In the Nine Provinces, one’s personal teacher was the most important in the world.

  Regardless of occupations, even for a blacksmith, if the blacksmith’s disciple made a major mistake, and the blacksmith killed them accidentally, the government wouldn’t care about it. At most, the townspeople would gossip about the blacksmith.

  A teacher had such great authority, but they naturally had to shoulder huge responsibility as well.

  After a student took on a master. If the student ended up being useless trash in the end, their master/teacher would surely suffer a torrent of abuse.

  Since the Tyrant Blade Yue Ba had accepted Yue Changdao as his disciple, he would naturally do his utmost to teach Yue Changdao.

  Just like the saying ‘a good teacher will produce a brilliant disciple’, given that Yue Changdao’s talent was extraordinary, as well as him having cultivated unceasingly during these ten years, he was exceptionally troublesome to deal with.

  Even with so many people ganging up on him, they weren’t able to perform a fatal strike.

  After Yue Changdao’s retaliation forced many enemies back, he seemed as though he was drunk and began swaying to the left and right.

  Shadowless Heroic Blade.

  Swish~ Swish~ Swish~

  Immediately, Yue Changdao’s body vanished as seven of him materialized. Three of them rushed into the depths of the canyon, and two more lunged toward Sun Mo and his students.

  As for the last two, they sped madly toward the canyon’s exit.

  “Protect Great Teacher Sun!”

  “Two of us should chase each clone. Don’t waste our combat strength.”

  “Which is the real body?”

  The responses of the major characters were all different. Some wanted to play tricks and hold back their strength secretly. After all, Yue Changdao was so powerful and they might die if they truly fought him one-on-one.

  Some wanted to reinforce and save Sun Mo to gain his favor.

  Some directly rushed into the deeper parts of the canyon. From their point of view, since so many people were hunting Yue Changdao, he would absolutely not be able to escape if he ran outside the canyon. Entering the canyon was the only chance he could survive. His true body must be among the three that rushed into the deeper parts of the canyon.

  There were people trying to give commands so they wouldn’t waste their combat strength, but no one listened. After all, the battle situation could change at any moment. Everyone had different thoughts and they would naturally ignore the commands.

  “Brat. I will remember the grudge today and definitely kill you in the future!”

  Yue Changdao roared, “Also, all of you who acted today will be remembered by me. Not a single one of you should think about living.”

  “Quickly chase him. It’s that person who spoke!”

  Lu Lin shouted and pointed to a clone that was rushing outward.

  An expert immediately changed direction and gave up his current target to chase after that clone.

  “A bunch of fools. No wonder you guys cannot comprehend this stage.”

  Upon seeing everyone being fooled by him, Yue Changdao’s lips curled into a smile of disdain.

  Actually, the clone who spoke was also a fake.

  After that, he felt at ease and started to plan on how to kill Sun Mo in the most abusive way so he could vent his anger. But all of a sudden, Sun Mo appeared before his eyes.

  “What the hell?”

  Yue Changdao was shocked. His broadsword slashed out instinctively.

  Swish~

  Sun Mo was beheaded, but there was no blood. He shattered and transformed into a ball of dark-red mist before dissipating into the surroundings.

  “Clone?”

  Yue Changdao’s heart shuddered. He hurriedly increased his speed to flee. However, a beam of light instantly blasted through the mist toward him.

  When Yue Changdao saw it and wanted to dodge, it was already too late.

  Crackle!

  The spiritwave light directly blasted into half of Yue Changdao’s ankle, causing his foot to change shape from the impact.

  Argh!

  Yue Changdao screamed miserably and fell onto the ground.

  Swish~ Swish~ Swish~

  More beams of light shot out, blasting into Yue Changdao’s legs, riddling them with bloody holes.

  “Shameless rat. If you are capable, just fight openly against me for three hundred rounds!”

  Yue Changdao roared.

  “Stop shouting, you look so pathetic like that!”

  Sun Mo ridiculed and stood not far away from Yue Changdao.

  “How did you discover that I’m the real one?”

  Yue Changdao was curious. He subconsciously glanced at the major characters who came to reinforce Sun Mo as well as Sun Mo’s students. Then he looked toward Sun Mo.

  He didn’t vanish. It meant that the Sun Mo before his eyes had long since predicted this step and had come here to block him.

  “I naturally guessed it!”

  Sun Mo peered down imperiously at Yue Changdao. “Being ganged up by so many experts in the Longevity Realm……even a retard would know he had to flee. The next question then comes……where to flee?”

  “To the deeper parts of the canyon? What if your enemies decided to guard the entrance forever? Hence, you thought you might as well cause a distraction, right?”

  Sun Mo stared at Yue Changdao. “Although your words and behavior are vulgar and coarse, acting like a brute, your style of doing things is filled with cautiousness. For example, when you passed the pears to the bun-hair guy earlier, why didn’t you toss them over?”

  “You knew that I wanted to snatch your stream of sword qi?”

  Yue Changdao stared into Sun Mo’s eyes and discovered that this was all part of Sun Mo’s strategy.

  “Not only did I know, but I also intentionally created the chance for you to snatch the sword qi!”

  Sun Mo chortled.

  “What?”

  Yue Changdao was shocked. He subconsciously blurted, “Impossible. How can you control the streams of sword qi?”

  “Why is it impossible?”

  Sun Mo counter-asked.

  “Because those streams of sword qi were made by the ancient Battle God!” Yue Changdao snorted in disdain. “You think you are the boss here?”

  “You have stayed here for ten years, right? Could it be that you still didn’t understand how the sword qi was generated?”

  Sun Mo was curious.

  “Didn’t I say that the sword qi was generated from the will left behind by the Battlegod and would slash out casually? Didn’t you sense the experience and intent embedded in the streams of sword qi?”

  After Yue Changdao spoke, he suddenly frowned. “Or is my deduction wrong?”

  “Wrong!”

  Sun Mo shook his head with certainty.

  “.……”

  Yue Changdao wanted to sneer. (I’m wrong because you said I’m wrong? Who do you think you are?) But when he was about to say those words, he wasn’t able to continue.

