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Chapter 490: The Taste of Despair
writer:Longing Washes Red Beans      update:2022-07-06 19:29
  Since ancient days, the rarer something was, the greater its worth!

  Due to the problem with the raw material supply, as well as there not being many people who were familiar with the production, the supply of the giant medicine packet wasn’t able to increase.

  However, the giant medicine packets’ effects were too good. Therefore, according to An Xinhui, the orders had queued all the way to the middle of the next year, and this was after having pushed away some of the orders. Otherwise, they’d definitely be able to meet the demands.

  It could be said that the giant medicine packet was considered the golden milk cows for the Central Province Academy.

  The low star great teachers in the school couldn’t buy them. Even if they could, they wouldn’t bear to use them because these things were too expensive, so they’d just resell them.

  After hearing that Sun Mo was going to distribute the giant medicine packets as the benefits every season, they instantly felt excited. They felt that as teachers of the Central Province Academy, they should have the priority to enjoy these products and shouldn’t have to pay for them.

  Just as everyone was discussing how many giant medicine packets the school would distribute to the teachers, they suddenly heard what Sun Mo said next. All of them were stunned.

  “Divine-level building? Our school has such a thing?”

  “It’s that building next to the library, right? So it’s already completed?”

  “So it’s called the darkness illusion dojo!”

  The great teachers who were watching started discussing amongst themselves, their interests piqued by Sun Mo.

  Although they might not like Sun Mo, they had to admit that he hadn’t lied before. If Sun Mo wanted to lash out at someone, he’d do that openly.

  “Everyone, please come with me!”

  Sun Mo took the lead and walked toward the darkness illusion dojo.

  What came after having such an amazing building?

  Of course, it was to publicize it so that everyone knew! Let those great teachers and students have strong urges to enter and experience it, or even to yearn to live in it.

  After all, this building was what Sun Mo was going to use as his strong bargaining chip to headhunt people.

  Sun Mo walked up to the illusion dojo and stopped in front of its door, turning back to warn, “I must first remind everyone that the first floor is the illusion hall. After entering it, you’ll see all sorts of illusions. If you feel uncomfortable, leave immediately! Otherwise, you’ll go crazy!”

  Everyone was shocked.

  “You’re calling it a divine-level building, but it’ll harm people?”

  Zhang Hanfu sneered.

  “It’s because it’s a divine-level building that mediocre people wouldn’t be able to withstand it. The first level will be the benchmark on whether or not a person can stay here!”

  Sun Mo shrugged. He wasn’t willing to use an exaggerated term like ‘godly’. However, he could only do so to create a controversy.

  Everyone agreed with his words. If even trash could use it, then it’d sully the word ‘godly’.

  “Let me do it!”

  Du Xiao helped Sun Mo push open the door.

  Everyone gushed in, then their anxious footsteps gradually slowed down. It was because the illusions had invaded their minds.

  “Ahh, monster! A big monster!”

  “Why is this place a celestial island? Are those spirit beasts?”

  “Isn’t this scenery too pretty?”

  The teachers’ conditions were better and the students could somehow manage, but the citizens who came in to join the excitement found themselves immersed within the illusions.

  Sun Mo turned and looked. Many people had fallen all over the corridor heading to the hall.

  “Bring those citizens and students out!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  The great teachers immediately got to work, but their minds were shaken. The illusions didn’t appear randomly but were targeted for each of them.

  They then carefully sensed the illusions with their bodies. This was also a tempering of their minds.

  Zhang Hanfu’s countenance changed slightly.

  Sun Mo took out his pocket watch and checked it. 20 minutes was up. Therefore, he clapped his hands together. “Alright, let’s head to the second floor!”

  “Hold on a little longer!”

  Someone was still immersed in the feeling.

  “This is just the appetizer!”

  Sun Mo smiled and went upstairs. He then introduced, “The second floor is the illusion combat dojo. It’s used for sparring.”

  “This?”

  Zhang Hanfu immediately sneered. “The school’s victory dojo is better than this!”

  “Don’t be anxious!”

  Sun Mo led everyone up to the third floor. He didn’t give any explanations but drew out a dagger, slit his finger, and dripped a drop of blood onto the floor.

  Pa!

  The blood became thicker and fog shrouded up the place. Then, a Sun Mo illusion appeared in the hall.

  Sun Mo didn’t say a second word. He swung his fist and attacked.

  Bang bang bang!

  The two of them quickly got engaged in battle.

  Sun Mo performed the Wind King Divine Steps and moved extremely quickly, bringing along many afterimages. Very soon, no one could tell the difference between the real Sun Mo and the illusion.

  “My god, this is quite amazing!”

  “Which one is the real one? The one on the left?”

  “It’s clearly the one on the right!”

  “Please, not only do the two of them look so alike, even the cultivation arts they used are the same. Who’d be able to tell the difference?”

  The great teachers started discussing amongst themselves. At this moment, no one cared about the demonstration anymore. All of them were immersed in this amazing building.

  “Teacher Gu, you’re on closer terms with Teacher Sun. Which one of the two is him?”

  Du Xiao asked.

  “The one on the right?”

  Gu Xiuxun had just said this when the ‘Sun Mo’ on the right had his head crushed by Sun Mo’s blade. It shattered into a lump of fog that dissipated in the hall.

  “.……”

  Everyone was astonished and speechless.

  “On this level, you can freely battle against your own illusion. What you know, your illusions know too. Oh right, they aren’t just ordinary illusions. They also experience rage, insanity, righteousness, and all other sorts of states.”

  Sun Mo introduced calmly.

  There were only heavy breathing sounds left in the surroundings, as well as many gazes filled with the strong yearning to give it a try. They couldn’t wait anymore.

  “Department Head Sun, can I give it a try?”

  A young teacher pleaded. Without realizing it, he no longer addressed Sun Mo as ‘Teacher Sun’. It wasn’t that he was trying to curry up to Sun Mo, but that he recognized Sun Mo’s contribution to the school.

  After all, this building was built by Sun Mo.

