Chapter 143 Returning to Longnan, External Teacher

["Li Ang, don't be so nervous."]

[He looked at you gently, his tone calm.]

["You're right, if it were just a simple arrest."]

["The aftermath would indeed be very simple."]

["Even if I didn't act, it wouldn't be difficult for the Investigation Bureau to arrest a Origin Opening Realm Martial Artist."]

["It's not a hard task."]

["But, I want more than just that."]

[A cold glint flashed in Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's eyes.]

["So I need your cooperation."]

["But don't worry, I will absolutely guarantee your safety."]

[The Great Grandmaster gave his promise.]

[Then he said.]

["Your task afterward is actually very simple."]

["That is to Cultivate to the Ninth Stage of Qi and Blood Perfection at the fastest speed."]

["Then, using the resources I give you, Breakthrough to the Origin Opening Realm."]

["Isn't this exactly what you've dreamed of?"]

[You swallowed hard, your voice still a bit tight:]

["I naturally trust the Great Grandmaster."]

["But the more you say that, the more uncertain I feel."]

[Hearing your words, Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian couldn't help but laugh loudly.]

[He stood up, walked to your side, and patted your shoulder heavily.]

["Hahaha! Kid, where did your previous courage go?"]

["You dared to break into the Investigation Bureau all by yourself."]

["Now that I want you to Cultivate in peace, are you starting to get scared?"]

[The Great Grandmaster stopped laughing and fixed his gaze on you.]

["Of course, I'll tell you plainly."]

["There is a purpose behind having you quickly increase your cultivation."]

["At a certain point in the future."]

["I will have you reveal your full strength to complete a mission."]

["This is my requirement for you."]

["Before then, you just need to act as if nothing happened and return to school to Cultivate properly."]

[After hearing these words, which were half-reassuring and half-showdown, you didn't ask any more questions.]

[You took a deep breath and nodded.]

[You picked up the pen and signed your name on the contract.]

[The moment you finished signing.]

[You immediately felt as if an invisible shackle had been placed upon you.]

[This was an extremely special contract, similar to a Karma contract, with mandatory binding force.]

[At this moment, after hearing Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's words, you were completely certain of one thing.]

[Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian, just like in the last simulation, had chosen to use you as bait.]

[However, because the information you provided this time was more detailed.]

[And you had disguised yourself more cleanly, his methods this time were much gentler.]

[You couldn't help but sigh in your heart.]

[The treatment for being a pure and innocent ordinary passerby is indeed better.]

[Everything was forced upon me; everything was done at someone else's behest.]

[I'm just a weakling forced to cooperate to stay alive.]

[In the eyes of someone like a Great Grandmaster.]

[A person must never be too deeply involved with so-called gods or evil deities.]

[Once you are too deeply involved, no matter how well you perform or how much you cooperate.]

[In Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's eyes, you are an unstable bomb.]

[That kind of perception is far less reassuring than that of a coerced ordinary person.]

[After the contract was signed, Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian let you go.]

[When leaving the Investigation Bureau.]

[You were actually quite curious about how the Great Grandmaster would handle Liao Fan and Liu Qing.]

[You quickly took the high-speed rail back to Longnan City.]

[You originally thought that Cold Kite would soon, as in the last simulation,]

[sneak into Longnan City in some forceful manner and proactively seek you out for a secret meeting.]

[But, until half of the winter break had passed,]

[you didn't receive any follow-up news.]

[The authorities seemed to have no movement, and Longnan City was peaceful.]

[The Investigation Bureau seemed to have forgotten you.]

[It was as if you had never been to the Investigation Bureau in Wuyue City.]

[But you knew very well that this was only temporary peace.]

[Since the authorities weren't moving, you were happy to be idle.]

[You devoted all your energy to this rare winter break seclusion.]

[Your current public persona]

[was still a Qi and Blood Seventh Stage high school student who needed to change his fate through the College Entrance Examination.]

[To make Old Wu worry about your martial progress,]

[and to perfectly fit the task requirement set by the Great Grandmaster to quickly Cultivate to the Ninth Stage of Qi and Blood Perfection,]

[during this winter break, you began a period of frantic special training.]

[Every morning, you would punctually appear at the school's training hall.]

[And engage in high-intensity combat practice with Old Wu, who hadn't gone home for the New Year.]

[During the practice, you slowly increased the strength you displayed.]

[Bit by bit, with a great sense of progression, you showed Old Wu your terrifying Comprehension Ability and your rapid growth in Qi and Blood.]

[You used most of the winter break]

[to naturally push your public cultivation to the Eighth Stage of Qi and Blood in front of Old Wu.]

[This speed startled Old Wu so much that he had to drink three cups of goji berry tea every day to calm his nerves.]

[He bragged to everyone he met about having recruited a peerless Genius.]

[And during the nights when Old Wu couldn't see,]

[you weren't idle either.]

[You immersed more of your mind into your inner heaven and earth.]

[Continuing to optimize the "Cangming Circulation 1.0" that you had completed in the real world.]

[Although the Origin Qi in the real world was very abundant,]

[you still maintained the habit you developed in the Grotto-Heaven,]

[to meticulously refine every tiny node of the Origin Power circulation.]

[You used the Divine Soul computing power of the Soaring Realm to repeatedly deduce and correct it.]

[As the winter break was nearing its end, you successfully upgraded "Cangming Circulation 1.0" to version 2.0.]

[Its absorption efficiency and concealment were greatly improved; even in a bustling downtown area,]

[it could silently devour the wandering Origin Qi of heaven and earth without attracting anyone's attention.]

[Devilish special training by day, idle deduction by night.]

[You spent this winter break very happily and extremely productively.]

[Until the first day of the new semester,]

[when you walked into the classroom carrying your schoolbag,]

[and saw Liao Fan's appearance sitting in the back row,]

[you knew the answer.]

[The Great Grandmaster must have deeply processed his memory.]

[Because Liao Fan had returned to the way he was before meeting the "Old Grandfather."]

[He had a head of newly dyed yellow hair and his feet propped up on the desk.]

[Loudly bragging to those around him about where he went during the break and what new motorcycle he bought.]

[Although his tone was still arrogant when talking about the Dao of Martial Arts, and he still practiced martial arts as usual,]

[but your keen Divine Sense saw through it at a glance.]

[His eyes had lost that light, nurtured under the careful guidance of the "Old Grandfather,"]

[that pure light of someone who truly yearned for the Dao of Martial Arts and was even willing to risk their life for it.]

[His eyes were no longer clear.]

[He had returned to that idle, good-for-nothing rich kid who only knew how to be aggressive and pick fights.]

["Sigh..."]

[Looking at Liao Fan's worthless behavior,]

[you sighed in your heart with a heavy heart.]

[After all, you had taught him for a while and developed some feelings.]

[You had lost an excellent student you had already trained well.]

[Besides the changes in Liao Fan,]

[on the first day of school,]

[a new Martial Skill teacher arrived at the school.]

[Responsible for teaching your class's Martial Skill combat course in the new semester.]

[When she introduced herself on the podium, you narrowed your eyes slightly.]

[Her name was Liu Qing.]

[She had the exact same appearance and figure as the female coach you had seen in Wuyue City.]

[But.]

[This woman standing on the podium...]

[She was definitely not Liu Qing.]