Time to Become a Genius (5000)

Luo Jun chose to teleport directly, and after a moment of disorientation, he found himself in a desolate wilderness...

"Huh?" Luo Jun was slightly taken aback. "Where is this?"

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Luo Jun was completely bewildered. "Shouldn't I be at my Master's house?"

"Could it be that due to the anomaly caused by the restoration of the maze, my location upon returning was incorrect? Am I still in the Main World?"

Luo Jun was startled and quickly took out his phone. He glanced at it and found that there was still a signal, so it seemed that he was not only still in the Main World, but also in China.

When entering Chaos Mission, you can only bring some simple personal items, including clothing. Sometimes you can even bring your cell phone in, but the problem is that there is no signal in the Chaos Mission, so the cell phone is of limited use. And when Luo Jun entered Chaos Mission before, he needed Ailongtan to impersonate him outside, so he left his cell phone with him, so he basically never brought it in.

The mission was launched suddenly, and he was using his real identity with his phone on him. Luckily, it was fully charged in the rest area, otherwise it would be useless now.

Luo Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, opened his contacts, and directly searched for the word "old"...

"Old Yuan... the Overflowing Spirit Pill you requested!" A middle-aged man with a small mustache jogged up to Old Yuan and took out a small box.

"Although this thing is only of Epic-level, its effect potential is very high. It took a lot of effort to create it."

"Thank you!" Old Yuan nodded, took the box, and opened it. Inside lay a dark red pill. With this, plus the Wishing Grass Ling Xin had given him, he could bring that kid back!

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." The man with the mustache wiped his sweat. "Please don't hesitate to call me if you need anything."

Just as the man with the mustache left, Old Yuan's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw the name of the caller, which made his old eyes widen in surprise!

He glanced around instinctively, and seeing that no one was paying attention, Old Yuan hurriedly left and went to a secluded spot to answer the phone.

"Hello?"

"Master, what are you busy with? Why did it take you so long to answer the phone!"

"You brat, you actually came back?"

"What's wrong, Master? You don't seem very happy that I'm back..."

"If you were able to come back, why did it take you so long? You brat, you've kept us on edge these past two days!"

"It wasn't easy for me either, Master. You've only been here for two days, do you know how many days I waited inside?" Luo Jun complained, "That maze was so huge, I had to fight so many Chaos Monster inside..."

"Never mind, let's not talk about that. It's good that you're back..." Old Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Where are you now? Are you still at my house?"

"Speaking of this..." Luo Jun looked around at the desolate wilderness, "I'm not quite sure where I am either?"

"What do you mean?" Old Yuan was taken aback. Luo Jun then explained the root cause of the problems that arose when he returned to the maze after resolving the Chaos pollution in the maze and causing the maze to mutate.

"You actually did so much in there?" Old Yuan was very surprised, then scolded, "Don't be so impulsive next time. If you have a chance, escape first. Chaos Creature are not so easy to deal with. Don't think you can ignore danger just because you have some skills!"

"I understand, Master..." Although he was scolded, Luo Jun felt warm inside.

Old Yuan sighed, "Since you can make phone calls, your phone should also be able to locate you, right? Send me your location, and I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."

"No need for that," Luo Jun chuckled. "As long as you agree, that's fine, isn't it?"

"Agree? What do you mean?"

"I got a treasure this time, it's very convenient." Luo Jun told Old Yuan about the effects of the Teleportation Staff, but after he finished speaking, the other side fell silent.

"Master? What's wrong?"

"I ask you... in the hundreds of days you've been inside, has your cultivation level improved?" Old Yuan suddenly changed the subject.

Luo Jun hadn't expected Old Yuan to ask this, so he could only honestly reply, "I've already reached the pinnacle of the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm; there's basically nothing more I can learn. I also haven't shown any inclination towards the Heart Refining Realm. I'm afraid my cultivation level truly has reached its limit..."

"It's alright..." Old Yuan nodded, then suddenly said, "Listen to me, I'll call you in a bit, then you can try sending it to me again!"

