Chapter 125: Life 65, Age 17, Martial Disciple Peak
We gathered in our classroom the day after the competition, and Instructor Sun greeted us with a stony expression.
“You won, but don’t let it go to your head. That was one of the weakest classes. None of them had combat blessings, and a couple of you still only barely managed to win. In the future, don’t expect things to be so easy.”
He reached into a storage bag and threw a pill and token to each of us.
“Take the pill and clean up your cultivation. Tonight, you need to start working on building your true foundation. If you don’t have a decent cultivation technique, go to the library and find one. If you do, get a martial technique. I expect you all to be back here at the beginning of next week prepared for class. You need to be Martial Disciple 2. No more, no less.”
Taking this as a dismissal, we all bowed and turned to leave, but the instructor spoke up once more, halting us in our tracks.
“And just so we’re clear, if you get a martial technique, make sure it can be used with the part of your body you fortify. Don’t cultivate your arms after buying a leg technique.”
This time he didn’t wait for us and instead turned and left the room before we could respond.
The academy library was a place I had been interested in visiting ever since Instructor Sun gave me my first token for a free technique. However, going there without knowing what to expect might have resulted in the loss of my only opportunity to plunder every technique possible, so I had delayed my visit. I wanted to understand what would happen when I went before I did so. Barring that, I wanted to at least learn how to gain extra tokens first.
With the reward from the martial arts competition in hand, I had more freedom to act.