“A very good one. Sun Mo’s talent and capabilities are both very high.”

  Li Ruolan solemnly nodded. She knew that Bai Hao had feelings for her. By saying this, he would definitely be unhappy about Sun Mo.

  If they really fought, she would have new materials to write about.

  “It’s settled, I don’t have to worry about not having some materials to write.”

  Li Ruolan secretly glanced at the group leader Fu Yanqing. The latter basically didn’t care about Sun Mo. However, that was true as well. As a 6-star great teacher and a vice headmaster of the Westshore Military School, he truly didn’t need to pay attention to a 2-star.

  Given Fu Yanqing’s age, the number of geniuses he had seen before were like the number of fish in the sea. If Sun Mo couldn’t achieve a feat so shocking that it would explode eyeballs, sorry then, to this vice-headmaster, Sun Mo was the same as a random passerby.

  “His talent and capabilities are both very high, eh?”

  Bai Hao’s lips curled in displeasure. After that, he instructed his personal student, “Pay attention to Sun Mo and inform me when he enters the Battlegod Rampart.”

  Li Ruolan’s eyes brightened. She understood Bai Hao’s meaning. He wanted to compete with Sun Mo and see who would be able to comprehend more murals.

  “It’s a pity that An Xinhui didn’t come. Otherwise, it would benefit you greatly if you sparred with her.”

  Fu Yanqing sighed. Although he had only met An Xinhui once before, that little girl gave him a very deep impression.

  She was undoubtedly a genius.

  Sadly, her potential was held back due to her position as a headmaster. Otherwise, her accomplishments would surely be able to trump all of her peers. ……

  “Boss, I saw the student group from the Central Province Academy, should we go over to greet them?”

  An assistant asked.

  “Greet them for what? A mere 3-star isn’t worthy of me moving out!”

  He Wei returned to his office and sat on a chair, drinking his tea that hadn’t cooled yet. He pondered what excuses he could use to treat Fu Yanqing to a meal.

  As for the Central Province Academy? Well, it didn’t matter. A sophisticated man like He Wei had long since noticed their arrival. If An Xinhui was present, he definitely would take the initiative to go over. However, the person leading the training group this time around was Jin Mujie.

  Although Jin Mujie was very beautiful, He Wei was old and had long since lost all ability to be active in bed. Hence, he wasn’t interested. What he wanted was to get acquainted with more high-star great teachers so they could help him enter the Saint Gate’s main headquarters instead of having to stay here on a stupid mountain.

  (What Battlegod Catalog?)

  “I’ve worked here for 15 years and leaving aside those who could comprehend this divine art, I’ve only seen a small number of geniuses who could walk all the way to the depths of the Battlegod Canyon.”

  “But Sun Mo is present!”

  The assistant was worried that his boss might not know of Sun Mo’s name, hence, he added another sentence. “That God Hands, the two-time champion.”

  “Hmph!”

  He Wei was unhappy. It should be Sun Mo who took the initiative to visit him instead.

  (Although I’ve fallen, I haven’t fallen so far to the extent where I need to simp over a new rising star among the junior generations.) ……

  “Teacher Sun, you guys go on ahead. I will lead my student to view the murals first.”

  Jin Mujie felt immense pressure. After setting up a camp simply, she led her personal student to the Battlegod Canyon.

  This was also the first time Sun Mo saw that ‘eldest senior brother’. He had a tall figure and was very handsome, resembling the main characters in wuxia novels.

  Although his expression was calm, there was an unmistakable hint of worry in his eyes.

  Zhou Yu, Peak of the blood-ignition realm

  Strength: 23. You are walking on the ‘scholar’ path, the muscular path doesn’t suit you.

  Intellect: 26. You are young and smart, your EQ is pretty good as well.

  Agility: 29. Footwork so light that one can tread on the waves. For the sake of handsomeness, you spent a very huge amount of time training your movement arts.

  Will: 18. Due to the overwhelming pressure, your will is currently suffering.

  Endurance: 19. When having s…… at night, cough cough, never mind. ……

  Potential value: Extremely high.

  Note: Most proficient in swindling girls, this guy has even obtained the achievement of visiting brothels and enjoying the services without paying money.

  “.……”

  After seeing Zhou Yu’s data, Sun Mo really felt like beating someone up. No wonder this fellow was so fond of playing around. He didn’t need to spend money and could even sleep with famed courtesans. If it was any other guys in his shoes, they would also be so deeply immersed and be unable to extricate themselves.

  “The pressure on Teacher Jin is too great. If this continues, I’m afraid she might collapse.”

  Gu Xiuxun was worried.

  “That’s the path she has chosen.”

  What else could Sun Mo say?

  Given his potential, Zhou Yu being able to reach his current level was already a feat that could be said to be exceeding one’s expectations. Yet, Jin Mujie was still so anxious, and this might actually not be a good thing.

  “Are you guys here for the first time?”

  Mei Ziyu smiled. “Let me guide you all.”

  In the past, Sun Mo was an insignificant guy in his school. Even if there was an opportunity to view the Battlegod Rampart, it wouldn’t be his turn. As for Gu Xiuxun, she didn’t have much time back then.

  She wanted to quickly become one of the top graduates and join a school to teach with her outstanding results, seeking to become a great teacher as quickly as possible.

  Naturally, she also had another thought. She wanted to wait until she grew stronger before she viewed the Battlegod Murals, doing her best to advance all the way to the depths of the Battlegod Canyon in a single try.

  “We will have to trouble Teacher Mei then.”

  Sun Mo wasn’t polite either.

  Mei Ziyu brought Sun Mo and Gu Xiuxun with her as she headed west toward the little town.

  “After arriving here, you guys definitely have to taste the cooling tea of the Bai Clan’s tea store.”

  Mei Ziyu introduced and entered a tea store.

  The store was very simple. Other than the place being a thatched hut with a few tables made of large rocks, there was an old man at the fire of a stove brewing tea.

  “Esteemed guests, please be seated!”

