Translator: Lordbluefire

  ‘When Sun Mo returned to Jixia Academy, Li Zigi and Lu Zhiruo, who had long since been waiting for him, immediately pulled him to participate in a celebratory banquet.

  “There’s no need for this, right?”

  Sun Mo didn’t want others to feel that he was egotistical and arrogant. If he had the time, he might as well use it to read a few more books.

  “Teacher, life requires some sense of ceremony. Currently, you are simply too overloaded and tired out.”

  Li Zigi persuaded.

  Ever since Xuanyuan Po was captured, their teacher had always been blaming himself. He felt that he couldn’t protect his disciple well enough. Hence, he started to frenziedly study and increase his strength, seeking a higher star-ranking.

  Li Zigi had seen Sun Mo spending over twenty sleepless days and nights just to research the spirit particle calculator. He only depended on his great teacher halos and tea to relax a little. This made her feel so much heartache that she secretly cried.

  Now, the bitterness had ended and the sweetness had arrived.

  The Jixia Rostrum was the greatest platform in the Nine Provinces, and Sun Mo’s performance was too magnificent to behold here. He had obtained full marks in the written exams, and the following lecture tours around the Nine Provinces would also not pose any problems.

  Moreover, Mei Yazhi had become a great ancestor and also comprehended the Jadeblood Pill Heart. It could be said that it was almost certain that she would become the next headmaster. Also, given her relationship with Sun Mo, from now onward, the two schools would surely have a deep cooperation

  relationship.

  From this aspect, the Central Province Academy was undoubtedly the greater beneficiary.

  Now that Sun Mo had proven himself, if those high star-ranking great teachers wanted the highest-level spirit runes or God Hands, they would have to show goodwill to him.

  One could say that Sun Mo already had the capital to build his own social connections. The only thing he lacked was life experience.

  However, there was no solution to this as her teacher was too young, His students and good friends had not matured fully.

  “We have to go. This is to celebrate the birth of a new hegemon of the learning world.”

  Qin Yaoguang also urged Sun Mo.

  “That’s right, an 8-stars is something that many great teachers won’t be able to achieve in their lifetime.”

  Lu Zhiruo nodded. If one wanted to become a secondary saint, there was only one condition and that was for the person to be able to hear the holy words. But this was simply too difficult.

  The so-called holy words were the speech of the heavens.

  It was said that secondary saints could hear teachings and pointers from the void and could base on these things to comprehend super-advanced knowledge and more powerful saint-tier cultivation arts.

  At this moment, Sun Mo wasn’t able to win the argument against his students and could only head over to participate in the banquet.

  “Cheers!”

  After Gu Xiuxun finished shouting, she lifted a wine vat and tilted her head back before gulping it down.

  Her personality was more lively and boisterous, directly heating up the atmosphere.

  Now, all the students were already considered adults and could drink wine. However, they didn’t dare to act too unrestrained before their teacher.

  “Teacher Gu, you’ve drunk too much.”

  Murong Mingyue reminded.

  “It’s fine, I won’t be drunk so easily!”

  Gu Xiuxun looked at Sun Mo. “Do you dare to compete in drinking?”

  ail”

  Upon seeing this scene, Li Zigi silently sighed.

  Gu Xiuxun and Sun Mo were the same age, so she was already thirty this year. As she had been the campus queen of the Myriad Daos Academy, one of their top graduates, after becoming a great teacher, although her growth speed couldn’t be compared to Sun Mo, she was still in the lead when compared

  to her peers.

  In addition to her beautiful appearance and her being well-educated and talented, she was ranked #17 on the Devastating Beauty Rankings.

  Such a beautiful teacher naturally had many pursuers. However, Gu Xiuxun couldn’t even be bothered to glance at them. She had no interest in young masters from aristocratic clans or even descendants of royalty.

  Li Zigi knew this was because Gu Xiuxun liked Sun Mo.

  (But your love will most probably never bear fruit!)

  “Speaking of which, what type of girls does our teacher like? Teacher Wife An, Teacher Mei, Teacher Murong, Teacher Gu, and even Teacher Jin all have their own outstanding aspects and are on the Devastating Beauty Rankings. Don’t tell me not a single one of them is to teacher’s liking?”

  Qin Yaoguang drank a mouthful of fruit wine and secretly moved to Li Ziqi’s side as she whispered.

  “He definitely likes big breasts. All men are like that!”

  Lu Zhiruo’s face blushed a little. She wasn’t good at drinking and would be drunk as soon as she drank a little.

  ‘When Li Ziqi heard this, it was unknown why, but she suddenly panicked. “Nonsense, he clearly likes them small!”

  “small ones aren’t good for nursing babies!”

  Lu Zhiruo shook her head. “Teacher’s children will surely have great accomplishments in the future. So, we have to nurture and feed them properly from the moment they are born.”

  “ah?”

  Li Ziqi blinked her eyes and couldn’t quite catch what the papaya girl was saying.

  ‘When ordinary people chose a wife, who would care whether they were beautiful or not? The most important thing was the hips. It was said that large hips were good for giving birth. If not, the mother and child might die during labor.

  “Ts it wrong?”

  Lu Zhiruo burped from the alcohol. “If our Teacher Wife doesn’t have enough milk, we will have to take over.”

  ‘As the lucky mascot spoke, she also used her hands to prop her huge papayas up.

  “You can just die!”

  Li Ziqi’s face turned red from shyness and after punching Lu Zhiruo lightly, she stated, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

  “This is a major thing!”

  Lu Zhiruo spoke with a straight face.

  “You have never given birth so how can there be…err milk?”

  Qin Yaoguang teased.

  “Eh?

  Lu Zhiruo cocked her head and thought carefully. (It seems to be true, oh no… it is troublesome now.)

