Chapter 151

"Don't worry, he's fine — just took a mental shock and fainted."

Facing the Education Committee female assistant's panicked gaze, Qin Shi took the initiative to explain:

"Student Zheng's Heart-Mind Cultivation is decent, but his spirit's breadth and depth are lacking. Other students pay attention — only if your mind is vast enough can it bear the 'Spirit' of heaven and earth."

From the mental sensing just now, Qin Shi detected that Zheng Yun's Jianghong Water Momentum was not self-realized; it was more like it had been forcibly instilled through some kind of Mental Imprint, which is why it collapsed at a touch.

Looks like this Dao Guan advanced course is still a crash course.

Qin Shi personally demonstrated his own abilities, winning the conviction and admiration of many Elite Class Top Students; in the subsequent trainee demonstrations, he pointed out practical combat techniques and details, making even the Instructors sitting on the platform nod repeatedly.

"Heroes emerge from youth! No wonder Little Qin Instructor could defeat Fang Xin of the Snake Mother Gang — not only is his physical quality outstanding, his spiritual level is also excellent!"

Whether because he had been saved once or for other reasons, Yuan Zheng showed a strong tendency to become the number one Qin Blower, seizing every chance to praise him a couple of lines.

"Old Yuan, you really want to improve, huh!"

Yun Zhou Cultivation Hall's Teacher Ma leaned over and teased in a low voice.

"What do you know!"

Yuan Zheng gave him a sidelong glance but did not explain.

Others don't know, but he personally witnessed Grandmaster Level figures escorting and protecting Qin Shi.

The Netherworld's Upper-level Attendant Snake Mother arrived and was directly forcibly apprehended — one can see how terrifying the strength is.

With a background this hard and talent this high, if a Youth Genius like this doesn't seize the chance to hug a Big Hand, what is he waiting for?

"Little Qin Instructor, your life-saving grace to me, Old Yuan will never forget! Can we add a contact method? If there's any place I'm useful in the future, just say the word!"

When things were about to wrap up, Yuan Zheng thickened his face and stepped forward to say.

"Sure. I remember Brother Yuan you're upper management at Yunhai Security — do you take jobs?"

Qin Shi fished out his Terminal and accepted the add.

Security companies are a distinctive industry of the new era; many great families' direct lineages, or offspring, all receive a Defense Contract as an Adult Gift.

They sign contracts with security companies, receiving round-the-clock protection from professionals; whether going on wilderness expeditions or training, life safety can be guaranteed.

Qin Shi pondered: since he had been targeted by the Yincheng Qin Family, and even greater powers behind the scenes, he had to guard against them going desperate.

Finding a security company for Big Sister and the youngest seemed like a good choice.

"Take them! Of course we take them! Our Yunhai Security has a sterling reputation in Tai'an; we can also participate in many high-danger activities……"

Yuan Zheng slapped his chest, full of confidence:

"Recently just signed a three-year Defense Contract with Original Energy Company — security strength, absolutely no need to worry!"

Original Energy Company?

Qin Shi listened and it sounded familiar; he thought of An Jingchu from the Talent Apartment, who seemed to have mentioned it to him.

"What business does Original Energy Company mainly operate?"

He put on an interested appearance and asked.

"Emerging power, does foreign trade; it's one of the few companies able to conduct trade with the outside world during the Blockade Period; reportedly several spaceships under its name are docked at the Port — strength quite formidable."

Yuan Zheng replied.

"They pay promptly, resource channels are many — a quality backer. But Original Energy Company is rather low-key; the Boss never appears in public; operations are all handled by Professional Managers."

Qin Shi's eyes flickered; he silently committed Original Energy Company to memory.

This extracurricular activity ended; many students' enthusiasm ran high.

They left in twos and threes, discussing Qin Shi.

Who knew before that Xin Yi High School still had a Monster like this.

"Feel like his Qi Life Force is at least sixty — that already meets Qiguang Heng University Special Recruitment's score line."