  When the old man saw guests, he hurriedly over and earnestly received them. “You guys only want drinks, or do you want some pastries along with the tea?”

  “Just drinks.”

  Mei Ziyu spoke. After that, she explained, “If we ate the pastries, it would cause the taste of the white tea to diminish. That would be a waste of heavenly treasure.”

  “This great teacher, you are really an expert!’

  The old man flashed a thumbs-up and spoke loudly in a respectful voice.

  “I drank the white tea here before with my mother!”

  Mei Ziyu was educated and kind in nature. Even when she encountered an old man with no status, she wouldn’t put on any airs.

  The three of them continued chatting idly and not long later, the tea was served.

  “Eh, this color?”

  The tea was actually a light brownish color. Gu Xiuxun lifted the teacup made of bamboo and drank a mouthful. After that, she furrowed her brows. The taste was very bitter.

  “If you are afraid of bitterness, you can try adding some honey.”

  Mei Ziyi opened up a small jar. “Teacher Sun, do you want some?”

  “.……”

  Sun Mo mentally mused. Why was the color and smell of this tea the same as coffee?

  He couldn’t help but activate Divine Sight.

  Green Qiao Beans: Produced in the Darkness Continent. Main components: Caffeine, tannic acid, fat……

  So although the name was different, it was a type of coffee bean.

  “Teacher Sun, try it. Although it’s a little bitter, there’s a nice aftertaste.”

  Mei Ziyu recommended it greatly.

  “Sure!”

  Sun Mo lifted his cup and drank a mouthful. As expected, this was the taste of coffee. However, there was a slight difference in terms of taste when compared to coffee in the modern era due to the brewing method.

  “How is it?”

  Mei Ziyu asked.

  “It’s very tasty!”

  After Sun Mo finished speaking, he turned to the old man and asked, “Do you sell ice-creams here? Bring me two custard tarts as well!”

  “Huh?”

  The old man had a dumbfounded look on his face.

  “Hehe, I’m talking nonsense.”

  Sun Mo was at ease now. This old man didn’t come from the modern era. He had merely discovered this type of bean by chance and made it into a drink.

  “Is it nice to drink?”

  Gu Xiuxun originally didn’t like it, but after hearing Sun Mo’s words, she decided to try another sip.

  (Very good, it’s a fact now. There must be something wrong with Sun Mo’s taste buds. It’s so bitter, how can it be tasty?)

  Yet, Mei Ziqi was secretly delighted. (Nice, I now have a small hobby similar to Sun Mo.) This was because there were only a pitifully few people among her friends who could get used to drinking this white tea.

  “Speaking of which, the tea is clearly brown. Why is it named ‘white tea’?”

  Gu Xiuxun didn’t understand,

  “Because my surname is ‘Bai’ (white) and my name is a single word ‘Cha’ (tea)!”

  The tone of the old man was as it should be by rights.

  Gu Xiuxun glanced at the old man’s face that was weathered by age and glanced back at the teacup. After that, she directly stretched out her hand and pushed the cup backward.

  (There’s no solution to it. It’s not tasty at all!)

  (By not spitting it out, I’m already very cultured.)

  “Alright, we have drunk tea. Let’s go and stroll around some other places!”

  This was Sun Mo’s habit. After arriving at an unfamiliar location, he wanted to be familiarized with the surrounding terrain first. “Oh ya boss, I will teach you a way to drink this. For this coff……eh I mean for this tea, if you add some warm milk with it, the taste would be even more special.”

  “Milk?”

  The old man was stunned.

  (Why do you know this when it’s the first time you drank it?)

  Adding warm milk to the white tea was something special the old man made for himself, he had never told anyone about this before.

  “What’s your name?”

  The old man chased after them.

  “Sun Mo, from the Central Province Academy!”

  Gu Xiuxun helped to answer.

  “Sun Mo?”

  The old man touched his chin. “Interesting.”

  Clearly, he had seen this type of white tea in some other locations before and the name of the white tea was coff……something

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Bai Cha +1. Prestige connection unlocked. Neutral (1/100).

  Upon hearing the notification, Sun Mo started. It had been such a long time since he received a single-digit favorable impression point. It seems like that old man really doesn’t know what’s what.

  After they came out from the tea store, they climbed and reached the peak of a small mountain that was full of maple trees.

  “When autumn comes, the leaves would dye the entire area red like the flames of anger. The scenery is really beautiful then!”

  Mei Ziyu sighed deeply. She loved nature.

  “Who is that? Does he have no civility?”

  Gu Xiuxun grumbled as she looked in the distance.

  In front of them, there was a bar-shaped stone that was protruding out. On the stone, there was a rogue cultivator sitting there. He lifted his head to look at the stone statue in the sky.

  Due to the passing of years, the five features of the stone statue and some contours of its face were already blurred. However, the entire feel of the statue had a Buddhic aura to it.

  This was especially so for its stone eyes. It seemed as though they contained the entirety of heavens within.

  Sadly, there were various words like ‘xxx is here before’, and there was also excrement from some animals around it.

  “Hehe!”

  Sun Mo was joyful. If this was in the modern world, such a stone statue would have been confined and renamed as a scenic spot. If you wanted to see it, you would even have to pay the entrance fee.

  The three of them finished touring a few places with good scenery and when they returned to the camp, the sky was almost completely dark as stars filled the sky.

  “Where’s the others?”

  Sun Mo swept his gaze over and discovered quite a few people were missing. “Are they still in the Battlegod Canyon?”

  “Teacher, there’s bad news. That Bai Hao used half a day to comprehend two murals and has entered the third part of the Battlegod Canyon.”

  (There’s actually someone more impressive than our Teacher Sun? That’s definitely not permitted!)

  “Teacher, you should quickly go and comprehend the murals to surpass that fellow. Let him know what is the immense strength of Doggy Sun!”

  “What Doggy Sun?”

  Sun Mo unhappily rapped Qin Yaoguang’s head.

  “That awesome?”

  Mei Ziyu was shocked.

