Qin Ruoxi

On the airship, Luo Zhixun introduced to Chen Lie, "Blue Star University's Super Genius Class is located in Campus 13."

The Genius Class are mostly concentrated in the first to third campuses, while the twelfth campus is where the Mental Power Department is located, and there are very few of them.

We're heading to the Thirteenth Campus now; Master Shi is on the Thirteenth Campus.

Chen Lie nodded.

The airship was very fast, and in just over ten minutes, it arrived at a plaza in the Thirteenth Campus.

Luo Zhixun and Chen Lie disembarked from the airship. She led Chen Lie along a winding path to a courtyard.

"My master's name is Qin Zhenwei. He is over seventy years old this year. Five years ago, he voluntarily gave up his position as the president of Blue Star University. He occasionally assists the Northwest Army in resisting Exotic Beast, but most of the time he teaches qualified students at Blue Star University."

"Over seventy years old?"

After a moment's thought, Chen Lie understood why Luo Zhixun's master had stepped down from his post.

A non- Ultimate Realm Ninth-Order Grandmaster in his seventies has begun to decline in vitality and his combat power is no longer what it used to be. Ninth-Order Grandmaster vitality has declined severely may only be slightly stronger than Peak Grandmaster.

Grandmaster Martial Artist can generally live to around 140 years old, but they begin to decline from the age of sixty, as their vital energy and blood begin to deteriorate. Once Grandmaster Martial Artist's vital energy and blood begin to decline, it almost certainly means that it will be impossible for them to break through to the ninth-order Yuan Gang Alternation realm.

Grandmaster Martial Artist can generally live to around 170 years old, but their qi and blood begin to decline around the age of 70. If they have reached the Ultimate Realm of their Blood-Qi Extreme Realm, the decline of their qi and blood can be delayed by about 10 years.

Only Tenth-Order Heavenly Human Grandmaster Martial Artist maintain their peak vitality until they are a hundred years old, and Tenth-Order Heavenly Human Grandmaster generally has a lifespan of two hundred years.

However, once Heavenly Human Grandmaster reaches the age of 120, their vital energy and blood will rapidly decline. If they cannot make further progress in martial arts before the age of 120, unless they encounter some extraordinary encounter in their later years, they will have no chance to make further progress.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Chen Lie immediately saw a group of Martial Artist arts guards armed with firearms standing in front of it.

Luo Zhixun walked ahead and, upon seeing the guards, immediately said, "I wish to pay my respects to Principal Qin Zhenwei."

As she spoke, Luo Zhixun took out an access pass.

Upon seeing Luo Zhixun's entry pass, the guards at the gate immediately said, "Please come in."

Luo Zhixun said to Chen Lie, "Let's go, Chen Lie."

After speaking, Luo Zhixun led Chen Lie into the courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, a middle-aged man came towards me.

Upon seeing Luo Zhixun, the middle-aged man immediately greeted her, "Miss Zhixun? What brings you here?"

"Hello, Steward Xu, is Master here?"

"Yes, Elder Qin is practicing martial arts in the backyard. Shall I take you there?" the middle-aged man said.

"No, I can go by myself."

Luo Zhixun smiled slightly, called Chen Lie, and went to the backyard as if they were old friends.

After arriving at the backyard with Luo Zhixun, Chen Lie saw an elderly man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies sitting cross-legged in the middle of the courtyard. With each breath he exhaled, the air in the courtyard surged, and Innate Primordial Qi circulated around him.

However, Chen Lie also noticed the presence of Innate Gang Qi mixed in with the Innate Primordial Qi.

In an instant, Chen Lie made a judgment about the strength of this Ninth-Order Grandmaster: "He is Grandmaster in the early to mid-stage of the ninth-level Yuan Gang Alternation, with Innate Gang Qi that has not yet been completely transformed into Innate Primordial Qi."

Compared to Chen Lie in his previous life, he was far inferior.

Luo Zhixun saw the old man sitting quietly and exhaling, so she waited outside the courtyard.

After waiting for about an hour, the surging air currents in the courtyard stopped.

The old man also stood up.

"Zhixun, last time you said you were too busy with martial arts to even stay a little longer, how come you have time to come here today?" Luo Zhixun immediately walked into the courtyard and called out, "Greetings, Grandmaster!"

The old man nodded and said "Mm," then sat down on a wooden chair in front of the backyard.

"Have you eaten yet? It just so happens that Master hasn't eaten yet, let's eat together."

"Okay, thank you, Master."

"Why be so polite with your master? Your father took away a treasure I obtained from Outer Stars right here, without even saying goodbye. Learn from your father and treat this place like your own home," the old man said.

"Um!"

