Chapter 39

"B-level contract?"

Song Yi sat on the sofa, murmuring to herself: "In a fifth-level branch, only the Hall Master has the qualification to sign a B-level contract, and there are at most two spots per year."

"If you want more spots, you have to apply to the Jiangcheng Branch or even the Jiangbei Branch."

Whether it's the Starfire Martial Hall or the Starry Sky Martial Hall, the levels of each branch are basically equivalent.

The Guanshan District Branch is a fifth-level branch and also the most basic branch.

The Jiangcheng City Branch is a fourth-level branch.

The Jiangbei Province Branch is a third-level branch.

Further up, there is the Xia Country Headquarters as a second-level branch, and the Blue Star Headquarters as a first-level branch.

"Wan Qinghe?"

"The rumors were indeed correct, he is a gambler by nature," Song Yi murmured to herself: "Just arrived, and he's already giving me a hard time."

"We'll see."

"A little guy with decent mental power, whose Martial Dao spirituality hasn't even awakened, at most worth a C-level contract, and you actually gave him a B-level contract. I'll wait to see you make a fool of yourself."

Being a Source Martial Artist herself, and also a Deputy Hall Master, Song Yi didn't really care about missing out on signing one Martial Dao genius.

It was just that this matter made her feel like she had lost face.

After 10 PM, Wanhua Platinum Mansion, the Li family. Usually at this time, Li Qianqian, Li Muhua, and the others would have already washed up and gone to sleep.

Today.

The living room lights were on, and the whole family was together.

"Qianqian, Muhua," Li Yuan sat on the sofa, his smart ring light screen opened, his fingertips moving on the light screen, rapidly filling in the information.

Li Qianqian and Li Muhua both stood excitedly beside Li Yuan, staring at the light screen.

Suddenly.

A pop-up window on the light screen jumped, and a display appeared—Family Card application approved.

"Good," Li Yuan revealed a smile: "Your two family cards are done. Tomorrow, just use facial recognition, and you can enter the family area of the Starfire Martial Hall."

"Wow! The Martial Hall!!"

"I only visited it last time during a school activity, the grounds are so big."

"Cultivating there must be much better than the residential area's Martial Dao room."

"Brother, is it really all free?" Li Qianqian and Li Muhua were both incomparably excited, enthusiastically pestering Li Yuan with questions.

Chen Hui, sitting on a small stool, watched this scene with a smile.

"It's not all free."

"But things like fruit, drinks, basic physical therapy, public Martial Dao rooms, and the weekly public Martial Dao classes... these are all free. There are a few things that require payment, such as nutritional meals, but your family cards have already been linked to my account. If you want to buy any small things, just swipe them," Li Yuan said: "From now on, every night, you can eat directly at the Martial Hall and then cultivate in the public Martial Dao room."

Middle school students don't have evening self-study.

"At 9 PM, come to the entrance of the Martial Hall building and wait for me to take the car home together," Li Yuan looked at his younger brother and sister.

As an L3-level member, the Martial Hall will provide a free 'independent electric car', with usage rights, available on call within Jiangcheng City.

"Yay."

"Last time my classmate was showing off to me, saying he got a W2-level membership card for the Martial Hall," Li Muhua's eyes shone: "Brother, I looked at the introduction, the family card permission is one level higher, equivalent to a W3-level membership card."

"And physical therapy," Li Qianqian also said excitedly: "Every time I finish cultivating, my whole body is sore to death..."

The brother and sister chatted more and more excitedly.

Li Yuan looked at his younger brother and sister's appearance, feeling joy in his heart.

Since the second year of middle school, he had devoted himself entirely to cultivation.

Wasn't it just for today, to improve the family's conditions?

In his heart, Li Yuan always felt that he had used up his younger brother and sister's resources and care... being able to make it up to them was the thing that made Li Yuan happiest.

"Alright, the cards are done," Chen Hui put away her smile and said seriously: "This is because your brother worked hard and risked his life to get signed in advance."

"I don't ask you to be as excellent as your brother, but you must work hard to cultivate in the Martial Hall, understand?"

"Got it, Mom," Li Qianqian smiled.

