Objective: Making Money

"Do you have a plan for this year's mid-year competition, junior? Ah, don't put too much pressure on yourself. What I said yesterday was indeed inappropriate. I shouldn't have placed the fate of the Profound Tier Class on your shoulders."

Seeing Li Mu's slightly anxious eyes, Hao Meng felt a pang of guilt. As a senior student, he was handing over the responsibility of leading the class to breakthrough to Li Mu. It sounded like a graceful abdication, but in reality, it was avoidance.

"Don't worry, senior. The path of Immortal Cultivation is meant to be one of overcoming obstacles and forging ahead. The position of class monitor is both pressure and motivation for me. Moreover, I am confident that I can lead the Profound Tier Class to turn the tables in this competition."

Li Mu also sensed the change in Hao Meng's emotions. He smiled slightly, patted the senior's shoulder, and frankly said that he did have a plan.

Seeing Li Mu's confidence, Hao Meng said no more and began to explain the situation of Qinglan Academy's mid-year competition.

"Qinglan Academy has always emphasized the cultivation of practical abilities, so we hold an academy-wide competition every half-year. The most significant event among them is the Class vs. Class Competition."

"The Heaven, Earth, and Profound Tiers will each send ten representatives for a one-on-one, continuous battle. The winning side will, based on their points, gain the right to allocate cultivation resources for the next half-year."

"Due to their strength being far superior to the other two classes, the Heaven Tier Class usually only sends two or three representatives, directly taking fifty percent of the resources. The remaining fifty percent is then contested by the Earth and Profound Tiers."

"Although the talent of the Earth Tier Class students is not significantly different from ours, they are all born into wealthy families. In terms of cultivation pills, equipment, and weapons, they far surpass us. As a result, we have suffered crushing defeats in recent years. Last year, I did my best and defeated six opponents consecutively, but ultimately, I ran out of energy, and we still ended up losing."

Hao Meng's words were filled with deep resentment, as if the scene of defeat was yesterday.

"Senior, your strength is on par with the Heaven Tier Class. However, continuous battles consume a lot of stamina. Without a Golden Core, even a mortal body has its limits, no matter how powerful. Defeating six people alone is already remarkable. Even Senior Liu Yu, the top student of the Heaven Tier Class, couldn't fight ten on her own."

While admiring Hao Meng's strength, Li Mu also recognized the difficulties he faced. The Earth Tier Class had indeed completely suppressed the Profound Tier Class over the years, and finding a way to defeat them in a short period was a tough challenge.

For the next two days, Li Mu constantly pondered how he could lead the Profound Tier Class to victory against the Earth Tier Class in the Class vs. Class Competition.

However, after much thought, he couldn't find an answer. The top ten cultivators in the Profound Tier Class had mostly been practicing for many years, and their cultivation methods and techniques were already solidified. It was impossible to completely overhaul them and start anew.

Walking on the academy's main path, Li Mu simulated various strategies in his mind, but none could solve their current predicament.

"Ouch, damn it, don't you have eyes?"

Lost in thought, Li Mu walked mechanically and suddenly bumped into a young man walking towards him.

The young man was wearing a luxurious purple silk robe, a green jade belt around his waist, and exquisite wool boots. He wore large gemstone rings on both hands, all of which indicated his privileged upbringing.

"My apologies, I was momentarily distracted. Please don't take offense, brother."

Li Mu, seeing the young man's imperious demeanor, felt displeased but suppressed his temper and cupped his hands in apology.

"A simple 'my apologies' is enough? Look at your shabby appearance, you must be from the Profound Tier Class. A commoner like you bumping into this young master, shouldn't you be kneeling and begging for forgiveness?"

Clearly, the young man had no intention of letting Li Mu off the hook. His aggressive words made Li Mu frown. Ever since joining the Profound Tier Class, he had always worn simple clothes. He hadn't expected his deliberate low-key approach to be misunderstood by the young man, who intended to humiliate him with his family background.

Seeing the young man's accustomed arrogance, Li Mu realized he must have bullied students from the Profound Tier Class many times before. This made Li Mu determined to teach this young man a lesson.

"My apologies, brother. Did I stain your clothes? Let me help you wipe it."

While speaking apologies, Li Mu directly reached out and touched the young man's lower body. The moment he made contact, the Innate Art quietly circulated, and the Qi in his body surged, then rapidly shot out from his acupoints.

The young man's extremely luxurious silk trousers instantly disintegrated under Li Mu's hidden force, not even sparing his undergarments. His bare buttocks were immediately exposed to broad daylight.

"Oh my, brother, your pants are all show and no substance. How can the quality be so poor that they break with a touch?"

Amidst the young man's screams, Li Mu spread his hands, his face wearing an innocent expression.

"Ahhh, I'm going to kill you!"

The young man felt a surge of blood rush to his head and threw a punch at Li Mu.

However, Li Mu, who was prepared, dodged the enraged blow with a swift movement.

At this point, other students on the academy's main path had already noticed the situation.

"Isn't that Senior Xiao Feng from the Earth Tier Class? Why is he bare-bottomed?"

"Yeah, it really is Senior Xiao. I didn't expect Senior Xiao to have such a peculiar hobby. This is big news! Hurry back and tell everyone."

More and more onlookers gathered. The young man knew that if this continued, he would become a laughingstock of the entire academy. He glared at Ling Mu in the distance, gritting his teeth, but was helpless.

