951 Mission (1/2)
East Dragon University, teachers housing.
There were rows of villas in various styles such as Western castles and Eastern courtyard houses, looking quite distinct from each other.
Sun Mengmeng led Fang Yuan while walking carefully on the road. ”Every teacher has their own villa. Without permission, don't barge in as you please! Not only do the villas possess the school's seals, but each teacher has their own way of dealing with trespassers. The unreasonable ones could even beat you half dead without anyone batting an eye!”
”I know, they're like the cave abodes of cultivators. Of course, I won't just barge in!”
Fang Yuan nodded and followed Sun Mengmeng toward the periphery. They arrived at an ancient rural courtyard that had red bricks, green roof tiles, and stepped gables.
Sun Mengmeng went to the main entrance and knocked.
”I am Sun Mengmeng. I would like to see Teacher Lü Songyang! I brought a student who has just broken through!”
There was no response from within even after waiting a while.
Sun Mengmeng was slightly puzzled. ”That's strange. Shouldn't the teachers be around at this time?”
Bang!
Out of the blue, there was a violent vibration. The door opened immediately, and a disgruntled-looking Lü Songyang appeared.
Fang Yuan noticed that his clothes were in a mess, and there were some charred spots. It was possible that there was a lab accident, resulting in an explosion.
”What?”
Under his gaze, Sun Mengmeng trembled. ”A-according to the school rules, once a first-year has become a cultivator, the first time they visit a teacher, the teacher needs to meet them.”
”You mean him?” Lü Songyang opened the screen and fished out some information. ”Lin Meng, a mere 35% brain development? Breaking through immediately after entering school. Yet another who seeks quick success. I won't accept him! No way!”
”What? Only 35%?”
Sun Mengmeng's eyes were wide with surprise.
Of course, she did not have detailed information on Fang Yuan. All along, she had thought that he was a nurtured genius from a renowned family with at least a 50% brain development, which would explain why he broke through immediately upon entering university. Her expression froze.
”Your fundamentals are too weak. Even if you had purchased drugs on loan, coupled with meditation techniques, the most you would have been able to raise it to was 40%. You are among the worst in East Dragon University!” Lü Songyang was full of disdain.
”You must have heard in my public class? Despite that, you forcibly broke through. You seek quick successes, which is a character flaw. Your future achievements will be limited!”
”Junior, what other specialties do you have? Hurry up and show them!”
Sun Mengmeng was flustered and kept gesturing with her eyes.
”None!”
Fang Yuan shook his head. His heart settled. So it's true. After forming spiritual roots and becoming a cultivator, the Mystic's brain development is hidden. The only way to check would be to open the sea of consciousness. This is absolutely taboo to any cultivator!
After knowing this, he would no longer need to worry about others discovering that his brain development was at 100%.
”Hmph, don't bring these kinds of students here in the future!” Lü Songyang stared angrily at Sun Mengmeng and shut the door. ”I don't accept any kind of trash!”
…
Inside the dormitory.
Fang Yuan sat crossed-legged and absorbed all the surrounding energy particles in an instant. Resignedly, he opened his eyes and waited for the energy particles to recover.
After being rejected this afternoon, he and Sun Mengmeng went their separate ways on an unhappy note.
It was obvious that Sun Mengmeng felt that Fang Yuan's potential was limited and not worth her further investment.
However, Fang Yuan was unbothered.
He had more or less known what would happen. The only reason why he had followed Sun Mengmeng to choose a mentor was simply to test his hypothesis.
”Still, I can't stay in this dormitory any longer. It'll severely hamper my progress!” Fang Yuan's face was full of dissatisfaction. ”I have to raise my cultivation level and accept missions. Then I will move to the higher-level districts. Oh yeah… I still need to prepare credits to exchange for a spiritual technique that lets me hide my cultivation!”
…
Although he absorbed all the surrounding energy particles, including those in the nearby rooms every time he cultivated, those around him were all ordinary first-year who had yet to break through. He did not have to worry about being discovered for the time being.
Morning the next day.
After suppressing his urges for an entire night, Fang Yuan cultivated again once the concentration of energy particles had recovered.
Crack!
A crack sounded from his body. He knew then that he had broken through to level two Mystic.
”In fact, this is normal. Wu Wudi used twenty-seven days to finish Qi Refinement. But compared to me, he's trash. If there were ample energy particles around, I could reach level five in a mere three days!”
Fang Yuan sighed regretfully. He opened his screen and selected the spiritual techniques category. After browsing through each technique at an incredible pace, he soon found what he was looking for.
”Breath Holding Technique (Spiritual Technique): Able to hide the aura of low-level Mystics. Able to deceive cultivators at the same level! Price: 50 credits!”
”Exchange!”
Fang Yuan immediately deducted fifty credits from his account and got his hands on the Breath Holding Technique.