On the Darkness Continent, there were many mysterious species of darkness that the people of the Nine Provinces didn't understand at all. Some of them weren't threatening, but the majority of them had extremely strong attacking natures. If one wasn't careful, it was very possible that they would suffer a setback.
Seeing Xuanyuan Po rushing out with an excited look on his face, Li Ziqi was almost angered to death. (Don't you use your brain when you do things?)
I know your combat strength is tyrannical, but if you rush out without any information, what difference is there between you and an idiot?
Jiang Leng's face was cold, but his heart was warm. He didn't hesitate and immediately pounced over. His body was as light as a swallow, and with a few leaps, he closed the distance between him and Xuanyuan Po.
Among the six personal disciples, Jiang Leng was the fastest in terms of speed.
"I'm going too!"
Lu Zhiruo pulled out her sword and quickly gave chase.
"No."
Given your combat strength, you would only be a burden if you went. "Tantai, look after Zhiruo. Don't let her run around. I'll go take a look!"
"I suggest you stay here."
Tantai Yutang didn't have any hopes for Li Ziqi's athletic ability. If she encountered danger, she would definitely be even weaker than Lu Zhiruo.
"Don't go!"
Sun Mo's voice rang out from the tent.
Boom!
At the same time, the spirit qi in the surroundings rumbled and churned like tsunamis, gathering toward the tent. After Ying Baiwu's bones were repaired, she started to attempt a breakthrough.
"But my two Junior Brothers …"
Li Ziqi frowned. She felt that as the eldest martial sister, she had the obligation to protect them. Although her combat strength wasn't good, her brain was very good and she could come up with ideas.
"Jiang Leng is very reliable. Leave it to him."
Sun Mo looked at Ying Baiwu who was trying to break through and let out a sigh. He should have immediately gone to look for his two students, but Ying Baiwu had already started to break through. He couldn't leave and had to guard her.
If something went wrong, he would be able to remedy it in time.
Time flowed by, causing everyone to feel anxious. Luckily, Ying Baiwu's talent was outstanding. She only spent three minutes and successfully broke through, perfectly stepping into the fourth level of the body-refinement realm.
"Teacher!"
Ying Baiwu had an agitated look on her face. She had become stronger again.
"Alright, you rest first!"
Sun Mo rushed out. "Zhiruo, follow me. Ziqi and Tantai, stay here."
"Alright!"
The papaya girl immediately followed.
Looking at the two of them rapidly leaving, Li Ziqi's gaze was filled with resentment. She hated that her mobility was too weak.
"If you want to go, then go. Teacher will definitely not bear to reprimand you!"
Tantai Yutang suggested.
"Do you think I'm you? Are you disregarding Teacher's words? "
Li Ziqi glared at Tantai Yutang. (Isn't it because Teacher wants me to protect you and that Ying Baiwu? Oh right, there's also Tan Lu.)
"Damn!"
Ying Baiwu took White Bird and walked out.
"No, all of you stay here quietly. If anyone dares to mess around again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Li Ziqi roared in a low voice, "Also, pay attention to the surroundings and be prepared to fight at any moment."
…
Sun Mo rushed over to the rubble region and listened attentively.
Even though there was moonlight pouring down, there were too many rocks, and the shadows were hurrying about, greatly affecting one's vision.
"Teacher, over there!"
Lu Zhiruo's ears trembled as she immediately pointed the way.
"Where did he go?"
Xuanyuan Po squatted on top of a boulder and looked around, but he didn't find anything.
"Come down quickly!"
Jiang Leng urged. (The enemy is in the dark while I'm in the light. Are you trying to become a target by climbing so high?)
"It's fine!"
Xuanyuan Po was very carefree and didn't even lower his voice when he spoke. If the other party dared to launch a sneak attack on him, it would save him the trouble of looking for them.
All of a sudden, the sound of wind breaking rang out.
"He's here?"
Xuanyuan Po had a look of joy on his face as he brandished his silver spear.
Pak!
A stone bullet the size of a goose egg was smashed.
Pak! Pak!
Sun Mo stepped on the rock and leaped up, stabbing out with his wooden blade.
"Teacher?"
Xuanyuan Po, who had wanted to retaliate, immediately retracted his spear when he saw Sun Mo, allowing the wooden blade to strike his shoulder.
Bang!
Sun Mo exerted force and slammed Xuanyuan Po down.
Xuanyuan Po somersaulted in the air and landed steadily on the ground. He then rubbed his numb shoulder and revealed a nonchalant smile.
"Xuanyuan Po, can you change your personality?"
Sun Mo bellowed.
