Jing Xiu asked curiously, "Isn't it time for class?"
Zhou Bai sighed, "Ah, it's because you all are too far behind me!"
Jing Xiu: "Huh?"
Zhou Bai explained his reasoning, "The things taught in class are too simple for me, too boring. I even fall asleep. So, going to class is just a waste of time for me. It's better if I study by myself."
Jing Xiu: "Is… is that so?" Jing Xiu looked at Zhou Bai, half believing, "Brother Zhou doesn't go to class because you're too ahead of us?"
Zhou Bai waved his hand, "Let's not talk about it. Don't take it to heart. Compared to a genius like me, it's normal for you all to be left behind. As long as you keep progressing, that's what matters in cultivation."
Jing Xiu doubted Zhou Bai's words a bit, but when she recalled his astonishing performance in exams, she somewhat believed it.
Zhou Bai saw her expression and knew she was half convinced, but that was enough.
Though he skipped classes every day, thanks to the boost from his laziness energy, his progress was rapid. In less than a week, he had already mastered three stars on the Taiyin Roulette. His cultivation would definitely continue to grow quickly in the future.
He couldn't reveal the auxiliary cultivation system, so the only way was to pretend to be a genius.
It also served as a good reason for skipping class.
Of course, just saying a few words wouldn't convince classmates and teachers, but Dao School's education wasn't just for a day or two. As long as Zhou Bai continually showed his cultivation results and deepened his genius image, they'd have to believe it eventually.
Zhou Bai: "By the way, what did you just say about the Sky Flipping Sect?"
Jing Xiu: "The Sky Flipping Sect is an organization that opposes the Heavenly Court…" As she spoke, even the always-amiable Jing Xiu showed a hint of disgust on her face, "They are a group of utter lunatics, aiming to overthrow the Heavenly Court, disregarding rules in their actions, and even massacring civilians."
Zhou Bai nodded, understanding they were an anti-establishment armed group that even attacked civilians and students.
But such an organization being able to kill at Dao School indicated that they weren't weak, and Dao School wasn't as safe as it seemed.
'What a chaotic world,' Zhou Bai thought, suddenly recalling memories from the adjacent room.
'That girl next door seems a bit suspicious.'
Zhou Bai remembered the noises from the adjacent room that had spread into his room the previous night.
'With my current primordial spirit power, it's unlikely to have hallucinations. So… something abnormal must have truly happened.' Zhou Bai thought, 'Although it's unclear if this abnormality is related to the Sky Flipping Sect, and it might not be, still…'
Thinking of the elder's mutation previously, Zhou Bai's face darkened.
Zhou Bai thought for a moment; safety first, this matter should not be ignored.
So, after bidding farewell to Jing Xiu, he went to the public phone booth at Dao School and pulled out the contact information given to him by officer Li Xiuzhu.
This world's humans seemed not to have widely adopted mobile phones. It was said that the military and upper echelons possessed the Immortal Dao technology for mobile communication, but Zhou Bai obviously didn't have access to that.
So he used the public phone to call Li Xiuzhu.
About an hour later, Zhou Bai saw Li Xiuzhu, in casual clothes, outside his dormitory building.
Li Xiuzhu wore a black jacket and sports pants, looking just like a student of Dao School, with no air of a police officer.
Walking up to Zhou Bai, Li Xiuzhu smiled, though his words were utterly serious: "What did you find out?"
Zhou Bai thought for a moment and recounted the situation next door in detail.
After pondering for a while, Li Xiuzhu asked, "Why didn't you tell the teachers?"
Zhou Bai recalled the conversation a few days ago at the next-door door and said, "The girl next door might be at risk of being expelled. If I tell the teachers and it turns out to be a false alarm, it could affect her cultivation, right? So I thought, maybe you could investigate and find out the truth with minimal impact?"
Seeing Li Xiuzhu's silence, Zhou Bai added, "If that's not possible, forget it. Safety is the priority. If she has really mutated, we must act promptly…"
Li Xiuzhu smiled and raised his hand to stop Zhou Bai from continuing, "It's good you thought it through. You aren't as careless as you appear. Let's go see what's happening."
Watching Li Xiuzhu head toward the dorm, Zhou Bai followed, asking, "Just the two of us? Shouldn't we prepare more? I mean… shouldn't we call some of your colleagues too?"
"Don't worry, don't worry," Li Xiuzhu said calmly, "I might look like this, but I'm really strong. And it might not even be a mutation. Donghua Dao School is still Donghua Dao School. If a student here really mutated, it would be hard to hide it from the teachers."
Zhou Bai nodded and followed Li Xiuzhu.
Li Xiuzhu first took Zhou Bai to the adjacent room. He placed a hand on the door, primordial spirit power slowly extending through the door gap into the room.
After learning the basics these past days, Zhou Bai was no longer a novice in cultivation. He could sense other people's primordial spirit power.
Seeing Li Xiuzhu's subtle operation, he secretly admired, 'Such delicate work. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to fit through the gap without damaging the door.'
Li Xiuzhu sensed with his primordial spirit power for a while, then showed a hint of surprise on his face. He thought for a moment and said, "There's an array inside blocking my primordial spirit power's perception. This array… is strange. I don't recognize it. Forcing our way in might damage the array. Without sufficient evidence, I suggest not destroying people's things; it could be precious to them."
Zhou Bai: "What should we do then?"
"Didn't you say the disturbance happened at night?" Li Xiuzhu smiled, "Mind if I squeeze in with you for a night?"
So they arranged the time for the night. Zhou Bai went back to his room to catch up on sleep, while Li Xiuzhu returned to work, planning to come back at night.
The day flew by with Zhou Bai sleeping. After waking up, he first checked the auxiliary cultivation system panel.
Dao Transformation: 0%
Primordial Spirit Levels: 99
Divine Diagram: Heaven and Human's Nine Catastrophes
Laziness: 1660
"Great, I can light up another star." Zhou Bai's eyes lit up, focusing on the fourth star point on the outer layer of the Taiyin Roulette.