Faced with everyone's doubtful, wary, and probing gazes, Sun Mo smiled calmly. He naturally wouldn't give these second-generation nobles an answer.
However, people from the upper echelons were always so lofty. If someone came to find trouble with you, there was no need for them to understand you in advance. It was because your family background couldn't possibly be more impressive than theirs.
This was because Sun Mo was strong. If it were other new teachers, they wouldn't know how they would be humiliated today.
"Why don't you say it? Why did Xu Rui fail twice? "
Mingyu was curious. Usually speaking, people with extremely high talent would have a smooth journey in their cultivation. Even if they made a mistake occasionally, it would just be once.
Basically, if one failed twice when trying to level up, they would definitely be classified as having low talent.
"What's cultivation?"
Sun Mo asked.
"It's to surpass one's limits and keep on climbing higher!"
Bai Ziyu chuckled. (Do you really think that we're ignorant and incompetent second-generation nobles? Who doesn't know this?)
"That's right, but it's still not enough!"
Sun Mo explained, "Cultivation isn't just about tempering one's body. What's more important is to temper one's will. Only when one's will is strong can one be considered truly strong."
"Then according to what you're saying, a person who hasn't cultivated before is considered a strong person just because their will is strong?"
Mingyu sneered. This was clearly a fallacy!
Qi Siyuan and Bai Ziyu sank into deep thought, while the other young men and women were a little stunned, not understanding the meaning behind Sun Mo's words.
"Usually speaking, one's body and will complement each other. However, there are also exceptions. The way to temper one's will doesn't just include cultivation. It also includes relentless hard work. Under the heavy pressure of life, one doesn't muddle through and instead continues to fight endlessly."
Sun Mo explained.
"The Sage of Calligraphy, the Sage of Art, and the Prime Ministers of the imperial court, who are second only to the Emperor, might be physically weak, but their wills must be very strong.
"I don't understand!"
Mingyu shook his head.
"To put it simply, there's a type of person you can defeat physically, but you definitely won't be able to make them admit defeat mentally. No matter how many times they fall, they'll eventually stand up again."
Sun Mo changed his way of speaking.
"So that's how it is!"
Realization dawned on Ming Yu. He thought of his father. He was a tough man who once led 800 cavalrymen to the north to save his master. He suffered 126 wounds on his body, but he still fought to the death.
It was also that battle that allowed his father to obtain the title of Earl Yong An, allowing the Zhang Family to rise into the circle of nobles, completing the leap from a well-to-do family to a wealthy family.
His father often said, "You can die, but when you die, you must stand for me."
Zhang Mingyu had always felt that his father must have hurt his brain when he was injured in the past. Otherwise, who would be able to stand after dying? But now, he suddenly understood his father a little.
"Xu Rui, your biggest problem is that you don't have the desire to survive when you're drowning. You don't have the courage to die if you can't do it!"
Sun Mo looked at Xu Rui. "For something like cultivation, it's about surpassing and breaking through oneself. It's about unceasingly winning against your current self and climbing to a higher level."
"What about you? It was all about the will of the heavens! You haven't worked hard at all. You've been relying on your talent to make a living! "
"Cultivation is like climbing a mountain. What others tell you will always be what others see. Only when you reach the peak of the mountain and see the scenery will it truly belong to you!"
"Xu Rui, go and take a look at the scenery up there!"
As a teacher, what he didn't wish to see the most was a genius student wasting his talent. Therefore, Sun Mo said these words out of his feelings. Priceless Advice was activated.
Buzz!
Golden light lit up on Sun Mo's body. It then shot out in all directions, encompassing everyone.
The group of second-generation nobles felt their spirits stirring, feeling that their hearts were filled with motivation. They had a strong urge to immediately start a devilish training.
"Scenery that belongs to me?"
Xu Rui mumbled, her eyes shining with a breathtaking glow.
"Teacher Sun, I've benefited from your guidance!"
Qi Siyuan bowed slightly. Sun Mo's words allowed him to gain some insights, and his mental state was raised.
"Teacher Sun, thank you for your guidance!"
Xu Rui quickly expressed her thanks and contributed another 100 favorable impression points.
Bai Ziyu felt that Sun Mo's words seemed to make sense, but it was impossible for him to thank Sun Mo.
"Teacher Sun, can you give me some guidance?"
Mingyu stopped calling out. He didn't even care about his finger that had been broken by Sun Mo. Instead, he looked at Sun Mo with anticipation. This was the benefit of being the son of a general. His temper came and went quickly.
Sun Mo walked to Zhang Mingyu's side and placed his hand on his body. At the same time, Divine Sight was also activated.
Ninth level of the body-refinement realm. 17 years old. Bottleneck.
Strength: 9. Close to the limits. Unparalleled valiance.
Intellect: 5. Average standard.
Agility: 7. A pair of hairy legs.
Endurance: 7. Son of a rich and powerful family. Wears luxurious clothes and eats delicacies. However, he often trains his body and his endurance isn't bad.
Will: 5. Hasn't experienced any major events and hasn't been tempered. To put it bluntly, his life is too easy.
...
Potential value: A little above average.
Note: Has great ambitions, but doesn't have the capabilities.
Note: Cultivates a superior-grade heaven-tier cultivation art, the Six Yang Soul-breaking Blade, resulting in damage to his body's functions. Currently, he is in a state of decline. If this were to continue, he would die early.
Upon seeing this data, Sun Mo frowned.
"What... what's wrong?"
Zhang Mingyu felt uneasy. Sun Mo's expression didn't seem right.
"The cultivation art you're cultivating is too good!"
Sun Mo's words were a little vague. After all, peak-grade cultivation arts were things that could easily attract the desire of others.
