I Stepped on a Bug, and the System Said I Slew a Dragon?
Chapter 38

Incomplete Grandmaster-level Star Power Cultivation Method!

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The birch trees lining both sides of the academy avenue were lush and verdant.

Lin Mofeng and Old Li strolled down the road, followed by teachers and students who had come to watch. All eyes were on them.

"Everything at the school is still the same. Nothing has changed..."

Looking at the birch trees, a trace of nostalgia surfaced on Lin Mofeng's face. He said to Old Li beside him, "I used to be too stubborn. I was always making you angry, Teacher."

"Mofeng... what are you saying? Young people are bound to be hot-blooded."

Old Li smiled and clapped his hands. "Jianghai Martial Arts Academy is ultimately a shallow pool, yet with your exceptional talent, you still became a true dragon of this land."

"You flatter me, Teacher."

Lin Mofeng lowered his gaze and cupped his hands. "If not for your teachings, I could never have earned my family's recognition, much less achieved what I have today..."

"No need to say more, Mofeng. If not for the martial arts techniques and cultivation methods you gave us over the years, Jianghai Martial Arts Academy would not be where it is today."

Old Li thanked Lin Mofeng.

Hearing this, everyone around them turned their gazes toward Lin Mofeng, their eyes filled with envy.

After all, Jianghai Martial Arts Academy had once held only an ordinary status.

It had been nowhere near as flourishing as it was today. Its national ranking had merely been middle-tier, at most comparable to an average academy.

But later...

After Lin Mofeng advanced to become a Grandmaster Realm expert...

When one person rose to the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.

Thanks to the Star Power Cultivation Methods he had given back, Jianghai Martial Arts Academy's foundation greatly increased. Only then had it been able to build such a formidable faculty and become one of the nation's leading institutions.

Therefore...

Now that Lin Mofeng had returned to the academy, it could truly be called a glorious homecoming.

"Teacher, I actually came back this time because I was curious about something."

Lin Mofeng looked at Old Li beside him and asked softly, "I heard that a Jianghai Sword God has appeared in our city these past few days... Do you happen to have any connections that could introduce this student of yours to him?"

"Mofeng, you want to meet Sword God Senior?"

Old Li was stunned for a moment, then sighed wistfully. "This old one understands what you mean, but there's nothing I can do. This old one has no connections either."

"Even you don't know that Sword God Senior, Teacher?"

Lin Mofeng asked in surprise.

"I don't. To be honest, this old one hasn't even seen him in person once."

Old Li let out a regretful sigh.

"This... Sword God Senior's temperament really is..."

Not expecting Old Li's answer, a flicker of surprise crossed Lin Mofeng's eyes. After considering his words for a moment, he slowly said, "Truly strange..."

As they spoke...

He stopped walking and looked toward the academy plaza ahead.

A few students hurrying to class passed sporadically through the vast, open plaza. White pigeons took flight and landed on a black uncut stone at its center.

"That stone was moved here a few days ago."

Seeing Lin Mofeng looking at it, Old Li introduced it. "It hasn't been carved by hand yet. We're still waiting for a suitable plan."

"Mm."

After hearing this, Lin Mofeng pondered for several seconds and nodded. Then he suddenly decided, "Let's do it here, Teacher. No need to go to the auditorium. I'll give my lecture here."

"A lecture here?"

Old Li was taken aback, finding the answer quite unexpected.

Seeing this, Lin Mofeng explained, "The auditorium is too small and can't hold many people. A lecture in this plaza would let all the teachers and students hear it."

"Good, good, good! Mofeng, you're very thoughtful!"

Old Li immediately narrowed his eyes in a smile and nodded in satisfaction.

The other academy leaders moved even faster. They promptly sent the news to every class group chat and adjusted the entire school's schedule.

Very soon.

Students streamed into the empty academy plaza after hearing the news, filling the entire space in less than ten minutes.

After all, this was a lecture by a Grandmaster Realm expert.

Just hearing it was a profit!