After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Chen Lie behind Luo Zhixun.

"Zhixun, who is this young man?"

When Luo Zhixun saw the old man ask about Chen Lie, she immediately introduced him, "Grandmaster, this is my friend from East River Province, named Chen Lie." "Oh?"

The old man glanced at Chen Lie and said, "Zhixun, since you started Blue Star University, you've only visited your master on the first day, and even then, you came and went in a hurry."

Why did you bring an outsider with you today?

Luo Zhixun said, "Master, I've come here today to ask for your help with something."

"I knew it. You wouldn't come to me without a reason. So, what do you need me for?"

Luo Zhixun immediately pulled Chen Lie forward and introduced him, "Chen Lie, this is my grandmaster, the one I mentioned to you earlier. Just call him Elder Qin, like the other students."

Chen Lie nodded. The old man in front of him was Qin Zhenwei, the vice president of Blue Star University who had retired to the second line and was Ninth-Order Grandmaster Martial Artist, whom Luo Zhixun had just told him about.

Following Luo Zhixun's instructions, he addressed Qin Zhenwei as "Old Qin".

Qin Zhenwei merely glanced at Chen Lie and said, "Zhixun, you've come to see me this time not because of your own affairs, have you?" "Yes, Master, I'm asking for your help this time because of Chen Lie."

Qin Zhenwei's face hardened as he stared at Chen Liedao, "How did you find out about Zhixun and my relationship?"

They certainly know how to pull strings; they even got Zhixun to bring you here to plead for them.

I'm warning you, Qin Zhenwei, I hate nothing more than backdoors and connections. If you're coming to me for these things, hoping I'll pull some special privileges for you at Blue Star University?

I'm warning you, if you really have those thoughts, you'd better get out of here right now!

"Master, you've misunderstood!"

Upon hearing Qin Zhenwei's words, Luo Zhixun quickly explained, "Of course I know you are upright and incorruptible. How could I possibly bring people here to try to gain special privileges?"

Hearing Luo Zhixun's explanation, Qin Zhenwei's expression softened considerably, but he warned, "Zhixun, you're young and naive. Don't let outsiders deceive you."

Tell me honestly, Master, are you dating this guy?

You're at the perfect age to practice martial arts. If you neglect your martial arts because of this, don't blame me for telling your dad!

Luo Zhixun blushed immediately and said, "Of course not, please don't be in such a hurry, let me explain slowly, okay?"

Qin Zhenwei then said, "That's good. Just tell me what's wrong."

"That's right, didn't I go to East River Province with my dad?"

Chen Lie is actually the Martial Leader of our East River Province, and also the Three-Province Martial Champion the Three-Province Martial Tournament arts competition of Chuanzhong Province. Later, because of..."Luo Zhixun told Qin Zhenwei the whole story: "That's how it is. Chen Lie, who should have been assigned to the Super Genius Class, could only start from the Key Class because of the intervention of the candidate for Administrator Huo Jinghong and the headquarters of the Martial Artist Association. Today, Chen Lie just passed the Class Promotion Assessment of the Key Class and has successfully been promoted to the Genius Class."

Chen Lie won first place in the Three-Province Martial Tournament Region-Level Genius. He should be able to directly join the Super Genius Class upon enrollment. So... Master, could you perhaps communicate with the higher-ups at Blue Star University to get Chen Lie into the Super Genius Class?

This isn't about seeking special privileges; Chen Lie should have been in the Super Genius Class from the start.

"I see."

Qin Zhenwei said, "However, according to what you just said, this kid clearly has no strength, yet he still dares to offend a genius who is among the top ten on the Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking. This is overestimating himself. Even geniuses shouldn't be arrogant like this."

On Blue Star, even a candidate for Administrator cannot arbitrarily kill a martial arts prodigy due to the Blue Star's official protection of geniuses. But if he goes to Outer Stars and attends Starry Sky University, and still can't restrain his temper, recklessly provoking those he can't afford to offend, wouldn't he be courting death?

"Zhixun, in my opinion, enduring this kind of suppression will be beneficial to this boy; at least it will teach him a lesson about the world."

Luo Zhixun's expression froze. Did her grandfather mean that Chen Lie's character needed tempering?

But she had no way to defend herself. She had always thought Chen Lie was very calm and composed, except for this one time when he was a bit reckless, almost deliberately so.

"Master, Chen Lie has always been a very steady person, but he was indeed a bit impulsive in this matter."

Please help me out!

Seeing Luo Zhixun speak up for Chen Lie, Qin Zhenwei's opinion of Chen Lie plummeted.

He lacks ability himself, offended one of the top ten martial arts geniuses on the Blue Star Blood-Qi Ranking and was suppressed, yet he makes a girl go to great lengths for him. Isn't this just being a kept man?

