Shihe Town.
It was the sixth day since Kangcheng No. 2 High School set out on their journey.
At the mountain pass.
“From here on, just like before, I won’t interfere.” Shi Tian spoke in his usual stiff tone.
After what happened last time, no one doubted his words anymore, and no one held onto any wishful thinking.
“Let’s move out.”
I noticed a new grass-woven safety bracelet on Shi Tian’s wrist, interlaced in bright red and green. It looked so striking that I couldn’t help but chuckle—
That bracelet really didn’t match Shi Tian’s tough guy image at all!
This stubborn Stone Teacher, when did he start wearing such dainty trinkets?
Could it be… a tiger in his heart, but in truth a refined boy?
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“Xiao Luo Xian ~~Miss Cluru~~~”
Class President Xinyue came over to snuggle as always, only this time, she brought a little tag-along.
It was the team leader from Kangcheng No. 1 High School— Mu Ya.
“Why is No. 1 High School tagging along with us?”
“Their teacher went missing, so this bunch of rookies can only stick with us.” Xinyue explained helplessly.
“Rookies? Didn’t your No. 2 High School fall into a trap too?!” Mu Ya shot back, unconvinced.
“But we have Xiao Luo Xian~” Xinyue swayed her head smugly, drawing out every word.
“You… don’t get cocky too soon!” Mu Ya stomped her foot in frustration, “Our No. 1 High School’s joint exam scores are higher than yours!”
“But we have Xiao Luo Xian~”
“Our No. 1 High School has won first place in the Youth Immortal Spirit Competition!”
“But we have Xiao Luo Xian~”
“Argh! Our No. 1 High School has more students, more funding, the city’s most professional simulation battle arena, the most luxurious teaching buildings! Every year, our sports meet is so grand that even provincial reporters come to cover it!”
“But we have Xiao Luo Xian~ Xiao Luo Xian has a Qilin, and Qilin is the one and only Legendary Spirit in the world. Not only is it incredibly strong in battle, it’s also a revered auspicious beast. Maybe Xiao Luo Xian will become the champion of the Immortal Spirit world someday!”
“……”
No. 1 High School, defeated.
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Time passed, and before we knew it, our journey was more than halfway over.
After leaving Shihe Town, the students became much more disciplined than before.
I could understand how they felt at this moment—after all, who hasn’t walked this path themselves?
When we’re young, we all think the sky is the limit, that we’re the best in the world, only to realize after life beats us down—
Hahaha, that’s right! This Immortal Lord really is the best in the world!
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“This way.”
Last time, it was Sen Daluo leading the group, and he led everyone straight into a giant pit.
This time, I was leading. No one dared utter a single complaint.
Still, Xinyue couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Xiao Luo Xian, why are we taking this path? It’s so hard and dangerous.”
“I’m here to gather herbs.”
After all, I personally didn’t need Immortal Spirits.
So, I chose a route for gathering herbs.
The students didn’t know much about medicinal plants, but I did.
Qinshan was lush with vegetation, rare herbs growing everywhere.
In my eyes, these were the most precious treasures.
With them, I could refine Foundation Establishment Pills, Root Bone Pills, Cultivation Pills, Vitality Nourishing Pills… and so on, and so forth.
“While I’m gathering herbs, you all can search around. This path is steep and rarely traveled, so you might find rare Immortal Spirits.”
There were many benefits to battling Immortal Spirits.
Besides knocking them out and forming a contract, if you defeated a wild Immortal Spirit, it would bestow a Blessing upon the victor.
It’s kind of like experience points.
Those Blessings could increase an Immortal Spirit’s potential, making them stronger.
Watching my classmates fighting fiercely all around, even Qilin was getting itchy to join in.
While I was gathering herbs, it poked its little head out and kept nuzzling my backside, nearly knocking me over.
I waved my hand in annoyance:
“Shoo, shoo! You’re a grown Qilin now, you should learn to level up on your own.”
Heh, Little Qilin was waiting for just that!
The little guy turned and strutted proudly into the battle area.
Qinshan is mountain country, and where there are mountains, there are beasts. Who’s the boss of the beasts?
“Humph~”
Little Qilin just stood there in the center, gave a casual snort.
Head held high.
The surrounding beasts lined up on their own, coming up one by one in perfect order to offer their Blessings.
As for the unruly flying Immortal Spirits, the beast underlings would go teach them a lesson, then drag them by the wings and present them to their Qilin boss.
Hand over your experience? If not, you’ll get plucked bald.
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The students were dumbfounded.
“Really… like master, like Immortal Spirit.” Shi Tian shook his head.
Cluru was beside me, helping me gather herbs.
We now had a shared goal, so of course we worked hard together.
The little octopus was left out and bored. Seeing Qilin hogging the spotlight, it refused to be outdone.
So it set up its own arena.
It wanted to challenge eight at once.
……
I successfully found the coordinates Bai Ze had mentioned, and gathered two jin of Linggu Vine there.
It was the core ingredient for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
Bai Ze hadn’t lied to me.
Deal complete~
[I also know where the Shengling Pepper is.]
Just as the previous deal ended, little Bai Ze popped up again.
A prompt box appeared before me; that was how it spoke.
“Shengling Pepper?”
I couldn’t help getting excited.
“You know where it is?”
That’s an ingredient for pills that improve the quality of spiritual roots!
With it, a cultivator’s spiritual roots could evolve, dramatically increasing cultivation speed!
[It’s not nearby, but I can give you its location.
In exchange, after you reach Chang’an City, you have to livestream fortune-telling a few more times.]
“Alright, seems you’re just trying to sneakily learn physiognomy from me.”
The little sheep’s intentions were exposed, and it got flustered, trying to dodge the topic.
As a world-famous prophet, Bai Ze had come to learn physiognomy from a human—if word got out, it’d be a bit embarrassing.
If this were the cultivation world, I’d definitely say: Bai Ze, you wouldn’t want people knowing you’re learning physiognomy, right…
And then I’d squeeze every last asset out of this little white sheep.
But this isn’t the cultivation world, and this guy seems pretty well-connected, so I’d better not offend it just yet.
I’m only at the Qi Refining stage, no match for these wild Legendary Spirits.
“But your prophecies aren’t that accurate, are they?”
I picked up the palm-sized little white sheep, expressing my doubt.
“This journey’s almost over, Chang’an City is right ahead… Where’s the Legendary Spirit trial you predicted? Where’s Bi Fang? Why isn’t your causality weapon working?”
Faced with my skepticism, the little white sheep just sneered.
It gestured up at the sky with its mouth.
A magnificent blue-green bird, trailing a gorgeous tail over ten meters long, soared proudly high above, speeding toward our location.
Blue feathers, one-legged… No way! Could it really be that accurate?!
“Look! Hurry, look!”
The students finally got what they wished for, each one gazing up at the sky in excitement.
That was definitely Bi Fang.
The legendary fire-bearing bird!
“Look closely, is Bi Fang holding something in its beak?”
“Hm? Probably a firebrand. As the legendary fire-bearing bird, it’s normal for Bi Fang to carry a burning branch or something. It often steals fire from burning places.”
Indeed.
Everyone craned their necks, and Bi Fang flew closer and closer.
Everyone raised their binoculars to admire this rare legendary sight.
Naturally, through the binoculars, what Bi Fang held in its beak became clear.
It was a round, chubby white cylinder.
The tail end was clearly marked with its model number.
[M-47 Napalm Bomb]
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