Chapter 132: Senior Brothers and Sisters All Possess Exceptional Skills

"This feeling! Too familiar! He Lanchan, is that you!"

The white-haired old man's hand veins throbbed, painful memories flashing back in his mind, that stern face enlarging endlessly, wrapping around him like a nightmare.

For a moment, Qin Shi's figure overlapped with the deceased He Lanchan, as if that Stone Buddha had returned to life.

"Could it be that this kid absorbed even the spiritual Qi Rhyme along with that Martial God Inheritance?"

The white-haired old man was shocked beyond measure; the "Void Meditation Method" was created by He Lanchan with painstaking effort, naturally containing a strand of consciousness fluctuation.

Just like the ancient martial Grandmasters who secluded themselves in back mountain caves for years, forcibly imprinting a human shadow onto the rock wall.

The influence a powerful life exerts on the outside world is often unimaginable.

They are like Leviathan beasts lurking in the deep sea; even just normal activity can stir up sky-reaching angry waves and violent tides.

"Put that way, calling him a 'Martial God Successor' isn't wrong."

The white-haired old man struggled to calm himself; Qin Shi's fighting while cursing made him instantly feel over a hundred years younger, back to the beginning of the Star Cup.

His greatest defeat in life came from He Lanchan.

That vicious fighting style of beating you up while cursing you as a good-for-nothing was simply a double attack on both body and spirit.

It was no different from ruthlessly trampling his own Dao Heart, grinding it repeatedly.

The white-haired old man took a long time before driving away the shadow his spirit had suffered.

As a result, he later encountered Qi Wuxiang...

That was yet another kind of suffering experience.

"Good! He Lanchan's spiritual cultivation talent, plus my combat talent, and the Nanhuang Dao Guan's wholehearted training!

The new generation Martial God... where does it turn to those New Martial Arts faction cowards!"

He slapped the wheelchair armrest hard, staring at Qin Shi standing tall and proud, his smile gradually becoming unrestrained, quickly recovering his previous arrogance.

To some extent, it being He Lanchan is a good thing.

After all, this era has no monsters like Qi Wuxiang.

"Full marks!"

The white-haired old man gave his evaluation.

Qin Shi successfully deceived his own consciousness, splitting "body" and "mind" into two, achieving completely different operations.

This shows his combat talent is top-tier.

"Cultivation speed, comprehension talent, combat ability... leading in all aspects!"

The white-haired old man couldn't wait to see this kid's performance when his life force breaks one hundred points and steps onto the Star Cup arena.

"Xuan Ming, from my food quota, select some high-grade ingredients suitable for him to absorb, and send them over."

He spoke to the Active Consciousness Entity everywhere present.

"As commanded."

Xuan Ming responded.

"Congratulations, Qin Classmate, perfectly passing the exam, achieving full marks."

Xuan Ming's gentle voice echoed in the room; as the white-haired old man's recognition and praise grew, its attitude became much more intimate.

"Please go to the next room to rest a while; I will prepare a sumptuous feast for you, delivered in half an hour."

Qin Shi panted heavily, thinking to himself:

"Does the Dao Nature Avatar follow oneself, or follow He Lanchan? Why is it so lacking in quality when fighting?"

Defeating the burly man, the Body Cultivation Furnace benefited greatly; that breath within his mortal body seemed to grow stronger by several points.

Almost like a river rushing, washing the hundred bones, making the "radiance within the furnace" more fierce and surging.

Flesh and blood writhed slightly, like a millstone being pushed, crushing all the nutrients usually not fully absorbed, for a second absorption.

【Intermediate Achievement - Overgrowth (97%)】

"Can gain another Advanced Achievement."

Qin Shi's mouth corner curled into a smile; under long-term continuous nutrition supply, 【Overgrowth】 was finally about to fill the progress bar.

He exhaled a breath; scorching heat was released from his pores, distributing into wisp after wisp of substance-like white smoke.

Even though through Super Xiao He helping to fight in his place, that kind of extremely sudden power burst, and the coordinated control of limbs and trunk, was not easily done.

The Dao Nature Avatar only handles judgment at the consciousness level; the one truly delivering the killing blow is still Qin Shi himself.

He poured oil on the fire; the suddenly surging breath and force gradually pressed down, returning to normal.

Following Xuan Ming's guidance, he came to the next room.

Compared to the spacious and bright training room, this place seemed much cramped.

The decoration was ancient and elegant, with landscape screens blocking sight, soft cushioned recliners, low tables and long desks, and a palm-sized copper furnace burning pitch-black incense.

The smoke curled upward, billowing and misty, in clusters rather than wisps, quite wondrous.

