I can use my morality points to allocate stats

[May 10th, sunny. Today I only deducted 1010 merit points. The aftermath of sleeping less in the past few days has caught up with me. I almost fell asleep while meditating in the spiritual energy cultivation room. It seems I need to adjust my schedule properly tomorrow.

I'm already 18 years old, so I need to mature and not get overly excited about everything. Regarding merit points, I think I need to take a slow and steady approach.

I picked up 200 yuan. The school beauty came to freeload again. Well... she's pretty, but has quite thick skin. After inviting her so many times, she still doesn't offer to treat me?

Oh right, after two more days of effort, I've increased the purity of my Wood Spirit Root from 19% to 39%. Cause for celebration indeed!]

[May 11th, cloudy. After resting well yesterday, my condition has improved slightly today. I deducted 1100 merit points for the whole day, which seems to be the most reasonable amount so far.

The freeloader came... Wait, why didn't I say "again"? Have I gotten used to it already?

By the way, today the freeloader changed from Taoist robes to casual clothes. Hmm, confirmed - they're really big...]

[Picked up the usual 200 yuan (crossed out). Already spent money doesn't count.]

[May 11th, cloudy with showers. Deducted 1110 merit points, 10 more than yesterday. Very good, this is the right pace.

[200 yuan, freeloader, casual clothes]]

[May 12th, sunny. Deducted 1105 merit points. 200 yuan, freeloader, casual clothes.]

[May 13th, sunny. 200 yuan, casual clothes.]

[May 14th, sunny. Two... I forgot to write about merit points yesterday, so I'll make up for it today.

Merit points (2 days): 2210 points.

200 yuan, Taoist robes, damn...]

[May 15th, sunny.

Woohoo~! The purity of all five elemental spirit roots has finally increased to 39%. Hard work really does pay off. Now even if I'm not a genius, I've at least left the ranks of mediocrity...

Also, I invested all the remaining merit points from improving spirit roots into my cultivation technique today. The experience bar jumped up by almost half. After holding back for so long, it's the first time I can level up so freely!

With this, I can finally move on to the next plan tomorrow: Level up! Level up! And more freaking leveling up!]

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Time flies like an arrow.

May 17th, sunny.

Nanshan No. 4 High School, Class 10, Grade 12.

Li Xiang stood at the podium, tapped the desk to quiet the discussing students, and then spoke:

"Pay attention everyone. The form that's been sent to your interfaces is for choosing subjects for this third mock exam. This is your last exam before the college entrance exam, so take it seriously."

"Especially those few in the class - I won't name names - there are only a few days left, so be careful!"

"Let me emphasize one last time: although the school hasn't made it mandatory, please choose your exam subjects based on your actual situation!"

Lin Mo opened the group message received on his system interface and expanded the form.

It listed the names of all classmates, with two options after each name: 1. Immortal Exam, 2. Cultural Exam.

The Immortal Exam option was very simple, with nothing underneath.

The Cultural Exam option had five elective subjects below it, requiring students choosing the cultural route to select specific exam subjects.

However, what Teacher Li just said wasn't referring to the Cultural Exam electives, but to the choice between the Immortal Exam and Cultural Exam.

The reason for holding this mock exam with only 20 days left until the real Immortal Exam was actually to make some students with insufficient abilities give up their fantasies and choose the Cultural Exam.

Sure enough, after hearing Teacher Li's words, the surrounding students showed bitter smiles on their faces.

Several students who were originally planning to choose randomly also paused, stopping their hands that were about to make selections.

At this point, they had all tried their best. If they couldn't reach the standard, they just couldn't reach it.

Among the 50 students in the entire class, only about 5 had reached the middle stage of Qi Refining, and 4 of them had just barely reached the 4th layer of Qi Refining.

Even so, they were already among the top students.

Compared to the dejected looks of other students, their expressions were obviously more smug. Their eyes occasionally glanced at the surrounding students with lowered heads, as if they were about to show off everywhere.

This situation was understandable. Those assigned to this class wouldn't have too much difference in spirit root aptitude.