"Huh?"
Zhang Mingyu was surprised, and his heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously looked toward the others. He was cultivating the Six Yang Soul-breaking Blade, but this was an absolute secret of the clan. Other than the core descendants, no one else knew about it.
There was no solution to it. As a member of the Wu Clan, powerful cultivation arts were the foundation for the clan to survive. Therefore, they had to keep it a secret.
The Six Yang Soul-breaking Blade was a superior-grade heaven-tier cultivation art. If it was brought out to be auctioned, the major characters of the various major powers would fight over it. Therefore, the Zhang Clan had always said that they were cultivating an inferior-grade heaven-tier cultivation art.
"Hmmm? Your judgment isn't bad. Brother Zhang's clan's cultivation art is indeed very good! "
One of the youths praised him!
"It's not judgment. Mingyu didn't perform his cultivation art!"
Bai Ziyu looked at Sun Mo's hands. Could it be that he found it out by touching it? (No, that's impossible. I'm also a retard. How can someone rely on a pair of hands to find out someone else's cultivation art?)
"This isn't the crux of the problem, right? Shouldn't a cultivation technique be of the highest quality the better? Why does it sound like it's not good instead? "
The young man who had a crush on Xu Rui doubted.
"Hehe!"
Zhang Mingyu smiled awkwardly. He had been overly worried. This teacher might be lying to him.
"You might not like what I'm going to say next, so it's up to you whether you want to believe it or not."
Sun Mo gave him a warning. "Your body is considered average and isn't as good as Xu Rui's. However, the cultivation art you cultivate is much better than hers. What does this mean?
"Your body won't be able to support the depletion of this cultivation art!
"In the past, when you circulated your cultivation art, did you feel that a lot of spirit qi was depleted after 15 minutes at most and that your stamina was a little weak?"
When everyone heard Sun Mo's words, they couldn't help but look at Zhang Mingyu in surprise.
Everyone was friends and had sparred before. Therefore, everyone knew this weakness of Zhang Mingyu's and would often tease him for being a soft-footed shrimp.
They didn't expect that Sun Mo could even tell this.
"I... I've just been to the brothel too many times and injured my body. I'll be fine after some nourishment."
Zhang Mingyu quibbled.
There was no solution to it. The blow to someone admitting that their talent wasn't good was too great.
"A peak-grade cultivation art is a good thing, but not everyone can cultivate it!"
Sun Mo persuaded, "The six suns you cultivate..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingyu straightened his back as if he had been stung by a scorpion. His eyes were wide open as he stared at Sun Mo, dumbfounded.
(You really know what cultivation art I cultivate?)
It seemed that he wasn't lying earlier. If that was the case, he really knew the true grade of this cultivation art.
Zhang Mingyu's next thought was to never say it out, never ever!
"It's fine if it's other peak-grade cultivation arts. If you cultivate it too much, you might not be able to cultivate it. But this cultivation art is different. It pursues strong attacks, ferocious attacks, and great destruction. Using it requires a tremendous amount of spirit qi, but your spirit qi isn't enough. What should you do? Hence, your qi and blood started to be depleted. As time passed, your body weakened. "
Sun Mo looked at the skinny Zhang Mingyu. "You've lost a lot of weight in the past year, right?"
"It can't be, right? You even know this? "
"Is it because of the cultivation art? I thought it was because he grew taller and stronger as he grew older! "
"So you're already a useless spearhead that looks like silver!"
The group of second-generation nobles mumbled. Then, their understanding of Sun Mo was refreshed. If he was right the first time, it might be due to luck. But after so many times, it meant that Sun Mo had some capabilities.
"Scram, you're the useless spearhead!"
Zhang Mingyu scolded angrily.
"Stop cultivating. Otherwise, you won't be able to live past 20 years old."
Sun Mo persuaded.
Zhang Mingyu fell silent. (I'm the direct descendant of the clan. If I don't cultivate and don't have the capabilities, how can I inherit the clan's business? How can I maintain the clan's glory and wealth?)
"Oh right, this is also the reason why you're stuck at the ninth level of the body-refinement realm and haven't been able to break through!"
Sun Mo added another sentence.
Zhang Mingyu was no longer agitated because Sun Mo was right. However, Bai Ziyu was stunned. He looked at Zhang Mingyu and asked.
"Ninth level? Is that true? "
"It's true!"
Zhang Mingyu replied angrily. He had wanted to say this after stepping into the spirit-refinement realm to flaunt, but he hadn't expected Sun Mo to expose him.
Gulp!
Bai Ziyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he heard this and looked toward Sun Mo.
The other second-generation nobles couldn't help but fall silent as well. They assessed Sun Mo, wondering if they should seek guidance from him.
No one would complain about having too much strength!
"Some of you have very good aptitudes, but there are also some who don't. However, there's no need to feel disheartened. Given your clan's background, the cultivation resources they can give you are sufficient for you to reach a decent realm."
Sun Mo's thoughts were very simple. (Go and cultivate. If you spend your time on this, you won't have to worry about them stirring up trouble all the time.)
However, the heavens were really unfair. If it was Ying Baiwu, let alone the fact that she was born in Qi Siyuan's clan, even if she was born in Zhang Mingyu's clan, given her talent and the clan's resources, she would have reached an unimaginable level long ago.
The iron-headed young lady didn't need to consider how to get into the Nine Greats at all. It was because once they got her information, they would definitely take the initiative to headhunt her.
After all, absolute geniuses were rare.
"Siyuan, I heard that Li Yue's strength has improved by leaps and bounds over the past year or so. Now that you're back, will you be able to win against him?"
Bai Ziyu asked in a low voice.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
