In a parallel world named Hua Xia,
There exists Ningchuan City's First High School.
At nine in the morning, long after the class bell had rung, an attractive young man around fifteen or sixteen years old, his long hair tied back, sauntered into the classroom.
"Oh~ Hmm dah~"
"Hmm oh~ Hmm dah~"
Humming to himself, Ye Xiang paid no heed to the stares of his classmates, striding straight to the back row, slipping down into a corner seat by the window.
In this school, recognized as the top Awakened academy in the whole city, such nonchalant behavior like his was truly rare.
His schoolmates looked at him with utter disdain. This former prodigy, personally invited by the principal to attend school, was now thoroughly fallen. And unless a miracle occurred, he would not be able to take his college entrance exam, and would therefore be expelled.
A pure and innocent girl in the middle of the room glanced at Ye Xiang, concern faintly visible in her eyes.
A hundred years ago, extraterrestrial beings invaded. Under the influence of a bizarre power, every person in the nation had a chance to "Awaken" and "Rebirth" at the age of twelve.
Those who were accepted into this high school are the elites chosen from the entire Ningchuan City.
As for Ye Xiang, he was once the talk of the city with his sensational Awakening. Having full innate attributes at level ten as soon as he awoke, he totally outshone his peers.
This level was unprecedented and crushed countless young talents. For a while, every major media publication was vying to report about him, and the Principal of Ningchuan First High had personally invited Ye Xiang to join the school.
Who would've thought — this genius emerged quickly, only to fall just as swiftly.
It was soon leaked that the profession this gifted youth had awakened to was that of a Daoist — a career entirely deemed useless.
Although one can argue that Daoists belong to the warrior class, they lack powerful damage skills. As support, the majority of the time the concoction of their potions would even go awry.
This career, even if one has a full level of ten at birth and thereby holds an upper hand in the early stage, remains useless in the long run.
Countless people watched as this favored child of heaven fell precipitously.
That was only the start. After his awakening to the career as a Daoist, Ye Xiang's level hadn't advanced even by a notch over these three years.
Seeing his classmates surpass him without making any moves, and learning of this news, the dean had given up all hope in Ye Xiang. This was a complete disgrace.
The dean had invested so much effort and resources to recruit Ye Xiang into the academy—who would've thought that the genius he'd scouted would turn out to be useless.
With only three days until the college entrance examination, everyone in the class had surpassed him.
After level 20, you can undergo the second job transference, but once you reach level 15, passing the college entrance examination shouldn't be a problem.
However, in these three years, Ye Xiang hadn't increased even a single level; he's destined to not graduate, and the school will undoubtedly ask him to drop out. After all, the story of a genius turning into a waste had already brought three years of shame onto this No.1 Middle School.
That also explains why the classmates had such peculiar looks towards Ye Xiang, and why no one found his indifferent attitude strange anymore.
It was fairly good that at this time he was still attending class; usually, he would be sleeping in his dorm. Of course, no teachers would care about him.
Sitting alone at a desk, without a deskmate, Ye Xiang paid no heed to whatever the teacher was talking about. He took out a book on Dao and started reading, seeming completely bored.
Upon a glance, he had spent the whole morning.
At the instant when the school bell rang at noon, the system's notification sound finally went off.
"Ding! Progression of the Three Thousand Dao Repository task has increased by 0.3%, the current progress is 99.7%."
Ye Xiang slightly raised his head, his gaze fell on the virtual task progress bar in front of him.
Finally, he saw some hope.
At the moment when he was first awakened as a Daoist, a deity-level Heavenly Master system was also bestowed upon him.
The Heavenly Master Class, without a doubt, is absolutely a hidden profession among the Daoists.
At that time, he didn't hesitate at all, and chose to activate the system directly.
He was originally fantasizing that he was about to reach the apex of his life, but an extremely disappointing task appeared in front of him.
"Heavenly Master Class Conversion Task: Memorize the Three Thousand Dao Repository!!!"
Yes, that's right!
He must memorize the repository of three thousand daos to become a Heavenly Master, and the most outrageous part wasn't this, it was that he wouldn't be able to level up if he didn't complete this task!
This was also the reason why he hadn't achieved a single level up throughout these three past years.
This Heavenly Master system, was downright pushing him to his grandmother's home!
If it weren't for his profession as a Daoist which allowed him to remember everything he read about Daoism in a single glance, he feared that he wouldn't be able to complete this Three Thousand Dao Repository task even in his lifetime.
The only advantage is that he doesn't have to collect the Taoist books himself. As soon as he finishes reading one, the system automatically provides him with another.
Ye Xiang couldn't remember how many Taoist books he had read; the supposed figure of three thousand was probably just an estimate. Over the past three years, he had read at least tens of thousands of these texts, one could say he had memorized all the Daoist scriptures and scrolls.
Refining the body, internal elixir cultivation, sigil crafting, formations, artifact smithing, and so on.
What was contained in these Daoist books vastly surpassed his own profession as a Daoist practitioner. These resources alone were a testament to the power of the Heavenly Master occupation, undoubtedly surpassing all others!
However, due to his profession's limitations, he would only be able to learn these skills once he advanced to become a Heavenly Master.
Upon finishing reading a Daoist book, Ye Xiang calmly rises, nonchalantly tucks his hands into his pockets, and exits the classroom.
As soon as he departs, his classmates in the classroom begin their unabashed discussion.
"Look at him, always acting high and mighty, as if he thinks he is a genius!"
"He'll be the laughing stock again with college entrance exams only three days away."
"If I were him, I would have quit school in shame, packed up my bags, and left by now."
Standing in the corridor, Ye Xiang quietly observes the scenery of the campus below. Of course, he catches every mocking word from the throat of his classmates in the classroom.
He had gotten used to this in the past three years. Let them laugh; he was almost through with the three thousand Taoist scriptures!
"Brother Ye, are you going to take the college entrance exam?"
A gentle and melodious voice sounded from behind.
On turning his head, Ye Xiang lays eyes on a short-skirted schoolgirl. Her fair face coupled with her shoulder-length hair and delicate features give her a rather appealing appearance. However, her paleness hinted at a weaker constitution, evoking a certain desire to protect her within those who saw her.
"But if anyone thinks she's as gentle and frail as she appears to be on the surface, they're certainly going to be at a disadvantage.
There are two geniuses in the school, one is Ye Xiang, who is mockingly called 'useless' and the other is the girl standing right here.
Shen Youwei, the only one at the school who has awakened her hidden profession, the Lunar Elf Priestess, was at Level 16 at the age of 15.
Her profession not only has strong combat capability but also potent support ability, making her almost omnipotent.
"What? Do you despise me too?" Ye Xiang looked at her helplessly.
Shen Youwei shook her head, "I did not mean that. I was wondering... If I must take the university entrance exam, can I team up with you...""
