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After returning to his residence, Li Yuan carefully analyzed these issues.

The falling light orbs were likely quite closely related to him.

Only he could see the light orbs, and only he could pick them up to gain experience points.

Insights gained from his guidance, unsurprisingly, made light orbs drop more easily.

Once, when Li Yuan went to invigilate at Lingnan No.2 High School, he took a stroll around their campus.

Lingnan No.2 High School had fewer classes, but the student population was still quite large.

Yet, after checking out all the training rooms at No.2, he only managed to pick up ten light orbs.

In places far away, where he had little interaction, the frequency of light orb drops was genuinely low.

Based on this characteristic, he didn't need to waste energy collecting experience from more distant locations.

No matter how many students other schools had, he wouldn't gain much.

It was better to search more within Lingshan No.1 High School.

Having clarified the rules for light orb drops, Li Yuan calculated his progress again.

If he maintained this pace, he should be able to obtain his fourth Talent Point before the Youth Martial Tournament began.

As for how to use this fourth Talent Point, Li Yuan hadn't decided yet.

After some thought, he felt he had needs in both the "Enlightenment" and "Combat" systems.

No matter which system he used the fourth Talent Point on, the help would be significant.

But for the "Skill" system, he probably wouldn't spend a Talent Point on it in the short term.

Thinking this, Li Yuan, who had been resting on his bed, couldn't help but get up, sit at his desk, and begin a detailed inventory.

Previously, his bottleneck in improving martial strength was a lack of resources like nutrient fluids.

But with the Youth Martial Tournament approaching, he would be given a full thirty bottles of B-grade Nutrient Fluid.

Resources like nutrient fluids were sufficient for the short term.

Now, for the first time, Li Yuan realized his deficiency in cultivation techniques and martial skills.

For his basic cultivation method, Li Yuan currently used the Zhou Tian Dao Yin Technique.

Although he had seen through its core and understood the key points of its guiding and cycling refinement, this cultivation method could no longer keep up with his pace.

A martial artist's physical foundation is built from the combined strength of cells, bones, and fascia.

The Zhou Tian Dao Yin Technique was very effective at enhancing cells.

But for bones and fascia, its improvement was extremely mediocre.

It was also because Li Yuan's martial realm was low; upon stepping into the Fifth Grade, he immediately sensed that this basic cultivation method was insufficient.

As for martial skills, Li Yuan wanted to learn more refined and powerful ones.

In the past, mastering a set of martial skills usually took several years.

Skills like Collapse Extreme Fist, Cloud Treading Step, and Six Martial Chain Blade were all worth studying for a long time.

But now, with the [Martial Recruitment Accelerator] talent, he had more energy to delve into new martial skills, even extremely difficult ones.

Before, he couldn't spare the energy or find the time.

Now, Li Yuan simply couldn't access more profound martial arts.

As a middle school teacher, it was hard to come by deep basic cultivation methods or exquisite martial skills.

Cloud Extreme Fist, a high-grade martial skill, was a rather special case.

It was too difficult; perhaps those who once possessed it thought that even if they made it public, no one could learn it.

High-grade martial skills with lower cultivation thresholds weren't something you could just borrow from the city library.

Over the past few days, Li Yuan had thought of many avenues but found none particularly feasible.

Could he only save up money to trade for them?

Already short on funds, he would have to spend money to learn techniques and martial skills.

Li Yuan wasn't very keen on this path.

For one, earning money was too hard, and he was somewhat reluctant.

As the saying goes, spending money is as easy as taking a dump, but earning money is as hard as eating one.

Second, the techniques and martial skills that could be learned with money were honestly a bit lacking in quality, and Li Yuan looked down on them...

Thinking of these things, Li Yuan placed more hope on the Youth Martial Tournament.

If he achieved a good result in the tournament, he might have the chance to access more refined techniques and martial skills.

There were still twenty-six days until the Youth Martial Tournament.

Aside from his daily teaching duties, he also had to find time to learn more about the tournament.

The Youth Martial Tournament occurs once every two years, but this grand event is not about combat—it is not a contest of martial artists fighting each other on a stage.

The significance of martial artists in various nations is not simply about mutual conflict.

Rather, it is about responding to border crises and confronting man-eating beasts.

The martial arts experts revered by the public are not those who excel at fighting humans.

They are those who slay beasts and neutralize border dangers.

What the Youth Martial Tournament seeks to test is precisely the ability of martial artists in such situations.

After graduating from university, Li Yuan entered Lingshan No.1 High School.

Only during his university internship had he once experienced that frontline environment.

At Lingshan No.1 High School, most of his focus had been on teaching.

His understanding of the Youth Martial Tournament was truly insufficient.

He would need to arrange his teaching tasks more tightly, then take about ten days off to study it thoroughly.

Li Yuan was thirty years old, methodical and structured in his actions.

Even possessing three extraordinary talents, he was neither arrogant nor conceited.

He simply had no experience with the tournament's format.

He acknowledged the fact and prepared accordingly based on it.

Entering middle age, he might indeed lack the boldness of youth.

But heaven had granted him a steadiness, and that steadiness could also achieve things.

With this thought, Li Yuan decided to arrange his classes properly.

He would teach the upcoming lessons to Class Nine and Class Fourteen in advance.

Units were supposed to grant leave to martial artists participating in the Youth Martial Tournament.

Li Yuan would have no problem getting leave, and he could also find someone to substitute.

But Li Yuan did not want to delay his students, so he would teach them ahead of time.

For Li Yuan, being able to gain more experience points was also clearly beneficial.

During his leave later, Chen Yong just needed to help manage discipline.

One night passed, and as soon as Li Yuan arrived at work, he submitted his schedule adjustment request.

When Director Ma saw it, he was about to say something.

The words were about to come out, but they got stuck at his lips.

He saw that Li Yuan's schedule adjustment request included many class swaps.

Previously, whether it was Yin Yi or Jin Fan, they had simply asked others to substitute.

That is, the classes during their leave were all handed over to other teachers.

They couldn't be bothered to care, since they had legitimate reasons for leave.

Li Yuan was a special case in Director Ma's eyes.

The words he had prepared to say now felt shameful to utter.

As a martial arts teacher, Li Yuan was truly excellent.

Hesitating, Director Ma silently nodded and ended up saying nothing more.

These days, the classes for Class Nine and Class Fourteen, which Li Yuan taught, would need to be more intensive.

Compared to the previous teaching pace, the increased intensity would have some impact.

But this impact was still better than letting other teachers take over.

Moreover, Li Yuan's teaching level had improved significantly.

His own understanding of techniques and martial skills was very deep.

Even with a more intensive schedule, Li Yuan was confident he could teach them well and make them fully understand.

Time flew to Friday, the weekly meeting before the holiday.

Li Yuan heard from others that someone from the Education Bureau would attend today.

Additionally, Gu Yu, who had lost in the competition that day, was said to have come again...