The thing that Lu Jian was most worried about had still happened. Moreover, it was even worse than what he had predicted.
When Sun Mo completed the spirit rune and the spirit qi tornado was formed, everyone's gazes landed on Lu Jian.
This was the proof of the strongest power.
This Lu Jian forged a spirit rune and pretended that it was something he had discovered in the darkness ruins to get Sun Mo to decipher it. His heart was simply too sinister.
Ordinary great teachers and students only exclaimed in admiration at Sun Mo's prowess, but those teachers and students who specialized in the study of spirit runes were instantly shocked.
Sun Mo, no, it was Grandmaster Sun. How strong must he be to be able to see through Lu Jian's scheme within a short half an hour and complete the spirit rune replication?
One must know that the Sweet Dew Spirit Rune and Spirit Gathering Rune were still acceptable. After all, they were simple and there were traces to be found. However, the third spirit rune was clearly an incomplete spirit rune excavated from a ruin. To think that Grandmaster Sun could even complete it...
This... this was truly a heavenly show!
In an instant, over 10,000 favorable impression points were contributed.
After Sun Mo completed the spirit rune, he surveyed it and gestured to Lu Jian. "Do you want to check it?"
Lu Jian's face instantly flushed up. He felt awkward and ashamed.
"Teacher Lu, you specialize in the study of spirit runes, right?"
Sun Mo put down the brush and spoke bluntly, "Just give up. You have no talent."
Swoosh!
Teacher Lu's countenance instantly turned pale. After that, it turned ashen. He couldn't hold it in anymore and roared.
"Sun Mo, I admit that you have very high attainments in the study of spirit runes, but this isn't the capital for you to insult me!"
Lu Jian roared.
The other great teachers also felt that Sun Mo's words were a little overboard.
Sun Mo didn't mind Lu Jian's attitude. Instead, he asked, "How long have you studied spirit runes? From the looks of it, it should be at least 15 years or more, right? "
"I've been studying spirit runes since I was a student. Moreover, I'm just a step away from becoming a grandmaster."
Lu Jian's reply was sonorous and forceful, and it was filled with strong pride.
Becoming a grandmaster at 40 years old. At this age, he could definitely be considered young. Moreover, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his talent was outstanding.
"How long has it been since you obtained this spirit rune?"
Sun Mo asked again, "Based on my estimation, about six to seven years?"
"Seven years and a few months!"
Lu Jian had an astonished look on his face. How did Sun Mo know?
"Teacher Sun, how do you know this time?"
The freckled female great teacher had a curious look on her face.
"This stone slab has been preserved pretty well. However, there are still some places with handprints. By comparing the degree of corrosion of the handprints to the stone slab, we can determine its age."
Sun Mo shrugged.
He still had Divine Sight and could tell with a single glance.
"You really are an archaeologist!"
The freckled woman exclaimed.
The others also found it hard to believe. After all, Sun Mo's age was simply too young.
"What else does Teacher know that we don't know?"
Tantai Yutang frowned. He felt that there were many secrets on his teacher that were worth digging into.
"Actually, this spirit rune isn't very difficult. But it has been seven years and you still haven't deciphered it. What qualifications do you have to say that you have talent?"
Sun Mo counter-asked.
"I … I …"
Lu Jian looked embarrassed, but he was still indignant. "How many geniuses like you are there in the Nine Prefectures? The vast majority of spirit rune masters are like me. It's already not bad to be able to decipher an unknown spirit rune in over ten years. "
"You're wrong."
Sun Mo shook his head. "Many people work hard for their entire lives only to reach the starting point of those super geniuses."
"I'm saying that you have no talent not because you can't decipher this spirit rune. Rather, I'm saying that your future achievements in the study of spirit runes will forever be based on the knowledge of others. It's impossible for you to stand at the forefront."
"I understand now!"
The freckled female great teacher nodded. "You mean that no matter how hard Teacher Lu works, he can only be an assistant in the study of spirit runes. It's impossible for him to become a guide."
"Mn!"
Sun Mo looked at Lu Jian. "Teacher Lu, I'm not targeting you. I just don't want you to waste too much energy on this lesson."
Everyone fell silent. Actually, many great teachers understood this. It was just that they didn't want to admit it.
For example, the assistants of those academicians were also divided into a few grades.
Some assistants wouldn't even be able to complete tasks that were too difficult, let alone leading a research topic by themselves.
"I … I …"
Lu Jian said 'I' a few times before his face turned bitter. He wailed, "But I've already spent over 20 years on this subject. If I were to learn other subjects, wouldn't I have even less achievements?"
Sun Mo revealed a look of sympathy, but he didn't think so in his heart. (Whether you can become a great teacher or not is still a problem.)
Honestly speaking, if the other party challenged him openly, Sun Mo wouldn't be so merciless with his words. However, this Lu Jian was too sinister.
