This spirit rune wasn’t too complex. But because it was drawn by Sun Mo, it looked extremely beautiful.

  One must know that Sun Mo wasn’t simply a spirit runist, but he was also a famous artist. So, even simple lines like this would contain extraordinary charm if he drew them.

  “Does anyone recognize this?”

  Sun Mo glanced at the corridor. “The people outside can answer if you know anything about this.”

  Sounds of whispers rang out as the students discussed fervently. However, no one knew the answer. In the end, all their eyes turned to Wanyan Mei.

  In the Dragon Subduing Academy, she was publicly acknowledged as the best student in the study of spirit runes. Her standard was already near to a grandmaster.

  “How is it?”

  Sun Mo asked with a smile.

  Wanyan Mei had a cold look on her face, but she felt extremely awkward in her heart to the point where she felt like dying. She proclaimed herself as a grandmaster spirit runist and looked down on many teachers teaching spirit runes. But now, she was stumped by an intern teacher.

  (Preposterous.)

  Wanyan Mei drew in a deep breath and stood up as she bowed. “I don’t know. Teacher Sun, please provide us with your guidance.”

  “Sit down first!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “You don’t have to feel bad about yourself. It’s very normal you don’t know anything about it because this is a spirit rune I created.”

  “What? Another creation?”

  Even students who didn’t focus on the ‘study of spirit runes’ understood the concept of creation. Hence, let alone those who were watching Sun Mo’s skill for the first time, even the students from yesterday were incomparably shocked now.

  “Sir, how many spirit runes have you created?”

  A student asked in shock.

  If someone created one, it was enough for them to boast half their lifetime. They were qualified to enter the rank of grandmasters.

  (Yet, you actually took out a few in just two lectures.)

  “This is also known as the Rain Gathering Rune!”

  As Sun Mo spoke, he activated the spirit rune.

  Spirit qi gathered and very soon, they formed a black cloud in the air. After that, sizzling sounds rang out and rain began to fall.

  “It’s really the rain gathering rune.”

  Everyone exclaimed in shock

  This spirit rune was usually used to water the fields.

  In war or on an explorative expedition, one could use the rain gathering rune if they lacked water or needed it for an emergency. The rain gathering rune was commonly seen, but none of them had ever seen the rune Sun Mo drew before.

  Wanyan Mei left her seat and walked to the platform. She dipped her hand into the rain water and then tasted it.

  “Teacher, the amount of spirit qi contained in this rain seems to be very high.”

  A sense of defeat rose in Wanyan Mei’s heart.

  Sun Mo was only eight to nine years older than her. Yet, his expertise had reached such a realm…

  Sigh!

  No matter how confident Wanyan Mei was, she didn’t feel she could create her own spirit runes ten years later.

  “Yup, this is where the essence of my rain gathering rune lies. Not only can it increase spirit qi, but it can even reduce it. I can control the density of spirit qi in its rain.”

  Sun Mo’s casual sentence created a huge commotion in the classroom.

  “Impossible!”

  Wanyan Mei subconsciously doubted.

  “Why is it impossible?”

  Sun Mo counter-asked.

  “B…because…”

  Wanyan Mei wanted to say that the difficulty of doing this was too high, but after she saw Sun Mo’s eyes which were filled with confidence, she suddenly had no way to speak. What if Sun Mo was really that impressive?

  “Everyone knows that because the aptitudes of cultivators are different, there might be some who suffer symptoms of spirit intoxication. Actually, the plants can have a similar reaction. The amount of spirit qi that they need is different according to their growth periods.”

  Sun Mo introduced, “This is none other than the reason why I created this particular rain gathering rune. It can allow plants to enjoy the most suitable amount of spirit qi during their different growth periods.”

  This sentence was very easy to understand.

  Plants had their sapling stage and their mature stage. Hence, the amount of spirit qi needed would be different between them. But how did planters adjust such a thing?

  They would simply water less!

