X-Dragon Era

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"Hiss..." Upon hearing Instructor Mei Wu's words, a collective gasp filled the classroom. Previously, everyone had only understood the privileges of the chief student in a literal sense, but now, they finally grasped what it truly meant to be chief. It was a position not just on par with the instructors, but an untouchable, supreme tier one must never offend!

Looking at the students silenced by the chilling revelation, Instructor Mei Wu nodded in satisfaction. She leaned on the narrow lectern with both hands and continued, "Alright, today is our first class, and first of all, I'd like to get to know everyone."

Speaking thus, the instructor turned around, picked up an ink brush, and wrote two large characters on the whiteboard—Mei Wu. Then she faced the class again and clearly stated, "From now on, I will be your guiding instructor. My name is Mei Wu.

I am responsible for showing you the direction of your development, helping you make various choices in your cultivation, and answering the myriad difficulties you encounter during practice. As for basic knowledge, that will be imparted by your class instructors."

No sooner had Mei Wu finished speaking than Yi Luo Xiang raised her fair little hand. Seeing this, Mei Wu immediately stopped and with an utmost gentle expression, asked, "What's the matter? Does Student Yi Luo Xiang have a question?"

Hearing Instructor Mei Wu's words, Yi Luo Xiang quickly stood up and crisply said, "Just now, Instructor mentioned guiding us in our cultivation direction, but I don't understand. Since everyone here has managed to summon their own dragon, it would seem that everyone's development path is already set. How can there be any direction to point out?"

Hearing Yi Luo Xiang's question, Mei Wu smiled and nodded, then said, "A good question. Please, take a seat, and I will answer this especially for you."

"Damn..." Upon hearing the instructor's words, Xin Yun couldn't help but curse silently. It was so unfair, outrageously unfair. It was not only Yi Luo Xiang who had questions—so did he. But he had to keep his questions to himself, while as the chief student, Yi Luo Xiang could raise hers directly and get immediate answers.

While pondering, Instructor Mei Wu continued, "Being able to summon one's own dragon is just a beginning. Even though one has identified their elemental category, it does not equate to having determined the direction for development."

At this point, Mei Wu glanced at Yi Luo Xiang, then went on, "Let's take the Water Element as an example. Everyone knows that water exists in two forms, solid and liquid. Now here's the question: Should a Water Element dragon prioritize its development in the liquid state or the solid state?"

"Oh!" Xin Yun's eyes lit up upon hearing the instructor's words, experiencing an epiphany. In his previous life, Xin Yun had cultivated the Fire Series, so he did not have this issue. But in this life, it had become a matter that demanded consideration.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

In thought, Instructor Mei Wu continued, "Alright, even if you have decided to focus on the solid state form of ice, should you concentrate on ice's capacity for cold freezing or on the hardness of ice?

Keep in mind, apart from these two aspects, one could also choose the speed of ice blades, the spin on ice blades, the number of ice blades, the range of attack, the speed of ice blades, the trajectory of ice blades, the shape of ice blades... hundreds of directions for development. The question is... which one should you choose as your path?"

As Instructor Mei Wu spoke, Xin Yun felt his brain in chaos—indeed, what should he choose as his development path? There were so many options, so complex, it was nearly impossible to choose.

Of course, one could opt to master everything, but that was essentially impossible. Human energy is limited, and being a jack of all trades often means being master of none. They say being proficient in ten things is no match for excelling in one. However, if the one thing chosen is not the most suitable, the result could be a lot of effort for little reward.

In the midst of his confusion, Instructor Mei Wu went on, "Having discussed solid state, let's talk about liquid state.

Although one might consider cultivating both liquid and solid states, doing so would definitely be a disaster, because the abilities of liquid and solid states are incompatible—even completely different types of energy that can be subdivided into two major categories: the Ice Element and the Water Series."

"Mhm, mhm, mhm..." Hearing Instructor Mei Wu's words, Xin Yun nodded repeatedly. Indeed, even though both were Water Element energies, ice and water could indeed be considered two separate systems. Many of their properties are even completely opposite—one rigid, one flexible, entirely incompatible.

Lost in thought, Instructor Mei Wu added, "There are over a hundred directions for solid state, but for liquid state, according to my incomplete statistics, there should be more than forty-eight thousand development directions, such as acidity, poison, coldness, heaviness, healing, heat... countless beyond measure. So I ask you... which one will you choose as your direction?

Or will you choose them all? But think about it, how long would it take to cultivate over forty-eight thousand liquid abilities?"

Silence... a deathly silence. As Mei Wu explained, everyone fell silent. Even Xin Yun, who had lived three lifetimes, was learning so much for the first time since he had not attended a renowned academy in his past life.

Pleased with everyone's astonished expressions, Mei Wu continued, "The selection of a direction is crucial for one's success or failure in life. If the right direction that suits you is chosen, it will lead to achieving more with less effort.

But if a wrong choice is made, I'm sorry to say, no matter how talented you are or how hard you try, not only will it lead to twice the work for half the result, but it will also doom you to never reaching the highest realm!"