Li Ruolan had been following the Westshore Military School’s group for some time to interview Bai Hao. Therefore, she knew a little about Lu Lin, who wasn’t only just ranked last, but also rumored to have gotten into the group through connections.

  Someone like this would be excluded by the others.

  “Then can you help him to get stronger?”

  Li Ruolan asked an acute question. Whether one was a great teacher or not would depend on how great their help was to students.

  “Given the degree of his hard work, it hasn’t reached the stage where it’d boil down to his aptitude. At the current stage, I’ll still be able to help him. However, after he has reached a limit, it’d be more difficult. It’ll depend on his opportunities.”

  (You’re also someone who looks only at one’s aptitude!)

  Li Ruolan sighed in her heart. Turned out that Sun Mo was no different from the others. (I’m going to deduct two points, no wait, one point from you. After all, you’re too handsome and I can’t bear to deduct two.)

  However, Li Ruolan’s tone turned harsher.

  “Many great teachers these days only pick students who have good aptitudes. Don’t you guys think that by doing this, you’re being unfair to the students with mediocre aptitude?”

  Li Ruolan took out a small booklet, wanting to take records, assuming the attitude of getting an interview.

  “Let me ask you a question first. What is success?”

  Sun Mo didn’t become anxious. After all, teachers from any era would have discussed such topics in private.

  “To make great achievements, stand at the top of the world, being looked up by everyone.”

  Li Ruolan spoke up easily, “To put it in a more materialistic way, it is to become the person standing at the very top.”

  “Across the hundred millions of years, how many people had been able to leave behind great achievements, becoming a legend to tens of thousands of people?” asked Sun Mo.

  “The space at the very top of the world…… Even if it is packed with people, how many people will be able to stand there?

  “People standing at the very top? Is it a prime minister who only has one person standing above him? Or an extremely wealthy person in a city? For the latter, there are several hundred of them. However, they’d be considered great successes if they were in cities with only several million people.”

  Sun Mo said consecutively and Li Ruolan fell silent.

  “The success that you’re referring to is too distant to the broad masses.”

  Sun Mo sighed.

  “Then what do you think success is?” Li Ruolan asked.

  “To surpass oneself, from something as big as making a career for oneself, giving their family and themselves a better life, to something as small as overcoming their laziness, becoming hardworking from now on.”

  Sun Mo looked straight into Li Ruolan’s eyes. “Training for half a year, getting one’s body stronger and healthier, or even gaining success in slimming down would be considered surpassing oneself.”

  “You mean……”

  Li Ruolan was a smart girl and could roughly understand what Sun Mo was saying.

  “I feel that to students with mediocre aptitude, we as teachers need to correct their bad habits and help them to develop healthy habits, bringing out their potential and letting them move a notch higher. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they have to achieve great things.”

  Sun Mo shared his thoughts while looking at the cultivators who passed by him.

  “You’re making things difficult for ordinary people when you ask them to achieve great successes. You might even cause them to lose their lives. These are things that are done by great talents.”

  “Great teachers are humans as well. They don’t have unlimited time and energy. Therefore, what they should do is to pick out students with the best talent and do their best to teach them.”

  “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that!”

  This was Sun Mo’s principle. Although he admired Qi Shengjia, to speak the truth, if he had the chance to introduce someone to become a saint’s student, he’d definitely not choose the honest guy. He might not even choose Li Ziqi, whom he admired the most. It was because it’d turn out to be a lose-lose situation.

  “Toward the weaker students, not being able to keep up with the great teachers’ teachings is also an extremely great torment.”

  Sun Mo had seen too many of such students. Their parents felt that they had power and influence, thus would always think of ways to bribe people to get their kids into top classes. However, many children who were unable to keep up with the progress ended up ranked at the bottom, causing them to lose their confidence completely. Many of them ended up getting depression.

  Sometimes, giving up being the tail of a phoenix and becoming the head of a chicken wasn’t a bad choice either.

  “Do you know that if what you say were to spread out, it might affect your reputation in the great teachers world?”

  Even a saint would think the same. However, in public, they’d insist on indistinct education, and that any student could become successful.

  Li Ruolan looked toward Sun Mo and noticed that his eyes were like the stars in the night sky, shiny and spirited, with no hints of impurities.

