Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire

  The blue sky was clear with white clouds.

  The Middle-Earth’s nine provinces, which were still stuck as an agricultural society, had no hints of industrial pollution. The smell of the fresh air with a hint of summer was very comfortable.

  Sun Mo walked to the end of the stone path and stopped in his footsteps, allowing the shadows from the mulberry tree to cast down and flicker on his body. He then turned and headed toward the dorm building.

  What point would there be if a man didn’t equip himself with a famous blade and ride a great horse to meet his beloved woman?

  “Since An Xinhui is the headmaster, then I must at least be a great teacher, right?”

  Sun Mo mumbled and then added one more thought in his heart. ” I have to become the top great teacher in Jinling!”

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve reached 100 favorable impression points, activating the great teacher path. As you have taken a small step on the great teacher path, you’re rewarded with a lucky treasure chest. I hope that from now on, you’ll obtain even greater achievements as a great teacher. Good luck, intern teacher Sun Mo!”

  The system’s series of reminders cut off Sun Mo’s thoughts.

  “Do you have to speak up suddenly every single time? You’re like a ghost and it’s quite scary!”

  Sun Mo complained, but the system naturally wouldn’t pay him any heed.

  A lucky treasure chest that flashed in red light landed in front of Sun Mo’s eyes. He was familiar with this situation and called out ‘open’ softly.

  It opened with the command and then immediately disappeared, leaving behind a small, round glass bottle that was the size of a palm. It was flat and there was a creamy white liquid inside.

  ‘The ancient whale oil is the essence extracted from the ancient whale. It is refined together with 16 precious medicinal herbs and is for external application. It can strengthen the body, prevent illnesses, relieve pain, and increase the sensitivity of the six senses.’

  ‘Remark, as the effect is too powerful, please use small amounts appropriately each time. If used in too high of a dosage, it’ll corrode the nerves and result in a huge sense of excitement.’

  After looking at the instructions on the bottle, Sun Mo was speechless. “System, you want me to go further and further down the path of a masseur? Nurturing a great teacher? You must be nurturing a masseur instead.”

  “Please do not doubt the accuracy of the Absolute Great Teacher System,” the system emphasized. “Moreover, there aren’t any differences in statuses between jobs.”

  “Then why aren’t you a Foot-Masseur System?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “.……”

  The system fell silent for about ten or more seconds and then diverted the conversation, “Please do not underestimate the ancient whale oil. When used together with the ancient massage technique, it can have a powerful effect.”

  He opened up the shopping store and saw that other than the Bodhi Fruit, there was also a bottle of ancient whale oil on the rack that looked exactly the same as what he had just gotten. The amount was 200ml, and the price was set at 1,000 favorable impression points.

  “It’s so expensive?”

  Sun Mo was shocked. This was comparable to the price of a Bodhi Fruit.

  200ml? Was that little? Of course, it was. Sun Mo had seen his female colleague’s 200ml Chanel No. 5 perfume that cost over 2,500 RMB. After she bought that, she ate plain buns and salted vegetables for over a month.

  That was a perfume, and a light puff of it would allow one to have the fragrance for one day. One could use it for several months. But he’d have to use 7 to 8 ml worth of this ancient whale oil each time, right? Otherwise, if the person had a big face, there wouldn’t be enough to cover the face, let alone using enough for a full body massage.

  “Cheap things aren’t good. Everything sold by the system shopping store is worth more than their price!”

  The system added, “For a full body massage, you’ll just need to use 5ml of the ancient whale oil and dilute it with clean water in a 5:1 ratio. If the ratio is even lower, the effect would be reduced even more.

  “A full body massage will give you at least 25 favorable impression points.”

  Sun Mo immediately did his estimation. It seemed that he had to use it sparingly.

  “Why do you have to use it sparingly? The high price is to stimulate you to work hard and guide even more students, gaining favorable impression points.”

  The system made his scheming sound so legitimate, giving Sun Mo the urge to raise his middle finger at it.

  Sun Mo currently had 109 favorable impression points, out of which 4 came from Li Ziqi, 6 from Li Gong, 23 from Wang Hao, 25 from Zhou Xu, and rest came from Qi Shengjia’s 51.

  “Is there anything I can purchase?”

  Sun Mo asked as he walked.

  “The lucky treasure chest costs 10 favorable impression points each. It gives you a certain chance of drawing items sold in the shopping store.”

  The system recommended.

  “I’m an unlucky person who can’t even win a consolation prize in lucky draws since young. Aren’t you asking me to waste all the favorable impression points by doing that?”

  Sun Mo rolled his eyes.

