56: Chapter 56 Open mockery! Rejecting the invitation! Women? A waste of my cultivation time!

"The top three may choose innate-level cultivation techniques!"

"The remaining seventeen will choose Aperture Opening Realm cultivation techniques. Which of you will go first?"

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan took out the control panel and asked the twenty people present.

At the same time, the other nineteen all looked at Lu Qingyun, appearing as if they were relying entirely on him to make the decision.

This made the corners of Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's mouth twitch involuntarily.

He did not understand. It had only been a single day, so why were these prodigies, who usually walked around with their noses in the air, now following Lu Qingyun's lead? It made him unable to tell who actually had the most authority in Tianjiao Camp.

"Why are you all looking at me? Just go and choose for yourselves."

Lu Qingyun waved his hand, telling them to make their own selections.

After all, if he went up to choose twenty cultivation techniques by himself, that old guy Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan might not be able to stand it and could very well deduct some of them.

Furthermore... as a country bumpkin, he had not seen many proper cultivation techniques.

How could he tell which techniques were good and which were just making up the numbers?

But these prodigies, whom he had carefully selected and who had earned these spots through their own substantial financial means, were different.

Everyone who could afford the price to buy a ranking was a genuine descendant of a major family with a significant background.

Their knowledge was naturally far superior to Lu Qingyun's!

Letting them choose would definitely be much better than whatever Lu Qingyun could pick!

Sima Lan stepped forward and took the initiative to select an innate-level cultivation technique.

Immediately after, before the ink was even dry on it.

When she passed by Lu Qingyun, she handed the technique to him without even glancing at it.

The others followed suit, one after another, as if they were standing in a queue.

"Uh... Chief Instructor Meng, could you help me get a bag to hold these?"

Lu Qingyun, holding a stack of cultivation techniques piled high, poked his head out from the side and asked directly, as if he did not see the dark expression on Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's face.

"Fine—!"

"But with so many techniques, can you even practice them all?"

"Don't blame me for not warning you. You only have the right to use these techniques once. If you sell them privately... the consequences will be very severe!"

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's eyelids twitched violently. Recalling some of Lu Qingyun's outrageous actions, he issued a warning.

He was genuinely worried that after Lu Qingyun received these techniques, he would immediately turn around and sell them on the black market.

If an investigation followed, he would inevitably be held responsible.

"Understood! It's just a few dozen cultivation techniques."

"As a prodigy, one naturally cannot be limited to the techniques written by predecessors. If one practices within a set framework, how can they surpass their masters?"

"Only by referencing multiple techniques and filling in the gaps can one walk their own path... Forget it, saying this to you is just a waste of time."

"Uh... I don't mean that your talent is too poor, your comprehension is insufficient, your luck is bad, or your temperament is lacking, making it a waste of time to use the methods of a peerless prodigy like me. I mean that you are already an expert in the Air-Traversing Realm and have long since moved beyond the Aperture Opening Realm level."

Lu Qingyun smiled, his face full of sincerity.

Yet, his words were like knives stabbing at him; he might as well have pointed at his nose and told him to shut up if he didn't understand.

This made Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's face darken. He felt that this kid was using the opportunity to take revenge for the earlier incident where he had crushed his shoulder blade.

But he really couldn't find a reason to lash out!

In the end, he could only flick his sleeves and leave, snorting coldly:

"You have the techniques. As for the spirit of vegetation and other spiritual items, someone will pack them up and give them to you later."

After Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan left, the others also left one after another, their footsteps hurried.

It was as if they were fleeing from some prehistoric beast.

Only Sima Lan remained. She opened those extremely seductive fox eyes, her gaze shifting and shimmering with an inexplicable luster.

She took the initiative to invite Lu Qingyun.

"The major exam is over, and we have a half-day holiday. How about... I take you for a stroll in Ningan?"

"Just the two of us."

These words were very intriguing, leaving infinite room for imagination.

With Sima Lan's figure and beauty, as well as her special talent.

She could easily lead any young man on.

If those dozen or so people hadn't left earlier, they would certainly have been shocked to the point of their jaws dropping at this scene!

Because in this half-month of training, they had never imagined that Sima Lan would be so proactive in inviting a boy!

Back when they first entered the camp.

It wasn't that no one had been attracted to Sima Lan's beauty; in fact, there were quite a few active pursuers, and it had become a trend.

However, this trend came to an abrupt end on the day one of them stopped Sima Lan to confess his feelings!

Because on that day, Sima Lan used her Charm talent for the first time, causing a dozen prodigies to fall into a frenzied melee!

In the end, it resulted in a horrific situation where one died, five were seriously injured, and seven had their lower parts physically severed!

It was precisely because of that incident that everyone, especially the male students, had an innate sense of fear toward Sima Lan!

They were terrified that just by looking at her one too many times, when they woke up, they would find that their "little brother"—their constant companion through countless days and nights—had perished!

Lu Qingyun did not know about these past events.

Facing Sima Lan's proactive invitation, he didn't even think about it and replied directly:

"Not going."

Crisp and decisive, with no room for negotiation!

This left Sima Lan stunned on the spot, and she could only watch helplessly as Lu Qingyun left without turning his head, looking very dashing!

"How is this different from what I imagined?"

"That's clearly not how it happens in the stories!!"

Facing this cruel reality, Sima Lan began to doubt the accuracy of the stories she had been reading.

However, after thinking about Lu Qingyun's talent, which could not be calculated by common sense, she calmed down slightly.

It's normal for there to be difficulty!

This is like a mental-type Awakened combining with an ordinary martial artist; the probability of giving birth to an offspring who is a mental-type Awakened is terrifyingly low!

But if two mental-type Awakened combine, the probability of the offspring possessing a mental talent will be greatly increased!

Furthermore, given the terrifying talent of a dual-system Awakened like Lu Qingyun—both physical and mental—if she could combine with him, the offspring born would likely have shockingly high talent!

The Air-Traversing Realm is far from the limit!

By then, their Sima family would naturally become even more prosperous!

"Just wait! We have so many days left in Tianjiao Camp; I don't believe I can't take you down!"

Sima Lan made a bold declaration. As if thinking of something, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and paired with those fox eyes, she was extremely seductive!

On the other side, Lu Qingyun, completely unaware that he had been targeted, had already returned to his dormitory.

To him, what invitation? What holiday?

They are all fake!

With so many cultivation techniques in hand, one payment after another had already arrived.

Then, what follows should naturally be an explosively satisfying rapid improvement!

Women or whatever—how can they be as stimulating as the feeling of muscles being constantly torn, strength skyrocketing, and the spirit sublimating!

"Let me see, with twenty cultivation techniques thrown in, what level has my upper limit reached."