  Most importantly, there was nothing he felt ashamed of.

  “Ruolan, sometimes, admitting that oneself can’t do it and recognizing your limit is also a type of growth.”

  Sun Mo sighed.

  These were Sun Mo’s heartfelt thoughts. Therefore, golden light rose from his body and then shot out as light spots.

  Priceless Advice had erupted.

  “.……”

  Li Ruolan was speechless. (There are only the two of us here. Do you have to throw out great teacher halos? Alright, I’ll admit that what you said made some sense. I’ll add back the point that I deducted. No, I’ll add two points!)

  Li Ruolan looked at Sun Mo’s face. The sunlight from the end of summer was still warm, casting down on him and making him sparkle, beaming with liveliness.

  He was really handsome.

  Li Ruolan couldn’t hold back. She took out the image-recording stone and aimed it at Sun Mo.

  “What are you doing?”

  Sun Mo subconsciously raised his hand to block. (Am I considered to have my photo secretly taken by a female paparazzi?)

  “I’m a reporter! I’m taking a photo for my article!”

  Li Ruolan explained nonchalantly, then secretly praised herself for her quick-witted thinking.

  (This is such a meaningful scene. I must record it and watch it a few more times.)

  “Oh right, is what you told him about the murals true?”

  Li Ruolan felt curious.

  “Do you think I am a scammer?”

  Sun Mo was speechless.

  “This means that if I were to do as you ‘guided’, I can also enter the fourth part of the Battlegod Canyon?”

  Li Ruolan felt that she had a greater aptitude than that student from Westshore. Therefore, she suddenly felt a little agitated.

  As the battlegod murals were too obscure and hard to understand, from the fourth part onward, the number of cultivators who could enter reduced tremendously.

  Even ordinary people were filled with a strong desire to find out about the Battlegod Canyon, let alone the reporters who were always trying to seek after popular topics.

  It was a place that many people were unable to reach in their entire life.

  “Yes.”

  Sun Mo nodded with certainty.

  “Then based on your estimation, how long will Bai Hao take before he can enter the fourth part of the canyon?”

  Li Ruolan assessed Sun Mo.

  “At least two days.”

  Sun Mo smiled. “Bai Hao is a genius. There is no doubt about it.”

  “But not as much as you are.”

  Li Ruolan pouted then tried probing. “Did you discover some kind of pattern to this?”

  Li Ruolan didn’t believe that Sun Mo would be able to get such a clear recognition of those murals just with his comprehension abilities.

  Sun Mo’s lips curled up into a smile. After Li Ruolan perked her ears, he said.

  “It’s a secret!”

  “You’re so bad!”

  Li Ruolan raised her hand and hammered Sun Mo’s arm.

  She didn’t use much strength, but instead, had a flirting hint to it.

  “What would it take for you to say it?”

  Li Ruolan was determined to get an answer.

  “What do you think?”

  There was no way Sun Mo would say it. (After all, we aren’t close.)

  Seeing how Sun Mo was looking at her like an outsider, Li Ruolan felt angry. She subconsciously tiptoed, got closer, then planted a kiss on Sun Mo’s face.

  Huh?

  Sun Mo was stunned.

  “Is this present good enough?”

  Li Ruolan stayed silent for a while then added, “You’re the first guy that I took the initiative to kiss.”

  The female reporter was very open about this, and she looked at Sun Mo as she smiled sweetly.

  (Take my ultimate attack, a beauty’s gaze. Can you still bear to refuse me?)

  (But I’m not taking a loss! Given Sun Mo’s looks, it’s worth it!)

  (Hold on, he won’t think I’m a frivolous woman, right?)

  Suddenly, Li Ruolan felt a little regretful.

  (Sigh, This goddamn impulse makes it hard to control myself!)

  “Disgusting couple!”

  A cultivator who hadn’t had success in the canyon felt extremely infuriated at the sight of this scene. (If you want to be all lovey-dovey, go back home to do it. Do you guys know how much damage such behavior inflicts on single dogs?)

  When this cultivator saw Li Ruolan’s curvy figure and her beautiful face, he suddenly had the urge to kill Sun Mo.

