What happened on the day when the new students registered quickly spread throughout Jiuyang Taoist Temple like a hurricane, causing an uproar as expected.

Since the establishment of Jiuyang Taoist Academy, this is the first time that an old student has lost to a new student in a mentoring battle.

This is the first time that a new student has defeated two Long Breath Realm disciples in a row in an instructional battle.

This is the first time that a new student has become a Xuan-level disciple as soon as he is admitted to the hospital!

It can be said that Lin Shen set multiple unprecedented records at once.

Originally, Lin Shen was already well-known in Jiuyang Taoist Academy because of his status as the first freshman chief who was not from a noble family.

Now after this battle, his reputation has skyrocketed, and he has become a man of the hour in Jiuyang Taoist Academy!

However, at the same time, many people were very dissatisfied with Lin Shen's unusual promotion to Xuan level disciple.

If it weren't for the fact that it was Si Yuanpei who gave the order to promote Lin Shen, some of his disciples would have started a riot.

However, they did not dare to protest openly, but secretly many Huang-level disciples were already gearing up, preparing to challenge Lin Shen in the level challenge in three months' time and seize his place as a Xuan-level disciple.

After all, no matter how powerful the new students are, they are just new students.

With a mere cultivation level of Chang Xi Realm, wouldn’t it be a waste not to squeeze such a soft persimmon?

But just when the storm was spreading, Lin Shen, the person involved, turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window and was completely immersed in cultivation.

[Name: Lin Shen]

[Talent: Heavenly Jealousy of Talents]

[Realm: 82% of the second level of Long Breath]

[Skills: Golden Crow Sutra (5% proficient), Blazing Sun Palm (perfect), Shadow Follower (perfect), Weapon Melting Hand (76% proficient), Cloud-Piercing Dragon's Song (54% proficient), Forbidden Golden Armor (45% proficient)

, Convergence Art (Proficiency 12%)】

[Number of clones 5 (20%)]

After practicing for ten days, Lin Shen not only successfully broke through to the second level of the Long Breath Realm, but also successfully upgraded the Golden Crow Sutra to the Mastery Realm.

The other martial arts have also been improved to varying degrees.

The Forbidden Golden Armor even broke through to the level of mastery with the help of Xuan Gu Liquid!

And the martial arts progress has almost reached half!

"This mysterious bone liquid is really useful, but it's a pity that there are only five drops."

"It seems that there is Xuangu liquid in the Meritorious Courtyard that can be redeemed?"

Lin Shen recalled that Xuan Gu Liquid was a drop of twenty merit points.

He made some calculations in his mind. If he had another twenty or thirty drops of Xuan Gu Liquid, he should be able to cultivate the Forbidden Golden Armor to perfection within a month.

However, after thinking about it, Lin Shen finally gave up this tempting idea.

There are still many places where merit is needed and cannot be spent on exchanging Mystical Bone Liquid.

After all, even without the Mysterious Bone Liquid, Forbidden Golden Armor can still cultivate to perfection, but it will take a little more time at most.

Moreover, he also has the talent of proving the Tao through killing, which can quickly improve his martial arts level.

"After breaking through to the second level of the Long Breath Realm, the effect of the Ningzhen Pill has also declined."

"A Ningzhen Pill can only increase the cultivation progress by 2% now. It seems that it can only reach the fifth level of the Long Breath Realm. The Ningzhen Pill will probably have no effect."

Lin Shen remembered another elixir he had seen in the Gongxunyuan before - Hunyuan Dan.

That is a precious elixir that is more effective than the Ningzhen Pill and is also suitable for long-breath realm practitioners to assist in their cultivation.

But the price is also astonishingly high, requiring fifty merit points to exchange for one, which is more than ten times the price of the Ningzhen Pill!

With his current net worth, he can't afford it for the time being.

Shaking his head, Lin Shen stood up and left the wooden building, preparing to fill his stomach first.

In order to facilitate the disciples to eat, Jiuyang Taoist Temple has multiple canteens.

One of them happens to be near a residential area.

The canteen provides a wide variety of delicious food, and more importantly, it's free.

The supply of meat is open for the disciples to take as they please.

Of course, it’s limited to ordinary meat.

If you want to eat spirit beast meat, you need to pay merit points.

The cafeteria can even provide more energy-rich monster meat, which has a good effect even on long-breathing practitioners, and can strengthen the true energy.