"Teacher, I've always been like this. If I don't experience life-and-death battles, how can I become stronger? How can I become the number one in the Nine Provinces? "
Xuanyuan Po knew that his teacher was concerned about him, but he didn't need it.
"Is that so?"
Sun Mo let out a cold snort. He didn't waste his breath and leaped out. With a flick of his wrist, the afterimages of his wooden blade filled the air.
Xuanyuan Po's eyes brightened and he immediately raised his spear to meet Sun Mo's attack. He had long since wanted to spar with his teacher again, but he soon discovered that his teacher was even more powerful compared to before.
Sun Mo still didn't use his spirit qi and purely relied on his moves to suppress Xuanyuan Po.
Xuanyuan Po's Prairie Blazing Fire was very powerful, but if he couldn't unleash it, it wouldn't have any prowess at all.
"You can't even win against me? You still dare to chase after me? "
Sun Mo berated.
"Teacher, it's not that exaggerated. If I can't win against him, I can run!"
Xuanyuan Po explained.
"What if you can't run?"
Sun Mo counter-asked, "There's nothing wrong with worshipping combat and using life-and-death battles to temper yourself. But can you talk about some other methods? If you do this, what's the difference between you and a brute? "
"Don't be unconvinced. Look at Jiang Leng. When he's searching for the enemy, he's constantly observing the surroundings to ensure a path of retreat. This way, he can retreat immediately once he encounters danger. But you, your entire mind is filled with the thought of finding the enemy and fighting!"
Pak, pak, pak!
The wooden blade continued to strike Xuanyuan Po's body, blasting out golden pages one after another. However, Sun Mo wasn't interested in observing this.
"Eh, I admit that I was too rash. I'll do this next time!"
Xuanyuan Po was stunned for a moment. After that, he humbly listened to Sun Mo's teachings. He liked to fight, but he wasn't a fool. Jiang Leng's way of doing things was indeed worth learning.
"Do you know what I'm the most angry about?"
Although Xuanyuan Po had admitted his mistake, Sun Mo didn't stop. On the contrary, he struck even more ruthlessly.
Pak, pak, pak!
Each strike of the sandalwood blade was faster than the previous one, landing on Xuanyuan Po's body. Sun Mo wanted to teach this fellow a lesson. If this continued, he would die sooner or later.
"I'm disobedient?"
Xuanyuan Po guessed.
"Wrong!"
Sun Mo waved his blade and smashed it on the back of Xuanyuan Po's hand.
"It has only been a few months, but Teacher is already so powerful?"
Jiang Leng, who was watching at the side, was dumbfounded. Compared to the sparring session he had with Xuanyuan Po previously, his teacher was even more skillful and at ease.
Sun Mo was very calm. Under the support of the six levels of the Universe Formless Divine Art, teaching Xuanyuan Po a lesson was as simple as eating and drinking.
Xuanyuan Po gave over ten answers consecutively, but all of them were wrong. This caused him to be a little flustered and exasperated. He decided to just stand there and not move. "Teacher, go ahead and fight. Tell me after you're done!"
Using one's brain was so annoying!
With Xuanyuan Po standing there, Sun Mo couldn't bear to continue. He angrily scolded, "You are no longer the lone ranger you were in the past. You have people from the same sect. Have you considered this? Jiang Leng is taking a huge risk by chasing after you."
Xuanyuan Po started. After that, his expression turned heavy. He wasn't afraid of death, but this didn't mean that he didn't know the meaning of death. Jiang Leng was able to chase after him because he was worried about him.
"Do you know how worried Ziqi is for you guys?"
Sun Mo sighed. "Her combat strength is so weak, but she still chased after you. If something were to happen to her, how would you feel at ease?"
"Worried?"
Xuanyuan Po mumbled. He had never had such an experience of being cared for by others before.
"What you should do the most is to apologize to Jiang Leng, then Ziqi."
Sun Mo berated, "Why are you still not going?"
"Junior brother Jiang Leng, I was wrong."
After Xuanyuan Po spoke, he added, "But if I really can't win against the enemy, I'll definitely bring up the rear and let you guys escape first!"
Xuanyuan Po wasn't lying. He was such a person.
"We're from the same sect, there's no need to stand on ceremony!"
Jiang Leng smiled. He didn't mind such an apology. However, Sun Mo's words caused him to have a good impression of him.
Ordinary teachers would definitely care about their prestige and wouldn't allow their students to offend them. However, Sun Mo was considering his and Li Ziqi's safety and feelings.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Jiang Leng + 50. Friendly (550/1,000).
