Stardust Magic Tool

The first-year vacation passed quickly, and before they knew it, they had entered their second year.

Then more than a month passed.

The school suddenly became noisy.

The second-year Seed Class.

It was said to be the birthplace of dragons, gathering all the second-year prodigies.

"I'm telling you, I threw a Fire Seed at it and beat that Giant-eyed Stinky Rat until it pissed itself! A little demon like that wasn't even worth one hand from Brother Fan!" Mo Fan loudly boasted about his heroic deeds, while the Banner behind him made Mu Bai especially miserable.

For various reasons, the Banner commending Mo Fan had only been delivered a few days ago.

It had greatly boosted his reputation, and quite a few people found it hard to believe.

They were all students. While some were still asking their mothers whether they could eat the snacks on the table, someone else was already capable of hunting demons?

His loyal lackey, Zhao Kun San, jumped out again. "What are you so cocky about? Who knows if you just picked off a half-dead demon?"

Mo Fan looked at Zhao Kun San with disdain and smiled. "There are ten lotus flowers in a pond. I pick one, while you pick nine. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Zhao Kun San foolishly asked, just as Mo Fan had before.

Mo Fan raised his middle finger. "Because if you're bad, practice more!"

"Holy shit!"

"Don't hold me back! I'm going to kill that arrogant bastard!"

The boys immediately exploded, and the classroom descended into chaos.

Mu Bai in particular looked as ugly as a toad.

Mo Fan burst into laughter.

Jiang Yuan's words really worked.

One spark and they blew up!

"Getting worked up now, huh? Hey, I'm strong, and I have a Banner." Mo Fan looked at everyone with a smug expression, utterly arrogant.

Tsk, Jiang Yuan had gotten him the Banner too.

What a great brother.

Jiang Yuan was sitting behind him, chatting with Zhang Xiaohou.

"What are you all making such a fuss about?" Xue Musheng walked in from outside. He was now the homeroom teacher of the Seed Class as well.

Xue Musheng wore a stern expression. "I could hear you arguing from downstairs. In this entire teaching building, aside from our class, which other class behaves like this?"

"You're the Seed Class, yet you don't even act like it. Be careful not to get surpassed by the ordinary classes. Otherwise, you won't even get to smell a Stardust Magic Tool in the future!"

"A Stardust Magic Tool? Are Stardust Magic Tools being distributed?" a student asked.

Xue Musheng walked to the center of the podium. "That's right. Today, the school has distributed Stardust Magic Tools to our Seed Class."

"This is awesome! We can use Stardust Magic Tools now!" Zhao Kun San cheered.

"What are you shouting for?" Mo Fan shot back. "Don't you know the right to use a Stardust Magic Tool is decided by ranking? Jiang Yuan is first, I'm second, and your master Mu Bai is only third. Who knows when it'll be your turn?"

With Xue Musheng standing above them, Zhao Kun San did not dare curse even after being humiliated. He could only stew in silence.

"Jiang Yuan, you ranked first in the assessment, so you may be the first to use the Stardust Magic Tool for one month. Come up and receive it." Xue Musheng carefully took an exquisite and precious wooden box from his arms, drawing everyone's attention.

Jiang Yuan walked onto the podium and took the wooden box. He opened it slightly for a look. Inside was a small Azure Dust Stone.

The others wanted to take a look as well, but Jiang Yuan had already closed it.

Once he saw that the Stardust Magic Tool had been put away, Xue Musheng solemnly warned them, "Stardust Magic Tools are extremely, extremely, extremely precious. Remember, they must not be damaged in the slightest. Be extraordinarily careful when using them, and make sure to return them on time. I've reminded you all of this already. This is no joke!"

Everyone knew how important Stardust Magic Tools were.

The classroom responded in unison that they understood.

"Jiang Yuan, let me see what a Stardust Magic Tool looks like," Mo Fan said curiously.

"No. If you touch it, the Stardust Magic Tool will break."

