The number one hero battle of the Nine Provinces had ended six months ago, but the popularity didn't decrease. Instead, it fermented with time and spread even more widely.
Hence, Sun Mo's fame grew increasingly greater.
In the past, he was known as a super rookie, a leading character of the new generation. But now, there were already people saying that he was the most dazzling star in the entire great teacher world, the most amazing great teacher.
In the past, when people evaluated Sun Mo, they wouldn't include those high-star great teachers because they felt that it was unfair to him. But now, it didn't matter.
Sun Mo's excellence could be counted on one's fingers in the entire great teacher world.
Professionals would evaluate whether a great teacher was outstanding based on their star rating, academic standards, reputation, and connections. But for ordinary people, they would look at whether their teachers could teach impressive students.
Sun Mo's Calabash Brothers had used their strength to prove that they were the strongest.
Li Ziqi had followed Sun Mo for so long and was influenced by his modern way of thinking. In addition, she had lived in black and white games before and knew the importance of 'publicity'. Hence, she privately spent a large amount of money and arranged for a large number of people to promote Sun Mo.
Such a method also increased Sun Mo's fame by multiple times.
The crux was that Sun Mo's achievements were all real. He wasn't like some celebrities in the modern era who didn't even have representative works and could only boast about their professionalism and looks.
After the poor people heard of Sun Mo's name, they could only sigh ruefully that although their teacher was good, their family was too poor and couldn't afford to pay for their teacher's tuition fees.
After the rich people heard of Sun Mo's name, they immediately brought their children to Jinling. Even if they couldn't enter Sun Mo's tutelage, they wanted to study in the Central Province Academy. As long as they stayed in the same school, they believed that their children's performance would definitely be recognized by Sun Mo.
As for those with power and influence, they used all sorts of connections to invite Sun Mo to a meal and discuss the problems of their children's education.
Sun Mo was in seclusion. Hence, these letters were all placed on An Xinhui's office desk. After all, she was Sun Mo's fiancée and the headmaster of the Central Province Academy.
"Sun Mo is now the number one great teacher in the Nine Provinces."
Gu Xiuxun helped An Xinhui to open the letters and sift through them. She looked at the names inscribed on the letters. They were all princes, prime ministers, princesses, and so on.
Among them, there were even many relatives of the royal family who sent people to inquire if there was a chance for them to enter Sun Mo's tutelage.
To many great teachers, being able to accept a member of the royal family was not only a form of networking, but also a form of recognition. Therefore, most great teachers wouldn't reject such a request. Therefore, these members of the royal family could boldly bring their children to acknowledge them as their master.
However, Sun Mo's fame was too great. They didn't dare to take the risk. If they were rejected, the ones who would lose face would be their children.
After all, to be able to nurture Li Ziqi, a trash that was personally appraised by a secondary saint, into a genius, there was definitely no problem with Sun Mo's judgment.
Right now, the name 'Sun Mo' was equivalent to authority.
"It's a pity that he's in seclusion!"
An Xinhui sighed.
At such a time, even if he didn't take the opportunity to lecture and expand his influence, he should at least show his face in the school more often to make his presence known. However, Sun Mo ran to the Wind King Divine Hall to enter seclusion.
What were these thousands of apprenticeship letters?
With the Nine Greats in the lead, the famous schools that were ranked highly in the Nine Provinces all sent over invitations, solemnly inviting Sun Mo to give a lecture.
How was the treatment?
Don't ask! Asking means you're looking down on me!
The conditions given by the other party were too generous. For example, the Nine Greats had proposed an exchange program.
No matter how arrogant An Xinhui was, she didn't feel that the Central Province Academy would be able to win against them. Therefore, it could be said that for teachers and students to go to other schools for a year of exchange, it would definitely be a great profit.
They were so generous just to let Sun Mo give a few lectures. Sadly, Sun Mo wasn't at home.
"How long does he plan to stay in seclusion?"
Gu Xiuxun frowned.
"How would I know?"
An Xinhui pinched her forehead, feeling a headache. Right now, let alone students, even great teachers kept running over to ask her when Sun Mo would come out of seclusion.
They were all waiting to seek guidance from Sun Mo.
Because of Yang Shizhan and Hu Xingjiang's arrival, their nerves were greatly stimulated. Sun Mo had guided an 8-star great teacher and helped him become a secondary saint. It was already very impressive. But now, he could actually help a secondary saint ascend to a saint.
If it was the first time, it could be said that it was a stroke of luck. However, Sun Mo had done it three times in a row. Moreover, when Yang Shizhan mentioned Sun Mo, he would respectfully refer to him as' Teacher '.
How great of an honor would this be?
"Sister Xinhui, you have to pay more attention. I heard that many teachers are privately making an agreement not to allow the school to let Sun Mo go to teach other schools."
Gu Xiuxun smiled. "They say that this is called keeping the goodies within the family."
"Don't mention it. Recently, many high-star great teachers have sent over job applications. I don't know what to do."
An Xinhui felt a headache.
Who wouldn't want a good teacher?
However, the school currently didn't lack teachers. If they added more, they would have to dismiss a portion of the teachers who weren't strong enough. However, these people didn't abandon the school even when it was in dire straits back then. Therefore, An Xinhui couldn't bear to kill them.
There was also the problem of the source of students. It wasn't the start of the school season yet, but the number of applicants had already exceeded the number of applicants. The more troublesome thing was those who wanted to transfer schools. If An Xinhui didn't handle things well, she would become the target of public criticism and be isolated by the various famous schools.
It wasn't impossible for them to transfer schools, but if they did so on such a large scale, they would be despised and boycotted by the original schools. Even if An Xinhui said that she didn't do anything, they wouldn't believe her.
