: A Sweep Across Four Directions!

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun was surprised to hear that such a good thing had happened.

I was just worried that the stock price of "Heaven rewards diligence" had been barely increasing these past few days.

The Third Court has only about a thousand people in total, so the amount of money they can take advantage of is really limited.

How can one refuse a stage that's been offered to them?

He didn't show it on his face, but simply cupped his hands in greeting.

"Since Senior Brother Liu has spoken, how could I, your junior brother, dare to refuse? When shall we depart?"

Seeing that he agreed readily, Senior Brother Liu felt relieved.

This kid was giving him face; he wasn't entirely after those five spirit crystals.

"First thing tomorrow morning."

The next day, before dawn, the morning mist still shrouded the fairy palace.

Lu Yun then followed a petite senior sister into the territory of the Fifth Examination Academy.

The layout is exactly the same as the third courtyard: a circular courtyard surrounded by stone chambers, with three halls standing silently in the center.

The difference is that there is a sense of laziness in the air here.

Even the disciples who went out for a walk in the morning didn't run.

As soon as Lu Yun sat down in front of the podium, a low commotion arose in the Fifth Academy.

"Isn't that Lu Yun, the one who gained the favor of a Foundation Establishment cultivator on the magic boat? What's he doing here?"

"Could it be that he was ostracized by Wang Yue and his gang of aristocratic scions in the Third Academy and couldn't stay there any longer, so he moved away?"

"Moving to a different place is one thing, but cutting in line in our courtyard is just another one of those things!"

Whispers rang out like the buzzing of mosquitoes and flies.

Lu Yun remained expressionless, simply taking out a spirit material from his storage bag and placing it on his lap.

A mischievous thought quietly surfaced in my mind—it seems the intensity of this facility is indeed insufficient.

"Quiet down, everyone."

The petite senior sister clapped her hands, but the volume of her voice was completely opposite to her size, startling several yawning disciples.

"You are the worst class I've ever taught."

The opening remarks were powerful and impactful.

"Do you know how long the cultivators in the Third Academy next door have been cultivating? Have you ever seen the moon at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM)? Have you ever tasted the rice of living beings? Have you ever heard of the saying 'Heaven rewards diligence'?"

The senior sister revealed Lu Yun's deeds: he would sit cross-legged until the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) every day and could chew raw spirit rice noodles without changing his expression...

The audience members had various expressions, with most of them displaying disbelief.

Cultivators are not puppets. Their true energy will be depleted and their spirit will be exhausted. How can they endure such a torment?

"Lu Yun is the role model I found for you. Through hard work, he mastered the basics of the 'Purifying and Turbidifying True Method' in just one and a half days..."

When people heard that Lu Yun had successfully comprehended the secret in just one and a half days, their doubts gradually subsided.

My senior sister wouldn't lie about something like this.

Lu Yun stood up at the opportune moment and walked to the front of the stage.

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the faces that were filled with curiosity, disdain, or scrutiny, and cleared his throat.

He was already very familiar with giving this speech.

"Your rank is higher than mine; your spiritual roots are better than mine."

The voice was not loud, but it steadily suppressed the noise inside the hall.

"But Lu only believes in one principle: Heaven rewards diligence. One's spiritual root determines the starting point, but a diligent mindset determines the end point."

After a dose of chicken blood, the eyes of the rogue cultivators changed.

As for the rows of scions of prominent families, the reaction was lukewarm.

They've been toughened up by being raised in the clan since childhood, and they've heard this kind of talk a lot.

"laugh."

In the corner, a chubby boy muttered under his breath, "Can hard work really overshadow the heritage of a powerful family? It's probably just relying on the elixirs of a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Language alone cannot convince them.

However, the gilded embroidered ball in Lu Yun's mind still honestly lit up slightly.

He was secretly pleased; most young men and women are ultimately innocent.

Next, we must put the words "Heaven rewards diligence" into action.

He said no more, sat cross-legged, and held the spiritual material in one hand, remaining motionless.

Lu Yun discovered that the circulation speed of the Pure and Impure True Dharma was indeed fast near the Chengfa Stele.

The progress increases by 23 in one hour, which is one-third more than the first row.

Soon, the young masters from prominent families in the front row noticed something was wrong.

The grayish-white turbid energy emanating from the spiritual material in Lu Yun's palm was faster than that of anyone else present.

It's not just a little faster, it's a huge leap forward.

That is a direct manifestation of the efficiency of the true Dharma's operation.

The disciples of the rogue cultivator camp saw this and their spirits lifted.

They are not afraid of the gap; what they fear is not having a benchmark to catch up with.