  Because he recalled those streams of sword qi that had generated beside Sun Mo.

  “So it isn’t because you are lucky, but rather, you have comprehended the true meaning of this stage?” Yue Changdao asked in shock.

  “You only realize that now?”

  Sun Mo grew joyful. “If my luck was so good, I would have long since become a life-winner.”

  “.……”

  Yue Changdao still felt disbelief. (How many days has it been since you entered? And you’ve already comprehended the true meaning? In that case, what does my assiduous cultivation and comprehension during these ten years count as?)

  (Was it a joke?)

  But very soon, Yue Changdao wasn’t concerned about all these anymore. He subconsciously asked, “How to clear the stage?”

  Sun Mo squatted and leaned forward slightly.

  Yue Changdao listened attentively.

  “I’m not going to tell you.”

  These words almost caused Yue Changdao’s lungs to explode from anger.

  “I’LL KILL YOU!”

  Yue Changdao roared, but it was useless. The major characters who were standing at the side were competing with each other to act first. They directly chopped off Yue Changdao’s hands and legs.

  One of them was even ruthless enough and slashed at Yue Changdao’s privates, causing fresh blood to spray out a moment later.

  Swish~

  Everyone including Sun Mo glanced over.

  “Are you mad?”

  “This fellow has insulted and wanted to hunt Great Teacher Sun. He ought to be punished. If I may suggest, we should bury him with shit and only let him die half a year later.”

  This fellow spoke with righteous indignation. After that, he took the initiative to recommend himself. “If you guys allow me to handle him, I dare to guarantee that he wouldn’t die even if he wanted to.”

  “May I be so impudent to ask what is the occupation of your forefather?”

  Someone was curious.

  “It’s a shame to speak of it. My forefather was an executioner. Oh, the type where he could cut 108,000 times and the criminals still wouldn’t die.”

  Swish~

  Everyone felt their hair standing on their ends and took a step back, lengthening the distance between them and this fellow.

  Even a burly dude like Yue Changdao, who wasn’t afraid of death, felt his guts growing cold.

  (Although I wasn’t the one to act, they acted on behalf of me, so I will acknowledge this debt.)

  Sun Mo glanced at the surroundings. “In the future, if someone wants to disclose the information here, don’t implicate the others. Just get the Tyrant Blade to look for me!”

  Hua~

  Sun Mo’s words immediately caused everyone to cheer.

  Those major characters at the Longevity Realm clenched their fists even tighter.

  “Great Teacher Sun, what are you saying? We are the ones who kill him and we will naturally admit to that.”

  “That’s right. Even if Yue Ba came, he wouldn’t be able to do anything!”

  “You really dare to boast. You probably won’t be able to defeat Yue Ba’s eldest disciple.”

  A group of people started chatting, but they felt more reverence toward Sun Mo. This fellow was a true man, daring to bear the responsibility.

  Ding!

  Congratulations on obtaining a total of +3,100 favorable impression points.

  “I now feel some regret about attacking you.”

  Yue Changdao looked straight at Sun Mo. “If we were at some other places, I think I would want to be your friend.”

  He admired Sun Mo’s personality very much.

  “Sorry is useless!” Sun Mo shook his head. “But based on this sentence of yours, I will satisfy your last wish in life.”

  “Can you tell me the way to clear the sixth stage?”

  Yue Changdao didn’t tell Sun Mo to take care of his family and whatnot. He had no hesitation and directly asked the question.

  “Alright!”

  Sun Mo leaned close to Yue Changdao’s ears and told him the answer in a low voice.

  “It’s actually like this?”

  Yue Changdao was astonished. “Doesn’t that mean that I’ve wasted ten years of my life?”

  “That’s right. Even if you stayed here for a hundred years, it would be useless.”

  Sun Mo nodded.

  Yue Changdao’s expression turned from shock, to disbelief, and to reluctance before transforming into a burst of loud laughter.

  “Haha, the fisherman, Sun Ming, and I competed for ten years, but in the end, all of that amounted to nothing!”

  When he thought of the fact the two fellows also wouldn’t be able to obtain the Battlegod Catalog and had wasted ten years for nothing, Yue Changdao laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes.

  Everyone was curious what Sun Mo had told him, but Sun Mo used a voice transmission and his voice could only be heard by Yue Changdao.

  Hence, everyone could only look at Yue Changdao blankly.

  “Last question, what is your name?”

  Yue Changdao looked at Sun Mo.

  “Sun Mo. Sun Mo from Jinling!”

  Sun Mo held the hilt of his weapon with his left hand, while he placed his right hand behind his back.

  (I should look very handsome, right?)

  “God Hands!”

  “‘The great gushing Yangtze with piling waves flows toward the east, away it carries gallant souls of the remote bygone days! Before the Jiang Clan Manor, Sun Mo calls everyone waiting there to be dogs.’ You actually never heard of this phrase before?”

  “Some people are young with strong aspirations, tempering themselves as they advance forward. As for others, they waste 100 years of their life and are worse off than a dog!”

  The others quickly added.

  “Also there’s Golden Sentences Sun!”

  Gu Xiuxun’s lips twitched.

  “So it’s Great Teacher Sun. How regretful, what a pity!”

  As Yue Changdao sighed, he breathed his last.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Yue Changdao +300. Friendly (300/1,000).

  Sun Mo started when he heard the abrupt notification.

  “Why?”

  “Because he regretted his actions. For someone like Yue Changdao, he regards heroes and great teachers as the most important figures in his life. He admires your ability from the bottom of his bones. Just like what he said, if it was under different circumstances, he definitely would become one of those major characters on your side, helping you to charge and break through the enemy lines.”

  The system explained.

  Did Yue Changdao hate Sun Mo for killing him? That was only natural. However, he was mentally prepared for death in his heart. After all, when he had been too obsessed with fighting in the past and had killed entire clans, not even sparing the children, he had expected that he would have such a day coming.

  Dying in the hands of a great teacher couldn’t be considered an insult to himself.

  The major characters here naturally didn’t care for Yue Changdao’s thoughts. When they saw that Sun Mo’s request was completed, all of them stared fixedly at him, waiting for him to reveal the true meaning of the fifth stage.

