When system cheat becomes rampant!

People with the System have every step of their realm breakthrough meticulously planned out by the System. All they need to do is complete tasks, accumulate System points, and with those in hand, reaching the God Refining phase is just a matter of consuming a God Refining pill.

However, such System items like the God Refining pill are of no use to Xiang Beifei!

His method of cultivation differs from others, and the coalescence of his soul can only rely on himself, not System items.

Luckily, his fortune is rather good, as he has at least a group of seniors present.

When Xiang Beifei went to find Elder Luo, he discovered Elder Luo was absent, but he saw Professor Guo Zhenghong who also seemed to be looking for Luo, and An Xiyu was with him too.

Since the start of term, Xiang Beifei occasionally asked for leave, missing many classes. But the teachers haven't said much, as the school's courses are prepared for the Qi-Controlling phase students. Normally, S-ranked Awakeners can graduate once they reach Meridian Opening phase, while R-ranked Awakeners can graduate after reaching the latter stages of Qi-Controlling phase.

But for someone like Xiang Beifei, who reached Meridian Opening phase despite being N-ranked, those courses have long been irrelevant. He is now studying at the school as an advanced student.

"It's not every day I get to see you, kid. I thought it would take an application form to meet you," Professor Guo laughed.

"You flatter me, Professor. I have merely been busy with cultivation," Xiang Beifei politely responded.

Professor Guo appraised Xiang Beifei and asked, "Speaking of which, I can't quite see through you these days. Just what level has your cultivation reached? Xiyu finally stepped into the later stages of Meridian Opening just yesterday!"

Hearing this, An Xiyu looked at Xiang Beifei, her gaze flickering slightly.

She was an SR Awakener, and among all the SR Awakeners, she possessed a particularly top-tier talent, having started cultivating a whole year earlier than Xiang Beifei.

Her Awakening System had been activated for two years, and in that time she had become a martial artist in the late stages of Meridian Opening, an SR with extremely high talent. Of course, the late Meridian Opening stage does not mean the meridians were completely opened; there were still some left to open.

At her rate of progress, in about half a year, she would fully open the remaining meridians, reaching Great Perfection of the late Meridian Opening phase, and then complete the System tasks to break through to the God Refining phase.

If all went well, she had the potential to become a martial artist in the God Refining phase within the next two years!

Which means, from activating her Awakening System to reaching the God Refining phase, it would take her roughly four years, coinciding perfectly with university graduation.

This was already an incredibly fast rate of cultivation. Normally, SR-ranked individuals could not cultivate so swiftly. She was almost on par with SSRs!

"Congratulations," Xiang Beifei said aloud.

"Thank you."

An Xiyu replied calmly and politely.

Last year, she lost to the then-freshman Xiang Beifei in her understanding of the beast tide defense, which did not sit well with her. But soon after, Xiang Beifei's strength taught her that there were always greater heights to reach, giving her a lesson with his actions that forced her to acknowledge his talent.

Still, every time she saw Xiang Beifei, she had a very strange feeling.

Why was it that this boy, one year her junior, always seemed so inscrutable to her?

"By the way, Professor Guo, where's Elder Luo?" Xiang Beifei inquired.

"He's been frequently absent these days, and nobody knows where to. Probably off doing something pointless again. I had actually planned to discuss something with him," Professor Guo said, shaking his head.

"Elder Luo isn't here?" Xiang Beifei looked towards the grove, feeling puzzled.

Since the winter vacation ended, he also hadn't seen Elder Luo for a long time, partly due to being busy with cultivation. But sometimes, when he remembered to look for Luo, Luo wouldn't be there.

In the past few months, he had only seen Elder Luo four times. It seemed like the casual expert had suddenly become busy, and the last few times he saw Luo, he seemed to be speaking less.

"You're here to practice spiritual power, right?" Professor Guo asked.

"No, it's not that. By the way, about combining spiritual power with the Fange technique, has Elder Luo mentioned it to the Professor?" Xiang Beifei asked.

At this, Professor Guo frowned and said irritably, "He did mention it last time. He took me through the practice for a week, even reprimanded me arrogantly, bragging every time about my blockheadedness, which irritated me to no end! Later, I realized, you were the one who improved it?"

"Uh, it was just a lucky accident that I stumbled upon it. I also have to thank the Professor for teaching me the Fange technique," Xiang Beifei said.

"It's not just luck! It's talent!" Professor Guo stated seriously, then grumbled again, "That old Luo, it wasn't even his improvement, and he still put on airs in front of me."> Stay tuned to My Virtual Library Empire

Then he asked in a softer voice, "By the way, how long did it take Elder Luo to master this ability?"

"He probably practiced for a day? He didn't grasp it right away at first; I later thought of a compromise," Xiang Beifei said.

Xiang Beifei recalled the scene where Elder Luo struggled with countless "dings," and couldn't help but want to laugh.

"That old rascal, he bragged to me that he learned it in no time at all, then lambasted me without mercy, buzzing my head for two days before he told me the real method of mastering it," Professor Guo said, clearly annoyed.

Xiang Beifei responded with mixed laughter and tears.

The laid-back elder liked to tease people, and even Professor Guo was no exception. Having a hard time with his disciple, Luo sought out the Professor to regain some ground.

Still, the fact that Elder Luo could joke around with Professor Guo meant his personality was unchanged; the recent incident concerning the Unrestrained matter apparently hadn't affected him.

"I have yet to thank you. You have no idea what happened to my System!" Professor Guo seemed to be in a good mood.