Chapter 258: Chapter 210: Desk Mate Chapter 258: Chapter 210: Desk Mate Wang Haiping’s eyes showed a hint of reminiscence as he slowly said, “I broke through to the Gold Level at the end of my third year of college.
To reach Gold Level within three years at Demon Capital Academy was already considered very excellent, around Top 50 level.
After that, I took two years to reach the Gold Limit.
Then I spent another two years training, settling, and accumulating before I was fortunate enough to break through to Shining Star!”
Three years to go from Bronze Early Stage to Gold Level.
Then another four years to go from Gold Early Stage to Shining Star Level.
One could imagine the difficulty of it!
Wang Haiping looked at Su Yuan seriously and said, “I know it’s not just you; many top talents.
In their first year, they crossed a major realm and directly advanced to Silver Stage in just one year.
They might think cultivation is nothing special.
This is partly because of your exceptional talent.
But another reason is that cultivation becomes increasingly difficult as you progress!
Especially after Level Three of Sun, Moon, and Star, besides accumulation and settling, talent and opportunities are indispensable!
Just entering Shining Star Level, I spent four years.
And to break through to Radiant Moon Level, apart from those few with extraordinarily unique talents, who doesn’t count by five or ten years?
To continue progressing and to break through to the next realm in one’s lifetime is already commendable.
After all, most people spend their entire lives and can’t even reach Shining Star Level!”
After hearing this, Su Yuan couldn’t help but ponder silently.
Indeed, cultivation was not easy; he was merely a Silver Stage and thought about it too simply.
If Level Three of Sun, Moon, and Star could really be reached in ten or eight years, it wouldn’t be so rare as it is now.
However, Wang Haiping’s cultivation speed did give Su Yuan some reference.
And for the difficulty of cultivating at Level Three of Sun, Moon, and Star, Su Yuan had a rough idea in mind.
Overall, the purpose of Su Yuan’s visit was achieved.
Su Yuan nodded, “Thank you, Senior Brother, for sharing and solving my doubts.
It’s been very enlightening.”
“It’s nothing…
So, cultivation is not easy.
Junior Brother Su, since you have such talent, make sure not to waste it.”
Su Yuan smiled, “I understand.”
“That’s good.” Wang Haiping nodded and suddenly smiled, “But these years haven’t been in vain; I have some clues on the path to Radiant Moon Level…”
“Oh?” Su Yuan’s eyes showed a hint of movement as he smiled, “Then I wish Senior Brother smooth progress in your cultivation.”
…
After visiting his parents and paying respects to Wang Haiping, there was nothing else to do.
For the next two days, Su Yuan took Luo Bingtong around Guangchuan City, visiting places like shopping malls, amusement parks, and Guangchuan Fourth Middle School.
While shopping at the mall, they unexpectedly ran into someone familiar.
Not far ahead, two girls were walking towards them, laughing and talking.
One girl with a neat red ponytail saw Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong in the crowd and her eyes stopped, showing an extremely surprised expression.
“Su Yuan?
I didn’t expect you to come back.”
“Long time no see, Jiang Jun.” Su Yuan didn’t expect such a coincidence, smiling, “I heard you finally got into Shuzhou College.
Congratulations.”
Su Yuan looked at Jiang Jun.
She was now already at Bronze Middle Stage, with a condensed aura, nearing Bronze High Stage.
Although not as good as Chen Jiujun, for a student from a top-tier college, it was already quite good.
“Thank you.
It’s been a long time…”
Jiang Jun looked at her former deskmate in front of her and then at Luo Bingtong, standing beside him, her gaze becoming somewhat complex.
During the joint trial, the scene of Su Yuan saving her from the mouth of the Poison Fire Two-headed Python and killing it with an astonishing technique frequently replayed in her mind…
Even after Su Yuan entered Demon Capital Academy, she still secretly kept an eye on him, occasionally browsing the Demon Capital Academy forum to see if there was any news about him.
“Number one among the top ten freshmen of Demon Capital Academy.”
“Facing experts from various academies at South Pole Academy, acquiring Five-leaf Essence.”
“Battle of Demon City Holy Spring, defeating experts from Demon City and Capitol City, winning the final victory”…
However, the more news she heard, the more Jiang Jun felt the gap between them widened like a chasm.
Unknowingly, he had become someone she could only look up to from afar.
The more she admired and yearned, the more distant and unreachable he seemed.
Jiang Jun originally had no thoughts on it, planning to bury everything deep inside.
But this encounter made her feel quite down, suddenly losing all interest in shopping.
They exchanged a few shallow words and then parted ways.
“Little Jun, the guy just now, who is he…” After walking a bit, the long-haired girl beside her asked.
“Su Yuan, a student at Demon Capital Academy.
My former deskmate.”
“Demon Capital Academy, Su Yuan…”
The long-haired girl thought for a moment and suddenly remembered something, staring at the backs of Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong who had walked far away.
“Demon Capital’s Su Yuan?
The so-called ‘Number One Freshman in the Southeast Region’?
Is it him!”
Shuzhou was located in the southwest, under the jurisdiction of the Great Flame’s western region, not very far from South Pole Academy.
At that time, Su Yuan’s matters at South Pole Academy had sparked quite a discussion in Shuzhou, so the long-haired girl knew a bit about it.
“That’s right, it’s him.”
The long-haired girl withdrew her gaze, looking at Jiang Jun with excitement and surprise, “Little Jun, to think you were deskmates with such a prominent figure.
I’ve never heard you mention it before!”
“It’s all in the past, nothing to talk about.” Jiang Jun shook her head with a sigh, “Let’s go; I’m a bit tired and want to call it a day.”
Seeing Jiang Jun’s sudden drop in spirits, the long-haired girl faintly sensed something and nodded, “Alright.”
…
A few days later, Su Yuan said goodbye to his parents and returned to the academy with Luo Bingtong.
Now, with tens of thousands of Star Stones in hand, Su Yuan planned to spend them all on cultivating in the Star Mist Pool to reach Silver High Stage as soon as possible.
In Demon City, there were many places with Star Mist Pools.
And the Star Mist Hall at Demon Capital Academy could be accessed using self-funding Star Stones.
But using self-funding Star Stones did not allow one to enjoy the ultra-low discount provided by academic points, only slightly cheaper than market prices.
Since the discount on Star Mist Pool from academic points was nearly a third, self-funded use was clearly marked: 10 academic points = 30 Cent Star Stones.
Even with just three times the concentration, it cost 90 Cent Star Stones per hour.
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Eight hours a day cost 720 Cent Star Stones.
Tens of thousands of Cent Star Stones wouldn’t last a month.
“Whether buying or exchanging for Space Star Cards, or cultivating in Star Mist Pool, I need to handle the harvest from Snow Burial Plain first…”
Su Yuan’s eyes showed contemplation.
He had two directions now.
One was through Situ Qingyin.
As an artifact refiner from a refining family, she certainly had channels to sell high-grade Star Devices and materials.
Except, Situ Qingyin would be busy with her parents.
Su Yuan didn’t want to disturb her.
The second option was perhaps to consult Xia Yue.
As the second young lady of the Beidou Consortium’s Xia Family, she should have plenty of such business.
Su Yuan remembered that Manager Wang, who was responsible for appraising Star Cores at the Demon City auction last time, was quite professional and offered fair prices.
“Let’s inquire…”
Su Yuan took out his phone and sent a message.
Seeing no immediate response, Su Yuan prepared to go upstairs to cultivate.
But just as he was about to stand, there was a knock at the door.
Sensing briefly, Su Yuan couldn’t help but smile, “Truly swift and decisive…”