  Li Ziqi subconsciously glanced downward and felt very depressed. (What about my stick-like figure? Can’t I feed and nurture a baby? Well, I can always hire a wet nurse!)

  Pak!

  Lu Zhiruo clapped and laughed complacently. “We can go and catch a cow or a goat. Hehe, don’t worry. I will personally feed the baby, and I can guarantee that the baby would eat better compare to other babies!”

  Pak!

  Li Ziqi truly couldn’t stand hearing this anymore and directly rapped her hand on Lu Zhiruo’s head.

  “Awu!”

  The papaya girl clutched her head and felt very wronged. “Why did you hit me?”

  “Because our eldest martial sister wants to monopolize the feeding portion, she won’t allow you to touch the baby.”

  Qin Yaoguang teased.

  “That won’t do!” Lu Zhiruo grew anxious. “At the very least, we can take turns, a day a person!”

  “Stop fighting!”

  Ying Baiwu couldn’t bear to listen any longer. “Who said that our teacher will only give birth to a baby?”

  (In any case, no matter how much you guys compete, I, Ying Baiwu, must definitely give birth to a baby from Teacher!)

  “That’s right!”

  Lu Zhiruo was happy now. “At that time, each of us will take care of one baby and compete to see which of the babies grow up fatter and fairer!”

  The papaya girl smiled. She probably felt that she could win against Li Ziqi in this aspect.

  Li Ziqi rolled her eyes. (What nonsense?)

  (These babies wouldn’t be born at the same time anyway.)

  (Even if they are twins, I’m going to care for them myself.)

  (Wait a minute, I neglected a point. Teacher probably wouldn’t only have one wife. If he has many babies in one go, what should I do?)

  (I won’t be able to cope!)

  (It seems that I have to let my junior martial sisters share the load too.)

  (Ai, how good would it be if I can care for my own baby!)

  (Pui, pui, what am I blindly thinking about? Such a thinking would surely ‘kill’ teacher.)

  Li Ziqi hurriedly forcefully patted her face and discarded all these unrealistic thoughts.

  “Sun Mo, before you go, you should lecture in the Myriad Saint Learning Palace and engrave your name on the wall. After that, you should visit the Heart Distinguishing Tower and break the record.”

  Murong Mingyue was more interested with regard to things like this.

  “You shouldn’t. One mustn’t hit the face of someone when hitting them. It’s best to leave them with some face!”

  Gu Xiuxun persuaded.

  Everyone chattered and the atmosphere was very good. Sun Mo looked at everything and really wanted such good times to continue on.

  On the second day, Sun Mo punctually appeared in the classroom.

  The number of listeners was packed to the brim, and two-thirds of them were great teachers.

  Students could be seen outside the classroom. They only dared to be angry but not dare to say anything. All of them felt that their chance was robbed.

  Sun Mo naturally wouldn’t chase people away. He officially started lecturing, but as he was halfway through, the sound of a commotion appeared outside the door. After that, a letter with a golden glow flew in and stopped before Sun Mo.

  Pak!

  The letter shattered into golden motes that transformed themselves into beautiful-looking words.

  “To the esteemed Great Teacher Sun.”

  “We are all waiting respectfully for your arrival at the Myriad Saint Learning Palace to hear your lecture!”

  It was a very simple sentence. Other than the words ‘Myriad Saint Learning Palace’, being something everyone knew, they had never heard of something like this incident before.

  Luckily among the audience, there were old teachers who taught at the Jixia Academy for hundreds of years. Although they had never personally seen this situation, they heard about it before.

  “It’s the Myriad Saint Invitation!”

  ‘An old great teacher wearing a pair of hawksbill shell-rimmed glasses exclaimed in shock.

  “What does it mean?”

  Everyone was lost.

  “Everyone knows that if you want to enter the Myriad Saint Learning Palace to lecture, you have to walk past the corridor that’s filled with the saint statues. If the palace doors didn’t open, it means that this person didn’t obtain the approval of saints and wasn’t qualified to lecture there.”

  The old great teacher propped his glasses up and felt somewhat agitated. “Right now, the fame of the Myriad Saint Learning Palace is very great. Great teachers who came to the school would all head to the corridor to test their luck. But previously before its fame was so great, some outstandingly talented

  teachers didn’t mind not lecturing there. So, the Myriad Saint Learning Palace would send out the Myriad Saint Invitation to invite the various great teachers to head over there to give a lecture.”

  So magical?

  Everyone was shocked.

  “I’s a darkness building!” The old great teacher explained. “Everything is possible.”

  swish~

  Everyone turned their heads and looked at Sun Mo.

  As one of the Nine Greats, at the very least, the Jixia Academy would have over ten thousand great teachers who came for an exchange yearly. But every year, only 2,000 to 3,000 teachers would be qualified to enter the Myriad Saint Learning Palace.

  One must know that those who could come here were all elite great teachers from the various famous schools. From this, one could tell how formidable the judgment of the Myriad Saint Learning Palace was.

  But now, the saint souls within actually took the initiative to send an invitation to Sun Mo.

  “Teacher Sun, number one in the Nine Provinces!”

  A female fan involuntarily screamed this.

  In the afternoon, the news that Sun Mo received the Myriad Saint Invitation had spread through the entire school. But after witnessing Sun Mo’s outstanding performance, no one was surprised by this. The question they were discussing now was whether he could leave his name on the walls of the Myriad

  Saint Learning Palace or not.

  If the content of the lecture given by the great teacher was good enough, it would even transform into a book and be stored on a bookshelf in the Myriad Saint Learning Palace.

  “Actually, I want to watch Teacher Sun ascend the Heart Distinguishing Tower more!”

  Some students made a wish.

  “Teacher Sun, every time I assumed you are outstanding enough, you would use facts to tell me that you are not yet in your final form yet!”

  Wei Ziyou seriously surveyed Sun Mo and felt like tearing his facial skin apart. “Tell me honestly, where are your limits?”