  Chapter 783: If You Continue Acting like This, I Will Fall in Love with You!

  “Find a few people to dispose of the corpse!”

  Sun Mo instructed the others.

  For such a dirty job, the major characters of the Longevity Realm wouldn’t usually do such a thing. But now, all of them were competing for the chance to do so. This was even more so for Zha Liang and a few others. They were staring around wide-eyed as though whoever snatched this job from them would have their whole families slaughtered.

  “Teacher’s rallying might is so terrifying!”

  Qin Yaoguang chewed her candy and felt that her teacher really did have a lot of tricks.

  “Instead, I feel that those people are trash. In the end, Teacher was still the one who killed that fellow.”

  Helian Beifang felt that Sun Mo had made a loss because the efforts those fellows had exercised weren’t worth the meaning of the murals.

  “To Teacher, the true meaning of the murals is something he can casually obtain. He wouldn’t feel any heartache.”

  Li Ziqi consoled her junior brother. “Our teacher is magnanimous, so we naturally cannot appear petty.”

  “Mn!”

  Helian Beifang nodded heavily. (No matter what, we have to protect our teacher’s honor!)

  15 minutes later, everyone gathered over. They were like huskies waiting for their owners to feed them.

  “Before I reveal the true meaning. I have two requests!”

  Sun Mo’s tone was solemn.

  “Great Teacher Sun, please feel free to speak!”

  Zha Liang immediately spoke up like a good lackey, “No matter what it is, we will do our utmost to accomplish it.”

  “Firstly, don’t call me Black Doggy Sun anymore. I know you guys want to praise me, but it sounds like you all are cursing me instead.”

  Sun Mo was helpless. God Hands, Golden Sentences Sun—these two were easy to remember and nice to call. Why didn’t the people refer to him with these titles more?

  “Hehe!”

  Everyone felt awkward.

  “Secondly, Zhu Hongjun……”

  Sun Mo opened his mouth and called out seven names, “The few of you can leave now.”

  Swish~

  The countenances of the people whose names were mentioned changed.

  “Great Teacher Sun, why?”

  Zhu Hongjun clasped his fists and had a ‘what wrong did I commit?’ look on his face.

  “All of you have high cultivation bases and a lot of experience. Do you need me to state things out clearly?”

  Sun Mo counter-asked.

  “Since you guys are told to leave, just leave. Stop talking so much nonsense.”

  Zha Liang snorted.

  “There are so many people who can listen to the true meaning. We don’t lack the few of you. Why would Great Teacher Sun choose to chase you all away? Clearly, you guys were slacking and not putting in some effort earlier!”

  Someone mocked.

  “Wanting to treat Great Teacher Sun like a fool? You guys must be thinking too much.”

  “Great Teacher Sun, I was wrong. Please give me one more chance!”

  The few of them had embarrassed looks on their faces. Some of them left in shame and some pleaded bitterly. After all, such an opportunity was too rare.

  Sun Mo no longer spoke and closed his eyes. Some major characters immediately pulled out their weapons and told those people to scram.

  “Too tyrannical!”

  Li Ruolan held her image-recording stone and recorded this scene in its entirety.

  The tyrannical Sun Mo had a different taste compared to the normally amicable Sun Mo. She could give him 11 points, one more point than before because she liked it.

  “Alright, all the other matters are settled. I will reveal the true meaning now.”

  Sun Mo glanced at the surroundings. It was clean now because those who didn’t put in the effort had been chased out by the group of major characters.

  With experts in the Longevity Realm wanting to clear the area, who would dare to remain behind?

  The breathing of the major characters slowed down as all of them looked expectantly at Sun Mo.

  “An ordinary person will pass as long as they kill 100,000 soldiers.”

  Sun Mo revealed.

  “.……”

  Everyone fell silent.

  (It’s so simple?)

  “Don’t tell me you guys feel that it’s simple?”

  Sun Mo immediately knew what these people were thinking when he looked at their expressions.

  “Firstly, the soldiers will only appear once every hour and there are only a few of them every time. With so many people competing over them, do you dare to guarantee to be able to snatch one?”

  “Secondly, even if all the soldiers are yours to get, how long do you need to clear 100,000 soldiers?”

  “Thirdly, the soldiers are so powerful and you have to kill so many of them. Maybe you might screw up halfway and get killed instead.”

  After hearing this explanation, the major characters suddenly realized that this was indeed the case.

  Spending ten years just to grind a sword. It was simple to speak of, but who could really endure the dull, desolate lifestyle and persist for so long?

  Many people would most probably give up after they had killed tens of thousands. After all, the flowing time was the most valuable thing.

  “Great Teacher Sun, earlier you mentioned that this solution is for ordinary people. Is there another solution for unordinary people then?”

  Someone asked.

  “Among great teachers, for those that specialize in a certain profession, there’s a shortcut they can take. You guys don’t need to dream about that.”

  Because these people put in a lot of effort, Sun Mo was very generous.

  Truthfully speaking, if one was a genius, they would be able to deduce a connection between the murals in the Battlegod Canyon and spirit runes from Sun Mo’s words. One must know that this was the most important secret.

  “Doesn’t that mean that we have to waste a lot of time here?”

  Someone felt despair.

  “Even if we kill 100,000 soldiers. I don’t know how we should solve the next stage.”

  “Sigh, it’s so difficult to obtain the Battlegod Catalog!”

  “Aren’t you talking nonsense? If it was something everyone could obtain, how would it still be valuable?”

  Everyone spoke. Several major characters had decided to give up because there was no need to waste tens of years of their life here.

  As Sun Mo publicly revealed the true meaning, they knew that the difficulty of snatching soldiers would increase even more.

  “Great Teacher Sun, what is this stage testing for?”

  Zha Liang sought guidance sincerely.

  “The Battle God is testing the trial-takers on their martial skills, temperament, and perseverance.”

  Sun Mo looked at these people. “Honestly speaking, this stage is considered a generous gift by the Battle God. As long as a cultivator can enter this stage, even if they ultimately aren’t able to obtain the Battlegod Catalog, they will improve vastly just from fighting these soldiers every day.”

