Yu Mao wanted to act ignorant, but Auntie Wang reminded him.

  “There’s a child who’s asking for buns!”

  Auntie Wang was soft-hearted and couldn’t bear to ignore Helian Beifang who was wearing such battered clothes. He was clearly a child from a poor family.

  “Huh?”

  Yu Mao turned and looked toward Helian Beifang.

  “Uncle, please give me another basket of buns.”

  Helian Beifang spoke up with great vigor.

  When Yu Mao heard the amount he asked for, his brows raised and he refused with a bad temper. “There’s no more!”

  “No more?”

  Helian Beifang frowned. “Didn’t the food voucher write that we can eat everything we want?”

  “Yes, but how much have you eaten?”

  Yu Mao wasn’t someone unreasonable. (If you were to ask for one or two, I’d give them to you. But you’re asking for one basket of it, who’d be able to take it?)

  (Isn’t it tiring for the people making the buns?)

  Yu Mao did a calculation. This barbaric young man had eaten ten baskets’ worth. After Sun Mo became the logistics department head, his expectations for food became very strict.

  Meat buns’ fillings must be at least two-thirds in volume. Although everyone didn’t know what two-thirds meant, to make it simple, the meat must be twice the amount of vegetables.

  To speak the truth, one wouldn’t be able to find a second place in the whole of Jinling that could provide buns with such full fillings. The kitchen workers would often bring a few of them back home with them after work as they were really satiating.

  Helian Beifang’s face flushed up. It was true that he had eaten a lot.

  “Leave, leave! They are sold out!”

  Yu Mao urged. (These northern barbarians are really stinky. Did they sleep in the sheep pen every day?)

  Helian Beifang lowered his head and left. However, he hadn’t walked far away when he heard a girl’s sweet voice.

  “Uncle Yu, give me two buns!”

  Helian Beifang couldn’t help but turn back. After all, the voices of girls from the south sounded really nice. He wanted to see how she looked. He then saw the uncle opening the steam basket and took out another two buns.

  “Thank you, Uncle!”

  The girl walked away, but Helian Beifang didn’t check her appearance. Instead, he stared at the steaming basket as it was half-filled with buns and emitting piping hot steam.

  A fragrance was drifting to his nose.

  Helian Beifang’s countenance changed and he felt that he had been humiliated. Therefore, he took big strides and dashed up to Yu Mao.

  “Aren’t there still a lot left? Why did you say that they were sold out?”

  Helian Beifang bellowed.

  Yu Mao couldn’t keep his face up to have his lie exposed in public. He wasn’t a weak person and bellowed back in an even louder voice.

  “Why the hell are you bellowing?” With a bang, Yu Mao smashed his fist onto the table. “Why? You want to beat me up?”

  Given Yu Mao’s long experience as an old dog, he was not only thick-skinned but was also good at changing the topic.

  “I didn’t think of beating you up!”

  Helian Beifang’s face flushed up. “I only want to know why you lied to me about there being no buns left!”

  “Then why are you bellowing so loudly? You’re even grabbing onto your blade. Did you want to kill me?”

  Yu Mao tried to avert the topic.

  “Answer my question.”

  Helian Beifang bellowed. The reason he grabbed onto his blade was purely a habit of the barbarians. After all, on the plains, people would draw their blades and fight with every disagreement.

  Talk reason?

  Sorry, fighting was talking reason. The person with the biggest fists would be the one who was right.

  To speak the truth, Helian Beifang had become a lot more restrained. When he first headed south, he had been through many fights.

  “You’re just someone who’s out to scam for food and drinks. Not only are you eating food from the Central Province Academy, but you also want to beat someone up? Who gave you the guts to do that?”

  Yu Mao was very crafty. He elevated the contradiction to the school level.

  The students who ate in the canteen had only wanted to take a look when they heard the commotion. However, when they heard the words ‘Central Province Academy’, they instantly got up and gushed over.

  In this era, students had a strong sense of belonging to their school. Moreover, with the Central Province Academy advancing to the ‘C’ grade, the students felt even prouder and regarded it as their greatest glory.

  Upon hearing that there was someone creating trouble in the school, they immediately felt infuriated.

  When everyone gathered over and saw that it was a barbarian young man, they showed even greater hostility.

  In the students’ knowledge, the tribesmen from the north were b*stards who were rough, barbaric, and only knew of killing and seizing. They didn’t work in production labor and would always head south to snatch crops, food, and women.

  Helian Beifang was still considered lucky. After all, Jiangnan hadn’t been invaded by the northern barbarians yet. If he was in Jing Province, the guys from the northern borders would have beaten him up.

  Helian Beifang watched the surroundings warily, grabbing on the handle of his blade even tighter.

  “Didn’t you want buns? There!”

  Yu Mao grabbed a bun and smashed it at Helian Beifang’s head.

  Pa!

  The bun rolled down.

  “Eat it. Eat it and then scram! Our Central Province Academy doesn’t need barbarians like you who don’t know any etiquette!”

  Hearing Yu Mao’s bellow, Helian Beifang drew his blade.

  Clank!

  “Don’t waste food!”

