The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#404 - Disciples

Although Professor Zheng wasn't entirely sure whether Lu Jing's achievement could be considered a perfect foundation establishment.

However, the test results after Lu Jing's foundation establishment were undeniable.

The fact that the talisman burned out in less than a breath's time was not only the fastest among this year's newcomers, but also probably the fastest record in the entire history of cultivation.

The four instructors who were fortunate enough to witness this scene were all deeply shocked!

Especially when they thought about how Lu Jing had been tested to have no affinity for mystic force when he first entered the academy, the shock in their hearts became even stronger.

It should be known that the character Lu Jing wrote back then was still carefully kept by Professor Zheng, and to this day, there was no sign of it changing color.

Could it be that… the necessary condition for a perfect foundation establishment is a lack of affinity for mystic force?

Professor Zheng, because he had been teaching mystic force, was particularly sensitive to this aspect and couldn't help but start thinking about it.

However, whether from his years of research experience or simply from intuition, this answer was too absurd.

First of all, people without mystic force affinity cannot cultivate, let alone complete foundation establishment, so perfect foundation establishment would naturally be out of the question.

Professor Zheng thought about it for a while and got a headache, but he couldn't find the answer, so he simply asked Lu Jing opposite him directly, "How exactly did you start cultivating? Would you mind telling us what happened during this period?"

After such a long time, Lu Jing had already prepared his explanation.

He told Professor Zheng and the others what Wang Wan had done to him that day, but he concealed the part where he had previously consumed the Heavenly One Water, mainly because this part was really difficult to explain, and instead claimed that Wang Wan had forced him to swallow some kind of poison.

Professor Zheng and the other three instructors changed color repeatedly as they listened.

As cultivators, they were all naturally aware of the horror of void ghosts. This thing was simply a trump card specifically made to deal with them. Once they were hit, there was almost no power to resist, and it was also difficult to guard against on weekdays.

In addition, the refining process of void ghosts was very cruel, which made Professor Zheng involuntarily think of the person he had encountered two months ago, as well as the divine brush in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh.

The world was turbulent, and even these instructors who focused on teaching in the academy could feel a storm was brewing.

However, this kind of thing was mainly the concern of the Department of Celestial Observation. Professor Zheng then perked up and analyzed Lu Jing's accidental completion of foundation establishment from the perspective of mystic force research.

Most of it was similar to Lu Jing's previous guess.

However, when it came to the divine soul, Professor Zheng pondered for a moment and asked, "You said that your divine soul did not participate in the process of establishing the cauldron and igniting the fire?"

"It seems so." Lu Jing thought for a moment and said, "Is there a problem with that?"

His foundation establishment was completed very quickly, without the usual hundred days, and during this period, Lu Jing had always been in a bystander position, belonging to lying down and inexplicably establishing the foundation, which was simply an unexpected disaster.

"It is impossible to complete the establishment of the cauldron without the participation of the divine soul." Professor Zheng said very simply, "This is the iron law of the cultivation world, and no one can violate it."

"So, are you trying to say that I didn't actually establish the foundation?" Lu Jing came to his senses.

"No, you definitely established the foundation, but after thinking about it, the divine soul you used to establish the foundation is likely from that void ghost. After all, according to your previous description, that thing obviously still has intelligence. No, to be precise, he was a human before he died. Although a soul was extracted, the remaining soul is no different from ours. Therefore, the mystic cauldron in your upper dantian is likely cast by his divine soul."

"This… will there be any difference?"

"Have you encountered any problems?" Professor Zheng asked rhetorically, "For example, does it feel sluggish to use mystic force, or is the mystic cauldron out of control?"

Lu Jing did encounter a problem, but he knew that it had nothing to do with his mystic cauldron, purely the result of his card bug, so he shook his head.

"Then there should be no major problem." Professor Zheng said, "In any case, that is your upper dantian after all. Since that mystic cauldron was born here, it naturally belongs to you. Of course, your situation is quite rare. I have never seen it in a second person in all my years of teaching. There are no corresponding records in the classics left by those predecessors. If there is anything unusual in the future, come to me again."

"Okay."

Lu Jing saw Professor Zheng take out a roster, open it, find his name, solemnly write an 'A' after it, and then add a line of small characters next to it, suspected perfect.

After he put down the pen, he looked at Lu Jing again, and along with him, the other three instructors also looked at Lu Jing. At this time, the shock on their faces had not completely faded, but there was also something else in their eyes when they looked at Lu Jing.

Lu Jing felt a strange tension in his heart, giving rise to a sense of foreboding, and preemptively said, "Several teachers, I promised Professor Cui in class earlier that I would go to the palace with the Department of Celestial Observation later to help with a ritual. Now that the foundation establishment results have been tested, I will take my leave first."

"No hurry, no hurry. There are still two hours before the banquet starts." Professor Cui said with a smile, "Sit down for a while. We have other questions to ask you."

"Ah, what questions?" Lu Jing could only brace himself and sit down again.

"You didn't embark on the path of cultivation before, so I and the other instructors didn't ask you about your next cultivation direction, but now that you have completed foundation establishment, and it's still Grade A, this matter should naturally be carefully considered." Professor Cui continued.

And before Lu Jing could answer after he finished speaking, the gazes of the other instructors next to him became fiery.

Lu Jing had performed very well in the initial entrance examination of the academy, even surpassing Yan Yun, and was highly expected by many instructors.

But unfortunately, it wasn't long before he was tested to have no affinity for mystic force and couldn't embark on the path of cultivation, so those instructors could only regretfully give up the plan to take Lu Jing under their wing.

However, now Lu Jing had miraculously completed foundation establishment again, and it was likely the legendary perfect foundation establishment in the cultivation world, which made their hearts fiery again.

The instructor who was previously responsible for making talismans for the academy was the most eager and directly said, "Come to me, I will teach you the method of drawing talismans, and many talismans you can't learn in class. Think about it, when you go out in the future, carry a stack of talismans with you. When you encounter an enemy, just throw them out. Who in this world is your opponent?"

"Old Wang, you are avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial again. Hehe, only talking about the benefits of talismans but not the shortcomings. How much silver does it cost to make one of your talismans? And carry a stack to throw out, I'm afraid it will bankrupt you in one go," another professor retorted, "Learning weapon refinement is the way to make money."