  This was because for normal rain gathering runes, once they were activated, no one could cancel their effects. Hence, planters would use all types of methods to not allow the qi-filled rain water to enter the field.

  Such an operation was extremely troublesome.

  But it was necessary. Because the more valuable a medical herb was, the more stringent its growth requirements would be. If not, even if it managed to mature, it would be considered an inferior product.

  “From the development of the study of spirit runes up until now, the rain gathering rune that’s passed down from ancient times is undoubtedly one of those with the highest cost-to-performance ratio. But it’s impossible to use it in line with the local circumstances because the need for spirit qi is different for each plant. However, with my rain gathering rune, as long as you understand the theory, even a beginner can adjust the spirit qi in the rain water after modifying the spirit rune.”

  Sun Mo spoke frankly with assurance and grew excited. However, the face of everyone in the classroom and corridor was filled with dumbfounded looks.

  Because this concept was too exaggerated.

  “I thought only those at the rank of grandmaster spirit runists or higher can modify spirit runes?”

  Someone didn’t understand.

  “You guys treat spirit runes as something too difficult.”

  Sun Mo’s lips curled into a gentle smile, causing everyone to have a very good impression of him.

  Many girls felt regret. If this teacher was more handsome by just a bit more, how good would it be?

  “It’s still that same old sentence. Spirit runes are actually a type of expression. You all can understand it as a type of content. Different spirit rune patterns are like a language elaborating on expressing different content.”

  Sun Mo deliberated his words before speaking.

  “Let’s put it this way. The various tribes of the great plains have so many ways to express their thanks. But is it difficult to understand their intent?”

  “No!”

  “If you scold someone, you don’t even need to say any words. A single gesture would be able to communicate your intent.”

  “Hey, we are having a lesson right now, can you guys be more serious?”

  Sun Mo lightened the atmosphere with some examples.

  The students giggled. They were pretty fond of Sun Mo’s class. It was relaxed, not solemn at all and was different from those pedantic old fellows who would scold you the moment your sitting posture was the slightest bit not upright.

  “For a language, it would only be recognized if it was promoted and many people started using it. If not, you would be treated as a mental case talking to yourself. However, there’s no need to do this for spirit runes. Because even if you are the only one that understands their intent, it can also be activated.”

  Sun Mo rapped the black board. “The spirit runes we are learning are only circulated around because many people are using them.”

  “Teacher Sun, you mean I can also create a unique spirit rune belonging to me?”

  Wanyan Mei asked in shock.

  “That’s right.”

  Sun Mo nodded with certainty.

  “In that case, what do I have to do?”

  Wanyan Mei was impatient.

  “Don’t be anxious. I will gradually elaborate on this in my future classes.”

  Sun Mo mentally mused. (If I reveal everything in one lesson, what can I depend on to attract popularity in the future?)

  “Che. Teacher, you are so cunning!”

  Many people made booing sounds, but they were all made in jest.

  Wanyan Mei gritted her little white teeth and wanted nothing more than to grab Sun Mo by the neck and force him to spit out the answer.

  This feeling of waiting was simply too tormenting.

  “Teacher, earlier you said before you wanted to reveal a spirit rune that’s a unique creation. Are you referring to this?”

  A female student asked.

  “The rain gathering rune, in addition to those impractical but similar ones, consists of slightly over ten variations. So it’s not it. Since I spoke about creation, I naturally meant a unique creation.”

  After Sun Mo spoke, the entire classroom directly fell silent.

  It was only after ten seconds did a great teacher speak out.

  “Teacher Sun, are you saying that you created a unique creation, something that doesn’t exist currently in our spirit rune world?”

  “That’s right!”

  Sun Mo spoke the two words lightly, but their weight was so heavy that it caused the several hundred students here to inhale a breath of cold air.

  (T…this Teacher Sun…c…could it be that he’s already a great ancestor?)

  One must know that the standard to determine a great ancestor-level spirit runist was whether they could create a unique spirit rune never seen before in the Nine Provinces.

