After Sun Mo poured a cup of tea, he sat beside a table and tidied up the cultivation arts he possessed.

  Although the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art and Immemorial Vairocana might be quite powerful, they belonged to the ‘teaching’ category.

  As for movement arts, Sun Mo had the Wind King Divine Steps, and it could be considered very impressive.

  As for archery skills, Sun Mo possessed the Wind King Divine Art. His long-range attacking capabilities were very strong. But other than improving the six senses, there was nothing much to it. Also, it was very rare for Sun Mo to use a bow in combat. He didn’t see himself using a bow for combat often in the future either.

  Right now, Sun Mo lacked a powerful close-range cultivation art designed for attack.

  This Dharma Skyshock Fist was a peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art and had a total of nine levels. It was a divine art that could shock heaven and earth, the bane of souls, ghosts, and demons.

  It was said that Bodhidharma himself was the origin of this cultivation art. He created this for the sake of eradicating evil, to slay demons and devils. Hence, the power of this cultivation art was very immense.

  However, there was another problem. Its style of combat was bare-handed fighting!

  As it wanted to display the mercy of Buddhism, there were no weapons involved.

  In Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, swords and blades were the main weapons. Spears and halberds weren’t a bad choice either. If one fought bare-handed, honestly speaking, their style points would plunge.

  Fighting bare-handed wasn’t cool enough!

  If you looked at the various dramas about immortal cultivators, was there ever any male lead that dominated the world bare-handed? Even the enemies wouldn’t be bare-handed!

  “Forget it, it’s still a peerless saint-tier cultivation art regardless. I’ll practice it!”

  Sun Mo was conflicted for half a day but eventually decided to cultivate it.

  Given the Central Province Academy’s current performance, there was an 80 to 90% chance that they would need to fight in the third round. If Sun Mo didn’t upgrade his strength, he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to carry the group.

  After all, many people were overflowing with talents under the heavens.

  “System, use all the time emblems to upgrade the Dharma Skyshock Fist!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  “So extravagant?”

  The system was astonished. “You have five time emblems now!”

  “Yup, so extravagant!”

  Sun Mo’s thinking was very simple. Either he wouldn’t train in it or he would make sure he raised the proficiency level to the max. There was no meaning in being average.

  “As you wish!”

  The system didn’t mind.

  Swish! Swish! Swish!

  The green glow shone on Sun Mo and vanished, repeating itself five times!

  Sun Mo immediately felt that there was an additional mysterious thing in his body, causing him to feel a sense of satisfaction and strength, as well as the more important sense of security.

  After that, a vast and magnificent illusory scene appeared in his mind. All random thoughts vanished, leaving behind an inconsequential and tiny feeling.

  It was like he was a firefly flying on a gigantic mountain. He was insignificant.

  All of a sudden, the illusory scene vanished, transforming into a gigantic buddha who was smiling at Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo directly shivered. He felt something flowing out of his body. After that, his entire person became calm.

  No sorrow, no joy. No desires, no demands!

  The current Sun Mo had achieved the state of ’emptiness’!

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you have learned the Dharma Skyshock Fist. Proficiency level: 1 step away from the grandmaster-grade!”

  Usually, Sun Mo would curse, “This daddy spent 50 years but didn’t even manage to reach the grandmaster-grade? Isn’t this too shady?”

  However, at this moment, his heart was calm and composed. There was even a smile on his face.

  He looked at everything in this world and felt that things were so beautiful and harmonious.

  Only five minutes later did Sun Mo exit from that state. After that, he shivered when he recalled the experience and started to rage.

  “System, what the hell is this cultivation art?”

  Sun Mo was in so much shock that he was perspiring madly.

  Back in his world, he didn’t have a girlfriend and depended on adult videos to ‘work out’. He would then experience this state after ‘working out’.

  It was very simple. After masturb*ting too much, he would enter such a state of ’emptiness’.

  To put it in a more artistic way, it meant that one was as horny as a devil before masturb*tion and as holy as a buddha after.

