"Teacher Jiang!"
Sun Mo revealed a courteous smile.
The other party was Jiang Mu, the school leader of the Wingspread Academy. He had once headhunted Sun Mo during the 2-star great teacher examination.
"Congratulations on getting the three-time champion position."
Jiang Mu forcefully patted Sun Mo's shoulder. After saying that, he started to sigh. "I really should have paid a great price to headhunt you back then."
Sun Mo was clearly a rising star. If they missed him, the Wingspread Academy would have missed out on tens of years of its golden era.
"Teacher Jiang is praising me too much."
Sun Mo hurriedly replied humbly.
"Old Jiang, unless your Wingspread Academy has a Headmaster An, how would you be able to headhunt Teacher Sun?"
The headmaster of the Caoliu Academy teased.
"That's true!"
Jiang Mu sighed ruefully. "Headmaster An, I really envy you for having such a fiancé."
Although the 72 famous schools were in a competitive relationship, other than a few schools that had feuds and viewed each other with hostility, the majority of them were still very amicable.
As Sun Mo's fame was too great, he was the subject of much attention. Many headmasters gathered to chat with him, asking him some questions in a roundabout way.
However, no one headhunted Sun Mo anymore because they knew their own limitations. For a great teacher like Sun Mo, only the Nine Greats would be worthy of him.
At 9 am, the Saint Gate's Vice Sect Leader Liang Hongda arrived, and the meeting officially started.
"I believe that some people here have already found out through certain channels that the Saint Gate's pioneering group has discovered a secret realm on the second level of the Darkness Continent."
After Liang Hongda finished speaking, everyone exclaimed in shock.
What was a secret realm?
It was a mysterious and unknown zone.
A new secret realm meant that there would be new species, including plants and animals, as well as new ruins of darkness. In any case, this was a piece of virgin land that had yet to be developed. It was filled with riches, waiting for people to plunder them.
Why were there so few wars in the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces?
Wars were basically for the sake of obtaining more people and more land. No one would do things that weren't beneficial.
In the history of the Blue Planet, if a country wanted to become stronger, it would definitely be accompanied by wars. However, in the Nine Provinces, there was no need for wars because of the existence of the Darkness Continent.
More than seventy percent of this continent had yet to be explored. This represented an unknown wealth, and it would belong to whoever dug it up.
The Saint Gate took the lead and got several tens of countries in the Nine Provinces to sign a contract. The exploration group found all sorts of mineral veins, species, and other resources in the Darkness Continent. Within 100 years, all of them would belong to the country. Once foreign enemies wanted to invade and plunder, they would be punished by the allied forces of the other countries.
It was precisely this contract that allowed the Nine Provinces to avoid the destruction of the flames of war, and the various countries sent their military forces to the Darkness Continent.
After Sun Mo understood this contract, he sincerely admired the Saint Gate's sect leader who had suggested this idea.
Not only did he resolve the greatest conflict of the Nine Provinces, but he had also protected several hundred years of peace. At the same time, he had also elevated the standing of master teachers, turning them into the most respected occupation in the world.
What was needed to develop the continent?
Many people thought that it was the army, but in reality, the army was only used to conquer and occupy land. What was truly important were the various kinds of talents.
Without knowledge, even if they saw a rare herb, they wouldn't be able to recognize it. Without knowledge, were they supposed to dig three feet into the ground and rely on luck to find a vein?
In the Darkness Continent, knowledge represented wealth.
In that case, it was clear what kind of status great teachers had.
All the countries in the Nine Provinces treated great teachers with great respect. Every year, they would invite great teachers to join their exploration group to explore the Darkness Continent.
"This year, the competition is between the various famous school groups. Within a month after entering the secret realm, we'll see who has the greatest harvest."
Liang Hongda announced the content of the competition.
The so-called harvests included, but were not limited to, mineral veins, new species, new herbs, ruins of the Darkness Continent, etc...
In any case, after the famous school groups discovered something valuable, they would bring it back. After that, the Saint Gate's judging group would arrange for very professional great teachers to evaluate its value.
After that, they would be ranked according to its value.
Sun Mo was astonished and couldn't help but turn his head to ask, "Mineral veins are counted as well?"
"That's right. However, the value of gold and silver ores is ordinary and can't even be compared to a heaven-tier secret treasure. However, if a spirit stone mine is discovered, the grade wouldn't drop."
An Xinhui explained.
"..."
All of a sudden, Sun Mo felt that this was boring.
For others, it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens if they wanted to find a spirit stone mine. However, Sun Mo was different. His Lu Zhiruo had a spirit qi roaming dragon. That thing had a natural ability to sense spirit stones.
"Stop dreaming. The conditions for the formation of spirit stone mines are too harsh, so they are very rare. Also, because it's hard to find out the amount of spirit stone mines within a short period, the grade wouldn't drop, but the grade wouldn't be high either."