  Helian Beifang let out a furious bellow like a bloodthirsty lone wolf. “I might not know any etiquette, but I’ll study seriously. I won’t be like you, judging someone based on their own preferences.”

  “Oh, you want to fight?”

  Yu Mao shouted loudly, “You’re too much! Do you know what place this is? This is the ‘C’ grade famous school, the Central Province Academy. You dare behave so atrociously? Don’t you want to live anymore?

  “Put down your blade!”

  “Put down your blade! Otherwise, don’t blame us for not holding back!”

  “How dare you draw your blade in school! Let’s take him down first before we talk!”

  The students were very enraged. They kicked up a fuss and wanted to make a move.

  In this situation, it was even harder for Helian Beifang to put down his blade. He even slashed it around as a demonstration.

  Just as the situation was getting out of hand, a dignified voice rang throughout the canteen.

  “Be quiet!”

  Swoosh!

  As this voice rang out, a golden light halo spread. Even if they were unwilling, everyone still shut up.

  It was because this was Profound Words. It forcibly ordered others to do as told.

  Sun Mo made a path through the crowd and walked in.

  An Xinhui was next to him and she couldn’t help but throw a glance at Sun Mo. (You’re using your great teacher halo so skillfully!)

  After five seconds, Sun Mo removed the Profound Words.

  “Good afternoon, Headmaster An!”

  “Good afternoon, Teacher Sun!”

  Over 300 students present lowered their heads in unison, bowing to greet respectfully.

  “Good afternoon!”

  An Xinhui nodded.

  “What’s going on?”

  Sun Mo assessed Helian Beifang and then threw a glance at Yu Mao. “Auntie Wang, you go on!”

  Auntie Wang was about to speak up when Sun Mo spoke out again.

  “I’ll ask three people. If the three of you don’t say the same things, I’ll fire the one who exaggerates things.”

  Auntie Wang shivered. She no longer dared to side with Yu Mao and could only speak the truth.

  Cold sweat dripped down furiously from Yu Mao’s forehead. He couldn’t help but glare at Auntie Wang. (Where’s your usual intimacy when you flirt around with me and receive rouge as well as powder from me?)

  Auntie Wang also felt very helpless. (Yang Cai and Zhang Hanfu were both done in by Sun Mo. I’m just someone who works in the kitchen!)

  “Sun Mo, you’re the logistics department head. Why don’t you handle this?”

  An Xinhui passed the authority to Sun Mo. After all, this was his territory.

  “You’re the headmaster. You do it!”

  Sun Mo rejected.

  An Xinhui looked toward Sun Mo and instantly understood his intention. Sun Mo’s reputation was already very great and there wasn’t a need for him to build up his reputation even further.

  However, things were different for her. To speak the truth, her presence as the headmaster was very weak. She had been completely covered up by Sun Mo’s glow.

  An Xinhui cast a grateful glance at Sun Mo and said, “Master Yu, what else do you have to say?”

  Ding!

  Favorable impression point from An Xinhui +100. Reverence (28,500/100,000).

  Hearing the notification, Sun Mo knew that An Xinhui had understood and appreciated his kind intention. However, wasn’t her character too good?

  To speak the truth, if Sun Mo was the one speaking up, he’d call out the person’s name directly and not call him Master Yu politely.

  Plop!

  Yu Mao knew that An Xinhui was soft-hearted, so he dropped to his knees before he said anything. “Headmaster, I was left with no choice. The workers making buns in the kitchen can’t keep up with the speed. I can’t possibly give all the buns to him alone, right?”

  “I have to let the students who came to visit our school know how good our food is. There might even be geniuses who choose to stay because the buns taste good.”

  “Moreover, he has eaten a lot!”

  Helian Beifang retorted, “That’s rubbish! You just look down on me because I’m from the tribe and purposely didn’t want to give me buns.”

  An Xinhui was very smart and instantly understood Yu Mao’s intentions. He did look down on Helian Beifang a little, but this was mostly because he was lazy.

  “Master Yu, do you know your mistake?”

  An Xinhui asked.

  The students around fell quiet, waiting for An Xinhui’s judgment.

  “Headmaster An, I know my mistake, but I don’t have any other choice. We must ensure there is enough food during the student recruitment meet. If I were to sell out all of the buns, not only me, but the people who are making buns until their hands are swollen will have their salaries deducted.”

  Yu Mao kowtowed to admit his mistake. He knew that if he were to make his story sound more sorry, An Xinhui would definitely let him off.

  “Yu Mao, don’t try to run away when you meet problems. You should be finding ways to resolve it!”

  An Xinhui said, “There aren’t enough buns? Then you can recommend him to eat dumplings and wontons. Why do you have to say that there are no more buns?”

  “Although you’re just a worker, when you’re standing here, you’re doing so as a member of the Central Province Academy. You are also a representative of the school’s image.”

  Helian Beifang couldn’t help but look toward An Xinhui.

  This lady who was more beautiful than his mother, the most beautiful lady in the tribe, could actually say something so intelligent?

  That was true. If that Yu Mao had done as she suggested, this conflict wouldn’t have happened.

  “Yu Mao, you’ll have ten days of your salary deducted. Go reflect on yourself!”