  After returning to the dorm building, Sun Mo saw a student standing in front of the entrance. He was bowing toward Zhang Sheng. “Teacher Zhang, thank you for your guidance.”

  “Go on. Go back and work hard.”

  Zhang Sheng was holding a book in his left hand, and his right hand clasped behind his back. He wore a faint smile, putting on the appearance of a great teacher.

  Seeing that Sun Mo had come back, Zhang Sheng threw a sideward glance at him and then turned his head away, not even bothering to give a greeting. He didn’t want to get close to useless men like him.

  Yuan Feng and Ludi were both in the dorm. The former also ignored Sun Mo, but Ludi nodded. Ludi was someone who would choose not to offend anyone.

  “Zhang Sheng, this is the fifth student who had come to look for you for guidance, right? It seems that you’ve already gained the recognition of some students as a teaching assistant!”

  Yuan Feng said politely.

  “It’s acceptable!”

  Zhang Sheng wore a proud expression and went back to his bed, continuing with his meditation.

  The atmosphere in the dorm was very awkward.

  Zhang Sheng looked down on Sun Mo. Or rather, it could be said that Zhang Sheng looked down on his three roommates. Other than giving short replies when Yuan Feng was making polite and respectful talk, he usually spent his time meditating and didn’t chat with them. Yuan Feng also didn’t care for Sun Mo and thus chose to ignore him.

  Ludi had a nonchalant attitude toward Sun Mo, but he wouldn’t take the risk of offending Zhang Sheng and Yuan Feng and talk to him.

  Sun Mo could be said to be ostracized and was unable to integrate with them. However, he didn’t care about this. Instead, he felt that it was very quiet, which allowed him to contemplate some things.

  Sun Mo would definitely not bootlick someone to get into their good books.

  A quiet night passed by.

  In the morning, Ludi took his pig trotter and soup stock to bring to the canteen to stew. This was his unique means of getting into the teachers’ good books.

  “Teacher Zhou has already eaten two pieces. By the time he eats five pieces, I should be able to stay in the school,”

  Ludi yearned for a beautiful future.

  Every intern teacher was tagged to a senior teacher as their teaching assistant. The senior teachers’ assessment of them held great influence on whether they could continue to stay in the school or not.

  The dorm’s door was opened, and Ludi saw seven students standing outside. He wasn’t surprised. It was because quite a number of students had come to seek Zhang Sheng’s guidance yesterday. Therefore, he turned and called out.

  “Zhang Sheng, there are students looking for you to get your guidance!”

  Ludi yawned, feeling a little envious.

  “It’s good to be rich.”

  Ludi touched his pocket. He didn’t have the money to get students to join his side. However, he had his pig trotters, and it would more or less have the same effect in his opinion.

  “Zhang Sheng, there are too many students. Will you be able to cope?” Yuan Feng said politely, wearing a smile but feeling very gloomy. Why didn’t he have a rich father?

  “It’s a small case!”

  Zhang Sheng smoothened out his hair, and after ascertaining that there were no creases on his clothes, he walked out. “Take turns, one at a time. You go first!”

  Wang Hao, who was selected, was dumbfounded. He subconsciously asked, “What am I supposed to say?”

  “En?” Zhang Sheng was stunned. “Aren’t you here to seek guidance?”

  “That’s right!”

  Wang Hao nodded.

  “Then what do you think you should be saying?”

  Zhang Sheng’s tone turned solemn, bearing a little grudge toward Fang Ziliang. He had paid a huge price, but yet Fang Ziliang wasn’t reliable at all. Even if he had looked for people to put up an act, he should have looked for a few smarter students.

  Wang Hao scratched his head, wearing a dazed expression.

  “Erm, we’re here to look for Teacher Sun, Sun Mo.”

  Zhou Xu said and tilted his body, avoiding Zhang Sheng. He then looked into the dorm.

  “Huh?”

  Ludi, who had wanted to leave, stopped in his footsteps and turned to look back.

  Hearing this, Zhang Sheng’s countenance turned grim. He glared at Ludi and returned to the dorm.

  “It’s not my fault!”

  Ludi didn’t know how to react. He had wanted to explain that he had no idea Sun Mo would be so shameless as to have gotten people to put on this act.

  “Haha!”

  Seeing Zhang Sheng getting humiliated, Yuan Feng went back under his blankets and almost laughed out loud.

  “Good morning, Teacher Sun!”

  Zhou Xu stood at the door and greeted Sun Mo, who had gotten up after hearing the noises. After the massage from yesterday, his condition was now very good.

  “Teacher Sun.”

  Wang Hao quickly greeted him as well, smiling brightly.

