Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 100: Hundred-day Assessment, Head-on Confrontation

Zhong Cang left and started learning his own Taoism, but the three women did not leave the small road in Huangni Village.

However, after Zhong Cang left, the atmosphere among the three women changed slightly.

Yaxin was the first to feel this change, and soon, Yaxin gave Shuang Lingxue a submissive smile, and always stayed one step behind Shuang Lingxue when walking.

Afterwards, no matter what Shuang Lingxue asked, Yaxin would quickly answer what she knew.

Qi Wei didn't notice this special change at first, but soon she discovered something, which made her irritated.

Fortunately, Shuang Lingxue soon started talking about business, which also diluted the weird atmosphere between the three women.

"According to what you said, Brother Zhong Cang has already cooperated with Teacher Mo Shuyu and wants to take up the banner of the Taoist Academy?"

During the final chat, Zhong Cang, with whom they had become much closer, felt a little embarrassed to have Shuang Lingxue call him "Sir" all the time, so she now called Zhong Cang "brother".

Qi Wei also calls herself that.

At this moment, after hearing Shuang Lingxue's question, Qi Wei nodded and said, "Well, Brother Zhong Cang does have such an idea. He wants to take more resources from the Taoist Academy. I originally thought it was very dangerous for him to do so, but now that you and Feng Yingying are here, your aristocratic families should not go all out to suppress Brother Zhong Cang."

These words made Shuang Lingxue smile bitterly. She was not as optimistic as Qi Wei.

"You think too simply. Our aristocratic families are suppressing the Taoist Academy. Our desire to gain more resources is only secondary. The more crucial factor is that we don't want the humble to rise."

"When the humble rise up, they will want to become powerful families, and then they will want territory and power. However, in the Snowy Night Kingdom, both territory and power are limited. The rising humble take more, while the powerful families get less. The struggle for interests is the most dangerous and will never end."

"In order to reach the highest position without any illness or disaster, the aristocratic families would never want to see the Taoist temple rise."

"There are also sects and temples. They maintain their existence by recruiting disciples. But if the Taoist Academy rises, all the good students will come to it, and the roots of those sects will be cut off. This is a plan to wipe out the entire family. Those big sects and temples don't want to see the Taoist Academy rise."

After hearing this, Qi Wei also understood Zhong Cang's situation, and this made her look worried.

"Then Brother Zhong Cang is in great danger. Should we try to persuade him?"

This made Shuang Lingxue shake her head: "I can't persuade him, and I can't persuade him. If Brother Zhong Cang's talent wasn't so great, and he just wanted to be content with a small fortune, then he wouldn't have to take such a big risk."

"But Brother Zhong Cang is a peerless genius, but for a genius to rise, it also requires resources, and a huge amount of resources..."

After sighing, Shuang Lingxue talked about the good aspects:
"Forget it, let's think on the bright side. Right now, Brother Zhong Cang is at odds with the aristocratic families and the major sects. This is indeed dangerous, but he has also gained the support of the king."

Speaking of this, Shuang Lingxue thought of something, her eyes becoming somewhat deep. "Speaking of which, the situation in our Xueye Nation is actually very bad. Whether it's the King or some of the major aristocratic families, they have all sensed the crisis, which is why the Taoist Academy can be opened."

"Those crises have put the aristocratic families and the Taoist academy in a state of fighting but not breaking. This is Brother Zhong Cang's opportunity."

……

In Huangni Village outside Miyuan, three women were discussing Zhong Cang's affairs.

While discussing, the three girls were also thinking about one thing - whether Zhong Cang would challenge his senior brothers in this 100-day assessment.

The first to ask was the lively and curious Qi Wei:
"Now there is only half of the time left until the 100-day assessment. That assessment will be Brother Zhong Cang's first confrontation with the aristocratic families, a head-on confrontation."

"Based on Brother Zhong Cang's personality, he should have represented the Taoist academy in the battle that day, but what do you think, will Brother Zhong Cang challenge the senior students?" This question was not only something that Qi Wei was curious about, but also the children of the aristocratic families in the Taoist academy's luxurious villa were thinking about it.

During the discussion, whether it was those who admired Zhong Cang or those who hated him, everyone was certain of one thing.

"That Zhong Cang has definitely made all the preparations for the same year!"

"I can't refute it. Students of the same year, whether it's Chang Quan, Jin Cheng, Qi Wei, or Shuang Lingxue, they would not be Zhong Cang's opponent. They don't even dare to fight him. He is participating in the battle on behalf of the Taoist Academy, and no one can say anything."

When talking about this, some of the children of the aristocratic families said solemnly:
"Then what do you think, can Zhong Cang defeat the disciples of those big sects this time?"

"..."

This statement caused a moment of silence in the courtyard where the children of the aristocratic families were. After a while, someone finally spoke up, "It's hard to say. Zhong Cang is very strong, but the children of those big sects are not weak either."

"Indeed, with heavenly-level skills, high-level magic weapons, top-grade spiritual roots, special physiques, and one-on-one instruction from powerful teachers... the disciples of major sects have so many trump cards, it's not certain that Zhong Cang will win."

"Fifty-fifty?... We can tell Xueyin Temple and the others about Zhong Cang's situation and ask them to send some real geniuses instead of just filling in the numbers like before."

"That's a good idea."

The children of the aristocratic families who were negotiating were racking their brains to think of a strategy to defeat Zhong Cang.

While thinking about it, they also discussed whether Zhong Cang would challenge the senior monks.

But this time, not only the children of the aristocratic families were not optimistic about Zhong Cang, even Qi Wei and Shuang Lingxue, who were close to him, did not want Zhong Cang to take the challenge.

"Brother Zhong Cang is very strong, but he has been practicing Taoism for too short a time."

This is Frost Lingxue's sigh.

As for Qi Wei, she also felt regretful: "Who says it's not true? In our Taoist Academy, during the first hundred days of the first academic year, all students were at the Soul Condensing Seed stage."

"There's nothing much to say about students with poor talent. Their efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy is low, and they lack the resources, so even if they want to speed up, they can't. Students with high talent, on the other hand, will do their best to purify and refine spiritual seeds in order to cultivate good ones, solidifying their foundation rather than rashly improving their realm."

"Only by the end of the first academic year will someone be able to break through the Soul Condensing Seed and forge their own Dao foundation."

"However, at this time, most of those who are willing to forge a foundation for the Dao have spirit seeds of medium or even low quality. Even if they can forge a foundation for the Dao, they are no match for some high-level spirit seeds."

"At this stage, Brother Zhong Cang is an absolute powerhouse."

After praising Zhong Cang for a while, Qi Wei's expression turned into worry:
"In the first hundred days, and even in the first school year, Brother Zhong Cang was very strong. But starting from the second school year, because there was enough time to cultivate the Dao, more people began to forge the Dao foundation. Moreover, cultivators who condensed high-quality spirit seeds also began to forge the Dao foundation."

"By the third year, most people in the Dao Academy, unless they are too stupid or eliminated, will have forged their Dao foundation. Furthermore, at this time, some true geniuses have already begun practicing Sha, which has led to a qualitative change in their magical powers."

"Brother Zhong Cang can't deal with a cultivator like this."

"In the fourth and fifth years, the Taoist Academy's geniuses have barely touched the edge of Condensing Qi, allowing their magic power to undergo a second transformation..."

Even if she had more confidence in Zhong Cang, Qi Wei didn't think that Zhong Cang, who had only bred a spiritual seed, would be a match for a Ninggang-level cultivator.

(End of this chapter)