  When Gu Xiuxun saw the experienced and knowledgeable Mei Ziyu revealing such an expression, she immediately knew that this Bai Hao had most probably done something shockingly impressive.

  Note: Bai Cha – Literally means white tea

  Chapter 733: Sun Mo Enters the Canyon, Comprehension Begins!

  In this era, there was no water army* that could be hired to brag about the feats and achievements one had on the internet. Hence, the news circulation speed was slow, and any newbie who could gain fame definitely had some capabilities.

  There was another important point. The Saint Gate was always extremely strict when they did things. This was especially so for officially announced ranking boards. The Saint Gate would send people to track the person in question for at least a year and personally witness their battle achievements before they put the name of the person in the rankings.

  Look at how brilliant Sun Mo’s achievements had been throughout this year. He was now the number one teacher of Jinling. However, he was merely ranked #6 on the Great Teachers Hero Ranking.

  It wasn’t that the Saint Gate felt that Sun Mo wasn’t strong. Rather, the five people before him were geniuses so talented that there wouldn’t even be one in ten million people.

  Bai Hao from the Westshore Military School was ranked #2 on the Great Teachers Hero Ranking, and his performance was excellent. He already comprehended two murals the day he went to the Battlegod Canyon and succeeded in entering the third part of the canyon.

  Such talent definitely deserved to be flattered.

  On the second morning, when Sun Mo ate his breakfast, he soon discovered that this already became a hot topic among the people in Battlegod Town. Also, those students from Westshore acted like how they did normally. They weren’t arrogant and simply trained systematically in the morning, had their breakfast, and headed to the canyon to comprehend the mural.

  After all, it would then be strange to them if Bai Hao failed.

  “Where’s Xuanyuan and Helian?”

  Sun Mo surveyed the camp and discovered that two people were missing. “They can’t possibly have stayed in the canyon for a night, right?”

  “Yup!”

  Li Ziqi was like a little butler and understood every little thing in the camp. “Junior sister Baiwu also spent last night in the canyon, but she wanted to pay her respects to you in the morning, hence, she took a trip back. After that, she grabbed two pieces of bread and left.”

  Tantai Yutang saw Lu Zhiruo with a worried look on her face, he couldn’t help but tease. “Zhiruo, if you continue being so lazy, the distance between you and them would become even greater. How would you maintain your position as a senior martial sister then?”

  “Teacher, I’m going to try and gain insights from the murals.”

  The papaya girl reported and immediately ran toward the Battlegod Canyon. She felt a sense of urgency that caused her to be unable to breathe easily.

  “Tantai!”

  Li Ziqi reproached. Actually, the papaya girl wasn’t lazy at all and she merely slept for four hours last night. But when compared to Xuanyuan and the other two, the disparity was too great.

  “Zhiruo, don’t compare yourself to the three cultivation fanatics!”

  Jiang Leng shouted out. The diligence of Xuanyuan and the other two belonged to the pinnacle level. Even if they were in the Westshore Military School, many people would feel inferior to them.

  So there was basically no need to compete with them.

  “Morning!”

  Qin Yaoguang came out from the tent and hummed a little melody as she greeted everyone.

  “Pay attention to your etiquette.”

  The little sunny egg reminded her.

  Qin Yaoguang’s uniform was loosely put on and she didn’t tidy it. Leaving aside the creases, half of her fair shoulder was revealed, and this was considered lacking in propriety.

  Qi Shengjia took a glance and hurriedly shifted his eyes away as he blushed.

  Qin Yaoguang’s figure was truly good!

  “Oh!”

  Qin Yaoguang grunted in response and tugged at her collar. After that, she went to wash her face.

  “Teacher, I’m also going to cultivate.”

  Qi Shengjia respectfully greeted.

  “Mn!”

  Sun Mo reminded him. “Train according to the training plan I designed for you. Don’t feel a sense of pressure because of Xuanyuan Po and the others, and follow their training blindly. There’s no need for that.”

  “I’ll strictly obey Teacher’s instructions!”

  Qi Shengjia indicated that he understood.

  Truthfully speaking, he felt a great pressure when he stood together with Xuanyuan Po and the others. All of them had high talents and were still so hard working. There was truly no path of survival for an ordinary person like him.

  “Ziqi, you should try and comprehend the mural too. Also, there’s no need to prepare hot water and breakfast for me every morning.”

  The morning sun gradually rose, its light shining on Li Ziqi. The sunlight caused this young woman with a petite figure to exude a type of gentle and quiet beauty. Sun Mo felt a sense of guilt because there was such an adorable girl taking care of his food and morning ablutions every day.

  (Could I have exhausted my limited luck?)

  “This is something I ought to do as a student.”

  Li Ziqi naturally wouldn’t give up. Back then, in order to snatch this task from Ying Baiwu, she even used her authority as the senior martial sister.

  After seeing Sun Mo no longer attempting to persuade her, the little sunny egg quickly ran off.

  (I know Teacher cares about me, but there’s no need for that. Preparing warm water to wash your face and preparing your breakfast is the most joyful thing of my days.)

  “I also want to have such a sensible student!”

  Gu Xiuxun felt envious.

  After eating, Sun Mo and the other two headed to the Battlegod Canyon. They arrived there after traveling for about ten minutes.

  The target area was a steep tall mountain. The gradient was extremely precipitous to the point where one could perform rock climbing here. On the mountain slope, there was some vegetation growing that Sun Mo couldn’t identify.

  Because it was the end of summer, there was a dense growth of plants and the birds in the forest chirped incessantly.

  “As expected of the Battle God, is this the might of a single sword?”

  Gu Xiuxun didn’t have time to admire the scenery. Her attention was completely attracted by the canyon.

  The mountain was like a cake that was cut into two by a knife.

  Moreover, the cut was extremely smooth and neat. Despite the passage of an unknown amount of years, one could still see how powerful that Battle God was.

  “Cleaving apart a mountain with a sword!”