  There was something Wei Ziyou didn’t ask. (Are you the reincarnation of a saint? If not, how can you explain why you are so outstanding?)

  “Tonly don’t forget my original purpose and am continuing to work hard so I can advance!”

  Sun Mo uttered some specious words.

  ?pul”

  Wei Ziyou was teased into laughter. After that, he spoke in a low voice, “Remember, it’s best for great teachers not to lie because Priceless Advice is something that can determine whether what you say is what you think.”

  “Haha!”

  Sun Mo laughed heartily……

  Chapter 1291: Leaving One’s Name in the Myriad Saint Learning Palace!

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  Sun Mo didn’t want to be watched by others. Hence, he chose to enter the Myriad Saint Learning Palace under the accompaniment of Wei Ziyou at midnight.

  ‘When Sun Mo walked through the corridor where both sides were filled with saint statues, he kept feeling that he was seen through completely. This feeling made him feel very uncomfortable.

  Rumble!

  The thick and heavy palace gates that had pictures of constellations, the moon, and the sun, including the writing of classics on it, slowly opened.

  Sun Mo took a deep breath and entered.

  Pak! Pak! Pak!

  ‘As Sun Mo gradually advanced, the corridor before him would light up and illuminate the path for him.

  “Is this an effect caused by spirit runes?”

  Sun Mo was very curious. These lamps were not oil lamps or spirit stones. They were a certain type of crystal. It was just that he didn’t know the reason behind them lighting up was because of spirit runes or some mechanisms.

  After passing through the 50-meter-long passageway, Sun Mo entered a circular-shaped assembly hall. In it, there was a rostrum made from bronze and its design was very simple. There was no desk before it. Clearly, it was for Sun Mo to go ahead and lecture without referring to his notes.

  Behind the rostrum, two-fifth of the area had bookshelves made from some type of stone materials. Numerous books were placed on them and they emitted a radiance like a starlight.

  ‘These were all crystallization of intelligence.

  Sun Mo didn’t get stage fright. As he walked up the rostrum, he surveyed the surroundings.

  The wall, which the rostrum was facing, had some names engraved on it. The names shone with a golden light. Some of them weren’t famous, but for others, even someone like Sun Mo knew that they were the names of Saints.

  “This is a little interesting!”

  Sun Mo focused and attentively sensed the atmosphere. He could feel a vast, majestic, and holy energy in the air.

  This energy would cause people to subconsciously feel more reverence and be more humble.

  After Sun Mo stood on the rostrum for roughly five minutes, a row of large golden words suddenly appeared in the space before him.

  “Great Teacher Sun, you can start any time!”

  “By saying this, is it because this is the standard operating procedure or do you have self-awareness?”

  Sun Mo was very curious. Such words could also come from A.I. voice assistants from mobile phones.

  ‘The other party fell silent. Just when Sun Mo thought that his words would be ignored, another row of words appeared.

  “Standard operating procedure!”

  Honestly speaking, Sun Mo was a little disappointed when he saw this scene. But at the same time, he felt somewhat at ease.

  He was disappointed because the entity speaking with him was something like a ‘program’ and did not have the consciousness of a human. If it was the latter case, they would then be able to freely communicate, interact, and improve their relationship, so he would be able to gain more information.

  He felt more at ease because there was no need for him to be afraid of how impressive the other party was.

  The standard operating procedure meant that it would have to follow the rules, but it had no human awareness. If it had human awareness, it meant that its emotions were uncontrollable. It would be an unknown factor whether it would cause destruction or not.

  “Who created you?”

  Sun Mo asked again.

  After waiting for a few minutes, another row of words appeared.

  “Saints and former sages! The noble intellectuals, the trailblazer of the Nine Provinces’ civilization – the Founder!”

  Sun Mo felt a headache hearing that. (Are you reciting a poem for me?)

  (Can you speak human speech? Also, are your responses not a little too slow? If you were my mobile phone, I would have smashed you and bought a new one. I’m an impatient man.)

  Sun Mo calmed himself and asked a few more questions.

  Finally, the program grew annoyed.

  “Please avoid asking unimportant questions and begin with your lecture!”

  ‘The program warned.

  “Final question, what is your opinion on the meaning of education?”

  Sun Mo dug a hole. He wanted to make use of this question to gauge how ‘developed’ this program was.

  Sadly, the program wasn’t so easily tricked.

  “What’s your answer instead?”

  ‘The program counter-checked. At the same time, over ten beams of golden light shone on Sun Mo, like infrared lasers from guns.

  (What’s this? If I give the wrong answer, would they kill me instantly?)

  “If you can’t give the answer within ten seconds, you will be put to death!”

  This time around, the words were still golden, but they emitted bone-chilling killing intent.

  peel

  Sun Mo cursed in his heart. After that, he confidently gave his answer. “The meaning of education is to develop the wisdom of ordinary folks, allowing everyone to know the meaning of living on. There are also some who want to chase their ambitions and dreams. In any case, it allows one to live like a

  human, be it physiologically or in terms of thinking.

  “To put it simply, it means to ignite the spark of intelligence and allow everyone to be able to brilliantly light themselves up to display the most gorgeous and dazzling fireworks of their lives!”

  After Sun Mo finished speaking, he immediately activated the Invulnerable Golden Body and Battlegod Protection. Who knew if his answer was compatible with the answer the program had in mind?

  (I don’t want to be killed!)

  Sun Mo was conflicted on whether he should flee or not, but the golden beams of light on his body suddenly vanished.

  “A very beautiful answer. I approve and admire it!”

  In the assembly hall, applause rang out. “Alright, you can start your lecture!”

  Sun Mo shrugged. There were no students here, so he wouldn’t be talking about Medical Cultivation. He directly started from the study of spirit rune language.