  All sorts of feelings rose in Sun Mo’s heart as he looked at Li Ruolan’s eyes. If this was in the modern world, a great beauty like her wouldn’t care for someone like him.

  She’d have many other people currying up to her that he wouldn’t have a chance to show his face.

  But in the Nine Provinces, he was a top dog.

  Suddenly, Sun Mo felt that it wasn’t bad to have come to Middle-Earth.

  “Forget it, I’m just kidding. You shouldn’t share such an important secret easily.”

  Li Ruolan was just teasing Sun Mo. After all, the weight of this information was too great. But at this moment, Sun Mo said it.

  “Spirit runes!”

  “What?”

  Li Ruolan was stunned and couldn’t react to it.

  “Those sword marks form many spirit runes.”

  This didn’t matter to Sun Mo. He didn’t believe that other people would be able to decrypt those murals. Moreover, even if they could, he wouldn’t give them the time to do so.

  In at most a week, he was going to take care of all the murals and get the Battlegod Catalog.

  No one would complain about having too many peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation arts after all.

  “This……”

  Li Ruolan was completely shocked. Her mesmerizing lips turned into an ‘O’ shape. “Why are they spirit runes?”

  “How would I know?”

  Sun Mo shrugged.

  “It’s too surprising!”

  Li Ruolan was amazed by this. The person who had left the murals behind was the number one battle god in history, and everyone in the Nine Provinces felt that only people with exceptional talent in battle would be able to comprehend those murals. She didn’t expect that they were related to spirit runes

  “How many people has he tricked with these murals?”

  Li Ruolan knew that many people had stayed in the Battlegod Canyon for several years since ancient days. There had even been people who died inside.

  Thinking about it, wasn’t such behavior very foolish?

  “Sun Mo, you’re too amazing.”

  After the astonishment, Li Ruolan then felt agitated. This was a great secret. To think that she had found out about it?

  Sigh!

  Suddenly, she felt a sense of superiority.

  Unable to control herself, Li Ruolan hugged Sun Mo and offered her red lips.

  This time around, she kissed his lips.

  “Sun Mo, thank you for your generosity!”

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Li Ruolan +10,000. Reverence (13,770/100,000).

  Chapter 746: Not Only Can Your Looks Not Make It, But Your Intellect Can’t Either!

  “Damn it! You guys are still flaunting?”

  The cultivator who kept on turning back and throwing secret looks at Li Ruolan felt extremely upset when he saw the beautiful female reporter kissing Sun Mo.

  He felt so sore about it as if his mouth had been pried open and he had a big bucket of lemon juice forced down his throat.

  The cultivator rolled up his sleeve, wanting to pick up a rock from the floor and give a harsh one to Sun Mo.

  Li Ruolan was really astonished by Sun Mo’s generosity.

  This trust felt too heavy. After all, if she were to sell this piece of news, she’d be able to trade it for a peerless-grade heaven-tier cultivation art at the very least.

  (How am I supposed to repay this?)

  “What should I do? I feel like marrying you now.”

  Li Ruolan looked into Sun Mo’s eyes. If she were to get married to him, it wouldn’t be bad either. It would be an enjoyment to look at this face when she woke up every morning.

  “What?”

  Sun Mo was stunned. When he suddenly heard this, he subconsciously wanted to push her away.

  (I haven’t f*cking done anything.)

  Sensing Sun Mo’s action, Li Ruolan frowned and didn’t feel good.

  “What do you mean by this? Do you not fancy me?”

  (Yes, I know that your fiancée is An Xinhui who excels in both talent and beauty. She is also a great beauty who is ranked fifth in the Devastating Beauty Rankings. But I’m not bad either. I’m ranked 11th, not because my looks and figure are bad, but because I don’t work as a great teacher.)

  (Damn it! Do you believe that today, I’ll……)

  Of course, Li Ruolan was just thinking about it.

  “Uhh……”

  Sun Mo felt stumped. (I’m someone who, other than working, just stays at home and plays games. I’m really not good with women.)

  “Compensate me!”

  Li Ruolan pouted.

  “How?”

  Sun Mo continued to ask.

  “Kiss me?”

  Li Ruolan let out a cold snort.

  “Huh?”

  Bang!