  “Look at the people he looked for. Their aptitude for acting is so high. This guy’s smile looks like he admires Sun Mo from the bottom of his heart.”

  Zhang Sheng was stumped and wanted to go look for Fang Ziliang to get a refund.

  “Sun Mo, you must have spent quite a lot of money to hire the help of seven students.”

  Yuan Feng purposely spoke out loud, wanting to ridicule Sun Mo, putting him in an awkward spot. However, Sun Mo didn’t pay him any heed at all.

  “What do you guys want?”

  Sun Mo walked out and stood at the corridor, glancing toward them.

  His Divine Sight was activated, and every student’s statistics appeared next to them. Amongst them, the one with the highest potential value was only at the average level.

  “Teacher Sun, they’re all here to seek your guidance,” Zhou Xu explained.

  “I’m not free!”

  After saying that, Sun Mo went downstairs. How could Zhou Xu possibly hide his thoughts from Sun Mo? These people must have come to see things for themselves after hearing about the ancient massage technique.

  “Huh?”

  The group exchanged glances after seeing Sun Mo’s back view.

  “Pfft haha!”

  Zhang Sheng couldn’t help but break out laughing. “If a person isn’t capable, then it’d be useless even if they were to spend money.”

  “That’s right. Students came to seek guidance, but the teacher ran off, not giving a single word of guidance. This is such a joke.” Yuan Feng gloated.

  “He’s just full of trash, so how is he supposed to give them guidance?” Zhang Sheng smirked, no longer feeling upset.

  “However, this guy had spent a lot of money in order to stay in school. It probably costs a lot for him to look for so many students at once.”

  Yuan Feng contemplated if he should also borrow money to build up his reputation.

  “Sun Mo looks quite handsome. If he were to sacrifice himself, there’d definitely be people who would want to keep him.”

  Zhang Sheng stroked his chin and said in disdain, “He isn’t even a teaching assistant, yet he wants to become a teacher? He’s dreaming.”

  “Sigh, these people are too shameless. They don’t show the morals a teacher should have. I’m the innocent one, relying on my own talent.”

  Ludi shook his head and looked at the pig trotter he was holding. He felt that so few people were as honest as he was.

  Chapter 14: Even Rotten Wood Must Be Made into Something Worthy!

  Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire

  The students watched Sun Mo’s departing figure and exchanged glances amongst themselves.

  “What should we do? Teacher Sun couldn’t have been angry, right?”

  Wang Hao was very worried. What would happen if Teacher Sun was angry and refused to give him a massage in the future?

  “Teacher Sun isn’t that kind of person, right?”

  Zhou Xu was uncertain as well. He was now regretting speaking too much yesterday.

  To a cultivator, advancing successfully was something worth celebrating. When Zhou Xu had gone back yesterday, he had called his friends out, reserved a private room at the Nature Lodge, and given them a treat. While there, he naturally mentioned Sun Mo because his Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands had been the one that allowed him to advance.

  Who didn’t have a few friends? Everyone was curious and wanted to come and take a look. Therefore, Zhou Xu, being someone who liked to look good in front of others, brought everyone over early in the morning to meet Sun Mo.

  “Isn’t he just someone who lives off a woman? Why is he acting so high and lofty?”

  Someone felt displeased after being given the cold shoulder.

  “Hey, what do you mean that he lives off a woman? If you continue to talk about Teacher Sun in this manner, we might as well not continue being friends!”

  Zhou Xu was feeling worried if he had offended Sun Mo. Thus, when he heard what the guy was saying, he was infuriated and rebutted harshly.

  “I’m telling you that Teacher Sun’s Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands is really amazing. When trained to the extreme, he’d even be able to grab an ancient dragon, destroying its body and spirit.”

  Wang Hao boasted, “It’s your loss that you guys aren’t able to see it.”

  Sun Mo went downstairs to the canteen for his meal. He had slept early the night before and hadn’t waited for midnight when the lucky treasure chest was refreshed. However, such a reward wouldn’t disappear. It would be the same even if he were to open it in the morning.

  There wasn’t any surprise. It was another tuft of soil.

  “System, can I store these things aside and not have them in front of me all the time?”

  Sun Mo stretched his body. All the young men and ladies had already woken up and were practicing their martial techniques in the field, sweating it out. Some of them were under the shade of the trees, memorizing alchemy knowledge.

  “If you blink twice, you can summon out a storage cabinet. If you blink another time, the storage cabinet will disappear.”

  Sun Mo followed the system’s hint and blinked twice. A black cube that measured one meter on each side floated in front of him. It was pitch-black like an inkstone. There were mysterious prints all over it, and it emitted a rustic and extravagant aura.

  Kacha!

