44: Chapter 44 A Complete Explanation of Low-Level Spiritual Herbs

After all, Modu University of Martial Arts advocates for the strong!

Having made up his mind, Qin Yan suppressed his desire to break through immediately and moved his focus away from that trace of Qi within his body.

Afterward, Qin Yan returned to his second-floor bedroom to rest, conserving his energy for the next day's training.

...

The next day, 4:30 AM.

His biological clock woke Qin Yan up right on time.

After a quick wash and changing into a clean training uniform, he went straight to the third-floor Martial Arts Room.

He took a deep breath of the cold morning air and began his routine Spear Technique training.

Two hours of high-intensity practice, rain or shine.

When the training ended, the sky was already bright.

He returned to the first floor, took a quick shower, and changed into his Modu University of Martial Arts uniform.

He then left the manor and headed to the regular window on the first floor of the cafeteria to enjoy a free but nutritionally balanced breakfast.

Today was the first day he officially began his theory classes at Modu University of Martial Arts.

According to the schedule, today's course was 'Basic Martial Artist Theory'.

After finishing his meal, Qin Yan arrived at the Sixth Institute.

Following the navigation guidance on his smart bracelet, he quickly found the classroom for Class (3).

The students in this class were all New Students assigned to the Sixth Institute who had not yet broken through to become martial artists.

Qin Yan walked into the classroom, his gaze scanning the room, and found that quite a few people had already arrived.

He chose a seat in the front row near the middle and sat down.

Checking the time, it was nearly eight in the morning.

The fifty seats in the classroom gradually filled up, with Classmates either talking in low voices...

...or previewing the material alone, the atmosphere carrying the unique restraint of New Students and their anticipation for new knowledge.

At exactly eight o'clock, the school bell rang on time.

An elderly man wearing a simple gray instructor's robe, with gray hair and a kind face, walked into the classroom with steady steps.

The fluctuations of qi and blood around him were not strong; in fact, they seemed somewhat weak.

However, those eyes were full of the light of wisdom and the passage of time, as if they contained countless knowledge and experiences.

"Good morning, Classmates."

The old professor stood behind the lectern, his voice gentle but carrying a power that naturally calmed people down.

"I am Wang Qi, and I will be responsible for your 'Basic Martial Artist Theory' course this semester.

Today is the first lecture of this course.

We will systematically learn how to safely and efficiently break through from being a Quasi-Martial Artist...

...to becoming a true First Grade Martial Artist..."

The old professor began to explain eloquently, from the essence of qi and blood to the principles of the birth of 'Qi'.

Then to the subtle differences in drawing, condensing, and refining Qi in different Body Tempering Martial Arts, as well as the various risks and countermeasures one might encounter during the breakthrough process...

He explained things in a simple and clear manner, with a logical structure.

He was often able to use the most common language to explain the most complex principles.

Qin Yan sat below the stage, listening with extreme focus.

Although Instructor Xiao Huo had already explained many of the core points to him, Professor Wang's course was more systematic and comprehensive.

It supplemented many details, common knowledge, and some little-known secret precautions that Instructor Xiao Huo had not mentioned.

After all, everyone has their own specialty.

Professor Wang Qi's lecture gave him a more three-dimensional and profound understanding of the entire process of a martial artist's breakthrough.

For example, he now knew for certain that what had condensed in his body was indeed a standard 'trace' of Qi.

At the same time, he also clarified the quantified standards for martial artist realms: the Qi in a newly entered First Grade Martial Artist is one trace, it grows into one strand for a newly entered Second-Rank Martial Artist, and it becomes one stream for a newly entered Third-Rank Martial Artist.

Among them, one stream equals ten strands, and one strand equals ten traces.

The progression was step-by-step, clear and obvious.

The ninety-minute class passed quickly while Qin Yan listened with rapt attention.

When the bell rang to end the class, he actually felt a sense of wanting more, feeling that he had benefited greatly.

When the course ended, the students left the classroom one after another.

Qin Yan also followed the crowd out of the Sixth Institute's teaching area.

There was only this one class today.

After all, the most important thing in martial arts is practice, not study.

There wasn't that much theoretical knowledge to learn either.

The course schedule at Modu University of Martial Arts fully embodied the philosophy of 'cultivation as the primary, theory as the secondary'.

In a seven-day week, theory classes were only scheduled for four days.

And there were at most one or two subjects per day, leaving students with a large amount of free time for cultivation.

You could choose to skip classes, but the prerequisite was that you could pass the assessment.

If you failed, 10 academic credits would be deducted for one subject!

10 academic credits was equivalent to 1 million huaxia coins!

If you passed, you would be rewarded with 2 academic credits.

So during classes, almost no one would be absent.

You could learn knowledge and get academic credits at the same time.

Wasn't that great?

Returning to Manor No. 111, Qin Yan did not slack off at all and threw himself directly into cultivation.

After two hours of training, he went to the cafeteria for a meal, followed by a half-hour nap.

In the afternoon, he performed another two hours of training.

To his surprise, his endurance had significantly improved today.

He continued to persevere for another half hour after completing his routine training.

"Is it because I have already condensed a 'trace' of Qi in my body?"

He speculated to himself.

The existence of Qi seemed to not only be useful for tempering the body but also had a certain nourishing and supporting effect on the physical body itself.

After completing the set amount of training, he did not rest immediately.

Remembering the new task Instructor Xiao Huo had sent this morning, he gave an order to his bracelet: "Xiao Shu, open 'Complete Explanation of Low-Grade Spirit Herbs'."

Today, Instructor Xiao Huo had sent him a file.

And told him to completely understand and master every single first grade spirit herb on it without missing a word.

"Command confirmed."

Instantly, a large and complex light screen expanded.

Detailed graphic and textual introductions of countless plants of various shapes and colors were presented before Qin Yan.

Beside them was a massive amount of information on medicinal properties, effects, growth environments, picking and processing methods, as well as common contraindications in combinations.

【Scarlet Blood Fruit, first grade spirit herb, usually grows in places with strong Yang energy.

Effect: Supplements qi and blood, strengthens muscles and bones, is one of the main herbs for refining 'qi and blood pills'...】

【Moonlight Grass, first grade spirit herb, prefers shade, often breathes in spiritual energy under the moonlight.

Effect: Calms the mind and spirit, nourishes spirit power, can assist in entering meditation...】

【Iron Bone Vine, first grade spirit herb, as tough as iron...】

【Earth Fire Reishi: first grade spirit herb, crimson all over...】

Just browsing through this small portion in front of him, Qin Yan felt a bit dazzled.

The world of spirit herbs was broad and profound, not at all inferior to martial arts.

Instructor Xiao Huo required him to fully understand, memorize, and master the first grade spirit herb knowledge recorded here.

He patiently began to read and memorize word by word.

An hour later, he rubbed his slightly throbbing temples and stopped.

He also understood some of the effects of the spirit herbs.

He learned that spirit herbs also have grades.

There are nine grades of spirit herbs, with first grade being the lowest and ninth grade being the highest.

This Complete Explanation of Low-Grade Spirit Herbs in front of him recorded low-grade spirit herbs from first grade to third grade.

However, what gave him a headache was that after reading for so long...

...he had only read less than one-thousandth of the content of this book.