Chapter 235: Chapter 232: Cultivation Craze_2
Dong Gong could even already imagine the stir that such an announcement would cause once it was released.
He could guess even more so, what Shen Hao’s main purpose was in doing this.
Sure enough, Shen Hao continued to say:
“In the future society, there will be fewer and fewer things that ordinary people can do, and more and more things that only Cultivators can engage in. The importance of the Extraordinary Realm goes without saying, and we need to fully inspire people to practice Cultivation. These three hundred spots are mainly meant to serve as an encouragement. After this, every year there will be a selection to motivate a new generation of Cultivators. Think of a plan.”
“Yes!” Dong Gong replied.
He had guessed as much.
Although the Cultivation Techniques had been made public to everyone, there was an age requirement, which was that one could not practice Cultivation before the age of fourteen.
After all, Cultivation is not without its risks.
Young people’s hearts are unstable, lacking a fundamental understanding, they can easily be led astray, and it’s very easy for accidents to happen in Cultivation. Moreover, the entire Civilization had very little experience before, and many things were proceeding by trial and error; even if problems arose, they would be difficult to deal with in a short time.
If it were adults, they would at least understand the seriousness.
This also meant that there were still a large number of boys and girls under the age of fourteen who hadn’t started to practice Cultivation yet.
One could only say that they indeed arrived at a good time.
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Every year three hundred spots to become Shen Hao’s “Disciples.” If one were selected, it would truly be a meteoric rise to limitless prospects.
Indeed, just as everyone predicted, when the news and selection process were announced, the whole world boiled over with excitement.
“Why can only children aged fourteen to seventeen participate?”
“This is great, my kid is super talented, way better than me!”
“So many people in the world, and there are only three hundred spots, it’s much harder than getting into college before.”
“Don’t just focus on these three hundred spots; didn’t you see that Extraordinary University is also expanding enrollment comprehensively!”
“Specialized teachers, better resources! I hope my child can get admitted.”
“Good grief, I can understand Alchemy Subject, Artifact Refining, Alchemy Subject and the like, but why is even pure scientific research going to Extraordinary University?”
“The person above clearly doesn’t have enough Talent. The learning capacity of high-level Transcendents is something ordinary people cannot compare with. You’re falling behind in Cultivation, and yet you still want to pursue scientific research?”
“It’s not just the universities; even high schools are going to be reformed!”
“…”
In a short time, almost everyone was eagerly discussing, especially those with children of the right age; they were paying close attention.
Cui Zhongmin was one of them.
He had twins, a boy and a girl, who had just turned fourteen not long ago, reaching the age where they could begin formal Cultivation!
“This is a rare opportunity,” Cui Zhongmin now discussed with his wife, his face full of gravity, “Although my strength is not high, I can still tell that both Yu Ting and Yu Jie have high affinity for Spiritual Energy! Their Talent definitely won’t be poor, our family must make a push no matter what.”
“Exactly!” Cui Zhongmin’s wife, named You Jingyun, was also excited yet serious, “In this era, having a high level of Cultivation is most important! Not just for a higher status, but most importantly, for greater safety! If they could become the President’s Disciples, that would be much safer no matter what!”
Both children sat quietly at the edge of the bed, listening, but their eyes also showed clear excitement.
Are they finally going to start Cultivation?
A fourteen-year-old child already understands many things. In this year-plus of great changes in the world, they too have gone through many experiences.
They matured quickly.
With their yearning for transcendence, if officials hadn’t repeatedly emphasized the dangers of cultivation at a young age, demanding parental restraint and even requiring community workers and patrolling officers to constantly monitor and prevent children, they would have likely secretly started practicing cultivation by now.
“I’ve been looking for a long time, and there’s a Level 14 Blue Elixir called ‘Bone Marrow Cleansing and Transcendence Pill’, which is perfect for beginners in cultivation. It can even slightly increase talent, and our entire savings of contribution points are just enough to buy two!” Cui Zhongmin seemed to have made up his mind.
“All our savings?” You Jingyun was startled.
Both of them had been middle school teachers, and during the previous trials, they had indeed accumulated quite a few contribution points by teaching.
But this was all their savings!
“We saved up contribution points for the sake of our children,” Cui Zhongmin appeared to have thought it through, “I’ve inquired about it, and the school’s leaders have also bought this kind of elixir for their children. Moreover, both of our talents aren’t high, and even if we spent all our contribution points on ourselves, it would be difficult for us to move to a city with higher spiritual energy. But it’s different for the children. Even though we don’t know how talented they are, they at least have more opportunity than us!”
Upon hearing the words “a city with higher spiritual energy,” You Jingyun fell silent.
The world had now recovered, and everyone was assigned to different places, participating in the construction of cities, cultivation of spirit fields, or a variety of other jobs.
It seemed that people from one’s hometown were arranged to stay together, but with a little investigation, one would realize that some neighbors with stronger talents and abilities were allocated to other places.
It was clearly stated online: some cities would be built near spirit veins, where the spiritual energy was more abundant, making cultivation faster and even safer.
If even city residence was like this, needless to say about other things.
In the future society, cultivation would surely be central! Haven’t the experts on the internet said, even if you want to pursue a scientific research path, higher cultivation would make it easier.
People like them, with their level of talent for cultivation, couldn’t even become formal teachers anymore. They had to either teach children under fourteen or work in the spirit fields.
Under such circumstances, it wasn’t just about whether their children were talented or not; they had to try their hardest!
“Then let’s buy it!” You Jingyun finally gritted her teeth.
There was no way around it. Putting aside what various experts said, it was obvious to the discerning eye that cultivation was too important for the future!
“I have good news,” Cui Zhongmin said, looking at his mobile phone and suddenly getting excited, “The school has brought in several teachers to instruct on Mythical Skills, and it is said that among them are Qi Refiners from Great Yan!”
“Really?” You Jingyun also exclaimed in surprise.
The whole Human Civilization knew that even before entering the Civilization Trial, the Great Yan Civilization had already been a Cultivation Civilization.
Although its cultivators might not be stronger than the powerhouses of Human Civilization, they were definitely stronger in the basics!
In places as small as theirs, they had hardly ever seen any people from Great Yan. Instead, there were a few Sky Spirit People as magic teachers who had caused quite a stir previously. Everyone who followed the Magic Road, regardless of age, often went to their lectures for advice.
And now, the dispatch of a few teachers to instruct on Mythical Skills was self-evident.
Clearly, it was for the President’s Disciples!
They were right, this was indeed a rare opportunity!
Even the two children were becoming increasingly excited and expectant.
Scenes like this one were not only happening in one place; in recent times, it was a microcosm of the entire Human Civilization.
A massive amount of resources were being exchanged, a large number of age-suitable children began official cultivation, or switched to cultivating Mythical Skills, while the internet was flooded with tutorials, and even adults seemed to be influenced by the trend. Moreover, the intensity of current jobs was steadily being reduced, and the whole society seemed to have suddenly entered a fervor for cultivation.
At the same time, various regulations and schemes were being continuously perfected.
Take online guidance, for example.
At first, it was only about eliminating a huge amount of incorrect and nonstandard instruction videos. Later, the title of Cultivation Teacher was directly established, and everyone had to pass an assessment before they could instruct others.
Meanwhile, a large number of formal Cultivation Teachers began to be trained and were dispatched to various cities.
They were to guide the new generation of cultivators, and also to educate adults, especially those whose jobs required an Extraordinary Domain. A comprehensive system of Transcendent education was rapidly taking shape.