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Chapter 730: The distance between a genius and a mortal
writer:Longing Washes Red Beans      update:2022-07-06 19:29
  Sun Mo didn’t say anything, but the honest guy was already anxious.

  “T……teacher, don’t chase me away!”

  Because he consumed the spirit fantasy pill, the feeling of drowning already faded away. However, the scene before Qi Shengjia’s eyes was still distorted. It felt like he was in a mirage, and everything was indistinct.

  “You might go mad.”

  Sun Mo frowned.

  “I……I……”

  The honest guy stuttered, not knowing what to say. He directly knelt and kowtowed to Sun Mo.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  The sounds of his kowtows directly rang out in Sun Mo’s heart.

  “It’s useless, Teacher Sun cannot make the decision on such a matter.”

  Gu Xiuxun sighed.

  At this moment, the difference in aptitudes was displayed thoroughly.

  If your body was sufficiently good, you would be able to continue exploring the Darkness Continent. If your body was not up to the mark, the serious spirit fantasy reaction would make you see the truth clearly.

  “Your state is already so bad although you just teleported over. If you continue heading deeper, you will die!”

  That staff had seen too many of such situations. He persuaded Qi Shengjia out of good will, “Don’t stir up trouble for your teacher.”

  “I……I’ve already worked so hard, but why am I still so rubbish? I really feel that the heavens are very unfair!”

  Qi Shengjia sobbed. If he returned home, this also indicated that there was no more hope for his future.

  One must know that those cultivators whose names resounded famously through the nine provinces had all trained in the Darkness Continent before. In fact, a rare few among them even managed to head to the sixth level.

  “There’s no fairness in this world.”

  Qin Yaoguang’s lips twitched.

  Mei Ziyu grew soft-hearted and didn’t wish to see this. Hence, she tugged at Sun Mo’s sleeves and suggested in a small voice. “Do you want to try using your Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands?”

  (Even the God Hands are not omnipotent!)

  Although he thought like this, Sun Mo still squatted beside Qi Shengjia and massaged his head with his fingers. “Don’t think of nonsense, just calm your heart down!”

  Sun Mo pondered for some time, only the Soul Nurturing Skill was able to calm his mind and heart down.

  However, this skill was merely a minor branch of the ancient massaging technique. Could it resolve the spirit fantasy reaction of so many people?

  (Forget it, I should treat a dead horse as though it’s alive!)

  After Sun Mo kneaded for a while, spirit qi gushed forth as the genie appeared, taking over him.

  “Damn, what’s this?”

  The staff was stunned. He subconsciously leaped backward and pulled his blade out.

  There was no solution to this. This muscular dude with a purple turban exuded a strong sense of pressure.

  Ada!

  The genie shouted and slammed his palm into the back of the honest guy’s head. After that, it swung its arms left and right, slapping the back of the honest guy’s head six times.

  “.……”

  Sun Mo glanced at the genie. (Do you have an enmity with the honest guy?)

  “In the future, even if you guys beat me to death, I will never let Teacher give me a massage.”

  Xuanyuan Po shivered although he wasn’t feeling cold.

  “Mn!”

  Tantai Yutang and Jiang Leng nodded.

  Qin Yaoguang immediately ran over and hugged Sun Mo’s arms as she curiously surveyed the genie. “Teacher, this muscular dude is so interesting. Does it have its own awareness?”

  Li Ziqi’s gaze immediately turned to the snacking girl’s arm.

  “Nope!”

  Actually, Sun Mo also didn’t know. However, although the genie’s actions were rough, the effects were extraordinarily good. Qi Shengjia’s vision gradually stabilized, and his dizziness as well as the feeling of disgust instantly vanished.

  “Teacher, I’m fine now. Please bring me to the Battlegod Rampart!”

  Qi Shengjia pleaded.

  “Let’s try for now, but if I tell you to head back, you have to do so immediately!”

  Sun Mo was also reluctant. He felt that those who were hardworking deserved to be rewarded.

  “Many thanks, teacher.”

  Qi Shengjia stood up and didn’t dare to show any signs of weakness. He was afraid he might be forced to return.

