Chapter 569: Chapter 351: Guidance

Xu Yang was just about to smile when he noticed Jiang Fan curling his lips slightly beside him, not looking the least bit tempted.

Xu Yang wondered, "Could it be that we can’t cultivate it?"

On the high platform, Jin Yu’s voice continued to ring out, "Although Spirit Bone Techniques are exclusive to Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, they are still Cultivation Techniques. As long as they are Cultivation Techniques, they are meant for people to cultivate. Naturally, there is no such thing as being unable to cultivate them. It’s just that compared to others, Celestial Prides with Spirit Bones are more suited for cultivating them, and Spirit Bone Techniques can only truly unleash their full power in their hands."

The person who asked the question cupped his hands and said, "Does Teacher mean that we can also successfully cultivate Spirit Bone Techniques?"

Jin Yu shook his head. "Since Spirit Bone Techniques are exclusive to Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, naturally, only Spirit Bone Celestial Prides are perfectly compatible with them. You can cultivate them, but that doesn’t mean you can successfully master them.

"Of course, this isn’t absolute. There are examples of people who aren’t Spirit Bone Celestial Prides mastering Spirit Bone Techniques and contending with Spirit Bone Celestial Prides."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eagerness in many people’s eyes instantly dissipated.

Being able to cultivate it did not mean they could successfully master it.

If they overestimated their own abilities, they would waste a chance to choose a technique and likely delay their progress.

Jin Yu swept his gaze over the crowd, not surprised by this reaction, and continued, "I will issue the first cultivation task. Among you, excluding Qi Ning and others who possess Spirit Bones, anyone who successfully masters a Spirit Bone Technique will be rewarded with one hundred academic credits.

"Of course, whether you want to try and waste a chance to choose a Spirit Bone Technique is entirely up to your own volition."

Spirit Bone Techniques were not free to learn, so Jin Yu didn’t force everyone to try cultivating them. He simply offered a reward; those willing to take a gamble could give it a try.

"I might not need the credits, but I must definitely learn a Spirit Bone Technique," Xu Yang pondered.

He would be able to add a Spirit Bone to himself sooner or later, so there was no question of gambling for him. He would need a Spirit Bone Technique eventually anyway, and he could take advantage of Jin Yu’s task to get his hands on one now, avoiding drawing unnecessary attention later.

"May I ask, Teacher, if we are unable to master a Spirit Bone Technique, is it because our Comprehension is lacking, or is there a fundamental difference between our Root Bones and those of the Spirit Bone Celestial Prides?" someone else stood up to ask.

Jin Yu smiled. "Root Bone and Comprehension are not absolute. If only Spirit Bone Celestial Prides could reach the apex of the Martial Dao, the Celestial Strategy Academy would only need to recruit Qi Ning, Leng Qiuyue, and the rest. Why bother taking in so many others?

"Remember this: Spirit Bone Celestial Prides are not invincible. Examples of Mortal Bone Martial Artists defeating Spirit Bone Celestial Prides are ubiquitous in the Martial Arts Realm."

"We will strictly follow Teacher’s teachings."

Many people became instantly excited, as if they had been injected with a shot of adrenaline.

It turned out that Spirit Bone Celestial Prides were not invincible either, and there were instances of them being defeated by Mortal Bone Martial Artists. Since they were all geniuses, they naturally had their own pride. If others could do it, they naturally wouldn’t immediately admit defeat and think they couldn’t.

For a moment, the crowd’s reverence for the Spirit Bone Celestial Prides diminished quite a bit.

Of course, there were still some rational individuals who remained unmoved. If Spirit Bone Celestial Prides were so easy to defeat, they wouldn’t be called Spirit Bone Celestial Prides.

While Jin Yu’s words certainly made sense, his stance was more of a detached observer’s. If he could inspire a genius with a Mortal Bone to defy the odds and defeat a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, it would naturally be a good thing. If they failed, it wouldn’t be any loss to him or the Celestial Strategy Academy.

But for these students, failing could mean the loss of hundreds or thousands of credits and delaying their prime cultivation time.