  “What do you mean by ‘what the hell’? This is a true buddhist-type cultivation art. If you cultivate it to the extreme, spirits and ghosts won’t be able to stand your presence. You will be immune to all evil influence and reach a mental state of saintly pureness, creating a body quality that’s incorruptible by filth.”

  The system explained.

  “I will believe your shit if I’m crazy. System, you are truly bad!”

  Sun Mo wanted to cry but no tears were coming out. “Would I forever be in that mental state after mastering this cultivation art? Damn, I’m still a virgin and have never slept with a girl before. I don’t wish to become a monk!”

  Sun Mo fantasized about Yui Hatano in an air stewardess attire or Miku Ohashi in a secretary outfit. It was over, he wouldn’t be able to get hard anymore in the future.

  “Amitabha. Benefactor, please stay calm. It’s just a sensation of pleasure. Other than that, it serves no other pleasure at all. You might as well cut it off!”

  The system ridiculed him.

  “Go f*** yourself!”

  Sun Mo pointed a middle-finger.

  “Alright, I’ll stop joking. For all so-called saint-tier cultivation arts, when they are practiced to the extreme limit, the cultivator will exude a type of aura from within. The Dharma Skyshock Fist is no exception. You were only temporarily influenced by the saintly concept of this cultivation art.”

  The system explained.

  Bluntly speaking, it was a type of aura that belonged to an expert. Why did a sword hero, a blade saint, and a famed monk feel so strong when people looked at them?

  Because their auras were powerful!

  “Can I still get erect in the future?”

  Sun Mo was a little worried.

  “There are so many brothels in White Dew City. Wouldn’t you find out if you go and try? It’s not like you have no money.”

  The system felt that Sun Mo was too argumentative.

  Sun Mo thought about it but still felt that he shouldn’t be so unrestrained. “Forget it, I’d rather do it myself!”

  “Idiot!”

  The system felt a bit of disdain. ……

  Today, Sun Mo brought the students to a public bath. He then used the spring water giant medicine packets and spiral spirit gathering medicine packets to revitalize the students to their peak states. After that, he gave each of them a massage using the ancient massaging technique.

  The student group from Sky Orchid Academy and Weima Academy had also returned. At this moment, the champion of this year would be among these four schools if there were no unexpected accidents.

  The headmasters of the other schools could only watch with envy in their eyes, helpless to do anything.

  For the second round, the judges would start to count down after the first student group had returned with their mysterious species of darkness. Three days later, the students who didn’t return in time would be eliminated from this round.

  Five days later, if the student groups hadn’t returned, they would lose the opportunity to participate in the third round.

  However, all of this had nothing to do with Sun Mo. After all, his goal was the championship.

  Although the new student group from Central Province Academy had finished the round, Zhang Hanfu still went to the Jadewave Pavilion every day to watch the situation.

  In the past, no headmasters would care about him. But now, people were taking the initiative to speak to him.

  Zhang Hanfu knew that this respect was because of Sun Mo’s outstanding performance. This caused him to feel agony despite being happy.

  This was especially so when he thought of the bet between him and Sun Mo.

  “What should I do if the new student group really becomes the champion? Should I really resign?”

  Zhang Hanfu felt a headache coming. “No, it can’t be. Mingshao is too strong, and they will surely get first place. Also, there’s still Sky Orchid and Weima, so it’s impossible for Sun Mo to win!”

  However, when he thought about Sun Mo’s performances after joining the school, Zhang Hanfu felt his heart growing increasingly heavier. He was even suffering from insomnia and constipation recently. ……

  On a clear and refreshing afternoon, the representative group of Central Province Academy returned.

  “Third place!”

  Upon hearing the ranking, Zhu Ting waved his fist in excitement.

  “Only third?”

  Liu Mubai frowned. His target was first place.

  “It’s already acceptable!”

  An Xinhui’s face was filled with fatigue. After hearing the ranking, she finally heaved a sigh of relief. As long as their representative group’s ranking was high, their overall ranking wouldn’t be too low.