  Sun Mo marveled in admiration. Even if the thing he was cutting was a wooden log, he might not be able to perform such a neat and smooth cut.

  There was a large stone tablet at the entrance of the canyon. This was something erected by the Saint Gate and there were over ten notes on it.

  Those notes included things like fighting in the canyon was prohibited, one also must not damage the terrain here, starting a fire to cook was not allowed, and there were even instructions on how to set up a camp. ……

  Naturally, the most important note was that one must not damage the mural, or the offender would directly be expelled to the Darkness Continent. For more serious cases, the offender would be put to death.

  The entrance of the canyon had eight guards stationed there. When they saw Sun Mo and the others, they were clear that Sun Mo’s group was first-time visitors. The guards got them to head to the stone tablet and look at the notes first while they explained it verbally to them as well.

  “Good morning Sun Mo!”

  Sun Mo heard a greeting. He turned his head and saw Li Ruolan walking over with a group of students from Westshore.

  Bai Hao was at the back of the line. He was originally thinking of something, but after hearing Li Ruolan’s voice, he lifted his head and looked at Sun Mo.

  The gazes of the two men matched for the first time.

  Sun Mo felt a sense of pressure. It was like he went to a basketball court far from his home and encountered a fellow who liked to slam dunk.

  This fellow would immediately perform a slam dunk above the head of the newcomer because he wanted to tell the other party whose homeground this place was.

  The personality of such a person might not be likeable, but they were absolutely extremely confident in themselves. They had the courage and had a type of tyranny that set them apart from the rest of the world.

  (I don’t care who you are, I’m going to be the number one!)

  Although Bai Hao didn’t say anything, his gaze already indicated this.

  The #6 ranker on the Great Teachers Hero Rankings?

  (Just wait and see, I will let you understand the strength of me, Senior Bai.)

  “How do you feel?”

  Li Ruolan asked with a smile.

  “Too introverted. As a young man, he didn’t have any sense of dynamism at all.”

  Bai Hao knew that Li Ruolan was asking him about his thoughts on Sun Mo. Hence, his lips curled as he continued, “He exudes lethargy and is like an old man.”

  “On the contrary, I felt that he is cultured and refined.”

  Li Ruolan mentally mused. (Good looks are ranked the first. Just with Sun Mo’s face alone, I can give him 9 marks. He is 1 mark off from full marks because he isn’t my cup of tea completely.)

  “Ah!”

  Bai Hao smiled. No longer speaking, he wanted to let their comprehension of the murals speak for itself.

  After entering the canyon, all the students from Westshore remained behind. Only five people including Bai Hao continued heading forward.

  Li Ruolan also stopped. She sighed ruefully when she saw this scene.

  (If your talent sucks, there’s no need for you to say it yourself. The Battlegod Canyon would give you the evaluation.)

  A few minutes later, Sun Mo and the other two entered. However, they stood at the canyon entrance and didn’t continue forward. ……

  Gu Xiuxun no longer spoke. She slowly closed her eyes and sensed the sword intent in the air.

  That’s right!

  The instant she stepped into the canyon, she could feel a strand of sword will gushing over. This caused her to subconsciously dodge to the side, or she felt that she might be killed.

  If she calmed her heart down and experienced it attentively, she would discover that the strand of the sword will seemed to contain the emotions of the swordsman who unleashed it.

  There seemed to be sadness from the withering brought upon by winter, joy from a chance encounter with someone he loved, disappointment from failing the examination, and also silence from midnight dreams……

  Gu Xiuxun didn’t continue to walk forward. Rather, she drew in a deep breath and sat down cross-legged.

  Upon seeing this, Mei Ziyu felt a little shocked. Gu Xiuxun’s aptitude was very good. She actually had some insights just when she entered here despite not having seen the mural yet.

  When she looked at Sun Mo again, he had his head lowered. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

  Mei Ziyu didn’t speak and left quietly.

  Because she had come before, she understood what this part of the canyon was testing in. However, she couldn’t say it. It wasn’t because she valued the knowledge as her own. Rather, the things everyone comprehended might not be the same. Even if she revealed her understanding, others might not understand it.

  In the end, one could only depend on themselves if they wanted to comprehend the murals here.

  Sun Mo felt giddy as though something was pricking his skin.

  “There’s radiation here?”

  This was Sun Mo’s first reaction. There couldn’t possibly be a source of radiation here, right? This feeling was so uncomfortable that he almost turned and left.

  After all, he wasn’t married yet. No, he didn’t even have a girlfriend. What if he became infertile? What if he stopped being able to have a boner due to the radiation?

  When Sun Mo looked at Gu Xiuxun, he understood that she most probably had some comprehension. Hence, he didn’t disturb her and went to wander about on his own.

  This part of the canyon was 100 meters long, and it was packed to the brim with people.

  The students of the Central Province Academy could be seen everywhere. They were walking around and stopping at times as they looked at the murals.

  An Rou saw Sun Mo and wanted to greet him but was stopped by a wave of Sun Mo’s hand.

  Sun Mo also saw Zhou Yu who followed Jin Mujie. He was currently seated cross-legged facing a part of the wall in meditation. However, his brows would also twitch occasionally. Evidently, he hasn’t entered a deep state yet.

  Some people came early in the morning, and they started to exit the canyon because the strands of ‘sword will’ would injure their mental states.

  Those who stayed here for long would either go crazy or die from sudden death.

  After Sun Mo surveyed the situation here, he then started to look at the murals.

  This was the Battle God?

  The style was simply even more picasso than picasso.

  Because the canyon’s walls were formed from a mountain being cleaved into two, it was extremely neat like a drawing board. It was very suitable for drawing. However, the drawing skills of the Battle God were truly at such a level that no one dared to speak highly of them.

  In the past, Sun Mo was already familiar with literature. And in the Nine Provinces, he even grasped the grandmaster-level Traditional Painting Skill and could be considered a famous artist who had done a few famous art pieces before. But honestly speaking, he couldn’t understand what the murals were trying to convey.