  Sun Mo also no longer spoke nonsense. He pasted a piece of spirit rune paper on the blackboard and began to draw.

  The entire classroom had been extremely noisy due to shock. But as Sun Mo took up the brush, all other noises immediately vanished.

  In fact, some students didn’t even dare to breathe loudly. They were deeply afraid they might disturb Sun Mo and caused the drawing of the spirit rune to screw up.

  “In order to let everyone see clearly, I will draw slower.”

  Sun Mo appeared like he was thinking of the students, but in reality, he didn’t want to screw up. After all, after he modified this spirit rune, he didn’t draw it often.

  Sun Mo’s current aim was to make a spirit qi tornado appear after drawing it. By doing so, he would be able to give everyone an image that he was a grandmaster.

  Only after 20 minutes later was the spirit rune completed.

  Sun Mo’s cautiousness and meticulousness also had some merit. A spirit qi tornado brewed and drew all the spirit qi in the classroom over.

  “Although I don’t know what spirit rune Teacher Sun is drawing, just looking at the diagram is enough to fill my heart with joy.”

  “It feels like a famous painting!”

  “Have you seen a famous painting before?”

  When he heard the sounds of discussion from the students, Sun Mo really wanted to say. (You guys have never seen a famous painting before?)

  (It’s fine, I will draw one for you guys to see!)

  (But forget it, I probably should wait longer before acting cool in the future.)

  “Princess, do you understand?”

  A son of a minor tribal head asked because he was more familiar with Wanyan Mei.

  Swish~

  Wanyan Mei immediately turned over and glared at the person with a furious look in her eyes.

  (What? Are you mocking this princess? He has already said it is a unique spirit rune, so who in the world would be able to recognize it?)

  Naturally, Wanyan Mei was unhappy mainly because her thinking got interrupted. She wanted to depend on her own capabilities to decipher this spirit rune.

  Sun Mo swept his gaze around the crowd and so coincidentally saw Beardie standing in the corridor. Hence, he decided to greet Beardie.

  “What a coincidence, can I trouble you to block the effects of this spirit rune?”

  At this moment, if Beardie rejected this, his popularity would definitely decline sharply. Everyone would feel that he was afraid. Hence, he had no choice but to walk out.

  “You have to be careful. The destructive might of this spirit rune is very great.”

  Sun Mo reminded him. “You better have a weapon in your hand!”

  Beardie had wanted to take his weapon out, but after hearing these words, arrogance surged in his heart and he actually decided to do this bare-handed.

  (Hehe, silly fool.)

  Sun Mo had provoked him intentionally. The attitude of this Beardie wasn’t good, so Sun Mo had long since wanted to teach him a lesson.

  “Are you prepared?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “Bring it on!”

  Beardie revealed a casual attitude.

  Sun Mo tore the spirit rune. Crackle!

  It felt like two flints had ground against each other in the air. A spark erupted forth and rapidly ignited, transforming into a coconut-sized fireball. After that, it shot out with a swoosh.

  “F***!”

  Beardie was shocked. The speed of the fireball was too quick. In the blink of an eye, it had appeared before him. The fiery temperature roasted his hand and caused him to feel pain.

  His instinct was to evade it, but there were still students behind him. Hence, he could only grit his teeth and bear the impact forcefully.

  Chapter 824: Could You Possibly Have Some Misunderstanding With Regards to This Holy Term ‘Great Ancestor’?

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  Bang!

  The giant fireball collided against Beardie’s fists.

  BOOM!

  The fireball exploded, causing sparks to fly in all directions and crackling as they fell onto the ground.

  “Are you alright?”

  Sun Mo was worried.

  “No problem at all!”

  Beardie calmly placed his hands behind his back.

  He couldn’t do otherwise because it was too painful. If he placed his hands behind his back, he could still rub them gently to soften the pain.

  (Wait. There are students behind me too.)

  “But your sleeves are on fire.”

  Sun Mo reminded him kindly.

  “F***!”