  After An Xinhui said that, she looked toward the other workers. “I know that it has been hard on you guys these few days. Your salary for this month will be three times as much.”

  The other workers had felt spooked when they saw Yu Mao getting punished, but when they heard An Xinhui’s reward, all of them immediately looked elated.

  All of them came from poor families and weren’t afraid of hard work. They were only scared that they wouldn’t get paid.

  “Headmaster An, don’t worry. I’ll break the legs of anyone who dares to slack!”

  “Headmaster An, just watch. I guarantee that the students will want to live in the canteen after having my Eight Treasure Congee.”

  “What are you guys still standing here for? Go and work!”

  The workers started talking noisily, instantly filled with vigor.

  Watching those workers looking at her with heartfelt respect, An Xinhui suddenly felt very satisfied. After all, it had been three years, yet she had never truly earned these people’s trust.

  They might respect her previously, but it was only in view of her status.

  “As compensation, young man, you can eat in the school’s canteen for a month or receive 1,000 silver taels!”

  An Xinhui looked at Helian Beifang. This young man looked malnourished, but he had a strong pride.

  “Is this charity?”

  Helian Beifang’s lips twitched.

  Of course An Xinhui wouldn’t hold it against a child. She tilted her head slightly toward Sun Mo.

  “Little Momo, thank you!”

  An Xinhui thanked him in a soft voice. If Sun Mo didn’t seize power and earned so much money, making the school richer, An Xinhui wouldn’t dare to suggest offering three times the workers’ salary.

  “Cough cough! Please hold on!”

  An Xinhui stopped the people who were going to leave and then looked toward Sun Mo. “Department Head Sun, do you have anything else to say?”

  “Nothing. Everyone can just be dismissed!”

  Sun Mo looked toward Yu Mao and Helian Beifang. “The two of you, come with me!”

  In the crowd, Qin Yaoguang was slurping on noodles while watching the commotion. When he saw Sun Mo walking toward a private room, she followed after them.

  An Xinhui closed the door to the room and pulled out a chair, letting Sun Mo sit.

  At the sight of this scene, Yu Mao’s brows raised abruptly, thinking to himself how this was great gossip. Even though An Xinhui was the headmaster, she clearly held Sun Mo in great respect.

  “Yu Mao, you’re fired!”

  Sun Mo went straight to the point.

  “Huh?”

  Yu Mao was stunned.

  “Go and collect your salary for the month. You’ll be able to leave after that.”

  Sun Mo’s voice was icy-cold.

  “Don’t!”

  Yu Mao panicked and he dropped to his knees, kowtowing hard to Sun Mo. “Department Head, don’t fire me. I have elderly and children to take care of at home. They’ll die of hunger!”

  Helian Beifang was surprised. He then looked at how Yu Mao’s forehead was red and couldn’t help but feel pity for him. He knew how terrifying it was if a poor guy like him were to suddenly lose his source of income.

  “If you continue to kowtow, I’ll fire all of the people who are responsible for making buns!”

  Sun Mo bellowed coldly.

  Yu Mao instantly froze up.

  “This guy is so ruthless!”

  Helian Beifang looked at Sun Mo in surprise.

  Just as Yu Mao was feeling despair, Sun Mo spoke up, “However, if this young man forgives you, then I’ll let you stay!”

  “Young man, I was wrong. Can you forgive me?”

  Yu Mao kept kowtowing toward Helian Beifang, with snot and tears flowing down his face.

  “I…… I……”

  This barbarian young man had never felt so at a loss and terrified before, even when he had been facing extremely vicious bandits. It was because he only knew to slash people and not forgive them.

  But in the end, Helian Beifang still let Yu Mao off.

  “You should go out first!”

  After Sun Mo let Yu Mao leave, he looked toward this barbarian young man. “As expected, you’re a kindhearted young man!”

  Helian Beifang was not used to suddenly being praised like this.

  “Since our Central Province Academy says that the food is free to eat, then they are free to eat. There’s no need for you to care about how poultry, fish, and meat are expensive. Just feel free to eat them.”

  Sun Mo smiled. “The amount of money spent is something that we should be concerned about, not you!”

  Hearing this, Helian Beifang was stunned. His eyes then turned red.

  Until now, he hadn’t said anything for himself, explaining why he had eaten so many buns. However, this great teacher understood him.

  It was because buns with fillings were only slightly more expensive than plain buns. However, they were definitely not worth as much as poultry, fish, or meat. Even if he were to eat a lot of them, it wouldn’t cost much.

  To put it simply, Helian Beifang was someone conservative with money.

  Many students who came to check out the school would try all kinds of dishes. Some children who didn’t get to eat much meat in a year would even stuff their mouths with meat dishes.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Helian Beifang +50. Prestige connection initiated. Friendly (100/1,000).

  “Go on, no need to be reserved. Eat whatever you want to eat. Our Central Province Academy is definitely generous toward students.”

  Sun Mo walked up to Helian Beifang and looked at his eyes. “And it’s fine if other people look down on you, but you should never feel inferior.”

  “I didn’t feel inferior!”

  Helian Beifang retorted.

  “Then why was it that the first thing you thought of was that Yu Mao had looked down on you because you’re a barbarian? Not because he is slacking? In the end, your heart is actually very sensitive and doubtful. You feel inferior because of your status as a barbarian.”