Thus, Lin Mofeng stood before the uncut stone and began his lecture. Before long, dense crowds of students had surrounded him, and the plaza buzzed with overlapping voices.

"Thank you, juniors, for taking the time to come. Please quiet down a little."

Lin Mofeng cleared his throat.

Using the Innate Realm technique of Sound Transmission into the Secret, he clearly delivered his voice to every person's ears.

In an instant, the plaza fell silent.

Countless eyes stared fixedly at Lin Mofeng, waiting for the lecture.

"First of all, as your senior, I won't be discussing matters of the Innate Realm or Grandmaster Realm during my return to the academy today... After all, those things are far too distant for you. They're empty theories that would only disrupt your state of mind in cultivation."

Lin Mofeng pointed toward the sky and slowly said:

"What I'll be discussing this time is the fundamental secret of Star Warriors. Whether one is in the Grandmaster Realm or the Acquired Realm, all follow this supreme principle."

"As everyone knows, the fundamental power of us Star Warriors comes from using the Star Power of the heavens to condense true essence."

"An ancient text once said: 'Grasp the heavenly stars to understand the changes of stars, sun, and moon; observe the shifts of the world and distinguish fortune from calamity. Use the stars and earth to discern the lands of the Nine Provinces; every enfeoffed domain has its corresponding star, by which auspicious and ominous signs may be observed...'"

"As early as the previous dynasty, court astronomers had begun observing the celestial phenomena, using the principle of heaven and earth's union to deduce the course of all things on earth."

"And now, we Star Warriors borrow the Star Power of the heavens to temper our own bodies and attain harmony between man and heaven..."

"..."

As Lin Mofeng continued his detailed explanation.

The people in the plaza gradually came to understand, expressions of realization appearing on their faces.

When they looked at Lin Mofeng again, their eyes were filled with admiration.

A lecture from a Grandmaster Realm expert really was different! The books issued by the academy taught only techniques for advancing cultivation methods, rarely explaining the source of Star Power.

Now, Lin Mofeng had pierced through appearances and revealed the essence.

Many students and teachers felt as though they had been enlightened, gaining fresh insights.

"Not bad, not bad. I definitely didn't come for nothing."

Even Qin Yang could not help nodding amid the crowd.

Although he usually read a great many books in the library, most of them covered basic, common knowledge.

This Grandmaster's lecture, however, directly resolved doubts at their root.

He had even mentioned some interesting tidbits from the capital.

His trip to the academy had truly yielded quite a lot.

"Alright, everyone. Those are some of my insights into cultivation."

As Lin Mofeng concluded his lecture in the plaza.

The surrounding teachers and students all looked at him reluctantly, still wanting more.

"Don't worry, everyone. Although this lecture has ended, to repay the academy for nurturing me for so many years, I've decided..."

As he spoke, Lin Mofeng swept his gaze across the crowd and slowly said, "I will leave behind an incomplete Grandmaster-level Star Power Cultivation Method here in the plaza for my juniors to study."

The instant his words fell, the entire venue first went silent, quiet enough to hear a pin drop.

Then...

The whole plaza erupted into an uproar!

"WTF! Did I hear that right? Has Senior Lin gone mad?"

"Even if it's incomplete, it's still a Grandmaster-level Star Power Cultivation Method! Outside, people would go crazy fighting over it!"

"Senior Brother Lin is so cool! What an incredibly generous move!"

Everyone was utterly shocked.

The next moment.

Lin Mofeng walked to the uncut stone in the plaza, pressed his palm against it, and said, "I obtained this cultivation method by chance. It has nothing to do with my family or Shenwu University, so everyone may study it without concern."

The moment he finished speaking.

Rumble!

Terrifying Star Power erupted across the uncut stone. Stone fragments flew everywhere as characters were carved onto it in flowing strokes, forming neat passages of text.

At the same time.

Qin Yang's eyes immediately lit up from afar.

Good, good, good. You're just giving it away like this? Thank you for nature's gift!

He immediately began recording it!

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