  Everyone fell silent.

  “That Battle God doesn’t care about the cultivator’s background or talent. As long as one could enter this stage, he would use these soldiers to guide the cultivators.”

  Sun Mo earnestly spoke, “So, don’t give up easily!”

  It was like a chess saint playing chess with a beginner every day. As long as the beginner wasn’t stupid, he or she would surely have huge gains.

  Everyone fell into contemplation. After that, when Zha Liang bowed to show his thanks, the others quickly did the same as well.

  “Many thanks for your guidance, Great Teacher Sun!”

  All the major characters bowed, even their terms of address for Sun Mo changed.

  Whether they were sincere or not, at the very least, everyone was bowing at this moment. They naturally didn’t want to stand out as someone who didn’t have respect for Sun Mo, or they would no longer be able to enjoy his guidance in the future.

  “Alright, you all can disperse!”

  Sun Mo waved his hands.

  When Zha Liang and the others saw that Sun Mo had things he wanted to tell his students, they didn’t dare to disturb him. After bowing once more, they hurriedly went away.

  “Teacher, you are too awesome!”

  Lu Zhiruo hugged Sun Mo’s arm and jumped about happily.

  “Hehe!”

  Sun Mo patted the papaya girl’s head.

  “Teacher, eat some sweets!”

  Qin Yaoguang passed a pearflower candy over.

  Jin Mujie sighed and felt incomparably envious. Gu Xiuxun was used to Sun Mo’s outstandingness and directly elbowed his arm.

  As for Mei Ziyu, she stood outside the circle and smiled as she looked at him.

  She really wanted time to slow down so she could stay longer with him. There was no need for romance, no need for them to chat heart to heart. It was enough as long as she could look at him like that.

  “I’ve already told you guys the true meaning of this stage. However, there’s no need for you guys to fight the soldiers seriously. It’s fine even if you all fail to snatch any.”

  Sun Mo persuaded.

  “Ah?”

  Helian Beifang started. “We can pass even without snatching the soldiers?”

  “Are you stupid? When Teacher comprehends the Battlegod Catalog, he will surely teach it to us. So, would it matter even if we didn’t manage to snatch any soldiers?”

  Lu Zhiruo had a ‘why can’t you think of this’ look on her face. (You shouldn’t be so stupid, right?)

  “Eh?”

  Tantai Yutang was shocked.

  “Eh?”

  Li Ziqi was astonished.

  “Ah? Could it be that my words are wrong?”

  Seeing her most intelligent eldest martial sister and the sickly invalid both revealing looks of shock, Lu Zhiruo was badly frightened. (Could it be that my deduction was wrong?)

  “No, you are not wrong. I’m just astonished that you could come out with this.”

  Tantai Yutang teased.

  Puchi!

  The little sunny egg laughed. Truthfully speaking, she and the sickly invalid knew that Lu Zhiruo trusted in Sun Mo unconditionally. They were doing this just to tease her.

  “Although the battle skill of the ancient Battle God might be very valuable, it might not be suitable for you guys!”

  Sun Mo looked at these students. “You all are still young and might have no idea what you want to pursue in the future. Hence, there’s no need to immerse yourself completely in this just because the Battlegod Catalog is a peak-level divine art.”

  “Doing what you want to do and doing what you like to do is the best for you all.”

  As he spoke, a golden light emitted as Priceless Advice was activated.

  This was because Sun Mo was sincerely thinking for these students.

  “We have benefitted from Teacher’s guidance!”

  All the students of the Central Province Academy hurriedly bowed.

  Regardless of whether Sun Mo’s words were correct or not, at the very least, he was sincere and thinking on behalf of them.

  “Great Teacher’s grace!”

  Li Ruolan was very impressed.

  If someone else could clear the sixth stage and had the opportunity to obtain such a peerless cultivation art, how would they have the time to chat about life philosophy? They could definitely ignore everything and rush into the canyon right away, not exiting until they obtained the divine art.

  Sun Mo was truly magnanimous.

  (Sigh, what to do? My heart feels a little moved.)

  (I suddenly want to add more points for you again! If you continue acting like this, I will fall in love with you!)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Li Ruolan +500. Reverence (18,870/100,000).

  “Ziqi, stay behind. The others can disperse!”

  Sun Mo brought the little sunny egg along and started to walk toward the stone walls as he explained the war murals to her.

  An hour later, Sun Mo discovered that he had nothing much to teach her anymore.

  Li Ziqi’s comprehension abilities were simply too strong.

  She could understand easily with just some examples.

  “I feel so much pressure when I’m with you!”

  Sun Mo smiled. He was half-teasing and half-sighing ruefully. “Your intelligence is high enough to crush me.”

  Li Ziqi directly knelt with a thud.

  “Disciple ought to die.”

  Li Ziqi then prostrated with her forehead touching the ground.

  “Ah? What are you doing?” Sun Mo started. “I was just joking!”

  “Disciple is terrified!”

  The little sunny egg’s eyes were red. “How would I dare to compare myself with Teacher? Without Teacher’s attentive guidance, there wouldn’t be the current me!”

  As the sunny egg spoke, she kowtowed and directly contributed 1,000 favorable impression points.

  “I understand, get up first!”

  Sun Mo helped his eldest student up and silently reflected. (In the Nine Provinces, the occupation of teachers is truly as high as the heavens!)

  He felt it to be just a joke, yet it caused his students to feel fear and panic.

  “Alright, let us go to the next stage!”

  Sun Mo then flaunted. “Let me tell you first. That place is a paradise in the mortal world.”

  He could also give that old fisherman and the bun-hair guy a surprise. (Are you guys shocked that I didn’t die?)

  Seeing Li Ziqi following Sun Mo into the other part of the canyon, Lu Zhiruo had a face filled with envy. “Eldest martial sister is so intelligent!”

  “Sickly invalid, aren’t you very proud of your unparalleled intelligence? Why doesn’t Teacher teach you?”

  Qin Yaoguang was curious.

  “I’m a wise general (zhijiang), alright?”