  Sun Mo’s mentality was very calm. He didn’t put engraving his name on the wall as his goal. Instead, he treated this lecture as a way to check for gaps and build his knowledge system more sturdily so he could teach better in the future.

  Hence, the amount of time he used was longer than normal. Half a month had passed.

  ‘Wei Ziyou who was waiting outside the Myriad Saint Learning Palace grew extremely anxious.

  (What’s going on?)

  (Why is it so long?)

  (Could he have failed?)

  (That shouldn’t be the case!)

  If the lecturer couldn’t obtain the satisfaction of the ‘saint souls’, they would directly be kicked out. But fifteen days had passed, Sun Mo should have finished lecturing, right?

  Other than some interested parties gathering to watch the show, the divine book also came.

  “Ancestor Mei, have you come out of seclusion?”

  Someone saw Mei Yazhi here and hurriedly went over to greet her.

  “Excuse me!”

  Seeing a group of people coming over, Mei Yazhi moodily ignored them. (My son-in-law might be in trouble, so why the hell would I still remain in seclusion?)

  Because Mei Yazhi had concocted a divine pill and comprehended the Jadeblood Pill Heart, various guests of high statuses came to visit her but were all rejected by her. She had wanted to go into closed-door seclusion to sum up her experiences and insights, but then she heard of this piece of bad news.

  “Teacher, my s…how’s Sun Mo?”

  Mei Yazhi almost blurted out the words ‘son-in-law’.

  “I don’t know.”

  Wei Ziyou shook his head. He had tried entering but wasn’t able to open the palace doors. “With regard to darkness buildings, our understanding is limited. So, we can only wait.”

  “Let me go and try again!”

  Li Ziqi bit her lips. She didn’t believe it and ran to push the doors again.

  Because the little sunny egg was Sun Mo’s disciple, Wei Ziyou didn’t stop her.

  “Tl help you!”

  Lu Zhiruo also hurried over.

  This time around, when Lu Zhiruo placed her hand on the doors, the palace doors opened.

  Wei Ziyou’s spirits stirred, and he immediately rushed out. His speed was so incredibly fast like a bolt of lightning as he vanished in an instant.

  Mei Yazhi followed.

  “Let’s go!”

  Li Ziqi naturally wouldn’t care that this place was a holy ground of the Jixia Academy. She lifted her foot and barged forward, but the instant she entered, she clearly felt a sensation like she just stepped into sticky glue. She could advance, but she couldn’t move her limbs easily.

  However, nothing happened to Lu Zhiruo. She entered in a relaxed manner.

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  ‘The spectating great teachers naturally didn’t want to miss out on such a good show, so they hurried over. But at the instant they entered, they seemed to run into a sturdy wall and were directly blocked.

  That divine book was no exception.

  Only a very few people could enter.

  “What the hell? Why can the two of them enter but I can’t?”

  “It’s probably because they are Sun Mo’s personal students?”

  “Nonsense! It depends on one’s cultivation realm to see if we can enter or not!”

  Those great teachers who couldn’t enter started making noise.

  Very soon, they discovered that not everyone among Sun Mo’s students could enter either. Other than Li Ziqi and Lu Zhiruo, only the girl who loved snacking, Qin Yaoguang, could enter.

  Wei Ziyou and Mei Yazhi rushed in one after another to the assembly hall. After a while, they saw Sun Mo standing on the rostrum and was currently in a daze. Fingernail-sized balls of light resembling fireflies gathered and transformed into a thick book that flew toward the bookshelf and landed atop of

  it.

  “Impressive, it’s the first level!”

  Wei Ziyou exclaimed in shock.

  There were different levels when it came to the bookshelf in the Myriad Saint Learning Palace. The more valuable the knowledge book was, the higher it would be placed. The first level represented top-tier knowledge.

  However, what made Wei Ziyou even more shocked was what happened later.

  The light that was emitting from Sun Mo didn’t stop. It soon transformed into a book that continued to land on the bookshelf.

  ‘Wei Ziyou was convinced now. (The knowledge of others could only constitute a single book. But you are good, you are truly erudite.)

  “Teacher is fine!”

  Lu Zhiruo was at ease now.

  ‘When Wei Ziyou heard this, he turned his head and looked at her. He just recalled that he had neglected one point. Those who didn’t receive the approval of the saint statues wouldn’t be able to enter. Many high star-ranking great teachers had failed, but how did Li Ziqi and Lu Zhiruo come in?

  (Right, there’s also another Qin Yaoguang.)

  And after a while, the light from Sun Mo no longer transformed into books. Instead, it flew toward the wall and engraved two large words ‘Sun Mo’.

  A golden glow shone brightly.

  BOOM!

  The entire Myriad Saint Learning Palace emitted thunderous applause, and dazzling rainbow-colored lights illuminated everything. This indicated that Sun Mo’s arrival brought radiance and glory to the Myriad Saint Learning Palace.

  Three minutes later, these phenomena vanished and the Myriad Saint Learning Palace went back to quietness.

  Sun Mo walked down the rostrum.

  “What did you do?”

  Mei Yazhi impatiently asked.

  “Lecturing!”

  Sun Mo also had no idea. He had thought that he would fail.

  Actually, this time around, Sun Mo could be considered succeeding via a lucky stroke. Great teachers who had entered the Myriad Saint Learning Palace in the past would always be very cautious and carefully prepare their lesson plans. They would even practice their tone of voice and speed of speaking to

  find the most optimal balance.

  However, Sun Mo was different. He had only lectured normally.

  “Sorry, I’ve made everyone worried.”

  Sun Mo apologized.

  “I’s good as long as you are fine!”

  Mei Yazhi touched Sun Mo all around to inspect his body. After confirming that nothing was wrong, she heaved a sigh of relief.

  (If you were injured, how would I be able to carry my grandkids in the future?)