Luo Jun had no idea what Old Yuan was up to, but out of trust in his Master, he could only nod in agreement. About twenty minutes after hanging up, Old Yuan called again.

"Try locating me now."

Following instructions, Luo Jun activated the Teleportation Staff. Old Yuan immediately agreed, and after three seconds of chanting, Luo Jun's figure disappeared from the wasteland and appeared in a spacious training room.

"Where is this...?" Luo Jun looked around curiously. Old Yuan nodded. "Your teleportation artifact is of a very high level. It can actually ignore the inert material of the elemental energy here. It is indeed a treasure."

"Inert material?" Luo Jun looked at the spacious area and the training equipment around him. "Is this a school? I've never seen such a big training room."

"No..." Old Yuan shook his head. "This is Yuandu!"

"Yuandu?!" Luo Jun was taken aback. Which Cultivators in Zhendan hadn't heard of Yuandu? It was the legendary headquarters of the Yuan Cultivation Society, the location of Wan Guiyuan, the Zhendan's Number One, and a holy land in the eyes of Cultivators!

"Is there some important mission this time?" Luo Jun asked immediately. "Did we summon you back for the New Year?"

"It's all because of you!" Old Yuan sighed. "Forget it, let's not talk about that..." As he spoke, Old Yuan took out Wishing Grass: "Here, tear off a piece and make a wish for a breakthrough."

Luo Jun blinked, took the artifact, and scanned it with his spiritual energy. He was immediately shocked, his eyes widening in surprise. "Good heavens, Mythic Treasure Item? You can make wishes on it? With this treasure, your injuries can be healed, right?"

"Stop dawdling, hurry up and make your wish," Old Yuan urged. "Let's solve your problem first."

With three pieces left anyway, Luo Jun happily tore one off and made a wish. "May I break through to the Heart Refining Realm..."

A moment later, the leaf vanished from his fingertips.

Upon seeing this, Old Yuan's face lit up with joy, only to discover that the leaf had returned to the petiole.

"Failed?" Old Yuan was taken aback. Luo Jun nodded. "They said the wish exceeded the limit and couldn't be fulfilled..."

"Then choose another one!" Old Yuan urged again, "Acquiring a preference is fine too."

Luo Jun followed the instructions, but the result was still that the target was exceeded and could not be achieved.

Old Yuan frowned. "This shouldn't be the case. How could breaking through to the Heart Refining Realm be so difficult?"

"Then let me try another direction..." Luo Jun said, tearing off another leaf. "Break through to the Tenth Floor the Foundation Establishment Realm."

This time, it still couldn't be achieved.

"If the Tenth Floor of the Foundation Establishment Realm never existed in the first place, its difficulty would only be greater than that of the Mind Stillness." Old Yuan shook his head and sighed.

"It seems I'm destined to never advance any further." Even Mythic Treasure Item couldn't stop him, and Luo Jun couldn't help but feel disheartened.

"Don't be discouraged!" Old Yuan encouraged, "The Wishing Grass isn't a panacea, and besides, you cultivate Myth Cultivation Method, and your potential far surpasses that of ordinary people. The difficulty of breaking through is too great, so it's understandable that the Wishing Grass couldn't achieve your goal. It doesn't mean you have no hope at all."

Luo Jun sighed, "Then Master, don't waste this treasure. Use it to heal your old injuries."

Old Yuan shook his head. "This wasn't originally mine, so it can't be used carelessly..."

"What, it's not yours?" Luo Jun was taken aback. "Then it's not considered misuse when you helped me break through my cultivation level?" "It's different..." Old Yuan shook his head and said, "The owner of this leaf originally intended to use it to rescue you from the maze. Since you came out on your own, using this leaf to help you break through your cultivation level is also using it on you, so it doesn't mean you're going against the owner's wishes."

"I originally planned that you would come to Yuandu quietly, use the leaf to break through, and then I would tell my master that you were saved by the leaf. She would naturally have no objections."

"Although that's how it turned out..." Luo Jun scratched his forehead, "Something still feels off..."

"Speaking of which, besides you, Master, who else would be so willing to go to such lengths to save me?" Luo Jun asked, puzzled.