Jiang Leng liked such teachers who were compassionate.
...
Seeing the four of them returning, Li Ziqi hurriedly went up to them.
"Li Ziqi, I'm sorry!"
Xuanyuan Po apologized.
"Are you guys alright?"
Although Li Ziqi was the most concerned about Sun Mo, the first person she looked at was Jiang Leng. It was because Jiang Leng had rushed out because of her command. If something were to happen, she would definitely blame herself.
"I'm fine."
Lu Zhiruo patted his papaya chest.
"That's good then!"
Li Ziqi heaved a sigh of relief. After that, she rolled her eyes. "Xuanyuan Po, you have to call me eldest martial sister!"
"Alright, eldest martial sister!"
Because he had been 'cared for', Xuanyuan Po decided to make Li Ziqi satisfied.
"Very good!"
Li Ziqi wanted to pat Xuanyuan Po's shoulder, but she discovered that even after tiptoeing, she still couldn't reach him. Hence, she could only give up helplessly.
(This fellow is too tall. How did he grow so tall?)
"Did you catch that peeping fellow?"
Tantai Yutang was curious.
"No!"
Xuanyuan Po shook his head.
"Alright, everyone, go and rest. Xuanyuan Po, you face the bonfire and reflect on your mistakes. You can also be on night duty. Jiang Leng, come with me!"
Sun Mo instructed.
In the tent, Jiang Leng stripped naked. No matter how many times he looked at the spirit runes on his body, they all felt a little terrifying.
"How many times have I said this? Before these spirit runes are repaired, don't cultivate anymore!"
Sun Mo placed his hands on Jiang Leng's body and couldn't help but frown. The spirit qi in this fellow's body had increased. He was definitely secretly cultivating.
Jiang Leng fell silent.
When Sun Mo saw his appearance, he didn't know how to persuade him. He could only try his best to raise his knowledge of spirit runes. His massage was to help Jiang Leng maintain his body. It was very useful.
"Teacher, thank you!"
After exiting the tent, Jiang Leng bowed.
After that, it was Tantai Yutang's turn. Sun Mo didn't treat him but looked at him and asked, "Why didn't you help Ziqi?"
"She's doing very well!"
Tantai Yutang shrugged.
"If you help her, she'll be more at ease. Tantai, you always say that you rely on your brain to make a living. In that case, you should bring out your capabilities."
Sun Mo looked at Tantai Yutang and there was a hint of disappointment in his tone. "Ziqi treats you as someone from the same sect. I hope that you won't let her get hurt because of you. Alright, you can go out first!"
Tantai Yutang left and watched as Xuanyuan Po entered the tent. He knew that not receiving the living blood technique's treatment was a kind of punishment.
"Teacher, your expectations of me are really high!"
Tantai Yutang smiled in self-mockery. He understood Sun Mo's meaning. Sun Mo could pretend that he didn't see him being disobedient and playing some tricks. But when it concerned the safety of his personal disciples, Sun Mo wasn't in a good position to say anything.
Moreover, in that situation earlier, Tantai Yutang understood that Sun Mo wanted him to be the vice group leader to command the overall situation.
Such expectations made Tantai Yutang feel a little strange in his heart. He felt a sense of joy from being acknowledged. In the past, when others saw his sickly appearance, they would treat him as trash. After all, in the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, martial prowess reigned supreme.
The phrase 'I rely on my brain to make a living' that Tantai Yutang often said was mostly self-mockery and indignation. (My body isn't good, but I have my brain.)
However, no one had ever given him a chance to prove himself.
Could the current Sun Mo be an exception?
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Tantai Yutang + 30. Friendly (510/1,000).
"What a strange person!"
Tantai Yutang shook his head, feeling that he couldn't see through Sun Mo. However, that Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands was truly amazing.
At the thought of this, Tantai Yutang couldn't help but twist his shoulders. He recalled the feeling of comfort he felt for a few days after being treated by Sun Mo.
(Sigh!)
(Should I be more obedient next time?)
Even Tantai Yutang, who was labeled as mentally abnormal by the system, couldn't escape the law of fragrance.
...
Standing in the tent, Xuanyuan Po grabbed his hair, feeling a little at a loss. Li Ziqi's concern made him feel a little strange.
"Take off your clothes and lie down!"
Sun Mo helplessly shook his head. Although Xuanyuan Po had some minor flaws, he was still a pure person on the whole. He had poured all his effort into combat.
"Oh!"
Xuanyuan Po's speed was extremely fast. After taking off his clothes, he crawled on the blanket like a salted fish.
