At this moment, a disdainful voice suddenly appeared: "Hmph, two low-grade talent nobodies dare to dream of breaking the Tribulation to form a Golden Core, it's simply... delusional!"

The speaker had a delightful, melodious voice, yet her words were sharper than a steel blade!

This was a young girl whose stunning beauty couldn't be hidden even by her grey Taoist disciple magic robe.

The girl was around ten years old, her slightly naive face already beginning to show a glimpse of an exceptional charm, with a delicate, fair wrist adorned with a green jade bracelet carved with countless ancient runes, emanating a soft blue glow, one could instantly tell it was a rare strange treasure.

This girl certainly came from a powerful family, otherwise, she wouldn't have cultivated such a noble and proud demeanor.

Of course, in the Beihai Daoist School, there was no distinction between nobodies and established cultivators, anyway, they were all newcomers to the Taoist Academy.

At this moment, the girl's sidekick, with a face full of disdain, waved towards Hu Sheng and Niu Ganshan, coldly saying: "You two filthy nobodies, move away quickly, don't dirty Miss Fan's eyes."

"You—" Niu Ganshan stood up in great displeasure, just about to argue, but Hu Sheng quickly pulled him back.

"We're leaving, we're leaving!" Hu Sheng nodded and bowed to the other side, then quickly dragged his companion and darted into the crowd.

Once they made it to the other side, Niu Ganshan grumbled discontentedly: "Brother Sheng, why did you pull me away! What she said was too infuriating."

"Brother, let me teach you a lesson! Whenever you encounter someone you can't afford to offend, scoot far away immediately. Do you know who that girl just now is?"

Before Niu Ganshan could ask, Hu Sheng leaned in close to his ear and whispered: "Her surname is Chen, from the Jinlan Chen Family. Her full name is Chen Jinhui, one of the Five Heavenly Spirit Roots of this session. Absolutely must not provoke her!"

One had to admit, Hu Sheng's ability to gather information was strong enough; in just a few days, he not only had a clear recognition of all the "unprovokable" guys among this year's disciples but also became familiar with notable figures from the previous sessions.

Hearing this, Niu Ganshan's face turned pale, a cold sweat appeared on his forehead, rendering him speechless in fear.

"Brother... Brother Sheng... with such a small matter, Chen... shouldn't remember us, right...?" Niu Ganshan stuttered, his voice faltering a bit due to fear.

Hu Sheng replied firmly: "No! A person of such stature, like a Heavenly Immortal Human Transformation, wouldn't bother to remember insignificant nobodies like us."

"Phew... that's good!" Niu Ganshan immediately let out a sigh of relief upon hearing this, reaching to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead.

Tap, tap, tap...

Heavy footsteps came from outside the Dao Field, as all the Qi Refining disciples looked towards the entrance. Under everyone's awed gazes, a tall, handsome young man stepped into the Dao Field.

Zhao Sheng's gaze swept slowly across the room, and with just an indifferent look, the Dao Field instantly fell into silence. All the disciples hurriedly found their respective cushions and sat properly.

"Hmm, the Virtuous Master responsible for the first lesson in the academy is sick! Today, this old man will give you the first class." Zhao Sheng spoke in a warm, leisurely manner.

Niu Ganshan looked at the young, handsome Golden Core Master on the stage, and couldn't help thinking: "The Virtuous Master is so young! Cultivation sure is wonderful."

The other disciples also looked at the unfamiliar Virtuous Master on the stage, their eyes filled with reverence, expectation, desire, calmness, and other varied emotions.

Zhao Sheng didn't mind the looks from the crowd too much, and still, with a calm tone, said: "Since this is the first class. Then, who among you can tell me what the first principle of cultivation is?"

In the Dao Field, everyone exchanged glances, unsure of how to answer.

At this moment, Chen Jinhui suddenly stood up, her stunning beauty left the other disciples dazzled, revealing a look of admiration.

Ignoring the enchanted gazes around, Chen Jinhui calmly said: "The first principle of cultivation lies in the four words 'Dharma, Wealth, Comrades, and Place'."

"Wrong, the first principle should be the Dao Heart Constant, unchanging even if the sky falls..."

"...The first principle of cultivation should be to comply with the heavenly will, attain the Dao and maintain righteousness!"

"...Go with the flow to be human, defy it to become immortal..."

A dozen or so people stood up one after another, almost all repeating the views of past masters, all being clichés, without any originality.

Niu Ganshan also tried to think hard for a while, but he dared not stand up and only muttered quietly to himself: "...should be staying alive, yeah, staying alive is more important than anything!"

Niu Ganshan thought no one could hear him, little did he know that any movement in the Dao Field could not escape Zhao Sheng's ears.

Zhao Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze casually landing on that timid, small figure in the crowd, feeling slightly surprised.

But the next second, he shifted his gaze elsewhere, looking indifferently at the self-performances of the novices one by one.

When no one else stood up, he slowly began to speak: "The disciples just spoke well, but in this old man's eyes, nothing is more important than staying alive. Cultivation is fundamentally for everlasting life, so preserving one's life is the first principle of cultivation."

When he uttered these words, the crowd below fell silent, but in truth, most Qi Refining disciples didn't agree with his view; it's just that out of reverence, they dared not openly refute.

Suddenly, a sturdy young man with a stern gaze and a pair of heavy pupils stood out boldly, shouting: "You're wrong. How can us cultivators be afraid of death! Though death is undoubtedly terrifying, the scariest thing is leaving a foul reputation for eternity. I, Wu Yong, don't wish to merely survive a millennium, but to live a brilliant life..."

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