  Li Ruolan suddenly punched Sun Mo’s stomach.

  “Wishful thinking!”

  Li Ruolan pushed Sun Mo away and quickened her footsteps.

  Her feelings were in a mess right now. What if Sun Mo really were to do it, what should she do?

  Push him away?

  It was really detestable.

  Why was it that she had felt good about someone, but the guy turned out to have a fiancée?

  Hold on!

  The ‘big secret’ that Sun Mo said earlier couldn’t have been overheard by someone, right?

  Li Ruolan quickly looked around. She then saw a man secretly looking in this direction. Her heart instantly clenched up.

  “Sun Mo, over there!”

  Li Ruolan used her gaze to gesture for Sun Mo to take note of that suspicious person.

  “It’s fine.”

  Sun Mo was no fool. When he brought this out, he had taken note of the surroundings. Moreover, his voice was only loud enough for the two of them to hear. “But aren’t you suspicious of me?”

  It was 10,000 favorable impression points. From the start of his career till now, he had only gotten so many points a couple of times. This showed that Li Ruolan was really trusting his words.

  “I believe in my judgment of people.”

  At the mention of this, Li Ruolan smiled in self-mockery.

  That was right, Sun Mo was composed and a gentleman when facing her. If he were to try to get fresh with her, she’d deduct points off him.

  “Thank you.”

  Sun Mo smiled.

  Li Ruolan turned back and took a glance. She realized that Sun Mo was five meters away from her, not daring to get close. She felt both angry and amused. She couldn’t help but reproach him.

  “Why are you so far away? Am I poisonous?”

  After Li Ruolan entered the Battlegod Canyon, she immediately tried to comprehend those murals based on the ‘true meanings’ that Sun Mo had told him about. She then discovered that it was really useful.

  She entered the third part of the canyon with great ease.

  This part wasn’t difficult. The only troublesome thing was to withstand those sword qis. It really hurt when the sword qis pierced into your body.

  “It really isn’t easy to become a battle god!”

  Li Ruolan felt a lot of emotions.

  Not long later, a man got close.

  “Miss, you shouldn’t be withstanding the sword qis on such a high frequency. Otherwise, you’d die.”

  The man tried to hit on her, breaking into a smile that he thought was handsome.

  Li Ruolan couldn’t be bothered with him.

  (Given your face, if I were to give you three points, the three points would feel that they are being humiliated.)

  “Miss, you should listen to my advice. If you do this, not only will you feel horrible, but it’ll also be impossible for you to comprehend the murals!”

  Shi Xingyan said confidently.

  “I’m sorry, please move aside. You’re blocking my sword qis.”

  Li Ruolan urged impatiently.

  (Damn that Sun Mo. Where did he go off to? He should come quickly to protect me!)

  “Hey, she’s asking you to get lost. You shouldn’t be annoying, trying to curry up to her.”

  Someone sneered, causing a series of laughter.

  Shi Xingyan’s countenance looked grim and he threw a glance at Li Ruolan. He couldn’t help but say, “If you can clear this stage with this, the battle god must really be blind.”

  After saying that, Shi Xingyan continued to swing his sword with one hand, slashing down a stream of sword qi.

  A great beauty like Li Ruolan would attract guys’ secret gazes no matter where she went. Therefore, quite a number of people saw this scene.

  Bai Hao came over immediately after saying this.

  “Ruolan, although his motives aren’t pure, what he said is true. There’s no way that you’ll be able to comprehend the murals by withstanding the sword qis like this. You’ll get yourself hurt instead.”

  Bai Hao’s heart ached for her.

  “Then how should I do it?”

  Li Ruolan turned her head slightly, blinking her big eyes.

  “Uhh!”

  At this moment, Bai Hao’s heart skipped a beat, feeling as if he had been shot by a sharp arrow. That was right. Li Ruolan was someone he needed in his life.

  Bai Hao then started to feel upset.

  (Why haven’t I comprehended the murals? Otherwise, I’d be able to show off, and Ruolan would definitely be filled with admiration and infatuation toward me after entering the next part of the canyon. It would all be a done deal then.)

  “I understand. I’ll give it a try again. Teacher Bai, you should continue with your attempt at comprehending it and don’t be held up.”