  “I wonder what our new student group’s rank is. I hope they won’t drag our school down!”

  Xu Xun was deeply worried.

  “With Teacher Sun in the new student group, their results would surely not be too bad.”

  Cai Tan felt that Xu Xun was too pessimistic.

  “Che!”

  Xu Xun’s lips curled in displeasure. He couldn’t be bothered to reply.

  “What do you mean by this?” Cai Tan questioned. Xu Xun was a personal student of An Xinhui, so everyone would give in to him but not Cai Tan. In his heart, Sun Mo was the best.

  “You should know what it means!”

  Xu Xun spoke bluntly.

  “Enough!” An Xinhui berated, “Xu Xun, if you continue acting weird, scram back and face the wall for me!”

  “Teacher, I’m only speaking the truth. The new student group had good luck during the first round because everyone was underestimating them. During the second round, everyone will be more prepared. It’s not going to be easy if Teacher Sun wants to win by fluke.”

  Xu Xun analyzed.

  Naturally, this was because he felt very unhappy toward Sun Mo. Sun Mo was his personal teacher’s fiance. That was Sun Mo’s original sin.

  “That’s prejudice!”

  Cai Tan shook his head.

  “Hehe, if Teacher Sun can lead the new student group and obtain the first ranking. Oh, it’s impossible to get first. How about the top three? No, just the top five will do. I will clean your shoes for half a year then, how about it?”

  Xu Xun sneered, provoking Cai Tan. “If Teacher Sun cannot do it, you will be the one to clean my shoes for half a year.”

  “Speak less!”

  Xia Yi tugged Xu Xun’s arms.

  An Xinhui frowned. She didn’t hope her personal students to view Sun Mo like this. Just when she wanted to admonish Xu Xun, Liu Mubai spoke.

  “Xu Xun’s analysis has no problems. Ming Xian from Mingshao, Chunyu Kong from Sky Orchid, and Beitang Ziwei from Weima Academy are all extremely strong.”

  Liu Mubai wasn’t a saint. He was fond of An Xinhui or he wouldn’t have come to the Central Province Academy to teach.

  Naturally, he also didn’t feel that his words were discrediting Sun Mo. The truth was as such.

  “So, it’s impossible for Teacher Sun to be in the top five!”

  “Hehe!”

  Xu Xun grew joyful. He winked at Cai Tan. (Even Teacher Liu said this, do you feel a lot of despair?)

  “Sure, I will accept that bet!”

  Cai Tan gritted his teeth.

  “Wow, is there a need to be so ruthless? Why would you accept a bet that you’ll lose for sure?”

  Xu Xun was shocked.

  “Who says that I will lose?”

  Cai Tan argued back, “Let me tell you this. Teacher Sun is a man who can turn the impossible into the possible!”

  The other students didn’t say anything. They silently watched as Xu Xun and Cai Tan quarreled. As geniuses of the Central Province Academy, they were naturally very rational in terms of their judgment. Hence, they felt that there were no mistakes with Xu Xun’s words.

  Teacher Sun might be very strong, but when he was compared with all the genius teachers in the 108 schools of ‘D’ grade, he might not be among the top.

  Besides, there were four participating teachers for each student group. No matter how strong Sun Mo was, could he defeat four people at the same time? If his group mates didn’t help him, would he have a solution?”

  “Xu Xun, shut up!”

  An Xinhui berated and brought everyone back to the hotel. But before they could go far, the headmasters, who had received news that the Central Province Academy had returned, quickly rushed over.

  “Xinhui, congratulations. This time around, the performance of your Central Province Academy is really excellent!”

  “Headmaster An, congrats. As long as you guys remain steady and don’t screw up in the third round, you guys will ascend to the ‘C’ grade.”

  “Yeah. The second place is really impressive!”

  A group of headmasters came over with smiles on their faces. Honestly speaking, even men who were so old that they had lost control of their bowels would wish to talk to beauties.

  “Headmaster Zhang, we got third place, not the second!”

  Liu Mubai had a dark look on his face. He felt that this Headmaster Zhang was intentionally humiliating them.

