Knock, knock, knock!
The sound of thunder continued to rumble across the sky, and most of Xujiang City could hear it clearly.
"Damn! How can it be thundering when it isn't even raining?"
"Holy crap, why do I feel like there are four figures in the sky?"
"Your eyes are playing tricks on you. I keep telling you to watch fewer educational videos, but you never listen."
The citizens of Xujiang City all looked up at the sky, pointing toward the muffled thunder and the radiance overhead as they discussed it animatedly.
Inside the extended blue-flag limousine, Cang Yulong raised his head toward the sky, his face full of speechlessness.
"They're all the dean's people, yet their tempers are still this explosive. Is recruiting a student really worth this?"
"Still, I do envy Li Ziyu a little."
Li Ziyu sat in the living room, waiting and waiting.
Half an hour passed. He had thought it would be over soon, but the tea in his cup had already gone cold. The muffled thunder overhead was still rumbling without end, and it even showed signs of growing more intense.
"Yaaawn~"
Li Ziyu yawned and boredly picked up the remote, turning on the television.
Just as Li Ziyu was about to fall asleep, the muffled thunder overhead finally stopped.
At the doorway, Zuo Hongyang came over, his face battered and bruised, supporting himself against the wall.
"Cough. Student Li Ziyu, let's discuss your enrollment."
Li Ziyu hurriedly stood up from the sofa and poured Zuo Hongyang a cup of water.
Zuo Hongyang sat down in a broad, imposing manner, taking up the entire sofa.
With a calm expression and the bearing of a master, he accepted the teacup from Li Ziyu.
"Student Li Ziyu, now you know which Martial Arts University is stronger, right?"
Zuo Hongyang gave an arrogant laugh, and Li Ziyu nodded in agreement.
Still, he felt that if Zuo Hongyang's hand had not been trembling while he spoke, his words might have been a little more convincing.
Even so, Li Ziyu had gained a few more favorable impressions of Zuo Hongyang because of his actions.
To be honest, he was the National Martial Arts Examination Champion.
But there was a National Martial Arts Examination Champion every year, and not every one of them developed well in the future.
There had been plenty of people who performed brilliantly in the early stages but later ran out of steam and faded into the crowd.
Zuo Hongyang was the dean of Magic City Martial Arts University and a sixth-level martial artist.
To recruit him, he had gone this far without hesitation, even fighting a pitched battle. That was already quite impressive.
"Student Li Ziyu, I hope the way we recruited you just now didn't make you uncomfortable."
"Martial artists must fight for everything!"
"No matter what it is, you have to fight for it."
"You fight for first place during the Martial Arts Exam, fight for talented students when schools recruit, and even fight for cultivation resources. All of these things must be won for yourself."
"So when we recruited you just now, we were actually fighting for you too!"
Zuo Hongyang raised the teacup, drained it in one gulp, and smiled at Li Ziyu.
All geniuses had their pride.
Perhaps the method these old fellows had agreed upon would make a young man who had never witnessed the cruelty of martial artists feel uncomfortable.
Afraid that Li Ziyu might take it badly, Zuo Hongyang offered an explanation.
"Mm, I understand."
Li Ziyu nodded calmly.
That reaction made a trace of admiration flash through Zuo Hongyang's eyes.
His temperament was very mature.
After pouring himself another cup of tea, Zuo Hongyang turned serious and spoke to Li Ziyu.
"Everything I promised you just now still stands."
"Moreover, if you choose to join our Magic University, you can ask for anything you need!"
"As long as Magic City Martial Arts University can satisfy it, we'll satisfy it!"
Zuo Hongyang's expression was earnest.
"Of course, if you ultimately choose not to attend Magic City Martial Arts University, that's fine too. The gates of Magic City Martial Arts University will always be open to you!"
"I can still refuse?"
Li Ziyu's eyes shifted. Zuo Hongyang threw his head back and laughed, then glanced out the window.
Three figures stood there.
"Of course. Choosing is a two-way street. Our method just now was merely a display of strength."
Li Ziyu nodded.
Damn, how considerate.
Is this the treatment geniuses receive?
After thinking for a moment, Li Ziyu spoke to Zuo Hongyang.
"I want a Meditation Method. The higher its level, the better!"
This was the purpose he had already decided on before taking the Martial Arts Exam.
With the system in him, he would definitely be killing ferocious beasts frequently in the future.
A Meditation Method could solve the problem of being invaded by the evil thoughts of ferocious beasts. He had to resolve this matter.
Although he had a preliminary idea about whether he could improve his martial techniques and combat skills through other means,
he had not put it into practice yet.
The Meditation Method was still what he needed most.
"The higher the level of the Meditation Method, the better..."
Zuo Hongyang nodded.
He glanced at Li Ziyu, then lowered his head, a thoughtful look appearing on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said,
"Magic City Martial Arts University does have Meditation Methods. But first, let me show you something."
As he spoke, Zuo Hongyang tapped his wristband several times.
Immediately afterward, a blue 3D Virtual Projection appeared in the center of the living room.
The 3D Virtual Projection showed a group of people in white coats surrounding an object and constantly testing something.
Behind them stood several imposing old men whose tremendous strength was obvious at a glance.
Li Ziyu even saw Zuo Hongyang among them.
3D Virtual Projection technology could transmit audio, so Li Ziyu heard the group clearly.
"Testing the Meditation Method's level... one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... level unknown."
"Conducting the second simulation. Same result."
"Conducting the third simulation. Same result."
Then came the fourth and fifth tests.
For half an hour straight, the people in white coats continued testing the simulated effects, but every result they obtained was identical.
The scene abruptly ended there. Zuo Hongyang had shut off the projection.
"Among Magic City Martial Arts University, and even throughout all of Great Xia, the highest Meditation Method level currently known is level nine."
"But some time ago, our principal accidentally obtained a Meditation Method that had never appeared before while exploring a secret realm."
"After testing it, we can say with absolute certainty that this Meditation Method's level exceeds nine!"
Zuo Hongyang paused, then continued.
"However, this Meditation Method is extremely difficult to cultivate. To this day, not a single person in all of Magic City Martial Arts University has managed to master the basics."
"Since you want a high-level Meditation Method, Student Li Ziyu, I think you can give this one a try."
"Even if you can't master it, you can always settle for second best and cultivate another Meditation Method later."
He had cultivated this Meditation Method himself, but after wasting several years, he still had not managed to master the basics.
"Good!"
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