  Tantai Yutang rolled his eyes. He had somewhat guessed that the crux of clearing the stage should have something to do with spirit runes. This was why he didn’t feel Sun Mo was biased toward Li Ziqi.

  “I think you are a retard (zhizhang)!”

  Qin Yaoguang’s lips twitched. “For such a secret, are you not going to take the initiative to learn it?”

  “It doesn’t matter!”

  Tantai Yutang shrugged. “In any case, I’m only keen to learn medical arts.”

  “Did you forget to mention about poison study?”

  Jiang Leng suddenly interjected, causing the sickly invalid to be startled.

  Chapter 784: Great Teacher Sun, I Want to Take You On as My Teacher. Are You Still Accepting Disciples?

  In the sixth part of the canyon, ethereal white mist permeated the atmosphere, resembling strands of celestial qi.

  “It should have ended, right?”

  The fisherman shook his pole and caught a wild fruit from a tree, dragging it over. He then casually grabbed and bit down on it.

  At their cultivation realms, absorbing nutrients from food was a very rare thing. At most, they were only satisfying their palate. The energy that they used for their cultivation was fully dependent on absorbing spirit qi.

  Why would those places with dense spirit qi always have buildings like immortal palaces and manors? This was precisely the reason why.

  “It should be about time!”

  Sun Ming sighed. He was a good person, hence, he felt that since Sun Mo could enter here, Sun Mo must be an outstanding great teacher. If he died under Yue Changdao’s broadsword, it would be a pity.

  (I should have stopped it.)

  Sun Ming felt vexed.

  And at this moment, a figure walked out of the mist.

  “Eh?”

  The old fisherman was shocked. (Why is it Sun Mo? Where’s Yue Changdao? Did he fail?)

  However, while he was still shocked, another slender finger followed behind Sun Mo and entered the area.

  “What?”

  The fisherman almost crushed his fishing pole due to the overwhelming shock he felt.

  Sun Ming also frowned. Who was this young girl?

  “Student Li Ziqi pays respect to the two experts.”

  Li Ziqi was very obedient. She directly greeted them politely even without needing Sun Mo to instruct her.

  Those who could enter this part of the canyon were all intelligent and capable people. There was no mistake in being more polite.

  “There’s no need to be so courteous!”

  Sun Ming nodded.

  “This doll is so obedient!”

  The fisherman praised. After that, he looked at Sun Mo. “She is……?”

  “She is my student.”

  Sun Mo smiled. “Seniors, you guys have to take good care of her!”

  “S……student?”

  The fisherman was dumbstruck. He had seen her following behind Sun Mo obediently, so he had guessed this might be the answer.

  But when he heard Sun Mo personally saying it, he was still shocked.

  (Why would a student of yours be here?)

  (Were the murals in the first five stages graffiti drawn by little kids? Could they casually be solved by everyone?)

  Honestly speaking, upon realizing how young Sun Ming and Sun Mo were, the fisherman’s expression didn’t change, but he felt envy in his heart.

  He could only sigh at how the new was constantly replacing the old.

  And now, a little girl who was about 11 or 12 years old had entered……(What the f*** is going on?)

  The heart state of the fisherman was crumbling.

  “The two of you don’t need to be shocked. The reason I could enter here isn’t because I have any outstanding talent. It’s because my teacher told me the true meaning of the previous stages.”

  Li Ziqi didn’t dare to claim the credit.

  “Huh? Can that even be told?”

  The fisherman scratched his head. “Little doll, don’t lie to me!”

  The first two stages were still alright, but for the third to fifth stages, they would require one’s comprehension. This was because everything each cultivator saw should be different. Even if one told another person about what they had comprehended, it would be useless.

  During this era, who wouldn’t have friends or family? The old fisherman had also told his comprehension of the earlier stages to them, but not a single one managed to come in.

  He even had a nephew who felt that he understood it. In the end, that nephew was killed by sword qi because he was mistaken about his comprehension.

  “I would never lie!”

  Li Ziqi frowned.

  “Sun Ming, do you think such a thing could be accomplished?”

  The fisherman turned his head and asked.

  “.……”

  Sun Ming fell silent. He was a very cautious man. Although he felt that it was impossible, other than this, was there any other explanation?

  Or maybe, Sun Mo had found the most fundamental secret of the Battlegod Canyon?

  One couldn’t help but say that as a past #1 ranker on the Great Teachers Hero Rankings, Sun Ming’s brains were very good and he directly thought of the reason. It was just that he couldn’t think too deeply about this because using spirit runes to draw the murals of the Battlegod Canyon was something no one could think about.

  One must know that the Battlegod Canyon recorded the strongest ultimate art – the Battlegod Catalog. Hence, everyone subconsciously felt that the Battle God was the strongest fighter in the Nine Provinces.

  If someone suddenly told you that the ancient Battle God was a great spirit rune ancestor who had created a whole new language, would you believe it?

  “I won’t disturb the two of you from your comprehension.”

  Sun Mo clasped his fists. After that, he brought Li Ziqi along as he strolled idly around the canyon.

  After ten years, Sun Ming had thought that he had tempered his perseverance and could retain composure, not feeling sorrow or happiness, but he had lost his cool. He had no way to meditate and kept subconsciously glancing at Sun Mo.

  There was no doubt Li Ziqi was a genius, but what was more impressive was clearly this great teacher from the Central Province Academy.

  “Could he be the personal student of Headmaster An?”

  Sun Ming hesitated. Should he take the initiative to discuss and exchange knowledge with Sun Mo?

  “There would always be people with good luck!”

  The fisherman sighed, finding an excuse to console himself.

  And after he said this, a swooshing sound rang out as a stream of sword qi generated beside Sun Mo.

  That little doll immediately slashed out with her sword.

  Swish~

  A silver light flashed.

  Her posture was still passable, but in the end……

  After seeing the sword qi pass by the sword and enter back into the ground, the fisherman started and then slapped his thigh as he sighed.

  (What a pity!)

  (Streams of sword qi are so rare here, yet you actually missed capturing it?)

  (This…… What a waste!) ……

  “Teacher!”