  As Sun Mo described his experience while walking out, the moment he stepped out of the palace door, a book could be seen flying toward him, wanting to enter his embrace……

  Chapter 1292: Rising Two Stars at One Go, Legendary Achievements!

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  “What’s this?”

  Sun Mo frowned. At the instant before the divine book slammed into his chest, due to his instinct, he evaded it.

  Asa result, the divine book missed and slammed into an invisible barrier near the palace gate before rebounding from the impact. After that, a thudding sound rang out as it fell onto the ground.

  (Aiya mommy, it’s so painful!)

  The divine book squirmed aroun4, like a sick patient on their deathbed.

  ‘The audience who was gathered here to spectate all exchanged mutual glances.

  “Great Teacher Sun, it wants you to flip through it. Why don’t you just read it?”

  The library administrator was among the crowd and stared at Sun Mo with a look of bitter resentment. (Do you know how valuable such a chance is? But you’ve rejected it numerous times.)

  (Also, divine book, can you please show some worth? You are like a simp that kept giving money to a girl despite being rebuffed countless times.)

  “What do you want to do exactly?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  Swish~

  The divine book flew toward Sun Mo and floated in the air. It spun around before flying up and down.

  “Was it adjusting its position because it wants Teacher Sun to be able to read it more comfortably?”

  Everyone was dumbfounded. This attitude was definitely that of fawning.

  Sun Mo didn’t move, and he looked at Wei Ziyou.

  “You won’t be able to read the book if you don’t receive its approval. Since you’ve received it, there won’t be any danger.” Wei Ziyou laughed. “You don’t have to be worried.”

  “Alright then!”

  Sun Mo truly didn’t wish to continue gathering attention like this. Since Wei Ziyou gave him the guarantee, he decided to read it.

  The divine book opened. Walnut-sized balls of light floated out of the pages and entered Sun Mo’s glabella. Their speed was so quick to the extent that even great teachers with high cultivation bases couldn’t see it clearly.

  Min?”

  Sun Mo was shocked. These balls of light transformed into various ferocious beasts the moment they entered his mind. There were bugs, plants, flowers, and birds. Very soon, a huge expanse of nature appeared in his mind.

  “So this is the case!”

  Sun Mo was finally enlightened.

  This book was actually a book on spiritual control, and many spiritual controlling techniques were recorded on it. There were common and ordinary ones and also rare and valuable ones. Moreover, the body of the divine book itself was also a type of spiritual control technique. So, only those who obtained

  its approval could open it.

  In that case, what was the criteria for its approval?

  It was intelligence!

  Sun Mo had subdued the second divine book and during this period, his fame had surged explosively in the Jixia Academy. This had proven his intelligence and knowledge.

  Someone like this naturally could read it.

  “You want those who possess the intelligence to pass down these spiritual controlling techniques, right?”

  Sun Mo smiled and recommended his students to the divine book. “You can actually cast your sight on my personal students. This is especially so for Ziqi and Zhiruo. They are very qualified.”

  “Ziqi, you guys come here.”

  Sun Mo gathered his students.

  The divine book cast a glance and felt no interest. But when it ‘looked’ at Lu Zhiruo, it agitatedly started fluttering its pages despite there being no wind in the air.

  ‘Woosh~

  ‘The divine book floated before the papaya girl and waited for her to flip it open.

  “ah?”

  Lu Zhiruo didn’t know what was going on.

  “Just open it!”

  Sun Mo surveyed the lucky mascot. This ought to be an opportunity for her, right?

  It seemed that the papaya girl’s good luck wasn’t just his assumption, but it really existed. In that case, what should he teach her?

  “It seems that she has a shocking talent in the art of spiritual control.”

  Wei Ziyou was shocked.

  After chatting an entire night with Wei Ziyou and being ‘lectured’ by his ‘soon-to-be mother-in-law’, Sun Mo’s tour at the Jixia Academy came to a perfect close.

  His seven-day lecture at the Jixia Rostrum, engraving his name in the Myriad Saint Learning Palace, as well as subduing two divine books—all these were legendary performances that made Sun Mo completely suppress all teachers and students in the Jixia Academy’s history.

  Although Sun Mo had only completed one portion of his lecture tour, there was already no suspense. His fascinating and perfect lectures had killed all competition.

  Sun Mo was none other than the Number One Great Teacher in the Nine Provinces.

  In truth, this was indeed the case. In the next year and a half, Sun Mo conducted twelve lectures in twelve major cities with populations over five million each. Every single one of his lectures was packed to the brim.

  Because Sun Mo’s fame grew greater and greater, many people were willing to rush from afar to listen to him. And because the distance they had to travel was too far and they were not satisfied with the duration of the lecture, they all hoped Sun Mo could continue speaking for a few more days.

  Hence, the original plan of seven days per lecture had been extended. But because the audience was large enough, other than Sun Mo’s fame spreading through the world, he also started a learning craze where everyone got interested in learning spirit runes.

  spirit rune technology would surely be a huge source of strength that would stir the world’s development in the future.

  When the students saw the spirit particle calculator, spirit rune handgun, and the newly created spirit energy electric lamp, all of them were deeply attracted by this subject.

  Although everyone had no idea what the term ‘electric’ was, they could see that this simple metallic lamp actually emitted light that was 1,000 times brighter compared to normal lamps and possessed the capability to drive away darkness and illuminate the night, making night as bright as day. All of them

  were stunned.

  Concocting alchemy pills could indeed strengthen one’s body and lengthen their lifespan, but what was the point of them continuing to live in a backward world?

  In the future, spirit runes would be able to be machine-produced and there would be various spirit rune instruments that make life more convenient for every common household.

  Alchemy was once the most popular subject in the Nine Provinces, but right now, the study of spirit runes had exceeded the ‘number two’ study of weaponsmithing and was catching up with alchemy.