Next, a few more people asked questions. Once no one else spoke, Jin Yu waved his hand. "If there is nothing else, you may leave. Your primary task is to break through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer. Don’t rush into Spirit Bone Techniques; wait until you break through before comprehending them. This task will remain valid until you leave the Celestial Strategy Academy.

"Also, if your Cultivation hasn’t reached the Celestial Essence Second Layer, you are not allowed to accept tasks or hone your combat skills in the Battle Tower. Entering the Battle Tower before reaching the Celestial Essence Second Layer will do more harm than good."

At this point, Jin Yu paused. "Also, if you want to challenge someone ranked higher than you, you can come to me to register. If a Mortal Bone can defeat a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, the reward is five hundred credits. This reward is also valid until you leave the Celestial Strategy Academy."

Everyone gasped. A reward of five hundred credits was incredibly generous.

In an instant, many people surged with fighting spirit, staring at the six people sitting at the front with burning eyes.

If they could defeat a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, it would undoubtedly cause a sensation throughout Great Xia, and the Final Dragon Platform would surely open its doors to them.

"If you want to fight, bring it on!" Duan Ming, ranked sixth on the Lingyun List, looked back and smiled, radiating a tyrannical aura.

He was the lowest-ranked Spirit Bone Celestial Pride and the primary target of most people’s surging fighting spirit. Thus, he immediately responded to their silent challenges.

"Celestial Essence Second Layer?"

Many people revealed solemn expressions. Duan Ming’s aura showed that he had impressively already broken through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer.

And his age was apparently only twenty-one. Most of them were over twenty-five—several years older than Duan Ming—yet their Cultivation was a layer lower than his.

This was the terrifying aspect of a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride.

"There’s no need to worry about lacking Cultivation. As long as you dare to fight, I can step in and suppress their Cultivation," Jin Yu said with a smile.

Teachers at the Celestial Strategy Academy had a great deal of autonomy when instructing students. Just like the credits earlier, he could set the amount however he pleased. Naturally, he could also intervene in the challenges for the Lingyun List. It didn’t matter if their Cultivations weren’t in the same Realm. As long as they had the courage to challenge a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, he could suppress the Celestial Pride’s Cultivation.

"No need for suppression. I will challenge him after I break through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer," Tu Gang smiled.

Among everyone present, his fighting spirit was the strongest.

"Then I’ll wait for you to break through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer," Duan Ming chuckled.

"All of you, dismissed. Many of you are on the verge of a breakthrough, so achieve it as soon as possible. Until you reach the Celestial Essence Second Layer, you don’t even have the qualifications to step outside the Celestial Strategy Academy." Jin Yu waved his hand, and everyone left the classroom, scattering in different directions.

"Senior Brother Sun, do you also want to challenge a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride?" Xu Yang asked.

He had sensed an intense fighting spirit radiating from Sun Tao earlier.

"Don’t tell me you don’t want to? That’s five hundred credits and a chance to make a name for yourself," Sun Tao said.

Xu Yang shook his head. "I don’t."

Even at the same Realm, and despite having Killing Moves like the Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength and the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture, he wasn’t confident in matching a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride.

These Spirit Bone Celestial Prides had always been nurtured with top-tier resources and cultivated the most premier Cultivation Techniques. Setting aside the gap in talent, he probably couldn’t compare to them in terms of Cultivation Techniques alone. A Spirit Bone Technique alone was enough to widen the gap between them. Techniques like the Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength and the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture weren’t exclusive to him; whatever these people cultivated would only be stronger.

Only when his Root Bone transformed into a Spirit Bone might he be qualified to compete with them.

"Brother Sun, don’t ask for a beating. Teacher Jin Yu’s words were merely meant to motivate everyone, so don’t take them seriously. Let alone you, even the seventh-ranked Lu Wei and eighth-ranked Tu Gang would probably not last thirty moves against a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride. As for the rest, surviving ten moves would be impressive," Jiang Fan reminded him.

Sun Tao was startled. "Are Spirit Bone Celestial Prides really that strong?"

In reality, to most people, ’Spirit Bone Celestial Pride’ was just a title. They had no concrete concept of it, as none of them had ever seen a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride take action.

