You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 29 - 19 Fear and Dao Heart

"645...644...639..."

One after another, the silhouettes of classmates appeared in front of Qian Shen. He couldn't see their figures clearly, but he could clearly see the scores displayed above their heads.

"680, 690, 660..."

Each score displayed above everyone's head was so unattainable, so dazzling, making Qian Shen feel ashamed of himself at this moment.

He felt that standing in front of his classmates, he was so unbearable, so humble, like a lackey.

"Standing among these people, I am simply like a bag of wet garbage."

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"With a mere 600-something score of mine, I don't deserve to stand here, don't deserve to talk to them, don't deserve to be close to them..."

In his eyes, the scores above those classmates' heads kept rising, and their figures continued to soar, like towering giants reaching the clouds. He could gradually only see their legs, and couldn't even make out their faces clearly.

...

Meanwhile, at the other side of the art exhibition, Li Xingyu from Mangshan High School flew his drone through a trajectory in mid-air, slowly heading towards the direction of the Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart.

But at the next moment, with a crackling sound, the drone seemed to malfunction, tilting and falling to the ground.

"The soul cultivators from Mangshan High School, with their bunch of contracts, shouldn't come to join the fun."

Li Xuelian muttered softly, then withdrew her gaze from the drone, continuing to look towards the other students.

"It's a pity most of the students trying the art exhibition this time are freshmen. It's the sophomores and juniors who have a better chance of mastering the martial arts on the Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart."

"But it's no wonder... the sophomores and juniors, the top students either don't meet the age requirements or already have contracts, so it's impossible for them to find a master again."

At this moment, the Immortal Rhythm Group's Songyang City director, glowing all over, came to Li Xuelian's side and smiled, "This Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart is indeed remarkable, personally painted by Master Xinghuo. What exactly does it test?"

Li Xuelian did not directly answer, but said lightly, "The first test of the Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart is the Dao Heart."

"Those who cannot withstand it are often forcibly repelled, leaving a flaw in their Dao Heart."

...

Zhao Tianxing felt the countless scornful, mocking gazes around him, and couldn't help but retreat back, away from the range of the Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart.

When he came back to his senses, looking at his surroundings, he realized that the 'audience' and 'scornful looks' just now were simply the effect of the Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart.

Thinking of this, he understood that he had not passed the test of the Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart, and his face immediately turned red. He quickly retreated, fearing someone would notice a security guard like him making a fool of himself.

...

In the art exhibition, Li Xuelian continued, "If you can pass this first test, it will naturally temper your Dao Heart."

"The so-called Dao Heart Level, most of us cultivators rely on mental methods to improve."

"And different mental methods require different thoughts to align."

"For example, the ancient God Worshiping Heart Method requires cultivators to be extremely devout, with absolute faith in the Divine. The more devout, the better the effect of the God Worshiping Heart Method."

"Another example is Purple Cloud High School's Sky Diligence Heart Method, which requires cultivators to practice to the extreme, integrating hard work into their instincts to exert maximum effect."

"Also, for high schoolers, the Basic Heart Refining Skill requires a calm and focused mind, requiring silent endurance and the mindset that perseverance prevails."

"There are countless mental methods for improving the Dao Heart, high and low, but the key is whether the cultivator has thoughts that align with the mental method."

"But thoughts are hard to gauge. How a person really thinks, whether it truly aligns with the mental method, is something even outsiders can't say for sure, and sometimes not even the individual themselves."

"Fortunately, the stronger the Dao Heart, the stronger one's willpower. Using the strength of willpower to determine Dao Heart Level and test the enhancement of the mental method becomes the simplest way."

"But the Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart does not merely test willpower strength to confirm the Dao Heart."

"The Heaven and Man Martial Arts Chart targets inner fears, directly striking the weaknesses in one's soul, giving no chance to resist with mental methods, testing their most genuine reactions."

"When facing inner weaknesses, only by adjusting one's thoughts in time can these weaknesses be compensated for, and one can pass the test."

The Immortal Rhythm Group's Songyang City director's gaze shifted, saying, "I see, Senior Xinghuo wants a student with flexible thinking? A disciple who practices the God Worshiping Heart Method can switch deities to worship, and with the Sky Diligence Heart Method, can excel in both hard work and ease."

Li Xuelian nodded, "There are thousands of mental methods, and having thoughts that align with them is certainly good. But only those who can constantly adjust their thoughts, adapt to environmental changes, and accommodate the changes in mental methods, are true geniuses, not bound by the mental methods themselves."

"Especially now, with society developing faster and faster, the Ten Major Sects influencing all aspects of society, the whole Kunxu is undergoing dramatic changes. An inability to adapt thoughts in time is not feasible."

"For instance, in today's world, to embark on the path of cultivation, exams and scores are indispensable, already woven into the lives of every cultivator."

"Thus, the modern cultivator's mind naturally includes an obsession with exams and scores."

"Having excellent scores and an obsession with them can make a top student resolute, making it easier for their Dao Heart Level to rise."