Preparations Before a Long Journey...

Without another word, Li Chang'an snatched Muxi's tray and sat down to eat.

Muxi timidly glanced at the expensive-looking meal Li Chang'an had placed on the table, then at her own meal, which he had already eaten halfway through. She could only sigh quietly and prepare to leave.

But Li Chang'an tapped the table. "Do you look down on my food, or do you dislike me?"

Muxi hurriedly waved her hands, her weak voice trembling. "N-No, that's not it. I don't want to owe you..."

Li Chang'an pointed at the meal, his tone somewhat stern. "Eat!"

Remembering the axe Li Chang'an had swung that morning, Muxi ultimately chose to sit back down. She quietly opened the meal he had brought and began taking small bites.

"From now on, can you not be so fierce with me..." After eating a few bites, Muxi looked up at Li Chang'an and asked timidly.

Her peach-blossom eyes looked especially soft at that moment, giving her a pitiful, fragile air.

Li Chang'an looked at Muxi's little face, then reached out and gently pinched it before lowering his head to continue eating. He made no promise not to be fierce with her again.

After finishing, Li Chang'an did not even clear away his dishes. He simply patted his backside and left the cafeteria. Before going, he rubbed Muxi's little cheeks again, flashing a roguish smile before he departed.

The afternoon classes were not complicated. Li Chang'an's first battle after obtaining a Soul Ring had already proven his strength, so all the teachers could do for him was guide his cultivation and use of Soul Power.

However, when afternoon classes ended, Cui Yongqin kept the entire class behind to announce something:

"The annual outdoor combat training class will take place the day after tomorrow. All students will go out under the teachers' guidance for one week to carry out assigned missions. Therefore, tomorrow will be a day off. Go home and prepare yourselves properly!"

The Elite Class was no ordinary class. Their courses were highly targeted, and aside from Li Chang'an, everyone in the Elite Class was a returning student. So, even holding such an event at the beginning of the school term was nothing unusual.

After everyone was dismissed, Cui Yongqin specifically kept Li Chang'an behind to give him a thorough round of instructions. After all, Li Chang'an was an exception—he had only been in school for a few days and was already going out to carry out a mission, and he was only six years old.

But rules were rules. They would not change because of one person. Besides, Li Chang'an had shown his strength that morning, so Cui Yongqin was not overly worried.

After carefully explaining some travel precautions and the schedule, she let Li Chang'an go home.

After returning home, Li Chang'an did not idle around. The news had come rather suddenly. Missions carried out away from school were said to involve real combat, and even with teachers accompanying them, there was a certain degree of danger. He still needed to prepare some things.

Aside from having people purchase a batch of poisons and sleeping drugs, Li Chang'an also prepared healing pills, poisoned daggers, and the like.

Of course, these were ultimately external aids. After returning to his room, Li Chang'an opened his system and checked his character panel:

Ding, Character Panel:

"Name: Li Chang'an."

"Age: Six. Gender: Male."

"Martial Souls: Pangu Axe (Incomplete Version), Eastern Emperor Bell (Incomplete Version)!"

"Soul Power: Level 13 (120/300)"

"Soul Ring: Azureblue Tiger (993 years)"

"Points: 3886"

"Evaluation: Other than being handsome, you are still completely useless."

Alright, ignoring the evaluation, Li Chang'an turned his attention to the exchange menu. He first looked at the basic Soul Power Fruit, then at his points and the Soul Power he still needed to level up. In the end, he exchanged for two Soul Power Fruits.

Two Soul Power Fruits were enough to provide him with two hundred points of Soul Power, enough to raise him to Level 14. In other words, these two fruits were directly worth a long period of hard cultivation.

Although Li Chang'an had plenty of points now—enough to immediately raise him to Level 20—that was not something he could do at the moment. If he advanced to Level 20 in a single day, there would be no way to explain it. Advancing one level today was already the limit.

But as long as he had Soul Power Fruits and enough points, he could fully control the speed of his advancement. In other words, if he wanted to be a genius, he could be one; if he wanted to be a weakling, he could be one. It was like how top students could control their test scores at school—so flashy it made people jealous.

Without hesitation, Li Chang'an immediately ate the two fruits. Their sweet-and-sour flavor melted in his mouth, making his lower abdomen feel warm. Then, in the next moment, his Soul Power fluctuated, and he advanced to Level 14.

However, after reaching Level 14, the total Soul Power required for Li Chang'an to level up became four hundred points, one hundred more than the previous three hundred. This was normal enough; different levels required different amounts of Soul Power.

Then he looked at the Soul Ring Fruit in his exchange menu and directly swallowed.

A basic Soul Ring Fruit cost one thousand points. It was indeed frighteningly expensive, but it could directly increase his Soul Ring's age by one hundred years. The benefits were enormous.

After all, his Soul Ring was only a tiny bit away from becoming a thousand-year Soul Ring. The power of a thousand-year King Soul Ring's Soul Skill was completely different from that of a near-thousand-year King Soul Ring. And after his advancement, his body was already capable of bearing a thousand-year Soul Ring!

More importantly, many people already believed his first Soul Ring was a thousand-year one, so it was still barely possible to explain a near-thousand-year Soul Ring advancing!

Gritting his teeth, Li Chang'an spent one thousand points to exchange for a basic Soul Ring Fruit, then ate it with tears in his eyes!

Unlike the sweet-and-sour basic Soul Power Fruit, the basic Soul Ring Fruit was bitter and astringent. One bite was enough to make someone want to vomit, but when Li Chang'an thought of the price, he continued eating it through his tears.

How could something so expensive possibly taste bad? It was delicious—absolutely delicious!

After the basic Soul Ring Fruit entered his stomach, Li Chang'an clearly felt certain changes occur within his body. Though he could not put them into words, he felt stronger. If he went to chop Huyan Li now, he definitely would not need even eighty percent of his strength to break through his defenses!

But when he saw his painstakingly saved points drop from 3886 to 2666, Li Chang'an's heart ached. Spending money could bankrupt a family for three generations—the ancients truly had not deceived him.

In the future, he had to show off more and spend more money!

After slightly consolidating his cultivation, Li Chang'an immediately got out of bed and went to the kitchen. They would be away for so long this time, so he could not let his bond with the teachers fade. He needed to prepare more things.

After all, he was a good student who loved his teachers.

"Uncle Wang, hurry and help me prepare the ingredients. I want to make cake, egg tarts, cookies, cheesecake..."

That was right. This time, Li Chang'an planned to make enough for seven days in one go, and he also made a portion for Muxi.

As a Sea King, he had to love every woman he had. Of course, he would always give the goddess the best and the most.

After all, I love my teachers, someone thought to himself...

(Ahem, ahem. At the request of the many readers, both the Pangu Axe and the Eastern Emperor Bell are incomplete versions. Please be aware!)