novelraw Chapter 58: I'm Such a Scheming Person 2
Chapter 58: I'm Such a Scheming Person 2
Regarding the book in Little Fatty's possession.
Gao Cunfeng's idea was to find an appropriate opportunity to discard it.
Then replace it with a new one.
He needed to find someone to write a better one for his son.
After all, since this kid had been working so hard recently, putting in a bit more effort wouldn't hurt.
Although there was no hope for the sect, they still counted on him to produce many offspring.
This was also a major matter.
With higher cultivation, procreation would be more convenient.
He could have several more children.
"What have you decided?" Gao Cunfeng sat on a nearby chair and spoke softly, "Will you cultivate or marry?"You don't seem able to endure the hardships of cultivation.
"Now our family is counting on you to carry on the family line, after all, your elder brothers are completely focused on cultivation and have no plans to marry."
"I want to cultivate." Little Fatty said seriously.
"Didn't you not want to cultivate before?" Gao Cunfeng said somewhat helplessly, "The suffering of cultivation isn't easy to bear. Although we're very happy you're cultivating now, it's a bit late.
"You should still focus on marriage. The matches we've found for you are absolutely the most suitable.
"Good talent, decent cultivation level, and easy to bear children."
Little Fatty: "..."
He said with complete seriousness: "I think I'm still more suited for the cultivation path."
Gao Cunfeng looked at his youngest son and said with a smile: "Fine, but if you're not at the Fourth Level of Qi Refinement by August, then obediently come back and accept the arrangements.
"Also, don't steal any more papers to take out next time, especially to show others.
"It causes quite a bit of trouble.
"For now, you can continue following that Jiang Man. At least he can guide your cultivation."
After a pause, Gao Cunfeng spoke again: "Hasn't he said he lacks resources? Or has he cooperated with other families?
"Or perhaps he was actually trained by the Luo Family?"
"I don't know." Little Fatty shook his head.
He truly didn't know. Brother Jiang's mouth was always full of talk about marrying a fairy - clearly fake.
It was just his own innate talent being good.
——
February 1st.
Jiang Man received his own ranking paper.
February 1st.
Cloud Front Division, Azure Cloud Pavilion.
Rear Courtyard, Sixth Courtyard.
Name: Jiang Man.
Rank: 1 (out of 26).
Cultivation Level: Seventh Level of Qi Refinement.
Technique Levels: Simple Qi Refinement Method Ninth Layer, Simple Blood Qi Method Eighth Layer, Simple Visualization Method Sixth Layer.
Acquired Resources: "Simple Qi Refinement Method", "Dawn Qi Refinement Method", "Simple Blood Qi Method", "Simple Visualization Method", "Divine Movement Steps", "Six Harmonies Palm", "Three Talents Force", "Dragon Subduing Method"...
Plan: Practice one hundred repetitions daily.
Score: 79.
Evaluation: Genius.
During the assessment, Jiang Man had used only the simple methods, so the results showed the simple methods.
With a high score of seventy-nine, he wondered what rank he would achieve within the entire Azure Cloud Pavilion.
Logically, he should be close to Li Yuan now.
If they encountered each other in the next competition, he hoped the other party would speak politely.
"Some people have made significant progress this time. Everyone should still learn from them." Zhao Leming spoke up.
Everyone was somewhat puzzled. Who?
The top ranks were usually fixed, rarely showing major improvements.
So who else was worth learning from?
Surely they couldn't learn from the bottom ranks?
However, Fang Yong, Luo Xuan, Cheng Yu, and Chang Qiwen all looked curiously toward Jiang Man.
Wanting to know his score.
But no one went over to ask.
Their relationship hadn't reached a level where they could casually show each other their papers.
The contents were almost personal secrets.
At this moment, Jiang Man frowned.
He knew Teacher Zhao was referring to him.
But...
Since he didn't specify, others who were curious about his score didn't come to ask either.
This made him quite uncomfortable.