  Some major characters in the alchemy world felt offended as their benefits were threatened. Hence, they started to suppress the study of spirit runes.

  The popularity of the study of spirit runes also far surpassed Sun Mo’s expectations.

  In his expectations, scientific cultivation would become mainstream, but the number of people paying attention to that subject was actually not many. However, it was fine as Sun Mo was still young, At most, he could speak in more detail about that in the future.

  In any case, there was only a single sentence. His lecture tour through the Nine Provinces was extremely successful!

  For the last stop, Sun Mo naturally chose Jinling. After he finished the lecture, Su Taiging, who was waiting at the side, directly handed an 8-stars great teacher emblem to Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo had risen two star-ranks in one go. After he became a 7-stars, he immediately participated in the examination and obtained the 8-stars title, creating a brand new record once more.

  Sun Mo not only was the youngest 8-stars great teacher, but he had also been the youngest great teacher in almost every star-rank. At the same time, the amount of time he spent in each star-rank was also the shortest, which meant that his speed of climbing the ranks was the quickest.

  All the previous records had been broken by Sun Mo.

  For future generations, they probably wouldn’t be able to break it even if they wanted to. In fact, they might even feel depressed because this feat was too incredible.

  Central Province Academy, in the backyard of the villa.

  After Sun Mo finished a round of training in the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art, he sat on the chair and waited for the maid beside him to bring him a cup of fruit juice.

  “Mn!”

  Sun Mo drank two mouthfuls, but his brows suddenly furrowed. He then rose and walked toward the guest meeting room.

  As expected, Gu Xiuxun’s voice rang out soon after.

  “Sun Mo, there’s major news.”

  In the living room, Gu Xiuxun removed her outer shirt and directly leaned on the sofa, not feeling shy at all. “I’m so thirsty, quickly pour a cup of water for me.”

  “What news?”

  Sun Mo was curious and poured a cup of fruit juice for Gu Xiuxun. After that, his gaze involuntarily glanced past her chest before sweeping past her long legs.

  (Is your dressing not a little too sexy?)

  Gu Xiuxun didn’t speak, but she was frowning as she stared at the room. “Why are you not turning on the heater?”

  ‘Wealthy families in the Nine Provinces would bum a lot of charcoal, and this led to huge waste and also polluted the environment. So, Sun Mo invented a spirit rune warming device that made use of spirit stones as the power source.

  It was the size of a small luggage suit, and the Brightness Spirit Rune Sun Mo invented was engraved on it. Once one pressed the ‘on’ button, it would be able to create heat.

  “Why would a strong body like mine require the hot air?”

  Sun Mo rolled his eyes and sat down beside Gu Xiuxun.

  These two years, Sun Mo’s performance was too good. Not only did he obtain too many treasure chests from the system, but he also accumulated plenty of favorable impression points. So, he had purchased many nature fruits and used them to enhance himself. Currently, he was at the eighth level of the

  Longevity Realm.

  If he worked a little harder, he should be able to step into the Legendary Realm within three years.

  “That’s true!”

  Gu Xiuxun nodded. After that, her eyes spun around, and she used her elbow to knock Sun Mo. She secretively asked, “How much money do you have now?”

  “why?”

  Sun Mo indicated for the maid to bring them more drinks.

  “Just curious!”

  Gu Xiuxun twitched her lips. “Your spirit energy fan and spirit energy heater are extremely popular now and have become one of the most important tools for the rich. Whichever family doesn’t have them cannot be considered wealthy.”

  Sun Mo mentally mused. (Maybe I can make something more extravagant?)

  “Those who are wealthy know how to enjoy life the most. Your two toys make things very convenient, and they can bring them around no matter where they go. This is especially so for that wind fan. It’s too comfortable when you use it during the summer.”

  Gu Xiuxun felt joyful. “You don’t know this, but those ‘friends’ who broke off their relationship with sister An all came looking for her now. Not only do they want your products, but they want a larger version.

  “The difficulty of these items lies in creativity and spirit rune. Once more research is done and the basis is developed, any casual seventh-year graduate student who majors in the study of spirit runes will be able to create it.”

  Sun Mo was very happy that he could create a world-class product that every household in the world could use to improve their quality of life. This made him feel a sense of pride.

  At the very least, his knowledge had produced value.

  “know that many spirit runist grandmasters are trying to decipher your spirit runes. After all, the market is too big. As long as they succeed, they will be able to earn buckets.”

  Gu Xiuxun mused that it was only a matter of time before Sun Mo became the richest guy in the Nine Provinces.

  “However, it’s useless even if they can decipher the spirit runes. They still have to create the alloy!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “The metal used to inscribe spirit runes also needs to be heavily researched. Let’s take the heating device as an example. If the metal used isn’t good, they might cause the heating efficiency to drop and there might even be danger.”

  “However, there are simply too many people studying spirit runes now.”

  Gu Xiuxun was worried that with too many learners, it wouldn’t be easy for them to find a job.

  Sun Mo consoled her. “At the very least, those that graduated from our school can earn money to feed their family by creating these two items.”

  “Indeed!”

  Gu Xiuxun nodded. Cultivation was a very difficult passage. There were simply too few experts who could break the void. Many people were already satisfied if they could reach the Longevity Realm and live for a few decades more.

  “Just say it, what major news is there?”

  Sun Mo asked with a smile……

  Chapter 1293: Taking On a Heavy Responsibility, Main Examiner

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  “Our school got selected as the exam venue for the 1-star great teacher examination next year.”

  Gu Xiuxun was very happy because this was the best proof of their influence.

  “That shouldn’t be the case, right? Our school is an ‘A-grade’ school no matter what, why would we organize an exam of this level? Moreover, the other famous schools wouldn’t agree, right?”

  Sun Mo was puzzled.