  “Your God Hands can even dispel spirit fantasy reactions, wow!”

  Jin Mujie was shocked.

  “A single spirit fantasy pill cost tens of spirit stones. If Teacher opens a massage shop here, I’m afraid he will most probably become an extremely wealthy man, right?”

  Qin Yaoguang teased.

  “That’s right. There’s no need to consume any medical pills, hence, there are no side effects.”

  Lu Zhiruo started counting the imaginary profits.

  “Alright, let’s move out.”

  Sun Mo urged.

  “God Hands? Yeah they came from Jinling, so could that person be the Black Doggy Sun, Sun Mo?”

  The staff looked at Sun Mo’s back view and suddenly clapped his forehead.

  “Oh no, I better hurry up and report this incident up to my superiors, saying that Sun Mo’s God Hands can cure the spirit fantasy reaction.”

  Because he worked here throughout the year, he knew how terrifying Sun Mo was when he dispelled the spirit fantasy reaction simply by massaging a few minutes.

  If this was reported, it would surely be a major news that would cause a commotion in the upper echelons.

  Because after so many years, this staff had never seen someone managing to do such a thing before.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Lu Yi +100. Friendly (310/1,000). ……

  Sun Mo had Little Silver. If he sat on it, he wouldn’t even need an hour to reach the Battlegod Rampart. But as the group leader, he had to lead the group and could only sit in carriages, honestly making his way over.

  This trip to the Battlegod Canyon required a day and night worth of traveling time.

  Not long later, Sun Mo gave the order.

  “All students are to get down and start walking.”

  One couldn’t help but say that in this era, the authority of teachers was extremely great. Not a single student objected and all of them moved very quickly.

  Sun Mo glanced at Li Ziqi. He didn’t give her any special privileges.

  The little sunny egg didn’t need them either. She carried her luggage and moved with determination. However, three hours later, she felt it to be somewhat unbearable.

  “It’s so tiring but I cannot make Teacher look bad.”

  Li Ziqi gritted her teeth.

  “Eldest martial sister, let me help you carry your luggage!”

  Lu Zhiruo came over and stretched out her hand for Li Ziqi’s bag.

  “It’s fine!”

  The little sunny egg rejected.

  “The scenery is very nice. We can even shoot ‘The Hobbit’ here!”

  Sun Mo gazed around.

  The terrain here was similar to New Zealand. There were u-shaped ravines, long lakes, and short shrubs everywhere. Occasionally, he would also be able to see squirrels and other little animals scuttling around.

  “Teacher, who are the Hobbits? Why do we have to shoot them?”

  Qin Yaoguang asked while passing a water flask over.

  “Because they would spit out gold if we shoot their stomachs.”

  Sun Mo chortled.

  “Wow, wouldn’t that mean we would be rich if we caught one?”

  Qin Yaoguang was very curious. “Where do the hobbits stay?”

  Helian Beifang pricked his ears up.

  “In caves!”

  After that, Sun Mo saw a waterfall and announced to the students to pitch camp and take a break.

  Li Ziqi endured her exhaustion forcefully and guided her juniors to set up camp, draw water, and prepare meals. Every action was planned out meticulously.

  “Your eldest disciple is really too capable.”

  Jin Mujie felt envious. After that, she glanced at her own personal students who were busy with their own things. Their efficiency was much lower.

  “Sadly, her body is not up to the mark.”

  Sun Mo sighed. He didn’t persuade the little sunny egg to rest because this was the method she used to display her authority as the eldest martial sister.

  Since her combat strength was low, she had to make up for it in other aspects.

  After dinner, beside the creek, Li Ziqi squatted there and vomited with discomfort.

  “As expected, you are my pride!”

  After hearing this, she felt a large warm hand patting her back. Li Ziqi suddenly felt that all her suffering had been worth it.

  “Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi called out sweetly. “You don’t have to worry, I’m fine.”

  In any case, she mustn’t throw her teacher’s face before the other teachers and students.

  “Sit down, let me help you by giving you a massage!”

  Sun Mo gently grabbed Li Ziqi’s ankle.

  “It’s fine, I don’t dare to trouble Teacher for such a small matter, I can do it myself!”