An Xinhui explained.
Based on the current experience and theories that the Saint Gate had concluded, it was impossible for a large-scale spirit stone mine to appear in the lower continents.
Currently, it was known that the Darkness Continent was divided into six levels. Each level had different laws that were strange and unfathomable.
For example, the first level was filled with spirit pressure tides everywhere.
Cultivators in the Nine Provinces had already gotten used to such spirit pressure. After coming to the Darkness Continent, the rapid changes in the spirit pressure would cause people to feel extremely uncomfortable.
If the spirit pressure suddenly disappeared, the pressure in the cultivator's body would lose its balance and they would explode to death.
This was like a person constantly moving back and forth between the deep and shallow water regions. It was extremely uncomfortable. Hence, cultivators must bring along a spirit pressure gauge when moving around on this level.
In the second level of the Darkness Continent, not only would the spirit pressure change, but it would also cause people to have auditory and visual hallucinations. In serious cases, they might even go crazy.
When Sun Mo was in the War Canyon, he discovered that Ying Baiwu suffered the greatest damage on this level. As for Qi Shengjia, if it wasn't for his God Hands, he wouldn't have been able to enter.
As for the third level of the Darkness Continent, it was polluted by spirit poison.
Because of some unknown reason, the spirit qi in the third level of the Darkness Continent contained poison. If cultivators absorbed too much and didn't expel the poison in time, they would be poisoned and show all sorts of symptoms.
Each level of the Darkness Continent was connected through a few tunnels. The higher one went, the more dangerous it would be, but there would also be more opportunities.
For example, there were several large spirit stone mines in the fourth and fifth level of the Darkness Continent.
Strictly speaking, the spirit stone mine that Sun Mo had obtained wasn't a spirit stone mine. It was a spirit stone crystal formed from the spirit qi radiation from the ancient elemental kings.
"..."
Sun Mo was speechless. He had been happy for nothing. No matter how sensitive the spirit qi roaming dragon's nose was, it was useless if there were no spirit stone mines in this secret realm.
"The competition this time around is mainly for the sake of pioneering new lands. Hence, there's a limit on the number of great teachers in each famous school group, but there's no limit on the number of students. You guys can bring as many students as you want, but there's a rule."
Liang Hongda solemnly warned, "If a student dies, 10 points will be deducted. If a great teacher dies, 5 points will be deducted."
Although the vast majority of great teachers wouldn't abandon their students in times of danger, it was inevitable that there would be mistakes. Also, after this rule was added, the students brought into the secret realm by the students would all be outstanding students.
As for why the points of great teachers would be lower than the students, this had always been a concept advocated by the Saint Gate. Students were more valuable than great teachers.
"Finally, all the valuable secret treasures discovered by the famous school groups will be returned to you after the judging panel evaluates them. As for how to distribute them, it will be up to your respective schools.
"If a student discovers a secret treasure, I hope that the great teachers here will give the student sufficient benefits and not take it for themselves."
Liang Hongda smiled. "Alright, I've finished speaking. If anyone has any questions, you can raise them now."
"Was this secret realm just discovered?"
Jiang Mu asked.
"Yes!"
Liang Hongda added, "Before you guys, there were already a few pioneering groups that entered, but they haven't come out yet."
Hehe!
All the great teachers laughed.
No one would be willing to come out when encountering such an opportunity.
"Even if someone entered before us, it would still be very dangerous for the students, right?"
Jiang Mu was worried.
"Teacher Jiang, if the students want to grow up, how can there be no deaths? You're too protective of the children."
The person who spoke was a great teacher from Cao Liu. His name was Wang Liu, and he was the son of the headmaster.
"Teacher Jiang, how dangerous can the second level of the Darkness Continent be? Back then, everyone had trained in the third and fourth level. "
Liang Hongda's lips twitched.
The education style now was much gentler. A hundred years ago, students from famous schools would spend half a year exploring the Darkness Continent.
"If there are no problems, the meeting will end. Tomorrow at 9 am, we'll gather at the Autumn Water Plaza. After that, the map will be distributed."
After Liang Hongda spoke, he walked toward Sun Mo.
"Teacher Sun, long time no see!"
When all the great teachers saw this scene, they sighed ruefully. Sun Mo had really shot to fame after a single battle. Three top rankers made him a target that all major characters wanted to rope in.
After exchanging conventional greetings for half an hour and rejecting Liang Hongda's invitation to treat them to a meal, Sun Mo and An Xinhui returned to the hotel.
"What do you think?"
An Xinhui asked.
Before Sun Mo could speak, the system notification rang out.
Ding!
"New mission issued. Please bring all of your personal disciples into the secret realm to undergo training. The system will evaluate the mission based on the quality of the secret treasures you guys find."
"Note: If you don't find at least one average-grade heaven-tier secret treasure, you will be punished. One of your personal disciples will be killed at random."