Old Yuan looked at him, his eyes filled with doubt. "You and Ling Xin... were you really just ordinary classmates before?"

Luo Jun was taken aback. "You mean, this was provided by Ling Xin?"

Old Yuan nodded. "This is no ordinary treasure. That girl went to great lengths to save you, so I wanted to ask you about your situation in Ling Xin Ningdong. I know about it, during your high school years..."

Luo Jun shook his head. "I can count the number of times I've spoken to her on two hands. I remember near graduation, I even invited her to a movie, and she refused so decisively..."

"Was your relationship even colder than it is now?" Old Yuan stroked his chin.

"As Luo Jun, I haven't had much contact with her. It's only in the last two months, because of the black market, that we've had more frequent interactions, but we're just ordinary friends," Luo Jun analyzed. "But as Ye, I did save her life, and I also have connections with the Ling Family. Do you think she might have guessed that I'm Ye?"

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"I had the same guess." Old Yuan nodded. "Find an opportunity to subtly probe her and see how much she knows... I've watched Ling Xin grow up; her character is definitely fine. She's been so helpful to you this time; she certainly wouldn't harm you."

Luo Jun nodded. "So, how should we tell people about my return? Or did you, sir, get me out of here?"

If everyone knew that even Old Yuan had stumbled on a task, a freshman in college had solved it perfectly, it would seem unbelievable no matter how you looked at it.

"What do you mean?" Old Yuan laughed proudly, "Tell the truth!"

"Huh?" Luo Jun was taken aback. This didn't align with Old Yuan's guiding principles.

"You little rascal, you have no idea what's been going on these past two days!" Old Yuan laughed. "Go check out the forums, you're practically a national idol now!"

"What?" Luo Jun picked up his phone with a skeptical look, opened the forum, and after browsing a few posts, his mouth grew wider and wider.

"Am I... really that amazing?"

"You might not feel it yourself, but to be honest, looking back on our time in the maze, without you, including me, none of us would have made it out alive. You truly cracked the most difficult Tier A Mission in history."

Old Yuan patted Luo Jun on the shoulder. "And for someone like you, completely eliminating the hidden dangers in the mission isn't so unacceptable."

"As for the final mother body, it wouldn't be surprising to say that it's the result of the collective battle of countless Senior who died in the labyrinth. I've always hoped that you would hide and wait until you're strong enough before the world knows you, but now that your reputation has spread, why not take this opportunity to step into the limelight and become a world-renowned genius!"

"Then... what is Ye's identity...?" Luo Jun probed.

"We still have to keep it a secret..." Old Yuan shook his head. "' Luo Jun's' achievements can be explained by his intelligence, but Ye has only shown his hard power. If people knew that Ye's true form was a novice who had only been exposed to Yuan Qi for a little over half a year, then everyone would guess that you are hiding an incredible secret. God Relic are treasures that even those Feather Transformation would covet!"

At this point, Luo Jun became somewhat frustrated. "Why is it that the stronger you are, the more dangerous it becomes?"

Old Yuan smiled and shook his head, "An emperor might not care about a street ruffian who insults him in public, but even if a powerful regional official with a large army seems loyal and respectful, the ruler will find it hard to let his guard down."

"Okay, I understand..." Luo Jun sighed, then followed Old Yuan out of the Training Room and back to the meeting hall where everyone was waiting.

Upon seeing Luo Jun, Ling Xin, Zhuge Zi, and Sun Xiaowei all stood up excitedly. Zhuge Lan, on the other hand, didn't react much. She just frowned and looked Luo Jun up and down a few times, feeling that Luo Jun looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

"You're out? Old Yuan rescued you?" Sun Xiaowei was the first to jump in front of Luo Jun, cupping his face and looking him over. "Let your Senior see if you're missing anything, right?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing..." Luo Jun actually enjoyed the feeling of being cared for. At this moment, a hand grabbed Sun Xiaowei's wrist and slowly pulled her away.

