NOVEL NEXT Chapter 131: Occupational Disease
The professor picked up the assessment form, filled in the grades, and then said, "The highest level in our Star Academy is only the Celestial-level class. So I'll still assign you to the Celestial-level class. In the Celestial-level class, there will be a Q&A session every five days and a class every ten days. You don't have to attend the classes if you don't want to. If you have any questions, you can directly come to find the professors who are in charge of the Q&A sessions. Besides, there are two lectures given by powerful cultivators in the Star Painting Realm every year. This will be quite useful for you, and it's best not to miss them." Lan Zhi replied, "Okay, thank you, Professor." The professor was a middle-aged female cultivator with very delicate makeup. She thought for a while and put down the assessment form. "I have a question that I want to ask you privately. Of course, if you mind, you don't have to answer it." Lan Zhi thought she was going to ask about the rumors and immediately got ready to refute them. However, she blurted out, "What skincare products do you usually use?" Lan Zhi: "?!" The professor also felt a bit embarrassed. "I'm a pharmacist cultivator and I usually like to research cosmetic medicines... I think your skin condition is really good, much better than mine when I was at your age. I don't mean anything else. I'm just curious, so I want to ask." Got it. This is an occupational disease. However, this question was really hard for Lan Zhi to answer. From the time she returned to the Star Spirit Continent until she was admitted to the Pinglan Star Academy, she had neither the mood nor the spare money to buy skincare products. After being admitted to the Pinglan Star Academy, although she had money, she still hadn't had time to deal with these trivial matters so far. So Lan Zhi found herself an impeccable reason: "As long as you practice hard enough, your skin can be good even without skincare." The professor: "Ah?" Lan Zhi talked eloquently: "Circulating star power can expel toxins and impurities from the body. Without toxins and impurities, the skin will naturally be good. Besides, as long as the star power is abundant and there is a barrier on the surface of the skin, I think one can be beautiful without skincare." The professor said, "That's true in theory, but the conditions to achieve this are too harsh. Almost no one can do it. Take me for example. I've awakened seven star veins, which is already a rare good aptitude among cultivators. But even with so many awakened ones, not all the附属的细小星脉 (subordinate small star veins) can be used. Unless it's a perfect star disk, there will definitely be residual toxins and impurities. So, I think skincare is still very important." Lan Zhi was surprised and said, "Why can't all the small star veins be used? As long as the main veins are awakened, the subordinate star veins can all be used." The professor was stunned for a moment: "Are you sure?" The tutor and instructor who were in charge of the assessment didn't plan to listen to their private conversation. After fulfilling their duties, they had already turned around and were ready to leave. Hearing Lan Zhi's words, they all turned around in unison and asked in surprise, "Are you sure?" Lan Zhi nodded and said, "Theoretically, that's right. If the star power can't circulate normally in a dull state, it may be blocked by impurities or toxins or has been damaged. It will be much better to try to clear them before starting cultivation." All three of them were shocked. This theory completely overturned their previous understanding. In their previous understanding, whether it was the main veins or the subordinate small star veins, being dull meant that they were unawakened. The three of them looked at each other for a moment. Then the professor asked, "Which book's theory did you read? I've never heard of it. Moreover, I've also tried to use star power to stimulate these subordinate small star veins before, but it didn't work at all." Lan Zhi had figured it out by herself. She didn't say that. She just suggested, "I forgot which one it was, but I've tried it and it really works. We can still try it again now. Even if it's not successful, it won't affect anything, right?"