  Li Ziqi lowered her head and explained with an ashamed look on her face, “I clearly aimed properly, but I missed the attack for some reason.”

  “No problem. Try again!”

  Sun Mo consoled and patted the little sunny egg on her head.

  After hearing this, the lips of the fisherman curled.

  (Try again? You probably don’t know how rare the streams of sword qi are, right?)

  (Sometimes, you wouldn’t even see one even if you waited half a year.)

  “Ai, Sun Mo truly dotes on that little doll too much!”

  If he were Sun Mo, he would definitely be the one capturing the sword qi and telling his insights to his student after he had comprehended the sword qi. This was the only way to maximize the benefits.

  “Sometimes, it isn’t too bad if you don’t have luck. But it would be a waste if the goddess of luck clearly favored you and you failed to grab the opportunity.”

  The fisherman sighed ruefully.

  After he spoke, a swooshing sound rang out as another stream of sword qi shot from a patch of wildflowers beside Sun Mo.

  Eh!

  Li Ziqi hurriedly tried to receive it, but because she was in a fluster, she missed by an inch again.

  Pak!

  The sword qi entered a willow tree and vanished.

  “.……”

  The fisherman started and couldn’t help but start cursing.

  “An extravagant waste of heavenly treasure!”

  His voice was a little loud and caused Li Ziqi to subconsciously turn her head.

  “You shouldn’t be doing this.”

  The fisherman couldn’t help but persuade Sun Mo. It was too much of a waste.

  “Many thanks for your concern, but I know what I’m doing.”

  Sun Mo wasn’t bothered at all and brought the little sunny egg with him as he walked even further.

  “Don’t let your emotions be affected by his words. Relax and pay attention. Try to capture the sword qi.”

  Sun Mo guided.

  “.……”

  The fisherman almost exploded from anger. (I was persuading you guys out of kind intentions, yet you are treating me like I’m nothing?)

  (Fine, I want to see how angry you all would be while you wait for the next stream of sword qi!)

  But at this moment, yet another stream of sword qi generated.

  “Damn, what the hell?”

  The eyes of the fisherman protruded from fury and almost fell out of their sockets.

  “Don’t tell me you think that’s luck?”

  Sun Ming spoke to the fisherman, “You feel this is a waste because the streams of sword qi are precious to you. But to Sun Mo, the streams of sword qi are something he can generate casually at any time.”

  “Si!”

  The fisherman took in a cold gasp of air and looked shocked. “Are you saying that Sun Mo has comprehended this stage?”

  “That’s the only answer.”

  Sun Ming also didn’t want to admit it, or the psychological impact would be too great. However, his rationale told him that this was indeed the case.

  “I……I don’t believe it!”

  The fisherman shook his head. “How long has he been here for? He hasn’t even stayed in this part of the canyon for 48 hours in total. How could he have comprehended it?”

  “So, how can you explain the constantly generated sword qi?”

  Sun Ming counter-asked. “He can’t possibly be the fiance of the goddess of luck, right?”

  “Maybe he has found the method to generate sword qi but is still far away from comprehending this stage.”

  The fisherman guessed.

  If he thought like that, he would feel better. But Sun Ming directly poured a bucket of cold water on his head. “That’s already extremely impressive!”

  The fisherman started. After that, he sighed. (That’s right, this is already incomparably impressive. Sun Mo is stronger than me! No, he’s much stronger!)

  Next, more streams of sword qi constantly generated around Sun Mo. Li Ziqi went to capture them, but she failed most of the time because the sword qi was too fast.

  After seeing this scene, the fisherman and Sun Ming were extremely shocked, feeling intense heartache and incomparably envious. They had stayed here for so many years and fought each other while putting their lives on the line to snatch the sword qi. In the end, Sun Mo was actually so relaxed and so extravagant……

  “Boss Great Teacher, I wish to take you on as my teacher. Are you still accepting disciples?”

  The fisherman shouted.

  Naturally, his tone was filled with resentment and he merely wanted to vent. It was too embarrassing if he were to take Sun Mo as his teacher given his status.

  “Senior must be joking!”

  Sun Mo smiled.

  “Have you comprehended this stage?”

  The fisherman tried enduring but failed to do so as he asked the question out loud. After that, his heart pounded rapidly. After all, the answer that he had been seeking for over ten years was now seemingly before his eyes.

  “Almost but not yet.”

  Sun Mo shrugged.

  After hearing this, Sun Ming’s brows immediately furrowed.

  The fisherman’s lips trembled and he wanted to ask about some insights, but he was someone who wanted face. Hence, he felt embarrassed to do so. Besides, he felt that Sun Mo wouldn’t say anything either.

  After all, his insight was too precious.

  (Wait a minute, I seem to have forgotten something?)

  After 15 minutes, the fisherman suddenly recalled what he wanted to say. He then asked in shock, “Where is Yue Changdao? Why isn’t he here? Did you guys make peace with each other?”

  “Dead!”

  Sun Mo’s words were concise and comprehensive.

  “Huh? Dead?”

  The fisherman was dumbfounded. “Who killed him?”

  “It can be considered that I was the one who killed him. In any case, if Yue Ba wants to take revenge for his personal disciple, he can come and look for me. There won’t be any mistakes.”

  Sun Mo wasn’t simply making an empty boast. He truly thought like that.

  “You are impressive!”

  The fisherman flashed a thumbs-up. “He is known as the Tyrant Blade whose name resounds throughout the Nine Provinces.”

  Sun Ming looked at the composed Sun Mo and suddenly laughed. (That’s correct. This is then a great teacher’s bearing. For those who can walk until here, if they don’t even have this bit of courage, can they still be considered a great teacher?)

  “I’m Sun Ming from the Black-White Academy. Might I be so impudent to ask you for your name and origins?”

  Sun Ming asked.

  This indicated that he admired and approved of Sun Mo.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Sun Ming +200. Friendly (200/1,000).

  “Sun Mo, Sun Mo from Jinling!”

  Sun Mo hadn’t expected that Sun Ming didn’t admire him when he comprehended the sword qi but did so after Sun Mo had shown his courage.

  This person could be considered an unconventional person!

