Chapter 52 (1/2)

“What is this teacher’s name?”

The students amongst the spectators were starting to find out about Sun Mo’s name.

This was how the world of the great teachers was like. The greater the teacher’s reputation, the more students would come. If they were to produce a few great disciples who could enter the Greencloud Rankings, then there’d be an overwhelming number of students who would come under the teacher’s tutelage.

“Sun Mo won?”

Yuan Feng, who was amongst the crowd, was shocked. What was Qin Fen doing? A graduate from Jixia Learning Palace had lost out to Sun Mo, who wasn’t known even in Songyang Academy? Did you buy your graduation certification?

Although it wasn’t good to be looking down on his alma mater, Songyang Academy was only D-Grade. It was a big difference from someone who had graduated from one of the Nine Greats. How could he lose?

Qin Fen was one of the only three amongst this batch of intern teachers who had graduated from the Nine Greats. He had always been very proud and didn’t care for people like Zhang Sheng. However, he had now become Sun Mo’s stepping stone.

“Sun Mo is going to become famous!”

At the thought of this, Yuan Feng was filled with envy.

“As expected, Teacher Sun is really amazing!”

Qi Shengjia, who was amongst the crowd, looked at Sun Mo with admiration. When he turned toward Zou Ping, his gaze was that of envy. Sigh, his aptitude was too weak, and he didn’t have the chance to go under Teacher Sun’s tutelage.

Ding!

+20 favorable impression points from Qi Shengjia.

Prestige connection with Qi Shengjia: Friendly (393/1000).

“Qin Fen, you’ve lost!”

Sun Mo wouldn’t reply to Zou An’s question. He didn’t deserve to know it. Moreover, Sun Mo was feeling emotional from the system’s notification.

Qi Shengjia was really an honest person. He had felt admiration toward Sun Mo just from watching in the crowd, giving him so much favorable impression points. It was more than what he had gotten from Zou Ping, who was the one who had gained improvement.

“Should I take him as my student?”

Sun Mo hesitated.

Qin Fen, who had been enraged to begin with, turned pale upon hearing this. He felt extremely embarrassed. His countenance was grim.

(No, I haven’t lost!)

Qin Fen thought real hard, trying to find a loophole in this. He questioned, “Sun Mo, the reason why Zou Ping could win wasn’t because he had gained advancement in his martial technique, but that he had an overwhelming advantage in his physical attributes. You fed him something, right?”

Hua!

The moment he said this, a commotion broke out. It was because Qin Fen was indirectly hinting that Sun Mo had cheated.

“Your desire to survive is really strong.”

Sun Mo sneered.

Zou An’s eyes lit up.

“Teaching Assistant Qin, please do not defame both Teacher Sun and my character.”

Sun Mo wasn’t anxious, but Zou Ping was. If he didn’t clarify things, it’d be a great blemish to his name if people were to misunderstand that he had only temporarily increased his battle prowess after taking alchemical pills.

Moreover, after having witnessed the prowess of the Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands, Zou Ping had made up his mind to acknowledge Sun Mo as his teacher. At times like this, the disciple naturally had to be the one to speak up and defend his teacher.

“Qin Fen, please mind your words.”

Jin Mujie frowned, disliking Qin Fen’s attitude of not admitting his loss.

“Teacher Jin, if Sun Mo hasn’t done anything against his conscience, then I’d like to know what guidance he has given Zou Ping.” For the sake of his reputation, Qin Fen could only gamble on this. Thankfully, he wasn’t a fool and knew that he should conceal things. “This is also an experience for me.”

Swoosh!

Everyone turned their gaze toward Sun Mo. They were curious as well.

“Sun Mo, what’s your take on this?”

Jin Mujie asked.

“I don’t mind!” Sun Mo shrugged. “Zou Ping, tell him!”

“Teacher Sun had used the Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands to give me a massage for about five minutes, and my physique gained a tremendous improvement then. Right now, it is almost at 2nd-level of the body-refinement realm.”

Zou Ping explained. Before the tone for his last word ended, Zou An was the first to cry out.

“Impossible!”

Zou An was wearing an expression as if Zou Ping was lying and spurted out angrily, “Your realm should be the same as mine. According to my estimation, it’ll take at least three months before we can level up. What crap are you saying that you’d be able to gain such a great improvement within five minutes?”

“I don’t believe it either, but it’s the truth!”

Zou Ping was elated when he saw his younger brother’s expression. (Now you know how amazing your elder brother is, right? Continue to show respect for me in the future!)

“Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands? That sounds really domineering!”

“A five-minute massage can make up for three months worth of cultivation? Why does it sound a little fake?”

“That must be a lie, right?”

The spectators murmured amongst themselves. If what Zou Ping said was true, then Sun Mo’s Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands would be almost comparable to the Origin Nurturing Pill’s effects.

This was an alchemical pill used for the body-refinement realm. After taking it, it would strengthen one’s constitution and physique, increasing the person’s realm by one level.

Of course, the price was very expensive. Just one pill would cost over 100,000 silver taels. It’d be a dream pill if one’s family wasn’t rich enough to have their own ore mines. They’d be better off working hard in their cultivation.

Hearing Zou Ping’s words, Qin Fen lit up, as if he had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. He immediately questioned, “Sun Mo, we are competing on our guidance, and not massages and tuina!”

“Haha, Teaching Assistant Qin, can you be any more shameless than this?” Sun Mo was amused. “May I ask what is considered guidance?”

“Of course, it’s referring to pointing out students’ flaws!”

Qin Fen insisted on his point, but even he was feeling embarrassed to be saying this.

In Middle-Earth’s nine provinces, a teacher’s guidance was in all aspects. Not only did it include guidance on their cultivation, but also the maintenance of the student’s physical and mental constitution. Sometimes, the teacher might even worry about their student’s marriages.

It could be said that after a student came under a teacher’s tutelage, they’d become the teacher’s raw jadestone. The teachers’ eventual goal was to forge them into perfect masterpieces.

Some strict teachers might interfere with a lot of areas, including the food they ate, their cultivation plan, their rest time, and even their relationships.