34: Vision

"Like this one?" Chu Yuan took out a Blood Pill and a spirit nurturing pill.

"Yes, exactly this kind... Could you give me one of each? I need to report back to my superiors."

"Report back?"

"Of course not." Qi Da shook his head. "The explanation I gave the Zhenwu Bureau is that I used a mystical treasure, but the essence of the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array hasn't changed; it's still about blood sacrifice refining... So, I need some physical evidence to back it up. I can't just brush them off by saying it has all been refined."

Chu Yuan had no objections. While these two types of Medicinal Pills were important to him, they weren't exactly precious.

Besides, he had tried before, and the System could not further strengthen the Blood Pills and spirit nurturing pills.

This was normal, as the Blood Pills and spirit nurturing pills were things he had created using Immortal Dao methods in the first place...

Placing the two Medicinal Pills on the table, Chu Yuan picked up the long sword.

After examining it for a moment, he placed it back down on the table.

Qi Da's expression was somewhat subtle. "What? You don't like it?"

"How could that be..." Chu Yuan shook his head. "I just feel that this sword has special significance for you, Headmaster."

This was only one reason. The other reason was that he intended to take the sword to be converted!

If Qi Da discovered later that the sword he gave him was gone and replaced by another one... it would be hard to explain.

If he bought it himself, there wouldn't be this problem. Besides the people at Zhenlong Pavilion, who would know what the sword he bought looked like?

Qi Da's eyes flickered, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

After a moment, he said, "You should go back first. I'll go get you some money."

"It's okay..." Chu Yuan seemed to want to ask something, but ultimately didn't speak.

Qi Da laughed. "Are you confused about why I'm so poor?"

Chu Yuan nodded honestly. "A little..."

By selling Medicinal Pills to Yang Yi, he had made nearly ten million in just a few days.

The Headmaster was a stronger Martial Artist, and any bit of martial arts resources he sold could be exchanged for a significant amount of money... How could he not even have ten million?

This number looked large, but in reality, it was just the value of one martial arts weapon.

A Supernatural Realm Martial Artist within the System couldn't afford a weapon? Was he joking?

Qi Da's expression remained calm. "Why do you think I'm the headmaster at No. 1 High School?"

Chu Yuan tentatively threw out an answer. "Uh... because you have connections at the top?"

"..."

"Is that not right?" Seeing the constipated expression on Qi Da's face, Chu Yuan knew he had guessed wrong.

"Do you think being a headmaster is a cushy job for me?" Qi Da quickly understood the crux of the issue: no matter how big Chu Yuan's secrets were, his perspective was still too narrow!

So narrow that he thought a Supernatural Realm Martial Artist serving as a school headmaster required connections...

"Do you know that on the Outer Heaven Battlefield, if you're lucky, the harvest in one day is the sum of what we rear-echelon administrative staff earn in several or even over a dozen years!

I just retired from the front lines because I was injured back then."

"So... the resources you've obtained over these years have all been spent on healing your injuries?"

Qi Da nodded. "That's right. Otherwise, do you think I'd be willing to hole up in this place?"

Chu Yuan finally realized that although Qi Da looked to be in his forties or fifties, a Martial Artist's Qi and blood were vigorous, and their lifespan was long; forty or fifty was the prime of life!

Although he had encountered a few Supernatural Realm Martial Artists and even killed a few with the help of Formations, this didn't mean that Supernatural Realm Martial Artists were a dime a dozen...

In the entire Chenyang City, with a population of over a million, how many Supernatural Realm Martial Artists were there?

There were only a few hundred cities in the thirty-six Prefectures of Great Qin. Based on the ratio in Chenyang City, it was hard to say if there were even ten thousand Supernatural Realm Martial Artists in the entire Great Qin... Naturally, each one was a dragon among men!

He was only barely at the Foundation Establishment Stage and might not even be able to defeat a Yukong Realm Martial Artist, so how did he dare to look down on Supernatural Realm Martial Artists?

Chu Yuan realized that his state of mind might have a problem, so he quickly circulated his Cultivation Technique to calm his mind.

Qi Da was also somewhat depressed, never expecting that one day he would worry about ordinary money...

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this. In any case, just come tomorrow.

Besides that, prepare for the Secret Realm trial at any time.

My teacher doesn't like procrastination. Since he said it has already been arranged, news will come in as short as one day or as long as three days.

Although you are strong, you cannot let your guard down."

"Is the Secret Realm very dangerous?"

"There is danger, but it won't be particularly great. The main issue is the other competitors!

A Cultivation Technique that can be highly praised by my teacher must have huge appeal..."

Chu Yuan was somewhat puzzled. He felt that there shouldn't be any 'other experts' left in Chenyang City.

Qi Da knew his strength; who could compete with him?

"You don't think the Zhenwu Bureau's Secret Realm trial is only for Chenyang City, do you?"

"Isn't it?"

Qi Da retorted: "...Chenyang City doesn't have that much face, and the Zhenwu Bureau wouldn't blatantly practice favoritism.

Encouraging the new batch of students to show their potential is fine; let's just consider it screening talent in advance for the Jianmu Project.

But if the Secret Realm trial were only for Chenyang City... it would be better to just give the Cultivation Technique to you directly; the impact caused that way would at least be smaller..."

"Then, Headmaster, what you mean is..."

"Conservatively estimated, the trial participants are the graduating students of the entire Yunan Prefecture, or perhaps... the entire Great Qin!"

...

Passing by the teaching building, Chu Yuan looked up at his class.

A familiar, half-bald middle-aged man happened to poke his head out from the corridor.

It was Huang Bo...

The look he gave Chu Yuan was somewhat complex.

Before he fell unconscious, he had clearly seen Chu Yuan defecting and joining the organization where Yan Xuan was.

But after waking up, the headmaster told him that wasn't the case, that it was just an act...

Chu Yuan didn't think much of it. He waved to Huang Bo to greet him, then left on his own.

With his current Realm, the Energy Gathering Array in the classroom could hardly be of any help to him anymore.

It was better for him to honestly take Blood Pills at home... anyway, he still had quite a few.

Just after walking not far from the school gate, a horn sounded from behind.

Chu Yuan looked at Jiang Fei, who had stopped beside him and rolled down the car window, then opened the door and sat in the passenger seat. "Why are you here?"

Jiang Fei pointed to his abdomen and laughed. "Sick leave."

"If you're sick, why aren't you staying in a hospital bed?"

"Tsk, the Bureau is in a complete mess right now... I'm annoyed just staying there."

"The aftermath shouldn't have anything to do with you, right?"

"It's not because of that." Jiang Fei shook his head, unsure if he should air the Zhenwu Bureau's dirty laundry.

But after thinking for a moment, he felt that sooner or later it couldn't be hidden...

"Do you know that before the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array was completed, our captain had a plan to preserve the seeds of hope?"