  Li Ziqi declined.

  “Your expertise in the ancient massaging technique isn’t that enough yet.”

  Sun Mo massaged the little sunny egg’s lower leg and sensed her constitution. He was preparing to head out to find the Greenhaze Forest after the 3-star examination.

  He definitely had to find a top-rated nature fruit that could improve Li Ziqi’s constitution.

  Seeing her teacher helping her like this, Li Ziqi felt warmth in her heart. She really wanted this moment to continue on forever. But a few seconds later, the atmosphere was disturbed.

  “Teacher, I roasted a mushroom, do you want to eat?”

  The papaya girl came over and held a stick of vegetables and meat in her hand. This method of roasting was something Sun Mo had taught to her.

  Due to cautiousness, Sun Mo activated Divine Sight as he looked at the charred mushrooms.

  Warning, poison mushroom!

  “Do you want to poison me to death?”

  Sun Mo teased.

  “Ah?”

  Lu Zhiruo started.

  “There’s poison on this mushroom!”

  Sun Mo warned.

  “Poison? It can’t be. Earlier when Qi Shengjia and Xuanyuan Po ate these, they were just fine.”

  Lu Zhiruo was puzzled

  “Mn?”

  Sun Mo frowned and glanced toward the few sticks of mushroom that were being roasted. The meat pieces were flesh from yellow carps. They were bitter and had the effect of neutralizing poison.

  “.……”

  Sun Mo was speechless. (As expected of the goddess of luck. Even when you picked poison mushrooms, you wouldn’t suffer from eating them.)

  After eating the roasted mushrooms, Sun Mo patted the papaya girl’s head.

  “System, let’s open the treasure chests!”

  Sun Mo still had three treasure chests waiting for him to open.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you obtained 100 types of commonly-used spirit runes drawing techniques. Proficiency level: grandmaster.”

  Huo!

  As expected of the purple mysterious chest, the reward was a top-rated one.

  An ordinary person would have to spend ten years at the very least if they wished to train their 100 types of commonly-used spirit runes to the grandmaster level.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations on obtaining 1 mysterious turtle shell. (6/7).”

  Staring at the old and tattered turtle shell, Sun Mo had almost forgotten about this item. However, as long as the number of them wasn’t completed, this item was equivalent to nothing.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations on obtaining 1x thousand soul pill.”

  It was a large red pill that could be used to save his life. This was something good.

  After opening the chests and finishing the meal, the team reorganized things and started to set off again. This time around, Sun Mo was in the lead and he upped the pacing tempo. This could also be considered a type of training.

  On the second morning, as the morning mist gradually faded, a tall mountain with its peak touching the clouds appeared in their vision. Just the visual of it alone exuded such pressure when it entered the eyes of everyone.

  Very soon, a little town appeared before them. Smoke from the kitchen chimneys could be seen in the distance.

  There were simply too many cultivators who came to comprehend the wall murals, and they also had to eat and drink. Hence, as time passed, a little town was created here. The name of this town was known as the Battlegod Town.

  Today, the town members who were making a living as well as several great teachers and cultivators were all gathered at the town’s entrance. There were over thousands of people.

  “What are they doing?”

  Helian Beifang felt a little taken aback. “Is our Central Province Academy that famous?”

  “Evidently, they are gathered here to welcome our teacher!”

  Lu Zhiruo felt that the name of their teacher was more famous than the Central Province Academy.

  “Don’t talk nonsense!”

  Li Ziqi reminded. Evidently, this gathering had nothing to do with them.

  “Could it be that some major characters are going to arrive?”

  Jin Mujie guessed. After that, when some of the crowd saw their group, they took a few steps forward. However, they soon halted. This was clearly because the uniforms of the Central Province Academy had already indicated their identity. They weren’t the people this crowd was waiting for.

  “Quickly look, they are here, they are here!”

  All of a sudden, someone called out.

  Li Ziqi turned her head and she saw a group of people in the distance. They seemed to be draped by the rays of the morning sun and their school flag was flying proudly in the wind, exuding a feeling of glistening splendor.