  Li Ruolan smiled but let out a sigh in her heart.

  (Not only can your looks not make it, but your intellect can’t either!)

  “Excellent!”

  Bai Hao left in a hurry. He mustn’t have any more delays. He must comprehend the murals as fast as possible and then give Li Ruolan some guidance. Only then would he be able to win her love.

  This time around, Li Ruolan knew better. She walked over to a corner with fewer people and after getting used to it for a while, she started to take the initiative to receive those sword qis.

  Li Ruolan also felt displeased to be spoken sarcastically to by Shi Xingyan. She must prove that she wasn’t talentless either.

  However, 15 minutes later, she couldn’t take it anymore.

  The sword qis wouldn’t leave any wounds on her body, but her muscles would suffer damage. Her nerves would also be harmed.

  Li Ruolan panted heavily. She couldn’t hang on anymore.

  “Why am I so weak?”

  Li Ruolan felt upset. What should she do now?

  If she were to continue, she might really die.

  However, she quickly felt elated as she had found the answer.

  Look for Sun Mo!

  Wasn’t God Hands’ greatest effect to get rid of fatigue and heal wounds?

  Li Ruolan put her thoughts into action right away, running toward the first part of the canyon.

  “Tsk!”

  Shi Xingyan, who had been paying attention to Li Ruolan, smirked in disdain and shouted, “Why? Are you not training anymore? Don’t stop! You should continue!”

  (It was quite a nice scene to watch a great beauty being hit by sword qis and occasionally letting agonizing cries.)

  “I’ll kill you first after I’ve comprehended the true meaning of the murals!”

  Li Ruolan swore. ……

  Sun Mo was surrounded in the first part of the canyon again. It was due to the sword marks that he had drawn on the paper.

  If it wasn’t because Sun Mo’s achievements were too astonishing to have cleared two stages in a day, there’d have been people mocking him.

  Drawing sword marks?

  Dream on!

  If it was so simple, then who would still need to travel to the Battlegod Canyon? They might as well just pay for a set of printed books of the set of sword marks.

  The reason why these sword marks were famous was because they were thought to contain the Battlegod Catalog as they had been carved by an ancient Battle God. When you drew them out, the sword wills would have been long gone.

  Cultivators who were braver got closer to take a look. The sword marks on the white paper were messy, but they didn’t get any feeling from them.

  Fu Yanqing stood in the distance, looked at the paper for a while, and then shook his head.

  This young man had talent, but he was also too proud.

  Wanting to replicate the battle god’s sword marks?

  He was imagining too much.

  However, it wasn’t bad to suffer sometimes. It’d allow one to grow and recognize their flaws.

  “Teacher Sun, this way of doing things won’t work!”

  He Wei got closer, smiling as he explained.

  “En, thank you Teacher He for your concern.”

  One didn’t hit someone who was smiling. Sun Mo was unable to explain it so he replied half-heartedly.

  After seeing that Sun Mo wasn’t stopping and was paying no heed to his opinion, He Wei felt helpless about it too. He could only try to say, “Drawing it isn’t bad either. It can let one better understand these sword marks.”

  (F*ck, I have to praise myself for my quick-witted thinking.)

  He Wei felt a little proud for this flattery. He then saw that beautiful female reporter cum best writer for the Great Teacher Report looking at him with contempt.

  Swoosh!

  He Wei’s old face turned red like walnuts’ skin in autumn.

  There was no helping it. Such bootlicking behavior was truly embarrassing.

  “It’s no wonder they said that the Saint Gate is getting worse by the year. This guy is the person-in-charge of the Battlegod Canyon, right? To think that even he is currying up to Sun Mo like this?”

  After Li Ruolan was done despising, she felt that it wasn’t right. She should be saying that this guy had good judgment.

  He could already tell from such an early point that Sun Mo was a reliable person and was planning to hold onto him.

  “What’s the matter?

  Sun Mo didn’t stop. He was attempting to extract the spirit runes.

  Li Ruolan got close to Sun Mo’s ear. “Can your God Hands be used to heal my injuries, allowing me to withstand 10,000 sword qis within a short period?”

  “Isn’t it good to take it slowly?”

  Sun Mo frowned.