  Beardie not only wanted to spew vulgarities, but he even felt an impulse to kill people.

  This time around, he finally couldn’t hold it anymore and swiftly slapped his right hand onto his thigh, wanting to douse the flames.

  (Damn! It’s really painful.)

  When the fire was extinguished, Beardie saw that his right hand was charred black and even emitting black smoke.

  Naturally, because his strength was high enough, he wasn’t seriously injured from getting bombarded by the fireball. However, superficial wounds were avoidable. He probably had to nurse his hand for two to three months.

  “Teacher Sun, is that a spirit rune that can summon a fireball?”

  “Its might seems to be ordinary.”

  “Are you blind? That is Teacher Meng who is at the Longevity Realm. If it was someone else, they would have been blasted into smithereens by the fireball.”

  The students mumbled as they discussed the destructive might of the fireball.

  “This spirit rune is named the Flame Explosion Spirit Rune.”

  Sun Mo introduced.

  This was a new spirit rune he modified from the flame explosion spirit rune that was originally in the style of a modern electric circuit.

  The diagram was simplified; hence, the might was naturally weaker than normal.

  After all, he naturally wanted to hold back some cards.

  In any case, other than his personal students and the students from the Central Province Academy, no one else needed to dream about learning the original versions of those electric-circuit board spirit runes.

  It wasn’t that Sun Mo was stingy. Rather, he wanted to leave something unique for the Central Province Academy. If not, how would the Central Province Academy be able to attract elite students?

  Naturally, after Sun Mo modified the spirit rune, it conformed more with the aesthetic sense of beauty from people of the Nine Provinces, and it caused many people to marvel in admiration.

  In this world, the standard of someone reaching grandmaster level in spirit runes was that they were able to modify spirit runes. But for the standard of reaching the great ancestor level, they had to create a unique spirit rune.

  And now, the spirit rune taken out by Sun Mo…

  “Why would a great ancestor come to be an intern teacher in our Dragon Subduing Academy? Isn’t this a waste of his talent?”

  “What do you mean? Our Dragon Subduing Academy is enough to rank in the top three among the Nine Greats.”

  “But this is a great ancestor-level spirit runist. Shouldn’t the headmaster personally issue an invitation to him?”

  The students whispered.

  “Are you guys focusing on the wrong thing? The main point here is Teacher Sun is only 20+ years old.”

  Someone suddenly asked in curiosity.

  “Teacher Sun, how old are you?”

  Everyone pricked up their years.

  “23, according to the traditional chinese calendar!”

  After Sun Mo finished speaking, the sound of everyone inhaling a breath of cold air could be heard as shock filled the faces of them all.

  In Sun Mo’s vision, numerous streams of favorable impression points were flooding.

  However, he didn’t feel surprised.

  A 23-year old great ancestor…if the shock factor wasn’t so great, it would then be a letdown to this status.

  “Quiet!”

  Wanyan Mei shouted. Clearly, she was pondering about the Flame Explosion Spirit Rune.

  Sigh!

  (Why didn’t I look at it more attentively earlier?)

  She wanted to ask Sun Mo to draw another one, but this request was a little too over-the-top.

  At this moment, the sound of the bugle horn rang out.

  “Students, today’s class will end here.”

  Sun Mo closed the covers of his lesson plan. “The seats in the classroom are truly too few. So, I hope that for the next lesson, if you are not a student who is studying spirit runes, please don’t come here to partake in the liveliness and leave the seats for your fellow students who truly love the study of spirit runes. Can you all do so?”

  “Teacher, is it alright if I fall in love with the study of spirit runes now?”

  “Why don’t you get the school to have a bigger classroom for you. Is the logistic head blind? A great ancestor is worthy of a 500-pax classroom at the bare minimum, right?”

  “Teacher, I don’t like spirit runes, but I love you. Can I come for your lectures?”

  One couldn’t help but say that tribal people had always held freedom and romance in esteem. They weren’t bound by worldly etiquette. Even a little girl would dare to shout out loud, proclaiming her love for Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo smiled and left the classroom.