"Of course they’re strong. Tu Gang’s Body Refining Talent is formidable enough, isn’t it? Even though his Comprehension is average, he relies on his Body Refining Talent to firmly suppress a group of geniuses with Root Bone Perfection and Perfection of Comprehension, taking the eighth rank.

"But in truth, his Body Refining Talent is nothing to a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride. Even a woman like Leng Qiuyue has a physical body no weaker than Tu Gang’s. Now, tell me, how terrifying are Spirit Bone Celestial Prides?"

"To think Spirit Bone Celestial Prides are this terrifying," Sun Tao gasped.

He naturally knew how strong Tu Gang’s physical body was; even Lu Wei’s body was inferior. Yet Jiang Fan claimed that Leng Qiuyue, who looked as delicate as a lone orchid in an empty valley, had a body no weaker than Tu Gang’s.

"We painstakingly cultivated to reach the Celestial Essence Realm, but they are natural-born Celestial Essence cultivators. How can we compare? If they weren’t worried about destabilizing their Martial Dao foundations, it’s entirely possible these people would already be at the fourth or Fifth Layer of the Celestial Essence Realm by now," Jiang Fan smiled bitterly.

"I might not be as good as them now, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be in the future," Sun Tao said heroically.

He hadn’t finished absorbing the effects of his Spirit Medicine. If he could successfully master a Spirit Bone Technique, it wasn’t impossible that he might one day contend with the Spirit Bone Celestial Prides.

"I plan to go learn a Spirit Bone Technique right now. What about you guys?" He looked at Xu Yang and the others.

Ranked fourteenth on the Lingyun List, he had the confidence to cultivate a Spirit Bone Technique.

Lu Ren shook his head. "When I entered the Celestial Strategy Academy, I was already imparted a Cultivation Technique."

"I wasn’t asking you," Sun Tao replied irritably. He still didn’t think much of Lu Ren.

Jiang Fan shook his head. "My Jiang Family has an ancestral Cultivation Technique that isn’t any weaker than a Spirit Bone Technique, so I won’t go. Brother Sun, you should also choose carefully. Spirit Bone Techniques aren’t suitable for everyone. In the Celestial Strategy Academy, there is no shortage of powerful Cultivation Techniques comparable to Spirit Bone Techniques. There is no need to blindly pursue a Spirit Bone Technique."

He knew that neither Xu Yang nor Sun Tao had much worldly experience. To them, Spirit Bone Techniques were the absolute strongest, but that wasn’t actually the case.

Those who weren’t Spirit Bone Celestial Prides couldn’t truly unleash the power of a Spirit Bone Technique. Even if they managed to master one, there would still be a gap between them and the Spirit Bone Celestial Prides.

They were on good terms, having known each other since their time as Outer Disciples of the Purple Sun Sect, so he naturally felt obligated to remind them.

Hearing this, Sun Tao felt very puzzled. "If there are Cultivation Techniques comparable to Spirit Bone Techniques, why didn’t Teacher Jin Yu mention them?"

Jiang Fan replied, "Because compared to Spirit Bone Techniques, these Cultivation Techniques have even higher talent requirements and are more difficult to master. If one’s talent isn’t even enough to cultivate a Spirit Bone Technique, then it’s absolutely impossible for them to master these tyrannical Cultivation Techniques that are meant for Mortal Bones yet rival Spirit Bone Techniques.

"You’re ranked fourteenth on the Lingyun List, so you should have a chance at mastering these Cultivation Techniques.

"Also, remember this: the Celestial Strategy Academy wants its students to have a certain degree of autonomy. They don’t want you blindly following whatever the teachers say. So sometimes, to teach the students a lesson, these teachers will deliberately provide false information.

"If you truly believe everything the teachers say without using your own judgment, you won’t even know when you’ve been played."

Xu Yang and Sun Tao were both somewhat speechless, wondering if teachers actually tricked their students on purpose.

"What are these Cultivation Techniques that are comparable to Spirit Bone Techniques?" Sun Tao asked.

Since there were tyrannical Cultivation Techniques comparable to Spirit Bone Techniques, he naturally didn’t have to insist on cultivating a Spirit Bone Technique. He would carefully weigh his options before making a choice.

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