  The first year Sun Mo was in university, he had experienced the same thing. Some students who came from villages would feel a strong sense of inferiority, and the others who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths would feel that they were superior to others.

  After looking at the news on the Internet, even the trashy westerners who couldn’t make a living in their own country and had come to China to do so found it easy to sleep with women there.

  There wasn’t a need for them to woo. A lot of women wanted to hook up with them.

  Some people had been kneeling for too long that even their kneecaps had turned soft.

  “I…… I……”

  Helian Beifang’s face flushed up. It was because his true feelings had been exposed by Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo put out his index finger and poked Helian Beifang’s chest strongly “Remember, what will get people to respect you isn’t your origin, but your talent and strength!”

  Buzz!

  The golden light halo radiated out. Priceless Advice erupted.

  An Xinhui was stunned, not expecting Sun Mo to say this. However, his words sounded very rebellious. If members of the royalty were to hear of it, there’d be the risk of having one’s head chopped off.

  It was because members of the royalty were born to enjoy a higher status than other people.

  Helian Beifang was clearly shaken by these words. His world perspectives were dealt a tremendous impact, and he didn’t know what to say. After moving his lips, he dropped to his knees.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  He made three loud kowtows.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Helian Beifang +100. Friendly (150/1,000).

  “What do you want to eat?”

  After Helian Beifang left, Sun Mo flipped through the menu.

  “Sun Mo, you shouldn’t say what you did earlier recklessly outside!”

  An Xinhui reminded him solemnly.

  “En, I know. The Heavenly Celestial Dragons[1] in this world are quite amazing.”

  Sun Mo’s mouth twitched.

  “Heavenly Celestial Dragons?”

  An Xinhui was stunned. What were those?

  “Sister Xinhui, you’re too soft-hearted. The way of capitalists would be to fire Yu Mao!”

  Sun Mo teased.

  Meow meow meow?

  An Xinhui was perplexed.

  “By firing Yu Mao, not only can you save salary, but you can also instill fear in the other workers. At least for a while, they’d definitely work hard.”

  Sun Mo smiled. “Moreover, a vacant position could be used to do someone a favor or to bribe others.”

  The jobs in the Central Province Academy were well paid, and they were very attractive to ordinary citizens. If Sun Mo were to give it to Li Gong, he’d definitely be able to earn a big sum of money from it. If he was a little more black-hearted, he might even get to sleep with a widow.

  “Then why did you let Yu Mao off?”

  An Xinhui felt very curious.

  “I already said that if he continued to kowtow, I’ll fire everyone responsible for making buns. He stopped after that. This showed that he wasn’t selfish.”

  Sun Mo shrugged.

  “The reason you let that young man decide whether Yu Mao will get to stay or leave is just to bring up the Central Province Academy’s reputation further. If Yu Mao continued to kowtow, even if the young man forgave him, you’d still fire him in another few days, right?”

  An Xinhui asked.

  “That’s right!”

  Sun Mo nodded. “Alright, let’s eat. I’m hungry!”

  Compassion wouldn’t help to keep an army in check. This saying wasn’t just suitable in the army.

  (It’s no wonder people are calling you Black Doggy Sun. Other than lashing out at people, aren’t you a little black-hearted as well? But I admire that!)

  Next to the private room, Qin Yaoguang leaned against the wall and finished her noodles. She spun her chopsticks, wearing an interested expression. Sun Mo was really interesting.

  Then should she be going over to acknowledge him as her teacher?

  [1] Reference from One Piece, a Japanese manga.

  Chapter 658: Teaching and Dispelling Doubts, Great Teacher’s Responsibility!

  “That can’t do. My future teacher might not be the most amazing, but they must be the most special. I must observe him further for now!”

  Qin Yaoguang decided to observe Sun Mo for a little longer. Anyway, there were a few more days before the student recruitment meet ended. She was in no hurry. ……

  “Oh right, I recruited a teacher when I was in Westmountain City. The person’s age is a little old and his star-level is a little low.”

  Sun Mo handed the menu to An Xinhui. He knew that Liu Tong’s potential was very high, but other people didn’t know that.

  Therefore, before Liu Tong achieved any results, he’d have to withstand a lot of doubt and pressure.

  “There’s no need to tell me about these things. You’re the vice-headmaster and have the authority to recruit teachers.”

  An Xinhui didn’t take the menu from him. “I’ll just eat anything.”

  She never had high requirements for food. It was fine as long as her hunger could be satiated.

  “You admire that teacher a lot?”

  An Xinhui frowned slightly. “Is he someone you’d want in your great teacher circle?”

  “Hmm?”

  Sun Mo was stunned. He had never considered this thing before.

  “Why is it that great teachers like Yue Rongbo have such high value? It’s because they possess a great teacher circle belonging to themselves. During recruitment, they’d join forces and try to fight for the best possible benefits.”

  An Xinhui explained.

  “I haven’t thought of that before!”

  Sun Mo said honestly.

  “I actually want to invite you to join my great teacher circle, but I’d be too selfish if I were to do that. After all, your talent is sufficient for you to become the leader of a circle.”