  Chapter 731: Training Groups from the Supreme-tier Famous Schools

  The school flag was in a rectangular shape and red. At the center of it, golden threads were used for the school insignia.

  “So they are from the Westshore Military School. No wonder there are so many people gathering here to watch!”

  Qin Yaoguang shaded her eyes with a hand and stared into the distance.

  The insignia was a round shield, and there was the portrait of a middle-aged man printed on it. It was said that this man was the military god of the Westshore Military School. Two swords were crossed above the shield.

  This was the insignia of the Westshore Military School that everyone knew.

  “Are they not being a little too orderly?”

  Ying Baiwu was astonished.

  The training group of the Westshore Military School not only was dressed in the same way in leather armor, but their marching gait and the angle of their arm movements were all the same.

  When looking at it from afar, there was a visual sense of beauty.

  “I think it’s because we are almost reaching the little town. That’s why they march like this!”

  Zhang Yanzong’s lips twitched.

  “You are wrong then. The Westshore Military School is the only school among the supreme-tier famous schools that follows the criterion of an army. For the students, be it their daily lives or their learning, they are bound by military rules.”

  Mei Ziyu explained. She had gone to the Westshore Military School for a tour before. At that time, she was badly shocked.

  Speaking of individual’s aptitude, the Westshore Military School’s geniuses might lose out to the others in the Nine Greats, but when it came to group battles, if the Westshore Military School said that they were number two, no one would proclaim to be the number one.

  The students from Westshore were relatively young and they were filled with curiosity about the Battlegod Rampart. They already started to peer forward when they were far away, but in the end when a whip cracked on the ground, all the students immediately looked away.

  “Pay attention to your breathing rhythm and discard all distracting thoughts.”

  A middle-aged man berated.

  They had just ended a six-hour run and had to use breathing techniques to recover their stamina.

  “So ruthless?”

  Zhang Yanzong scratched his scalp and felt a little scared. “For such a famous school, even if there are slots for me, I wouldn’t want to join it.”

  “Don’t be naive. I dare to say that any student there wouldn’t be any weaker than you!”

  Jin Mujie wasn’t pouring cold water onto Zhang Yanzong’s head. Rather, she wanted to spur his competitive nature.

  Very soon, a few people who were waiting among the crowd walked out with smiles, welcoming the group leader from Westshore.

  “They are people from the Saint Gate.”

  Mei Ziyu explained.

  The Saint Gate had an office in the Battlegod Town. This was to prevent people and beasts from intentionally damaging the Battlegod Rampart.

  Naturally, they could also report first-hand information quickly upward. For example, were there any geniuses? And how many managed to comprehend the Battlegod Catalog?

  All the pieces of information had to be recorded.

  The group leader from Saint Gate was smiling, wanting to invite the great teachers of the Westshore Military School for a meal. However, he was rejected. But even so, his attitude was still excellent and he asked if they needed his help to arrange lodgings for the students.

  However, the group leader of the Westshore Military School rejected him once again. He then gave the order for the students to set up camp at an area not far away from the town.

  All of a sudden, the Central Province Academy’s morale dipped to the bottom.

  There was no damage if there was no comparison.

  The moment the student group from the Westshore Military School came, so many people were spectating them. After that, the Saint Gate even sent out people and had taken the initiative to arrange lodgings for them.

  But look at them, they were ignored by everyone!

  At this moment, Zhang Yanzong’s group finally knew how immense the influence of a supreme-tier school among the Nine Greats was.

  Jin Mujie turned her head back and looked as she spoke with a strict tone.

  “Do you guys feel reluctant to accept this? Perform well then! Try to comprehend as many murals as possible, surpassing them!”

  The murals in the Battlegod Rampart were things left behind by the Battle God of ancient times. They weren’t things one could see simply because they wanted to.

  Back then, the Battle God had cleaved the 21,300-meter-tall mountain into two with a single sword strike, creating a gigantic canyon. After that, on the ramparts of the two sides of the canyon, he left behind a mural after every segment.

  If cultivators wished to view the murals, they had to enter the canyons, but there were many prohibitions within. It was said that one could only continue advancing forward once they comprehended a mural. Otherwise, they couldn’t continue heading deeper.

