172: Teacher's message

Chu Yuan discovered to his surprise that quite a few people were paying attention to him.

Even without fully activating his Divine Sense, he could feel dozens of gazes fixed upon him.

However, he was in a good mood today and couldn't be bothered to care.

If they liked watching, he would just let them watch.

The figure imprisoned in mid-air suddenly realized he had regained the ability to speak and hurriedly stammered, "Chu… Chu Yuan! I'm sorry! I… I didn't mean it!"

At such close range, he could perceive Chu Yuan's power better than anyone else!

Had he known he was testing such a powerful expert, he wouldn't have dared to come no matter how much he was offered.

"It's fine, just be more careful next time," Chu Yuan smiled.

What? Be careful in my next life?

The man was dazed, feeling his body lighten as he was set down on the ground.

"That's it… he's done?"

"Is his temper really that good?"

"Damn, if I had known…"

Those watching from the shadows found it unbelievable; even if you were magnanimous, it shouldn't be like this, right?

"I understand now. Could it be that Chu Yuan simply didn't know…"

"…"

Chu Yuan indeed didn't know that trespassing into someone's courtyard while they were in seclusion was a serious disciplinary offense!

But even if he had known, he couldn't be bothered to do anything about it now.

Over the past two months, he had gained a lot; although his Realm hadn't improved, he had filled in many gaps in his arsenal!

To verify if there was something wrong with the System, Chu Yuan had redeemed seven or eight hundred thousand military merit points worth of various Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills.

From mid-range to high-end, he had everything!

Among them, a situation similar to the Star Body Tempering Art occurred again!

After being converted by the System, two expensive Martial Skills resulted in new versions that didn't match their original tiers.

Chu Yuan had developed a rough theory.

Whether it was the Star Body Tempering Art or the other two Martial Skills… their authors could not be traced.

Furthermore, compared to other Cultivation Techniques in the existing library, they had a subtle sense of disharmony.

Take the Star Body Tempering Art, for example; its conception was majestic and grand, using stars as the foundation to forge a path for Martial Artists… it was as if some hidden great expert had specifically created it for the great qin people!

As for why the Star Qi Guiding Method, converted by the System, was so unremarkable…

Chu Yuan wasn't very clear on that point yet.

Previously, he thought the System's conversion logic was: the stronger the Martial Dao resources, the stronger the Immortal Dao resources they could be converted into!

But now it seemed that, at the very least, the conversion logic for Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills wasn't like that.

"Chu Yuan, I heard that you went into seclusion as soon as the semester started and redeemed many Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills?"

Chu Yuan asked curiously, "Senior Brother, how did you know?"

Xing Zhao coughed lightly, "I am also a graduate of the Shendu Martial Academy…"

Chu Yuan nodded at the terminal, "That's right, what's the matter, Senior Brother?"

The terminal signal between the Outer Heaven Battlefield and Earth Star was usually disconnected, but for Xing Zhao, connecting for a while was no big deal—it just cost a few military merit points.

Xing Zhao didn't hide anything and said bluntly, "It's nothing, I'm just worried that you're biting off more than you can chew;

your main task right now is your Martial Artist Realm. As for the rest… whether it's your Flying Sword or the Divine Kingdom of Light, they are enough for you to use in combat for a long time."

To prevent having any weaknesses, Martial Artists usually practice many Martial Skills;

and they even keep trump card Moves, which they don't use normally and only employ in desperate situations!

Because everyone shares the same System, any method you use can be countered if one patiently searches for the corresponding method!

Even Chu Yuan… theoretically, could be countered;

one would just need a secret treasure to protect the Soul, then find a way to break through the ink shadow and get right in his face…

But none of these points were something an ordinary Martial Artist could achieve.

Falling into this kind of anxiety over martial equipment would only delay progress in one's Realm.

Chu Yuan couldn't explain to him that he was just trying to verify if the System was malfunctioning, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I know what I'm doing."

"That's for the best…" Xing Zhao hesitated for a moment, as if there were words he didn't know whether he should say to Chu Yuan.

After a while, he lowered his voice and said, "I have a piece of news to tell you."

"What news?" Chu Yuan became serious as well.

"Didn't I mention before that Teacher is busy with a major matter?"

"Hm?"

"Teacher is attempting a Breakthrough to the Ninth Realm! Great Qin has dispatched several Ninth Realm experts to act as Protectors for Teacher… within a year, it would be best if you didn't take any missions on the Outer Heaven Battlefield."

Chu Yuan frowned, "…Do the alien races already know about this?"

"Not yet, but who knows how long we can keep it hidden?

Those factions bordering our Human Race definitely won't sit idly by and watch Great Qin gain another Ninth Realm expert…" Xing Zhao's tone carried a hint of sorrow; he seemed to have already foreseen many sacrifices…

If the alien races knew Wei Huang was attempting a Breakthrough to the Ninth Realm, they would definitely launch a massive offensive to force out those Ninth Realm experts acting as Protectors for Teacher!

If they found the location where Teacher was in seclusion…

"I understand…" Chu Yuan quickly grasped the crux of the matter and nodded slowly.

No wonder after Teacher took him in, aside from tossing him a pile of Martial Dao resources, there had been no word from him;

so he had gone off to work on his promotion…

If he could truly promote, it would naturally be a good thing.

But once the news leaked, it would also contain immense danger!

"Alright, focus on your cultivation. If there's anything you don't understand, go ask Professor Shen Zhengqing more often;

he has a knack for teaching students. Back in the day, I received plenty of guidance from him." Xing Zhao said, preparing to hang up.

"Professor Shen Zhengqing… I understand."

"This student, I don't think I've seen you before?" In the spacious classroom, an elderly man with gray hair pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at Chu Yuan.

"Professor, I have been in seclusion until now…"

"Seclusion? You are Chu Yuan?" Shen Zhengqing smiled.

This batch of students was somewhat special and precious, so the higher-ups had directly assigned him to teach.

He had long been curious about this Chu Yuan, who had been the subject of so much buzz among the freshmen. He hadn't expected to see him for the first time only when the first semester was nearly over.

"Yes."

Shen Zhengqing nodded, "Then can you, based on what I just taught, create a Martial Skill on the spot?

The power doesn't matter, as long as it is a Martial Skill."

The content of this lesson was to create a Martial Skill within a certain framework, even if it was very weak;

but in reality, not everyone could do it…

Chu Yuan said, "I will try."

Half an hour later, Shen Zhengqing looked on with admiration, "The power is not bad. You used the energy circuits in your hand to construct a channel for instantaneous energy burst, thereby achieving a long-range attack effect…

It is enough to be included in the Martial Skill library. Why don't you give it a name?"

Chu Yuan said casually, "Let's call it the One Yang Finger…"