Insufficient experience
Amidst laughter and conversation, Li Daoyi turned his gaze back to the arena, gently turning the wooden Ruyi between his fingertips.
The friendly match between the North and South Martial Arts Academies was arranged by headquarters.
Firstly, to assess the teaching results of Southern and Northern Martial Arts Schools;
Secondly, it's to provide some useful rewards to motivate the trainees;
Thirdly, it allows them to see other outstanding talents, preventing them from being confined to one place and having limited horizons.
Although he didn't think it would make any difference, he didn't stop it either.
He doesn't really like getting involved in these kinds of things.
Even though he held the title of Northern Martial Arts, he didn't do much in his spare time.
At most, he'll ensure that Northern Martial Arts doesn't cause any trouble, then make a few remarks at important occasions, and occasionally offer a few words of advice to promising talents.
Of course, the headquarters didn't intend for Li Daoyi him as the principal of Northern Martial Arts.
For headquarters, appointing an S-Class inspector as the dean of the Martial Arts Academy is a good thing.
Its symbolic meaning far outweighs its practical significance.
The headquarters doesn't need the inspector who serves as the dean of the Martial Arts Academy to do anything.
All it requires is for the Dean of the Martial Arts Academy to be an S-Class Inspector!
Therefore, the principal of Southern Martial Arts, which is located in Shenzhen, naturally became Lu Zhaoming, an S-Class inspector stationed in Shenzhen!
Northern Martial Arts was built in Capital.
Although Capital has two S-Class inspectors.
The problem is that the other one has already gone to the Martial Arts Association to serve as the president of the National Martial Arts Association.
The principal of Northern Martial Arts can only be another S-Class member from Capital, namely Li Daoyi!
"Look..."
The teachers around them continued their conversation.
Li Daoyi occasionally chimed in with a few words.
Suddenly, a piercing bell rang from his arms.
"The vast horizon is my love~"
The rustic-sounding bell rang, and several teachers instinctively turned their gazes towards the center.
The same applies to Xiao Xiangtong.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Li Daoyi calmly pulled a cell phone from deep within his Daoist robe.
He glanced at the name on the caller ID, then swiped his finger and hung up.
This did not surprise anyone.
After all, this is not a time of leisure.
The ranking battle on stage could end at any time, and then the principal would need to give a speech.
Just as they were about to turn their heads back, their gazes froze again.
The principal, who was about to put down his phone, suddenly stopped.
He then hurriedly stood up and walked to the side.
"Principal, this..."
The female teacher tried to stop it.
But her response was a wave of the hand and words carried on the wind.
"Old Daoist, I'm busy right now. You guys take care of things here. If I'm not back after the battle, just make the arrangements!"
With that, his figure quickly disappeared into the already dim darkness.
Several teachers looked over there with some puzzlement.
Then, they looked away and exchanged glances.
"Has Calamity Beast appeared somewhere nearby?" the female teacher asked.
"Perhaps," the male teacher shook his head, "But since the principal didn't say anything, it means it has nothing to do with us. Let's continue watching the students' battle!"
Everyone nodded and turned their attention back to the distant arena.
There was only one exception.
Xiao Xiangtong gazed in the direction Li Daoyi had just left.
After a moment, it slowly withdrew.
On the other side.
After sending the message, Shen Heng put his phone down again.
To his surprise, his phone rang soon after.
"Master, so fast?" Shen Heng answered the phone.
"What nonsense are you spouting? What did you mean by the message you just sent saying you had problems with your breakthrough?" Li Daoyi's voice came from the phone.
Shen Heng pondered for a moment, then asked, "Daoist Master, will your Configuration consume Origin Power?"
"Configuration occupies Origin Power?" Li Daoyi frowned.
"To maintain the Configuration, some Origin Power will indeed be used up, but it's very little. You can replenish it by simply breathing for a minute or two."
After speaking, Li Daoyi asked:
Why are you asking that, kid?
"I mean, if my Configuration takes up one-third of the Origin Power, is that normal?" Shen Heng asked.
"One-third?" Li Daoyi's voice suddenly rose in the phone call.
"What kind of Configuration did you come up with, kid?" Li Daoyi asked.
"Uh, this..."
"What is this? Don't you know what kind of Configuration you've come up with?" Li Daoyi said irritably.
"I really don't know," Shen Heng said.
"You..."
Li Daoyi was speechless for a moment.
What does it mean to genuinely not know? It means you've created a Configuration that you don't even know yourself?
Hearing the abrupt end of the call on the phone, Shen Heng explained:
"I really don't know Configuration my Configuration is."
"Master, didn't you ask me to condense a Configuration that suits me?"
"I tried adding sound waves to see if a suitable Configuration could be formed under the guidance of the sound waves."
"Unexpectedly, it condensed into some kind of Configuration that I don't know what it was."
"This Configuration is constantly changing."
"At its core is a constantly shifting, molten golden ring, connected end to end."
"Then, on the outer perimeter, the Origin Power, guided by that ring, swirled and shifted continuously around it."
Li Daoyi clicked his tongue twice, and then felt an itch on his scalp.
Although he had considered that Shen Heng might redesign the Configuration himself, he really didn't expect that he would create Configuration that he had never seen before.
The ever-changing molten gold ring?
Li Daoyi tried to visualize what Shen Heng had described in his mind.
But the molten gold ring is fine.
Other things, like those that circle around and constantly change, I just can't come up with anything like that.
"So, was your Configuration a success or a failure?" Li Daoyi asked.
"It was successful, but it used up 30% of my Origin Power," Shen Heng said.
"Thirty percent?" Li Daoyi. "Then you can slowly reconstruct one, and then remove that ring!"
"That's the problem," Shen Heng said with a wry smile. "I've tried, but I can't remove that ring, not even by changing it one bit."
"Huh?" Li Daoyi asked incredulously, "You mean your Configuration can't be changed?"
"Yes, that's right!" Shen Heng confirmed.
After the words were spoken, the phone fell silent.
It seems that Li Daoyi had never encountered such a problem either.
After a long while, his voice came through the phone again.
Do you sense anything is wrong?
"Hmm... Apart from having 30% of my Origin Power used up, I haven't felt any other problems, and the flow of Origin Power is much smoother than before," Shen Heng said.
"So you've already broken through to the Fourth Tier, right?" Li Daoyi asked.
"Yes, he has already broken through to the Fourth Tier!" Shen Heng confirmed.
"Now that we've successfully broken through, let's leave it at that for now." Li Daoyi soft breath, then his voice became more serious again.
"Currently, the Great Xia only has a little over a hundred people who have broken through to the Fourth Tier."
"These hundred or so people are insufficient to provide us with a complete understanding of the Configuration."
Your Configuration might be normal, just relatively rare.
"Of course, it could also be abnormal."
"Anyway, since there are no immediate problems and you can't move anyway, we'll just have to leave it at that for now."
"If you ever come to Capital for a meeting later, remember to contact me as soon as possible!"