An Xinhui only wanted good students, but she didn't have the information of these students. If she asked the original schools, if their relationship wasn't good, they would definitely not tell her.
"Sigh, what a blissful worry!"
An Xinhui felt vexed and happy at the same time. There were also banquets that increased by tens of times compared to before. Moreover, the people who invited her to a meal had even more distinguished statuses.
Knock! Knock!
A knocking sound rang out from the office door.
"Please enter!"
An Xinhui's expression turned solemn and she sat upright. However, she then stood up in surprise. She had a smile on her face because the person who entered was Sun Mo. "Little Momo? You've come out of seclusion? "
"Sun Mo, don't go into seclusion so quietly next time. It's too worrying."
After Gu Xiuxun spoke, she realized that her tone was wrong. It sounded like a little girlfriend complaining to her boyfriend. Therefore, she cast a guilty glance at An Xinhui.
Luckily, An Xinhui was surveying Sun Mo and observing his complexion. She didn't notice this.
"Time's up. I'm going to take the test for the weaponsmith grandmaster certificate!"
Sun Mo explained and passed a list of materials to An Xinhui. "Help me buy all of the things on the list!"
"Where's Ziqi?"
An Xinhui was surprised. During this half a year, Li Ziqi wasn't even the emperor anymore. She let Li Xiu and Zheng Qingfang be in charge of internal affairs while she herself was Sun Mo's assistant. Hence, the little sunny egg was usually the one doing the miscellaneous tasks.
"The experiment has reached the most crucial step. Ziqi can't leave!"
Sun Mo was very vexed too.
The Saint Gate's weaponsmith grandmaster examination was held once a year. If he missed it, he could only wait for the next year. Moreover, it couldn't be delayed. Hence, he had to participate no matter what.
"The Saint Gate's examination is too inhumane. Why can't one participate in the ancestor-level examination without a grandmaster certificate? It's really unreasonable! "
Gu Xiuxun spoke in disdain.
An Xinhui couldn't control it and rolled her eyes at Gu Xiuxun.
Someone like Sun Mo would probably only appear once every few hundred years.
Also, there weren't many great teachers who were qualified to be examiners for the ancestor-level examination. They were all very busy and squeezing out some time to come once a year was already giving them a lot of face.
If they didn't use the grandmaster examination to eliminate the majority of people, wouldn't there be more people coming to join in the fun?
After giving some simple instructions, Sun Mo sat on the eight-gate cloud and directly flew away.
The weaponsmith grandmaster examination this year would be held at the Coiling Dragon Famous School in Coiling Dragon City.
Early in the morning, the great teachers were already waiting at the school gate.
Among them, there was a middle-aged man in his thirties who attracted the most attention. There were over ten great teachers surrounding him, humbly seeking guidance.
This middle-aged man was called Luo Pei. He graduated from Jixia Learning Palace and worked in this school. He was the most dazzling rising star in the weaponsmithing field.
When he was a student, he invented a type of alloy that could increase the weapon's affinity with spirit qi when added into weapons.
Because of this invention, his wealth was comparable to that of a country. Many weaponsmiths were seeking to purchase this alloy.
"Teacher Luo will surely come out on top in the examination this time around. Let us congratulate you in advance!"
Someone complimented him.
Luo Pei smiled reservedly. Just when he wanted to say something humble, he suddenly frowned and looked up at the sky.
"Mn?"
Luo Pei was speechless because a person was descending from the sky.
The others also followed Luo Pei's gaze and looked over. After that, someone called out in surprise, "It's Ancestor Sun!"
"Why is he here? Could it be that he wants to participate in the examination as well? "
"I remember that he had once publicly said that he is a dual ancestor in spirit runes and weaponsmithing!"
"He must be bragging, right? How old is he? Where would he have so much time to study? "
The great teachers whispered to each other. Without waiting for Sun Mo to land, they all rushed up in unison, wearing humble smiles and preparing to greet him.
At the sight of this scene, Luo Pei's countenance instantly turned black.
It was because he had heard some people scolding these great teachers who were praising him earlier, saying that they were shameless. But now, when they saw Sun Mo, they ran away faster than rabbits!
What did this mean?
It meant that they weren't so honorable. It was just that he wasn't qualified to be fawned upon by them!
There was also the way they addressed Sun Mo!
Luo Pei could clearly hear that these people were calling him Ancestor Sun while he was just Teacher Luo. The difference between them was obvious!
"Ancestor Sun, why did you come to the Coiling Dragon Academy? Could it be that you want to be an examiner? "
Someone was curious.
"I'm here to participate in the examination!"
Sun Mo's attitude was amicable as he swept his gaze over these examinees. Since they rushed over to participate in the examination, it meant that they had some capabilities. Hence, he could headhunt a few of them back.
"Ah?"
Everyone was shocked. They were really here for the examination? After that, everyone felt gloomy.
It was because ever since Su Taiqing became the sect leader, he had carried out a drastic reform on the various outdated rules and practices in the great teacher world. Among them, the occupational examination was of the utmost importance.
In the past, as long as one passed the examination, they would be able to obtain the title of a grandmaster. But now, no matter how many people participated in the examination, they only had to be in the top 5%!
This meant that only five out of a hundred people could pass.
Although this measure reduced the number of 'grandmasters' in various subjects, the value of the title had increased tremendously.
Now that Sun Mo was here, he would surely occupy a slot. The difficulty of everyone passing the examination had increased again.
Although they were unhappy, the examinees present didn't dare to show Sun Mo any displeasure. They had to smile along. There was no solution to it. Who asked Sun Mo's status in the world to be too high?
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