  Although he had left, the students were still standing up and applauding.

  This lesson was extremely fascinating and had greatly broadened their horizons.

  …

  “Great ancestor?”

  Jin Yan had a look of shock on his face.

  “Don’t ask me. I don’t know anything either.”

  Xiao Di shook his head.

  He had come for the lecture because he wanted to learn from Sun Mo’s experience and see how he could become more outstanding. But after he finished hearing, he realized…

  He wasn’t able to learn anything!

  Because this was basically something humans couldn’t achieve.

  Fellows who focused on cultivation would be already considered somewhat impressive if they could reach the eighth level of the Divine Force Realm at the age of 23. They could even be titled with the term geniuses.

  But Sun Mo even had such high attainments in the study of spirit runes.

  This was truly impressive!

  The comprehensive aspects made Sun Mo incomparably strong.

  “I suddenly feel that there’s a sense of glory from fighting against him in the morning and receiving his teachings.”

  Xiao Di scratched his head.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Xiao Di +100. Friendly (150/1,000).

  “No matter who it is, they will definitely laugh up their sleeves if they are guided by a great ancestor!”

  Jin Yan rolled his eyes.

  “Stop talking, I feel even more miserable than losing a million taels.”

  Tie Le felt depressed because he had cowardly avoided fighting in the morning.

  …

  Wanyan Mei frowned heavily as she walked out of the classroom.

  (Damn, I originally thought that my standard of the study of spirit runes has reached a remarkable level. But who knew that I was still so lacking. The knowledge of the Central Plains with regard to spirit runes is truly extremely deep and profound.)

  Sun Mo’s lecture today had brought huge inspiration to Wanyan Mei. She had to digest them properly.

  …

  “Created his own spirit runes? A great ancestor?”

  Murong Ye stared at Beardie who was standing before his office desk. He had a heavy expression and almost cursed out loud, “Is it very fun to prank this old man?”

  (If you say Sun Mo is a grandmaster spirit runist, I might believe it. But a great ancestor? Do you have some misunderstanding with regards to this holy term ‘great ancestor’?)

  Even for a supreme-tier famous school like the Dragon Subduing Academy, out of the several thousands of top-level great teachers, there might only be about 20 great ancestors.

  Great ancestors were existences who could set up their own sects and factions and were major characters who stood at the frontier of their subjects.

  “I feel it’s impossible, but the truth is so. Sun Mo has created a new spirit rune that was never seen before in the Nine Provinces. As for modifying spirit runes? That is unworthy to be mentioned.”

  Beardie’s sense of superiority became non-existent, leaving behind only an intense ruefulness. “No wonder he has the confidence to obtain 3 stars in a year and even wants to become a three-time champion. He is truly amazing.”

  “What if that’s a spirit rune he found from a darkness ruin?”

  Murong Ye suddenly thought of a possibility. After all, the concept of a 23-year-old great ancestor-level spirit runist was simply too ridiculous.

  “From what I can tell, Sun Mo’s character is extremely proud. He should feel disdain for shameless things like that.”

  Beardie shook his head.

  “…”

  Murong Ye looked at Beardie as he silently mused. (Are you so psychologically impacted until you submit cheerfully? You actually trust him so much?)

  “Vice headmaster, we have to keep this talent no matter what!”

  No matter how much Beardie disliked people from the Central Plains, he was strongly recommending Sun Mo now. Because a great-ancestor spirit runist would directly increase the ‘power’ of the Dragon Subduing Academy, it would be a qualitative improvement.

  “If he truly has such capabilities. Even if you didn’t say anything, I would also act.”

  Murong Ye indicated that Beardie could leave. After that, he stood at his window and gazed at the campus with a deep look in his eyes.

  It seemed like he had to pay more attention to this Sun Mo from now on.

  Maybe, Sun Mo could become one of his miraculous soldiers.

  …

  It was still early and wasn’t time for lunch yet. Hence, Sun Mo headed to the library and prepared to flip through some books about beast taming.

