Chapter 185: Chapter 160: Breakthrough to High Stage Chapter 185: Chapter 160: Breakthrough to High Stage “`
After returning to the academy, Su Yuan rested for two days.
The month-long hunting trial, constantly searching and hunting down fugitives, was far more intense than casually hunting star beasts in the Transversal Mountain Range.
Even for Su Yuan, his body and spirit were already exhausted.
After resting well for two days, feeling the state of the star power within his body, Su Yuan directly headed to the Star Mist Hall.
At the registration window of the Star Mist Hall, it was still Zhang Chengyun on duty.
“Hmm, you’re here again so soon?”
Noticing Su Yuan approaching, Zhang Chengyun put down the thick book in his hand and looked over at Su Yuan.
Su Yuan greeted respectfully: “Hello, Teacher Zhang.”
Zhang Chengyun scrutinized Su Yuan for a moment and then nodded: “Your star power is abundant and refined, not far from high stage; not bad.”
Zhang Chengyun remembered that it had been only a little over three months since Su Yuan had broken through to the intermediate stage in the Star Mist Pool, and he had already reached this level again.
“So, are you here to use the Star Mist Pool today?”
“Yes.”
Zhang Chengyun sighed inwardly.
After all, young people with talent can be a bit impatient.
Shaking his head slightly, Zhang Chengyun said: “Go back.
I see that your star power hasn’t reached the point where you can’t advance any further.
Attempting a breakthrough now is 99% likely to fail, which will affect your next attempt.
Go back and practice peacefully for a month.
Then come back with enough academic points for 8 hours in the Star Mist Pool.”
If a breakthrough failed, the star power already refined in the star power vortex would also dissipate somewhat, causing a setback in the cultivation progress.
That would be a great loss.
“Thank you for the reminder, Teacher Zhang, but you misunderstood.
I’m not planning to break through today.”
Su Yuan smiled, took out his student card, and handed it over.
“I’ve made some progress recently and earned some academic points.
Please check them, Teacher Zhang.”
Earned some academic points?
Zhang Chengyun took the student card from Su Yuan and placed it in the card reader.
The reader immediately displayed a four-digit number of academic points.
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“I didn’t expect that you could earn so many academic points…” Zhang Chengyun looked at Su Yuan, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
“So, you’re planning to use all these points for cultivation, right?”
“Correct, please guide me, Teacher.”
Zhang Chengyun thought for a moment: “Over a thousand academic points.
With your current state, it’s more than enough to break through to the high stage.
Although the concentration of star power in the Star Mist Pool should be as high as possible during a breakthrough, for regular cultivation, the concentration can be moderately reduced to extend cultivation time…”
Zhang Chengyun looked at Su Yuan and said: “First, cultivate continuously for four days at double concentration, eight hours a day.
This continuous high-intensity cultivation can maximize the effect of the high-concentration star power in the Star Mist Pool.
After a few days, when your star power reaches its limit, you can attempt a breakthrough.
At triple concentration, it still takes eight hours to break through to the Bronze High Stage…
By the way, can you withstand four times the concentration?”
Su Yuan thought for a moment and then nodded: “Yes.”
Previously, He Yanan had mentioned that if one’s constitution was good, the upper limit of the Star Mist Pool’s concentration could be increased.
Last time, when cultivating at three times the concentration, Su Yuan felt he could still endure it.
Increasing it by one more time should not be a problem.
Zhang Chengyun nodded: “Good, at four times the concentration, you only need to prepare for four hours during the breakthrough.”
“Cut the breakthrough time in half?” Su Yuan was quite surprised.
“Four times the concentration of the Star Mist Pool is almost the physical limit for the Bronze Level.
The closer you get to the limit, the more obvious the effect, especially during a breakthrough.
So, four hours is enough.
Of course, after the breakthrough, as before, you can extend it by one or two more hours to fully expand the star power vortex.”
Su Yuan understood and then nodded: “Thank you for the guidance, Teacher Zhang.”
In this way, he could save some academic points and time, besides gaining some insights on using the Star Mist Pool.
“You will naturally understand after coming here more often.” Zhang Chengyun waved his hand and then operated on the machine.
“Beep beep, student card!”
“Name: Su Yuan”
“Student ID: ******220004”
“Assigned room: Room 7”
What a coincidence, still room 7.
