Chapter 39

"B-level contract?"

Song Yi sat on the sofa, murmuring to herself: "In a Level 5 branch, only the Hall Master has the qualification to sign a B-level contract, and there is a maximum of 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.

Guanshan District Branch is a Level 5 branch and also the most grassroots branch.

Jiangcheng City Branch belongs to a Level 4 branch.

Jiangbei Province Branch is a Level 3 branch.

Further up, there is the Xia Nation Headquarters as a Level 2 branch, and the Blue Star Headquarters as a Level 1 branch.

"Wan Qinghe?"

"The rumors are indeed true; he is a gambler by nature," Song Yi muttered to herself. "Just arrived, and he gave me a warning."

"Let's wait and see."

"A little guy with decent spiritual power, hasn't even awakened martial arts spirituality, at most worth a C-level contract, and you actually gave a B-level contract; I'm waiting to see your joke."

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

It was just that this matter made her feel embarrassed.

After ten o'clock at night, Wanhua Platinum Mansion, Li family, usually at this time Li Qianqian, Li Muhua, and the others had already washed up and gone to sleep.

Today.

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

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

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

Suddenly.

The pop-up window on the light screen jumped, appearing—family card application approved.

"Good," Li Yuan smiled. "Your two family cards are done; tomorrow, you can enter the family area of the Starfire Martial Hall with facial recognition."

"Wow! Martial Hall!!"

"I only went to visit during a school activity last time; the venue is so big."

"Training there must be much better than the community martial arts room."

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

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

"Not all free."

"But like fruits, drinks, basic physical therapy, public martial arts rooms, and weekly public martial arts classes... these are all free, and there are a few that need consumption, such as nutritional meals, but your family cards have already been bound to my account; if you want to buy small things, just swipe them directly," Li Yuan said. "From now on, every night, eat directly at the Martial Hall, and then train in the public martial arts room."

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

"At nine o'clock at night, 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.

L3-level members will be equipped with 'independent electric cars' for free by the Martial Hall, with usage rights, and can be called at any time in Jiangcheng City.

"Yay."

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

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

The brother and sister chatted more and more excitedly.

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

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

Isn't it for today, to improve the family conditions?

In Li Yuan's heart, he always felt that he had occupied the resources and love of his younger brother and sister... being able to make up for them a little is the thing that makes Li Yuan happiest.

"Good, the cards are done," Chen Hui put away her smile and said seriously. "This is your brother working hard and risking his life to sign in advance."

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

"Understood, Mom," Li Qianqian smiled.

"Mom, I will definitely learn from Brother and strive to sign with the Martial Hall in advance," Li Muhua was full of fighting spirit. "By then, I'll buy Mom a big house."

"Fine, fine, I'll wait for you to be filial to me in the future; 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; you received it, right?" Li Yuan said in a low voice.

"I said, there is still money at home," Chen Hui said helplessly. "You will have plenty of places to spend money after becoming a martial artist."

"Aunt."

"This money is prepared for Qianqian and Muhua," Li Yuan said solemnly. "Muhua has awakened martial arts spirituality; if he follows the steps, it's not difficult to get into a martial arts university."

"But Qianqian... she hasn't awakened martial arts spirituality; basic blood-qi potions must not be cut off, otherwise, martial arts cultivation won't keep up."

"Qianqian's martial arts talent..." Chen Hui hesitated; she hadn't planned to let Li Qianqian delve deeply into martial arts cultivation before.

"Aunt."

Li Yuan interrupted Chen Hui's words. "Qianqian's martial arts talent is indeed not high, but precisely because of this, she must be cultivated as much as possible; in the college entrance examination, even if she takes cultural courses, martial arts scores account for 30%."

"Qianqian's cultural grades are good; as long as her martial arts grades are slightly better, there is hope for her to get into a C9 university," Li Yuan said solemnly.

"As for me?"

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

"After the January adjustment examination, the school will have scholarships," Li Yuan smiled. "Getting into university, the nation also has various rewards."

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

Late at night, returning to his room.