  The chest was opened up, and there was a storage cabinet inside that could allow him to store items.

  Sun Mo drew out the wooden blade that emitted a sandalwood scent from his belt, attempting to put it in.

  “That isn’t possible. The storage cabinet can only store items that come from the system.”

  The system explained.

  “Tsk!”

  Sun Mo was a little disappointed. He thought that he had obtained a spatial storage cabinet.

  After having his breakfast, Sun Mo went to the library and borrowed the Skywolf Fist manual. He then headed for the warehouse while he studied it. Not long later, Qi Shengjia came as well. If Sun Mo hadn’t instructed him to rest well, he would have come here very early and waited.

  “Go through the Skywolf Fist once!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  Qi Shengjia didn’t dare to be lax and after taking a few deep breaths, he started practicing the fist technique. He tried to ensure that each move was done perfectly.

  “The important thing about the Skywolf Fist is to be fast and smooth. What are you doing?”

  Sun Mo frowned.

  Given Sun Mo’s outstanding comprehension, after reading it for a few times, he had a faint grasp of this technique. Its trait was that it could launch quick attacks, having a specialty in speed. The prowess of each of its attacks wasn’t great, but the user could use it very quickly.

  Qi Shengjia lowered his head. In order not to make any mistakes, he naturally moved slowly.

  “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. It’s better for you to miss your target than to reduce your speed!”

  Sun Mo reprimanded, “One more time!”

  Although Qi Shengjia was stupid, he listened to instructions and wouldn’t complain. He started practicing seriously again. Sun Mo didn’t say anything, so he continued practicing repeatedly.

  Sun Mo had received the memories of the original owner of this body. Although he was said to be sponging off a woman, he still had some capability. He could guide a student to cultivate a trashy earth-tier technique.

  “Not fast enough!”

  Sun Mo wasn’t satisfied. “Forget about accuracy! Punch out faster!”

  It didn’t take long for Qi Shengjia to be drenched in sweat. When Sun Mo told him to take a break, he sat down on the ground, panting vigorously.

  “Have some water.”

  Sun Mo tossed over a deer-leather bottle.

  Gulp! Gulp!

  Qi Shengjia wiped his mouth after having a drink. He looked at Sun Mo’s eyes and couldn’t help but praise him, “Teacher Sun Mo is really amazing. I feel that my practice of the Skywolf Fist is a lot smoother than usual.”

  Ding!

  +5 favorable impression points from Qi Shengjia.

  Prestige connection with Qi Shengjia. Current state, neutral (56/100)

  Sun Mo was stunned upon hearing the system’s notification. He then shook his head. Qi Shengjia was really an honest person to be satisfied just because his practice was a lot smoother.

  What Sun Mo didn’t know was that he had cured Qi Shengjia previously, allowing him to see hope when he was in a state of despair. Also, the effects of the Circulation Technique on Wang Hao and Zhou Xu were quite good. Hence, Qi Shengjia placed great trust in Sun Mo now. He felt that it was his great fortune to be able to receive Sun Mo’s personal guidance.

  “Continue after you’re done resting.”

  Sun Mo wasn’t satisfied. Did he think that he’d be able to defeat his opponents and pass the battle hall’s tests with just this bit of improvement? That would be wishful thinking.

  The Skywolf Fist wasn’t complicated and only had 12 diagrams. After he memorized all of them, he started to practice it himself.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  He punched out like a great storm, waving his arms as fast wind as!

  Qi Shengjia glanced toward Sun Mo every now and then, and gradually couldn’t turn his gaze away. In the end, he stopped his practice and looked at Sun Mo with great astonishment.

  Sun Mo’s fist technique started off appearing stiff and immature, but soon became a lot more smooth and well-versed.

  “This…… this……”

  Qi Shengjia stuttered. He was able to tell that Sun Mo’s Skywolf Fist was extremely smooth even with his inferior skills. There was a flowy beauty when paired with his handsome face. It looked so much better than when he was practicing this technique.

  “Why is that so?”

  Qi Shengjia couldn’t understand. He wasn’t unfamiliar with the diagrams of the Skywolf Fist. It was because he had borrowed it from the library in the past. Looking at Sun Mo, it was clear that this was his first time reading about the Skywolf Fist, and his first time practicing it as well. No, that was impossible. One couldn’t reach this stage when they were cultivating it for the first time.

  Sun Mo came to a stop, frowning as he went deep into thought.

  “Teacher, is this the first time you’re practicing this fist technique?”

  Qi Shengjia couldn’t help but ask.

  “En!”

  Sun Mo replied, not paying it much heed. However, when Qi Shengjia heard that, he felt as if a ram that was used to break through city walls was smashed into his head, causing him to be stunned.