"Might even sprint for the Four Great National Universities — don't know how many slots the Four Great National Universities are giving this year."

"Still more than half a semester until the college entrance exam; if he keeps this growth rate, he might be like Yu Li — directly Special Admission by the Four Great National Universities, into a dedicated Youth Class……"

Xu Mo listened to these topics, feelings mixed; once upon a time, Hongzhi Class students in his eyes were all destined to fail to enter Top Universities — "Academic Underachievers" — and he didn't take them seriously at all.

Yet now he has to look up at a certain student from among them; even the proud Lu Hui and Grade First Zheng Yun have been thrown far behind.

"Merely one Summer Vacation passed, and the gap has been pulled this wide!"

Xu Mo walked out of the Youth Palace, sighing with emotion, but saw the Youth Genius who just now had commanded the whole scene, undisputed, take out his Terminal and scan a Shared Bicycle.

"Great success, Proud and Satisfied, yet so low-key, keeping an ordinary heart — makes one admire even more!"

Qin Shi, pedaling the Shared Bicycle, thought instead:

"How the hell did that dog woman spend the money! How did my 150 million hit bottom so fast!"

He had just taken out his Terminal and discovered the balance in his account was plummeting.

Before long, Lin Yunqing, who had disappeared for a while, called:

"Old Zheng from the Youth Palace took video of you with those schools' Elite Class Top Students and posted it to the Communication Group — worthy of having been my Assistant Teacher, looks the part!"

Dog woman, you first explain clearly where the 150 million sponsorship fund went!

Qin Shi euphemistically asked:

"Teacher Lin, I just received several consumption notices."

Lin Yunqing's side spoke not without pride:

"Was just about to tell you this — I just went through Original Energy Company's channels and bought some Cultivation Resources for you from Haizhou; if you're free later, come take a look! All good stuff you can't buy on the market!"

Qin Shi stared blankly for a moment, pondering what Cultivation Resources could be this valuable.

150 million is enough to buy ten bottles of Mineral Essence!

"Okay, I'll be right there!"

Thinking of the balance about to hit zero, Qin Shi pedaled the Shared Bicycle even faster, swiftly overtaking one sedan after another, making drivers question their lives.

In just thirty minutes he killed his way to Lin Yunqing's Nanjiang District Villa; having come a few times, he was a familiar face, and the security guards did not stop him.

Ding-dong!

Qin Shi, panting heavily, pressed the doorbell.

"Assistant Teacher Xiao Qin, you got here fast!"

Lin Yunqing was a bit surprised, then eagerly ushered Qin Shi inside, heading for the basement.

"Xiao Yun told me you showed your face at the Patrol Department again, saving their publicity department a lot of effort."

Qin Shi was quite curious what the dog woman had been busy with lately; he hadn't heard from her in a long time.

The latter stepped out of the elevator, pointing at the completely renovated basement, hands on hips:

"See this? A meditation room worth a total of three hundred million! Enough to last you until you form the Holy Embryo!"

Qin Shi froze. The spacious basement seemed to have undergone a complete renovation, floored with something like tatami mats, a few pots of emerald-green saplings placed in a corner, a low desk holding a few ancient books, and terminal devices loaded with rich data.

There were also a few polished, rounded pebbles; under the light they emitted a crystalline gleam, like floating diamond dust, appearing quite extraordinary.

Lin Yunqing introduced them proudly:

"These are the flagship brand of the Pharmacist Buddha Enterprise in the Tianzhu Autonomous Region, specially cultivated Seven-leaf Kalara Saplings! Only nine are sold per year; without very solid connections, you absolutely can't get them. Placed in your daily cultivation space, they can gather vital energy for you and guide energy."

Qin Shi took off his shoes, stepped onto the tatami mats, and sat cross-legged slowly as Lin Yunqing instructed.

His keen spiritual field power sensed a gentle airflow gradually converging toward him, entering his body with each breath.

