Joining Nuoding Academy (Part 2)
The cultivation of Soul Master requires a large amount of resources.
Clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
Even disregarding clothing, housing, and transportation, food alone is insufficient to retain Soul Master of the Soul Elder level in the Douluo Era, where transportation is inconvenient.
Only in the Soul Beast Forest near large cities, free Soul Master and adventurers who make a living by Soul Hunting can sell Soul Beast that is affordable even for Commoner Soul Master.
However, most of the Soul Beast is reserved by various sects and families, large and small...
However, a small number of Soul Master above the Soul Elder level choose to stay in small cities for various reasons, but most of them feel that they can no longer break through to a higher realm, so they might as well stay in small cities and become guests of honor of the local city lord and minor nobles, where life is still quite comfortable.
After all, as long as Soul Master doesn't cultivate or fight, their energy expenditure isn't that high. If ordinary grains are prepared in a refined way, they can satisfy their appetite.
"I suspect that Bu Yi wants to the Nuoding Academy as a teacher just to win back what she lost," Xiao Wu whispered, watching Bu Yi chatting happily with the Nuoding Academy Dean. "Is it really necessary to be so petty?"
"She's not that superficial."
Zhou Qing could tell that Bu Yi wasn't that petty. He probably just felt that he, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and the others were all quite strong and wanted to spar with them often in the future to improve himself.
"I'll trouble the dean after this Friendly Tournament is over."
After finishing her conversation with Nuoding Academy Dean, Bu Yi walked over to Zhou Qing and the others, and asked with a smile, "Are you wondering why I'm staying?"
"Why? Could it be that they want to spar with us more often?" Xiao Wu voiced Zhou Qing's earlier guess.
"Pretty much. You guys seem to prefer freedom, so even if you get the approval of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team members, you probably won't join immediately."
Bu Yi didn't keep you in suspense. She glanced at Dai Mubai, whose face was bruised, and tentatively said, "That little guy whose face is swollen like a pig's head is looking at you like you're enemies... I'm afraid he won't want you to join us in the future."
Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu exchanged glances, then turned their heads away simultaneously and began to whistle.
It was only then that Qingzhu Zhu noticed Dai Mubai from the Star Luo Royal Academy Team —because his face was swollen like a pig's head and his nostrils were upturned: (￣(OO)￣), she hadn't even noticed that it was Dai Mubai.
Then, Qingzhu Zhu glanced at Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, who had suddenly started whistling, and immediately realized that Dai Mubai's pig-headed appearance was their doing.
Although she didn't know what had happened between them and Dai Mubai, Qingzhu Zhu suddenly felt that Dai Mubai's pig-headed appearance was much "cute" than before.
Seeing this, Bu Yi roughly guessed some of the inside story. After a short silence, she continued, "However, my plan to stay at the Nuoding Academy with my sisters is not entirely for the purpose of competing with you in the future. I also plan to find a stable job."
According to Bu Yi, she is already twenty-eight years old. Although she broke through to Level 30 before she turned thirty, she is indeed quite old.
Regarding Soul Master cultivation, there is a universally acknowledged law on the continent: if one cannot break through Level 30 before the age of 30, it will be difficult to break through again afterward.
In fact, this rule has a second part: if a Soul Master is stuck at the age of thirty and breaks through to the Soul Elder realm, then even if they can continue to improve their Soul Power Level, it will be difficult for them to reach the Soul King realm in their lifetime.
Soul Master who can reach the Soul King realm either have a way to make money or are from wealthy families; most commoners struggle to even reach the Soul Ancestor realm.
Bu Yi felt that even if she obtained Soul Ring and became a true Soul Elder after that, it would be difficult for her to advance to the Soul King realm in the future. Not to mention, the cultivation speed of a martial Martial Soul like the Elemental Fox would be even slower after it completed its transformation at the Soul Elder stage. She even felt that she would not be able to reach the Soul Ancestor realm in her lifetime.
Therefore, a stable job is needed to make a living.
After all, their Martial Soul are Elemental Fox Soul Master, so it's unlikely they'll make much progress after becoming Soul Elder. When they're young, before the age of thirty, they can go out and explore more, but after thirty, as they get older, it's better to find a job with a stable income.
As for her younger sisters, the two youngest, Bu Liu and Bu Qi, are eighteen years old, while the other four, Bu Er, Bu San, Bu Si, and Bu Wu, are all twenty-one years old.
In short, since they are all around twenty years old, it's not unreasonable for her, as the eldest sister, to secure a stable job for them in advance.
Is this the helplessness of Commoner Soul Master?
Zhou Qing gained a deeper understanding of Commoner Soul Master. When they are young, they can enjoy their youth, but after the age of thirty, their Soul Power increases slowly, their talent is poor, and they have few ways to join the elite class. They have to find a stable job.
Although the Spirit Hall welcomes Commoner Soul Master to join, it is not a large force that does charity. Moreover, since most of the Spirit Hall's members are Soul Master, it values strength and the Strong Reign Supreme.
When Commoner Soul Master joins the Spirit Hall, they will be looked down upon by the disciples of other small families and sects who have also joined the Spirit Hall.
This is probably why so many Commoner Soul Master on the mainland did not actually choose to join the Spirit Hall, but instead became free Soul Master or adventurers.
Commoner Soul Master Martial Soul talent is not so good to begin with, even if they choose to join the Spirit Hall, cannot catch up with those Soul Master with high-quality Martial Soul in terms of cultivation speed.
Although they can obtain corresponding cultivation resources, overall it will only be slightly more than the money they used to earn by taking on tasks and finding jobs.
But in order to have slightly more resources, and to be bossed around by the more talented members of the Spirit Hall, they even had to work shifts and do chores every day...
Most Commoner Soul Master cannot withstand it.
Although most Commoner Soul Master have to compromise with reality after realizing that their strength is difficult to improve, they either acquire property or find a job to support their families. However, in terms of freedom, they are still better off than those who join the Spirit Hall. If they encounter someone they can't afford to offend, they can avoid them.
For someone like Bu Yi, taking this opportunity to the Nuoding Academy as a teacher is the best choice. It provides a stable job, respect, and plenty of free time, offering a high degree of freedom.
"Congratulations to Sister Bu Yi on the Nuoding Academy and becoming a teacher." Although Zhou Qing had many thoughts in his mind, he still congratulated Bu Yi on finally "getting ashore".
"Haha, maybe you guys will become teachers someday."
Bu Yi said this, but deep down she knew very well that with Zhou Qing and the others' talent for cultivation, as long as they were willing to accept the olive branches offered by others in the future, they would not need to worry about making a living at all.
Even if they wanted to be free Soul Master, with their strength, they could live a relatively comfortable life.
However, if Zhou Qing knew Bu Yi's thoughts, he would definitely object. After all, on this Douluo Continent, there is a group of people from the Shrek Academy who were founded by Soul Saint and Soul Emperor and are living an extremely frugal life!