  The bookshelves were made from timber and had a red layer of paint on them. There were even diagrams of various tribes engraved on them. Despite them being simple and unadorned, they also exuded a majestic aura.

  Sun Mo walked one round and carried over ten books before heading to the reading section.

  Under the effect of Encyclopedic Knowledge, there was no problem to finish reading three or four books in an hour.

  “Sadly, I don’t know Retentive Memory!”

  Sun Mo felt a little envious of the Little Sunny Egg’s ability.

  He found a seat and started to read. At a seat not far away from him, there was a young man with crutches sitting there.

  It was none other than Xiao Ri`nan who had been deliberately targeted by Wanyan Zhenghe back then. The potential value of this kid was extremely high.

  Sun Mo hesitated a little but didn’t choose to go over and greet him. Only when lunchtime arrived did he stand up and return the books before he walked over to Xiao Ri`nan.

  “Are you interested in the study of beast taming?”

  Sun Mo discovered that the books Xiao Ri`nan borrowed all belonged to the same category.

  Xiao Ri`nan was very polite. He rose and nodded while greeting.

  “Sit!”

  Sun Mo indicated for Xiao Ri`nan to sit beside him. “Do you want to learn it because you like the subject or you feel it’s because it is very powerful?”

  “There are no students in the Dragon Subduing Academy who dislike the study of beast taming I guess,” said Xiao Ri`nan.

  The youths in this school had all heard about the story of their founder. Hence, they also hoped to be able to tame a giant dragon and conquer a thousand mountains and lakes, leaving their name behind in history.

  “What if they don’t have talent in beast taming?”

  Sun Mo activated Divine Sight again and surveyed this youth.

  “What is talent? From my point of view, hard work is even more important.”

  Xiao Ri`nan’s tone was neither supercilious nor obsequious. “I think the act of liking something is considered the best talent. After all, you will only put your 100% into something that you really like.

  “Your saying isn’t wrong.”

  Sun Mo approved. “It’s just that if you change your focus to the art of spiritual control, your achievements would probably be even greater!”

  “Art of spiritual control?” Xiao Ri`nan was astonished. “How did you know that?”

  “It is a unique skill I have. However, my words are definitely true.”

  Sun Mo smiled.

  “Teacher, I’ve lived for ten years, but the number of books I read about the art of spiritual control don’t exceed five. Yet, you are saying that I have talent in that subject?”

  Xiao Ri`nan wanted to laugh, but he didn’t do so out of politeness.

  “You can give it a try.”

  Sun Mo suggested.

  “I’ve learned the study of beast taming for ten years, but you want me to give it up? That’s basically impossible. Also, the most important thing is to climb back up where I fell down. I want to be able to tame a powerful ferocious beast and defeat Wanyan Zhenghe.”

  Xiao Ri`nan’s eyes shone with resolution.

  Because Sun Mo had spoken up for him before, Xiao Ri`nan respected Sun Mo very much. But at this moment, he suddenly felt a bit annoyed because Sun Mo’s behavior seemed too rash.

  They had only met twice, but Sun Mo wanted him to change the subject he focused on? This was simply taking the future of a student as a joke.

  Xiao Ri`nan no longer had any interest in speaking, so he lowered his head and continued reading.

  “…”

  Sun Mo shook his head slightly. He rose and wanted to leave. “I have some talent in the study of spiritual control. If you wish to learn, you can come to look for me at any time.”

  (This is a genius whose potential value is extremely high. Sigh, it seems that I’m going to miss out on him.)

  After lunch, Sun Mo returned to the library. He was reading while thinking if there was a possibility to convince Xiao Ri`nan. This was because if Xiao Ri`nan continued to learn beast taming, it would truly be a waste of his talent.

  But very soon, Sun Mo didn’t have any mood to care about it anymore. This was because a female great teacher had entered his vision.

  She was too beautiful, and it caused Sun Mo to cast a few more glances at her.