  For the 1-stars examination, there would be a huge number of participants every year. These people would have to spend on their food, drinks, and lodging, so the city where the school was located would surely enjoy a huge economic upturn.

  In order to seize the chance to become the hosting venue, those low-grade famous schools would surely go all out.

  A-grade schools wouldn’t be bothered to vie for this. Firstly, it was because they felt embarrassed to ‘snatch food’ from those below them. Secondly, it was because the level of the 1-star great teacher examination was too low. Hence, they would usually only host examinations for 3-stars and above.

  “Te done an investigation. Didn’t you just obtain the title of the Number One Great Teacher in the Nine Provinces? Every household knows your name, so the Saint Gate plans to make use of your fame to publicize the great teacher occupation. At the same time, it is to spur those intern teachers to work

  harder and take you as a role model, eventually becoming a great teacher as outstanding as you.”

  Gu Xiuxun stared at Sun Mo with a look of worship in her eyes. “Moreover, I feel that this is because the upper echelons of the Saint Gate want to get into your good book.”

  “They have no need to do that, right?”

  But even so, Sun Mo enjoyed such a gaze very much.

  “You don’t know this, but I heard that when Liang Hongda gave this suggestion, not a single member of the upper echelon objected to it. Even those famous schools who were initially in the consideration to be the host for the 1-star exam didn’t dare to make any noise.”

  Gu Xiuxun felt very proud. This was Sun Mo’s influence. Even though those famous schools hated Sun Mo so much that they wanted him to die, they wouldn’t dare to show such an attitude publicly.

  Sun Mo laughed.

  “No matter what, after the exam ends next spring, the locals who earn money will surely feel gratitude toward you.”

  Gu Xiuxun patted Sun Mo on his shoulder. “So, you have to perform well. Right now, you are the chosen of our Jinling, no, our Great Tang!”

  And three days after this, the Saint Gate sent an official letter to An Xinhui’s desk to invite her and Sun Mo to head to the Saint Gate’s headquarters to discuss matters pertaining to the 1-star exam.

  ‘They specially requested that Sun Mo must be present.

  “Right now, your fame is much greater compared to me, the headmaster.”

  An Xinhui passed the letter to Sun Mo, and there was a hint of happiness in her tone.

  Ever since her childhood sweetheart became an 8-stars great teacher, everything related to the school had proceeded extremely smoothly. Many people were willing to go all out and make things convenient for the Central Province Academy because they wanted to obtain some things from Sun Mo.

  They couldn’t be unwilling, after all, Sun Mo was the only person with God Hands, Skyward Spirit Rune, the spirit re handgun, and various spirit rune instruments.

  “Let’s talk about their requests after I become a secondary saint!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “We can take the chance to see if there are any good seedlings in the 1-star examination, then we can recruit all of them in one go.”

  [have precisely the same intention!”

  An Xinhui also laughed.

  The two of them didn’t dare to slight such a major matter. They hurriedly rushed to the Saint Gate’s headquarters.

  Liang Hongda went to welcome Sun Mo before Su Taiqing.

  “The Saint Gate is prepared to let you be the main supervisory examiner. You have to do this well!”

  After Liang Hongda finished speaking, he glanced at the surroundings and lowered his voice. “If you wish to join the Saint Gate, this opportunity is an excellent one for you to build up social connections. Don’t miss it.”

  ‘The so-called main supervisory examiner meant that he was the person with the highest authority in the upcoming 1-star exam.

  “Many thanks for your guidance, Sect Lord.”

  Sun Mo wasn’t keen on joining the Saint Gate, but since the other party had shown his good intention, Sun Mo naturally wouldn’t be arrogant. “Let’s have dinner tonight at the Drunken Immortal Inn. Sect Lord, how about giving me some face and come along?”

  “Haha, Teacher Sun is too polite. I should be the one treating!”

  Liang Hongda chortled. He liked how tactful Sun Mo was being.

  Su Taiqing admired Sun Mo a lot as well, but he didn’t show his admiration in such a clear-cut manner like Liang Hongda. He only told Sun Mo the news that Sun Mo was chosen as the main examiner.

  “This is a heavy responsibility. It is also the trust the Saint Gate has toward you.”

  Su Taiqing reminded him. “Each great teacher is a precious wealth of the Saint Gate. You have to do your best to choose those elites and block those who would harm the reputation of great teachers outside the door.”

  Sun Mo nodded.

  “Great teachers are different from other occupations. If a great teacher is lousy, the lousy one isn’t only him or her. They might also affect many students.”

  Sun Taiqing sincerely spoke. He was worried that Sun Mo didn’t understand, hence he made it very direct. “If someone wants to look for you and walk through the back door of connections…”

  “For the 1-star examination this year. I won’t relax the rules for anyone.”

  Sun Mo guaranteed.

  He was no longer an innocent child and understood the logic of ‘clear water contains no fish’.

  For exams in ancient times, it wasn’t that there was no cheating. Rather, it wasn’t exposed because the power and background of the cheaters were too great. Ordinary people basically didn’t know this.

  ‘The great teacher world was no exception too. Some heirs of these great teacher clans didn’t have many capabilities. Hence, they wanted to ‘purchase’ a 1-star great teacher title, so they would at least have some face. If not, it wouldn’t be easy for them to get jobs at famous schools.

  Even the Nine Greats had such a situation. For the son of an 8-stars ancestor, even if the ancestor didn’t say anything, you would still have to arrange an idle position for him.

  This was an open secret.

  “Lbelieve in you!”

  Su Taiqing had been in his position for some years and had made every effort to improve and remove many of the bad habits and practices of the great teacher world. However, it was impossible to make such an organization become better within a short period.

  Look at the successive dynasties. All famous subjects who could leave their names behind in history had wanted to save their dynasties from collapsing. But in the end, didn’t those dynasties still collapse after all?