  “Third place?”

  Headmaster Zhang started. After that, he glanced to the left and right and subconsciously asked, “Old Wang, if I didn’t remember it wrongly, the Central Province Academy got second place, right?”


  Chapter 369: Sun Mo of Central Province Academy, Invincible!

  “Yes, the second place!”

  Headmaster Wang nodded with certainty. For such a high ranking, no one would remember it wrongly. Besides, this was with regard to a dark horse like the Central Province Academy obtaining it.

  Liu Mubai’s expression turned dark because he thought of a possibility. If this was true, it would be face-smacking because he had said that Sun Mo would only be able to get the fifth place.

  An Xinhui was startled but a look of joy soon appeared on her face. “Headmaster Zhou, are you referring to the new student group?”

  “Yup!”

  (If I’m not talking about the new student group, would I be talking about your representative group? Although third place also isn’t bad, it’s surely not as good as second place.)

  “Headmaster An, congratulations. Starting from next year, your Central Province Academy will be in the ‘C’ grade!”

  Headmaster Wang offered his congratulations.

  Speaking a few pleasant words wouldn’t harm anyone, yet he could pull his relationship with the Central Province Academy closer. So, in the future, if there was a need to conduct some exchange programs, it would be more convenient to negotiate.

  An Xinhui felt some disbelief. This joy was too great. Since even more headmasters came to congratulate her, this news couldn’t be fake.

  “Headmaster An, Teacher Sun Mo from your school performed dazzlingly. It’s a pity that he didn’t graduate from one of the Nine Greats. If not, his fame would be even greater.”

  Headmaster Zhou sighed.

  This was influence!

  For example, soccer players who belonged to the Chinese Super League. No matter how well you played, you wouldn’t be world-famous! But if you were in the Premier League, as long as you put up a dazzling performance against a big-shot team, you would immediately appear on the news and your value would increase explosively.

  “Headmaster Zhang praised him too much. Teacher Sun still has many aspects where he needs to improve on.”

  An Xinhui humbly replied, but she felt very satisfied in her heart.

  Her childhood sweetheart had given her another surprise. Her grandfather’s judgment was truly very accurate.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from An Xinhui +500. Reverence (3,570/10,000).

  “If the new student group really got second place, wouldn’t that mean that we can ascend to the ‘C’ grade this year?”

  Zhu Ting was very happy. The higher their school was ranked, the higher the value of the graduates would be.

  “With so many headmasters coming to offer their congratulations, there shouldn’t be a mistake.”

  Xue Tianlei was very agitated.

  Xu Xun’s expression was very unsightly.

  When Xia Yi saw this scene, she didn’t know what to say either. (Didn’t I tell you not to look down on Sun Mo? You were adamant and refused to believe me. Look, you are now suffering because of this.)

  “Xu Xun!”

  Cai Tan spoke.

  The gazes of the students immediately turned over. Earlier, the dispute between the two of them was heard by everyone.

  “I’ll leave my shoe to you!”

  Cai Tan smiled.

  (Teacher Sun, you have truly not disappointed me!)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Cai Tan +500. Reverence (1,320/10,000).

  “.……”

  Xu Xun’s lips twitched but he didn’t say anything. In situations like this, even a fool knew that the new student group had achieved an extremely excellent result. If not, these headmasters wouldn’t come over and greet them.

  All the students felt emotional when they saw this scene. Xu Xun used logic to define Sun Mo, but that was a great mistake. Teacher Sun was really someone as Cai Tan had said. He was a man that could turn the impossible into the possible!

  “Xinhui, I’m not feeling well. I will return to the hotel first.”

  Liu Mubai didn’t want to hear anymore. He knew that these headmasters came to visit An Xinhui because the Central Province Academy had a chance of ascending to the ‘C’ grade this year. And most of the credit was in Sun Mo’s hand. This made him extremely unhappy.

  (I’m clearly the main lead!)

  Liu Mubai clenched his fist. (Just wait and see, I will definitely shock all of you with my performance in the third round!)