  “There are people who look down on your method. Therefore, I want to enter the next part of the canyon as soon as possible to uphold your reputation.”

  Li Ruolan wore an expression as if she would share honor and humiliation alongside Sun Mo.

  “I can. But it’ll deplete your physical abilities.”

  Something like this was easy to Sun Mo.

  “Then what are you waiting for?”

  Li Ruolan urged. “Are we doing it here? Or should we return to the hotel?”

  Hearing the word ‘hotel’, many men revealed envious gazes. F*ck, if he were to give a massage, wouldn’t he be able to touch this beautiful female reporter’s body with a legitimate reason?

  Even He Wei, who could no longer turn hard, showed an envious expression, having a strong urge to take Sun Mo’s place.

  “Go look for Ziqi and ask her for the God Hands Spirit Rune!”

  Sun Mo had never thought of taking advantage of Li Ruolan.

  “What?”

  Li Ruolan was baffled. God Hands Spirit Rune? There was something like that?

  Chapter 747: That Dream Is Too Wonderful, I Don’t Wish to Wake Up.

  In the canyon, a light breeze blew and the summer day was slightly cool.

  “Teacher Sun, please pardon me for being presumptuous!”

  Before Li Ruolan could voice her doubt, He Wei was unable to hold back his curiosity and asked, “Judging from its name, this can’t be a spirit rune that you invented, could it?”

  Without realizing it, He Wei had started to use a polite tone when speaking.

  He majored in the study of spirit runes. Even after taking on a job in the Saint Gate, he hadn’t given up on studying this subject.

  After all, in any era, having more knowledge would mean that one had an additional capability to support themselves.

  Back then, He Wei had been elbowed out and was transferred here to watch over the canyon. However, he had never given up on improving himself. He constantly paid attention to the newest research findings in the spirit rune world.

  If there was a new spirit rune, then it’d definitely be a great matter that would take the nine provinces by storm. However, he hadn’t heard of anything like it before.

  Li Ruolan also looked over, instinctively taking out her image-recording stone. Her instincts told her that this interview should be quite important.

  “En!”

  Sun Mo replied with an ‘Mn’, avoiding the topic. “Go look for Ziqi to get it!”

  Sigh!

  Sun Mo didn’t really want to come out into the limelight. However, he couldn’t say that it wasn’t invented by him. After all, he was the only person in the Nine Provinces with God Hands.

  If he were to deny it over some pride and let people guess that he had the support of a system backing him up, things would be really bad.

  Sssss!

  After hearing Sun Mo’s reply, He Wei drew a cold gasp and unconsciously asked, “Why don’t you report this to the Saint Gate?”

  Coming up with a new spirit rune was a big event in the spirit rune world. Once it was verified, they’d be given honor and material rewards.

  Of course, the most important thing was that their reputation would surge tremendously!

  The title of a spirit rune grandmaster was definitely a clinch. Thereafter, they’d receive polite treatment even if they were to go to the Nine Greats or other famous schools.

  “It’s just an insignificant creation. It’s not worth mentioning!”

  Sun Mo felt very awkward. “Quickly go on!”

  “How is it a small invention?”

  He Wei looked at Sun Mo with an aggrieved expression as if he was looking at a prodigal son who was wasting precious resources. (If I am given this, I’ll create a ruckus and let everyone in the Nine Provinces know. I’ll then rely on this spirit rune to live happily for the rest of my life.)

  (Damn it! You really don’t know what’s good for you!)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from He Wei +200. Respect (1,100/10,000).

  He Wei didn’t doubt Sun Mo’s words. After all, he could just follow Li Ruolan later to see if something like that existed.

  “Was Ziqi the one who had drawn the spirit runes?”

  Li Ruolan felt curious.

  “En, but the effects won’t be much worse than getting a massage from me.”

  Sun Mo explained.

  The difference would definitely be great, but at a time like this, he should boast his eldest disciple and bring up her reputation.

  The truth was, firstly, Sun Mo didn’t have the time. He needed to fully focus on extracting the spirit runes from the murals. Secondly, he wanted to give the little sunny egg a chance to shine and train.

  After the spirit runes were used up, she would have to draw them again. Practice makes perfect and by drawing more, she’d be able to improve.

