In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. In this half a month, Qinchuan rarely went out and spent almost all of his time on cultivation. Even so, he was still a distance away from the peak of the Qi Refining Stage.
At this time, the Black Moon Combat Academy also ushered in a new semester.
During this winter break, not everyone was resting. This was because on the day Long Xiao returned to school, it was discovered that she was already a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator!
The news of Long Xiao advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage could be said to have alarmed all of the returning students. One had to know that many of them had only advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage in their second year. There were even some who had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage in their third year. Compared to these people, Long Xiao was undoubtedly a genius among geniuses.
Just when everyone thought that Long Xiao was the first person to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage among the freshmen, someone suddenly revealed that Bai Yuu had already advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage before the new year. She had advanced half a month earlier than Long Xiao!
In other words, among the freshmen, there were already two Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators!
During the freshmen's class meeting, Long Xiao and Bai Yuu inevitably became the focus of everyone's attention. The other focus of attention was Qinchuan.
When Qinchuan first entered the school, he was regarded as the most talented student among the freshmen. Many people did not expect that he would still be in the Qi Refining Stage.
Everyone thought that after Long Xiao and Bai Yuu advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Qinchuan would no longer be the number one among the freshmen. However, what made people feel very strange was that whether it was Bai Yuu or Long Xiao, their attitude towards Qinchuan did not change at all.
"Hey, when are you going to advance?"
Long Xiao looked at Qinchuan with a puzzled expression. This guy's aura was clearly stronger than when she was at the peak of the Qi Refining Stage. However, he still had not advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Could it be that he did not have a Foundation Establishment Liquid?
As the first daughter of the Long family, Long Xiao had been using the best cultivation resources since she was a child. As early as many years ago, the family had already prepared the best quality Foundation Building Liquid for her and she could use it at any time. She had never been worried about cultivation resources. Therefore, she felt that the reason why Qinchuan hadn't advanced to the Foundation Building stage was because he didn't have the Foundation Building Liquid.
For something as important as advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, it was naturally better to do it as soon as possible.
"It's not time yet."
Qinchuan smiled and said to Long Xiao, "You can't wait for me to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Don't tell me you want to challenge me after I advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage?"
Long Xiao wasn't surprised that Qinchuan saw through her true thoughts. She nodded and said, "After I lost to you, I've been looking for a chance to win back. Now that I'm already in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and you're still in the Qi Refining Stage, of course I can't challenge you under these circumstances.
Tell me, when do you plan to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage? "
"I really don't know."
Qinchuan helplessly spread out his hands. He really didn't know when he would be able to cultivate to the Perfection Stage. At least for now, he didn't have the feeling of perfection.
"You don't need to force Qinchuan to answer."
Lü Zi, who was sitting at the side, couldn't stand it anymore. "Cultivation is a matter of course. If it was possible, I believe Qinchuan would have already advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage."
Lü Zi also felt that it was a bit strange that Qinchuan hadn't advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage. She was also in the Perfection Stage of the Qi Refining Stage. The reason why she hadn't advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage was because her grandfather wanted to find a better quality Foundation Building Liquid for her, so she delayed her advancement until now.
Qinchuan shouldn't have any concerns about the Foundation Building Liquid.
Long Xiao shrugged and said, "I'm just worried that his delay in advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage will affect the Six Great Academies' ranking competition."
With Long Xiao's strength, she could naturally participate in the Six Great Academies' ranking competition. However, Long Xiao wasn't satisfied with just participating in the competition. She wanted to participate in the official ranking competition and fight against the geniuses from the previous batch!
"Don't worry, the Six Great Academies' ranking competition has already been decided. The four of you will be representing our Blackmoon Combat Academy."
A burst of hearty laughter rang out from behind everyone. Han Ting had arrived in the classroom at some point in time, and he had silently walked behind everyone.
Looking at Long Xiao and the others, Han Ting lamented, "It's true that each new generation excels the previous one. Each generation is stronger than the last.
I've only advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage not too long ago, but I've already been overtaken by juniors like you. This makes me feel like I've lost face. "
Han Ting had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage a few months ago after the end of the beast wave. It had only been three months since then, and he was still in the early stages of the Foundation Establishment Stage. In terms of strength, he might not be stronger than Long Xiao and Bai Yuu. Because of this, Han Ting lamented that each generation was stronger than the last.
"Senior Han, why are you here?"
Qinchuan was rather happy when he saw Han Ting arrive. After all, he and Han Ting had fought side by side during the beast wave, so their relationship could be considered quite good.
"I've heard that two of our geniuses have already advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, so I've come on behalf of the Student Council to invite you to join the Student Council."
Han Ting chuckled and said to Qinchuan, "The Student Council is currently preparing for the upcoming ranking competition. The four of you will be able to fill in the vacancies of the freshmen representatives. As for the official representative position, that will depend on your strength."
According to the rules of the Six Great Academies' ranking competition, there were a total of four freshmen representatives and five official representatives.
With the strength of freshmen like Qinchuan and the others, it was still somewhat difficult for them to obtain an official representative position. However, it was not completely hopeless because the strongest person in the Student Council was only at the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and there were only three of them!
"If you have time, why don't you follow me to the Student Council?"
Han Ting invited Qinchuan and the others, intending to bring Qinchuan and the others to the Student Council in advance to familiarize themselves with the environment.
Qinchuan and the others naturally would not reject Han Ting's invitation. They stood up and walked out of the classroom with Han Ting. At this moment, they bumped into Chen Changxing, who had just arrived.
Seeing Qinchuan and the others leaving, Chen Changxing was a little surprised and asked, "Boss, where are you going?"
"We're going to the Student Council to take a look," Qinchuan chuckled and said to Chen Changxing, "Let's meet again when we're back."
Chen Changxing was stunned when he heard that. As he watched Qinchuan and the others leave, the smile in his eyes gradually turned into loneliness and sadness.
He was the only one who could not keep up with the progress of the four-man team that had once roamed the cursed lands!