  If one barged in forcefully, they would be heavily injured by the Battle God’s will or even killed.

  Hence, it was said that the number of murals you could see depended on how strong your comprehension abilities were. Some students couldn’t even see a single mural.

  “Teacher Jin, just watch me properly then!”

  Zhang Yanzong rubbed his fists together and was waiting to perform.

  “Xuanyuan Po, don’t act recklessly.”

  Li Ziqi immediately glanced at the combat addict. As expected, he was staring at the students from Westshore, wanting to fight them.

  “How is fighting them acting recklessly?”

  Xuanyuan Po casually replied.

  “Tantai and Jiang Leng, you guys must watch him carefully. If he stirs up trouble, all of you will be punished together.”

  Li Ziqi instructed. Now that they were outside, the behavior of students also represented the face of the school and their teachers. This was especially so before the Westshore Military School. They definitely mustn’t lose face.

  “Eldest martial sister, I feel that Xuanyuan’s words aren’t wrong. We should display our might to intimidate them first.”

  Qin Yaoguang was chewing on the external layer of a sugar cane. She then bit down and ate the tender and white flesh within. As she chewed, she spoke out for Xuanyuan Po.

  “Let them know that the Central Province Academy has stood up now.”

  The little sunny egg cast a glance at Qin Yaoguang but didn’t say anything.

  Stood up?

  Most probably their knees would be broken, right?!

  “Let’s go and choose a place to set up camp.”

  Jin Mujie clapped her hands and got the students to move.

  Even if the Central Province Academy had money now, Jin Mujie wouldn’t use it to rent rooms in the town for the students. Suffering a little was also a good method to temper one’s will.

  Sun Mo had no interest in the Westshore Military School. They were all just a bunch of arrogant show-offs, what was so nice to look at them? But some of their ladies in uniform looked quite nice to be honest. However, since they were all students and Sun Mo was a teacher, he felt a little embarrassed to sneak glances at them.

  Before Sun Mo had walked a few steps, he heard someone calling him.

  The voice sounded very sweet.

  “Sun Mo!”

  Swish, swish, swish~

  Li Ziqi and Gu Xiuxun turned their heads immediately. Qin Yaoguang was slower by half a beat.

  “Sun Mo, I didn’t expect to meet you here. We are really fated!”

  Li Ruolan waved her hand and rode with a horse over.

  Her forehead was sweating with a few strands of her hair sticking to it. However, she didn’t cut a sorry figure. This actually caused her charm to increase by a little.

  “We have not met for several days. Reporter Li looks as charming as before.”

  Sun Mo also knew how to exchange conventional pleasantries, but this sentence of his was sincere.

  After coming to the Nine Provinces, the number of beauties Sun Mo had met couldn’t be considered little. For example, the girls beside him: Gu Xiuxun, Mei Ziyu, and Jin Mujie—all of them possessed their unique characteristics. However, their differences when compared to Li Ruolan was that they didn’t know how to doll themselves up.

  Speaking of dolling oneself, things like using a little rouge and lipstick was quite common. However, Li Ruolan was much stronger than them in this aspect.

  Li Ruolan not only knew how to doll herself up, but each of her casual actions exuded the air of a great celebrity. How could other females compare to her?

  No matter where she stood, she would easily become the center of attraction. It was impossible even if people didn’t want to notice her.

  “Who’s that?”

  Helian Beifang couldn’t help but ask. He could feel his heart thumping wildly.

  This woman was truly charming!

  This was especially so for her leather armor. Although it was in the style of the teacher robes from the Westshore Military School, wasn’t it a little too tight-fitting? It completely accentuated her figure, not hiding any of her curves.

  “You guys don’t even know Li Ruolan? She quitted being a teacher to enter the literacy circle and is a writer the Saint Gate frequently uses. Her articles are sharp and incisive, and she chased after the popular topics, having many audiences reading her articles.”

  Qin Yaoguang bit on the sugar cane as she surveyed Lu Ruolan.

  (Mn, she’s a beauty.)

  “So she is Li Ruolan?”