A cool, comfortable relaxation feeling welled up spontaneously, like parched fields moistened by sweet rain, indescribably wonderful.

"Good stuff! Indeed good stuff!"

Qin Shi had only sat for a little while when he felt the mist-like clump of spiritual field power in his mind had increased significantly,

and as he circulated the Ru Shen Ti, Qi Jin coursed through his whole body, releasing rolling heat; those few pots of emerald saplings stretched and swayed, rippling out a layer of extremely faint, invisible-to-the-naked-eye clear light, which contacted his mortal body like oxygen entering cells, silently easing the load pressure on his viscera and organs.

"How is it? Impressive, right!"

Lin Yunqing observed Qin Shi's expression, saw the corner of his mouth curl up, and hurriedly claimed credit:

"The Pharmacist Buddha Enterprise of the Tianzhu Autonomous Region isn't much inferior to United Pharmaceutical, especially in the biological field. In the Imperial Capital, Haizhou, many rich second-generation heirs now show off wealth not by buying sports cars, but by privately ordering high-end organisms from Pharmacist Buddha, like Golden-winged Great Peng Birds, Peacock Pheasants.

A few years ago, the Xiao Family had a prodigal son who spent twenty billion to custom-order a 'Dragon King Batananda' from Pharmacist Buddha as a personal mount."

Qin Shi opened his eyes, revealing a shocked expression; the Imperial Capital's rich kids played this extravagantly, they could actually ride dragons out the door?

"What are these?"

While marveling at the wealthy's riches — twenty billion to custom-order a 'dragon-shaped organism' from myth — he flipped open an ancient book, finding the content rather abstruse, expounding cultivation methods regarding meditation.

"A unique copy I got from my mom; doesn't matter if you can't understand it. These books are all original manuscripts written by grandmasters. My mom says flipping through them often can cultivate the mind. I find them quite useful; whenever I meditate and can't enter the state, I glance at a few pages and quickly get sleepy."

Lin Yunqing pointed at those few ancient books, muttering:

"This one has the most extraordinary provenance — Doctor Yan Tongxuan's handwriting, museum precious-collection grade. I expended tremendous effort to persuade my mom to send it over."

Qin Shi's expression instantly turned solemn; Yan Tongxuan's reputation was so great it hardly fell short of his father's generation, the First Martial God Yan Haishan.

Many extracurricular readings often mention the Yan Family Twin Heroes, who produced both a Martial God and a Spiritual Grandmaster, regarding them as an existence not inferior to the Nine Surnames of Dongxia.

"The Spiritual Realm theory... this is a concept proposed by Doctor Yan Tongxuan. The higher a spiritual cultivator's realm, the brighter the spiritual field light they emit in the Netherworld, often easily attracting upper-level attendants, even great demons.

He hoped to build a spiritual network exclusive to cultivators, to resist the Netherworld's erosion."

Qin Shi skimmed a few glances, extracting a general summary of part of the content.

Yan Tongxuan believed that although the Netherworld is a Virtual Number Ocean, there also exists a strange 'gravity'; spiritual cultivators are like birds — no matter how high or far they fly, they are always firmly dragged downward; once they cannot resist, they will plummet rapidly.

"The grandmaster's vision is indeed broad; if a massive project like the 'Spiritual Realm' succeeds in construction, for Dongxia's Spiritual Ability Path, it would be equivalent to an unprecedented strengthening."

Just for this handwritten manuscript of Yan Tongxuan, Qin Shi no longer felt so pained about the one hundred fifty million he had spent.

He looked again at those few polished, rounded pebbles, resembling beautiful jade, and asked:

"Teacher Lin, what about this?"

Lin Yunqing had him open his hand and hold it in his palm, smiling:

"This item is called 'Ming Shen Jade', a special mineral mined out. It can help spiritual cultivators purify spiritual field power; you only need to channel spiritual field power into it, and it's as if it's been forged and tempered, becoming more pure. One piece can last for several months!"