"Let's eat first, then we'll talk!"

Qin Zhenwei did not reply, but instead instructed the housekeeper to arrange the meal.

Before long, a sumptuous meal was laid out in the courtyard.

Luo Zhixun whispered to Chen Liedao, "Chen Lie, don't worry, I will definitely persuade my master to help you."

"Actually, it's not necessary. If I wanted to join some Super Genius Class, I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."

If Chen Lie were to reveal just one of his three Strength Value, Sea of Consciousness level, or Consciousness Spirit —it would likely immediately attract the attention of the Blue Star authorities, making it easy for him to join the Super Genius Class.

Chen Lie certainly couldn't reveal all his Strength Value, and he really didn't know how much his Sea of Consciousness contained. If the Consciousness Sea World contained 588 Fixed Star in the Seven Mansions of the Southern Sky were truly detected, it would be an astronomical number, possibly even exceeding one billion.

The one who is appropriately revealed is the Consciousness Spirit, the First Star God Jing Wood Tapir.

Bian'an Consciousness Spirit among the top in the Canglan Star Domain would be highly sought after on Blue Star. His First Star God seems to be far stronger than the Bian'an in the Consciousness Spirit Illustrated Handbook.

"It's very difficult to join the Super Genius Class. Without the preferential treatment for Region-Level Genius, only those ranked in the top fifty of the Qi Blood Qi Ranking can join the Super Genius Class."

After saying this, Luo Zhixun went to the dining table in the courtyard.

"Zhixun, sit down and eat with us."

"I didn't know you were coming today, so I didn't prepare anything for you in advance. However, I've taken out some rare Qi and Blood essence treasures that Ruoxi has been saving to add to your meal. Eat more of these; they'll help improve the purity of your Qi and Blood!" Qin Zhenwei said.

"Thank you, Master!"

After Luo Zhixun finished speaking, she immediately pulled Chen Lie over and made him sit next to her.

Qin Zhenwei's face turned ashen upon seeing this.

Could Zhixun really be dating this guy?

Not long after we started eating, a pleasant and melodious voice rang out from the main hall in front of the courtyard.

"Grandpa, are we having guests today? Why is there a banquet set up in the backyard?"

A young woman, about eighteen years old, with a fresh and refined appearance, walked gracefully into the backyard.

Upon seeing the person sitting at the table, the girl exclaimed in surprise, "Zhixun? It's you!"

Hello, Ruoxi!

Upon seeing the girl, Luo Zhixun immediately stood up and waved.

"I thought some guest had arrived, but it's just you." The girl waved her hand and said, "No need to be so polite, sit down and eat." The girl sat down directly next to Qin Zhenwei, and when she saw the food on the table, her eyes widened and she said, "Grandpa, you took out my Blood Beauty Fruit?"

Qin Zhenwei replied, "Zhixun is here, and I didn't prepare anything to entertain her, so I'll have to borrow your treasured items." "Hmph, if it's for entertaining Zhixun, I won't say anything, but you can't touch my treasured items again if there are any other guests in the future."

After the girl finished speaking, she noticed Chen Lie sitting next to Luo Zhixun, and asked, "Who is this...?"

Luo Zhixun said, "This is my friend, named Chen Lie, from East River Province."

"Oh," the girl nodded, and then paid no more attention.

She knew that Luo Zhixun had gone to East River Province with her father, so it wasn't surprising that she knew one or two people from East River Province.

However, East River Province is such a barren place, almost one of the poorest provinces on Blue Star, it's unlikely to produce any outstanding figures.

Luo Zhixun then introduced Chen Lie, saying, "Chen Lie, this is Qin Ruoxi, my grandmaster's granddaughter. She's extraordinary; she's a martial arts genius ranked in the top fifty of the Qi Blood Qi Ranking, and a student in the Super Genius Class."

Chen Lie nodded.

Qin Zhenwei then said, "Let's eat!"

After he finished speaking, Chen Lie didn't stand on ceremony and started eating the most expensive dishes on the table.

Qin Ruoxi originally intended to pick up a dish made from her treasured Blood Beauty Fruit, but after taking a bite, she looked back just two minutes later and saw that the plate was almost empty.

She also noticed that Chen Lie had eaten more than half of the Blood Beauty Fruit.

He thought to himself, "This brat really doesn't consider himself an outsider, he's so rude."

Soon, the time it takes to eat a meal was over.

After finishing his meal, Qin Zhenwei had someone tidy up the dining table in the courtyard, and then said to Luo Zhixun, "Zhixun, have you encountered any difficulties in martial arts lately? Your grandmaster happens to be free today and can give you some pointers."