Free Web NovelChapter 415: Chapter 402: Opportunity for New Technique Development
「In Evolution Class, by showcasing the allure of Foundation Establishment Evolution, you ignited a fervent discussion about Qi Refining Evolution.」
「Your classmates were swept up by your passion.」
「Although the lecturing teacher does not advocate for the still-incomplete path of Qi Refining Evolution, faced with the students’ overwhelming enthusiasm, he had no choice but to educate them on its various key points.」
「The first is Foundation Establishment Perfection and the Peak of Double Core.」
「The second, Scattered Pill Reverse Refining and Tracing the Origin and Returning Qi.」
「The third, Foundation Establishment Alchemy and Qi Gathering into Pill.」
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As lines of educational text from a future Evolution Class teacher appeared, Gu Ming only partially understood.
"Foundation Establishment Perfection and the Peak of Double Core" was easy enough to understand.
But the second point, "Scattered Pill Reverse Refining," was a bit hard to accept.
’Does this mean I have to dissipate both original Inner Cores?’
’That seems far too dangerous.’
"Tracing the Origin and Returning Qi" also needed further explanation. Gu Ming didn’t quite grasp the operational principles.
Fortunately, Gu Ming had completely ignited today’s class, and the topic had veered entirely onto the path of Qi Refining Evolution.
In reality, no papers on Qi Refining Evolution had appeared yet, making him the absolute trailblazer. Everyone was listening to his wild theories.
However, Gu Ming actually had something to say.
He picked out the key points from the pop-up messages and translated them into plain language everyone could understand.
If there were any errors or omissions, a classmate would raise their hand to express their confusion and ask Gu Ming for a detailed explanation.
This feedback was transmitted to the system, where the future teacher would answer on his behalf, providing a clearer explanation.
This, in turn, allowed Gu Ming to continue his explanation by following the pop-up messages.
In short, the more dialogue there was, the clearer the Sound of the Great Dao from the High Tier Beastmaster thirty-two years in the future became in his mind, leading him to a gradual understanding.
By the end of the class, Gu Ming had gained a basic understanding of this brand-new system: Qi Refining Evolution.
At this moment, he looked at his Skills column and saw a new entry:
「Qi Refining Evolution Method Development Experience: 10/100」
Since Qi Refining Evolution acts on the Pet Beast, it didn’t matter whether it was at the Entry Level or not.
Therefore, the remaining ninety points of experience might not seem like much, but accumulating them would require a significant investment of time.
The last class only yielded ten points, meaning he would need to attend nine more classes to max out the development experience.
But Gu Ming definitely wasn’t going to just sit around and wait.
The moment class ended, he pulled those classmates who were interested in Qi Refining but still utterly confused into a discussion group.
Taking advantage of the free period when everyone was more relaxed, he organized a group of people and invited the Evolution Class teacher, who had just finished his lecture, to go to his office to continue discussing the possibilities of Qi Refining Evolution.
The Evolution Class teacher couldn’t do much about Gu Ming, but as a teacher, guiding students in exploring paths of Evolution was his duty.
Although Qi Refining Evolution sounded wildly imaginative and baseless—completely unreliable.
But as students of a top-tier academy, innovation was a vital quality.
And guiding the author of a top-journal paper in their forward exploration was also a teacher’s obligation.
So, the group launched into another discussion in the office, occasionally attracting other curious Beastmaster teachers to listen in.
From Gu Ming’s perspective, this was equivalent to adding a High Tier, Eight-star Beastmaster to the mix to critique his Qi Refining concepts.
This also caused his "Qi Refining Evolution Method Development Experience" to shoot up by several points.
Even in the future, Qi Refining Evolution was a rather niche path. It was just starting out, with few successful cases, a severe lack of theory, and only a single, general core concept.
The various development methods and required medicines it involved all needed long-term, individualized, and detailed planning and conditioning for each Pet Beast.
Without the guidance of High-star Beastmasters, it could easily backfire, causing the Pet Beast’s Cultivation to collapse.