The very act of Lu Yun sitting there embodies the idea that hard work pays off.

Noon is approaching.

The Fifth Academy members witnessed another scene: Lu Yun took out a pound of spirit rice from his storage bag, raw, and put it into his mouth.

"Crunch—crunch—"

The chilling chewing sounds were exceptionally clear in the quiet palace.

He remained calm, as if he were chewing ordinary dry food rather than hard, spiritual rice.

The chubby boy's entire body shuddered, and he muttered under his breath, "He can swallow that? He's ruthless."

By the end of the morning, many of the doubts had subsided.

As evening approached, one of the disciples, who had many connections, couldn't contain himself and went to the Third Courtyard to find out the truth.

When he returned, his face was tense, as if he had seen a ghost.

"The Chengfa Hall was packed with people; not a single person returned to the stone chamber. They were all engrossed in scrolls."

Once the details that had been gathered spread, everyone in the Fifth Academy gasped in shock.

No wonder the Third Hospital has been so quiet these days.

It's not that they've fallen silent; everyone's been quietly cultivating themselves, not even having time to go out and boast.

child time.

The moon hangs high in the sky, and the lights are still on in the Fifth Academy's Hall of Dharma Transmission.

The figure sitting cross-legged beside the podium had a straight back, and the spiritual material in his palm emitted a continuous stream of turbid energy.

Like a tireless stone sculpture.

The chubby boy sat in the back row, feeling all his fat jiggling along with the light.

"Senior Brother Lu... he's already gained the favor of the True Immortal, yet he's still working so hard..."

One of the more sentimental female disciples gazed at that aloof figure, a strange light flickering in her eyes.

The chubby boy, embarrassed by his sweetheart's words, retorted with a stiff neck.

"He must have been secretly taking drugs, otherwise who could sit for so long?"

Without turning her head, her beloved coldly retorted, "Just because you're not good enough doesn't mean others aren't."

The chubby boy's round face turned a deep liver color, and he gritted his teeth as he squeezed out three words: "I can do it too!"

Whether this was said out of spite is unimportant.

Importantly, from that night onward, the lights in the Fifth Courtyard's Dharma Hall remained lit until the hour of Chou (1-3 AM).

On the sixth day at noon, a senior from the Second Examination Institute invited Lu Yun to come over.

Within seven days, the news spread like wildfire among the five examination institutes.

Before the Chengfa Stele, the figure who sits cross-legged all day, only taking a one-hour break in between, has become a living symbol.

Some people criticize him for seeking attention, while others regard him as a paragon, but no one can ignore his existence.

The senior disciples, sensing the changing winds, began to frequently mention Lu Yun's name, making it a standard phrase for admonishing their disciples.

"Have you ever seen the moon at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM)? Have you ever eaten raw spirit rice? Do you even cleanse yourself with spirit materials while sleeping? No? Then how dare you say you've worked hard?"

"Learn from Lu Yun of the Third Academy; you're the worst class I've ever taught!"

These words, like a whetstone, honed the nerves of the disciples of the five major examination halls day and night.

As for Lu Yun, the instigator, he has been unable to suppress the smile on his face these past few days.

Because the brightness of "Heaven rewards diligence" has truly increased.

Previously, the progress only increased by a little bit per week, but now it has steadily increased to two points.

[The True Method of Purification and Purification] I have clearly entered the first level, and the advancement should be becoming increasingly difficult, but the progress bar is jumping even faster than before.

【The True Method of Purifying the Impure and the Pure (First Class 362/1000)】

On the afternoon of the seventh day, the last stele of the Dharma lineage slowly dissipated.

Senior Brother Liu put away the Dharma tablet, his face almost breaking into a smile.

At this time, there were a total of 550 people who had entered the Third Academy.

This number breaks the record of nearly thirty years, and a large reward is already beckoning to him.

The moment the stele disappeared, a collective sigh of relief rippled through the hall.

It's not a pity.

It was a great relief.

Even those scions of prominent families had visibly hunched backs.

Feng Jian stared at the spot where the Chengfa Stele had disappeared, feeling as if a huge weight had finally been lifted from his chest.

How have you been getting through these days?

I only sleep for one hour each day.

Except for that one hour, his buttocks never left the prayer mat.

The scions of prominent families even took turns guarding Lu Yunhao in two shifts.

Now that the Dharma Inheritance Stele has been collected and practitioners have moved into their respective stone chambers, they should be able to catch their breath, right?

Over at No. 5 Courtyard, a chubby boy rubbed his deflated belly, looking like he was about to cry.

"Lost ten pounds in three days..."