"This is the Nanhuang Dao Guan's 'Spirit Cultivation Incense,' a secret recipe. Its effect is seventy percent better than products marketed and packaged by big companies and huge enterprises outside."

Xuan Ming said in a gentle voice.

"Sure enough, dojo forces with a name mostly have their own foundation."

Qin Shi sniffed gently; the smell was neither good nor bad, just somewhat intoxicating.

He knelt on the soft cushion, leaning his back against the wooden chair; as the room door closed, light dimmed, and a quiet atmosphere arose.

The tense spirit, active thoughts, all became as if they had weight, sinking downward.

But flesh vitality was abnormally lively, flowing among the hundred bones.

"An effect similar to deep sleep."

Qin Shi gradually relaxed, closed his eyes to cultivate his spirit, and waited for that sumptuous feast to be delivered.

……

……

In the Taian Metropolitan Area, a silver-gray sedan drove along the viaduct.

Ren You, acting as the driver, looked at Eighth Senior Sister wearing a mask through the rearview mirror and said with a wry smile:

"Gao Shijie, how come you came over without even giving a heads-up?"

The woman, wearing a baseball cap and a mask that concealed the vast majority of her face, revealing only a pair of bright, sparkling eyes, spoke:

"Master made such a huge decision! And didn't even discuss it with us! I finally got some time off and eagerly rushed to Center City to visit, only to come up empty!"

The woman's voice was lively and cheerful; she wouldn't be very old, roughly twenty-four or twenty-five.

Ren You said honestly:

"This matter was indeed rather sudden. The teacher took a liking to a good seedling in Tai'an and intends to accept him as a Jinmen Dizi to inherit the Nanhuang Dao Guan.

So he moved the dojo to Tai'an, thinking to cultivate him nearby and instruct him carefully, lest Second Senior Brother's tragedy repeat itself."

Hearing Ren You mention "Second Senior Brother," the woman fell silent for a moment.

For the Nanhuang Dao Guan, this is an unspeakable taboo.

Like a scabbed-over wound, it cannot be touched at all.

"Meaning, I'm finally going to have a Tenth Junior Brother?"

The woman changed the subject, her tone quite surprised.

She had always been familiar with Master's vision and temper.

In earlier years he had said that in this lifetime he would not accept more than ten disciples.

A Jinmen Dizi is the heir to the master's mantle!

In recent years, there was no lack of proud sons of the Four Great National Universities who crossed the Star Sea from afar to visit and seek the status of a True Disciple; all were refused.

The senior brothers and sisters inside the dojo all felt that the old master had already lost his fire.

No longer obsessed with finding a peerless genius to prop up the Old Martial Arts school's gate.

"Not yet formally acknowledged."

Ren You spoke again.

"That good seedling already has a master; he worships at the Jingzhou Hong Sheng Dao Guan. He Lanchan also learned arts there in his youth."

The woman was astonished; according to her understanding of the old master, in this sort of situation he should just directly make a move to snatch the person.

A forcibly twisted melon isn't sweet, but it still quenches thirst!

"The teacher has cultivated his character and nurtured his nature for many years; his temper is much better now."

Ren You saw through Gao Shijie's thoughts and shook his head:

"Moreover, the Nanhuang Dao Guan's every move draws the gaze of the Education Bureau; even the teacher has to be wary of the influence."

The woman let out a cold hum:

"That bunch of conservative old fogeys flying the banner of New Martial Arts — on one hand they want to reclaim our Nanhuang Dao Guan's Holding Weapons and Wearing Armor documents; on the other they covet the old master's 'Universe Furnace Secret Canon,' not weighing their own worth."

"Xiao Ren, rest assured. Hearing that the master moved to Tai'an, all the senior brothers and sisters agreed to come by when free to pay their respects.

Third Senior Sister is even faster than me; she should have already arrived."

Ren You's eyelid twitched.

Third Senior Sister came?

Wouldn't that mean another few lives lost!

"Gao Shijie, you didn't tell Third Senior Sister where the teacher's ice cellar for the food quota is, did you?"

He asked with a trembling heart.

"Master moved the ice cellar over too?"

The young woman widened her eyes:

"Then it's terrible! Third Senior Sister can't stand to see high-grade ingredients; she'll definitely show off her skills……"

Ren You's hands on the steering wheel were trembling; he slowly reduced the car's speed.

"Gao Shijie, how about we go back a bit later? Maybe we can…… escape a calamity."

……

……

Half an hour later.

The room door was pushed open.

A tall figure was seen rounding the screen and arriving before Qin Shi.

The latter opened his eyes, ending his brief rest, and a look of surprise showed in his gaze.

The Nanhuang Dao Guan's delivery "waitstaff" all have such top-tier quality?