  Xue Tianlei felt a little disappointed as he watched Liu Mubai leaving. “Teacher Liu also has times when his judgment is wrong.”

  In Xue Tianlei’s heart, Liu Mubai, who was known as one of the twin jade annulus of Jinling, was flawless and perfect, capable of anything. But now, he was actually wrong.

  “Teacher Liu’s judgment isn’t wrong. It’s just that Teacher Sun is too strong!”

  Fan Yan spoke a word of fairness. If they deduced things according to the limited information they had, no one would think that the new student group was capable of getting second place.

  Because that was to obtain second place out of 108 competitors!

  It was one thing to go against those schools ranked in the last few rankings. But for the top twenty schools, plenty of their representative teachers were graduates from the Nine Greats. ……

  After handling all the headmasters, An Xinhui directly rushed back to Ten Thousand Maple. After she entered, Boss Lei immediately came over.

  “Headmaster An has returned? Congratulations. Your esteemed school would surely be able to ascend to ‘C’ grade this year!”

  Boss Lei was very happy. Once the Central Province Academy obtained a good result, the fame of his hotel would surely surge.

  “There’s still the third round!”

  An Xinhui didn’t dare to be careless.

  “Headmaster An is too humble.”

  Boss Lei smiled amicably. “Everyone, you guys have worked hard. I’ve prepared some iced fruit juice, please drink them to sate your thirst!”

  Boss Lei waved his hands as the hotel staff brought over glasses of fruit juice for the students.

  “Boss Lei is too considerate!”

  An Xinhui thanked him. However, she knew that if it wasn’t for the fact that her school was performing well, they wouldn’t be receiving such treatment. ……

  After washing up simply, An Xinhui first went to visit Song Ren to put him at ease. The school would give him a huge sum of money as compensation while still paying him his monthly salary. The school would guarantee that he would be able to live a good life in the future.

  Song Ren’s future children would have a chance to study in the Central Province Academy for free.

  Speaking of which, the Central Province Academy only had so much money because of Sun Mo.

  An Xinhui knew that she owned Sun Mo yet another favor.

  “Ac……actually, I didn’t do anything!”

  Upon facing An Xinhui’s courtesy, Song Ren had an embarrassed look on his face. “Truthfully speaking, everything is due to Sun Mo’s ability. He was the one that led the new student group to such heights.”

  Song Ren was young and was someone who wanted face. For things he didn’t do, he would never be thick-skinned enough to claim the credit.

  “Teacher Song’s willingness to participate in the competition is already the greatest contribution.”

  An Xinhui was very good with words, causing Song Ren to feel as comfortable and refreshed as he would be when standing in the spring wind.

  “Headmaster An, to put things unpleasantly, I felt that Teacher Sun wasn’t worthy enough of you in the past. But now, I feel that he is a great man.”

  Song Ren had changed his opinion of Sun Mo. He also hoped that the two of them could be together, working hard hand-in-hand and leading the Central Province Academy to greater heights.

  “I’ve never felt that Sun Mo isn’t worthy of me!”

  An Xinhui smiled. “Teacher Song, you should go and rest!” ……

  An Xinhui left the guest room and inhaled deeply. (Seems like Sun Mo’s performance was incomparably good. He has actually convinced Song Ren completely.)

  Next, An Xinhui went to Gu Xiuxun’s room and heard a bunch of good stuff about Sun Mo.

  The masochist worshipped An Xinhui and treated her as her own elder sister. When she spoke, she wouldn’t have any apprehensions and her words were all straight from the bottom of her heart.

  “Sun Mo is truly impressive!”

  Gu Xiuxun sighed ruefully.

  “You have said this for the fifth time!”

  An Xinhui drank a mouthful of tea while feeling even more curious about Sun Mo.

  One must know that Gu Xiuxun was the top graduate of the Myriad Daos Academy. She must have seen a lot of geniuses before, and her judgment was very good. However, even she felt very highly about Sun Mo.

  “Only five times?”