"Mom, I will definitely learn from Brother and strive to be signed by the Martial Hall in advance too," Li Muhua's face was full of fighting spirit: "When that time comes, I'll buy you a big house."

"Alright, alright, I'll wait for you to be filial to me later, go take a bath quickly," Chen Hui urged them to go to the bathroom.

A few minutes later, Chen Hui returned to the living room.

"Aunt, I just transferred one million Blue Star coins to you, did you receive it?" Li Yuan said in a low voice.

"I said, there is still money at home," Chen Hui said helplessly: "When you become a martial artist in the future, there will be endless places to spend money."

"Aunt."

"This money is prepared for Qianqian and Muhua," Li Yuan said solemnly: "Muhua has awakened Martial Dao spirituality, if he follows the steps, it won't be difficult to get into a Martial Dao university."

"But Qianqian... she hasn't awakened Martial Dao spirituality, the basic Qi and Blood medicinal liquid must never be cut off, otherwise, her Martial Dao cultivation won't be able to keep up."

"Qianqian's Martial Dao talent..." Chen Hui hesitated; she hadn't originally planned for Li Qianqian to delve deeply into Martial Dao cultivation.

"Aunt."

Li Yuan interrupted Chen Hui's words: "Qianqian's Martial Dao talent is indeed not high, but precisely because of that, we must cultivate her as much as possible. In the college entrance examination, even if she takes cultural courses, the Martial Dao score accounts for 30%."

"Qianqian's cultural grades are good, as long as her Martial Dao grades are slightly better, there is hope for her to get into a C9 university in the future," Li Yuan said solemnly.

"As for me?"

"The money I have left is enough for now."

"After the January adjustment exam, the school will still have scholarships," Li Yuan laughed: "When I get into university, the country will have various rewards."

After persuading her for a long time, Chen Hui finally reluctantly agreed to accept it.

Late at night, back in his room.

"Gave Aunt 1 million Blue Star coins."

"My cash, there is 1.33 million left," Li Yuan scanned his account balance.

The Martial Hall's next cash payment of '1.2 million Blue Star coins' won't arrive until October next year.

It can be said.

The cash and Martial Hall points Li Yuan currently has, used for purchasing various Martial Dao resources, may not be able to last until then.

But Li Yuan does not regret it.

"In Martial Dao cultivation, money is never enough to spend. If you want to find excuses for yourself not to give, there will always be excuses," Li Yuan's eyes were sharp: "But for my younger brother and sister, these few years are also the most critical."

"Resources not enough?"

"Think of another way."

"There are three months left until the January adjustment exam, try my best to rush into the top five," Li Yuan hadn't forgotten Teacher Xu Bo's promise.

Rush into the top ten of the grade, 100,000 Blue Star coins.

Top five, special scholarship of 500,000 Blue Star coins.

"Learn spear technique first," Li Yuan sat into the virtual network pod, his consciousness connected.

Arrived at the personal cultivation space.

It was empty, the length and width both exceeded 200 meters, and the height also exceeded 50 meters.

"Learn 'Starry Sky Spear Technique'," Li Yuan said loudly: "First time learning."

Immediately.

"Boom~" A large amount of light condensed, eventually forming the figure of a burly man wearing black battle armor. He held a long spear, his eyes sharp.

Looking directly at Li Yuan.

The invisible aura emitted made Li Yuan's heart instinctively tighten, but it was only for a moment.

"Virtual teaching?" Li Yuan looked at the man in black.

"'Starry Sky Spear Technique' is a second-stage spear technique, an advanced version of the first-stage spear technique 'Rock Spear Technique'."

"'Rock Spear Technique' originates from the 'Rock Cultivation Method', taking the meaning of being as stable as a rock and as immovable as a mountain," the man in black said in a low voice: "It emphasizes defending instead of attacking, neutralizing the enemy's momentum into the invisible..."

"Whoosh!"

As the man in black spoke, he had already swung his long spear and started to perform, either withdrawing the spear, thrusting straight, slashing angrily, whipping, or blocking with the spear... seemingly simple moves, but in Li Yuan's eyes, they were so familiar.

It was exactly the 'Rock Spear Technique' he had practiced countless times, and from it, he also saw the shadows of the spear technique ultimate moves he had realized himself.