  “It can’t possibly be that his drawing skills are too lousy, right?”

  Sun Mo muttered.

  On the stone walls, although people spoke about murals, they were actually referring to the deep ditches formed from various saber and sword scars. The murals looked like a healthy man being trapped in a mental hospital and was being treated like a mad man, having no way to leave. In the end, when the healthy man really became crazy, he used his fingernails to scratch the walls chaotically.

  There was no sense of beauty, no sense of meaning, and also nothing to admire.

  “But this place is the Battlegod Canyon and there are some people who comprehended this and managed to enter the second part of the canyon. This fact indicates that the scars on the walls have some value.”

  Sun Mo suddenly felt anxious. He was currently before his students. Wouldn’t he lose face if he failed to comprehend this?

  At the very least, he had to be able to enter the second part of the canyon, right?

  Note: Water Army is Chinese slang: On the Internet in China, an Internet Water Army or Wangluo shuijun is a group of Internet ghostwriters paid to post online comments with particular content. Internet water armies were born in the early 2010s.

  Chapter 734: Could It Be You Also Want to Evolve and Become One of My Crazy Fans?

  Sun Mo inhaled deeply a few times and calmed down using a self-suggestion method.

  After that, he cast Gushing Thoughts on himself and started to admire these murals.

  “Firstly, don’t view the murals with a utilitarian heart. Such things cannot be rushed.”

  No matter what, Sun Mo was someone who had experienced countless final exams in his past life. Let alone answering multiple-choice questions, even the complex mathematical question at the very end couldn’t stump his composure.

  Just do it slowly, look through all of them first before finding the crucial point out of ten thousand ideas.

  Sun Mo walked along the edge and admired the murals.

  There were quite a few times when he no longer wanted to look as they felt very blinding to him.

  In the modern era, let alone the artwork of Picasso, Sun Mo couldn’t even feel any appreciation for Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Virgin of the Rocks.

  It wasn’t that he wanted to profane them, but basically couldn’t understand the essence of the art.

  Sun Mo was an ordinary man and only knew how to appreciate beautiful women in paintings.

  Western artists grasped the golden ratio of human bodies very accurately. They were unlike chinese artists who drew freehand style, using their imagination.

  When an western artist painted a girl, it was just a girl. An example was a girl wearing pearl earrings. However, if it was in the East, you might not even see the girl even if you viewed the entire painting.

  The painting would then contain flowing water under the bridge with lotuses on the surface of the water. After that, you saw a maid wearing a single embroidered shoe with the door half-open as she rushed out, or the maid was among the trees anxiously looking for someone.

  The observers would naturally understand that this was a case where the young mistress of the clan had eloped with a scholar.

  That was a type of conceptual beauty.

  “That Battle God might not understand painting techniques, but when he left behind those sword scars, he should have some purpose, right?”

  This was deduced from conventional reasoning.

  The Battle God most probably wanted to leave behind his skills for the future generation. Moreover, this was the first mural and he definitely wouldn’t draw nonsense. There must be a type of rule. Once one managed to discover the rule, they would be able to understand the essence of the murals.

  Occasionally, Sun Mo would also activate Divine Sight, but all he saw were the words ‘unable to decipher.’

  Sun Mo wasn’t disappointed. After all, he understood that he had to depend on himself for some stuff.

  Mei Ziyu had been paying attention to Sun Mo. She discovered that he was leisurely walking around like a tourist and didn’t meditate or have anxious looks at all. This caused her to involuntarily feel admiration for him.

  Such cool-headed calmness truly surpassed everyone else by a tier.

  The majority of the people who came to the Battlegod Canyon weren’t able to be as calm as him. After all, comprehension was something akin to striking the first prize in the lottery. Maybe they might achieve it simply because their luck was good.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Mei Ziyu +200. Respect (4,190/10,000).

  “I should learn from Teacher Sun and not harbor any pragmatic hopes in my heart when I view the murals.”

  Hence, Mei Ziyu also decided to adopt the attitude of a tourist to admire these murals. And indeed, soon after that, she had a new discovery.

  Eh?

  There seemed to be some sword scars that were concealing something?

  Two hours later, Gu Xiuxun who had circled the 100 meters range in this part of the canyon finally found Sun Mo.

  “You’ve already comprehended it?”

  Sun Mo smiled. “You are so outstanding, causing the pressure on me to be so great!”

  “How loathsome!”

  As Gu Xiuxun spoke, she stretched out her little fist and bumped Sun Mo. After that, she fell silent.

  “You don’t have to wait for me, you should quickly head in deeper.”

  Sun Mo pushed Gu Xiuxun gently. “Try to comprehend the Battlegod Catalog in one day and surpass that Bai Hao!”

  “Okay, I’m cheering for you too!”

  Gu Xiuxun didn’t say anything more and turned to leave.

  At this moment, any sort of encouraging speech might hurt Sun Mo. As for explaining her insights?

  Please, given Sun Mo’s pride, he definitely wouldn’t listen.

  Naturally, Gu Xiuxun believed Sun Mo would be able to do it. It was just that she was a step faster. In any case, the person who could comprehend the whole Battlegod Catalog would then be the final winner.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Gu Xiuxun +100. Reverence (25,300/100,000).

  Upon hearing the notification, Sun Mo looked at the masochist’s back view and felt a little speechless. (Clearly, you are a step faster than me, so why did you contribute favorable impression points?)

  (Are you believing in my talent a little too much?)

  (Could it be that you want to evolve and become my crazy fan as well?)

  (Luckily, this time around I managed to see something in the murals or I would have let your trust in me down.)

  Sun Mo smiled.

  Honestly speaking, the feeling of having a friend that trusted you regardless was really not bad. ……

  When the sun was high in the sky, He Wei entered the canyon.

  Usually, he wouldn’t come to such a place. After all, he had been here for over ten years and even if the murals were beauties, he would have long since grown sick of seeing them.

  But this time around, there was Bai Hao and many students from Westshore. Oh right, there was also a Sun Mo. Hence, it was worth it for him to pay some attention to them.