If only they would come ask, then they could see the evaluation.
The scores would be announced at noon anyway, but the main point was seeing the evaluation.
Fortunately, Little Fatty arrived.
"Brother, what's your score?" Little Fatty asked.
Jiang Man smiled slightly and said: "Want to see?"
Little Fatty nodded.
Jiang Man then handed the paper to him.
The moment Little Fatty saw the score and evaluation, his mouth fell open in disbelief.
"Brother, is this your full capability?" Little Fatty asked.
Jiang Man shook his head and said softly: "I only exerted a little effort."
There was still quite a distance from his full capability.
At least nine points remaining.
Little Fatty didn't believe it, but he was still admiring.
Clearly they had both been at the bottom before, yet now one was first while he remained at third-to-last.
Although he had improved, well...
It was essentially no improvement.
Because only the three of them were still at the Second Level of Qi Refinement.
Everyone was about to break through to the third level - whoever was slowest would become last place.
After Little Fatty finished reading, Song Qing secretly asked Little Fatty about Jiang Man's score.
Little Fatty gave just two words: "Genius."
People nearby heard it but were somewhat confused.
Until noon.
The courtyard rankings were announced.
First place: Jiang Man, seventy-nine points.
The moment everyone saw this score, they all gasped in astonishment.
His improvement was just too fast, wasn't it?
Jumping over ten points in one go?
Luo Xuan sighed, Fang Yong gritted his teeth and frowned.
Cheng Yu pondered something.
Chang Qiwen wondered whether he should go apologize.
It seemed they had some minor grievances before.
Regarding this, Jiang Man didn't care and simply continued cultivating.
He was waiting for Azure Cloud Pavilion to announce the overall rankings.
However, Little Fatty told him in the afternoon.
Azure Cloud Pavilion wouldn't announce the rankings anymore - they would wait until April 1st, after the break, to announce rankings once every three months.
Jiang Man remained silent for a moment, feeling that Azure Cloud Pavilion had limited vision.
If they didn't announce monthly rankings, how could students maintain their motivation?
This hindered student improvement.
Without announcements, why would they actively cultivate without rest?
Without overthinking it, Jiang Man began cultivating in the Sixth Courtyard.
Jiang Man's progress was too fast, making others even more afraid to rest.
Everyone followed along with cultivation.
February continued like this throughout.
Until the assessment.
Everyone's scores also showed leaps.
Especially the bottom-ranked students, who successfully reached the Third Level of Qi Refinement.
This time Jiang Man only reached eighty points and didn't push further.
Fang Yong remained in the sixties.
The Seventh Level of Qi Refinement had bottlenecks that weren't so easy to overcome.
"It's March 1st now. In another half month will be the break. During these two months you've learned other things. If you feel you have talent in any area, you can try at the appraisal office.
"Whether to continue studying or seek related work, both are possible." Teacher Zhao reminded, then looked at Jiang Man and Fang Yong, "The second competition is also about to begin. You need to determine what you lack, then go compete for it.
"But teammates are also extremely important. You need to balance this well.
"Make ample preparations.
"August isn't far away anymore.
"Others also need to find their own paths."
March 15th.
Break time.
For Jiang Man, this meant he was about to participate in the second competition.
The lists of techniques and spells would be delivered in the next couple of days.
——
Today Luo Xuan and Cheng Yu left the Sixth Courtyard together.
"Are you going back?" Cheng Yu asked.
Luo Xuan shook her head: "I'll return in a few days."
"I'll also return in a few days." Cheng Yu said with a smile, "I never expected Jiang Man's score to be so high - eighty points.
"I remember back then Young Master Cheng and Young Master Yang wanted to tease him. If they knew his score now, I wonder if they'd still think about teasing him."
Luo Xuan didn't answer, instead asking curiously: "You were also eliminated. What are your subsequent arrangements?"
"Me?" Cheng Yu pointed at herself and smiled: "Someone as scheming as me will definitely fare better than you in the future."