Zhang Chengyun handed the card back to Su Yuan: “Go ahead.”
“Alright!”
…
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
These days, Su Yuan came daily and stayed for 8 hours each time, cultivating at double concentration as per Zhang Chengyun’s instructions.
And today was the day to reach the limit and attempt the breakthrough.
At the registration window of the Star Mist Hall.
Zhang Chengyun was reading a book while occasionally glancing at Room 7.
“It’s almost seven hours.
Even if refining star power after a breakthrough, such long cultivation should be almost full.
Could it have failed…
oh, here he comes?”
Just as Zhang Chengyun’s expression tightened, a young man with a delicate appearance walked out of Room 7.
The young man had a smile on his face, with star power faintly fluctuating around him.
The star power that had just increased from the breakthrough had not yet fully settled.
“Bronze High Stage!” Su Yuan’s eyes showed a trace of joy.
Seeing Zhang Chengyun looking at him from afar, Su Yuan calmed his mind and hurriedly walked over.
Zhang Chengyun scrutinized Su Yuan and nodded: “Not bad, it seems it went smoothly.
You have almost stabilized your realm just after the breakthrough.”
Su Yuan said respectfully: “Thank you for your guidance, Teacher Zhang!”
“Cultivate well.
Helping you students grow is the essence of our role as teachers.”
“Yes!”
Su Yuan bid farewell to Zhang Chengyun and walked out of the Star Mist Hall.
The warm sun was shining high, with a gentle breeze blowing around him.
In the spring of March, everything revived, and the vegetation flourished, presenting a scene of prosperity.
“Bronze High Stage…
I’ve finally turned the tide in the star power realm, completely leading everyone at Demon Capital Academy.
From now on, it’s just widening the gap.”
“Moreover, since I’ve already broken through, it’s time to be active…”
Su Yuan pondered.
The most important thing right now was the Three Cities Elite Exchange Conference held in Demon City, concerning the Demon City Holy Spring.
When the time came, he would inevitably have to compete with the talented experts from the other two academies.
But there was still at least more than a month before the exchange conference.
There was plenty of time.
With his current self, gaining the Phoenix Perch Saber and then breaking through to the Bronze High Stage, his strength had drastically increased!
In terms of realm and star device, it was difficult to have any significant improvements in a short period.
“Then only breathing remains…”
Su Yuan opened the panel, his gaze resting on the breathing method.
[Breathing method: General Breathing Method, Progress: Seventh Star Nest, Star Cave No.
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“If I can raise the breathing method to the third level, the cultivation speed brought by ‘Star Power Control’ will be further enhanced, and it will also bring new effects…”
The effects of entry-level and skilled-level breathing methods were recorded in the books on the first nine floors of the Book Tower.
Even though Bronze Level students could only go up to the first three floors of the Book Tower, they could learn by asking senior students around.
But the effects of master-level breathing methods were hardly known to any students in the academy.
Because the later stages of breathing cultivation were too difficult!
Among the Shining Star Level experts from the top academies, very few had reached the master level of breathing methods, so not many people knew about it.
Even He Yanan, a Burning Sun Level expert, had barely reached Great Success with ten star nests cleared.
The difficulty of cultivation was evident.
But Su Yuan was different.
With the system, skilled-level breathing methods required only 120,000 Star Dust!
Now he had over 20,000 Star Dust.
As long as he gathered another 100,000 Star Dust, he could fully master the third level of the breathing method.
“With my current self, the speed of gathering Star Dust should be much faster than before…”
With his greatly increased strength, hunting star beasts was naturally more efficient.
Originally, Su Yuan could gather about 1,500 points of Star Dust in a day.
Now, if he hurried, he might collect nearly 2,000 points a day.
The star beasts in the Transversal Mountain Range were endless.
As long as he killed fast enough, gathering 100,000 points in over a month…
was not impossible!
It just so happened that with the hunting trial just ended, He Yanan also mentioned that there would be no significant courses recently, and only advised everyone to convert the earned academic points into strength, preparing for the Three Cities Elite Exchange Conference.
“But I need to inform Teacher He and Teacher Xiao He, so they won’t have other plans, or I might not make it back…”
Su Yuan thought for a moment, then, without returning to the dormitory, he took action directly.
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