"If it had only been the Little Breeze Sword Art, its sword light wouldn't have been powerful enough. If you'd fought to the death, you might've blocked five swords, but you wouldn't have been able to block even one of the final sword's rainbow light!"
"Don't kick a man when he's down!"
"What a monster! Wouldn't a monster like that be crushingly overpowered in a third-tier city?"
Zhang Xingming looked at Guo Qingqing with a self-deprecating glance. Seeing that her eyes held only shock and no other emotion, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn...
It was one thing for Bai Yi to be strong, but why did the whole sword cultivator thing have to make him so handsome, too?!
No, once he passed the Academy selection and got into an Academy, he was going to minor in Sword Dao as well.
Being strong didn't matter, as long as he looked good!
At the Dharma Combat Arena
After the match, the sharp edge that had surrounded Bai Yi gradually faded. He happily tucked the two bottles of Qi-Nourishing Pills into his robes.
Sixty thousand yuan. In less than ten minutes, he'd earned half a year's wages for his father.
He hoped that after this defeat, Hua Ming would work hard to catch up. Next time, he'd give him a crippling discount and charge him for a bottle... maybe a bottle and a half.
After putting away the Qi-Nourishing Pills, Bai Yi looked expectantly at Guo Qingqing and Zhang Xingming below.
Feeling his gaze, Zhang Xingming grinned and waved, then hurriedly dragged Guo Qingqing away.
As if. He'd already fought Hua Ming, and now he wanted to fight him and look handsome again? Dream on.
Seeing the two of them leave, Bai Yi felt a little disappointed. Then he glanced around at the crowd that had already gathered and quickly leaped onto his sword, heading toward the Magnetic-Rail Subway.
On the subway
Bai Yi watched the streetscape flash past outside the window, his thoughts gradually drifting.
Ten years of nurturing, ten years of waiting, all for this one short month.
Who could have guessed that in just one month, he would go from being a somewhat talented student ranked somewhere in the thirties at No. 2 Middle School
to becoming the top student at No. 2 Middle School, with even the Four Academies and Ten Palaces within reach?
"The Four Academies and Ten Palaces... I'm determined to enter and see what makes them different."
Bai Yi leaned back in his seat. Beneath his languid air, a glimmer of determination flashed and vanished, and he slowly closed his eyes.
He'd expected to be reprimanded during this visit to the school, but he hadn't expected to gain so much.
He ran his fingers over the box hidden inside his jacket and smiled. He had to admit, the Old Principal's gift had saved him a fortune.
His original plan had been to buy some cheap gear and make do.
Now he had a full set of luxurious equipment.
"You're going to the Blue Mountain Secret Realm?!"
"I don't agree. That place is nothing like anywhere else. How many people die there every year?"
In the living room, Li Qing looked at Bai Yi with a solemn expression. Usually gentle, she was rarely this angry and stern.
"Mom, I'm already at Qi Refining Fifth Layer, and I've cultivated the White Rainbow Sword Art to Minor Accomplishment. I'm confident."
Bai Yi stepped forward and patted his mother on the back, repeatedly explaining and laying out his reasons.
"Xiao Yi, with your grades now, getting into a First-Rate Academy is practically a sure thing."
"Listen to your mother. Don't take that risk. The Blue Mountain Secret Realm is too dangerous. Your second uncle and your fourth aunt's husband..."
Li Qing stroked Bai Yi's head, her eyes reddening.
Secret Realms might be an important part of an Immortal Alliance cultivator's path to immortality, but they also meant enormous risks.
She had little ambition to become an immortal. She only wanted her son to be safe and healthy.
"Mom, even though it may sound ridiculous right now..."
"But I want to climb to the peak of the path to immortality, see the myriad wonders of this world with my own eyes, and keep our family together forever."
Bai Yi looked straight at Li Qing, his gaze resolute and gleaming.
Since he had embarked on the path of cultivation in this life and had the Dao-Deriving Mirror to help him, he wanted to see this vast world.
Besides, Li Qing and Bai Guoshan had ordinary aptitudes. Even now, they were only at the second or third stage of Qi Refining. Without outside help, they would probably turn to dust in a hundred years.
He naturally couldn't bear to watch his parents pass away in a hundred years. So he could only use the sword in his hand to carve out a path to longevity for them.
Nearby, Bai Guoshan clenched his fingers slightly and looked at Bai Yi with pride and emotion. Then his fingers slowly relaxed.
"Let him go."
"He has his own path. We only need to support him from behind."
Bai Guoshan stepped forward and embraced Li Qing. With a son like theirs, how could they, as parents, become obstacles in their child's way?
After the family of three had eaten dinner, Bai Yi turned and entered the Cultivation Room, taking the two boxes from inside his jacket.
[Scanning user's physical information...] [Scan complete]
Bai Yi placed his index finger on the box containing the Dao Robe. As a holographic beam swept over his body,
the box opened, and a stream of silver liquid flowed out. It crept along his finger and covered his entire body in just a few seconds.
The silver liquid constantly shifted to match Bai Yi's form, shaping the inner layer to fit him as closely as possible.
[Nanoparticle clothing detected, model Taiji-A06 Type. Connect?...] [Connect] Bai Yi said quietly. [Connection complete. Scanning functions] [Reading information: Taiji-A06 Type, Wehua Manufacturing Group, the latest flagship in the first-tier Taiji Series, made from Heaven's Rock and Silver Fir Silkworm Silk, combined with 140 million nanoparticles...] [Scan complete: Self-cleaning function, Spiritual Power barrier enhancement function, Spiritual Power fluctuation concealment function (low-grade), emergency energy shield] [Authorize personal information?] [No]
The cold electronic voice echoed incessantly by Bai Yi's ear. As Wehua Group's latest flagship, this Dao Robe's functions and defenses made it one of the best mass-produced first-tier defensive magic artifacts on the market.
If not for the Old Principal, his family would probably have had to sell their house to buy a set like this.
[Mimicry change] [Authorizing connection to the Wehua Nüwa Skynet Mall. Please select your preferred style...]
On the surface of Bai Yi's eyes, one outfit after another flickered past-some in an ancient style, some punk, and even some with wings, tails, and more.
After browsing for a long time, Bai Yi chose a pure white, fitted robe that combined traditional and modern minimalist styles and had the cheapest design.
"What a rip-off. They dare charge me 100 Spirit Value for a virtual design!"
Watching a hundred Spirit Value disappear from his account, Bai Yi couldn't help wincing.
Then, without much hesitation, he opened the box containing the boots as well.
Just like with the Dao Robe, silver liquid wrapped around his feet, and the Personal Terminal on his wrist once again connected to the network built into the boots.
He spent another fifty Spirit Value and chose a plain pair of black sneakers.
Bai Yi leaped lightly, and his whole body sprang up as weightlessly as if gravity had vanished.
"No wonder the Tenth-Generation Wind-Spirit Formation, which the Wehua research team spent over a thousand years deducing and developing, boosts its effect by nearly fifty percent while reducing Spiritual Power consumption by more than thirty percent."
After carefully familiarizing himself with the many functions of the two magic artifacts, Bai Yi sat cross-legged on the Meditation Cushion. With a slight movement of his mind, the Heart-Questioning Sword leaning beside him instantly flew from its sheath and hovered quietly in front of him.
Bai Yi formed a Sword Seal with his fingers, and his Divine Sense enveloped the Heart-Questioning Sword like fire.
[Divine Sense connection complete] [Current nurturing progress: 26%]
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