"Besides, you said Mr. Xing was problematic. But if a teacher at school sees a mutant attacking a student and immediately takes action to eliminate the threat, is that really suspicious?"
Hearing Zhou Bai's question, Christina closed her eyes and pondered for a moment before sighing: "Sigh, humans are so complicated."
"Alright, anyway, my most urgent task now is to continue cultivating, to quickly gain more strength and the ability to protect myself. Thinking too much about it won't help. I don't have enough power to change these things yet."
Checking the time, Zhou Bai noticed it was almost class time. He remembered what he needed to do next.
"Christina needs pills and runes for her cultivation of the Divine Diagram. I remember the school should have prepared these for me because, in name, I'm cultivating the Sword Diagram."
At the 0th level, the school provided all the materials needed for cultivating the first layer of the Divine Diagram for free.
After all, students at this stage were just starting out. Though they had talent, they lacked strength, so the school needed to give them opportunities to grow and realize their potential.
Zhou Bai thought about getting some materials for Christina, and then considered his own situation. His star points and Primordial Spirit value had both reached a bottleneck, and the next issue was the level of Dao transformation.
Although it seemed he could directly increase his Primordial Spirit value using the auxiliary system, Zhou Bai didn't plan to do so.
"Improving my Dao transformation level..." Zhou Bai asked, "Tina, do you know how to do it?"
"Of course, I know."
Zhou Bai's eyes lit up, "How do I improve it?"
Christina confidently replied, "I just forgot. But I definitely know."
Zhou Bai: "Useless."
As he headed toward the teaching building, Zhou Bai thought to himself, "I might have to ask Old Lu for advice. Or maybe I could borrow Jing Xiu's notes? See if they've learned specifically how to improve Dao transformation."
Zhou Bai thought to himself: 'Actually, I can increase my Dao transformation level using Lazy Points, but it's too dangerous. I should prepare as carefully as possible.'
Thinking about the huge price Ying Zi paid to improve her Dao transformation level, Zhou Bai warned himself not to take it lightly. Even if he had an auxiliary system to directly boost it, he needed to be very cautious.
So, as he walked and made inquiries, Zhou Bai finally found the place where cultivation materials were provided—the logistics office.
Arriving at the Cultivation Materials Management Office in the logistics department, Zhou Bai registered with his student card. The person responsible for distributing materials was a middle-aged man in a suit.
The man glanced at Zhou Bai and said, "Student, I need to tell you, even though materials for the 0th level are provided for free, it's not like you can get them just by asking."
"How far have you cultivated your Sword Diagram? Generally, we provide materials based on what stage you're at according to the cultivation requirements list."
Zhou Bai nodded, understanding this was reasonable. It wasn't possible to provide everything all at once.
So Zhou Bai said, "I've already cultivated my first star point, 'Sword Qi.'"
"Oh? It's only been a little over two weeks since the term started? Let me see... Your Primordial Spirit value was already 99 at enrollment? No wonder."
The middle-aged man reviewed Zhou Bai's information as he praised, "Cultivating the first star point in just over two weeks is impressive. You have talent, keep it up."
Christina shouted inside Zhou Bai's head, "Five days! It was five days! I cultivated the first star point in five days! I'm the top in this cohort."
Zhou Bai knocked on his head and frowned, "Stop quarreling, you're giving me a headache."
The middle-aged man led Zhou Bai to a room where a row of metal stakes stood neatly.
"Detecting the first star point of Sword Qi is simple. Just release your Sword Qi and be able to cut through one metal stake."
"Understood." Zhou Bai nodded and said to Christina in his head, "Release the Sword Qi."
A streak of pink Sword Qi shot from Zhou Bai's forehead, circled around him lightly, and then stopped in front of him.
The middle-aged man was slightly surprised by the pink Sword Qi. He glanced at Zhou Bai with a peculiar expression but didn't ask why the Sword Qi was pink, as he could guess.
'Sword Qi nurtured within the Sea of Consciousness reflects the inner world and personality of the cultivator. This kid...'
The middle-aged man frowned, "…is probably a sissy. Tsk tsk, Heavenly Dao~~ truly mysterious."
Embarrassed, Zhou Bai said to the middle-aged man, "This Sword Qi, somehow it turned pink. The path of cultivation is indeed full of unpredictability, hahaha."
The middle-aged man nodded, "Yes, the Heavenly Dao is truly mysterious."
Zhou Bai then pretended to control the Sword Qi. The pink Sword Qi flickered a few times and cut the metal stake in front of him in half.
Zhou Bai turned and asked, "Teacher, is it okay now?"
The middle-aged man nodded, "Follow me. The second star point of the Sword Diagram, if I remember correctly, is 'Tai Bai,' right?"
As they spoke, Zhou Bai followed the man to a large basement. Rows of endless cabinets appeared before him, continuously moving, opening, and closing with brilliant lights.
"Impressive, isn't it?" The middle-aged man smiled, "This is where our Donghua Dao School stores various materials, the Xuan Pin Secret Storage. Be careful not to get too close, the protective array here is the strongest in all of Donghua City. Even cultivators of the eighth or ninth level wouldn't be able to break through."
The middle-aged man's fingers flashed with the light of runes, quickly moving several cabinets to Zhou Bai. Then, the cabinets opened, and packets of materials flew to the middle-aged man's hands.
"Let me see, Tai Bai requires thirty Detoxification Pills, 15 grams of refined gold, 30 grams of fine gold, 50 grams of special alloy steel... hmm, and five Emergency Runes,"
"Got everything." The middle-aged man nodded, packed the materials, and handed them to Zhou Bai, "All the materials needed to cultivate the 'Tai Bai' star point are here. Check to see if everything is correct."
Following Christina's guidance, Zhou Bai began to verify.
Christina said, "To cultivate Tai Bai, you need to gradually fuse several special metals, which are particularly conducive to the power of the Primordial Spirit, into the Sword Qi, refining it to a semi-virtual, semi-real state. This will make the Sword Qi sharper and more durable, and it can even feedback to the body, giving it a hint of fine gold properties, increasing strength and physique.
Let me check the metals needed... hmm, everything's here.
Also, the antidotes to prevent metal poisoning and emergency runes for contingencies..."
As Christina listed the materials written on the Taiyin Roulette, she had Zhou Bai verify them.
Zhou Bai said, "Got it, teacher. Thank you."
"No need to thank me. It's what you're entitled to. Now that you've got everything, you can leave." The middle-aged man led Zhou Bai out.
Zhou Bai planned to head to the classroom to find Jing Xiu, but Christina couldn't wait any longer.
"Take me back first! I need to cultivate the next star point!" Christina rolled around in Zhou Bai's head, shouting, "I want to go back and cultivate! I want to go back and cultivate!"
Helpless, Zhou Bai took the diligent Christina back to the room, watching as the impatient cat eagerly unpacked the materials, ready to start cultivating.
"Elsa! Stop sniffing around, these aren't for you."
"Get away! This isn't for you to eat!"
Seeing the commotion between the cat and dog, Zhou Bai shook his head and headed to the classroom. He wanted to ask about the method to improve Dao transformation, at least to find out if Jing Xiu and the others were learning this.
Zhou Bai had even decided, if necessary, he wouldn't mind attending a few classes.
However, as soon as Zhou Bai walked into the teaching building, he found that class was still in session. He thought, 'If I go in now, it would be disrespectful to Old Lu...'
Feeling helpless, Zhou Bai waited until break time, then walked to Jing Xiu's seat under the gaze of many curious eyes.