reward for being the first to sense spiritual energy? Why didn't you tell me earlier?
"Forging the foundation of the Dao and condensing the Dharma image are things of the future. Right now, the most important thing for you is to sense the spiritual energy. This is the foundation of everything."

After that, he started talking about some key points of meditation.

"If you want to meditate, the most important thing is to empty your mind. Once your mind is clear, you can expand your thoughts and suggest to yourself that when you close your eyes, you can see the outside world..."

After saying this, everyone closed their eyes and emptied their minds, including Zhong Cang.

Then he found out that it was difficult.

People's thoughts are inherently complicated, and even if they want to, it is difficult for them to control their thoughts.

Just like when you’re heartbroken, the less you think about certain things, the more often they appear.

Zhong Cang tried his best for a long time but still couldn't let his mind clear.

"It's a bit difficult, especially for me. After all, I was exposed to too much information in my previous life, which makes it even harder for me to be quiet."

During the break in his practice, Zhong Cang opened his eyes and looked around, and then he discovered something.

Ordinary students had nothing much to say about the practice of induction. They all practiced quietly according to what Qin Xiuye ​​said.

But it was different for the children of the powerful. Some of them smeared some silver-white ointment on their foreheads, and some held a special leaf in their mouths.

Others lit a small stick of incense in front of them, while others held jade pendants or pearls and placed them on their foreheads.

Relying on these methods, their expressions soon became calm.

Some students even said directly to Qin Xiuye, "Dean, I have sensed the spiritual energy and can draw it into my body. I succeeded."

After hearing this, Taoist Qin Xiuye ​​rolled his eyes.

"Take away the auxiliary means before you tell me this... Relying on auxiliary means, the world you perceive is extremely limited. It's not a normal way at all. And in your future cultivation, can you really use these things to assist you every day?"

Qin Xiuye's disagreement made many ordinary students feel relieved.

They don't want to fall too far behind the children of the powerful.

As for Zhong Cang, he did not feel optimistic.

"Even if using auxiliary means to sense spiritual energy doesn't count as an achievement, those children of the powerful still have a huge advantage over the rest of the population... After all, ordinary people don't know what it's like to sense spiritual energy and can only do it brute force, while those children of the powerful, using auxiliary means, have already glimpsed the realm of sensing. Because they've seen it and experienced it firsthand, it's naturally countless times easier for them to re-enter the realm of sensing."

"Sure enough, among the things needed for cultivation, namely wealth, companions, Dharma, and land, wealth is placed first, and there is a reason for that."

After shaking his head and sighing, Zhong Cang continued to clear his mind, trying to make his heart calm.

However, he didn't have time to practice for too long.

Another voice sounded from the front.

This time the voice was very gentle, elegant, and extremely polite, but her words shocked everyone.

"Master Dean, I sense spiritual energy."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes widened.

Then, they discovered that the one who claimed to have succeeded this time was the little princess of the Frost and Snow clan, Frost Lingxue.

What amazed everyone even more was that after Qin Xiuye ​​checked on her, he nodded, approving of her progress: "You have indeed succeeded. You have sensed the spiritual energy in less than an incense stick of time. You are indeed worthy of being the little princess of the Frost and Snow Clan."

Shuang Lingxue shook her head at the compliment and said modestly, "Thank you, Dean. I just used better materials for my supplementary studies."

"Haha, you didn't need any materials to help you meditate that time, yet you were able to clear your mind so quickly. That's your talent, don't be so modest." He then thought of something and said to Shuang Lingxue and the others present, "Xuehu Daoyuan has requirements for your cultivation. Failure to complete the assessment will result in penalties, but conversely, if you can complete the assessment with excellent results, you will also receive various rewards."

"As the first person to successfully meditate and sense spiritual energy, Shuang Lingxue, I will allow you to choose any technique or spell from the Sutra Library as a reward."

After saying this, Qin Xiuye ​​turned his gaze towards the other students of Yunmoxinhu and said temptingly, "There will be rewards for the first place winner, and there will be rewards for the rest as well."

"The second or third person to complete the assessment can choose a mid-level earth-level spell in the Sutra Library of the Snow Lake Taoist Academy."

"From the fourth to the tenth, you can choose low-level earth-level spells." "Work hard, Snow Lake Taoist Academy is never stingy with rewards for outstanding students!"

"Om..."

As soon as Qin Xiuye ​​finished speaking, the whole class became excited. All the students, regardless of the level of their spiritual roots, were filled with emotion and excitement.

It's not their fault. Although Xuehu Taoist Academy and other Taoist academies within Xueye Country were built by the new ruler of Xueye Country, that ruler doesn't have many resources. Therefore, all the resources within the Taoist academy need to be fought for, snatched away, and require merit.

Take the Taoism and magic that cultivators must have, for example. Xuehu Taoist Academy only provides the most basic Taoism, and only the first few realms, and only a few small spells.

Want better skills and better spells?
Then practice hard and work for the Taoist temple. Only by accumulating enough merits through work can you exchange them for skills in the Taoist temple.

Of course, if you have money and spirit stones, spending money to buy it is also a way.

In addition to these two paths, there is another path reserved for geniuses.

In order to retain talents and gain their favor, the Taoist temple holds several major examinations every year. If you can achieve excellent results in the major examinations, you can also earn enough resources for cultivation.

At present, the rules promulgated by Qin Xiuye ​​belong to the third path.

Although the reward he offered was a spell that could be copied, it was an earth-level spell that many cultivators had never dared to imagine before.

If they were to exchange for merits, many ordinary monks might not be able to earn enough merits even if they worked hard in the Taoist temple for three to five years.

Even the geniuses with first-class spiritual roots in the front row were excited by this.

Qi Wei looked at Shuang Lingxue, who looked a little embarrassed, and snorted coldly, "Hmph, just pretending. You were just a little faster. I can sense it too, and I'll be able to catch up soon."

This statement was echoed by Chang Quan, the young master of the Chang family, who was standing next to him.

"Ms. Qi Wei, your talent is certainly not inferior to that of Miss Shuang Lingxue. This second place will definitely be yours."

"Earth-level spells, if you exchange them for merit points, you'll need a full 1,000 merit points... I can forget about getting first, second, or third place, but there are many places in the top ten, so I'm not completely without a chance."

"Sensing... This may be the only chance in my life to come into contact with earth-level magic. I can't miss it, absolutely not!"

Inspired by the earth-level magic, everyone in Yun Mo's heart lake was filled with excitement.

Just as these people were thinking about what kind of magic they should choose if they got a top ten result, a figure stood up from where he was and walked towards the platform.

The figure that suddenly stood up startled many people, and even the companions of that figure were shocked.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

This question did not elicit any response from the figure that walked onto the platform.

But the man's voice attracted the attention of many people, and then they saw a young man who they thought was "crazy" and "degenerate" walking towards Qin Xiuye ​​on the platform with a calm expression.

"That's... Zhong Cang?"

"How did he get up there?"

"Wait, he didn't succeed in sensing it too, did he?"

"How is that possible? He is a spiritual plant husband..."

The one who stood up was naturally Zhong Cang. No matter how surprised and talked about it, Zhong Cang's expression did not change at all, and his pace did not slow down at all.

Soon, he arrived on the platform, in front of Qin Xiuye.

At this time, Qi Wei, Chang Quan, and another first-class genius Jin Cheng in the front row also noticed Zhong Cang's arrival.

Ignoring their surprised looks, Zhong Cang first bowed respectfully to Qin Xiuye, then said quietly: "Reporting to the dean, I am lucky and have successfully sensed the spiritual energy."

(End of this chapter)