  “Please go ahead!”

  Sun Mo took a step back and made way for the young teacher. “Everyone can give it a try. Oh right, it can only accommodate ten people at maximum each time, and you’ll just need to drip your blood on it.”

  “Don’t snatch!”

  “Give me a spot!”

  “F*ck! Do you know how to respect the old and cherish the young?”

  The great teachers fought amongst themselves, all of them cutting their fingers.

  When the blood dripped onto the floor, many lumps of thick fog rose, condensing into darkness illusions. There were over 30 of them.

  “Alright, stop cutting your fingers anymore. There are too many people already.”

  Sun Mo quickly stopped them, instantly causing the group of great teachers to feel displeased. However, they couldn’t exactly say anything and could only remain patient as they observed the battles

  The great teachers who had started sparring kept crying out, feeling abnormally excited.

  “F*ck, this strike feels so good. How can it feel so good even when you’re hitting yourself?”

  A sloppy guy laughed.

  Sun Mo was speechless. (Old Wang from next door, so it turns out that other than hitting up girls, you’re also subconsciously a masochist!)

  “I’m actually this handsome? Isn’t this kicking stance too cool?”

  “It’s so fun!”

  “Teacher Sun, can I call out two illusions?”

  The great teachers had great fun. Even if they were beaten up, they were still laughing away. Some of them even started to discuss the darkness illusion’s advantages.

  They were all great teachers and were no fools. They could instantly think of the huge improvements this building could bring to the students.

  “Goddamn it!”

  Zhang Hanfu’s countenance turned even more grim. He didn’t expect that Sun Mo still had such an ace up his sleeves.

  15 minutes later, Sun Mo clapped his hands together.

  “Alright! Let’s continue to go up to the next floor!”

  Sun Mo shouted.

  “You guys go ahead! I’ll continue to fight for a little longer.”

  Old Wang couldn’t bear to leave even though he was already badly beaten up.

  “Old Wang, didn’t you want to go on a strike?”

  Xia Yuan shot out.

  “Who’s going on a strike? I’m just here to watch the excitement.”

  Old Wang glared at Xia Yuan and then squeezed out a smile at Sun Mo. “Teacher Sun, you’re this!”

  Old Wang flashed a big thumbs up.

  “Let’s go quickly!”

  Fang Haoran urged. He wanted to know about the good things upstairs. He then threw a disdainful glance toward Old Wang.

  This was clearly a darkness building. Usually, the higher one went up, the more amazing it was.

  Sun Mo took the lead to head up.

  “The fourth floor is a place to duel against someone else’s illusion. As long as you have a drop of their blood, best if it’s fresh, then you’ll be able to summon their illusion.”

  Sun Mo smiled. “But you guys need to take note of your safety. It’s because the illusions can kill you!”

  Sssss!

  Hearing this, everyone took in a gasp full of cold air.

  Being able to duel against someone else’s illusion? Then the value of this building would be extremely high.

  The more amazing a great teacher, no, this was no longer limited to great teachers. The more amazing an expert, the harder it would be for them to spar against others. Firstly, it was because they cared about their face. They couldn’t possibly make a move just because a random Tom, Dick, or Harry asked to spar against them, could they?

  Secondly, what if they were put in danger?

  Right now, they only needed to obtain a drop of blood to perfectly create a darkness illusion and have an actual battle. This felt really good.

  It could be said that as long as people respected An Xinhui enough, then the blood of important figures she could get would be worth a lot, and the value of this building would be even greater.

  Ordinary people might not be able to do this, but it wasn’t an issue for An Xinhui. After all, the old headmaster was a secondary saint and had extensive connections.

  It’d be too troublesome to ask them for a spar, but it was an easy favor to give a drop of blood.

  “We’ve already started to gather the blood of experts and shall be using this as a reward for outstanding great teachers and students!”

  Sun Mo said this. Think about it, how great of a temptation would it be to be able to battle against a world champion every day?

  Zhang Hanfu felt that his chest was starting to ache as if his heart was convulsing. He couldn’t help but shout out, “Why would experts give you their blood so easily?”

  “Hehe, you seem to have forgotten that I have God Hands!”

  Sun Mo shrugged.

  Even if Sun Mo didn’t reply to him, no one cared about Zhang Hanfu’s suspicion. To the majority of the people, it’d be sufficient if they could have access to the blood of someone stronger than them, for them to have a strong opponent.

  “The Myriad Daos Academy will be in trouble!”

  Fang Haoran exclaimed in his heart. This darkness building would bring a qualitative improvement for the Central Province Academy. In the long term, its students would gain more combat experience.

  “Alright, let’s continue to head up!”

  Sun Mo went up the stairs.

  “There’s more?”

  Zhang Hanfu wanted to leave. He looked around and wanted to find a few allies, but other than a few people who were in the same predicament as him, the others all followed Sun Mo upstairs excitedly.

  “It’s over!”

  Zhang Hanfu finally understood what despair meant!

  Chapter 491: Damn, Could It Be That Sun Mo’s Family Owns a Mine?

  There were many stone pillars at the fifth level of the darkness illusion dojo, and above them were various relief sculptures that were extremely lifelike.

  These sculptures were too vivid, like they were about to lunge over from the top of the stone pillars.

  “What is this level?”

  Jiang Yongnian was curious.

  Sun Mo snapped his fingers.

  Pak!

  Black-colored spirit qi began flowing from a few of the sculptures. They then instantly condensed into the shape of a darkness illusion.

  “You should remember that I obtained this darkness illusion gemstone in the league tournament after causing a divine-level darkness spire to crumble. Through so many years, I also have no idea how many adventurers had entered that building to seek treasure but died in the end. In any case, the gemstone could replicate the illusions of those who had entered the building before.”

  Sun Mo introduced. “This also means that one could spar against any expert from all eras!”

  Si~

  Everyone took in a cold breath of air. Their gazes turned to those stone pillars as they looked at the sculptures on them. They were filled with a sense of curiosity and a desire to probe this.