"Fine, fine. You're from the Profound Tier Class, right? Enjoy your smugness for a while longer. When the mid-year competition comes, our Senior Nangong Qi will definitely achieve the feat of fighting ten on his own. Then, we'll completely humiliate you."

After uttering the threat, the young man no longer hesitated, turned, and darted into the roadside woods, his speed so fast it could be described as fleeing for his life.

"Fighting ten on one, that's it! How did I not think of that?"

Xiao Feng's parting words gave Ling Mu a flash of inspiration, and he suddenly thought of a solution to the problem that had been bothering him.

"I need to discuss this with Senior Hao. There's no time to delay, let's go now."

Having figured out the key to the problem, Ling Mu didn't hesitate and immediately ran towards Hao Meng's dormitory.

"Hmm... Junior, your proposal, how should I put it? Aren't you overestimating me a bit?"

Later that evening, in the dormitory, Hao Meng looked at Ling Mu with a bewildered expression. Clearly, what the other party had just said was beyond his comprehension.

"Senior, I've been thinking about how to improve the strength of our ten participating classmates. But today, someone gave me a hint. Since it's a continuous battle, we can actually concentrate our resources and make one person's strength sufficient to sweep through the ten opponents. That would also count as a victory. In the game of League of Legends, it's called a 'nurturing' strategy."

Hao Meng was stunned by Ling Mu's wild idea. Although he didn't understand what the "nurturing" strategy was, he couldn't find any immediate flaws in it.

Indeed, according to the competition rules, this was entirely feasible. However, in actual combat, after consecutive battles, one would inevitably be exhausted. Even a prodigy from the Heaven Tier Class would find it difficult to defeat ten opponents, let alone Hao Meng.

"Senior, this is the only way we can defeat the Earth Tier Class within two months. New students cannot participate in this competition, and among our class, only you have the confidence to achieve a one-vs-ten victory. Don't you want to lead us to win the Class vs. Class Competition in your final year?"

"Moreover, I've heard that some cultivators achieve breakthroughs through high-intensity combat. Perhaps by going all out this time, you can break through the bottleneck of the Core Formation Realm."

Seeing Hao Meng still hesitating, Ling Mu quickly appealed to his emotions and reason, finally succeeding in persuading the senior to agree to give it a shot.

"Even so, how can I possibly fight ten on one? Last year, I fought with all my might and only managed to defeat six people. Furthermore, I heard that Senior Nangong Qi of the Earth Tier Class has made some breakthroughs this year. To defeat him alone..."

I might have to put in a lot of effort."

Although he had agreed to Ling Mu's plan, Hao Meng had no idea how to actually execute it.

"Senior, regarding your defeat last year, what do you think was the biggest reason?"

Ling Mu, on the other hand, seemed confident, clearly already having a plan in mind.

"Actually, in a one-on-one fight, no one in the Earth Tier Class is my match. I'm even fully confident against Nangong Qi. But the problem is, they are all rich kids. They have an endless supply of top-grade pills and exquisite weapons and armor. In contrast, even though I'm the eldest son of the Hao family, we are a martial arts family with limited financial resources. We're far behind them in that regard."

Hao Meng pondered for a moment before helplessly analyzing the reason for his defeat last year.

The path to immortality not only requires talent and effort but also crucial support from various resources. Whether it's pills, cultivation methods, weapons, or other magic treasures, all consume a significant amount of money. The Hao family has been gradually declining over the years, with their strongest cultivator only at the Great Perfection stage of the Core Formation Realm. Coupled with their lack of involvement in business, they naturally couldn't make ends meet over time.

"So, if you had sufficient pills and weapons and equipment far superior to theirs, could you defeat ten of them single-handedly?"

Ling Mu looked at the worried Hao Meng with a confident smile.

"If it were as you say, I'd have a ninety percent chance of defeating them one by one. But do you really have a way to achieve that? Even the most common Qi Replenishing Pills cost a thousand Cangyun Coins each. To fight ten consecutive battles, one would need at least seven or eight Qi Replenishing Pills. And as for weapons and equipment, even with money, you might not be able to buy them." My Past Life Was a Game Boss Latest Chapter

Hao Meng's worries were very realistic. Pills and equipment are necessities on the path of immortal cultivation, but they are extremely expensive. High-level weapons and magic treasures are immeasurable by money. This is also why many talented commoner disciples find it difficult to persevere on the path of immortality.

This is also why most cultivators hope to join major sects. After all, without sect support, how many people could afford to cultivate immortality?

"You don't need to worry about these things, Senior. There are ample supplies of Qi Replenishing Pills in Qinglan City. As for weapons and magic treasures, I have my own channels to obtain them. You just need to do as I say."

Although Hao Meng didn't know what method his junior, Ling Mu, had to solve these problems, he always felt that Ling Mu was someone who could bring surprises.

"By the way, Junior, you mentioned earlier that someone suggested this method to you today. Who was it?"

"Uh, it was a 'naked' senior. You'll know who it is when the grand competition starts."

Selectively ignoring Hao Meng's confused gaze, Ling Mu bid farewell and returned to his dormitory. He adjusted his breathing and sat cross-legged on his bed.

"Pills can be bought, and I have a simulated shop for weapons and magic treasures. There's always one that suits Senior Hao, but it all requires money. Fortunately, I have memories from two lives. It's time to showcase my business acumen. First, I'll choose weapons and magic treasures, and then, one goal: make money!"

Ling Mu took a deep breath and activated the simulated shop system in his consciousness.

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