It's just that the price of dozens or hundreds of merit points per kilogram puts many disciples away.

After breaking through to the Long Breath Realm, Lin Shen can only fill his stomach no matter how much ordinary meat he eats.

If you want to improve your cultivation efficiency, you must at least eat the meat of spiritual beasts.

So these days, he spends a lot of merit points to buy spirit beast meat for three meals a day.

After ten days, Lin Shen only had three small achievements left in his hand, and all his merit points had been spent.

"You have to take on a few missions, otherwise you will be left with nothing if you continue like this."

After eating, Lin Shen did not go to the Court of Merit, but rushed towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

As soon as I stepped into the gate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I bumped into a young man walking towards me.

When the other party saw Lin Shen, he was startled for a moment, then smiled in surprise and hurriedly came up to him.

"Senior Brother Lin, do you have any business coming to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Lin Shen was startled: "Do you know me?"

"Of course!" The young man rubbed his hands and chuckled, "Senior Brother Lin is now a famous figure in the Taoist Academy. Everyone in the entire Taoist Academy knows you. How can anyone not recognize you?"

Lin Shen was really not used to being called senior brother respectfully by someone who was obviously much older than him, so he made a few polite remarks and expressed his feelings.

"Deacon Tao? He seems to be inside. Senior Brother Lin, wait a moment. I'll tell Deacon Tao right now!"

After saying that, the young man left in a hurry without even saying his name.

Lin Shen couldn't help but laugh.

After only waiting for a moment, Tao Zongbao rushed over with a long stride, and held his hand towards Lin Shen with a smile on his face from a distance of seven or eight meters.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lin, long time no see. I was talking about you when I was chatting with Kou Ming yesterday. How are you lately?"

"Excuse me, Deacon Tao and Senior Brother Kou. I've been busy practicing recently, so I haven't gone out much." Lin Shen smiled and nodded in greeting.

"You've practiced well. Fellow Daoist Lin is extremely talented. It's time to focus on your cultivation. You will definitely have a bright future in the future!"

Tao Zongbao didn't mind being cheesy, he said a lot of nice things, and then he asked with a smile:

"Do you, Fellow Daoist Lin, come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for any business? If you need me, just ask!"

"I really have something to trouble Deacon Tao."

Lin Shen considered his words and asked slowly:

"Does Deacon Tao have a way to get some rare herbs or elixirs that have powerful side effects but can speed up the efficiency of cultivation, such as Snake Youlan, Feixue Powder, etc."

Tao Zongbao was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and showed a strange expression.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, your qualifications are so strong that even the Master of the Division highly appreciates them. As long as you practice step by step and practice steadily, you will eventually become a monk. Even if you fall into a trough, you will be able to make a comeback sooner or later. There is really no need to take risks."

At any other time, Tao Zongbao would not have thought too much.

However, Lin Shen's case has become a hot topic recently, and many Huang-level disciples have even threatened in public that they will replace Lin Shen and become Xuan-level disciples in three months.

After making do with each other, Tao Zongbao immediately thought that Lin Shen couldn't bear the pressure, so he wanted to take shortcuts to improve his strength so that he could keep his place as a Xuan-level disciple in the level challenge three months later.

Seeing that Tao Zongbao was hesitant to speak, Lin Shen didn't know that the other party had gone astray, so he quickly said:

"Deacon Tao, I am not looking for these things for my own use, but for other purposes!"

This is true, after all, those things are not used by Lin Shen.

Tao Zongbao was relieved when he saw that Lin Shen's eyes were clear and his expression was solemn, not like he was trying to cover up.

Thinking about it, Lin Shen doesn't seem to be such an impulsive person, so why would he risk his own future?

With all the doubts in his heart gone, Tao Zongbao smiled again, thought for a while and said:

"Although this kind of thing is rare, many disciples in the Taoist Academy have accidentally bought it when they were practicing outside. However, it has been difficult to get rid of it because of the low cost performance. If someone is willing to buy it, they will not refuse, but"

Lin Shen understood the idea and immediately said: "I can buy it with merit!"

Tao Zongbao smiled deeply when he heard this.

"Then there's no problem. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lin, I promise to get a fair price for you!"

"Excuse me, Deacon Tao!"

The two of them had a tacit understanding and did not discuss the price difference.

Since you are asking someone to help you, you must give them some benefit.
To be continued...