  Gu Xiuxun’s lips curled. She then repeated, “Sun Mo is truly impressive!”

  “.……”

  An Xinhui was speechless. (Are you really so impressed by Sun Mo?) After that, she thought of a question. “In that case, between Liu Mubai and Sun Mo, who is the more impressive one?”

  “Mn?”

  Gu Xiuxun frowned. “This question is somewhat difficult to answer!”

  An Xinhui drank her tea while waiting silently. She knew that a person like Gu Xiuxun wouldn’t say things without thinking. Once she said something, it would be backed by logic.

  “I don’t know a lot about Teacher Liu, but as a student of the Myriad Daos Academy, I’m very familiar with Fang Wuji.”

  Gu Xiuxun spoke.

  “Continue!”

  An Xinhui understood what Gu Xiuxun meant. Fang Wuji and Liu Mubai were both claimed to be the twin jade annulus of Jinling. Their strength and talents should be comparable.

  “Fang Wuji is extremely impressive regardless of teaching capability or his own strength. He has shocking talent in terms of learning, and his overall talent is so high to the extent where others would feel despair!

  “For geniuses like these, they would naturally inspire a sense of inferiority in others. Others would feel like they are staring at a tall mountain when looking at them!

  “I’ve felt helpless before that I won’t be able to catch up to Fang Wuji in my life. But after the feeling of helplessness passed, I would work even harder and could feel the distance between me and him closing somewhat.”

  When Gu Xiuxun was a student, she admired Fang Wuji very much. However, she felt no sense of worship toward him. This was especially so after becoming a teacher. Her sense of admiration for him became much lighter.

  Gu Xiuxun felt that whatever Fang Wuji could do, she would be able to do it as well.

  An Xinhui looked at Gu Xiuxun and laughed as she felt gratified. This was the point she admired Gu Xiuxun for the most. Gu Xiuxun would constantly strive to improve herself. She would naturally feel tired at times and disappointed because she was inferior to others. However, she would never stop until she reached her targeted peak.

  “Also, for Sun Mo. Every time you think that you can see through him completely, he would reveal a new talent. He’s like a fellow that’s capable of doing anything. It’s like nothing in this world can baffle him!”

  Gu Xiuxun recalled her experiences with Sun Mo.

  This fellow would always bring a sense of freshness. Moreover, his thinking process was always like blazing a new trail, completely different from others!

  It wasn’t strange since the education Sun Mo had received and the background he had grown up in was completely different from these natives of the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces.

  This was like students in the east and west. Their perspectives when it came to problem-solving were different from each other. In fact, even students who went abroad to study for a few years might find their perspectives changing.

  “I know Fang Wuji would surely become a highly accomplished teacher in the future. But Sun Mo would surely have more students.”

  Gu Xiuxun then gave her final conclusion.

  “Mn?”

  An Xinhui furrowed her brows.

  “For us teachers, who don’t want to become a secondary saint or a saint? But I can’t feel this obsession from Sun Mo. It seems like he is content enough to remain a normal teacher and to teach his students!”

  Gu Xiuxun was puzzled.

  This masochist was actually right. Sun Mo wasn’t someone who had heard about the greatness of saints since his childhood unlike the natives of the Nine Provinces. He didn’t know what the word ‘saints’ represented in this world.

  In his heart, saints were like Confucius. Secondary saints were like Mencious. He had read [The Analects of Confucius] and [The Analects of Mencius] before, but honestly speaking, he wasn’t able to feel their glory.

  Speaking of emotionally-stirring reading materials, the four sentences of Zhang Zai* resonated the most with him. ‘To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth. To secure life and fortune for the people. To continue lost teachings for past sages. To establish peace for all future generations.’ This made his blood boil with fervor.

  But that was merely it.

  In the ancient era, studying to score high for the emperor examination was to become an official to serve the country, protecting an area of people and being responsible for them. But in the current era, the main reason why people studied was to find a good job.

  The times had changed!

  [1] Zhang Zai is a chinese philosopher that lived in ancient china.