  An Rou was startled. She had read the [Great Teachers Report] and was also fond of Li Ruolan’s incisive writing style. But couldn’t this woman be a little more reserved in terms of her appearance?

  (Also, you are standing too close to Teacher Sun, how loathsome!)

  “Isn’t addressing me as Reporter Li treating me a little too much like an outsider?”

  Li Ruolan surveyed Sun Mo. “As expected, your energy, spirit, and mind seem so much better after you’ve eradicated the Myriad Daos Academy. How is it? How’s the feeling of being the owner of the number one famous school in Jinling?”

  “You’ve heard?”

  Sun Mo furrowed his brows.

  “Please, this is my rice bowl. A ‘C’ grade famous school being destroyed is major news. Let alone someone with good ‘news receiving channels’ like me, even ordinary reporters have learned of this!”

  Li Ruolan rolled her eyes. “If I wasn’t doing an interview in the Westshore Military School, I would have long rushed to Jinling to chase after this story.”

  “I wish to correct you on one point. An Xinhui is the headmaster.”

  Sun Mo didn’t want others to say that he was coveting An Xinhui’s property.

  “Aiya, stop talking about An Xinhui first. Speaking of which, why would you guys pick this moment to come? Are you not preparing to participate in the 3-star great teacher examinations?”

  Li Ruolan was surprised. “I thought you wanted to get three stars in a year and obtain the glory of becoming a three-time champion?”

  The 3-star examination had nothing to do with one’s personal students. And given Sun Mo’s combat strength, Li Ruolan felt it was sufficient for him to deal with the examination. Hence, in her perspective, he was wasting time by coming here.

  “Just to stroll around and relieve boredom.”

  Sun Mo’s words were concise and comprehensive.

  “You are impressive!”

  Li Ruolan flashed a thumbs-up.

  For others, they would most probably be extremely anxious at this moment, feeling so jittery that they wanted to stab their thighs. They would grab hold of every single second every day to learn so they could get a good result in the 3-star examination. But as for Sun Mo? He came for a stroll to relieve his boredom?

  (As expected, geniuses can do whatever they want to.)

  “I’m leaving first, let’s chat again at night!”

  Li Ruolan still had things she needed to do. Hence, after she took a few steps forward, she suddenly turned and reminded Sun Mo. “Oh yeah, Bai Hao has also come. You best be a little more careful. That fellow is very narrow-minded.”

  “Who is Bai Hao?”

  The papaya girl was very curious. She tiptoed and glanced in the direction of the Westshore Military School.

  “The #2 ranker on the Great Teachers Hero Ranking. He is currently the most famous super rising star of the Westshore Military School.”

  Qin Yaoguang explained.

  “How did you know that?”

  The papaya girl felt that this junior martial sister of hers was very impressive.

  “For such a famous person, we would know as long as we pay a little more attention to the news.”

  Qin Yaoguang’s reason sounded inevitable and right.

  “Alright, let’s get settled in first and you guys can have free time. However, you are not allowed to leave the Battlegod Rampart or move around alone. You all have to be at least in a group of threes.”

  Sun Mo warned. ……

  “Ruolan, did you meet someone you know?”

  A young man sat on a battle horse. His back was ramrod straight and when he saw Li Ruolan coming, he smiled and greeted her.

  He was none other than Bai Hao. He had a squarish face, but his demeanor was one of great determination.

  “It’s Sun Mo!”

  Li Ruolan spoke bluntly.

  “Sun Mo? That Doggy Sun?”

  Bai Hao frowned.

  “Mn.”

  When Li Ruolan saw this, she silently sighed in her heart. (You look really ugly when you frown. I better deduct 1 mark from you.)

  (Sigh, after meeting Sun Mo, I suddenly don’t feel like traveling along with you.)

  “Hehe, interesting. I heard he is ranked #6 on the Great Teachers Hero Rankings?”

  A middle-aged man at the side suddenly spoke up.

  “I don’t know, I didn’t pay attention.” Bai Hao’s lips curled. “In any case, his rank isn’t higher than mine.”

  After that, Bai Hao looked at Li Ruolan again. “Do the two of you have a very good relationship?”