  An Xinhui smiled. She looked at Sun Mo with a hint of well-concealed admiration. “When you go to the Darkness Continent to train in the future, the battle results would be even greater if you were to bring your great teacher circle with you. Therefore, you should plan for your career path in advance!”

  This was a pointer from a senior to a junior. ……

  After the meal, Sun Mo went around the school for an entire afternoon.

  There were many students and there were over ten that Sun Mo took a liking to. However, he was in no hurry to recruit them. There wouldn’t be any disadvantages to observe them longer.

  In the evening, Sun Mo returned to the villa.

  “Master, congratulations on returning in triumph!”

  Dong He had been waiting by the door for a very long time. When she saw Sun Mo, she immediately dropped to her knees to greet him.

  At this moment, Dong He felt very agitated and even her voice was trembling. She was so excited that she was breaking out in sweat.

  Having risen by two stars consecutively in a year, always coming out in first place to top it off, her master had gotten 6th place in the Great Teachers Hero Rankings at the young age of 21! He’d definitely enjoy an extremely high status in the great teacher world!

  As his first maid, her status would naturally rise as well.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Dong He +1,000. Respect (3,100/10,000).

  “Teacher, congratulations on coming out in first place again, ascending to the Great Teachers Hero Rankings!”

  Qi Shengjia also knelt down. He wasn’t good with words and didn’t know how to say nice things. Therefore, he just made nine kowtows.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Qi Shengjia +5,000. Reverence (27,500/100,000).

  “Get up!”

  Sun Mo looked toward the honest guy, feeling very satisfied. As expected of his greatest ‘point contributor’, his production rate was magnificent.

  “Teacher!”

  Qi Shengjia looked agitated but also embarrassed and unsettled. After all, his aptitude was so bad, yet he could still get Teacher’s guidance. It was really his greatest fortune.

  From now on, Sun Mo’s glory would just increase more and more. If he were to bring him embarrassment, what should he do?

  (That can’t do. I must work even harder.)

  Dong He led the way and entered the villa. She then immediately went to prepare tea.

  “How nice would it be if I can lay on Master’s bed and become his concubine.”

  Dong He started to have yearnings for the future. She then thought of Xia He and was instantly filled with a sense of superiority. (It’ll definitely be the greatest regret of your life that you didn’t stay behind back then.)

  “How’s the progress of your cultivation recently? Did you encounter any difficulties?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  Hearing this, Qi Shengjia instantly felt extremely grateful. Sun Mo had been through such a tiring journey, yet he was still thinking of him. He really treated him very well.

  Even though Qi Shengjia had a strong urge to get Sun Mo to help resolve his queries, he still said, “Teacher, you should get some rest first.”

  “Just ask.”

  Sun Mo smiled, but very soon, he felt like crying. It was because Qi Shengjia’s problems were too mediocre.

  Even Lu Zhiruo, who was the most stupid amongst his six personal disciples, wouldn’t ask such questions.

  The papaya girl’s progress in cultivating the Dharma Skyshock Fist was very slow, but she had no problem understanding it.

  Sun Mo could only be patient and explain everything repeatedly. What about using Soul Imprint to hit his understanding into the honest guy’s brain?

  Sorry, the honest guy couldn’t understand them. What he needed was for Sun Mo to repeatedly break things down for him.

  Thankfully, Li Ziqi came after dinner.

  “I’ll leave him to you!”

  Sun Mo suddenly discovered a great solution. By letting the little sunny egg explain things to the honest guy, it could both temper Li Ziqi’s ability to teach and also let Qi Shengjia understand things. Moreover, he could also slack.

  It was killing three birds with one stone.

  Perfect!

  Ying Baiwu and the others came as well. After greeting Sun Mo, they entered the Wind King Hall and continued cultivating.

  Although they had achieved great results in the personal disciples battle, Ying Baiwu and the other two weren’t proud at all. They continued to put in hard work.

  Jiang Leng, especially, after his spirit runes had recovered fully, wanted to make up for all the lost time in the past few years. ……

  In the divine hall, spirit qi light spots were floating like fireflies.

  Sun Mo entered a side hall and sat down cross-legged. He then took out a Divine Force Fruit and swallowed it.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The spirit qi contained in the nature fruit rapidly released, filling up Sun Mo’s body. He tried his best to digest them.

  As Sun Mo already had the experience, he stepped into the fifth level of the divine force realm safely.

  It only took him 20 minutes.

  “Congratulations, Teacher!”

  The students who heard the commotion had rushed over a long time ago to guard him. Now that they saw Sun Mo finished leveling up, all of them offered their congratulations.

  “En!”

  Sun Mo assessed Li Ziqi and then looked at Qi Shengjia. If he had enough nature fruit, wouldn’t he be able to make them stronger at a faster rate?

  All medicine had hints of pill toxin. There were quite a lot of disadvantages to be using alchemical pills to level up.

  Of course, peerless-grade saint-tier alchemical pills would almost leave no toxin in one’s body after taking it. However, even a saint wouldn’t be so extravagant as to let their own children eat something like this in the blood-ignition realm.

  Similarly, the nature fruit didn’t have any disadvantages. They were just too expensive and not widely affordable.

