4 Chapter 2: Secret Meeting

Shen Yue arrived at the Holy Orchid Institute at 7 am and since it was a bit early, he headed straight to the library.

'Just a little more and I would be able to compile a suitable cultivation technique for myself. Speaking of cultivation techniques, I finally came across a book about soul forms and soul attributes. I was worried that such information would only be available in the Draconic Ruins Realm or hoarded by the Spiritual Gods.' Shen Yue sighed in relief as he immediately chose to comprehend the contents of the book making him slightly tired, which, to his relief, was of no consequence to his thinking capacity.

'Hopefully, my transmigration brought about an increase to my Soul Realm's "Rank". Shen Yue thought in trepidation.

Although, as Nie Li said, the soul realm cannot be used to gauge one's potential, it does affect the speed of one's cultivation, otherwise, Glory City wouldn't have created such a classification! Shen Yue hoped to gain a significant advantage against Nie Li to guarantee his safety and the success of his future plans.

Shen Yue carefully injected his soul force into the unused soul crystal he prepared yesterday. The Soul Crystal Gradually began to shine. Getting brighter and brighter, shining on Shen Yue's tender and excited face. Speckles of dots began appearing and dancing around inside the soul crystal, which, judging by its brightness, was only a bit of distance away from 1-star bronze rank.

'Winged Dragon Soul Form! Lightning Fire Attribute!' His soul force of 92 and green soul realm was directly ignored.

'Winged Dragon Soul Form, a legendary Soul Form envied even by Nie Li! Its most noteworthy point is its terrifying speed of cultivation, especially with a matching technique's attribute.' Shen Yue almost blurted out loud as he thought excitedly, his eyes shining bright.

'Lightning Fire, it's a pity. If it's Wind Lightning instead, then I might try to fine-, sedu- , *ahem* borrow Xiao Ning Er's Cultivation Technique gifted by Nie Li. Oh, well! A Lightning Fire soul attribute is not bad at all. It would help me with fire control, seems like alchemy is inevitable.' Shen Yue thought, his excitement not diminished at all.

'Now, only the cultivation technique remains. Aughh.. I really wish I wasn't transmigrated to the sacred family. I could have befriended Nie Li and not worry about that.' Shen Yue lamented in his mind.

After that, he continued to flip as many books on languages as he could until the start of the class. 'No specific course on that language? No problem! I can decode it!'

...

"Good Morning." Shen Yue greeted Ye Ziyun before sitting down, directly ignoring his other sit-mate who could only smile, much to his dismay. There was no choice, the original Shen Yue was incredibly arrogant. He could only slowly change his personality to avoid excessive suspicion. Why excessive? Well, suspicion is inevitable with what he's planning, but also a natural course of action. If he acted accordingly, then he might be able to prevent, or reduce the suspicion of him being a reincarnation or a body-snatching bastard.

"Good Morning. You seem happy today." Ye Ziyun replied as she pointed out to his usually smirk-filled face now filled with a genuine smile. She didn't find his behavior of ignoring their other classmate repulsive. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, the various teachings on noble etiquettes, mannerisms, and duties implicitly and explicitly state that nobles and commoners belong to different worlds. Such behavior is not uncommon amongst the nobles and even she adheres to it to some extent.

"Indeed, something good happened. I am nearly catching up to you now." Shen Yue shared with a noticeable suppressed excitement in his voice.

"Oh! How much Soul Force do you have now?" Ye Ziyun asked him, happy at the thought of being looked up to by a fellow genius.

"85" Shen yue replied with a smirk.

"What?! How did you do that?" Ye Ziyun almost yelled in surprise.

'How? I am still at 88, I barely advanced 2 levels, and yet, he directly went from 76 to 85! That's an improvement of nine levels! It's only been 3 days!' Ye Ziyun thought in shock. Although she is sweet and kind, she has a hidden competitive personality and the thought of being surpassed gnawed at her slightly.

"I'll tell you, but you only." Shen Yue told her as he looked at the others who also had a look of shock on their faces. 'As expected of a genius! Their rate of advancement is not something we could compare to at all!"

"There's no need to say it if it's such a big secret." Ye Ziyun said. Although she is curious, she respects other's boundaries.

"It's not a small matter but I do need someone to consult this with." Shen Yue replied.

"Uhmm, should we go out?" Ye Ziyun asked as she looked at the door in apprehension. She was really curious but teacher Shen Xiu could arrive at any moment now.

"No need." Shen Yue seeing her hesitation, replied as he pointed to his ear.

"A-alright, but no touching." She blushed, hesitation could be seen in her eyes, but in the end, she agreed. 'I can't help it, I'm really curious!'

He leaned forward and whispered softly in her ears. "I thought I discovered some flaws in my cultivation technique, so I changed it to something I believed was correct. Surprisingly, I succeeded."

Ye Ziyun turned to him in shock, her lips narrowly missing his cheeks. She leaned back and blushed for a moment before asking, "You're not lying, are you?" Cultivation techniques are created by powerful figures, especially major families, their cultivation techniques are usually created by well-learned high star Black gold ranked demon spiritualists or even legend-ranked experts! Discovering flaws in their cultivation technique denotes an excellent understanding of cultivation equivalent to at least the same realm as the creator's.

"Of course not, why would I do that? I'll tell you later at the library. Let's meet there 20 minutes after school. This is very important." He whispered extra softly in her ears. As to why after 20 minutes? To give Nie Li and his group time to rush to the training grounds. Confrontation is inevitable, seducing his women is an urgent priority. He doesn't really need to seduce them, just leaving a good impression is enough for now.

 "A-alright." Ye Ziyun was apprehensive about his intentions, but she could see his cautiousness and his seriousness.

Just as they finished their conversation, Nie Li and his gang entered the classroom, followed by Shen Xiu shortly after.

...

He only listened to Shen Xiu's class symbolically before promptly taking a nap in other instructors' lectures to assimilate the books he flipped through earlier this morning.

The instructors don't really care about students sleeping through their classes. But sleeping in the front row.. 'Forget it, he's from the sacred family, it's not a big deal.'

He was awoken by his A.I Chip alarm clock 10 minutes before the last lecture of the morning class ended. Although he could let Ye Ziyun wake him up, he doesn't need Nie Li's attention right now, especially with his upcoming plan.

After saying goodbye to Ye Ziyun, he headed straight for the cafeteria, ate his fill, and then headed straight for the library.

'Daoyin Technique. It was used to cure Xiao Ning Er of her Arctic Disease and was also used to treat Ye Zong after he was poisoned with the Draconic Tongue Herb.' Shen Yue recalled as he flipped through the book. 'I'll need to practice this tomorrow.'

After flipping through the book about the Daoyin technique, Shen Yue continued to flip through books regarding cultivation. 'I should start compiling my cultivation technique tonight.'

He didn't attend the afternoon class as he kept flipping through the books with a short power nap in between to rest his tired mind. 

...

Unknowingly, it was already sunset.

"Were you staying here this afternoon?" 

"hmm.." Shen Yue let out a surprised hum as he turned around, setting his eyes on a girl with purple hair looking at him in surprise.

"Why, yes, I've already learned whatever they were teaching. I find it redundant to attend their lesson." Shen Yue replied as he looked her in the eyes.

"Oh, yeah, that makes sense." Ye Ziyun was somewhat surprised. Shen Yue, in her impression, wasn't the type to read books so enthusiastically. In her impression, they were quite alike, as although she reads books daily, it wasn't because she wants to, but because it is necessary, she wants to go out and explore rather than sitting her ass down for hours staring at a dead tree.