"Gave Aunt 1 million Blue Star coins."

"My cash, 1.33 million left," Li Yuan's gaze swept over the account balance.

The Martial Hall's next cash arrival of '1.2 million Blue Star coins' will be in October next year.

It can be said.

Li Yuan's existing cash and Martial Hall points, used for purchasing various martial arts resources, might not be able to support him until that time.

But Li Yuan didn't regret it.

"Martial arts cultivation, money is never enough; if you want to find excuses not to give, there are always excuses," Li Yuan's eyes were sharp. "But younger brother and sister, these few years are also the most critical."

"Resources not enough?"

"Think of a way."

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

Rush into the top ten in 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, consciousness connected.

Came to the personal cultivation space.

It was empty, with a length and width exceeding 200 meters and a height exceeding 50 meters.

"Learn 'Star Spear Technique'," Li Yuan said loudly. "First time learning."

Immediately.

"Hum~" a large amount of light condensed, finally forming a burly figure wearing black battle clothes, holding a long spear, with sharp eyes.

Looking directly at Li Yuan.

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

"Virtual teaching?" Li Yuan looked at the black-clothed burly man.

"'Star Spear Technique' is a Second-Rank spear technique, an advanced version of the First-Rank spear technique 'Rock Spear Technique'."

"'Rock Spear Technique' originates from 'Rock Cultivation Method', taking the meaning of being as stable as a rock and as motionless as a mountain," the black-clothed burly man said in a low voice. "Emphasizing defense as attack, dissolving the enemy's momentum into the invisible..."

"Swish!"

While speaking, the black-clothed burly man had already wielded the long spear and performed it, either withdrawing the spear with his hand, or stabbing straight, or chopping angrily, or 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 shadow of the spear technique stunts he had realized himself.

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

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

"This!"

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

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

Too powerful!

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

"Fourth stage."

"What this black-clothed burly man is performing is definitely fourth-stage spear technique, truly unifying the strength of the whole body; 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 black-clothed burly man performed faster and faster, but his breath was sufficient, and his voice was like a bell. "But in the process of your constant practice, you must try to gradually simplify the eighteen routines."

"Finally forming five major killing moves."

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

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

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

This is enough to show.

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

Of course, Li Yuan knew that the several major killing moves weren't entirely realized by himself; in a sense, it was the guidance of Teacher Xu Bo time and time again that kept him from deviating.

"Once you practice 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 'Star Spear Technique'," the black-clothed burly man said. "By then, you can try to practice the 'Five Star Styles'."

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

"If in the future."

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

"The skill is so high that it is close to heaven, and in the entire human civilization, it belongs to the expert level," the black-clothed burly man said. "Next, follow me to practice the five major killing moves of 'Rock Spear Technique'."

Afterward, the black-clothed burly man continued to perform, and Li Yuan also transformed a long spear and followed.

Followed and practiced.

The black-clothed burly man would decompose and dismantle every move of 'Rock Spear Technique'.

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

This black-clothed burly man is clearly an intelligent teacher.

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

The efficiency is several times higher than practicing alone.

"1 million training points, worth it!" Li Yuan felt incomparably excited.

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

There was also the full guidance of an intelligent teacher.

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

Mind arrives, body arrives, only then can it be considered truly learned.

After learning 'Star Spear Technique' for an hour, Li Yuan began to learn 'Dragon Movement Technique' in the virtual space.

This is also an extremely exquisite movement technique.

After one o'clock in the morning, Li Yuan exited the virtual network and came to the window; everything was silent.

"Virtual cultivation is auxiliary."

"The important thing is reality; practice 'Contemplation of the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra' for two hours first, then go to school to practice," Li Yuan thought secretly, sat cross-legged, and his heart consciousness had entered the Heart Palace.

After four o'clock in the morning, Li Yuan left home and ran toward the school.

He hadn't gone to school so late for a long time.

High school learning is very boring, but Li Yuan enjoyed it, traveling between school, home, and the Martial Hall.

Feeling the improvement of his own strength day by day.

Day after day.

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

(End of chapter)