  “Also, there’s a high chance that the Dark Dawn would cause trouble. You guys have to be extra vigilant!”

  Su Taiqing further instructed them on things to take note of and some concerns before Sun Mo and An Xinhui left.

  “Why do I feel that Sect Lord Su seems to be specially nurturing you. Is he treating you like a successor?”

  An Xinhui surveyed Sun Mo suspiciously. Although Su Taiqing didn’t display an attitude that was as passionate as Liang Hongda, all the things he had instructions for were heavy responsibilities.

  “It can’t be, right?”

  Sun Mo didn’t plan to become the Saint Gate Sect Lord. To him, being a headmaster was already his limit.

  “Luckily, Su Taiqing doesn’t have a daughter, or I would be suspicious whether he’s treating you like a son-in-law.”

  An Xinhui teased.

  Sun Mo mentally mused that An Xinhui was wrong. (Su Taiging did have a daughter and she would often prance around you.)

  Winter came and the Central Province grew even more popular.

  Many great teachers had always come to visit Sun Mo every day, hoping to be able to meet him and consult him for his guidance. However, now that Sun Mo became the main examiner, the number of visitors grew even greater.

  A small portion came to form connections, and some of them decided that they wanted to be the examiners next year because Sun Mo would be the head examiner.

  In the past, to be the examiner of a 1-star exam was something tiring and had no benefits. Usually, only low-stars great teachers would be one, and great teachers above the 3-stars rank would never choose to do something like that. But as for this year, many 5-stars and 6-stars vied with each other to

  register themselves, each wanting to become an examiner.

  In fact, even 7-stars great teachers wanted a piece of the action, which caused the staff from Saint the Gate who was responsible for this exam to sigh ruefully. They had never been so relaxed when it came to finding people to be examiners before. In fact, they wanted nothing more than for Sun Mo to just

  continue being the examiner every year.

  Actually, everyone understood that all these great teachers didn’t really want to become one. They only wanted to look for a chance to get close to Sun Mo.

  Right now, Sun Mo’s fame was very great, and he was usually very busy. It wasn’t easy if ordinary great teachers wanted to see him.

  At the start, Sun Mo still politely received visitors. But after being ‘cheated’ by a few great teachers, he handed over all the prep work to An Xinhui while he went to ‘seclusion’.

  “Some of those great teachers actually impersonated themselves as examiners to come and visit my teacher. This is simply too infuriating.”

  Lu Zhiruo was very angry. Her teacher trusted them and didn’t verify their identity. In the end, Sun Mo got swindled by quite a few people.

  “Who asked our teacher’s fame to shake the Nine Provinces? You guys don’t even know how many kings and emperors came and looked for me.”

  Li Zigi also felt a headache.

  Those royals who could speak before her were roughly of equal statuses, and it wouldn’t be too good to reject them. But if she bothered her teacher for them, she would blame herself for it.

  “Given your status, do you still need to care about their feelings?”

  A voice suddenly interjected, causing Lu Zhiruo’s expression to flash with joy. She then stood up. “Tantai, why did you return?”

  Ever since Sun Mo had concluded his Jixia Rostrum Lecture, the sickly invalid had gone for a tour around the Nine Provinces. As he consulted famous doctors, he also gave free medical treatment for the poor.

  By doing so, not only could he accumulate experience, but he could also improve his own fame and his teacher’s.

  “The Dark Dawn might try to stir some trouble, so I naturally have to come back and support Teacher.”

  Tantai Yutang chortled. “I will take the chance to capture a few of them to test out my new medicine

  “Captives are humans too.”

  Lu Zhiruo frowned.

  Li Ziqi wasn’t bothered by such a minor matter. Instead, she surveyed the sickly invalid. It had been a few years since she last met him. He was currently much more optimistic than before and no longer exuded a spiritless aura.

  “Where are the others?”

  Tantai Yutang sat down.

  “Jiang Leng and Baiwu went to the Darkness Continent to adventure and train their combat skills. As for Yaoguang, she is currently acting as an assistant for our teacher. Ah, Helian returned to the plains. Half a year ago, I supported him with some resources and I heard that he had built a unit of soldiers.

  Junior Martial Sister Xianyu went to help him.”

  Li Ziqi introduced the situations of everyone.

  She truly had no interest in being the emperor, but she wanted to build a better world so she needed this identity. Hence, she would spend two-thirds of her time handling matters of the throne, and the remaining time was spent on researching spirit rune technology.

  A year ago, Lu Zhiruo had obtained the 1-star title and was currently an intern teacher in the school. However, she had not officially started teaching lessons and also had no students.

  “Tantai, after the exam ends, you should head to the plains and help Junior Martial Brother Helian. The medical skill there is very backward.”

  Lu Zhiruo was very worried about her junior martial siblings.

  “Sure. I will help him by becoming a strategist too!” Tantai Yutang laughed uproariously. “You guys just wait for us to conquer the plains!”

  “Try to kill less!”

  Li Zigi reminded him. It wasn’t that she was worried about the two of them. Instead, she was worried that their actions might affect their teacher’s reputation.

  Speaking of which, all of them had learned something under their teacher’s tutelage, and they were starting to fight for their own dreams. (Ai, I wonder how Xuanyuan is doing?)

  ‘The snow of winter finally melted, nourishing the earth. Green shoots sprouted everywhere and the silhouettes of small animals could be seen running through the wilderness once again.

  Along with the spring, intern teachers who wanted to participate in the exam rushed to Jinling from various places of the Nine Provinces.

  On the brightly-lit Qinhuai River, pleasure boats could be seen everywhere. Both of the shores were filled with brothels, and these flowery streets, where one could experience an enchanted dream, became the most beautiful memories in the lives of these foreigners.

  Many people decided that they had to become 1-star great teachers and stay in this city. They wanted to buy a large mansion on the most flourishing street and start leading a life of a top dog…