"He just escaped from Chaos Mission and needs to rest..." Ling Xin's tone was somewhat cold, even making Sun Xiaowei feel a little unfamiliar with her. Just moments ago, they were chatting happily...

"What method did Old Yuan use?" Zhuge Zi was Luo Jun got out.

"Nothing worked..." Old Yuan laughed, "This kid came out on his own. I just used a magic weapon to bring him to Yuandu."

"You got out on your own?" Everyone was shocked. "You weren't trapped, were you?"

"Actually, I was indeed trapped..." Luo Jun said, recounting the story he had prepared with Old Yuan: "At that time, Mao Xintong and Ma Qiao were actually replaced by the Chaos Creature. The two of them ambushed and injured Old Yuan. I risked my life to get Old Yuan out, but I didn't have a chance to get close to the exit myself, so I could only run away as fast as I could."

"Because I missed my chance to leave, and the maze's exit started moving randomly again, it became very difficult for me to find it on my own. I could only explore and try to survive."

"Later, during my exploration, I gradually discovered the secret behind this maze. It turned out that the Finger Merchant we had always suspected were actually the manifestations of our Senior had been lost in the maze. Although they looked terrifying, they were actually our allies..."

Next, Luo Jun briefly recounted the process of uncovering the mystery, omitting the parts involving his own martial arts. Throughout the entire process, he collaborated with the Thumb Merchant, searching for various clues to decipher the mystery and gradually finding the "entrance" to the maze. Finally, with the help of many Senior, they annihilated the "entrance" and successfully restored the maze to normal.

"You mean, you restored a mission that was distorted by Chaos forces to normal?" Everyone looked at Luo Jun in disbelief.

"That's right." Luo Jun nodded. "Maybe next month we'll see someone clear the normal Endless Maze!"

Silence fell over the meeting room...

If completing a quest that no one has ever completed before is already a miracle, then completely turning around a corrupted quest is nothing short of a divine miracle!

And this miracle was actually accomplished by a seemingly ordinary student from the Explorer Academy?

This truly is a case of a mortal being standing shoulder to shoulder with a god!

"Now that Luo Jun is back, can we go back to Ningdong?" Ling Xin looked at Old Yuan, then glanced casually at the Zhuge sisters and Sun Xiaowei.

"Well, you can leave, but Luo Jun can't for now..." Old Yuan shook his head. "He just returned, and the association still has many things to ask him and confirm. Afterwards, an official announcement will be released to bring this matter to a close."

As he spoke, he looked at the other people in the conference room who had come to help. "Thank you all for coming all this way to Yuandu to help. Yuan Cultivation Society give you all gifts later as a token of our gratitude..."

After saying that, Old Yuan winked at Ling Xin and said, "By the way, Ling Family girl, your brother just contacted me. He has something to tell you. Come with me in a bit."

Ling Xin understood immediately that Old Yuan wanted to return the Wishing Grass to him, so she nodded in agreement.

"The association is going to interrogate Luo?" Sun Xiaowei looked at Luo Jun: "They're not going to dissect him, are they?"

Everyone was stunned by her words and turned to look at her. "How did you come up with such a bizarre question?"

"But such geniuses are rare, aren't they?" Sun Xiaowei pointed at Luo Jun and said, "In novels, these kinds of prodigies are usually captured and studied by large organizations."

Zhuge Zi tugged at her sleeve, Zhuge Lan coughed, saying, "Don't forget you're right here at the headquarters of the big organization..."

"Hahahaha..." Old Yuan stroked his beard and laughed, "Don't worry, it's just a routine inquiry. After all, information about the Endless Maze is almost nonexistent, and the experience gained from purifying contaminated areas is extremely valuable to the Association. The Association mainly wants to obtain some information. Besides, with me here, no one will make things difficult for him."

Hearing him say that, everyone felt relieved.

Just then, the conference room door opened, and a young girl walked in; it was none other than Mu Lanshi, Tier B Clerk.

"Old Yuan..." Mu Lanshi nodded and bowed, "The Grand President just ordered that he wishes to see Luo Jun..."

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Shouzhen froze on the spot...

(End of this chapter)