Chapter 96 - 81: Sword Severs the Flesh, Heart Severs the Soul

Chapter 96: Chapter 81: Sword Severs the Flesh, Heart Severs the Soul

Li Youquan thought, "Since we were young, whenever this guy was about to show off something, he would always do this exact damn movement!

"You’re just an upstart, stop pretending to be so refined!"

As if sensing something, Chen Fugui cast a smug glance at Li Youquan beside him, whose face was screwed up in a constipated expression as if he had just sucked on a lemon.

Then, he happily stood up.

"It’s just defeating a Foundation Establishment Stage Evil Object single-handedly. Look at how shocked you all are. It’s no big deal, just a minor spectacle.

"Teachers, just watch closely. No one understands Lu’s limits better than I do. What he’s showing right now is merely the tip of the iceberg.

"As for why I dare to say this, it’s naturally because Lu is my prized student whom I’ve personally mentored!

"His success today is inextricably linked to me, his homeroom teacher!

"After all, even the finest steed needs a discerning talent scout to discover it, doesn’t it?"

Hearing Chen Fugui’s words, even the teachers of First High School who knew a bit of the real situation couldn’t quite separate the truth from the falsehoods in his claims.

After all, Chen Fugui had indeed paid out of his own pocket to buy plenty of Cultivation resources for Lu Chen. But that was only a belated investment made after Lu Chen displayed astonishing talent in the mock exam. Before the mock exam, they refused to believe that this guy, who reeked of money, could see the immense potential hidden within Lu Chen.

However, to say that Lu Chen’s current achievements had absolutely nothing to do with Chen Fugui wasn’t entirely fair either. While Lu Chen was quite impressive during the mock exam, his current performance of directly crushing the Jade-faced Saber Mantis made him seem like a completely different person. Perhaps it really was Chen Fugui’s out-of-pocket spending that allowed Lu Chen’s talent to be fully unleashed.

Thus, in a sense, Chen Fugui’s claim that Lu Chen’s success today was inextricably linked to him... actually wasn’t a damn lie!

The teachers felt indescribably uncomfortable seeing Chen Fugui showing off so madly right now. It was awful; they had really given this guy the chance to posture successfully!

And if one were to ask who in the room was the most bitter, it would undoubtedly be Teacher Li Youquan.

After all, he and Chen Fugui were genuine childhood best friends who had grown up together and knew each other inside out. For these two guys who had never worried about food or clothing since childhood, upon realizing they would be hard-pressed to achieve great things on the path of Cultivation, their life goals shifted. They changed from wanting to become Great Cultivators themselves to raising a student who would become a Great Cultivator.

Li Youquan had originally thought that after using his connections to snag the position of homeroom teacher for the Heavenly Dao Class at First High School, he would achieve the grand life milestone of "Great Cultivator’s Mentor" ahead of Chen Fugui. But looking at it now, it seemed Chen Fugui was going to achieve this grand milestone before him!

What dissatisfied Li Youquan even more was that his most favored student, Mu Xiaoye, looked like she was frantically throwing herself at Lu Chen. Didn’t this mean that in the future, apart from achieving the title of "Great Cultivator’s Mentor," Chen Fugui would also simultaneously unlock the special achievement of "Great Cultivator Husband’s Mentor"?

At the thought of this, Li Youquan’s face contorted as if he had donned a mask of pure agony. It was one thing to see a brother suffer, but entirely another to see him strike it rich!

Chen Fugui, how come you got all the good things?!

...

Lu Chen knew nothing about this dramatic scene unfolding outside the exam venue. Right now, he was focusing all his attention on his Talent Divine Techniques.

[Talent Divine Techniques: Outer Path Incarnation]

[Grade: First Realm (1/20)]

[Effect: Upon use, an Outer Path Incarnation can be summoned. The Outer Path Incarnation possesses 50% of the main body’s Cultivation and Physique, 100% of the Skill Level, and receives 500% damage.]

[Soul Crystal Fragment (White): 35]

[Soul Crystal Fragment (Green): 1]

"If I had known I could collect Soul Crystal Fragments in this joint exam, I shouldn’t have used that precious green fragment to exchange for white ones..."

Thinking about how he had been short of three fragments and was forced to use a green Soul Crystal Fragment in exchange for thirty white ones, his heart bled profusely. If he wanted to exchange white Soul Crystal Fragments for green ones, it required a full fifty pieces. Back and forth, it meant he had lost twenty white Soul Crystal Fragments for nothing.

"Forget it, forget it. There’s no need to regret the past. I just need to seize the present..."

After this day of hunting, besides obtaining one green Soul Crystal Fragment from the Jade-faced Saber Mantis, Lu Chen had also acquired a small number of white Soul Crystal Fragments from other ordinary Nine Nether Evil Objects. And if he wanted to upgrade his Talent Divine Techniques from the First Realm to the Second Realm, he had to gather another eighteen green Soul Crystal Fragments.

But Lu Chen knew all too well how difficult it was to obtain green Soul Crystal Fragments. They were rare items that only Foundation Establishment Stage enemies would drop.

"I hope there will be a few more Foundation Establishment Evil Objects in this exam venue..."

As his words fell, Lu Chen immediately took out a large amount of Blank Talisman Paper from his Storage Pouch and placed it in front of him.

On this first day of the exam, Lu Chen wasn’t just busy fighting Evil Objects. After defeating the Jade-faced Saber Mantis, he had taken the time to locate a specialty Talisman store, finding plenty of Blank Talisman Paper and some spare Magic Swords. This was the exact reason why Lu Chen had gone to that abandoned mall in the first place.

After all, with this Talisman Paper, his Talisman Skill would finally have a place to be put to use, boosting his Power by another ten to twenty percent. If he could also bring his Ink Flood Dragon Sword and Cyan Profound Puppet from reality, Lu Chen felt he could truly dominate this entire exam venue. But unfortunately, this exam was just a simulation, and he couldn’t carry quest items from reality.

Otherwise, he might have really been able to give everyone a little shock.

...

In the dim underground garage, as Lu Chen continuously sketched on the Talismans with a specialized Talisman Brush, brand-new Talismans appeared before him one after another. Not only were there many types of these Talismans, but surprisingly, every single one of them was of exceptionally high Quality.

Seeing this scene, the teachers in the conference room turned their heads once again to look at Lu Chen’s homeroom teacher... Chen Fugui.

"Teacher Chen, why didn’t you mention earlier that Lu Chen also knows Talisman Skill?

"Looking at him now, it seems his proficiency in Talismans... isn’t much lower than his Sword Skill."

Although Chen Fugui was also shocked by Lu Chen’s proficiency in Talismans, he knew that he absolutely could not let it show at this moment. If he admitted he didn’t know, wouldn’t that mean he was completely incompetent as a teacher?

Thus, Chen Fugui adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses again and said with feigned profoundness, "It’s not that I didn’t say it. It’s just that you didn’t ask, right?"

"..."

The teachers realized that the only reason he had deliberately kept it a secret was so he could show off to them all over again, wasn’t it? They shouldn’t have asked that question, just giving this guy another chance to put on airs.

Damn it, why didn’t they have a student like Lu Chen under them!

...

PS: The third day of writing 10,000 words is complete, it’s really killing me...

Routinely asking for some monthly tickets.