The Undying Immortal System

For the rest of the week, classes were focused on learning acupoint control. This was somewhat challenging for the other students to master, but with Instructor Sun’s guidance, they were able to get it down after only a few days. Once the impulses from their cultivation techniques were no longer a problem, by taking advantage of the Qi Gathering Formation, they were all able to swiftly advance.

After Zhuge Yan finally ascended to Martial Disciple Peak, Instructor Sun gathered us together and gave us each a pill bottle and a new technique manual.

“Go ahead and take that,” he said, gesturing to the pill bottle.

I opened it up and examined what was inside. It was an Energy Expulsion Pill. Far more powerful than a Purifying Pill, this pill would remove all the energy from one’s body. Understanding his purpose, I quickly swallowed the pill.

Energy exploded out of me in a quick burst and rapidly dissipated into the air.

I had returned to being a Martial Disciple 1 with no cultivation.

“Those,” he gestured to the manuals he had just handed out, “are Peak-Yellow cultivation techniques for your highest affinities. I expect all of you to be back to Disciple 2 before the next class.”

We had a day off, and I had expected the instructor to insist we use it to go outside and ‘learn more about ourselves.’ Needing to use it to cultivate was a surprise, but to me, it wasn’t entirely unwelcome.

However, just as I was planning a weekend alone in my apartment, Zhuge Yan came up to me to ensure I would meet with everyone for meals on our day off. I thought about refusing, but I knew how the instructor would react if I did.