  Chapter 785: Sorry, You Don’t Even Have the Qualifications to Be a Stepping Stone.

  Fu Yanqing was currently guiding students. He couldn’t help but be astonished when he suddenly saw Bai Hao appearing at the campsite.

  “Little Bai, what’s the matter?”

  Fu Yanqing knew that Bai Hao’s personality was one that was eager-to-excel. When encountering difficulties, he would face them directly and would never admit defeat. But today, why was his expression so gloomy?

  Bai Hao didn’t seem to have heard it and directly returned to his tent.

  Fu Yanqing’s expression was heavy. Something major must have happened and there was an 80 to 90% chance that it had something to do with Sun Mo.

  After all, the thing Bai Hao was worried about the most was clearing the stage.

  Fu Yanqing was always very patient when treating geniuses of the junior generation. He planned to first understand the situation before he headed over to console Bai Hao. In the end, he saw Miao Mu rushing in with excitement.

  “Something major happened in the canyon!”

  Miao Mu was very excited. “Sun Mo got people to kill Yue Changdao.”

  “Yue Changdao? Who is that?”

  “This name is so crude. He doesn’t sound strong at all!”

  “Names are given by parents. What can he do?”

  Everyone started discussing with calm expressions. (God Hands killing someone? What’s there to be shocked about?)

  “Yue Changdao is a personal disciple of the Tyrant Blade!”

  Miao Mu revealed. Those who knew the name of the Tyrant Blade immediately exclaimed in shock.

  “Yue Ba? Is it that Tyrant Blade?”

  Miao Mu nodded. “However, that’s not the most important thing. The most impressive thing is that Sun Mo directly revealed the true meaning of the fifth stage to those major characters who helped him.”

  “What?”

  “F***, is Sun Mo so generous?”

  “How extravagant!”

  The great teachers here wailed. (That was such a precious secret yet, you casually revealed it just like that? What expressions do you want those people who were stuck comprehending that for tens of years to make?)

  All of a sudden, everyone turned their heads and secretly glanced at Fu Yanqing.

  “Why are you guys looking at me? Quickly go and teach the students!”

  Fu Yanqing berated. He originally planned to encourage Bai Hao, but after he took a few steps forward, he couldn’t help but turn his head.

  “Little Miao, has Sun Mo entered the canyon?”

  “Not only so, but he even brought one of his students with him.”

  Miao Mu hurriedly reported.

  “What? Brought one of his students in with him? That’s impossible!”

  Fu Yanqing frowned. (For the fifth stage, one should only be able to pass after they killed a certain number of soldiers, right? Could there be other secrets?)

  This puzzlement caused Fu Yanqing to have an unbearable itch in his heart. He waved his hands and signaled for Miao Mu to leave. After that, he entered Bai Hao’s tent.

  “Little Bai, the path of life is still long. Even if you lost a round, it doesn’t mean that you would lose forever.”

  Priceless Advice was activated. Golden light illuminated the area, seeping into Bai Hao’s heart.

  “However, this is the most important round in my life.”

  Bai Hao had a self-mocking smile. “What’s even more laughable is that I treat Sun Mo as my opponent, but he doesn’t even give a damn about me.”

  Fu Yanqing fell silent. He mentally mused that Sun Mo might not even have him in his heart.

  “What a failure!”

  Bai Hao was dispirited. He came this time around because he had planned to comprehend some Battlegod murals and try his best to go as deep as he could. Maybe if his results were extraordinary, he might be able to become the first ranker on the Great Teachers Hero Rankings. In the end, he was crushed completely.

  “You don’t have to feel disheartened. Sun Mo might have discovered the true secret of the Battlegod Canyon. He didn’t clear the stages based on intellect and directly knew the answer.”

  Fu Yanqing guessed.

  “How is this possible?”

  Bai Hao was shocked.

  “For the fifth part of the canyon, one has to kill soldiers to pass. However, both him and his student didn’t do so. What do you think?”

  Fu Yanqing didn’t tell Bai Hao the knack to clear the stage wasn’t because he wanted to hold back the knowledge. Rather, he wanted Bai Hao to comprehend it for himself and to temper his mental ability. But now, there was no need for that anymore.

  “Sun Mo used a shortcut. You don’t have to feel disappointed.”

  Fu Yanqing stood up. “I will go now and dig out his secret.”

  After seeing Fu Yanqing leaving, Bai Hao’s expression still didn’t change for the better.

  Shortcut?

  Since he could find it, that was also considered a form of his capabilities. ……

  Li Ruolan stood at the entrance of the canyon, and there were a few times when she felt the impulse to rush in. However, she endured it because she knew she would die.

  “Sigh, it feels so unbearable to be unable to capture the scene of Sun Mo clearing the stage!”

  Li Ruolan felt depressed. After that, she discovered that Fu Yanqing was here. When she was about to head over to interview him, she saw Fu Yanqing already entering the mist.

  Actually, Fu Yanqing was very impressive as well. If it wasn’t for Sun Mo, Fu Yanqing would be the most dazzling great teacher in the Battlegod Canyon. Sadly, Fu Yanqing could only be a stepping stone this time.

  As for Bai Hao?

  (Sorry, you are not even qualified to be a stepping stone.) ……

  Sun Ming and the fisherman were both acquainted with Fu Yanqing. After all, only a few people had successfully entered the sixth part of the canyon. After they saw him, they immediately greeted him.

  “Didn’t you say before that this is a waste of time? Why? Do you suddenly feel interested now?”

  The fisherman ridiculed him.

  “I brought my students to the Battlegod Canyon to temper themselves. That’s why I decided to come in and take a look, or I would also be out there idling my time away.”

  Fu Yanqing had an unyielding mouth, yet his gaze swept through the canyon rapidly, wanting to search for Sun Mo’s figure.

  “Are you familiar with that Sun Mo”

  The fisherman was curious.

  “Nope!”

  Fu Yanqing shook his head. “However, he is currently in the limelight.”

  “That should be the case. Honestly speaking, even someone like me feels the impulse to take him on as my teacher. You didn’t see it, but he just casually walked around and there would be streams of sword qi generating around him.”

