27: Kendo and pharmacology classes

The rest of the Martial arts class was spent with Teacher Wu teaching the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Art and promoting Martial Peak.

For Qin Yue in his previous life, if there was only one class a day, that would truly be a dream come true.

But for the current Qin Yue, he could rest a bit during class, but his time after class was even more hectic.

Divine Bull Fist, Mad Demon Saber Technique, Divine Bull Body Refining, and Nine Revolutions Body Refining Art—even with cultivation on autopilot while sleeping, Qin Yue felt he didn't have enough time to Cultivate so many Martial arts in a day.

The next day's Sword Dao class, although held in a different classroom, had a similar overall layout. The difference was that the Sword Dao teacher was the first female Advanced Martial Artist Qin Yue had seen since his Transmigration.

To be honest, the Cultivation of Martial Dao is very unfriendly to women.

From the very beginning, forging the body to Breakthrough to the Blood Qi Realm presented a high hurdle for women—unless exceptionally gifted, women naturally possess less physical strength and Blood Qi content.

They need to put in double the effort to achieve the same rate of progress as men.

Therefore, in Wangjia Village and during the Selection Competition of the Zhao family, Qin Yue had never seen a female Martial Artist.

Perhaps the teachers had all agreed, as Teacher Ouyang, as soon as she stepped onto the podium, unleashed a sword strike at all the students.

This strike was just an empty slash, yet it seemed to strike every student. Although no one was actually hit, everyone felt a burning pain in their chest.

"This is Sword Intent.

It allows you to possess some of the abilities of the Divine Intent Realm before you reach it.

Once you reach the Divine Intent Realm, Sword Intent is also the most powerful Divine Intent for attack.

However, Sword Dao, unlike those Body Refining brutes, heavily tests one's talent. I advise those without Sword Dao talent to give up early.

Starting today, I will teach you a set of Holy Mountain Basic Swordplay. This Swordplay is the foundation of all Sword Peak Swordplay. Only those who can Cultivate it to the Perfection Realm will be able to enter Sword Peak."

Adding another Swordplay to his Cultivation made Qin Yue's time even more pressing. He was already considering whether to temporarily abandon the Cultivation of the Mad Demon Saber Technique.

Until the third day's Pharmacology class—

The Pharmacology classroom was different from those for Martial arts and Sword Dao.

Everyone had a desk and a chair; this was the first time Qin Yue had sat down for a class.

Then, during class, the Pharmacology teacher waved his hand, and all the students lay on their desks and slept for ten minutes.

Qin Yue could, of course, stay awake. He put his body on autopilot and then, speechless, watched Teacher Wu of the Pharmacology class brew a pot of tea on the podium.

"The study of pharmacology is not like the fighting and killing of Martial arts and Sword Dao classes, so some people doubt if pharmacology is Martial Dao.

What I want to say is that indeed, few people can appreciate the gentle art of pharmacology, but the Blood Replenishing Powder you consume and the Body Tempering Fluid you use are all inventions of the Seniors of Pill Refining Peak.

Body Refining with poisons and Guiding Poison into the Body can both accelerate the Cultivation of Martial Dao and allow the weak to defeat the strong when slaying demons.

Therefore, Pill Refining Peak Cultivates faster than Martial Peak and has greater lethality than Sword Peak.

However, to enter Pill Refining Peak, you cannot just blindly Cultivate Martial arts. You need to spend a year learning the thousand herb compendium on your desks and complete Guiding Poison into the Body."

Qin Yue didn't know whether to enter Martial Peak, Sword Peak, or Pill Refining Peak, but he knew he was running out of time.

First, the Mad Demon Saber Technique could no longer be practiced.

Although Qin Yue really liked this Saber Technique and used it to kill his first monster, it couldn't improve his Realm nor allow him to join any Peak as a disciple, so he had to give up Cultivating it and instead Cultivate the Holy Mountain Basic Swordplay.

Second, he had to find a way to earn money. The Body Tempering Fluid given by Master Zhao's elder brother was almost used up.

Although there was still some Blood Replenishing Powder, the Martial Academy would not provide it for free once it ran out.

Also, while the Medicine Refining class provided some basic herbs, to truly master Medicine Refining and complete Guiding Poison into the Body, those precious medicines and poisons had to be self-provided.

On the afternoon of the Medicine Refining class, Qin Yue did not return to Cultivate but instead prepared to go to the General Affairs Hall to see what tasks students of the Martial Academy could do to earn contribution points.

Earlier, when Qin Yue reported, Senior Brother Bo Lun had told him that if he ran out of money, he could accept tasks at the General Affairs Hall, and completing them would earn contribution points.

At this time, there was only one receptionist in the General Affairs Hall, reading a book.

There were no other people in the hall, perhaps because most of those who passed the Selection Competition were from aristocratic families and were not in such a hurry to take on tasks, or perhaps they hadn't thought of these things yet.

Seeing that the receptionist was not very old, Qin Yue stepped forward and asked directly, "Senior Brother, I am a new student at the Martial Academy. Are there any tasks suitable for the Blood Qi Realm?"

The young man put down the book in his hand and looked up at Qin Yue, "You're the first one this year to come for tasks. Are you out of money so quickly?"

"Just planning ahead!" Qin Yue replied.

"You're quite clever!

It's good to do tasks early. If I had been as clever as you back then and taken tasks earlier, I wouldn't have let all the good ones be taken by others, leaving only those with few contribution points or ones that were especially difficult.

Martial Academy student tasks are divided into four Ranks: A, B, C, and D. Rank A is the hardest, all monster-slaying tasks, and for powerful monsters.

Rank D is the simplest, just some cleaning or assistant teaching tasks that don't require combat. The downside is that they pay little.

Rank B tasks are said to be simpler than Rank A, but they are actually the most troublesome, mostly various investigation tasks.

Murder cases, strange occurrences, and the like. To be honest, few people can investigate them, and most students who take these tasks eventually give up.

The remaining are Rank C tasks, which are the ones I recommend most for you to take. Although these are also monster-slaying tasks, the objectives are clear, and monsters like wolf demons and rat demons are easy to kill. They are considered welfare tasks for students like you.

So, Junior Brother, what Rank of task do you want to take?"

After speaking, the Senior Brother looked at Qin Yue with anticipation, as if expecting Qin Yue to make a choice beyond his expectations.

"I'll listen to Senior Brother and choose a Rank C task!"

Upon hearing Qin Yue's choice, the Senior Brother Receptionist looked disappointed, as if he had suddenly lost interest in Qin Yue.

"Here's a Rank C task: a rat demon infestation task issued by a village called Wangjia Village. Since this is your first time taking a task, the Martial Academy can assign a Senior Brother to guide you, or you can designate a Senior Brother you know. Do you want to designate someone?"

"I want to designate Senior Brother Bo Lun from Martial Peak!"

Qin Yue didn't want to take his chances by randomly designating a Senior Brother, but he only knew one, their examiner, Senior Brother Bo Lun.

Qin Yue felt that Senior Brother Bo Lun was a good person, so he designated him, though he didn't know if he was available.

"Alright, the task to guide a newcomer has been sent out. The results should be available before evening. If the person you designated is unavailable, the Martial Academy will assign someone. You can go pack your things now; you can depart this morning."

This Senior Brother Receptionist was very efficient, much more so than some departments in his previous life.

After thanking the Senior Brother, Qin Yue returned to his courtyard to pack his things.