Chapter 222, Treatment

Translator: Tamon

“Everyone’s scores aren’t half bad by the looks of it.” Su Junyu summed it up after hearing the results.

Martial examination’s grade took everything into account, not just winning or losing. Even in the case of losing a match with an opponent at the same level, the scoring would sometimes be very narrow.

This was an admission trial after all, not a contest, which meant reducing the element of luck was a crucial aspect in assessing the candidates’ potential.

It didn’t mean getting floored in one blow wouldn’t have consequences, of course. Just like a certain someone from Lijing Immortal Institute in the first match of the day.

It was plainly obvious the poor guy’s hopes in getting the Harmony Coalition’s Thunderous Pavilion’s true disciple spot were dashed.

Unlike the ever uncaring Wang Qi, his side was full of worried people.

Wu Fan aimed for Landscape Metropolis, a first-rate sect below the five best, with a more manageable passing score. Today, he managed to once again handle an opponent close to his level, showing his good side.

Mao Zimiao’s goal was Spirit Beast Mountain’s inner disciple position. She might’ve lost today due to her art mishap, but she could still pull off a save.

Over a year of cultivating helped Wu Shiqin wield the electromagnetic spiritual power like her own hands. Her flat electromagnetic fields were even more dangerous than Fa Xiong’s thunders. Even if Wang Qi had quantified electromagnetic spiritual power to leverage the quantum field, he wasn’t confident he could beat her with Celestial Hymn Odyssey alone.

Summing up the kiddies’ situation, Su Junyu clapped, “In short, you’ve made great progress this year, exceeding my expectations. Especially you, Wu Shiqin, I can still remember your butch attitude from last year. Such brutality and violence from you was scary, leaving me at a loss on how to train you. It’s good you managed to channel it in the right direction.”

Wu Shiqin didn’t make a face this time, giving a wide smile and a nod. “It’s all thanks to Senior Brother’s guidance.”

Su Junyu waved her off. “It was nothing. Even without me, you’d have other seniors guiding you once you entered a sect. When I had all of you take that trial back then, I never imagined you’d all come this far.”

Mao Zimiao smiled. “Senior Brother Su, the way you say it sounds like a goodbye, nya.”

Su Junyu poured a glass. “It is. Being a teaching assistant for two years, with every year getting me hundreds of merits, I’ve now got enough. This way I gave back to immortal cultivation by teaching a new generation of cultivators. My next task is to escort the Myriad Arts Sect’s selected disciples back to the sect, where I’ll spend my merits on resources, focus on calculations, and strive for Golden Core. It will be years before we get to meet again.”

To keep Secular cultivators’ cultivation from flying through the first three realms, Foundation Establishment and Golden Core disciples had to temper their hearts through contact with the world. Su Junyu did it with flying colors, and thanks to last year’s event as well as a few extra months, Xiang Qi managed to shake off the demons in her heart as well.

At the mention of ‘returning to the Myriad Arts Sect,’ three people turned to Wang Qi, who looked nonplussed, munching on a chicken leg with gusto.

“Having guided you all for some time, the better your grades, the more merits I earn. That’s why I invited you all out, to talk and relax. I planned on inviting you after the admission trial was over, but there’s another matter with the Immortal Alliance that needs my attention.” Su Junyu held his chin with his hands, staring at Wang Qi. “Junior Brother Wang, Sect Leader Chen sent his word. Myriad Arts Sect, Elusive Palace, and Harmony Coalition’s Thunderous Pavilion are all involved in a crucial matter ongoing in the Immortal Alliance for two decades now and can’t afford to take you in, even less so letting you have the true disciple position that could touch upon it, even if you were just one percent a banished immortal.”

Su Junyu gave him a cautious look. While this Junior Brother of his mostly ‘doesn’t care about no mediocrity,’ he was also the kind of guy to never give up once you got him started.

Wang Qi swallowed some meat. “That’s not all, now is it? Everything was made clear to me that day with your sect master. He couldn’t have sent you here to apologize, could he?”

Su Junyu shook his head. “No, what he means is that you’re free to pick any other sect or branch except the three mentioned earlier. You’re good in the computation path, coming second in the world expansion path. The other branches of Harmony Coalition promised to make you a true disciple regardless of which one you’d enter. Except for being told to stay away from Thunderous Pavilion’s affairs, you’d be no different from any other true disciple.

“As you’re not skilled in the matter transformation path, Scorching Metal Valley doesn’t promise you a true disciple spot, but they did say they’ll get you into Ernest Edifice.”

Wang Qi frowned. “Ernest Rutherford’s legacy?”

Ernest Rutherford, a physicist and chemist back on Earth. Despite being a physicist at heart, he still got a Nobel Prize in chemistry, turning into quite the hot and laughable topic. This great physicist was also known for his excellent teaching prowess. Under his tutelage emerged more than a dozen future Nobel Prize–winning scientists, including Niels Bohr and Paul Dirac. His laboratory was even nicknamed the ‘kindergarten of Nobel laureates.’

Despite having come to terms with his situation, Wang Qi’s heart still flinched. [If Dao bro’s correspondent trend still holds true, this is gold!]

Su Junyu said, “I’m sure you can guess by now. Senior Ernest is a Scorching Metal Valley Unfettered, but his research is on the matter transformation path and world expansion path. Quantum Grandmaster Bohr and Endless Sea Lord Dirac are Edifice Lord’s direct disciples. Although they left for other sects due to diverging theories, they still carry on his legacy. Just enter Ernest Edifice, or you could also go for Elusive Palace and have a senior there teach you. While I don’t agree with Elusive Palace’s theories, the elusive path has some mighty names. Most importantly, Ernest Edifice is the best place to seek guidance. It’s the best choice for you.”

Wang Qi asked, “And Heavenly Spirit Range?”

“You may train in the Evolution Chart, but you’ve displayed no trait of the path of life. You won’t get a true disciple position there, but do you know how their strongest branch, Gene Valley, came to be?”

Wang Qi shook his head. The written examination had little to do with history, making his knowledge of it lacking.

Su Junyu said, “Ripple Heavenly Lord has a book, What Is Life? I’m sure you heard of it. At the time, a great many cultivators who studied the cycles of natural phenomena and the transformations of matter turned to Heavenly Spirit Range to pursue the path of life. Among them, the most successful was Watson, one of the Twin Helix Venerables. That is why they plan to place you in Gene Valley. In other words, you too may be able to use the world expansion path to comprehend the meaning of life—and stand on the same level as Ai Dinglan.”

Tamon: James Dewey Watson passed away last November. (2025)