  The fisherman revealed this fact and Fu Yanqing’s expression grew heavy.

  “How can that be possible?”

  Because he knew what the streams of sword qi represented, he naturally knew how precious they were.

  “You should go and ask Great Teacher Sun!”

  The fisherman chortled. “Back then I thought I was dreaming!”

  “Indeed!”

  Sun Ming nodded.

  Fu Yanqing fell silent. He originally still felt reserved and wanted to secretly look for Sun Mo. However, right now, even when he was openly searching for Sun Mo, he didn’t discover anything.

  “Where is he?”

  Fu Qingyan calmed himself down and focused, raising his six senses to the limits, but he still couldn’t find anything.

  “Try to search more attentively. Sun Mo brought his student to tour the place.”

  The fisherman fell into a daze from boredom and didn’t even have the mood to fish anymore. As for watching Li Ziqi trying to capture a stream of sword qi?

  (Am I so bored?)

  (Seeing how often she fails will anger me to death instead!)

  (Ai! How good would it be if all the streams of sword qi were given to me!)

  Fu Yanqing hurriedly circled the area, but he didn’t see anyone. “Did he leave?”

  “You didn’t manage to find him?”

  Sun Ming was also not calm anymore.

  “They just entered not long ago. Even if they didn’t manage to comprehend anything, basking in the dense spirit qi is also very comfortable. Why would they go out?”

  As the fisherman spoke, he glanced at the mist-filled area leading to the seventh part of the canyon.

  “C……could they h……have entered there?”

  “What nonsense are you talking about?”

  Fu Yanqing frowned and scolded. However, his limbs were trembling slightly.

  This was the thing he wanted and didn’t want to hear the most.

  “They should have entered!”

  Sun Ming’s expression was solemn. He rose to his feet and walked toward the mist.

  The fisherman wasn’t reserved enough and directly rushed over with extreme speed. After that, he peered at the ground closely, looking for clues.

  15 minutes later.

  “My heavens, they really went in.”

  The fisherman exclaimed in shock because he saw two sets of footprints walking into the mist.

  “Is there any commotion?”

  Fu Yanqing asked.

  He meant that if the attacking sword qi was activated, Sun Mo would die. But if there was nothing……

  Sun Ming and the fisherman didn’t speak. They just subconsciously shook their heads.

  After that, a short period of peace and silence appeared in the canyon. A few minutes later, the fisherman suddenly lifted his hand and harshly slapped his own face.

  “Why was I in a daze? I actually missed the most important thing.”

  The fisherman was so vexed that he wanted to bang his head against the wall. Even if Sun Mo didn’t want to tell them the true meaning, it would be of great help to him if he could watch Sun Mo’s comprehension progress.

  What a pity!

  (Why the hell did I have to act reserved? Wouldn’t it be good if I came in earlier?)

  Fu Yanqing was also feeling regret.

  Sun Ming stared at the mist-filled area, feeling complicated in his heart. After that, he subconsciously lifted his feet and wanted to walk into it.

  “Teacher Sun!”

  Fu Yanqing was badly frightened and hurriedly held him back. “Don’t you want your life anymore?”

  “Life?”

  Sun Ming bitterly smiled. (If my life can be used to exchange for the secret of clearing this stage, I will definitely exchange it.)

  “Who the hell is this Sun Mo exactly?”

  The fisherman exclaimed in shock. “Is he a personal student of a secondary saint?”

  Fu Yanqing rolled his eyes. (Who should I ask if you asked me? Right now I’m even suspecting that the information Miao Mu told me was fake.)

  (How can a student who graduated from a rubbish school, who doesn’t even have a personal teacher, be so impressive to such an extent?)

  (I don’t care if you believe it or not, but I don’t believe it.)

  “No matter how he was in the past, from today onward, he will become world-famous!”

  After the fisherman spoke, he felt his descriptive term wasn’t sufficient and he added, “Extremely world-famous!”

  (Yea!)

  The Battlegod Canyon had existed for tens of thousands of years, and the number of people who could ultimately enter the seventh part of the canyon, in addition to those who were already dead, was so few that they could be counted on one’s fingers.

  Sun Mo not only entered himself, but he even brought a personal student with him!

  If news of this circulated out, it would surely shake the entire cultivation world.

  “Could it be that the Battlegod Catalog is about to appear in the world?”

  Sun Ming mused.

  “You are thinking too much. The seventh stage of the canyon is probably even more difficult!”

  Fu Yanqing completely shouted his most instinctive rebuttal.

  After that, the three of them no longer spoke. They stood before the mist and were like immovable statues. ……

  Earlier today……

  Before the mist, Sun Mo asked, “Do you understand it now?”

  “Understood.”

  Li Ziqi nodded. “For this stage, even if we capture those streams of sword qi and comprehend the experience and will within, it isn’t the method to clear the stage as they are only rewards given by the Battle God.

  “If one wants to pass, they have to understand the study of spirit runes and use that as a foundation to decipher the runes within the murals!

  “The key to clear the stage can only be found within the spirit runes.”

  After hearing the little sunny egg’s discourse, Sun Mo nodded in gratification.

  “What a good kid!”

  Sun Mo patted the little sunny egg’s head.

  “Isn’t this Battle God a little too prankful?”

  Li Ziqi was speechless. She secretly turned her head and observed Sun Ming and the fisherman as she lowered her voice. “If they knew that they won’t be able to clear this stage forever if they don’t understand the study of spirit runes, wouldn’t they be infuriated to death?”

  “I think so!”

  If he were in their shoes, Sun Mo would definitely die from anger.

  It was like running a marathon, but when you were about to complete it, the judges told you that the method to become the champion was to master a foreign language.

  Who could bear it?

  “Maybe this is the Battle God’s pride?”

  Li Ziqi guessed. “In the Battle God’s eyes, only someone like him who can understand the language of spirit runes is worthy of obtaining the Battlegod Catalog. Or in other words, maybe the Battlegod Catalog is written using the spirit rune language?”

  The little sunny egg grew agitated. Maybe her teacher might really be able to obtain this divine art.