  “Where should I get these fruits from?”

  Sun Mo instantly thought of the Greenhaze Forest’s map that he had. How good would it be if he had a rare darkness botanical garden?

  After her martial juniors left, Li Ziqi knelt down.

  “Teacher, pardon your student for speaking too much. If you keep relying on nature fruits to level up, it’ll probably affect you when you’re trying to advance to the legendary realm.”

  The little sunny egg said.

  The process of leveling up was also a type of experience. However, Sun Mo had it too easy by relying on nature fruits, causing him to not experience anything.

  “I know!”

  If Sun Mo only had one or two nature fruits, he’d definitely use them carefully. However, he’d be able to buy more as long as he had favorable impression points.

  He had already thought things out. In the future, he’d rely on nature fruits to level up.

  (What?)

  (This was being opportunistic?)

  (Please, what difference are you from a fool if you don’t take the shortcut that’s present in front of you?)

  Anyone knew that 100-year ginseng from Paektu Mountain was good stuff, being able to allow one to hang onto life even when they were on the verge of death. Why was it that many people didn’t eat them?

  One reason was because they didn’t have money. Another reason was because they couldn’t buy them even if they had enough money to do so!

  Think about it, why was it that the richer people were, the longer they lived? Almost all of them would live past 100 years old. Because they took care of their bodies and ate nutritional products that ordinary people might not have heard about before.

  Of course, Sun Mo had also considered the possibility that he might not be able to buy nature fruits even if he had favorable impression points in the future. What would he do then?

  He should hasten on artificially planting darkness plants that produced nature fruits.

  “My planting technique is at the mid-tier!”

  Sun Mo turned his head and saw that the other students had gone off to cultivate, with only Li Ziqi following behind him, keeping her head lowered. He asked, “Ziqi, what is power?”

  “Being strong?”

  Li Ziqi thought about it.

  “What else?”

  Looking at the little sunny egg feeling down, Sun Mo knew why she was acting like this. It was because as the eldest martial sister, she was unable to bring glory to her teacher in the personal disciple battle. Therefore, she had been feeling inferior and reproachful recently.

  “A type of ruling power?”

  Li Ziqi fell silent and thought about it before saying, “Something that anyone would crave for!”

  “Excellent answer!”

  After Sun Mo praised her, he then asked, “Then what is the strongest power?”

  Li Ziqi frowned. Wasn’t this question too generic? Therefore, she tried to reply, “The legendary realm? Saints should be considered too!”

  Out of these two, one was powerful in terms of realm, the other one was powerful in terms of thoughts!

  “As expected of the disciple that I admire the most. Your reply is too good that I have nothing to say about it.”

  Sun Mo broke into a bitter smile.

  “Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi dragged out her last note, looking embarrassed. “I’m going to ignore you if you continue this!”

  The little sunny egg was both elated yet embarrassed hearing such praises.

  “Your reply can be concluded in there being two types of power. The first is martial power, the other is intellectual power. When one has exceptional wisdom, it can become an extremely great force.”

  Li Ziqi fell silent and sank into her thoughts.

  “Nothing is perfect and no one is flawless. In this world, no one can be talented in all aspects, so there’s no need for you to feel inferior over your shortcomings. Instead, you should let your strengths grow.”

  Sun Mo gave her a pointer.

  Priceless Advice erupted once again.

  A golden light halo radiated through Li Ziqi, making her thoughts even clearer than before. She had the feeling as if things had cleared up.

  “Your wisdom is your advantage. How should you make use of it to increase your battle prowess then?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “Spirit rune technique?”

  Li Ziqi instantly thought of various attacking spirit runes.

  “These are just wisdom that brings you one notch higher than others. If you wish to become strong, invincibly so, then it must be wisdom that is even more amazing. It’s not just in terms of academic knowledge but also in battle tactics.”

  Sun Mo didn’t give Li Ziqi an answer but had guided her to think things through.

  “.……”

  Li Ziqi frowned and couldn’t help but look in the 10 o’clock direction.

  “That’s right. The answer is over there!”

  Sun Mo felt very consoled. The little sunny egg was really intelligent.

  “But that’s impossible to achieve!”

  Li Ziqi shook her head.

  Chapter 659: Myriad Daos Great Teacher Circle Comes to Pay A Visit!

  The ten o’clock direction was the central altar of the divine hall. It was where the Wind King was sealed.

  Li Ziqi understood what Sun Mo meant. If she were to successfully turn the Wind King into a spiritual beast and slaving him, then only a few people in this world could win against her.

  But how was that even possible?

  Any strong individual wouldn’t just have great strength. They’d also have a strong will and pride, and they would rather die than submit. To let themself become a spiritual beast?

  Li Ziqi had thought of it before but hadn’t been able to find a way to do that.

  “I feel that it’d be easier for me to ascend to the throne and become the female ruler of the Great Tang over being able to get the Wind King to submit to me.”

  Li Ziqi smiled bitterly.

  “Ziqi, humans are different from wild beasts. Our greatest advantage is that we can think and have intelligence!”

  Sun Mo preached. “And wisdom is a power that can change the impossible possible!”