For them to advance to the 4th layer of Qi Refining, apart from being lucky enough to get high-quality rewards, it definitely required day and night cultivation. They were the top hardworking students in the class.

From their dark circles, it was clear they didn't have the aura of middle-stage Qi Refining at all. Their complexions were even pale, without any color.

Of course, Ye Chen, titled the "Child of Fortune", was not in the same category as these "overachievers".

He sat calmly in the second-to-last row, seemingly not feeling that being able to choose the Immortal Exam was such a big deal.

After seeing the smug looks on these students' faces, he even let out a disdainful "tch".

This made those few who wanted to show off feel somewhat embarrassed, but they didn't dare say much.

Because according to rumors, Ye Chen had successfully broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining, entering the late stage of Qi Practicing.

In other words, Ye Chen, who had directly defeated the second-generation immortal Zhu Hongyuan on the arena that day, had firmly secured the second place among this year's Immortal Exam candidates at Nanshan.

So now, Ye Chen wasn't just looking down on them a little, but on all the students in this school except for Chu Wange.

Hey hey hey, tone down that chuunibyou tyrant aura, it's overflowing... Lin Mo complained inwardly.

At the same time, he turned his gaze to the options in front of him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

He had no choice before, but now...

Without hesitation, he clicked on the Immortal Exam option.

[Examinee Lin Mo has chosen the Immortal Exam.]

A selection notification flashed in the group message.

In the already small list of Immortal Exam candidates, a name suddenly appeared, immediately attracting the attention of many people.

"Lin Mo, why did you choose the Immortal Exam?"

Someone immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone in the class could count on their fingers how many were at the middle stage of Qi Refining. Lin Mo's choice was certainly not within anyone's expectations.

Teacher Li frowned slightly, also noticing Lin Mo's name, and said:

"Don't be foolish! Lin Mo, don't choose randomly. This isn't the path you should choose!"

His tone wasn't too severe, after all, Lin Mo was considered another type of "good student" in his eyes.

Although lacking talent in cultivation, he was quite intelligent and might have a promising future in the mortal world if he took the cultural route.

So, Teacher Li said earnestly: "The most important thing for you now is to think rationally and make careful decisions. Don't regret for life because of a moment's impulse."

"Cultivation is definitely not the only choice in life!"

The surrounding classmates also chimed in.

"That's right, Lin Mo. Your cultural grades are so good, you can still get into a good university in the future."

"Haha, I was hoping to go to the same university as you, Lin Mo!"

"Lin Mo, stop pretending. You think I don't know you've been secretly studying cultural subjects every day? You're the sneakiest in the whole class!"

"..."

Hearing the advice from Teacher Li and his classmates, Lin Mo felt warmth in his heart.

But before he could speak, Ye Chen from the back row suddenly sneered and said:

"Heh, the most important thing for a person is to know themselves. If you don't have the skills, don't take on tasks beyond your abilities!"

Damn, there's a rat in the pot...

Hearing this, Lin Mo's short temper flared up, and he turned his head to look at him.

Ye Chen just sneered coldly, narrowing his eyes at him, with full mockery: "What? Did I say anything wrong? Or are you saying that in less than a few days, you've risen from the 2nd layer of Qi Refining to the 4th layer?"

Heh, you actually guessed right!

Lin Mo laughed inwardly. You're the one who sent your face over for me to slap!

He also sneered coldly like Ye Chen, just about to stand up and show off his newly advanced 4th layer of Qi Refining cultivation, when he suddenly heard a notification:

[Examinee Zhang Dahai has chosen the Immortal Exam.]

The voice was clear and audible, and all the classmates heard it.

Lin Mo turned his head with a somewhat bewildered expression, only to see Zhang Dahai put an arm around his shoulder and say:

"Good brother, I understand you!"

After saying this, he still showed a "I'll go through fire and water with you" expression, then glared at Ye Chen arrogantly.

For a moment, Lin Mo's feelings were mixed.

Touched?

A little, but not much.

More than that, he suddenly felt like he had eaten a fly, and his desire to show off in front of everyone weakened considerably...