Looking at the bruises on the combat addict's body, Sun Mo's gaze turned heavy. "Do you hate me?"
"No!"
Xuanyuan Po's chin sank into the pillow. "Moreover, I know that teacher is doing this for my own good. I've thought about it. My rash actions earlier might really have caused Jiang Leng to fall into danger."
Sun Mo felt very gratified. His preaching didn't go to waste.
"But teacher, why did you become stronger again? I feel like you saw through my moves just now. This feeling is so unbearable. "
Xuanyuan Po spoke in a muffled voice, "Teacher, can you teach me?"
"Yes, this is the third level of the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art, copy!"
Sun Mo smiled. "However, Xuanyuan Po, you are a pure person and aren't suitable to learn so many martial techniques. You should focus on one martial technique and continue practicing it until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble."
In this world, there were two types of people. The first type relied on their brains and had many thoughts. For example, Li Ziqi and Tantai Yutang. They could learn many cultivation arts, and not only was their learning speed fast, but they could also master them thoroughly and transform them into their own experiences.
The other type was people like Xuanyuan Po. They relied on their instincts and intuition. The more they learned, the more it would affect their own nature.
Xuanyuan Po was too pure. When Sun Mo was beating him up, he could sense that when this fellow encountered a strong opponent, he would rely on his intuition and wouldn't think too much about it.
To put it bluntly, before his brain could think of something, his hands would already move.
"En, I believe in Teacher."
Xuanyuan Po nodded. He didn't suspect that Sun Mo didn't want to teach him. After all, Li Ziqi and the other two had learned it. They were a good example.
"I will teach you. After you reach the major accomplishment stage of the Prairie Blazing Fire Spear Technique, you can learn other cultivation arts. If you practice it now, it would grind down your combat instincts instead."
Sun Mo explained.
Every time his hands pressed on Xuanyuan Po's body, Sun Mo would feel more fondness for him. It wasn't fondness in a philosophical sense, but admiration and admiration. It was like he was looking at a rare treasure.
What kind of monstrous body was this?
Becoming the number one spear in the Nine Provinces? Honestly speaking, Sun Mo felt that Xuanyuan Po's ambition was too small. He wanted to forge him into the number one expert in the world.
After calming himself down, Sun Mo gave Xuanyuan Po a massage. At the same time, he blinked his left eye twice and a cultivation art flew out from the storage cabinet, flipping open before his eyes.
Because he had given Xuanyuan Po a good beating earlier, Sun Mo had obtained the complete Prairie Blazing Fire Spear Technique. After he read through it, he gained some insights and then activated Divine Sight.
One couldn't help but say that the ancestor-grade proficiency index automatically listed out the main points of this cultivation art.
"Xuanyuan, no one taught you how to cultivate this cultivation art before, right?"
Sun Mo frowned.
"Eh? Teacher, how did you know? "
Xuanyuan Po was astonished. He instinctively wanted to turn his head and look at Sun Mo.
"Lie down properly!"
Sun Mo pressed down on Xuanyuan Po and started to use the circulation technique on his back.
"How did you get this cultivation art?"
Sun Mo was curious.
"I snatched it!"
When Xuanyuan Po said this, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. Moreover, he didn't plan to hide it from Sun Mo. He was extremely honest.
"The old clan leader said that given my personality, if I learned this cultivation art, I would definitely become a scourge. He wouldn't teach me even if he was beaten to death. After that, I stole it and ran away!"
"..."
Sun Mo was speechless. However, he admitted that what the old clan leader said was right. Given Xuanyuan Po's personality, he might bring a calamity to their clan because of this cultivation art.
"Teacher, did I cultivate it wrongly?"
After Xuanyuan Po asked, he silently cursed at himself for being so stupid. His teacher didn't understand this cultivation art, so how would he know if it was right or wrong?
"En, you rely too much on your physical strength and neglected the cultivation of your energy channels. From today onward, you have to increase the duration of your meditation!"
Sun Mo instructed.
"Ah?"
Xuanyuan Po immediately cried out. It was so boring to meditate while sitting down.
"I'll help you clear your energy channels now!"
Sun Mo poured some ancient whale oil on his hand and pressed it on Xuanyuan Po's back, starting to exert force.
Even with Xuanyuan Po's terrifying endurance, he was crying out from the pressure. However, after the pain, he felt an indescribable feeling of comfort.
Xuanyuan Po's body was too strong, but he didn't cultivate his energy channels properly. Hence, it became his shortcoming. This meant that the circulation of spirit qi couldn't keep up with his body's consumption.
