Destiny Mission, Re-activated! (Part 2)

Full and satisfied, Shi Tiexin no longer paid attention to his long-term meal tickets. He walked out of the cafeteria and began to pace around the sports field. The basic Essence Cultivation Technique had six stances. Doing them individually would look very strange, but his excellent-level mastery was enough to simplify the movements. They now appeared peculiar at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they seemed profound and professional fitness poses.

At this time, many students were active on the field, digesting their meals. Seeing Shi Tiexin practicing his movements as he walked, they stopped and watched with curiosity. Shi Tiexin, exuding an aura of "you amateurs wouldn't understand even if you looked," continued his basic Essence Cultivation Technique practice, ignoring the students peeking at him.

It was impossible to learn the Essence Cultivation Technique just by observing the external stances. It was like how merely studying language and mathematics wouldn't allow one to cultivate psychic energy.

The very beginning of practicing martial arts required a point of awakening, a Spirit Seed. The martial arts of that world began a hundred years ago with the Origin Sage. The Origin Sage enlightened all living beings and widely distributed Spirit Seeds, causing a massive shift in the evolutionary direction of all humanity. The Origin Sage established the rule of universal enlightenment and universal martial arts practice, with equal opportunity. Success was determined solely by perseverance and state of mind.

Therefore, regardless of social class, the act of enlightenment and awakening was widespread in that world. Even orphans in orphanages could receive martial arts enlightenment at the age of five, embarking on the path of cultivating Heart Arts and Strength Arts.

The enlightenment by the Origin Sage also marked the dividing line between the old and new eras.

However, here, Shi Tiexin had not yet encountered anyone with any trace of martial arts practice. Even the basic Essence Cultivation Technique required accompanying mental cultivation. Merely following the external movements could, at best, strengthen the body and prolong life, but it was impossible to spontaneously refine Primal Vital Energy through self-exploration.

Therefore, Shi Tiexin was not worried about leaking any secrets.

After a session of cultivation, three rounds of practice, he still managed to refine three wisps of Primal Vital Energy from nothing. Feeling the Primal Vital Energy swirling and coiling in his lower abdomen, Shi Tiexin felt as if he had found a winning lottery ticket on the street. Regardless of anything else, with this rate of essence cultivation, if he could truly stay here for two years, he might even break through to Sharp Energy!

Refining essence into Sharp Energy and breaking through to the second stage of Strength Arts—a goal that had seemed distant and unattainable—now appeared within reach!

However, the immediate priority was to cultivate his Heart Arts. The Destiny Mission was still there. Although the benefits of completing the Destiny Mission were intangible, they were real and could not be ignored.

He looked up at the sky. It was almost time for evening self-study, and the sky had already darkened, becoming completely dim. Shi Tiexin looked around, his gaze suddenly becoming sly.

No, he couldn't waste any more time in the classroom. He had to take advantage of the darkness to scout around. He didn't know what was going on with Zhou Nan; he had searched everywhere for him but couldn't find him. But he couldn't rely solely on him. If Zhou Nan could find a way to sneak out to buy cigarettes, he might be able to find an exit if he looked carefully.

After all, Fengming First High School wasn't some isolated floating city. The only thing stopping the students was a wall. He didn't really need to find a gap; as long as the wall was slightly lower, more hidden, or had something to step on, he could climb over the wall and escape. Would the security guards at the gate be able to catch him?

So, Shi Tiexin just slipped away, not saying a word to his homeroom teacher, exhibiting the righteous demeanor of a delinquent student skipping class from the Trash Class.

The sky quickly darkened, and Shi Tiexin focused on sneaking into the secluded and hidden corners of the small courtyard. He looked left and right, his eyes gleaming slyly, but paired with his imposing face, even his sly eyes projected the aura of a leader inspecting the premises.

He didn't know until he looked, but Fengming First High School really had quite a few hidden corners. Old schools with a long history often had such places. In these corners, some delinquents lurked, squatting in the shadows, using their hands to block the light, preventing the flashing red glow from their cigarette butts from being discovered.

Shi Tiexin strode past, looking imposing, startling a flock of birds. Many delinquents flinched in fear and quickly extinguished their cigarette butts, thinking it was a new leader from the disciplinary committee conducting an inspection.

Ignoring these weaklings, Shi Tiexin looked around and discovered a very happy reality—this world seemed to not even have surveillance cameras!

After wandering around for so long, he hadn't seen a single camera. Unlike his previous world, where surveillance measures were everywhere and the clarity was incredibly high. He wondered if Fengming First High School was just conservative and retro, or if the whole world was like this.

In any case, wasn't it wonderful to have no cameras?

Places without cameras were places without laws, places of freedom!

The difficulty of climbing the wall was even lower. Shi Tiexin searched with his mind and found a secluded spot. "Hmm, this is good. The wall isn't too high, and the other side of the wall is a quiet residential area, not easily seen by others."

"This is it!"

Having found a suitable spot, Shi Tiexin patted his pockets and realized he had no money. He decided to memorize the location and come back after getting money. As he was walking back, Shi Tiexin suddenly heard some commotion. Curses and sounds of impact came from not far away.

It seemed like someone was fighting.

But what did that have to do with him? Shi Tiexin didn't intend to get involved in other people's business and prepared to leave. But at that moment, some relatively loud and clear curses reached his ears, making Shi Tiexin perk up his ears.

It was the voices of those four idiots.

"Go to hell! Run, keep running, and I'll beat you to death!"

"You son of a bitch, if you hadn't instigated us, how would we have ended up like this?"

"Still hiding, huh? Can you hide from us? You were showing off at noon, trying to teach us a lesson. Show me again now!"

"I'm telling you, Zhou Nan, even if your brother were here today, I'd still beat the shit out of you!"

Zhou Nan?

Was he the one getting beaten? He thought, "I looked for him all afternoon today and couldn't find him. So he was hiding here." But from the sound of it, this Zhou Nan and those four guys seemed to have some history.

Shi Tiexin's expression darkened, his eyes narrowed, and he strode towards the scene of the brawl.

In an open space behind some old, dilapidated houses, the four fat guys were beating up Zhou Nan. With a series of thuds and screams, Zhou Nan was being beaten until he cried for his mother and father.

From the moment he saw Zheng Kaiming openly protecting Shi Tiexin, Zhou Nan had felt that something was terribly wrong. He had slipped away, planning to hide somewhere first. If necessary, he would seek help from his older brother, hide for a while, and then try to mediate.

But how big could Fengming First High School be? Even with many suitable hiding places, there was a limit. Who among the delinquents in the Trash Class didn't have a map in their minds and wasn't familiar with these prime hiding spots?

He thought he had found a good hiding place, but he was cornered by the four of them and subjected to a brutal beating.