  In ancient times, someone who could go up against 10,000 people would be the domineering figure on the battlefield. A Lu Bu alone was invincible. Thereafter, bows appeared and a weakling would be able to kill a ferocious general by himself.

  When fire weapons appeared, cold weapons retreated from history. When planes and tanks appeared, infantries were no longer the main forces on the battlefield.

  Now, nuclear deterrence was the foundation for a country’s standing.

  Without nuclear missiles, the country wouldn’t have any say in things.

  And all these were reflections of wisdom as a type of power.

  Li Ziqi shook her head. That was the Wind King that they were talking about, one of the kings who stood at the very top of the food chain. Even an expert at the legendary realm might not necessarily be able to win against it.

  “Ziqi, do you know why there are so few kings?”

  Sun Mo asked again.

  “It’s because the path to become a king is too difficult.”

  Li Ziqi knew about this point. Since ancient days, only a few heroes had had the guts to stand up for what they believed in, fighting to rule the world, and those who could walk to the very end were even fewer.

  “Yes, this is how people should be. Why is it that most people are ordinary people? It’s because the difficulties that they’ve resolved are too few and too mediocre.”

  Take work for example. If you could resolve more problems than the others, then you would be highly regarded by your boss and get a higher salary. You might even be able to become your own boss.

  Li Ziqi went into deep thought.

  “Even when one goes out to play, there’ll be a need to resolve problems.”

  Sun Mo had a good friend who wanted to travel overseas without any plans but didn’t succeed due to problems with visa, language, accommodations, and other problems.

  Why was that the case?

  After researching thoroughly and realizing the problem of language barriers when he’d be booking plane tickets, hotel reservations, as well as when he was traveling around, he cowered.

  There was no helping it. It was too troublesome. He wouldn’t even be able to read the menu at a restaurant.

  “It’s impossible for everything to be smooth-sailing in one’s life. It’s just a process of solving problems one after another.”

  Sun Mo was well-experienced in these areas. “And wisdom is the key.”

  “Remember the saying, ‘nothing is perfect, no one is flawless.’ In this world, there isn’t a perfect king, let alone one who has been sealed up!”

  Sun Mo let out a soft laugh.

  “You’re saying……”

  Li Ziqi started to understand a little. “You want me to tackle its weakness?”

  “You’re promising and worth teaching!”

  Sun Mo rubbed the little sunny egg’s head and then said in a solemn tone, “Ziqi, I’m going to assign you your first ever assignment. Take down the Wind King and let it become your spiritual beast.”

  “Teacher, you think too highly of me.”

  Li Ziqi smiled bitterly. “I think I should just help you lay your bedsheets and fold your blankets!”

  “Ziqi, if you wish to rise to a 4-star great teacher, you’ll need to comprehend at least 12 great teacher halos and be at the expert-level in four secondary occupations. You also need to have a personal disciple on the Hero Rankings!”

  Sun Mo looked at this 14-year-old young lady with a hopeful gaze. “I’ve now grasped 11 halos and am at least the expert-level in the study of spirit runes, art of spiritual beast control, study of planting, and herbology. Do you understand what I mean?”

  Li Ziqi’s expression was solemn and she suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure.

  “It shouldn’t be a problem for me to comprehend another great teacher halo in this one year. Then, my only obstacle to participate in the 4-star great teacher examination is my personal disciples.”

  Sun Mo hadn’t planned on participating in the 4-star examinations. The reason why he said this was just to give Li Ziqi pressure.

  “It is impossible for even Xuanyuan Po, who improves at the fastest rate, to rise to the blood-ignition realm in a year. Then, my only hope is on you.”

  The personal disciples battle in the 4-star great teacher examination wouldn’t be separated by age groups anymore. It’d just be a free-for-all. People who could get onto the Hero Rankings must all be geniuses.

  Why were An Xinhui and Jin Mujie stuck at 3-star?

  They themselves were strong enough, but their students were too far off.

  “Teacher, I’ll subdue the Wind King!”

  Li Ziqi pursed her lips.

  Rising by four stars consecutively was a great glory that had never appeared before in the Saint Gate. As the first disciple, she must bring her teacher this glory.

  Rising four stars consecutively meant that one had to consecutively participate and succeed in the examinations. Since the ancient days, a few had risen by three stars consecutively, but none of them could continue that streak.

  If Sun Mo did it, he’d be the first of all great teachers in history. ……

  “I believe you can do it!” Sun Mo patted Li Ziqi’s shoulder. “Right, I have a cultivation art to impart to you.”

  Sun Mo no longer had to explain things word by word to the little sunny egg. Soul Imprint was the fastest teaching method.

  Sun Mo filled his brain with everything about the Myriad Manifestations Spirit Wave Art, and then white light lit up on his right hand.

  Li Ziqi concentrated.

  “Are you ready?”

  After seeing the little sunny egg nodding, Sun Mo punched out.

  Boom!

  White light smashed into Li Ziqi’s mind together with all the information about the Myriad Manifestations Spirit Wave Art.

  “This…… this……”

  Li Ziqi was completely astonished. She had seen Bai Shuang use this cultivation art before. There was no need to talk about the meaning behind it.

