Yuzhou No. 4 Middle School was founded 59 years ago. It ranks among the top three high schools in Yuzhou. Although it is not as good as the best No. 2 Middle School, it also has its own unique features.
In front of the Academic Affairs Office there are several large wooden boards with the class schedules for the freshmen in the first year of high school posted on them.
A large group of students gathered together, making a lot of noise.
Jiang Ning had come to see it the day before yesterday. There are a total of twelve classes in the first year of high school. Classes one, two and three are experimental classes, or so-called key classes. The full score for the high school entrance examination is 925, the ordinary class requires 640 points, and the key class requires 700 points.
He is in Class 8 of Grade 1, the same as in his previous life.
Since he knew his class, Jiang Ning did not join in the fun. He went straight to Class 8.
If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no difference among the students in the class.
Class 8 of Grade 1 is located on the first floor, in a conspicuous position. For some reason, the key class Class 1 is next to them. Jiang Ning knows that in a month, Class 8 will move to the second floor of the adjacent teaching building.
When Jiang Ning walked in, most of the students in the class had already arrived. At a glance, all the faces were familiar yet unfamiliar, and there were less than a handful of names he could match.
Jiang Ning has forgotten most of what they did in high school, how their grades were, and how their future development would be. He only remembers a few of the more famous ones.
The class was noisy, with familiar students chatting about various topics together. Some brave students sat directly on the desks, while others played quietly with their mobile phones.
However, Shen Qing'e had already arrived. She was sitting in the third row, chatting with two girls.
Jiang Ning entered the classroom and attracted only a moment's attention, then calmed down again.
He has an ordinary appearance and came from a rural town, so naturally he has no outstanding features.
After Shen Qing'e noticed him, she wanted to say hello, but after thinking about it, she decided not to. Getting to know someone like Jiang Ning would not bring her any benefits. He was far worse than his cousin Jiang Junlong. When she told a new girl that Jiang Junlong went to the experimental class of No. 2 Middle School, it caused quite a bit of exclamation.
The admission score of the ordinary class of No. 2 Middle School is comparable to that of the experimental class of No. 4 Middle School, not to mention the experimental class of No. 2 Middle School. It will definitely be the seedling of 985 universities in the future.
Jiang Ning found a corner by the window and played with his mobile phone. At the same time, he relaxed his five senses. The noisy sounds in the classroom seemed to be plucked by an invisible hand. They instantly became distinct and layered, like strings of a guitar. As long as he wanted, he could choose any sound to listen to.
Jiang Ning blocked out most of it, leaving only two pleasant female voices, and then immersed himself in his own world.
Jiang Ning doesn't have to worry about training his body step by step. His spiritual consciousness is tempered by secret techniques, which is the most important method of cultivation. Jiang Ning has not yet determined the method, but he has an idea.
The spiritual energy in the world is thin, so the skills cannot have high requirements for spiritual energy. Jiang Ning has two skills to choose from. One is called "Eternal Longevity". This skill does not require high spiritual energy. It emphasizes that the Tao comes from the heart, and the progress is slow. It takes years of accumulation. Even if Jiang Ning has natural spiritual roots, if he chooses this skill, he can only rely on time to reach a certain level. The advantage is that it is relatively stable.
Another technique, the "Star Transformation Technique", is all-encompassing. What is noteworthy is that it can not only absorb spiritual energy, but is also more efficient in transforming various types of energy, such as the power of stars.
After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Ning decided to practice the "Star Transformation Technique".
He had deduced this technique many times in his previous life, and always felt that it contained the rules of the great Dao. Unfortunately, he was not able to deduce the rules of the great Dao in the end.
Now that I think about it, if I could master the rules of the Dao in the Nascent Soul stage, even just a little bit, I could use the rules to avoid the thunder tribulation of transformation into a god.
However, the rules of the Great Dao are hard to find. Jiang Ning once ordered people to look through the history books of the Luoyun Sect since its founding ten thousand years ago, but he had never heard of any cultivators below the level of Divine Transformation in the world of immortal cultivation who could control the rules of the Great Dao. It was probably just a legend.
"For me, spiritual energy is scarce in the world, so elixirs are indispensable. Although there are very few spiritual herbs in the world, most of them are ordinary herbs, but with the ability of the "Star Transformation Technique", it is not difficult to cultivate to the Golden Elixir Stage."
After all, before the Nascent Soul stage, there are no bottlenecks for the natural spiritual roots, so there is no need to work hard to seek various elixirs to break through the barriers.
In his previous life, he lived an ordinary life, doing nothing and without any special skills. However, after entering the world of cultivating immortals, he learned that he was a natural spiritual root. It can be said that it was fate that played tricks on him.
Next to Yuzhou City is the famous medicine capital Qiaozhou, which has the largest Chinese medicine wholesale market in central China. After getting the gold from Xue Yuantong's family, they will go there to do some shopping.
While Jiang Ning was thinking, a familiar sound of footsteps came into his ears. With his hearing ability, it was not difficult for him to tell who was coming from the footsteps.
