Chapter 36 : Chapter 36
Chapter 36: It Has an Extremely Potent Yang-Boosting Effect
At that moment, Zhai Long’s fingers around the spoon had gone white.
He had squeezed so hard that the spoon’s long handle had bent out of shape.
His heart was anything but calm.
He stared at Li Mu’s face on the screen.
It felt as though his heart itself were trembling.
He had cared for every one of his students equally.
He had simply favored Li Mu a little more.
Li Mu’s father had died early, and he had been bullied within the Li family.
At school, he had also suffered constant humiliation at the hands of Li Xiaohong of the Li family.
Yet Li Mu had worked hard, trained diligently, built a solid foundation, and possessed exceptional comprehension.
Who would not like a child like that?
That was exactly why, when Li Mu awakened his S-grade talent, Zhai Long had stood behind him and applauded in silence.
And when Li Mu suffered injustice and was expelled, he had been especially furious.
He had never expected that even after leaving the school, Li Mu would still acknowledge him as his teacher.
He had expected even less that Li Mu would mention him in the media, placing him in the position of a “Champion Mentor.”
But in truth, that title was not what mattered to him.
What mattered was that Li Mu still remembered him.
That child whose destiny as a genius had been stolen had not lost his future.
What mattered was that, with the bearing of a champion, Li Mu had shown the world that he was still a strong man even without an S-grade talent.
That was what mattered.
Zhai Long set down his spoon and glanced around to make sure no one was watching him.
Then he rubbed at his stubble with one large hand.
But his eyes had already reddened.
He kept nodding, and nodded for a long time.
Pride slowly rose on his face again in the form of a smile.
“Boss! Another bottle!”
At Blackwater High School, Li Mu had already finished the interview.
After the reporters were sent off, Principal Yin Changming said to Li Mu, “Oh, right, Li Mu. If you had not brought him up in the interview, I would have forgotten.”
“This teacher you mentioned... was he flat-headed, square-faced, with thick brows and big eyes?”
Li Mu looked at Yin Changming in puzzlement, then nodded.
“Yes.”
“That man spoke up for you on the second floor of the Multimedia Hall!”
“When Liang Hai was making excuses, that teacher stood up and testified.”
“He directly exposed everything Liang Hai and the Vice Principal said!”
“It is just that he left not long afterward.”
“And I forgot to mention it to you.”
Yin Changming looked somewhat ashamed.
He truly had not known the full story.
At the time, he had only thought it was internal conflict within Soaring Dragon Martial Academy.
He had assumed Zhai Long was merely seizing the chance to crush the Dean of Discipline and the Vice Principal.
He had not realized that Zhai Long had done it for Li Mu.
So he truly had not taken that matter to heart.
Naturally, he had not remembered to mention it to Li Mu.
It was only because Li Mu had brought it up today that he suddenly realized that teacher had fallen out with Soaring Dragon Martial Academy because of Li Mu!
Li Mu, however, was deeply surprised.
“So that means Teacher Zhai might already have resigned?”
Yin Changming nodded.
At once, Li Mu felt a sharp twist in his heart.
He had not known that Zhai Long had already broken with Soaring Dragon.
The reason he had said those words just now was actually to help Teacher Zhai land a better position.
Because Li Mu felt that Soaring Dragon Martial Academy was about to collapse.
If he gave Teacher Zhai the identity of “Champion Mentor,” then it would become far easier for him to find work again.
And Zhai Long truly deserved it.
Every word Li Mu had said earlier had been spoken sincerely.
Teacher Zhai Long was absolutely a better instructor than the overwhelming majority of teachers.
And the care and concern he showed for his students came from the heart.
“Uh... do you have a way to contact this teacher?”
“If he does not look down on us, ask whether he would be willing to come teach at our school.”
Seeing Li Mu’s mood sink, Yin Changming took the initiative and extended an olive branch.
Even so, he was also worried about one thing: what if the man was unwilling to come?
After all, although Blackwater High School had produced the champion of the First Battle, it was still a fact that the students were generally weak.
Even if the school’s ranking had risen and it could obtain more resources, it would still take time to improve as a whole.
Whether the man would be willing to struggle alongside Blackwater High School through that process was still an unknown.
Yin Changming had at least that much self-awareness.
“I will ask him later.”
Li Mu nodded perfunctorily.
But in his heart, he had already made up his mind.
If Zhai Long had truly lost his job because of him, then Li Mu would absolutely make that call.
It was just that he had already thought of an even better path for Zhai Long.
Better than being a teacher!
In the end, it would depend on whether Zhai Long was willing.
Yin Changming did not press the matter and said with a smile, “Actually, there was already good news waiting for you back during the interview.”
“Your reward for winning the First Battle arrived just now!”