  “That student isn’t bad. From his appearance, he has the possibility of gaining enlightenment!”

  “As for that student, he can’t even enter a deep state in his meditation, yet he still wants to dream about comprehending a Battlegod Catalog? Who gave him the courage to dream so?”

  “Mn, this girl is quite beautiful.”

  He Wei seemed to be looking at pigs in a piggery. When he walked over, he had some evaluation for everyone he saw.

  “What’s this fellow doing? Is he treating this place like an art gallery? With how lazy you are, how can you see anything?”

  He Wei’s lips twitched. He felt that the fellow he was looking at had no future. But when he wanted to leave, he suddenly halted and turned his head back for another glance.

  (Wait a minute, isn’t that the Black Doggy Sun?)

  After that, He Wei seriously surveyed Sun Mo for a few minutes and discovered that his performance was completely not in accordance with how talented he was in the rumors.

  Given He Wei’s experience, he knew that Sun Mo had not comprehended the essence of the sword will at all.

  “How disappointing!”

  He Wei shook his head and entered the second part of the canyon.

  Actually, Sun Mo wasn’t even trying to comprehend the murals. He was already clear of the reasons behind these murals and as for why he didn’t continue to advance deeper into the canyon, it was because he was waiting for his students.

  Qi Shengjia truly didn’t let his rubbish potential value down. As expected, he failed to comprehend anything. Besides, even just sitting here cross-legged for a few hours had diminished his patience and he was frustrated.

  Sun Mo swept a glance over and discovered that the honest guy’s will had dipped again.

  The papaya girl sat under a rock and stared at the sword scars as she fell into a daze. Clearly, she had no harvest either.

  “Ziqi, how’s the situation?”

  Sun Mo walked toward the little sunny egg. He also saw Qin Yaoguang, but this girl had already comprehended it because he had personally seen her entering the second part of the canyon.

  As for the others, their performances were all very outstanding. Even for that sickly invalid Tantai Yutang, his comprehension abilities were very high.

  “Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi who was sitting cross-legged quickly stood up.

  “Just sit!”

  Sun Mo surveyed the little sunny egg. “Since you have comprehended it, why are you not advancing?”

  The few youths nearby couldn’t help but feel surprised when they heard this.

  (This girl has already comprehended it? This must be fake, right?)

  (Why can’t I tell?)

  Leaving aside that Li Ziqi had a beautiful appearance, just her aura of nobility and elegance did contain immense ‘killing prowess’ toward some youths. Hence, this was why these youths chose to comprehend the murals at a place not far away from her.

  Boys would always want to be sitting at the same table with the girl they were fond of.

  “I still have some parts I don’t understand!”

  Li Ziqi spoke bluntly.

  “Go get Qi Shengjia and Zhiruo over!”

  Sun Mo instructed. The two of them most probably wouldn’t have any harvest even if they were here until the end of the week. This was why he wanted them to hear his conversation with Li Ziqi as it might provide them with some insights.

  Very soon, the two students arrived.

  “Teacher!”

  Qi Shengjia had an ashamed look on his face. He wanted nothing more than to find a hole to hide within.

  “Teacher!”

  The papaya girl also had her head lowered. Her fingers were holding the corner of her clothes, and she had a disappointed look on her face.

  “How did you guys meditate?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “What do you mean by how do we meditate?”

  The papaya girl was puzzled. “Isn’t it simply thinking using our brains?”

  Puchi!

  The few students nearby all started laughing. This girl was endearingly silly.

  “Zhiruo, Teacher is asking what is the target you guys are relying on when meditating!”

  Li Ziqi was helpless and explained.

  “I relied on those sword scars!”

  Qi Shengjia sighed. “Sadly, this disciple is foolish and cannot read anything from them!”

  Those students from the Westshore Military School no longer laughed. Rather, they looked at Sun Mo and wanted to hear what he said. This was because they were doing the same thing as well.

  “The vast majority of people would look at the sword scars and brace themselves to think about it. However, the difference in their comprehension abilities would lead to different results.”

  Sun Mo analyzed.

  Gu Xiuxun was an example. Her comprehension was too good and she could immediately feel the ‘sword will’ the moment she stepped into the canyon. She had instantly gained insights.

  The faces of Qi Shengjia and Lu Zhiruo immediately turned unsightly.

  “Don’t abase yourself, my comprehension isn’t good either.”

  Sun Mo consoled. “So, what should we do now? We should try to resolve this by using a methodology.”

  The youths at the side moved even closer, deeply afraid to miss out any word.

  “The sword scars the Battle God left behind……what purpose did they want to achieve?”

  “Are there any inner rules in the sword scars? Also, you all have to remember something. It’s not necessary for everything you see to be effective.”

  “Naturally, if you guys can’t even think clearly to understand this, just use your most proficient method to look at these sword scars.”

  After speaking until here, Sun Mo felt many emotions. That Battle God must have reached the realm where he could revert complexity into simplicity.

  These sword scars were sword scars, but at the same time, they weren’t.

  Everyone could use their most proficient aspect to find the relevant understanding.

  The people here fell into silence and looked at the wall again.

  “Rules? The most proficient method?”

  Lu Zhiruo scratched her head, feeling that this was very difficult. (Ai, if these murals were animals, it would be much easier for me to understand them.)

  Upon thinking of this, the papaya subconsciously tried to link the starting and ending points of the sword scars into an abstract shape of a ferocious tiger.

  Eh?

  How interesting!

  Lu Zhiruo ran out and observed the murals. (Hmm, there’s a lion here, there’s a bunch of monkeys fighting there……)

  The few youths subconsciously glanced at the papaya girl, but a few minutes later, they suddenly saw some golden motes of light starting to gather, cloaking her with a layer of golden light.

  “T……teacher……”

  Lu Zhiruo was shocked. (What’s going on with me?)

  “That’s the sword will protection! Without it, all cultivators who enter the second part of the canyon will be killed by those sharp streams of sword will.”