  “Wait a minute, in other words, doesn’t that mean that there might be long-lost cultivation arts here? From the illusionary figures of past eras?”

  A great teacher discovered the secret.

  “Yes!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “Two days ago, I just sparred against the illusion of a monk. The cultivation art it was using was the Putuo Heart Sutra that has been lost for 500 years.”

  “Is this real?”

  “If things are really as what Teacher Sun has stated, this building is truly worthy to be called a divine-level building!”

  “Indeed. From now on, this illusion dojo will be an icon of Jinling, no, of the Central Province!”

  The great teachers discussed. Those great teachers, who felt that they were extremely strong, were already growing impatient. If they could obtain a saint-tier cultivation art through sparring with the illusions here, that art would belong to them.

  “Sun Mo, since it’s a cultivation art that has been lost for a long time, no one should have seen it before. In that case, how did you know it’s the Putuo Heart Sutra?”

  Zhang Hanfu doubted loudly.

  “Hehe!”

  Sun Mo coldly laughed and looked away.

  “You……”

  Seeing Sun Mo ignoring him, Zhang Hanfu was almost angered to death. What made him feel even more miserable was that there was basically no one helping him.

  (These fools, why don’t you guys look at your own standards? Even if you don’t make trouble today, Sun Mo will fire you guys eventually!)

  Zhang Hanfu felt very dismal. He truly wasn’t able to win against Sun Mo.

  “How do we use these illusions?”

  Jiang Yongnian asked.

  “Just state your conditions with regards to the illusion you wish to fight. The gemstone will summon one with the closest fit to your request!”

  Sun Mo smiled.

  “Wow, so magical?”

  Everyone started discussing. After that, they started to shout out their requests but nothing happened. This caused them to look at Sun Mo in bewilderment.

  “Sorry. Because it requires a lot of spirit stones to summon an illusion in this level, as the owner of this building, I limited the authority of the users.”

  Sun Mo explained.

  Upon hearing this, the eyes of everyone around were instantly filled with envy. The owner of a divine-level building! Wasn’t he too lucky?

  Zhang Hanfu was so infuriated that his body was trembling. He felt so sour that it was like he was force-fed a swimming pool worth of lemon juice.

  “Gemstone, summon the monk illusion!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  Very soon, black mist flowed out of a stone pillar. Everyone instantly turned over and saw it condensing into a tall and sturdy illusionary figure of a martial monk.

  “Who wants to give it a try?”

  Sun Mo reminded. “However, you have to be careful. If you are killed by him, you will really die!”

  Several great teachers were brimming with desire, but they all endured it. This martial monk exuded an extremely powerful aura.

  “Let me try!”

  Xia Yuan stepped out.

  When the martial monk acted, everyone couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

  The martial monk’s movements were too magnificent and gorgeous. Even if his cultivation art wasn’t a saint-tier one, it was at the very least heaven-tier.

  Just three minutes later, Xia Yuan already found it strenuous.

  “Although these illusions belong to the school, if you managed to learn their cultivation arts through sparring with them, the school would only send it as a congratulatory gift to you!”

  Sun Mo unleashed another ‘ultimate’.

  “Department Head Sun, are you for real?”

  “A gentleman will not lie. Department Head Sun, you have to remember your promise today!”

  “I always knew that Teacher Sun is the most generous!”

  All the great teachers started praising him. Even those fellows who had gone on strike didn’t mention anything about that anymore at this moment.

  This was human nature. (With regard to a top-tier item, maybe I won’t be able to get it even if I toiled my entire life. But as long as there’s a chance to obtain it, I don’t want to miss that chance.)

  Fang Haoran then rushed out, having the thought to test the illusion for himself.

  “Teacher Sun, is there still another level above?”

  Someone asked after seeing that there was still a stairway at the southern end.

  “There are two more levels!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “However, I apologize. Because the function is too strong, only great teachers or students who had made contributions to the school would be qualified to use it.”

  Everyone fell silent. A few veterans and high-ranked great teachers had wanted to grumble. But the moment they wanted to speak, they endured the impulse.

  The current Sun Mo was not someone they could casually offend, and all of them started to pay attention to their words and actions.

  In their hearts, the value of the Central Province Academy had already become so precious.

  It was like a worker at an assembly line in a factory. If one was unhappy, they could just quit. But if one was in a top company like Tencent, even if they were cursing daily due to the workload, it was very rare for people to resign.

  There was no solution to it. The benefits were too good, and people were fighting each other to get in!

  “It’s already not bad that we can use the first five levels!”

  “Yeah, it’s logical that only people who have contributions to the school can go up to the last two levels.”

  “Department Head Sun is really thinking about the school!”

  Many people started praising.

  “Everyone, please follow me!”

  Sun Mo led everyone down the stairs and directly went to the underground level.

  “This is the underground zone!”

  As Sun Mo spoke, he pushed open the heavy stone door.

  Hua~

  An intense spirit qi gushed over.

  “What the hell?”

  Everyone exclaimed in shock. They involuntarily drew in a deep breath. To cultivators, there was nothing that could make them so joyful compared to basking in an environment with dense spirit qi.

  “Wow, guys……look over there quickly!”

  “It’s spirit stones, there are so many spirit stones!”

  “My heavens, have my eyes gone bad?”

  The great teachers mumbled. They were like ducks that were constantly quacking as their eyes fixed in the area inside the underground zone.

  This place was filled to the brim with spirit stones.

  “How much gold are these worth?”

  Du Xiao subconsciously asked.

  “Spirit stones are considered battle resources, and they are not something that could be valued with money!”

  Fang Haoran interjected. However, no one bothered with him because they could no longer shift their gazes away.

  “If this building wants to operate normally, it requires the energy of spirit stones to sustain it!’

  Sun Mo entered and picked up a piece of spirit stone. “There’s no need to mention the value of these things, right? What you all are seeing now is the foundation of the Central Province Academy!”