“Come on, I will take you to collect it.”
Li Mu immediately grew excited.
And what made him even more excited came afterward.
The reward for winning this Abyss First Battle left Li Mu staring in disbelief.
A prize of one million yuan!
One 20-cubic-meter Storage Ring!
One large bottle of Spiritual Energy Concentrate!
One set of High-Grade Cultivation Arts!
Five Abyss Return Stones!
It might not have looked like much, but every single item was worth a fortune!
The Spiritual Energy Concentrate alone and the Storage Ring alone were each worth no less than six or seven hundred thousand.
And things like Spiritual Energy Concentrate were difficult to find even if you had money. They were extremely scarce on the market.
Then there was the Storage Ring.
Its practicality was incredibly high, and 20 cubic meters was already no small amount of space.
After receiving all the rewards, Blackwater High School’s celebration began.
Li Mu felt as though weeds were growing in his heart.
Distracted and absent-minded, he forced himself through the celebration, then immediately rushed off to the medicinal herb market.
He had originally thought he would be able to buy all the ingredients in one go.
But after Li Mu ran through three medicinal herb markets in a row and spent a total of thirteen to fourteen hundred thousand—no, thirteen to fourteen ten-thousand? Wait. Let's correct: thirteen to fourteen around = 130-140k. Need translate accurately. We must edit mentally.
But after Li Mu ran through three medicinal herb markets in a row and spent a total of one hundred and thirty to one hundred and forty thousand yuan, he had only managed to gather enough ingredients for two Body-Fortifying Pills.
Only then did he return to the school’s training room.
After renting a room, Li Mu began improving himself across the board.
The first thing was the Spiritual Energy Concentrate.
Spiritual Energy Concentrate was used to help improve cultivation.
After drinking it and refining it, one’s cultivation speed could increase dramatically.
A large bottle held nearly 200 milliliters.
A small bottle generally held no more than 40 milliliters.
Li Mu drank the entire thing in one go.
At once, the No-Grade Celestial Immortal Art began operating like mad!
Li Mu did not know what other people felt after drinking this concentrate.
But after he drank it, the sensation did not match the descriptions in the books at all!
Li Mu only felt that his head had become a funnel!
The spiritual energy above him was like water that had pooled for ages, and through the pull of gravity, it had finally found an outlet.
It began pouring wildly into his body!
A vortex of spiritual energy even appeared above his head...
Li Mu felt a little alarmed!
This was only because he had the No-Grade Celestial Immortal Art.
If he had still been using the Basic Internal Cultivation Method from before, there would have been no way to refine such immense spiritual energy quickly enough!
But Li Mu could not tell whether the reason that spiritual energy was pouring down in such a great vortex was precisely because of the Heavenly Immortal Art itself.
Casting aside stray thoughts, Li Mu frantically circulated the Heavenly Immortal Art to refine the spiritual energy.
This continued for a full two hours!
Only when he could no longer clearly feel spiritual energy continuing to enter his body did Li Mu finally stop.
The instant he opened his eyes, the divine light had already withdrawn into them.
Li Mu let out a long breath.
There was no suppressing the curve of his lips at all!
In just two hours, the pure spiritual energy refined by the No-Grade Celestial Immortal Art had actually raised Li Mu’s cultivation to the peak of Second Grade!
He had already touched the bottleneck of Third Grade.
And he had only broken through to Second Grade three days ago.
Going from First Grade to Second Grade had been the explosive release of one or two full years of accumulated high school groundwork.
A thick foundation erupting all at once after his talent had manifested— that was something everyone could accept.
But in only three days, if he were to go from the early stage of Second Grade to Third Grade, Li Mu could not imagine how many jaws would hit the floor.
Feeling the surging quantity of True Qi within his body, Li Mu felt that if he went back right now to fight that peak Third Grade giant python again, he would be fully confident in taking it on alone.
After the surge of excitement faded, Li Mu took out the various ingredients for alchemy.
The system activated Alchemy Art.
The ingredients vanished at once, leaving behind only scraps.
A moment later, the system spat out two pitch-black pills.
【Low-Grade Body-Fortifying Pill ×2】
Li Mu impatiently grabbed the two pills and tossed them into his mouth one after the other.
The pills melted the instant they entered his mouth.
They quickly spread through his body.
But only after swallowing them did he notice that beneath the system prompt showing he had obtained the two pills, there was another line of description.
【Low-Grade Body-Fortifying Pill: Strengthens the muscles and bones and fortifies the physical body. For a short period, it greatly stimulates one’s yang vitality and has an extremely potent aphrodisiac effect. Consume sparingly. Overconsumption leads to excessive internal heat.】
Li Mu: “I’m done for!”