In the arena, Gongsun Huiying's long sword was like a torrential rain, like lightning. Her attacks were wild, and every move was deadly!
Shang Lizhou was in a difficult position, but no matter what, Zhang Xuan was from a master teacher clan, and his fighting prowess wasn't too bad. On top of that, once he lost his will to win, it was still possible for him to fight to a draw.
Gongsun Huiying became more and more anxious as she fought. Seeing that she couldn't win after a long time, she couldn't help but scold, "Are you still a man? Is it fun to be a coward? "
Shang Li felt very awkward. He glanced at Sun Mo who was at the side of the arena, asking if he should retaliate.
Sun Mo didn't give any instructions.
"Haha, she's going to die of anger!"
Qin Yaoguang laughed loudly and clapped happily.
"Two wins and one draw, it's settled!"
Lu Zhiruo was satisfied.
"It's over!"
Sun Mo heaved a long sigh. Given Sage Zhou's personality, he was extremely domineering and unwilling to admit defeat. After losing two rounds in a row, he would surely be in a hurry to regain some face. Hence, it was right for him to defend.
Gongsun Huiying grew more and more anxious, and openings began to appear in her attacks. However, Shang Li was too conservative and didn't dare to counterattack. In the end, after half an hour, the two of them fought to a draw.
When Li Wanjun announced the result, Sun Mo's group of friends and relatives immediately cheered loudly.
He had defeated a Sage!
From today onward, Sun Mo was the number one great teacher in the Nine Provinces!
"Teacher!"
Li Ziqi hugged Sun Mo agitatedly, her face covered in tears. Her teacher had finally cleared her name. It wasn't that she wasn't outstanding enough, it was that Saint Zhou didn't have a good eye for talent.
Saint Zhou was so angry that he wanted to leave. But after seeing this scene, he suddenly sighed and turned to walk toward Sun Mo and Li Ziqi.
When he moved, everyone quieted down and stared at him.
"What the hell? Not convinced? Are you going to fight me personally? "
"He's a Saint after all. He can't be a sore loser, right?"
"He is the first Sage to be defeated by a secondary sage, right?"
The audience discussed among themselves. The entire Nine Provinces already knew about the grudge between Saint Zhou and Li Ziqi.
"Great Teacher Li, regarding my refusal to accept you as a personal disciple, it was because my capabilities were limited and I wasn't able to see your potential. I'm here to apologize to you!"
As Saint Zhou spoke, he suddenly bowed for a full ten seconds.
"There's no need for you to act like this. Which master teacher hasn't made mistakes before?"
"Also, I have to thank you. If it wasn't for your rejection, I wouldn't have been able to meet my teacher!"
Honestly speaking, Li Ziqi hated Sage Zhou, but she was also grateful to him. If not, if he had accepted her, would there still be a teacher?
Zhou Sheng straightened his back, looked at Sun Mo, and stretched out his hand.
Sun Mo laughed and shook her hand.
"You have a good disciple!"
Saint Zhou exclaimed, "And you, you are even more outstanding. I am ashamed of my inferiority!"
"Good, very good. Let bygones be bygones. Everyone is happy!"
Li Wanjun applauded.
Saint Zhou left.
His group of relatives and friends followed behind him, feeling very indignant.
"Father, why are you apologizing?"
"Fool, Sun Mo is only 40 years old. Now that he has become the sect leader, he will have to hold this position for at least 500 years. Moreover, he is a secondary saint. How long do you think his influence in the great teacher world will last?"
Saint Zhou scolded, "If I don't take the initiative to apologize, do you think you'll have a chance to live after I die?"
Everyone's faces were ashen. Indeed, when they thought of their mortal enemy standing at the peak of the great teacher world, they felt that their future was bleak.
"In the future, tuck your tails between your legs and behave!"
Saint Zhou sighed. He didn't expect that his arrogance back then would become the greatest stain in his life.
The entire Nine Provinces were paying attention to this battle for the position of sect leader.
Sun Mo had two wins and one draw. His battle achievements were brilliant and also pushed his reputation to the peak.
Some people said that Sun Mo had won three rounds because Gongsun Huiying was more talented than Shang Li. This was also due to Sun Mo's guidance.
Many people envied Briquet, Bai Xiaoquan, and Shang Li for being able to acknowledge Sun Mo as their teacher. It was because Sun Mo's status was extremely high, and it was very difficult to be his student.
A country couldn't be without a ruler for a day, and a Saint Gate couldn't be without a leader for a day!
Seven days later, Sun Mo officially assumed his position.
He became the youngest sect leader of a Saint Gate in the history of the Nine Provinces.
Sun Mo didn't pursue to leave his name in history, but he wanted to make this world a better place. There would no longer be a situation like Briquet, where young girls couldn't even fill their stomachs even if they risked their lives.
After a month, Sun Mo held the Nine Provinces Great Teacher Conference after familiarizing himself with the various jobs.
Regardless of schools with the title of famous schools or ordinary schools, they had to send representatives to participate.
During the conference, Sun Mo announced five reforms!
The first one was that the Saint Gate would allocate funds to support botany, planting, beast taming, and other subjects that were related to the people's livelihood. To put it bluntly, it was to let more great teachers take the initiative to research on how to increase the yield of livestock.
In the past, everyone pursued alchemy and weaponsmithing. Only those who didn't have the ability would learn botany and other subjects. Sun Mo wanted to change this situation.
As the saying went, money could make even the devil push millstones. Hence, Sun Mo gave sufficient rewards. If there was a Grandpa Yuan, many people in the Nine Provinces would starve to death.