  “Teacher Sun, if I may be so bold to ask for a favor!”

  He Wei cupped his hands together and asked.

  “Teacher He, there’s no need to stand on ceremony, please speak!”

  Sun Mo had sort of guessed what He Wei wanted.

  “Could Teacher Sun sell to me one of those God Hands Spirit Runes?”

  He Wei tried to squeeze out smiles on his walnut-skinned old face. He then clenched his teeth and added.

  “I’ll take care of all the living and food expenses that your school incurs during the period you’re in the Battlegod Canyon.”

  To He Wei, who didn’t have any alternate sources of income, this was quite a huge sum of money. This showed that he really liked the study of spirit runes.

  “There’s no need to buy. I’ll give you one.”

  Sun Mo smiled and then lowered his head, continuing to draw the sword marks.

  The two of them didn’t dare to continue disturbing Sun Mo. After they bade their goodbye, they went to look for Li Ziqi. ……

  “God Hands Spirit Rune?”

  Li Ziqi was withstanding the sword qis while comprehending the sword marks on the walls, wanting to extract the ‘spirit runes’. Upon hearing why Li Ruolan and He Wei had come, she didn’t think much of it and took out a stack of highest quality God Hands Spirit Runes, handing one to He Wei.

  She then gave the rest to the female paparazzi.

  He Wei took it and let out a cry. On the other hand, Li Ruolan was completely stunned.

  (This is spirit rune? I’ve studied quite a lot, so there’s no way that you can deceive me!)

  (But this layout is really beautiful, having an indescribable sense of beauty.)

  Of course, given the way that it resembled a circuit board, with a strong sense of industrial vibe, it’d be strange if a native who was still in the farming era were to see it.

  It was an existence that couldn’t be understood.

  “How…… is this supposed to be used?”

  After asking that, He Wei looked awkward. (To think that I proclaim to be an expert in spirit runes. This is really embarrassing.)

  “The same as you would ordinary spirit runes. Tear it to activate it.”

  Li Ziqi introduced.

  After hearing that, He Wei really wanted to see the effect of this spirit rune and couldn’t hold it in. He tore the spirit rune.

  Boom!

  Spirit qi gushed rapidly, gathering over and condensing into a genie. However, this genie’s eyes were clearly listless compared to the one summoned by Sun Mo. Moreover, this genie was also smaller in size.

  “Huh?”

  He Wei’s eyes popped out. He was just about to observe this muscular genie more closely when the genie’s fingers clamped together to form blades, chopping down on both sides of his neck.

  Bang! Bang!

  Thereafter, the genie started to proceed with the entire set of ancient massaging technique.

  All the ideas in He Wei’s head completely evaporated like steam as the genie went about with its work, leaving only great satisfaction in He Wei’s body.

  This feeling was too wonderful.

  It was like one had fallen onto the clouds!

  He recalled the feelings of his youth, when he was riding a horse and looking at the young ladies singing while beckoning with their red sleeves. In the end, the candlelight gently extinguished and with a shudder before the windows, his body and soul were floating.

  By the time He Wei returned to his consciousness, he was tear-stricken.

  (I’ve already aged so much! My youth, my lover, and my dreams have all been buried in the river of time.)

  Ba-thump!

  He Wei dropped to his knees in front of Li Ziqi.

  “Can you give me another one?”

  (That dream was too wonderful, I don’t wish to wake up.)

  “It’s that amazing?”

  Li Ruolan was surprised as she saw the tear-stricken He Wei. She subconsciously looked toward the stack of spirit runes in her hands, not daring to use them anymore.

  (I don’t wish to be embarrassed like this!)

  Li Ruolan was an author with rich emotions. Therefore, she understood that He Wei’s feelings must have been evoked due to the massage, causing his feelings to be exposed.

  To put it simply, it was akin to evoking memories of the past, making it hard for one to control themselves.

  “Sigh, things aren’t going well when one is halfway into their life!”

  Li Ziqi let out a sigh and took out a spirit rune, handing it to He Wei.

  “Thank you! Thank you!”

  He Wei kept on thanking. He was holding onto the new spirit rune as if he was holding onto a letter from his first love, afraid that if his movement was too great, he might crease it in the slightest.