The deeper the discussion went, the clearer Gu Ming’s understanding of the dangers of Qi Refining Evolution became.
As one might expect, this was also an extremely dangerous Evolution Method, like walking a tightrope.
It was nothing like the traditional Splitting Inner Core Method, which guaranteed a Three-star Evolution by following a set procedure and stacking nutrients.
Qi Refining Evolution required one to dissolve the two existing Pet Beast Inner Cores as if using a Dissipating Technique, then use the Great Dao Foundation Establishment Platform to perform Alchemy anew within the Dragon Pattern Tripod.
The newly formed Inner Core would then, through various techniques and boons, transform into three.
More critically, during the reverse refining process, it would produce Innate Qi that was purer than the original Inner Core’s Mana and closer to the very source of life.
After generating the Innate Qi, one needed to condense, compress, and rotate it on the Foundation Establishment Platform.
Like a stellar vortex, the new Inner Core would be placed within the swirling Qi, completing a key step of Qi Refining.
On the second, third, and fourth days, Gu Ming audited the Evolution Class teachers’ lectures with high intensity.
However, it was impossible for him to attend that many Evolution Classes for his own year within a single week.
But his situation was different from the upperclassmen—they still had Evolution Classes to take.
Therefore, Gu Ming got ahold of their schedules and took the initiative to audit the Evolution courses for higher years.
The teachers for these classes were naturally different.
As soon as Gu Ming entered the classroom, his status as the author of a top-journal paper created a spotlight effect around him, making it hard to go unnoticed.
Even the teacher on the stage straightened his back unconsciously upon seeing him, cleared his throat, and lectured more loudly.
The Sound of the Great Dao he emitted also seemed more directed, frequently flying into Gu Ming’s ears, allowing him to even understand the key points of the Three-star to Four-star Evolution.
It should be noted that the sophomore and junior Evolution Classes primarily focused on content related to the Three-star to Four-star Evolution.
Of course, half of the junior curriculum also involved advancing from Four-star to Five-star.
As for the seniors, they were another matter entirely.
Their learning methods were more flexible, with some focusing on Four-star to Five-star and others on advanced topics like Five-star to Six-star.
When Gu Ming showed up, he naturally found opportunities to ask questions in class.
Even though he was only an auditor, once he raised his hand, the teacher on the stage couldn’t ignore him.
The upperclassmen in the class also looked at him with curiosity.
Most of the upperclassmen’s Pet Beasts had already reached Three-star, with only a very few stragglers’ Pet Beasts still stuck at the Two-star stage.
However, such students were already quite rare.
Gu Ming proposed a brand-new concept for Three-star Evolution, one he had already discussed with another Evolution Class teacher.
This line of reasoning immediately piqued the interest of the Three-star Beastmasters, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
After Gu Ming’s explanation, the group naturally delved into a deeper discussion about the various drawbacks of Qi Refining Evolution and methods for popularizing it for different Pet Beasts.
「You have ignited a classroom discussion on the detailed techniques of Qi Refining.」
「You have learned that before Qi Refining, one must create their own control technique...」
The Qi Refining process was extremely dangerous, like reverse-deconstructing a skyscraper back into its raw bricks and steel. It demanded an extremely high level of control, and failure meant the complete destruction of one’s Cultivation.
Therefore, in all successful cases of Qi Refining, the Beastmaster had developed a specialized control-type Cultivation Technique for their own Pet Beast, specifically for managing the Inner Core’s substance after the Dissipating Technique.
And without exception, all the failed cases lacked the support of a corresponding Cultivation Technique.
This brought things full circle, right back to the subject of "Cultivation Technique development."
’And isn’t that my specialty?’
Besides, he was a student in the Cultivation Technique Class; developing Cultivation Techniques was his responsibility.
"I’ve found my research topic."
Gu Ming’s eyes lit up. He had finally sensed an opportunity to logically embark on a whole new direction of research.