  One couldn’t help but say that the darkness building was simply impressive. It was unknown what was the composition of the underground zone, but it could actually create a perfect containing space. As long as spirit stones were stored here, the dissipation rate of the spirit qi they contained within would be extremely slow.

  “Department Head Sun, you are too careless. You shouldn’t have shown something like this to everyone!”

  Lian Zheng commented. What if there was a thief?

  Zhang Hanfu’s countenance was already deathly pale. He knew that he no longer had the slightest smidgen of hope to overturn the situation.

  To high-ranked great teachers, wealth like gold and silver was merely worldly possessions. However, spirit stones were different. In top-grade famous schools, the salaries of teachers were paid with spirit stones.

  Never in his wildest dreams did Zhang Hanfu ever imagine that Sun Mo would actually be so wealthy.

  “Damn, could it be that his family owns a mine?”

  Zhang Hanfu thought of Sun Mo’s father. Did that fellow leave an inheritance for him? But this didn’t seem to be correct. How did Sun Mo manage to transport so many spirit stones out?

  “Sun Mo must have a secret treasure that I don’t know about!”

  Zhang Hanfu guessed.

  Sun Mo closed the stone door, but the gazes of everyone still showed reluctance.

  “Don’t look anymore. In the future, these spirit stones will also be given as rewards to teachers!”

  Sun Mo’s words caused Zhang Hanfu’s heart to think wildly again.

  (Who could afford to spam money like this?)

  As expected, the great teachers at the scene were all extremely agitated. They were already thinking about how they should use the spirit stones.

  “Alright, the tour of the divine-level building is completed. Everyone can leave now!”

  Sun Mo announced.

  The teachers who didn’t stand at Guan Shan’s side earlier were trying to sneak away now. Sadly, Sun Mo wouldn’t give them the chance.

  “Let me take the opportunity to say this. Those teachers who chose to follow Zhang Hanfu earlier are all fired. Please immediately pack your stuff and leave the school before 8 p.m. tonight. If not, I’ll personally lead a team over to forcefully evacuate you.”

  Sun Mo’s voice was extremely cold like ice.

  At the scene, the atmosphere turned frozen. Everyone had different expressions. Those great teachers who had changed sides at the last moment were rejoicing. As for the rest, there was panic and fear on their faces.

  Naturally, the most graceful ones were those who didn’t participate in the strike. All of them treated this as watching a good show.

  “Teacher Sun, at the very least, we have all contributed to the school before. Can you not be so ruthless?”

  “Department Head Sun, we were wrong. Can you please give us one more chance?”

  “I’m on Guan Shan’s side!”

  The great teachers all compromised. After seeing the foundation of the Central Province Academy, no one had the courage to follow Zhang Hanfu to make trouble.

  “Sorry, I’ve given all of you a chance, but you guys didn’t know how to cherish it!”

  Sun Mo’s gaze swept over everyone. “Teacher Bai, there’s no need to hide behind Teacher Guan. I’ve remembered all your names!”

  “Department Head Sun, if you fire all of us, you have to spend a lot of penalty fees!”

  Everyone hoped Sun Mo would change his mind due to this.

  “Haha, do you think I lack money?”

  Sun Mo laughed.

  Upon hearing this, the countenances of those teachers turned to the color of dead ashes. Sun Mo wasn’t only rich, he was filthy rich!

  Naturally, Sun Mo didn’t think about compensating them the full amount. (I’ll just find your flaws and reduce the compensation amount.) This was just standard procedure.

  “Luckily, I didn’t go against Teacher Sun!”

  Guan Shan rejoiced at his luck when he looked at these unlucky fools.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Guan Shan +100. Friendly (510/1,000).

  Sun Mo cast a glance at Guan Shan and left, not even bothered to say a single sentence to Zhang Hanfu. The matter wasn’t over yet.

  “Guan Shan, I’ve always treated you fairly. Is this how you repay me?”

  Zhang Hanfu walked furiously toward Guan Shan and shouted in anger.

  “I’m doing this for the future of the school!”

  Guan Shan took a step back. “Also, control yourself. Your saliva has splattered on my face!”

  “Shameless!”

  Zhang Hanfu really wanted to spit on Guan Shan now.

  “Everyone, do you want to discuss things with me?”

  Guan Shan looked at the subordinates around Zhang Hanfu.

  “Discuss what?”

  A henchman asked.

  “You will know after the discussion starts!”

  Guan Shan knew the meaning of the Sun Mo’s glance at the end. Sun Mo wanted him to look for Zhang Hanfu’s subordinates so they could report him. After all, these people would surely know some dirt about Zhang Hanfu.

  Before this, Guan Shan would surely reject something like this. But now, he wanted nothing more than to do his best and make Zhang Hanfu fall as badly as possible. After all, he had to score some points with Sun Mo.

  “Old Zhang, don’t blame me. Who asked Sun Mo to be so scheming?”

  Guan Shan sighed.

  “Guan Shan. Tell it to me straight. Did that rascal Sun Mo send you to make trouble for me?”

  Zhang Hanfu wasn’t stupid. There was only one reason why Guan Shan wanted to look for these people.

  “Teacher Zhang, don’t think too much.”

  Guan Shan persuaded. “At most, you would only lose the title of a great teacher and you won’t be able to teach in the future. You won’t die!”

  “Ptui!”

  Zhang Hanfu couldn’t endure it anymore and directly spat a mouthful of phlegm at Guan Shan’s face.

  (If I lose the title of a great teacher, how can I still make a living? I might as well commit suicide!)

  “If you knew this would be the case back then, would you still have gone against Sun Mo?”

  Guan Shan coldly laughed.

  “F*** you!”

  Zhang Hanfu wanted to beat someone up. (You have only been Sun Mo’s lackey for a few days, yet you are so loyal? To think I trusted you so much!)

  Fang Haoran left, he went to chase after Sun Mo.

  Chapter 492: Reward. The End Point of Studies of Spirit Runes.

  Sun Mo exited the darkness illusion dojo, and An Xinhui immediately came over with Jin Mujie.