Qin Shi did as told; the mist-like spiritual field power slowly diffused, penetrated the Ming Shen Jade, seeping into its interior.

As if returning to humanity's most primitive embryo state, tranquil and serene.

The mist-like spiritual field power seemed to be nurtured, gestating, slowly transforming from original wisps and strands into shimmering arc lights like electric radiance.

About twenty minutes later, Qin Shi's inner landscape had expanded considerably outward; the palace-like thought space seemed more solid, steadier.

That clump of mist-like spiritual field power unknowingly slowly gathered into a ball, like some kind of circular core.

Simultaneously, his spiritual field power transformed into beams of wave fluctuations, possessing greater penetrating power.

If before, sensing Lin Yunqing was only like a vague mist, outlining her general body shape.

Now, however, he could see through the body, perceiving more details, like skin, hair...

Qin Shi abruptly shook his head, withdrawing his spiritual field power, his gaze toward Lin Yunqing slightly strange.

The dog woman usually had no appeal, but she dressed with quite good taste.

"What are you looking at me for."

Lin Yunqing frowned.

"Cough cough, Teacher Lin, you've been working hard running around lately."

Qin Shi was very satisfied; the one hundred fifty million was indeed worth it.

Many things in here, even if he were to procure them himself, he might not be able to buy.

"Hehe, the effort has value. Assistant Teacher Xiao Qin, your reputation is gradually spreading; quite a few big companies in Central City want to establish connections with you."

Lin Yunqing rubbed her hands; her 'financial products' were starting to show returns.

"Some are endorsement activities, some are signing intents, but the quotes are all relatively low compared to your potential. I suggest waiting until you're selected for the Star Cup and achieve a ranking before considering them. For now, the Hengzhou Martial Association, the Patrol Department, plus the Education Committee — the resource investment from these three parties is enough."

Qin Shi nodded; Lin Yunqing was more skilled in this area; he might as well let the dog woman be his agent from now on.

"I'll check the effects first; using these cultivation resources, see if I can refine a bit more of that confined existence."

He held the Ming Shen Jade, calmed his mind, and with the Seven-leaf Kalara Sapling, entered meditation more easily than usual.

In the Inner Landscape Floor, the Snake Mother, with a bewitching figure and coldly beautiful expression, seemed trapped in a cage, unable to break free.

She had been captured by Zhang Daye and harshly trained by the Ru Shen Ti Furnace, her vitality severely wounded.

Finally sent to the Inner Landscape Floor for imprisonment, used to temper the spirit.

Qin Shi faced her, spiritual power wrapping around like tentacles.

The Snake Mother opened her eyes wide, the rank fluctuation of an Upper-level Attendant constantly erupting, blocking him from outside.

"Human! You dare humiliate a Xing Shen Attendant like this!"

She spat out obscure syllables, roaring like waves, washing over the Consciousness Space.

If it were Fang Xin, that kind of Saint Embryo Stage Spiritual Cultivator, he would probably have his skull pierced and die instantly on the spot.

But Qin Shi broke the Divine Gate Great Limit, his Inner Landscape Floor exceptionally solid, not afraid at all.

He sat cross-legged in silence, keeping a safety distance, repeatedly using the Snake Mother and the jade stone to double-temper his spirit.

Gradually, Qin Shi's spirit became increasingly transparent and bright, gradually emitting clear radiance.

In a trance, the Netherworld seemed to open a crack, wanting to swallow him in.

The Void Meditation Method he originally cultivated hummed and trembled a few times, golden light radiant Dragon Snake Script surrounding Qin Shi.

Through spiritual resonance, he heard a conversation by his ear; this time, the white-haired man's back was clearer, but he seemed younger, his voice clear, like a young man.

"Teacher."

He Lanchan spoke.

Qin Shi was surprised.

He remembered Lao Liang clearly said that He Lanchan had no formal master-apprentice relationship, always claiming externally to have learned from the Hundred Meridians, yet with no respected teacher.

(Chapter End)