What Can You Do For Me?

Moreover, to cultivate the Yellow Grade Mid-tier combat skill, Mountain Quaking Fist, to the Perfection Stage at such a young age was enough to show that Ye Hao possessed exceptional insight into fist techniques.

Song Feng smiled at that moment and said to Ye Hao on the Martial Arts Stage, "Ye Hao, if you can place in the top ten at the academy's final martial arts grand competition, I'll reward you with a hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones out of my own pocket."

Song Feng wanted to encourage Ye Hao.

If Ye Hao truly made it into the top ten, then as his teacher, Song Feng would receive quite a few rewards from the academy as well.

On the Martial Arts Stage, Ye Hao spoke calmly. "Thank you, Teacher."

Ye Hao desperately needed Spirit Stones.

After all, breaking through realms required Spirit Stones.

Half an hour later.

The martial arts assessment ended.

Song Feng left.

Several youths who had been bullied by Li Lengxuan and Jiang Shaojie all gathered around Ye Hao.

With delighted smiles, they said, "Ye Hao, you gave Li Lengxuan and Jiang Shaojie a beating this time, and it felt satisfying to us too. Ye Hao, we've discussed it—we want to follow you from now on. We don't want to be bullied by Li Lengxuan and the others anymore."

"That's right, we'll follow you."

The group of youths all chimed in.

Ye Hao replied neither warmly nor coldly, "If you don't want Li Lengxuan and the others to bully you, then each of you will give me two Low-grade Spirit Stones every month."

Everyone was stunned.

They had not expected Ye Hao to ask them for protection money.

"Ye Hao, we sincerely want to follow you, but you're asking us for protection money. Isn't that a little inappropriate?"

One of the youths spoke up then.

Ye Hao swept an expressionless gaze over them. "When I was being bullied, when did any of you ever speak a single word for me? Since you've never done anything for me, why should I protect you for free?"

Ye Hao let out a derisive laugh.

He found it laughable.

Usually, every one of them hung their troubles high and out of sight, each sweeping the snow from before his own door.

They had done nothing for him, yet they wanted him to protect them for free.

He wasn't some living Buddha!

"Ye Hao, aren't you being too calculating? We're fellow disciples, after all. Shouldn't we look out for one another?"

A youth said in a deep voice.

Ye Hao sneered and looked at the youth who had spoken. "Are you sure you're not the calculating one? You want to freeload off a free thug? What the hell do your affairs have to do with me?"

Everyone fell silent.

After a while of silence, one youth looked at Ye Hao. "I'm willing to pay Spirit Stones."

Seeing this, the others could not help but say, "I'm willing to pay Spirit Stones too."

Ye Hao had beaten Li Lengxuan and Jiang Shaojie so badly that both had lost all face. No one knew whether Li Lengxuan and Jiang Shaojie would redirect their anger toward them because of it.

They all felt that it would still be better to have Ye Hao protect them.

The youth who had initially called Ye Hao calculating raised his head and looked at Ye Hao. "I'll pay too."

Ye Hao answered coldly, "You'll pay five Spirit Stones a month."

The youth felt it was unfair and retorted with a flushed face, "Why do they only pay two Spirit Stones each month, while I have to pay five? It's unfair!"

"Then goodbye! Even if you gave me five Spirit Stones now, I wouldn't care for them."

Ye Hao replied coldly, then looked at the others. "Hand over the Spirit Stones."

The others all took out Spirit Stones and handed them to Ye Hao.

Then Ye Hao left directly.

The youth's face darkened with anger, but he realized that aside from being angry, there was nothing he could do.

As Ye Hao left, he discovered that his mind had become a little clearer once more.

Ye Hao gained some insight.

It seemed that having a Clear Mind was closely related to unity of knowledge and action.

He could not stand how those people, who had not helped him in the slightest, all wanted him to protect them for free.

So he had said what he could no longer keep bottled up inside.

After saying it, he felt his mind become much smoother.

"My realm has loosened again."

Ye Hao immediately went to a sparsely populated part of the academy, took out Spirit Stones, and began cultivating.

As time passed.

His realm was steadily climbing.

Fourth Level of Qi Condensation!

Fourth Level of Qi Condensation—complete!

Fifth Level of Qi Condensation!

Fifth Level of Qi Condensation—complete!

Having broken through to the Fifth Level of Qi Condensation, complete, there were no further signs of a breakthrough.

Ye Hao rose to his feet, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

In a single afternoon, he had gone directly from the Body Refining Realm Eighth Level to the Qi Condensation Fifth Layer. His rate of breakthrough was incredibly fast.

His breakthrough in realm delighted him and gave him a little more sense of security, a little more confidence.

After beating up Li Lengxuan and the others, the knot in his heart had already dissolved.

Ye Hao was in a very good mood and began strolling through the academy, taking in the scenery.

In the past, he had never been in the mood to appreciate the academy's scenery. He had only felt that the academy was like a demon's den.

But now, he found the academy's scenery truly quite lovely.

As Ye Hao walked and admired the view, he occasionally caught sight of beautiful young girls brimming with youthful energy.

They stirred something in his heart.

"It feels like my realm is showing signs of loosening again."

Ye Hao pondered for a while and identified the reason his realm had loosened.

The beautiful young girls brimming with youthful energy he had just seen had moved his heart.

When the heart was moved, one wanted the other person.

When one wanted something, one took action.

Once one acted, the mind could become Clear Mind.

It was not that Ye Hao wanted the girls he had seen. Rather, as a virile young man full of vigor, he had simply reached the age when he had needs.

If he had needs, then he would satisfy himself.

Ye Hao did not wish to suppress himself, nor did he wish to go against nature.

He only wished to follow nature.

After school.

Ye Hao arrived at the slave market in East Moon City.

The slave market primarily sold people. Buyers would purchase them and bring them home, usually to serve as household servants.

Some were also bought as warm-bed maids.

Some of these slaves being sold had been sold off because their families owed debts they were unable to repay.

More of them lacked the ability to survive, so they sold themselves in this way, hoping to keep on living.

The slave market occupied a very long street, with many slaves standing along both sides.

Quite a few people came to the slave market. Some were there merely to watch the excitement, while others came to see whether there were any suitable slaves.

Ye Hao walked along the street, looking as he went. His goal was clear: he only wanted to find two maids.

After browsing for the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

Ye Hao spotted two women of above-average beauty, who looked to be around twenty years old.

The two wore coarse hemp clothing, but their garments were neat and their hair was well groomed and clean.

These two women had only just begun standing here.

Ye Hao was somewhat puzzled.

Women of above-average beauty were not commonly seen even in East Moon City.

Although martial cultivators all had ruddy complexions and fair skin, that did not mean every cultivator was beautiful.

Because of bone structure, the ugly remained ugly and the beautiful remained beautiful. A high realm would not make someone prettier.

Logically speaking, no matter how destitute women of above-average beauty became, they should not have had to become slaves.

Curious, Ye Hao stepped forward and looked at the two women. "How are you selling yourselves?"

The two women swiftly looked Ye Hao up and down, then spoke unhurriedly. "Teach us cultivation and provide us with cultivation resources, or help us take revenge!"

Ye Hao's expression remained calm as he looked at them. "What can you do for me?"

One of the women stared at Ye Hao, her gaze resolute. "We will be your slaves and maids, willing to work like oxen and horses! We will serve you for the rest of our lives!"