  “Teacher Sun, beautifully done!”

  Jin Mujie hammered Sun Mo’s chest lightly.

  She and An Xinhui rushed over after hearing the commotion, but after they saw that Sun Mo had controlled the entire scene, there was no need for them to come out.

  “Just a minor matter.”

  Sun Mo smiled.

  “This is considered a minor matter? If you continue to be so outstanding, you will soon be able to replace Xinhui.”

  Jin Mujie teased.

  An Xinhui didn’t mind it. She didn’t feel that she was being looked down on. On the contrary, she felt gratified and happy because of Sun Mo’s brilliance. She had felt such a big headache due to Zhang Hanfu, and she didn’t expect that this would be settled the moment her childhood sweetheart returned.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from An Xinhui +200. Respect (9,800/10,000).

  “If there’s nothing else, I will return first. Headmaster, I wish to stop giving lectures about spirit runes during these three months. I want to use the time to personally guide Xuanyuan Po and Ying Baiwu!”

  Sun Mo suggested.

  “Alright!’

  An Xinhui nodded. “If you have any requests, just tell me. I will do my utmost to satisfy you.”

  The two of them knew that Sun Mo was doing this for the sake of passing the 2-star great teacher examination.

  After he bade farewell to An Xinhui and Jin Mujie, Sun Mo wanted to return to the villa. He was preparing to head to the Wind King Divine Hall to guide Xuanyuan Po and the others. However, before he traveled for long, Fang Haoran caught up with him.

  “Teacher Sun, please wait!”

  Fang Haoran revealed a friendly smile. “My name is Fang Haoran, and I’m a guest professor from the Myriad Daos Academy. I can be considered to have some minor accomplishments in terms of alchemy.”

  This was a humble way to introduce himself. Actually, Fang Haoran was pretty impressive.

  “Nice to meet you!”

  Sun Mo suddenly thought of Fang Wuji. Could these two be relatives?

  “I came to greet you so abruptly because I wish to ask if Teacher Sun is willing to sell the prescription of the giant medicine packets?”

  People of the Nine Provinces would usually beat around the bush for a little while before they entered the main topic. However, Fang Haoran was different. He was a 5-star great teacher and had an esteemed status. Not only was his time limited, but there was also no need for him to feign civility. He would directly speak about the main thing.

  “My apologies, I won’t sell!”

  Sun Mo rejected.

  Fang Haoran didn’t feel surprised. If he was in Sun Mo’s shoes, he wouldn’t sell a top-grade prescription like this as well. “With your current status, you will definitely not lack money. Hence, I’m willing to use a prescription of equal value to exchange with you. Don’t worry, this prescription is also very rare in the market.”

  “Sorry.”

  Sun Mo rejected again. If he wanted a prescription, he could directly buy it from the merchant store, there was no need for him to worry that the prescription would be fake.

  “Teacher Sun, I’m very sincere!”

  Fang Haoran felt a little loss upon being rejected again and again. Besides, he really put in a lot of effort and was prepared to spend a lot of money. “I’ve prepared an improved version of the blood ignition pills. This is extremely beneficial to experts at the blood-ignition realm. After encountering a bottleneck, they just need to consume one and they would be able to break through.”

  Li Ziqi and Lu Zhiruo also caught up with them

  Fang Haoran glanced at the two girls and couldn’t help but silently muse at how beautiful they were. However, he soon shifted his attention back onto Sun Mo.

  “You don’t have to worry about me swindling you. No matter what, I’m still a 5-star great teacher. Also, I will find someone to act as a guarantor during our transaction. If a mistake occurs when you use my prescription to concoct medicine, all losses will be borne by me.”

  Fang Haoran was making a double entendre. He openly told Sun Mo his rank, other than displaying his brilliance. He was willing to find a guarantor as well.

  “I understand Teacher Fang’s sincerity, but I really have to apologize. I will not sell this prescription!”

  Sun Mo mentally mused that the improved version of the blood ignition pills was only beneficial to those at the blood-ignition realm, but his giant medicine packet was suitable for experts of all cultivation realms.

  “System, open the merchant store!”

  Sun Mo instructed. When he looked at the shelves that were displayed before his eyes, he soon discovered the recipe of the blood ignition pill. It only cost 20,000 favorable impression points and this made him snort in disdain.

  “Teacher, your performance earlier is so awesome!”

  Li Ziqi praised.

  “Yeah! Yeah!”

  The papaya girl nodded furiously

  “Eh?”

  Fang Haoran originally had his hands placed behind his back. His chin was lifted slightly, acting like a very able person and waiting for Sun Mo and the two female students to greet him. After all, the status of a 5-star great teacher was very esteemed.

  However, things didn’t go as he anticipated.

  Toward him, Sun Mo’s attitude was as cool as ever. Moreover, those two girls didn’t even bow to him. It was like a 5-star great teacher was a wild dog gnawing on a bone at the roadside, a sight that was commonly seen everywhere.

  (Is there something wrong? Where are the reverent and respectful expressions?)

  Fang Haoran started to doubt life. Let alone being a 5-star, back when he was a 4-star great teacher, no one dared to slight him no matter where he went.

  “The background of the large-chested girl definitely isn’t simple.” Fang Haoran pondered.

  Li Ziqi was very intelligent. She could tell that her teacher didn’t want to speak to this person. Hence, she didn’t bow. Usually, the little sunny egg would be very respectful when she met a 5-star great teacher.

  “Farewell!”

  Sun Mo smiled in courtesy.

  “Wait a minute!” Fang Haoran hastened his pace and chased over. “Why don’t you give me a price?”

  “Teacher Fang, don’t make things difficult for me!”

  Sun Mo began to feel some impatience.

  “I know you are very rich and have a lot of spirit stones. However, for something like prescriptions, especially those found in the ruins of the Darkness Continent, you definitely wouldn’t have a lot of them, right?”

  Fang Haoran laughed confidently. “However, I have many of them. I can help you find whatever prescription you want!”