The second one was to promote weaponsmithing, carry out technological reforms, and increase productivity.
It was to work hard to let the Nine Provinces enter an industrial society from an agricultural society.
The third one was to set up a patent department.
In today's world, everyone cherished their own secrets. Even the secret recipes of a fried youtiao vendor would only be passed down to their sons and not their daughters.
Those patented recipes that were beneficial to society were held in the hands of individuals, deeply afraid that they would be stolen. Hence, the production capacity and scale of private workshops couldn't be increased.
Sun Mo's patent policy was to get them to contribute their patents. While earning patent fees, they could also expand production and promote the advancement of society and technology.
This requirement required the Saint Gate's reputation and martial strength to endorse it. Hence, Sun Mo set up a new department, and all of them were equipped with the most advanced spirit rune firearms.
To put it simply, it was an armed debt collection team.
If someone didn't pay patent fees, their entire family would be dragged down and sent to work as coal miners!
The fifth one was to set up a vocational and technical school, giving some children with special specialties a new path.
In today's world, ordinary people had two ways to ascend. One was the imperial examinations, and the other was cultivation to become a great teacher.
Right now, Sun Mo had opened up the third path.
It was fine if a student couldn't sense spirit qi and couldn't cultivate. Even if they weren't well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, it was fine. They could come and learn a skill.
Actually, this occupation had existed in the past. For example, apprentices and craftsmen. It was just that society called them craftsmen and didn't respect them enough.
Some craftsmen were even slaves.
Sun Mo's reform was to raise their status in society and allow them to monopolize the technology. If others wanted to use it, they had to pay patent fees.
After this was released, the craftsmen's passion for work erupted. After all, in this era, who wouldn't want to live a better life?
In the past, craftsmen were nothing. But now, even great teachers admitted that they were skilled workers and could even obtain the title of grandmaster.
Hence, many technologies were brought up.
Sun Mo saw sugar refinement recipes, gunpowder recipes, and even the embryonic form of a matchlock gun. There was no need to mention the more secretive sailboat technologies.
Sun Mo's reform allowed technology to explode. Some of them naturally brought great convenience to society.
Only by integrating resources would they be able to unleash great value.
It was like the rubber manufacturing recipe in Nanyang. After it was contributed, there was no need for Sun Mo to do anything. Someone already thought of using it to make tires.
Actually, Sun Mo also wanted to carry out universal education, but he didn't dare to do it because it would burn too much money.
These five reforms caused the representatives to be stunned when they heard it. But one couldn't help but say that although some great teachers were old-fashioned, the majority of them relied on their brains to make a living. If they thought about it seriously, they would know the benefits of these reforms.
Hence, these reforms were naturally carried out.
In just a year, the effects were already apparent.
In the past, the Nine Provinces was like a lethargic fat otaku. But now, it was like a young hero who had given up drinking and was in love, sprinting endlessly on the bright journey of life.
Sun Mo's status became even more stable.
Although he wasn't dead yet, it could be said that his contributions could definitely be ranked in the top five in the history of great teachers.
Every day, there would be elders from royal clans outside the Saint Gate. They would bring their children along to seek an audience with Sun Mo, wanting to enter his tutelage.
Sun Mo wasn't so cold that he wouldn't reject anyone. It was because he knew that if he wanted to carry out some policies, he had to have the cooperation of overflowing major characters. Hence, he accepted the sons of princes and ministers.
...
Saint Gate headquarters, Sect Leader's office.
This was a huge office that Sun Mo enjoyed alone. It had a resting room, a toilet, and an assistant's room.
For 24 hours a day, as long as Sun Mo didn't leave this place, there would be a female assistant on standby, ready to work for him.
"How annoying. What if the female assistant comes in?"
Mei Ziyu's face was flushed. She tidied her skirt and glanced at Sun Mo.
She had just been nourished by Sun Mo.
"That won't happen. The work I've arranged for them won't be completed so quickly!"
Sun Mo tidied his clothes and poured a cup of water for Mei Ziyu. Their relationship had improved by leaps and bounds half a month ago.
This was what Mei Yazhi had requested.
There was no solution to it. Sun Mo's status was getting higher and higher. Although Mei Yazhi wasn't afraid that Sun Mo would mistreat her daughter, it was better to do what was already done.
It would be even better if they could give birth to a son.
"How does it feel to be the sect leader for a year?"
Mei Ziyu teased. "Do you feel very impressive?"
"I don't feel that it's impressive. It's true that I'm very tired. There are simply too many miscellaneous matters."
When Sun Mo thought of these matters, he felt tired and wanted to escape.
The work of a sect leader was already very heavy. Moreover, Sun Mo had conducted a great reform. There were naturally even more things to do. If it wasn't for the fact that his subordinates were very capable, he might really end up like this.
"Capable people do more work!"
Mei Ziyu smiled. "Oh right, how is Sister Xinhui??"
"I don't know!"
Sun Mo frowned.
An Xinhui wanted to stay in the Saint Gate for a period of time to accompany Sun Mo, but An Jingxi found an excuse to reject her. As for the date of the wedding, she kept delaying it.
"I have no idea what Saint An is thinking. A grandson-in-law like you wouldn't be able to find a second one in the entire Nine Provinces!"
Mei Ziyu was puzzled. "However, the Central Province Academy's momentum is very strong. They got first place in the 'A' grade league tournament this year and have already risen to the ranks of the Nine Greats."
"Yeah, very strong!"
Sun Mo returned to his office table and prepared to work. However, a long awaited 'ding' rang out in his ears!
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