  A youth explained, his eyes were filled with jealousy. How come even such an endearingly silly girl could comprehend this? (Could it be that my comprehension abilities are worse than her?)

  (Wait a minute?)

  (What did that teacher say earlier?)

  The youth suddenly came to a realization. This girl could succeed because of the words said by that teacher.

  (Quickly think back, what did that teacher say earlier?)

  (As long as I recall it, I can also achieve comprehension!)

  Chapter 735: Even If All These People Are Added Up, They Are Not a Match for My Teacher!

  “H……have I comprehended it?”

  Lu Zhiruo stared at the dense golden light from her body as a look of disbelief appeared on her face. Ever since she was young, her intelligence was on the lower side. When it came to things that needed comprehension, she usually wouldn’t get any results.

  ( I actually succeeded today?)

  “Boohoohoo, it was truly too good that I could acknowledge Teacher Sun as my personal teacher!”

  Putong!

  The papaya girl’s eyes turned red and she directly knelt to Sun Mo, contributing a huge bunch of favorable impression points.

  At the same time, Sun Mo heard the sound of notification.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations. Favorable impression points obtained +1,100.”

  “Stand up to talk, don’t kneel so easily!”

  Sun Mo was helpless.

  The youths nearby all revealed a hint of shock on their faces as they immediately stared at Sun Mo. They hoped he would speak a little more.

  “For things like comprehension, you shouldn’t feel that you can only achieve it because of pointers from others. That is a feeling of self-inferiority.”

  Sun Mo smiled. “You guys should just pay attention to the comprehensive experience. In the future, when you run into similar topics, you should rationally think things through and it will be fine.”

  Sun Mo had often encountered such students who felt that if they could solve the tough questions with their own capabilities, it would be more outstanding compared to those who solved them after listening to the teacher’s explanation.

  This might be so in terms of intelligence, but when it came to efficiency, the former students wouldn’t be better off.

  One should listen to the teacher’s lecture and take note of the technique and methods to solve the questions. One shouldn’t start to work on the tough questions immediately even before understanding how to do it. It would end up wasting a lot of time.

  To students, their final goal was to obtain high scores in their examinations, and the methods that the teacher taught were undoubtedly the best short-cut they could get. There was basically no need for students to figure things out themselves.

  “We have benefitted from your teachings.”

  The youths immediately bowed.

  Truthfully speaking, they did have such a thought as well. Because in this era, the mainstream thinking was one should comprehend things themselves, and teachers should only speak when the students truly had no way to resolve the situation.

  Some teachers felt that such a situation was also a type of cultivation.

  Li Ziqi fell silent.

  “Shengjia, what do you think?”

  Sun Mo glanced at the honest guy.

  “Eh……”

  Qi Shengjia’s lips trembled and he had a look of embarrassment on his face. This was because he didn’t know what to do.

  Using his most proficient method to look at these sword scars?

  (Sorry.)

  (I’m too trash. Ever since I was young till now, I have nothing that I’m proficient in.)

  Qi Shengjia knelt on the ground and lowered his head. His tone was filled with disappointment. “This disciple is foolish. Teacher, please punish me!”

  “Don’t rush things, just take it slow!”

  Sun Mo sighed mentally.

  To people with ordinary aptitude, even if you put in the effort and worked hard for some things, you wouldn’t get a result. The first part of the canyon was the easiest. If you couldn’t even comprehend them, there was no need to talk about the murals in the deeper parts.

  Naturally, Sun Mo wouldn’t say anything that would psychologically impact the honest guy for the worst. However, he no longer waited and started heading toward the second part of the canyon.

  Li Ziqi immediately followed after him. ……

  Those youths immediately started to comprehend the mural based on Sun Mo’s impartation.

  After all, the students brought here by their teachers were surely geniuses and had high hopes placed on them.

  Not long later, the body of a youth clad in the uniform of the Westshore Military School suddenly shone with a dense golden light.

  Sword will protection was activated.

  This scene caused the youths nearby to feel extremely agitated. The words of that teacher were indeed useful.

  “Do you guys know the identity of that great teacher and which school he is from?”

  “I feel that the demeanor of that great teacher is different from others. The other great teachers wouldn’t say anything because they are afraid others might catch up to them.”

  “Don’t speak nonsense. That’s just a different teaching method.”

  The youths had different opinions, but with no exception, all of them felt respect for Sun Mo. Some competitive ones felt an even greater sense of urgency.

  (I have to be quicker. If I can enter the third part of the canyon before that teacher and listen to his guidance, I might have a huge harvest.) ……

  “Teacher, those murals on the outside should be that thing, right?”

  Li Ziqi gazed around but didn’t dare to say anything more. This was because if it was verified, it could be considered a valuable discovery. Hence, she wanted to avoid others hearing it.

  “I think so.”

  Sun Mo nodded. “However, we have to visit the second part of the canyon to verify this.”

  “That Battle God is truly impressive. He actually used such a method to express his intention.”

  Li Ziqi sighed in admiration.

  “Yeah!”

  Sun Mo was also filled with admiration. At the same time, he felt a few bursts of inspiration from those sword scars. It was like the doors to a brand new world had just opened for him.

  One could say that these sword scars allowed Sun Mo to save at least ten years of effort in terms of sword arts.

  “What are you all talking about?”

  Lu Zhiruo who was following them at the side felt as though she was stupid.

  (No, there’s no as though. I’m stupid.) ……

  This part of the canyon was only 40+ meters long, and the murals on the walls were no longer sword scars. There were a total of 18 gigantic portraits of humans.

  The figures in the portraits were fully clad in armor and were wielding either sabers, swords, or spears. They were fighting on the battlefield, defending against their enemies in a castle. People could also see some who were resting next to a bonfire.

  Although this stretch of the canyon was short, the number of people here was clearly much lesser compared to those outside.

  “You guys should walk around here on your own!”

  Sun Mo peered around. Other than not seeing Xuanyuan Po and Helian Beifang, the others were all present.

