Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

After the earlier little incident in class, no one else caused any trouble, and the group headed to the arena.

There were actually only fifty or sixty people, close to thirty students, plus the same number of instructors, and the instructor for this class, Jin Changgeng.

After all, Zhou Tian Academy only accepts geniuses, and there aren't that many geniuses.

A few dozen is enough.

However, considering that there are three other palaces in the Canglan Holy Land, there should also be several other genius classes, and the number of geniuses should be over a hundred.

Lost in thought, Lu Qian followed the crowd toward the arena. Before long, he arrived at a vast area filled with targets bearing traces of magical attacks.

This is considered a public area, where people can see how spells are tested. However, it is also suitable for teaching, which is why Jin Changgeng chose this place.

If there is a need for confidentiality, you can go to the inner area, where there are also high-level puppets, but that will consume Dao power. Under normal circumstances, very few people would choose to consume Dao power for this.

"So, today we'll talk about the Thunderclap Spell, which releases a bolt of lightning to attack the enemy. It's a relatively simple, basic lightning spell..."

Jin Changgeng was still explaining when Lu Qian was suddenly startled.

When he was learning Palm Thunder before, he heard Chu Liu say that some people could learn thunder magic in the early stage of Qi Refining. At that time, he did not take it seriously. Now, he is being taught Thunderclap Spell in large numbers here.

Of course, there are basically no people among these people who are at the early stage of Qi Refining, but there should still be some who are able to learn the Thunderclap Spell at the early stage of Qi Refining, and that is without the Heart World.

However, when Lu Qian learned the Palm Thunder technique, he was deducing the spell from scratch and had to experiment little by little on his own. These people, on the other hand, had specialists to teach them, so the difficulty was worlds apart.

However, regardless of the circumstances, it is not easy for someone without a lightning spiritual root to master lightning-based spells in the early stages of Qi Refining, but it is not uncommon here.

"This is probably your first time attending a class, so there might be some things you don't understand yet. Here, take this and look at it first!"

As if he had just remembered that this was Lu Qian's first class, Jin Changgeng waved his hand, and a streak of light flew toward Lu Qian. At first, it was very fast, but as it got close, it slowed down and revealed a jade slip.

Lu Qian quickly caught it and checked the information inside. There were five spells inside, one of which was the Thunderclap Spell. He quickly learned it.

"It's not enough to simply cast the spell; you also need to pay attention to the timing and the force of the cast. Only then can you be considered to have learned it."

Jin Changgeng waved his hand, and a flowerpot flew over, its flowers in full bloom. "Could anyone smash just the flowers without damaging anything else?"

Lei Yunxing excitedly raised his hand, "I'll do it!"

"You have the lightning spirit root, so this kind of thing is no different from picking flowers with your own hands."

Jin Changgeng naturally refused Lei Yunxing's offer to volunteer. Learning lightning techniques was very easy for someone with a lightning spiritual root, and it was even possible to use lightning techniques beyond their level. This was indeed nothing special. He pointed to a young man in the crowd and called out, "You come here!"

The boy hesitated before stepping forward, unleashing a Thunderclap Spell that summoned a bolt of lightning. With a crack, the lightning struck from the sky, shattering the flower and its pot together.

Then Jin Changgeng called up several more disciples, but none of them were able to do it.

After all, where would they find the time or inclination to practice basic spells like the Thunderclap Spell? They certainly wouldn't use flowerpots to hone their control. For most people, successfully casting a spell is enough; cultivation level is everything.

Before this lesson began, most people thought that learning such basic spells was a waste of time, but it turned out that they couldn't even master these basic spells, and they were all embarrassed.

Objectively speaking, although the Thunderclap Spell is a basic spell, it is difficult for those without a thunder spirit root to master, and even if they do master it, it is difficult to control, so this is not their problem.

But in reality, this manifests as their incompetence; they are incapable of doing such a thing.

Seeing that everyone was trying and failing, Jin Changgeng said with a smile, "Now you know how powerful it is, right? If you want to pass the third level of the Myriad Laws Battle Tower, you'd better learn some control spells, otherwise you'll never have a chance."

The first three levels of the Myriad Laws Battle Tower will suppress the cultivation level of intruders to the mid-stage of Qi Refining. To pass the first level, one must reach the combat power limit of the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

To pass the second level, one must reach the combat limit of the late-stage Qi Refining realm with the cultivation level of the mid-stage Qi Refining realm.

To pass the third level, one needs to have a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation level and reach Foundation Establishment combat power.

Each level of the Myriad Laws Battle Tower presents a new challenge, especially for cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining who aim to reach Foundation Establishment combat power—a task that is virtually impossible for lower-level cultivators.

Low-level cultivators can only learn a limited number of spells, and their ability to use spells is limited. Even some geniuses who can fight beyond their level can only reverse the Foundation Establishment stage with their peak Qi Refining cultivation.

To think that someone with mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation could defeat someone at the Foundation Establishment stage is wishful thinking. It's more likely that a high-level cultivator could rebuild their cultivation.

After Jin Changgeng finished speaking, he saw that most people looked unconvinced and understood what they were thinking. He simply said, "The third level of the Myriad Laws Battle Tower may be difficult for most people, almost impossible, but in reality, some people can do it. This has little to do with your spiritual roots or talents. The key lies in the application of spells."

"I've said this many times, but few people take it to heart."

Are these people not listening because they're stupid? Or because they can't understand the reasoning behind it?

No, it's just that many people think it's not worth it.

Spending too much time on low-level spells is not worthwhile. It's better to use that time to learn something else, since low-level spells are rarely used in the future. This is the thinking of most people.

Only true geniuses push themselves to the limit at every level, honing their combat prowess during Qi Refining, and only considering breaking through to Foundation Establishment when they reach the point of no further advancement.

Clearly, such people are very rare, even rarer than those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Seeing that no one spoke, Jin Changgeng suddenly thought of something, looked at Lu Qian, and said with interest, "Newcomer, do you want to give it a try?"

As they were talking, Jin Changgeng brought over another flowerpot and placed it in front of Lu Qian, clearly not giving him a chance to refuse.

Upon seeing this, Mu Dong quickly said, "He just obtained the jade slip; it shouldn't be that easy for him to learn it, right?"

Some people turned their attention to Lu Qian, but most people had no interest in this matter. In their view, Lu Qian would definitely take the opportunity to back down and refuse Mu Dong's request, so there was nothing to see.

However, Lu Qian readily agreed and said, "I'll give it a try!"

If it were a place like the Canghai Sect, Lu Qian could keep a low profile and bide his time, because in the Canghai Sect, not many people would pay attention to outer disciples, and being too outstanding might not be a good thing.

It's different here. With only three spiritual roots, he's practically useless here, and his cultivation is low. If he doesn't show some skills and continues to keep a low profile, he'll only be asking for trouble.

There are training missions here, and sometimes you need to team up for them. If Lu Qian really performs too poorly and no one wants to team up with him, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

Therefore, after much deliberation, Lu Qian still stepped forward.