Long hair tied in a jet-black braid, wearing a plain-colored long dress, beautiful features and a generous bearing, giving people the good impression of a "kind-hearted big sister."

"Sorry for the wait."

This "female waitress" of unknown name smiled gently.

"This is Qin Classmate's nutrition meal for today."

She placed the silver tray on the table and gently lifted the lid.

Qin Shi, who had just been thinking "big sister's voice is so gentle and nice to listen to," lowered his head to look at that lump that looked suspectedly burnt, resembling charcoal — a pitch-black unidentified object — and his expression froze dull.

This thing…… really counts as food?

But the next moment.

The Stele Panel decisively told him the answer.

Yes!

And it's greatly nourishing!

【Food Ingredient Classification: Meat】

【Quality: High-Grade】

【Edible Parts: Bones, Meat, Skin】

【Consumption Effect: Intense Satiety, Stimulates Flesh Vitality, Promotes Qi Life Force Condensation, Enhances Physical Intensity, Toxin Resistance Greatly Increased, Taste Greatly Reduced...】

Qin Shi's expression was conflicted; due to the 【Overgrowth】 trait, he felt every single cell in his body sending out hunger signals.

But facing this "scorched charcoal" that looked like it had just been fished out of a furnace, it was truly hard to accept.

"To hell with it! It can't poison me to death anyway!"

After hesitating a few seconds, Qin Shi decided to obey his body, closed his eyes, and wolfed it down in huge mouthfuls!

"What? Little Yu is back?"

In the pitch-black room, the white-haired old man received a message from Ren You, who was ranked ninth, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He had taken nine disciples in this lifetime; among them, Ren You was just making up the numbers. Besides being obedient, sensible, and meticulous in doing things, there was nothing worth praising.

But the remaining few mostly possessed extraordinary talent in certain domains.

For instance, the Eldest Disciple Jie Xu Sheng, a top-tier Mechanical Master, innately perceives Machine Souls and communicates with them in harmony.

He is currently a Zhuo Zuo Jiaoshou at the Four Great National Universities' Yangchen Museum, tackling the highly imaginative "Jiao Wu" project, dedicated to combining Martial Arts with machinery and pioneering "Ren He Yi" legion warfare.

Pity he's a fanatical "Ascension Faction" member, with rather extreme thinking; he is currently a key monitoring target of the Security Bureau.

Another example is the Third Disciple Old Yu, a one-in-billions Spiritual Talent, possessing an Innate Saint Body that could attract the coveting of Great Demons even if thrown into the Netherworld.

Pity she's obsessed with making greatly nourishing Nutrition Meals; any ingredient that passes through her hands turns into ultimate unpalatable Dark Cuisine.

The disciples of Nanhuang Dao Guan suffer deeply from it.

Even professional Martial Artists, even Grandmasters, cannot endure that kind of torment.

As for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth... they also each possess unique supreme skills.

Placed in Dongxia, they are also outstanding figures on one side.

"Truly rotten luck. Before the Qin brat appeared, among nine disciples, not a single one actually possessed Martial Arts talent!"

The white-haired old man sighed heavily, then immediately seemed to realize something and called out Xuan Ming.

The Active Consciousness Entity responsible for this place's operation had actually fallen silent for no reason.

"Bad! Little Yu wouldn't have gone after my Food Quotas, would she!"

The white-haired old man frantically pushed his wheelchair, rushing downstairs.

He could already imagine Qin Shi suffering from severe poisoning, foaming at the mouth, a tragic sight.

Any high-grade ingredient, after being processed by Third Disciple Old Yu, would have its Nutritional Components fully activated.

But the bad news lies in the taste, which is the other extreme.

The wheelchair, like a You Qi Che accelerated to 200 km/h, screeched to a halt in the Corridor.

The white-haired old man was frantic with worry; he had only just found such a seedling to inherit his Yi Ban after much difficulty.

If the Third Disciple poisoned him half to death.

The second half of his life would be completely hopeless!

"Qin Classmate, how do you find this Nutrition Meal?"

The white-haired old man heard the Third Disciple's inquiry full of expectation.

"Speaking purely of 'Nutrition', it's perfect! The only defect is..."

Immediately after, another muffled answer mixed with chewing sounds rang out:

"Not enough! Can I have another serving? Feel like I can still eat more!"

Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man gasped in cold air; even when Qin Shi displayed demeanor similar to He Lanchan, he had never been this shocked.

He once accidentally ate the Third Disciple's "Filial Piety to Master Loving Meal" and nearly closed his eyes on the spot.

A Grandmaster Level physical body also could not suppress that terrifying Impact!

"True top-tier talent!"

The white-haired old man exclaimed in amazement; Little Yu's Nutrition Meal actually has someone who wants to eat more after eating it?

(Chapter End)