  “Teacher Sun, Baiwu’s condition doesn’t seem to be too good?”

  When Mei Ziyu saw Sun Mo entering, she informed him at the first instant.

  Sun Mo glanced over and saw that the iron-headed girl had a pale look on her face with sweat on her forehead. It was as though she had just recovered from a sickness and her body was still weak.

  “As long as one enters the canyon, they will suffer the pressure from the Battle God’s will. If they stay here for a long time, their minds might be injured.”

  Mei Ziyu reminded him.

  “I understand!”

  Sun Mo decided to wait a little more. Ying Baiwu was a prideful girl and if he told her to go out to rest, she would surely reject this.

  As for that pressure, it was akin to the piercing pain of radiation.

  Sun Mo felt that this sensation was even more prickly compared to the first part of the canyon. Besides, he noticed that the atmosphere was quieter. There didn’t seem to be anyone speaking.

  Under every mural, there would be quite a lot of people seated cross-legged below. Everyone was very polite. Those who came later would sit further back. No one was trying to push forward.

  After Sun Mo observed a bit, he sat below the portrait of the Battle God that was wielding his saber and slaughtering enemies.

  Lu Zhiruo had been sneakily paying attention to Sun Mo. When she saw that he was sitting there, she immediately jogged over and sat beside him.

  (I’m not as smart as the others. So I want to follow Teacher.)

  This mural was either the most crucial one or the easiest to comprehend. Why was it so?

  Because this was the first mural chosen by her teacher.

  There was definitely a profound meaning behind his action.

  If Sun Mo knew the papaya girl’s thoughts, he would surely cough up blood. He chose this mural simply because of its exterior appearance. Ehm…… This was a painting of a female battle god.

  Sigh!

  After coming to the Central Province, he was no longer able to watch his little movies (p*rn), causing him to feel so stimulated that he was prepared to release…… ehm, never mind.

  Sun Mo first used his judgment and admired the mural from the perspective of art. The conclusion he obtained was that the Battle God who had drawn this mural definitely had no experience with girls. Let alone bedding anyone, he most probably hadn’t even held the hand of a girl before.

  Why? Because the mural of this female battle god was too perfectly engraved!

  Her figure was explosively good!

  Clearly, this guy had no relationship experience and was drawing the image from his own imagination.

  “Wait a minute, is this considered public condemnation?”

  Sun Mo grew joyful.

  The Battle God, the number one person of the Nine Provinces that had comprehended a peerless divine art like the Battlegod Catalog……was actually a pure and innocent male virgin?

  After that, Sun Mo started to analyze the mural from a learning perspective.

  An hour later, Sun Mo stretched his lazy body. Very good, things were the same as he expected. Right now, he had to obtain verifications from the other murals here.

  Hence, Sun Mo rose and walked toward another mural at the side.

  (Eh?)

  (Has Teacher comprehended the first one?)

  Lu Zhiruo had a shocked expression on her face when she saw Sun Mo leaving. (I didn’t understand anything yet, how did Teacher comprehend it so fast?) She hurriedly stood up and went to sit beside Sun Mo again.

  Sun Mo cast Gushing Thoughts and Encyclopedic Knowledge on himself, and he would instantly concentrate and stare at the murals. Lu Zhiruo felt incomparable worship for him.

  (As expected, Teacher is awesome!)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Lu Zhiruo +100. Reverence (29,150/100,000).

  (Aiya, I should stop thinking too much and try to comprehend the murals quicker.)

  (Ah?)

  The papaya girl was dumbfounded from shock.

  (It can’t be, right?)

  (Teacher understood the mural so quickly again?)

  Lu Zhiruo subconsciously glanced at the surroundings. These people were all frowning severely as though they had been constipated for half a year and almost died from it.

  Some of them were either subconsciously grabbing their hair or biting their nails. A few even had bloody scratches on their faces. Clearly, these people had no harvest. But Sun Mo merely sat down for half an hour and……

  (Wait a minute, why am I blindly comparing them?)

  (These people won’t be a match for Teacher even if all of them are added up together.)

  The papaya girl puffed her chest out with glory and lifted her chin up with pride. She followed and sat beside Sun Mo again.

  (It was truly a blessing to become Teacher’s personal student.)

  This time around, the papaya girl hadn’t even entered meditation before Sun Mo stood up again.

  (It can’t be, right?)

  Lu Zhiruo was completely stunned.

  (Teacher, I know you are very outstanding, but isn’t it a little too fake when you are so outstanding to such an extent?)

  (How long has it been since you sat down?)

  (At most 15 minutes?)

  (And you already comprehended it?)

  Even though she had excessive trust and worship toward Sun Mo, at this moment, the papaya girl sank into self-doubt. After all, such comprehension speed was truly too monstrous.

  (Even my grandfather would take longer than you when he went to take a dump and smoke a tobacco pipe!)

  Mei Ziyu was also similarly shocked. In the past, she had come to the Battlegod Rampart and already comprehended these murals. She was staying here merely to accompany Sun Mo. She didn’t go near him because she didn’t want to disturb him, but she was always observing him.

  Now when she saw Sun Mo changing to another mural every 15 minutes, she was completely stunned.

  (Did you understand it?)

  (Or are you just glancing at them fleetingly?)

  However, before Mei Ziyu could ask due to her curiosity, a middle-aged man already shouted at Sun Mo.

  “Hey, this teacher. Please respect yourself and stop walking around randomly. You will affect people who want to enter a meditative state.”

  Sun Mo turned his head.

  Meow meow meow~

  (Are you talking about me?)

  “Stop looking around! I’m talking about you. If you don’t want to comprehend the murals, please leave. You are too lacking in civility by walking around randomly like that.”

  The middle-aged man spoke unkindly.

  As he spoke, some of the people here, who were already fatigued, decisively decided to stop comprehending and started to watch the show, treating it as taking a break.

  “Who are you referring to?”

  Lu Zhiruo immediately jumped up and acted like a protective, loyal puppy as she questioned the middle-aged man.