Rock Foundation Pillar, Dragon Hidden in the Rock Ravine, Ten Thousand Images of Mountains... one move after another.

They all looked very ordinary, but in the hands of the man in black, they had a charm of turning decay into magic.

"This!"

"This! This!" Li Yuan widened his eyes: "I've been practicing the spear for several years, first mastering the basic spear styles, then practicing the 'Rock Spear Technique', and finally breaking through to the third stage, realizing a few ultimate moves."

"But how could my few moves be so coherent? Perfectly flawless," Li Yuan held his breath.

Too powerful!

The same moves, but in different hands, the power is worlds apart. The man in black was much stronger than Li Yuan.

"Fourth stage."

"What this man in black is performing is definitely a fourth-stage spear technique, truly uniting the strength of the whole body as one. He is the spear, and the spear is him," Li Yuan realized: "This is the realm of a spear technique master."

"'Rock Fist Technique' has eighteen styles."

"'Rock Spear Technique' also has eighteen routines," the man in black performed faster and faster, but his voice was full of energy, like a bell: "But in the process of your continuous practice, you must try to gradually simplify the eighteen routines."

"Eventually forming five major killing moves."

"Rock Foundation Pillar, Dragon Hidden in the Rock Ravine, Ten Thousand Images of Mountains, Rock Clouds Overlapping Green, Rock Settling the Universe," the man in black said one after another.

The first three killing moves he mentioned were exactly the three killing moves Li Yuan had realized on his own.

"What I realized is the same as the basic chapter in the 'Starry Sky Spear Technique'?" Li Yuan felt quite excited in his heart.

This was enough to show.

His spear technique cultivation had always been on the most correct path.

Of course, Li Yuan knew that the several major killing moves were not entirely realized by himself; in a sense, it was Teacher Xu Bo's repeated guidance and leading that kept him from going astray.

"Once you master the five major killing moves, your spear technique should be close to the third-stage perfection, which means you have completed the basic cultivation of the 'Starry Sky Spear Technique'," the man in black said: "At that time, you can try to practice the 'Starry Sky Five Styles'."

"As long as you learn any one of them, it means your spear technique has crossed into the fourth-stage realm."

"If in the future."

"You fully understand the 'Starry Sky Five Styles', and even realize the Starry Sky artistic conception... that is the fifth-stage spear technique realm."

"The technique is so high that it will be close to heaven and man, and in the entire human civilization, you will be considered a master," the man in black said: "Next, follow me to practice the five major killing moves of the 'Rock Spear Technique'."

Subsequently, the man in black continued to perform, and Li Yuan also followed by manifesting a long spear.

Followed along to practice.

The man in black would decompose and dismantle every move of the 'Rock Spear Technique'.

Then, by observing Li Yuan's spear technique level, he would lead Li Yuan to practice, helping Li Yuan experience the operation of strength during the changes of spear technique moves.

This man in black was clearly an intelligent teacher.

And as the practice deepened, Li Yuan could feel the power of this second-stage secret manual.

It was several times more efficient than pondering it alone.

"1 million cultivation points, worth it!" Li Yuan was incomparably excited in his heart.

What he purchased was not just a set of secret manuals.

There was also the full guidance of an intelligent teacher.

"However, virtual world practice is only consciousness learning. If you want your real body to truly learn it, you must also conduct a large amount of training in reality," Li Yuan was very clear about this point.

Only when the heart arrives and the body arrives can it be considered truly learned.

After learning the 'Starry Sky Spear Technique' for an hour, Li Yuan started learning the 'Dragon Movement Technique' in the virtual space.

This was also an extremely exquisite movement technique.

After 1 AM, Li Yuan exited the virtual network and came to the window. Everything was silent.

"Virtual cultivation is an auxiliary."

"What's important is reality. Practice the 'Observing the Great Sun and Stars Scripture' for two hours first, then go to school to practice," Li Yuan thought to himself, sat cross-legged, and his mind and consciousness had already entered the Palace of the Heart.

After 4 AM, Li Yuan left home and ran toward the school.

He hadn't gone to school this late in a long time.

The third year of high school study is very boring, but Li Yuan enjoyed it, traveling between school, home, and the Martial Hall.

Feeling his own strength improving day by day.

Day after day.

In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed.