Chapter 617: Silver Moon Corporation! The Hidden Heiress Elin!

The black obsidian-class fighter jet flies at high speed.

Departing at nine in the morning, they arrived at Mocheng's aviation port by six in the afternoon.

Compared to ordinary passenger planes, fighter jets are much smaller in size.

Yet their menacing supersonic exhaust ports and sharp wings

still made the fighter jet the most eye-catching presence in the entire aviation port, drawing glances from many travelers.

Hssss—

The fighter jet's cabin door opened, and Xu Jingming and the others stepped out one after another.

"No way! That's Lei Di?"

"Not just Lei Di—the Divine Maiden is here too!"

"Looks like this year's prodigies are finally starting their training in Dayangzhou!"

"......"

Travelers who recognized Xu Jingming and the others were visibly excited.

Especially the faithful of the Holy Church, who immediately began praying to Catherine.

For such scenes, many prodigies had long since grown accustomed to them in their own countries.

They remained calm and departed individually.

Meanwhile, Elin of the EU stepped forward to Xu Jingming and handed him a business card:

"Let's get reacquainted—I'm Vice Chairwoman Haus Elin of the Silver Moon Corporation's Mocheng branch.

Our corporation primarily deals in rare flowers, exotic herbs, and heavenly treasures.

If you want to buy anything, come straight to me—I'll give you a ten percent discount."

Although Xu Jingming took the Thorn Sword Grass, to Elin and her Silver Moon Corporation,

Xu Jingming, the number one prodigy of this generation, was undoubtedly a friend worth cultivating.

Even other factions couldn't get close to him—only someone like her, also a Top 32 competitor, had the chance.

"Vice Chairwoman of the Silver Moon Corporation? I didn't know you had this status."

Xu Jingming was surprised as he took the card.

The Silver Moon Corporation was a multinational corporation with enormous industrial scale.

Nearly every country on Blue Star had a Silver Moon Corporation branch.

In such corporations, key positions—including vice chairwoman—were almost always held by family members.

Just from this, Elin's background must be extremely formidable.

"The chairman of the Silver Moon Corporation is my great-grandfather."

As if sensing Xu Jingming's thoughts, Elin smiled and explained.

"So you're direct bloodline—no wonder..."

Xu Jingming understood, but an even greater question arose:

"With your status, acquiring a plant life should be easy, right?

Why go all the way to Qingfeng Secret Realm to find one?"

The Silver Moon Corporation originally started by trading rare flowers and exotic herbs, eventually growing into a multinational enterprise.

The corporation housed countless high-level adepts.

He didn't believe they couldn't get a few plant lives.

Especially not with Elin being direct bloodline and so outstanding.

"I could get one, but only the most basic plant life."

Elin shook her head, then proudly lifted her chest:

"Besides, I'd rather earn resources with my own hands than beg the family for them!"

"I just don't get you rich heiresses—you've got connections, yet you insist on doing everything yourself."

Xu Jingming looked at Elin as if she were an idiot.

If it were him, he'd demand as much family support as possible.

His whole philosophy was: exploit the family, never lift a finger himself!

"You've never been part of an adept clan—you don't understand much. No matter how much I explain, you won't get it."

Elin shook her head and didn't elaborate further:

"Our Silver Moon Corporation has the best cultivation plan—it can accelerate the growth and evolution of your Thorn Sword Grass.

I'll send you a copy when we get back. Whether you buy it or not is up to you."

"Alright, that's it for now—I need to report in at the corporation. Just contact me if you need anything."

With that, she turned and walked away with a swaying gait.

"Silver Moon Corporation... I never thought Elin was a hidden little heiress."

Looking at the business card in his hand, Xu Jingming sighed with emotion.

He finally realized: every competitor who achieved notable success in the Prodigy Games had powerful backing.

Of course, that included himself.

Without external resources, no matter how gifted you were, you couldn't achieve greatness.

Whether it was Magic University or Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, both were his solid backing.

Without them, even finding martial arts manuals would take enormous effort.

"Are you free tomorrow night? The Caesar Hotel—I'll treat you to dinner."

After Elin left, Catherine walked up and asked bluntly.

"Not sure," Xu Jingming shook his head. "If I'm free, I'll contact you."

He hadn't returned in a month—he didn't know if Teacher Ling Shuang had any assignments waiting.

He needed to confirm with the gym first before replying.

"I'll wait for your call." With that, Catherine spread her pure white wings and soared into the sky.

Her beautiful, sacred, elegant figure caused many Holy Church followers nearby to kneel and pray.

In Daxia, adepts were forbidden from flying freely in cities—but Mocheng had no such rule.

So Xu Jingming unfurled his Lei Long Wings and flew toward Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym.

"Welcome back, Chief Coach Xu."

The villa had sensor functions;

the moment Xu Jingming landed at the gate, the front door automatically opened.

In the living room, Ling Shuang and Xia Lan were already waiting.

The large round table in the center was piled high with delicacies.

"Indeed, compared to returning to the villa alone as usual, I much prefer this kind of bustle."

Xu Jingming silently felt grateful.

Thank goodness he hadn't let Xia Lan move out—otherwise Ling Shuang wouldn't be here to greet him now.

"Welcome back," Ling Shuang smiled.

Today she wore a bright red long dress, lounging casually on the sofa.

Her long black hair fell over her chest; beneath the hem, two slender, fair legs were crossed.

Barefoot, her delicate, translucent feet exposed to the air, soft and pale.

Xia Lan beside her was dressed in casual home attire, looking relaxed.

"Teacher Ling, you're not working at the gym today?" Xu Jingming walked into the living room with a smile.

"There's always so much to do whether I'm there or not, so I came back early."

"I see."

"......"

During the month in Qingfeng Secret Realm, Xu Jingming had devoted all his time to hunting beasts.

He barely even cooked meat, relying entirely on energy bars for sustenance.

Seeing the feast before him, he said nothing more and immediately began devouring.

After dinner, Ling Shuang had intended to bring up the Butterfly Cult.

But she suddenly received a message from Director Liu Shan, ordering her to attend a meeting immediately at the gym building.

"Jingming, Director's calling a meeting—let's go together," Ling Shuang rose from the sofa.

"I have to go too?"

As soon as he asked, he realized—he was Chief Coach now; he did need to attend meetings.

So after Ling Shuang changed into the gym uniform, they headed to the building together.

PS: Next month, the author plans to launch a million-word title test and needs five titles.

The requirements are simple: the titles must match the story's content and be compelling.

I picked five titles at 500,000 words, but now I'm out of ideas—seeking advice from readers: any good suggestions?

The current two titles for this novel are: "Global Adept: Starting with the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning," and "Infinite Evolution of Lightning Adept—How Will You Respond?"