"Note: If any personal disciple doesn't enter the secret realm, they will be killed directly."
The system's voice was cold and emotionless.
Sun Mo's brows furrowed. "What lousy mission is this? Can it be canceled? "
"The mission cannot be canceled."
The system warned, "Please pay attention to your words and attitude. If you continue to be so vile, the difficulty of the mission will be doubled."
Sun Mo gritted his teeth and was so angry that he wanted to beat someone up.
As expected, the system wasn't a good thing.
"Host, please understand that I'm the Absolute Great Teacher System. I want to assist you in becoming a great teacher and not be a nanny."
The system explained.
"Please calm down and think about it carefully. Is this mission very difficult? As long as you guys find a secret treasure, you will be able to avoid the punishment of being killed. "
Sun Mo naturally knew that this mission wasn't difficult. What he was worried about was what if the system issued similar missions in the future?
"Your students are being protected too well by you. Also, don't you feel that their numbers are a little too high? For example, people like Lu Zhiruo and Tantai Yutang. If they died, wouldn't you have two less troubles? "
Speaking of aptitude, the papaya girl wasn't an ordinary trash. As for Tantai Yutang, he was a sickly invalid who wouldn't live for long. He basically didn't have a future.
"Forget it, quickly scram for me!"
Sun Mo felt vexed and didn't wish to talk to the system.
"Little Momo?"
An Xinhui frowned. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, but I wish to bring Li Ziqi and the others into the secret realm."
Sun Mo sighed.
"Ah? Wouldn't there be too many people? "
An Xinhui was astonished. She then persuaded, "Why don't you just bring Xuanyuan Po, Ying Baiwu, and a few others who can fight?"
For people like Li Ziqi, what could they do if they went in?
Were they going to be sent as food?
Although the little sunny egg was knowledgeable, her motor nerves were too weak.
"Let's split up. Your group will go together, while I'll bring Ziqi and the others for a spin at the border of the secret realm. "
Sun Mo pondered.
He also understood that the more students from the lower grades there were, the greater the pressure on the great teachers.
Second-year students like Li Ziqi were actually useless. The students from the other famous school groups would definitely be top students from the higher grades.
"No way!"
An Xinhui rejected. "You definitely won't be able to take care of them alone."
Just when An Xinhui and Sun Mo were discussing, Li Ziqi also called her junior martial siblings into the room and held a small meeting.
"Teacher has become the champion three times in a year, creating a new record in the great teacher world. This is also the glory of us personal disciples."
After Li Ziqi spoke, Lu Zhiruo, who was at the side, nodded like a chicken eating rice. "That's right, we have to work hard too. We mustn't let Teacher lose face."
"Eldest Martial Sister, if you have something to say, just say it directly!"
Tantai Yutang held the back of his head with his hands and sat on the chair, swaying.
"The 4-star great teacher examination requires one to grasp at least 12 great teacher halos, be at the expert-level in four secondary occupations, and be ranked on the Hero Rankings. Teacher has already accomplished the first two, so we're just lacking."
Li Ziqi's tone was solemn. "I hope that during this year, everyone can bring out the mentality of 'succeed or die trying' to cultivate. At the end of next year, we must help Teacher obtain the title of a 4-star great teacher."
"That's right, we will defend Teacher's glory with our lives."
Helian Beifang nodded.
Xian Yuwei didn't say anything, but she clenched her fists tightly and pursed her lips, appearing very serious.
"Eldest Martial Sister, this is too difficult."
Qin Yaoguang chewed on her candy, feeling that Li Ziqi was indulging in fantasy. "Rising four stars consecutively at 23 years old. Do you know what concept this is? It's something that even the Saint Gate's sect leader can't do. "
Hearing this, Lu Zhiruo couldn't help but throw a glance at Qin Yaoguang. She wanted to rebut, but when she recalled that Qin Yaoguang was her junior martial sister, she endured it.
"The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. I feel that Teacher's achievements are already high enough. He should cultivate his character and lay low for a few years."
Qin Yaoguang suggested.
Li Ziqi frowned and was about to rebut when Xuanyuan Po interjected, "I don't like your mentality. If you don't have the strength, you have to go all out. If you have the strength, you have to go all out. If you don't fight until the very last moment, you'll never know your limits."
Li Ziqi surveyed everyone, especially Tantai Yutang and Qin Yaoguang. If they were afraid of death, then they shouldn't blame her, the eldest martial sister, for cleaning up the sect.
(It's not important whether you guys die or not. In any case, Teacher's benefits are paramount!)
...
The various famous school groups entered their preparations.
In the Royal Dragon Academy's encampment, a great teacher revealed a complacent smile as he looked at the meticulously prepared spirit runes. (Spirit rune ancestor?
Sun Mo, I'll let you know tomorrow that not everyone is worthy of this esteemed title.)
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