Upon arriving at Noble Primary School, Wen Xiancheng went straight to the principal's office.
A young man in his early thirties was also seated in the principal's office.
Wen Xiancheng knocked on the door. "Hello, Principal Zhang!"
Principal Zhang nodded, wearing his usual expressionless look, as though everyone owed him three million.
Pointing at the young man, Principal Zhang said, "This is Mr. Chen Yixin, the biology teacher our Noble Primary School recently hired at a high salary."
Wen Xiancheng bowed to Chen Yixin. "Hello, Mr. Chen!"
Principal Zhang then said to Chen Yixin, "Mr. Chen, this is Wen Xiancheng, the person responsible for the new batch of textbooks released this semester."
Chen Yixin frowned as he sized Wen Xiancheng up. "Him? What's your cultivation level?"
Wen Xiancheng said, "At present, advanced martial apprentice."
Chen Yixin shook his head. "No, your cultivation is too low. You definitely can't do it. The martial artist who helped me create an illusion of a single little flower blooming was an elementary martial master."
Principal Zhang said to Wen Xiancheng, "Sorry, you don't meet the requirements. You may leave."
To be honest, Wen Xiancheng felt rather angry.
This teacher named Chen Yixin was looking down on people through a dog's eyes!
He had pronounced Wen Xiancheng incapable without even letting him try?
Having read Cui Qianqian's notes, Wen Xiancheng understood her abilities well.
Forget an illusion of a single little flower blooming-she could even turn illusions into virtual constructs!
The bananas Cui Qianqian conjured every time were proof!
Even Professor Liu Lanzhi, a master of Super Illusion Arts, had praised Cui Qianqian's abilities in class!
However, Wen Xiancheng knew even better that getting angry now would merely show his helplessness and achieve nothing.
After all, the money was in someone else's pocket.
If you wanted to earn money from someone else's pocket, you had to cater to their wishes.
Taking a deep breath, Wen Xiancheng began circulating his spiritual power at high speed.
At a time like this, all talk was empty!
Only ability could serve as proof!
But going to fetch Cui Qianqian now was clearly unrealistic.
Cui Qianqian still had classes today. How could he disrupt her cultivation for his own benefit?
Besides, Noble Primary School would not give him time to bring Cui Qianqian over.
Such was their arrogance.
Wen Xiancheng had dealt with Noble Primary School several times and already knew that.
In other words, he could only rely on himself to prove his ability.
As he recalled the thirty-second sequence in the video of a rose growing from a seed and withering, Wen Xiancheng rapidly constructed thousands of illusory roses.
His heart pounded.
I only have one chance!
If I miss this chance, I'll miss a golden opportunity to do business with Noble Primary School!
Yet even now, he had not grasped the logic underlying a rose's existence!
His mind raced.
Thousands of illusory roses flashed through in rapid succession.
Everything around him seemed to fall silent.
In Wen Xiancheng's mind, there were only the various stages of a rose's life, from seed to withering.
Seeing that Wen Xiancheng still had not left after Principal Zhang dismissed him, Chen Yixin sneered. "What, you're still not leaving? Planning to throw your weight around? If you don't leave now, we'll call security!"
Wen Xiancheng suddenly opened his eyes.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Wen Xiancheng smiled and let out a long breath. "Mr. Chen, judging by what you just said, as long as I can create an illusion of a flower blooming like the martial artist you hired before, I'm qualified to stay. Is that right?"
Only then did Principal Zhang turn to look at him, intrigued. "Oh? You mean you can do it? Mr. Chen just said that the martial artist who could use Illusion Arts to show a flower blooming was an elementary martial master, more than an entire major cultivation stage above an advanced martial apprentice like you."
Chen Yixin smiled contemptuously. "Are children these days all so ignorant of the heights of heaven and the depths of earth?"
Wen Xiancheng smiled faintly, driving his power at high speed to construct thousands of illusory rose images. Then, following a set timing, he projected them in sequence along his two upturned palms.
A small patch of black soil appeared above Wen Xiancheng's palms.
In full view, a seed broke through the soil and became a tender sprout.
Then the sprout rapidly grew into a plant, formed a bud, bloomed, and finally withered.
Chen Yixin stared blankly at the scene.
Principal Zhang applauded. "Good! Very good! It really is Illusion Arts! If I hadn't known beforehand that this was an illusion, I would almost have believed it was a real rose!"
Principal Zhang's applause brought Chen Yixin back to his senses.
"It's passable, I suppose!" Chen Yixin said, curling his lip.
Wen Xiancheng looked at Principal Zhang with a smile. "May I come in and discuss this now?"
Principal Zhang turned to Chen Yixin. "What do you say, Mr. Chen? Does this child meet the requirements?"
Only then did Chen Yixin say, "He's passable. He can come in and discuss it."
Wen Xiancheng bowed to Principal Zhang and Chen Yixin, then walked inside.
Principal Zhang pointed at the sofa. "Sit opposite Mr. Chen! Mr. Chen, go ahead and explain how you want to arrange that class."
Chen Yixin looked at Wen Xiancheng. "Here's the situation. Next semester, our school will be taking part in a competition for exemplary lessons. I'll be representing our school and teaching a meaningful biology lesson."
"Members of the Royal Family will be coming to observe."
"So this lesson has to be special. At the very least, it must be lively, interesting, and able to hold the children's attention!"
"But the vast majority of children are born hating studying. You should know what that's like."
"So how do we accomplish that?"
"When I saw the textbooks you'd worked on with Illusion Arts, I thought of you."
"I need you to turn my classroom into a virtual classroom. Wherever I point with my teaching pointer, the words there should turn into the corresponding animals and plants, appearing before all the children's eyes."
Chen Yixin stopped there.
Wen Xiancheng pondered for a moment.
This is definitely beyond me. I was already lucky to grasp the logic underlying a rose's existence today!
Looks like I'll have to trouble Cui Qianqian again.
Xue Ning was Cui Qianqian's classmate, and both studied Illusion Arts under Liu Lanzhi. She should be able to do it too.
He could also use this opportunity to learn from both of them!
With that thought, Wen Xiancheng said, "I'll make sure you're satisfied. I just wonder how much you're offering?"
Looking at Chen Yixin, Wen Xiancheng said, "As Mr. Chen just said, creating an illusion of even a single blooming flower is extremely difficult and requires an elementary martial master. Now you want the entire classroom to work according to your specifications. There must be at least several dozen kinds of animals and plants involved, right?"
Chen Yixin's expression changed abruptly.
This brat has set a trap for me!
Principal Zhang glanced at Chen Yixin and inwardly shook his head.
That's what you get for looking down on people!
Now look at you. He's seized on your words and caught you in a trap, hasn't he?
Can you still bring yourself to offer a low price?
Seeing that Chen Yixin could not answer, Principal Zhang spoke up. "Our school isn't short of money, as long as you can do a good job. Let's set the price at fifty high-grade spirit stones for now! If the Royal Family responds favorably to the lesson, our school will give you an additional bonus."
Wen Xiancheng smiled. "Deal! Let's sign the agreement now!"
(End of chapter)
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