The majority of cultivators had bodies that were too weak and couldn't withstand too much spirit qi. Hence, they had to keep on tempering their bodies to strengthen them so that they could absorb more spirit qi. However, Xuanyuan Po was the opposite. This fellow's body was like a bottomless pit that couldn't be filled up by spirit qi.
He was like a ferocious beast that was always hungry and had no strength. How high could his battle prowess be?
What Xuanyuan Po needed to do now was to strengthen his energy channels so that he could absorb more spirit qi. Honestly speaking, the toughness of his body wasn't inferior to Sun Mo, who was at the blood-ignition realm.
"What a pervert!"
Even Sun Mo felt a little envious. What did it mean by having a hundred women at night? Xuanyuan Po was one of them. He didn't need to use any techniques and just relied on brute force to kill any woman, causing them to throw away their armor and cry out loudly!
"Oh!"
Xuanyuan Po didn't think much of it. (I'll die if I don't cultivate my body for a day. As for energy channels, I can just casually cultivate them. However, at this moment, a surge of spirit qi gushed into his body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"I'm going to level up?"
Xuanyuan Po was astonished.
"Don't be in a daze, quickly absorb the spirit qi!"
Sun Mo urged. If it was someone else, he would stop and watch from the side. But this time around, he didn't. He continued to massage Xuanyuan Po, expanding his energy channels and allowing him to absorb even more spirit qi.
...
Beside the bonfire, the students were chatting by the fireplace. None of them went to sleep.
"What thing is spying on us exactly?"
Li Ziqi frowned.
"Should we set up a trap and drag it out?"
Tantai Yutang suggested.
"No, there are too many students this time around. What if an accident happens?"
The little sunny egg rejected it. Her teacher was one of the teachers in the group. If something happened to a student, he wouldn't be able to absolve himself from the blame. It would affect his evaluation and affect his future path as a great teacher.
"Senior sister, the porridge is going to be burnt."
The papaya girl reminded.
"Oh!"
Li Ziqi hurriedly stirred the porridge with a spoon. It was already early in the morning. Her teacher would definitely be very tired after massaging so many students.
Tan Lu sat in front of the tent and looked at the bonfire. He racked his brains, thinking of how to join in the conversation so that it wouldn't be awkward. However, after struggling for a long time, every time he saw Li Ziqi's oval face, his heart would palpitate uncontrollably. He didn't dare to come over and talk to her.
As for Jiang Leng, he had a deadpan look on his face. Clearly, he didn't want strangers to get close to him. As for that sickly invalid, Tan Lu kept feeling that his smile harbored ill intentions.
The easiest person to talk to should be that girl with a chest that was as big as a papaya. She had an adorable look on her face and was clearly easy to deceive. However, he didn't dare to strike up a conversation with her!
What if he got beaten up?
This papaya girl was clearly someone who was heavily protected in the group.
"Aiya, how troublesome. Why don't we just go for it directly?"
Tan Lu stood up. At this moment, a sudden boom rang out in Sun Mo's tent. The spirit qi in the surroundings surged over, forming a huge spirit qi tornado above the tent.
(It can't be, right?)
Another student had begun to break through?
Tan Lu was dumbfounded. Ying Baiwu had just leveled up, and now there was another one. Teacher Sun's God Hands were actually so powerful to this extent?
I've still underestimated Teacher's Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands!
Tan Lu felt very emotional and then started to feel envious. (How good would it be if I were Teacher's personal disciple?) By receiving the God Hands' massage every day, his body's potential would definitely be completely stimulated.
Even if he was injured or had his bones broken, he would be able to recover quickly.
However, Tan Lu knew that now that Sun Mo was famous, it wouldn't be easy for him to acknowledge him as his master.
With Xuanyuan Po's aptitude, this kind of breakthrough was without any surprises or dangers. He directly stepped into the ninth level of the body refinement realm.
"Teacher, thank you for your guidance!"
Xuanyuan Po waved his fists twice, sensing the changes in his body. He immediately knelt and bowed to Sun Mo. He felt that ever since he followed Sun Mo, his strength had grown much faster compared to when he was roaming the world alone.
"But I still don't want to meditate!"
Xuanyuan Po curled his lips.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Xuanyuan Po + 50. Friendly (610/1,000).
Sun Mo tossed Xuanyuan Po aside and came out.
"Teacher, come over and have some porridge!"
Li Ziqi immediately called out, wearing a sweet smile on her face.
Although she hadn't thought of what to say, she mustn't waste such an opportunity to improve their relationship. Therefore, Tan Lu quickly walked over.
It'd be great if Teacher Sun Mo could give him some guidance!
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