  “Alright, let me make things simple. You cannot afford the giant medicine packet’s prescription!” said Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo silently mused, ‘Sorry, as long as I have enough favorable impression points, I can buy any prescription I want to’.

  “Ziqi, Zhiruo, let’s go.”

  Fang Haoran started, there was an unhappy look on his face. He felt that he was being looked down on. Hence, he couldn’t help but roar loudly, “I have the prescription for a universe pill. After consuming this pill, a surge of divine force would be born in your body, and it would allow one to have the power to reverse the heavens and earth. From what I know, in the entire Central Province, I’m the only one with this prescription!”

  After Fang Haoran spoke, he waited for Sun Mo to reply. However, Sun Mo didn’t even turn his head. This caused him to be so depressed that he couldn’t catch his breath.

  “Teacher Sun, do you understand my words?”

  Fang Haoran felt that communicating with this fellow was really strenuous.

  “We’ve understood. You have a very impressive prescription!”

  Li Ziqi turned her head and feigned a look of innocence on her face. She blinked her clear eyes, “May I be so bold as to ask this question? Is your prescription exclusive to you in the entire Nine Provinces?”

  Upon hearing the first part of the flat-chested girl’s words, Fang Haoran snorted in satisfaction. But after hearing the whole sentence, his expression stiffened. This prescription wasn’t something exclusive to him.

  “Enough!”

  Sun Mo rubbed the little sunny egg’s head. He knew that she was unhappy on his behalf. This was why she intentionally wanted to make Fang Haoran angry, helping him to vent his emotions.

  “If your giant medicine packet’s prescription is a unique one, I can also take out a unique prescription to exchange for it!”

  Fang Haoran’s lips twitched. A unique prescription was extremely valuable, sufficient to determine the rise and decline of a clan. Who would be willing to take it out for a transaction?

  Even if he was extremely wealthy, he wouldn’t dare to do such a thing.

  “In that case, go and prepare a unique prescription that no one possesses in the Nine Provinces first!”

  Li Ziqi smiled confidently. “My teacher’s prescription is a unique and exclusive one!”

  Fang Haoran frowned. He looked at Sun Mo, waiting for an answer.

  “She is right. The giant medicine packet is owned exclusively by me. Now, do you still want to exchange for it?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  Fang Haoran fell silent. He naturally wanted to, but he didn’t have anything of equal value. No, more accurately, Fang Haoran did have something of equal value, but that was something he absolutely couldn’t use for a transaction.

  Fang Haoran felt so depressed that he wanted to cough up blood as he watched Sun Mo and the two girls walking away. He was really fond of that prescription.

  “What should I do now? Should I just give up?”

  Fang Haoran walked away in disappointment. He suddenly saw the flat-chested girl running back to him. A look of joy immediately appeared on his face. “What’s the matter? Has Teacher Zhang changed his mind?”

  “My teacher says that there’s a problem with your body. Try not to stay up late all night. You shouldn’t eat pills that maintain your energy levels anymore, or you might suffer from sudden death.”

  After Li Ziqi finished speaking, she ran away.

  “.……”

  Fang Haoran was speechless. (I’m also an alchemist, alright? Although this occupation isn’t something like a doctor, I do understand some herbs. I felt some fatigue recently, but it is not as serious as what you mentioned!)

  “5-star great teachers are all in the Longevity Realm, how is it possible for us to suffer sudden death?”

  Fang Haoran snorted in disdain. But after that, he frowned because the other party was correct about one point. When he was practicing alchemy, he would always eat pills to maintain his energy levels to avoid making mistakes.

  “Wait a minute, that Sun Mo seems to have a title called God Hands?”

  Fang Haoran started to ponder. ……

  After Sun Mo entered the Wind King Divine Hall, the sound of the system notification rang out.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations on resolving the strike for the Central Province Academy and having won the trust of at least a hundred great teachers. Reward: 1x golden treasure chest!”

  Sun Mo patted the papaya girl’s head and decided to open the chest.

  After the golden light faded away, a skill book was left behind.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve obtained the [High-tier spirit rune knowledge encyclopedia. Proficiency level: Elementary-grade!”

  Hu~

  Sun Mo whistled in excitement. After that, a radiant smile appeared on his face as he involuntarily snapped his fingers.

  “Beautiful!”

  Sun Mo didn’t expect that a golden treasure chest would actually open such a top-grade reward.

  Once he learned this high-tier spirit rune knowledge encyclopedia, Sun Mo would then be worthy of the title of a spirit rune grandmaster. At that time, his attainments in this field would be relatively profound.

  “I suddenly remember I have something to do. I won’t be able to guide you all tonight. You all can do self-study instead!”

  After Sun Mo spoke, he returned to his villa. He then used time emblems and increased the proficiency level of his mid-tier spirit rune knowledge to the grandmaster-grade.

  Only with his mid-tier spirit rune knowledge being at the grandmaster-grade would he be able to learn this high-tier skill book.

  Sun Mo crushed the skill book impatiently.

  Pak!

  This book was akin to a dictionary, but it directly turned into a ball of flowing light upon being crushed. The light then flowed into Sun Mo’s forehead and an instant later, boundless knowledge flooded forth like the planktons in the ocean into his mind.

  Sun Mo lifted his hand and cast Encyclopedic Knowledge on himself. After that, he started to memorize all the information. He had to turn this knowledge into something that belonged to him.

  To memorize everything, it took him a total of a day and a night.

  Because this knowledge was high tier, their content was very difficult. Sun Mo had to understand them completely before he could turn them into something belonging to him.

  There would be people who treated knowledge as knowledge, but some would translate the knowledge they learned into tools so they could use it to probe the secrets of the world.

  Sun Mo belonged to the latter group.

  Every time he regained his senses due to fatigue, the dark circles beneath his eyes would deepen and he looked extremely haggard. However, he felt very excited.

  “I can feel myself growing stronger!”

  Sun Mo clenched his fist. He instantly thought of Jiang Leng. Right now, he should be able to solve Jiang Leng’s problem, right?