"Tch, fine if you don't want to show me. What a ridiculous excuse. And here I thought we were good brothers. I despise you!!"

"Really. If you touch it, the Stardust Magic Tool will break."

"Get lost!"

That night, inside Jiang Yuan's home.

He was carefully examining the Stardust Magic Tool.

The Stardust Magic Tool provided by the school was Mortal grade, capable of increasing the user's cultivation time by 20%.

For someone like him or Mo Fan, who could cultivate for ten hours a day, 20% meant two additional hours.

An ordinary person could generally only cultivate for five hours a day.

That was nearly half as much again.

Jiang Yuan had already cultivated for ten hours that day, and only began trying the Stardust Magic Tool after returning home.

He put on the Stardust Magic Tool, sat cross-legged, and entered a meditative state.

Two hours quickly passed.

Jiang Yuan opened his eyes and let out a long breath. "Such a good thing, yet I can't keep using it forever. I really should find a way to trick Mo Fan out of that Azure Dragon Pendant."

Naturally, that last line was a joke.

As he had said before, Mo Fan's Azure Dragon Pendant could only be held by Mo Fan himself. Forget whether anyone else could activate it—they would only bring themselves a mountain of trouble.

The little Azure Dragon had chosen Mo Fan.

The Azure Dragon was a sacred beast, and the White Tiger was a sacred beast too.

He just wondered whether the sacred White Tiger of the Tianshan Mountains could turn into a pendant.

A bold idea suddenly formed in Jiang Yuan's mind. He wanted to discuss it with the White Tiger and ask it to turn into a pendant for him to use.

"Ah..." Jiang Yuan let out a long sigh and cast aside that unrealistic thought.

He had previously checked the price of Stardust Magic Tools at the Hunter's League. Even the lowest-grade Mortal grade one was worth nearly ten million.

He already had several Servant level Soul Essences and Remnant Souls. With one more Soul Essence, he would be able to secure one for sure.

Once he had enough money, he would immediately buy a Mortal grade Stardust Magic Tool to use.

For now, he would just make do.

Time flew by like a white colt passing through a crack.

The teenagers of the magic high school worked hard to enter higher halls of magic.

There were always lost youths who encountered many temptations along the way.

But none of that affected Jiang Yuan in the slightest.

Within the month after receiving the Stardust Magic Tool, he finally fused another Soul Essence using Remnant Souls.

His luck was exceptionally good.

After taking all his Soul Essences to the Hunter's League to sell, he happened to find someone selling a secondhand Mortal grade Stardust Magic Tool.

In the end, he spent his entire fortune to buy it.

Now, seventeen-year-old Jiang Yuan had nothing but several hundred thousand in his bank account and a school-district apartment near the school.

Mo Fan's response was that he could only afford to rent a place, so Jiang Yuan should stop showing off.

The first semester of their second year passed, and the wilderness training arrived.

This training was extremely important for high school students, because prestigious magic academies placed great importance on training results during admissions.

The training site was Snow Mountain Posthouse.

The future Ancient King, now Chief Instructor Zhan Kong, was laying out the rules for this training session to the Seed Class.

Their task was to hunt a One-eyed Magic Wolf in a cave. Finding a blue bracelet would count as success.

Once completed, everyone would receive a high score, while the final person to complete the task would obtain a precious defensive magic tool.

"Jiang Yuan, is this bounty mission about as difficult as the ones we usually do?" Mo Fan quietly asked.

Jiang Yuan nodded. "The One-eyed Magic Wolf and the Giant-eyed Stinky Rat are both Servant level demons, so you can consider them tasks of the same difficulty."

Mo Fan slapped his hand down excitedly. "Then can't we easily get the highest score?!"

"Oh? Easily get the highest score? You think it'll be like picking off some bargain demon?"

A mocking voice came from nearby.

Jiang Yuan did not even need to look to know that an NPC who appeared whenever Mo Fan spoke had spawned again.

Zhao Kun San's large face leaned over.