Naturally, what Sun Mo said wasn't wrong. This fellow really had no talent.
"Teacher Sun, he is scheming against you, yet you are still pitying him. You are really a good person."
The freckled female looked at Sun Mo with a gaze of admiration. "As expected of my idol."
"Idol?"
Gu Xiuxun immediately grew wary. This female great teacher was slightly short and had freckles on her face. She wasn't good-looking, but her papaya was very big.
This advantage was simply too great. After all, all men liked this type of person.
After all, cuteness was useless in front of papayas.
"That's right, he scored full marks in all three examinations and became the champion three times. What a tyrannical result!"
The freckled female took out a handkerchief and wiped her right hand vigorously. She then stretched her hand toward Sun Mo. "My name is Bai Xiqing, a great teacher from the Virtuous Academy."
As she spoke, Bai Xiqing even bent her waist and bowed.
"Hello!"
Sun Mo shook Bai Xiqing's hand.
"Wow, I shook hands with my idol."
Bai Xiqing was very agitated.
Actually, it wasn't popular to shake hands in Jinling. She did this to express a type of respect.
"Teacher Lu, quickly apologize!"
Kang Yan berated. After that, she looked toward Sun Mo. "Teacher Sun, it's our school's discipline that isn't strict enough. We've implicated you."
Yang Yuwang's lips twitched. Although Kang Yan was usually strict and serious, she had a good heart. She said this because she wanted to protect Lu Jian.
If it was any other school, they would have reprimanded Lu Jian and expelled him. After all, his actions were too overboard.
Without waiting for Sun Mo to reply, Liang Hongda walked over.
"Teacher Kang, your school has produced such a person who has tarnished the reputation of great teachers. It's true that you should be strictly investigated!"
Liang Hongda let out a cold snort and looked toward Lu Jian with an ice-cold expression. "Your great teacher title has been stripped away. At the same time, you will be handed over to the Saint Gate's judicial group. If it's confirmed that you forged spirit runes to make things difficult for Sun Mo, you'll be stripped of your great teacher title forever."
"Vice Sect Leader Liang, I was wrong!"
The moment Lu Jian heard this, he knelt down with a thud. (If I can't become a great teacher, my entire life will be over.)
"Drag him away!"
Liang Hongda waved his hand. After instructing his subordinates, he looked at Sun Mo and was instantly filled with smiles. "Teacher Sun, oh no, I should call you Ancestor Sun. Your performance is truly breathtaking!"
"I don't dare to accept it!"
Sun Mo was humble.
"I heard that you performed a miracle in the Dragon Subduing Academy."
Liang Hongda complimented, "When are you planning to take the ancestor title?"
Grandmaster and ancestor weren't self-titled. They had to go through tests to be verified.
"There's no rush!"
Sun Mo didn't mind.
"That's true. You're only in your twenties. There's no rush even if it's 30 years later."
Liang Hongda laughed. "However, if you get the title earlier, you can save yourself the trouble of being challenged by others everywhere. Moreover, you can even break a record."
"Many thanks for Sect Leader Liang's concern, but I've wasted a lot of everyone's time. Shall we start the competition now?"
Sun Mo grinned, looking very graceful.
"Mn, it's about to start!"
Liang Hongda walked up the temporarily constructed platform and started to give a speech before the competition.
However, the teachers and students didn't listen to him. Their attention was completely on Sun Mo.
"Teacher Sun's strength should be at the ancestor level, right?"
"Be more daring and eliminate the possibility. Teacher Sun is a spirit rune ancestor."
"Three spirit runes were drawn on the spot, and all of them formed a spirit qi tornado. Such a high quality is sufficient to explain everything."
The teachers and students discussed. After that, some great teachers squeezed over.
"Teacher Sun, what's the effect of that spirit rune?"
The people of the Nine Provinces were more reserved. They basically wouldn't ask such private questions. But this time around, everyone was too curious.
The appearance of the spirit qi tornado proved that the spirit rune replication was a success. There was no need for Sun Mo to activate it, but everyone wanted to know.
This was like a chemist who suddenly saw someone else discovering a new element and couldn't help but want to investigate it.
"This is a spirit rune that can lighten one's weight."
As Sun Mo spoke, he took the spirit rune that Li Ziqi had just kept. After that, he tore it open and activated it.
Swoosh!
A ball of light blue light shot out and landed on a fat great teacher. At the next instant, his clothes floated up like they were in a vacuum.
Everyone was dazzled. A few spirit rune great teachers wanted to say something but felt embarrassed. They could only silently regret that they didn't look at the spirit rune for a while longer.
"After the competition ends, whoever wants this spirit rune can come to the Central Province Academy to collect it!"
Sun Mo calmly smiled. "There's no charge."
"Teacher Sun is generous!"