  Chapter 493: The Other Side of the World, a Mysterious Gigantic Manor

  Specialization in medical studies wasn’t the strong point of the Central Province Academy, but despite so, there was still a building dedicated to it.

  The dissection of human beings was definitely not allowed, but there were no problems for animals. This was especially so for those species of darkness hunted from the Darkness Continent. After dissection, their body parts would be soaked in some liquid that could prevent rotting, allowing students to observe them for their learning.

  Also, this place would handle illnesses that would cause one to feel disgusted to the max. For example, some epidemic, tumors, or unclear illnesses. In any case, this place would usually cause people to feel their blood run cold.

  The vast majority of people would immediately feel colder by a few degrees physiologically the moment they entered this building.

  “Teacher!”

  Lu Zhiruo walked into the lounge and involuntarily tugged on Sun Mo’s sleeves. She was frowning and her face was filled with alarm.

  “Go and play elsewhere!”

  Sun Mo chortled.

  “But……”

  The papaya girl felt very conflicted. She knew her teacher was about to treat Jiang Leng, hence, she wanted to be an assistant to help him from the side. It would be good if she could help him a little.

  “Just go on and play. I will be here to assist Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi consoled.

  “In that case, I will leave everything to you then, eldest martial sister!”

  After Lu Zhiruo spoke, she was like a little bunny that got shot by an arrow and directly scuttled away. This place was truly too gloomy. Only by standing out there in the sun would she feel a sense of security.

  Sun Mo went up to the third level and found the #312 room. After pushing open the door, he walked in.

  The furnishings in the room were very simple.

  The walls were painted white, but because of the passing years, it was a little faded and had turned slightly yellow. On the other hand, the floor panels were constructed from a type of stone excavated from the Darkness Continent. It was very sturdy and wouldn’t easily be corroded.

  Sun Mo rubbed his nose. There was a strange piercing smell in the air. This should be the smell of a certain type of disinfectant.

  There were two large shelves, some metal apparatuses, and a clean, tidy wooden bed. These were all the items here.

  After Sun Mo finished his inspection, a lady wearing a face mask hurriedly rushed over.

  “Teacher Sun, Headmaster An said that when you are in the medical studies building, I will be your assistant!”

  The woman introduced herself, her name was Wang Mei.

  “I will have to trouble Teacher Wang then!”

  An Xinhui allowed Sun Mo to use this room, and she had arranged a very trustworthy and capable assistant for him. “Jiang Leng, remove your shirt and lie down on the bed!”

  “Teacher!’

  Although Jiang Leng was someone who was taciturn and didn’t like to speak much, this was caused by his life circumstances and wasn’t innate. Actually, he was a very meticulous person with rich emotions. Now that his teacher was asking him to undress himself before two girls, he felt a little awkward.

  “This is for the sake of treating you, you don’t have to mind it too much!”

  Sun Mo persuaded and tried to convince Jiang Leng. “In their eyes, you might as well be just a piece of meat!”

  “I’ve dissected over 1,000 animals for doctors.”

  After Wang Mei spoke, Li Ziqi couldn’t help but shiver. She then shifted a few steps away at the side, lengthening her distance to Wang Mei.

  Jiang Leng hadn’t adjusted his mental state, but he knew that his teacher’s time was tight. Hence, he could only brace himself and do it.

  After removing the school uniform, Wang Mei who was very used to seeing corpses involuntarily exclaimed in surprise.

  Jiang Leng’s body was like a fully tattooed one, covered in spirit runes. There was not even a piece of bare skin. The ‘culprit’ had evidently failed or might have used an inscribing knife to destroy these spirit runes due to either rage or keeping them secret. Hence, Jiang Leng’s body was littered with wounds.

  “What beautiful spirit runes!”

  Sun Mo surveyed Jiang Leng.

  Right now, Sun Mo was no longer a dabbler in the field of spirit rune. Also, through the spirit rune design template, his horizons had been broadened. He had even designed two new types of spirit runes namely the ancient massaging technique rune and the flame explosion rune. One could say that Sun Mo had very profound attainments in the study of spirit runes.

  Hence, right now, Sun Mo only needed a single glance to sense the beauty of the spirit runes covering Jiang Leng’s body.

  It was the same for some physics formulas. If an outsider saw it, they wouldn’t feel anything. But if a physicist looked at it, they would feel a sense of beauty and could see the logic that governed the world within!

  Jiang Leng lay on the bed. Meanwhile, Sun Mo used the ancient massaging technique and started inspecting his muscles while activating Divine Sight.

  Jiang Leng, 13 years old. Spirit-refinement realm!

  Strength: 12. If you work harder, you will be able to slay a ferocious beast with one punch.

  Intellect: 13. The degree of your brain development is very high. Although you don’t depend on your intellect for a living, most people can’t defeat you in terms of intelligence.

  Agility: 13. Average, sufficient for usage.

  Endurance: 15. Off the charts endurance. You can call yourself an iron man.

  Will: 9. Wavering, you would always doubt yourself.

  Potential value: Low!

  Note: Your potential value was once extremely high. Sadly, the damaged spirit runes on your body have destroyed your future.

  “Jiang Leng, who was the one that tattooed these spirit runes on you? Can you tell me if that person is a part of your family? Or is it an enemy?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  Every time he read the note, Sun Mo would feel heartache for Jiang Leng. At the same time, he was very angry. Someone who was able to inscribe these spirit runes would definitely be at the ancestor-level. That person was definitely able to see Jiang Leng’s potential, but he still did so.

  This indicated that that person basically didn’t give a damn about Jiang Leng’s future. To him, Jiang Leng was just his experiment.

  Jiang Leng fell silent.

  “There are quite a lot of people who suffered the same fate as you, right?”

  Sun Mo surveyed this youth with the word ‘cripple’ on his forehead. Although Jiang Leng didn’t speak, Sun Mo could tell that Jiang Leng used to worship that spirit rune ancestor a lot.

  “Yes!”

  Jiang Leng recalled a few buddies of his.