  To the little sunny egg who had extremely weak motor skills, this cultivation art was the most suitable for her. The Myriad Manifestations Spirit Wave Art’s cultivating method was primarily through meditation.

  “Make good use of it. With this, you can also rise to the Longevity Realm!”

  Sun Mo encouraged her.

  “Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi immediately wanted to drop to her knees, but Sun Mo held her up.

  “Can you not stand on ceremony?”

  Sun Mo was helpless.

  “Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi hugged Sun Mo, her face filled with tears. Sun Mo was really good to her.

  Learning this cultivation art would mean that she had the chance of reaching the Longevity Realm. This meant that she’d have a few more decades added to her lifespan.

  This bestowal made it impossible for Li Ziqi to return his favor.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Li Ziqi +10,000. Reverence (53,250/100,000).

  “Alright, look at how horrible you look now.”

  Sun Mo wiped off the tears on the little sunny egg’s face with his fingers.

  “I’ll go see the Wind King!”

  Li Ziqi turned and walked toward the altar. At the same time, her heart was filled with gratitude and admiration for her teacher.

  Her teacher must have noticed that she was unhappy and thus he said these and then taught her such a peak-grade cultivation art.

  She had owed him too much. Hence, she must do everything she could to help him become a 4-star great teacher.

  In the shadows, Ying Baiwu leaned against the wall, feeling indignant. (Teacher, I can do it as well.) ……

  In the office, Gao Cheng went up close to Du Xiao.

  “Teacher Du, what present did you prepare for Sister Xia?”

  “A set of cosmetic powder and rouge!”

  Du Xiao smiled. In the past, Gao Cheng referred to Xia Yuan as Teacher Xia, but now had changed it to Sister Xia. This was the benefit brought by a 2-star great teacher title.

  “Oh? What brand does Sister Xia like?”

  Gao Cheng continued to probe. He could use this information for future gifts.

  Pan Yi listened to their conversation, looking envious. The examination this year was so difficult, but Xia Yuan had succeeded. She was really lucky.

  When it was about eight, Xia Yuan came. She had just entered and sat down when she saw that her office desk was very clean. It had clearly been cleaned up.

  Even the potted plant on her desk had been watered.

  “Sister Xia, I’ve placed your teaching materials over there. I didn’t mess things up for you, did I?”

  Gao Cheng walked over with smiles.

  It hadn’t actually been messed up. The reason he said this was just to take the chance to tell Xia Yuan that he was the one who had tidied up her desk. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have wasted his efforts?

  “Thank you, Teacher Gao.”

  Xia Yuan expressed her thanks.

  “Sister Xia, congratulations on rising to become a 2-star great teacher.”

  Gao Cheng offered the gift box he had taken a great effort to prepare.

  “How can I possibly accept it?”

  Xia Yuan refused.

  “It’s just a small gift. Sister Xia, please don’t stand on ceremony.”

  Gao Cheng smiled.

  “Bootlicker!”

  Xiao Hong let out a cold snort. At the thought of how Xia Yuan was now of the same star level as she was, she felt a little displeased.

  “Sister Xia, can you share your experience with us?”

  Du Xiao put down her gift. Both Xia Yuan and her were both from An Xinhui’s faction and thus were very close with each other.

  “Curry up to Sun Mo!”

  Xia Yuan didn’t hide anything.

  “What?”

  Du Xiao was stunned. Gao Cheng appeared stunned as well.

  “What kind of rubbish is that?”

  Xiao Hong frowned.

  “The reason I can pass this time around is all thanks to Teacher Sun.”

  Just as Xia Yuan said this, Jiang Yongnian pushed the door open and came in. When he saw that Gao Cheng and Du Xiao were crowding around Xia Yuan, his countenance turned even more grim.

  It was because he had taken part in the examination but couldn’t pass it.

  In terms of standards, he was actually slightly better than Xia Yuan.

  “Teacher Sun has helped me and Zheng Hao a lot. If it wasn’t because of Teacher Sun’s God Hands massage, there’s no way he’d be able to get into the top 100 in the personal disciples battle!”

  Xia Yuan didn’t feel embarrassed. It was because everyone knew how amazing Sun Mo was.

  Jiang Yongnian sat down. His expression might seem to be calm, but he was actually feeling extremely regretful. (If I had lowered my stance and pleaded Sun Mo, I’d be a 2-star as well. Is it too late to go now?)

  Sigh!

  Looking at the two stars on the left chest area of Xia Yuan’s attire, Jiang Yongnian felt extremely jealous.

  “Aren’t you guys going to recruit students?”

  After tidying up her desk, Xia Yuan got up, feeling hopeful about life. A 2-star great teacher would have greater confidence when recruiting students.

  Jiang Yongnian felt even more depressed. He wanted to go, but his star-level was too low and he kept getting rejected.

  “Quick! Go to the school gates! The Myriad Daos Academy’s Headmaster Cao has brought his great teacher circle to create trouble.”

  Zhou Shanyi dashed into the office, shouting out while wearing a nervous expression.

  Clank! Clank! Clank!

  Everyone stood up in unison and walked out quickly. A rival headmaster had led his team to challenge them. He had even chosen to come during the student recruitment meet. This was definitely a great conflict.

  The number one famous school in Jingling would be decided today!