  Thereafter, an intense feeling of disappointment appeared on Qi Shengjia’s face as he mumbled, “I really don’t have any talent.”

  Sun Mo didn’t see Qi Shengjia immerse in self-grieve. He suddenly had an idea and activated his Divine Sight to read the Skywolf Fist’s diagrams.

  He hadn’t expected that some data would appear.

  ‘Bamboo paper, west mountain charcoal ink. Duration of book’s completion, 15 years.’

  These were the materials and ink source used to make the diagrams, as well as the time it had existed. However, what was important was the next bit of information.

  ‘The crux of the Skywolf Fist is to be fast, channeling strength into the fingertips, but not exerting full force in the punches. There must be some energy kept in reserve, and the moves must be made smoothly. This is the essence of this fist technique.’

  “My Divine Sight is really amazing.”

  Sun Mo was astonished. He had thought of some of these points, but having the Divine Sight listing all of them out made everything so clear. It was as if a fog that shrouded one’s eyes had suddenly disappeared.

  “Qi Shengjia!”

  Sun Mo spoke up, feeling even more confident in himself.

  “I’m here!” Qi Shengjia quickly replied.

  “You’re exerting too much force!”

  “Huh? But this technique emphasizes a sharp and vicious disposition, so I need to punch out at full power. I had asked three teachers in the past and even sought guidance from a few seniors who also cultivate the Skywolf Fist. All of them said that I’m supposed to launch every punch with rapid speed and at full power!”

  Qi Shengjia scratched his head, feeling confused. Could it be that Teacher Sun was mistaken? He was stupid, so he referred to the majority’s opinions to assess if something was right or wrong. The side with more people would definitely be right.

  “Punching out at full power means that your strength has to reach your fingertips and not just to your palms or arms. You also have to use the strength of your entire body.”

  Sun Mo walked up to Qi Shengjia and poked his chest with a finger. “Can you feel it?”

  “Huh?”

  Qi Shengjia seemed to have understood something amidst the perplexity.

  “One more time!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  Qi Shengjia did as he was told and discovered that his fist prowess became sharper and greater. He couldn’t help but cry out in surprise, “This is really the case!”

  “There’s one more thing that you’ll have to take note of.”

  Sun Mo knocked Qi Shengjia’s stomach. “The strength of your entire body is too fierce. Restrain some of it.”

  Qi Shengjia was unable to understand this.

  “Alright, face the wall and charge over at full speed. Then, in the instant before you’re about to bang into it, dodge.”

  Sun Mo changed his method of teaching.

  “En!”

  Qi Shengjia answered and then started to dash out. With a bang, he bumped into the wall and even broke his nose.

  “.……”

  Sun Mo was speechless.

  “Teacher?”

  Qi Shengjia rubbed his nose. “Did I do it correctly?”

  “One more time. This time around, hold back a bit of your strength. Dodge just before you’re about to knock into the wall.”

  Sun Mo made a personal demonstration.

  Qi Shengjia did as he was told, but he still knocked into the wall. However, this time around, the impact was a lot lighter.

  “Do you understand it now?”

  After Sun Mo asked this, he saw Qi Shengjia shaking his head. For that moment, Sun Mo had the urge to draw out his wooden blade and split Qi Shengjia’s head open. As expected of someone with low potential value. He was extremely slow.

  “In the two attempts of dodging, which was easier?”

  “The second time!”

  Qi Shengjia was able to sense this.

  “That’s right. The Skywolf Fist seeks speed and continuity. However, when you perform each move with full power, there’ll be a delay before you proceed with the next fist. You should reserve some strength. The essence of this fist technique isn’t to perform it at full power, but to be continuous and fast.”

  Sun Mo backed off. “One more time!”

  Qi Shengjia continued to do as he was told, but he was so dense that Sun Mo had the urge to beat him.

  “I must find a student with erupting potential value at the student recruitment meet.”

  Although Sun Mo was complaining, he didn’t like to give up. Since he had taken on this task, he was going to do his best.

  “After channeling your strength to your fingertips, punch out with 70% of your power.”

  Sun Mo instructed him again. Since Qi Shengjia was stupid, then Sun Mo should use a stupid way to teach him. He let Qi Shengjia slowly increase the amount of his strength until he reached the limits in which his flow wouldn’t be affected.

  After practicing for 67 times, Qi Shengjia finally understood what Sun Mo meant. He also figured out how much strength he should use in his punches.

  “Teacher, I think I understand it now.”

  Qi Shengjia was overjoyed. “I feel that the prowess of my punches has increased. I want to head to the combat strength dojo to test it out!”