  (I must hold it in and then enjoy my time when night comes!)

  At the thought of this, He Wei raised his hand and slapped it harshly onto the back of his other hand.

  (Why couldn’t I hold back this hand? It really is such a waste of a precious item!)

  (I deserve to be beaten! I deserve to be harshly beaten!)

  “Eldest Martial Sister, this guy can’t have gone crazy, right?”

  When the papaya girl saw that there was a stranger looking for Li Ziqi, she came over. If anything were to happen, she could help out too.

  (Although I’m bad at fighting, I’m loud and can call for help.) ……

  With He Wei as an example, Li Ruolan didn’t dare to be reckless. She ran back to the hotel, locked up her room, and then tore up the God Hands Spirit Rune.

  15 minutes later, the reporter came back to her senses and understood why He Wei had lost his composure earlier.

  This wasn’t just a spirit rune!

  This was one’s life!

  Thereafter, Li Ruolan ran toward the Battlegod Canyon, filled with confidence.

  After receiving the genie’s massage, the reporter realized that her condition was exceptionally well. (Regardless if the opponent is at the Divine Force Realm or even the Longevity Realm, I can take on ten of them by myself!) ……

  Lu Lin, the student from Westshore, recalled Sun Mo’s guidance and then took another look at the sword marks on the walls. He then walked toward the mist-filled area.

  The statues that guarded the entrance to the third part of the canyon stood there, having a dignified and domineering aura. A killing intent permeated out from it.

  Ba-thump! Ba-thump!

  Lu Lin’s heart palpitated very quickly. Even though he had seen how Sun Mo’s guidance had helped his students to pass through this stage, he still felt scared.

  After all, one could be killed when that huge sword came slashing down.

  Thankfully, Lu Lin was no coward. After walking over to the statue, he suddenly accelerated and passed by.

  He was safe!

  Hu!

  Lu Lin let out a sigh of relief, then with a plop, sat down on the floor. It was only then did he realize that his clothes were drenched from cold sweat.

  Hu!

  Lu Lin turned back. As there was mist in the way, he couldn’t see anything. However, he knew that a few other students were anxiously trying to comprehend the murals in the canyon.

  “I’ll be making a move first!”

  Lu Lin swung his fist happily. It was really the right choice to have approached Teacher Sun and asked for his guidance.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Lu Lin +500. Respect (1,700/10,000).

  Given how amazing Sun Mo was, why didn’t he work at the Nine Greats or other famous schools? Was that An Xinhui really that beautiful? To the extent that Sun Mo was willing to stay in that ‘C’ grade school for her sake?

  Very soon, Lu Lin couldn’t let his imagination run wild anymore because the sword qis penetrated his body like steel needles piercing his flesh, causing him to cry out in pain.

  Was he going to have to withstand this pain 10,000 times?

  If it wasn’t because he had verified that Sun Mo’s ‘guidance’ was fine, Lu Lin would really cower. It felt too painful.

  “No, I mustn’t let my aunt down!”

  Lu Lin gritted his teeth and followed Sun Mo’s guidance, withstanding the sword qis as he tried hard to comprehend them. ……

  Yan Ju’s mind was in a mess. He suffered from insomnia and only managed to fall asleep when morning came. Therefore, when he entered the canyon, the sun was already high up in the sky.

  “No, I mustn’t let this pass just like that!”

  Yan Ju felt indignant to have been taught a lesson by a junior with Teacher for a Day, Father for Life. If he didn’t vent this fury, he wouldn’t have any appetite for a year.

  “I mustn’t approach Sun Mo directly. It’ll make me seem very petty. Yes, I must strike from their students. Aren’t you the vice-headmaster? Don’t you look down on our Taoshi Academy? Then I’ll headhunt all of your students.”

  Yan Ju let out a cold snort. (I don’t believe that those students will be able to withstand the temptation of being invited to an ‘A’ grade school. Moreover, the school fees will be waived off. They’ll even be given a heaven-tier cultivation art.)

  (I seemed to have seen two male students from the Central Province Academy enter the third part of the canyon very early. I’ll start with those two outstanding students then.)

  Yan Ju refused to buy it. (I shall let you see how appealing it is when a 5-star great teacher like me comes out.)