He looked up and saw Xue Yuantong just stepped into the classroom. His little face was red and his forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat. He looked very tired.
"It's such a hot day, and the girl is still pretty strong after walking three kilometers." Jiang Ning thought to himself.
Xue Yuantong was almost the last student to arrive in class. Not long after, a round-faced man in his thirties walked through the classroom door with a list of names. As he stood at the podium, people gradually came down from the classroom.
He wrote three big words on the blackboard: Shan Qingrong.
The students immediately understood that this person would be their future class teacher.
Shan Qingrong looked around and said in a loud voice: "My name is Shan Qingrong. I will be the head teacher of our Grade 1 Class 8. I will be responsible for all the work of the class in the future."
As his voice fell, the class became completely quiet. In high school, the head teacher still had considerable deterrent power.
"Pa pa", Jiang Ning clapped his hands in the corner. His classmates realized it later and started clapping as well. The applause became continuous and echoed throughout the classroom.
Shan Qingrong noticed Jiang Ning and nodded secretly in his heart, thinking that he was a sensible classmate.
He pressed his hand downwards, and the applause stopped immediately.
"First, I'll call the names. Students who hear their names please raise your hands."
"Huang Zhongfei"
"White Rain Summer"
"Dong Qingfeng"
"Xue Yuantong"
"Shen Qing'e"
"Horse Success"
Hearing the familiar names one by one, those distant memories gradually come together.
Huang Zhongfei's name sounds quite old-fashioned, but he is tall and handsome, the most handsome boy in the entire first year of high school. He will be elected class monitor in the future and is very popular among his classmates, especially the girls.
Dong Qingfeng comes from a wealthy family, has good grades, and is good-looking, but he looks down on those with poor grades and those who come from county towns and villages.
Well, the kind of people he looked down upon were people like Jiang Ning. In the past, Jiang Ning had had a conflict with him and they had an unpleasant experience.
If he had to do it again, Jiang Ning would have long forgotten those contradictory details. They were probably just trivial matters.
And there is Bai Yuxia, who is recognized as the most popular girl in Class 8. In this class alone, there are seven or eight boys who have a crush on her.
Bai Yuxia's appearance surpasses Shen Qing'e's, her grades have always been among the top three in the class, and her family is also well-off. Her mother is an associate chief physician at the Municipal People's Hospital, and her father is an associate professor at Yuzhou University of Finance and Economics. In a third- or fourth-tier city like Yuzhou, their family is undoubtedly above middle class.
After Shan Qingrong finished reading out the names, he took a ruler and carved a few straight lines on the blackboard, marking them from 150 to 180 respectively.
"Come up and measure your height, and receive military training."
Huang Zhongfei took the lead and easily exceeded the 180cm line. He was estimated to be around 182cm. The key point is that he is only in the first year of high school, about 15 or 16 years old, and he has the potential to continue to grow taller in the future. His tall and handsome appearance attracted many female classmates to whisper to each other.
After that, it became much more normal, with most boys being in the range of 170 cm plus or minus five centimeters. After all, boys can continue to grow taller until they are 18 years old.
Jiang Ning went up to measure himself and found that he was 165cm tall. He sighed inwardly. This height was below average among the boys in the class. In the future, Jiang Ning would grow to 175cm tall.
Although height is not that important, especially after entering society, money is everything, but if people can grow a few centimeters taller without paying any cost, I'm afraid most people would be willing to do so, as it will always be beneficial.
Later, Jiang Ning practiced Taoism, and although he could change his body shape, he never moved.
In fact, Jiang Ning's parents had good genes, but in his previous life, during his developmental period in high school, he often refused to eat because he couldn't stand his aunt's behavior, which delayed his development.
When it came to the girls, Xue Yuantong was the shortest in the class. Some boys privately called her an elementary school student, which made Xue Yuantong so angry that her lungs almost exploded and she wanted to tear the other person apart with her bare hands.
Jiang Ning watched silently. He knew that Xue Yuantong would grow to 160cm in the future and would no longer be called a dwarf. But the year she reached 160cm would also be the last year of her life.
"Jiang Ning, have you noticed that there are quite a lot of good-looking girls in our class?" The acne on Ma Shicheng's face became excited.
Before Jiang Ning could reply, a middle-parted male student next to him said:
"Yeah, my friends and I were all shocked."
Jiang Ning's mouth twitched. This is a joke that is full of the sense of the times...
"The one with long hair is so pretty, her eyes are so pretty, and her skin is great, not a single pimple."
"Yeah, I think it looks good too." Another classmate joined the conversation.
"You are still young, you don't understand." Ma Shicheng pretended to be profound.
“So you know a lot about it?” the classmate asked unconvinced.
"Whether it looks good or not can only be determined after you put on the military training uniform." Ma Shicheng said in a firm tone.
A few of them talked about the girl in military training uniform, talked about soldiers, then turned to the retired veterans they knew, then talked about national hatred and family feuds, jumped to armament comparisons, and finally put themselves in the story, giving advice and expressing their high spirits.
You know what, Jiang Ning really feels a bit youthful when listening to him.