"Ancestor Sun is truly the role model for us spirit rune masters."
"Right, right, it's Ancestor Sun!"
That great teacher called Sun Mo immediately apologized.
In an instant, Sun Mo received close to 10,000 favorable impression points again.
His actions were simply too generous. For a unique spirit rune like this, if it was sold, he'd definitely be able to earn a huge sum of money. However, Sun Mo didn't have it.
What was the bearing of a ancestor?
This was it!
"It's settled!"
Li Ziqi smiled happily. She knew that after this, Sun Mo's status in the spirit rune circle would directly jump to the top.
As for selling it for money?
Her teacher had so many original spirit runes and wouldn't care about this.
"I hereby announce the start of the competition."
After Liang Hongda spoke, the famous school groups could set off. However, they didn't leave immediately. Instead, they gathered around Sun Mo.
"Great Teacher Sun, thank you for your sentiments."
The students of every famous school bowed together before setting off.
"..."
Sun Mo was a little shocked.
An Xinhui and Wang Su silently watched this scene and clapped their hands, applauding for Sun Mo.
Ancestor rank experts made people feel reverence, but respect was earned through generosity and selflessness, as well as outstanding contributions to a subject.
For example, if a pharmacist invented a special medicine but sold it at a high price, no matter how talented he was, who would respect him?
However, once a pharmacist contributed the prescription of a special medicine for free, it would be a great merit. What Sun Mo did was similar to this.
After another half an hour, the famous school groups set off for the secret realm.
...
In a hotel at the side of the Autumn Water Plaza, two people saw the entire process.
"This Sun Mo is fishing for fame!"
Lü Wuyin's lips twitched.
"Elder brother, don't bother about what he thinks. At the very least, he contributed a new spirit rune."
Lü Cangqiong said something fair.
"Mn!"
Lü Wuyin nodded. "Let's try to rope him in!"
"I think it's difficult. He has a bright future ahead of him in the great teacher world. There's no need for him to join Dark Dawn."
Lü Cangqiong closed the window. "Let's quickly execute the plan. Otherwise, if the old ancestor blames us, we'll all be finished."
(No matter what treasures there are in this secret realm, they will all belong to our old ancestor.)
...
The Central Province Academy's famous school group galloped on their horses, not daring to delay. Five days later, they passed through the Fallen Leaf Canyon and arrived at the Autumn Water Plains.
After that, everyone was shocked by the scene before their eyes.
The Autumn Water Plains was now covered by a vast and luxuriant vegetation. Grass and trees were everywhere, and the cries of birds and insects could be heard. It was like a primeval forest.
"This place should have been a plain, but all of a sudden, these forests grew out overnight!"
Gu Xiuxun looked at the report sent by the Saint Gate and frowned a little. "What the hell is this?"
"Xiuxun, the laws of nature are mysterious in the Darkness Continent. Everything is possible."
Wang Su reminded.
"Let's advance!"
An Xinhui ordered.
According to the plan, everyone had to move together for three days. After familiarizing themselves with the environment, they would move separately.
Before Sun Mo's eyes, this was a vast primeval forest with no end. No, it would be more appropriate to call it a sea of trees.
These unknown tree species were all over a hundred meters tall and seemed to be able to support the sky. In any case, they couldn't see their tops. Moreover, each tree would require over ten people to wrap their arms around it.
"I feel like I'm a reptile!"
Lu Zhiruo exclaimed in admiration.
Indeed, it was like an ant entering a primeval forest. Everything it saw was gigantic, and it felt like it could climb up to the sky if it followed the giant trees.
After entering the forest, because the light was blocked by the dense canopy of the trees, the light instantly dimmed. A light breeze blew through the forest, bringing with it a refreshing coolness.
On the ground, there were shrubs, weeds, and fallen leaves. When the hooves of the horses stepped on the soil, they could see small bugs crawling about in a disorderly manner.
In the air, there was a faint rotting smell that was unique to the forest.
Since they had just entered the secret realm, out of caution, everyone's speed wasn't fast. After half a day, they only traveled over 15 miles. After that, An Xinhui indicated for the team to stop and set up camp to rest.
It was time for lunch.
"Xiuxun, your team is in charge of tidying up the campsite and food. The other teams are to explore the surroundings and gather information."
An Xinhui instructed. Everything was done in an orderly manner.
"Teacher Wang, Teacher Sun, what do you guys think?"
An Xinhui gazed into the distance. "Which direction should we head in?"
This forest was too vast. Even if 100 teams were to enter, it would be insignificant. This time around, they would have to depend on their luck to fight for the secret treasure.
The dragon-seeking pearl definitely couldn't be used immediately. Sun Mo turned his head and looked at Lu Zhiruo. All of a sudden, he received a warning from Holy Pharaoh in his mind.
Enemy attack!
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