  “Are you familiar with these spirit runes?”

  Sun Mo’s hand stopped at Jiang Leng’s shoulder. There seemed to be something here.

  “Father said that these spirit runes could allow us to become stronger, making us stand at the peak of the Nine Provinces when we reached 20 years in age. At that time, in our visions, there would be no opponents!”

  When Jiang Leng said this, there was a look of grief on his face.

  Little boys……who among them wouldn’t dream of becoming a hero? Who didn’t wish to be unrivaled? However, his father had lied to him.

  “Father?”

  Li Ziqi muttered in a low voice.

  Jiang Leng bit his lips. When he saw Sun Mo attentively performing an inspection, his heart couldn’t help but go soft. He then decided to add. “Although we call him ‘father’, I think he might not be our real father. Ever since we were young……”

  “Wait a minute!”

  Sun Mo stopped Jiang Leng. He then looked at Wang Mei. “Sorry, these matters are private and I beg Teacher Wang for your forgiveness. Could you step aside first?”

  “Sure!”

  Although Wang Mei was extremely curious, she knew it wasn’t appropriate for her to remain behind.

  After she went out, Jiang Leng continued, “Ever since we have memories, I remembered that we lived in a gigantic manor. The scenery there was extremely beautiful and we could see mountains in the distance. It would be the most beautiful during sunset every night. Our father should be the owner of the manor.

  “Other than having our meals every day, we spent the rest of the time training our bodies and underwent long-periods of meditation. After that, we would begin combat training in the manor. Some older people would record our data daily.

  “If our data didn’t meet the target, we would be sent away. But if our data was outstanding, we would be able to get anything we want. Famed swords, armors, or even saint-tier cultivation arts!”

  Upon hearing this, Li Ziqi couldn’t help but exclaim in shock. “Saint-tier cultivation arts? Did he lie to you all?”

  “Ziqi, the vast majority of people treat saint-tier cultivation arts as treasures and wouldn’t easily impart them to others. But once you have many of them, you wouldn’t really care about that anymore!”

  Sun Mo explained. Also, that gigantic manor was clearly built to nurture kids like Jiang Leng. Hence, the mastermind of that place would surely think of all ideas to increase their combat strength.

  Naturally, possessing many saint-tier cultivation arts meant that the power of the manor owner was exceedingly great.

  “Yes!”

  Jiang Leng nodded. “I learned one back then.”

  “.……”

  Li Ziqi was speechless. (I didn’t expect that this fellow would conceal himself so deeply. He actually learned a saint-tier cultivation art before?)

  Sun Mo patted Jiang Leng on his shoulder and didn’t doubt his words. Given Jiang Leng’s aptitude, he should have been one of those children standing at the peak of his peers in the manor.

  Creak~ The door opened.

  Sun Mo and his two students turned their heads and saw An Xinhui walking in with a face mask.

  “Do you need my help?”

  An Xinhui understood Jiang Leng’s situation and wanted to do something to help him.

  “In that case, other than combat, none of you learned other subjects?”

  Sun Mo had a heavy expression on his face. This indicated that he didn’t have any other information.

  “Yeah!”

  Jiang Leng nodded.

  “I’ll tell you honestly. With my current attainments in the study of spirit runes, I’m worthy of the title of grandmaster. However, I completely don’t understand the effects of the spirit runes on your body when I look at them!”

  After Sun Mo spoke, Li Ziqi and An Xinhui involuntarily raised their eyebrows in shock.

  Sun Mo had never bragged before. If he said he was a spirit rune grandmaster, he definitely was one. But the latter part of his sentence included ‘completely don’t understand’. Given Sun Mo’s pride, if he said such a sentence, it meant that Jiang Leng’s problem was truly difficult to resolve.

  “If the spirit runes were complete, I would still be able to make a judgment based on their effects. However, they are all damaged now.”

  Sun Mo sighed. “I can be sure that the ‘father’ who gave you these spirit runes is a great ancestor in terms of spirit runes. His standard is definitely within the top ten in the entire Nine Provinces.”

  “I can understand Teacher’s hard work and good intentions for me!”

  Jiang Leng bitterly smiled. “It’s fine if I can’t recover. In any case, I’m already used to it.”

  “Earlier during my inspection, I discovered that there are some external items implanted into your body. I have to slice open your skin to personally observe them.”

  Sun Mo reminded.

  “Mn!”

  Jiang Leng didn’t reject it, he wasn’t afraid either.

  Without needing Sun Mo’s instruction, Li Ziqi already passed over a little dagger in the shape of a willow leaf.

  Sun Mo first pressed down on Jiang Leng’s muscles and used the muscleforge technique to seal off his blood vessels to prevent bleeding. After that, he took the dagger and sliced open the skin on Jiang Leng’s shoulder, cutting in about an inch deep. After that, a red-colored sphere-shaped item could be seen.

  This sphere-shaped item had fused together with his blood, flesh, and energy channels.

  “What is this?”

  Li Ziqi exclaimed.

  “Does Sister An know?”

  Sun Mo asked, he also activated his Divine Sight.

  Haimu Pearl, this is a mysterious shell-type lifeform found in the oceans of the Darkness Continent. It is extremely rare. It possesses the ability to absorb spirit qi and has a very strong effect of forming flesh and boosting blood.

  “I don’t know!”

  An Xinhui shook her head. “It looks like a type of pearl? Also, is the pattern on the pearl a type of spirit rune?”

  “It’s a spirit rune indeed!”

  Sun Mo nodded.

  An Xinhui’s lips moved. She wanted to say something, but this situation was inappropriate for it. Hence, she endured the impulse.

  “I originally had a treatment plan, but from the looks of things now, my plan might fail. Are you still willing to give it a try?”

  Sun Mo gave the choice to Jiang Leng.

  “I’m willing!”

  Jiang Leng didn’t hesitate. As long as there was a sliver of chance, he wouldn’t give it up.

  “Good!”

  Sun Mo drew in a deep breath. “Let’s start the treatment now!”