253: Chapter 253 KTV, Grandmaster of Internal Energy

When Chen Mo was asked this by Wang Chao, he saw the mountain of food waste piled on the plate in front of him and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He had been focusing on eating and hadn't realized he had created so much food waste without knowing it. So, when Wang Chao asked him, Chen Mo felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Usually... I don't eat this much, it's just that today's dishes were so delicious, I couldn't help but eat a bit more."

Wang Chao nodded, indicating he understood. Before he could say anything, Ye Chen, who was sitting to Chen Mo's left, heard Chen Mo's words and said to him with a smile, "Brother Mo, just eat if you want to eat. As long as you can stomach it, feel free to eat as much as you want today. However, you should still be careful not to overeat and hurt yourself. Anyway, after the admission letters arrive in a while, we can hold another graduation banquet and get together again."

The other classmates heard Ye Chen's words and quickly agreed, "Right, right, Brother Chen is right."

"With Brother Mo's grades, he'll definitely get into a key university, so there will definitely be a grand graduation banquet."

"..."

Chen Mo felt his face flush upon hearing this. He was the only one who knew his own situation; he wouldn't be getting into a key university at all. However, seeing the current joyous and festive atmosphere, he felt embarrassed to tell the truth and could only mumble a vague "Mm, mm" to brush it off.

This reaction of his was interpreted by the other classmates as a display of modesty and humility. "Brother Mo is truly low-key." "If I had grades as good as Brother Mo's, I would have wanted to print them out and stick them on my back the moment the College Entrance Exam results came out." "Low-key, truly low-key."

Chen Mo: "..."

After eating and drinking their fill, Ye Chen called over the slightly dizzy group to head toward their destination for the afternoon. The forty people moved along in a lively, bustling group. Ye Chen led the way at the front, not heading toward the elevators because it was truly inconvenient for so many of them to squeeze into the elevator, so they went straight to the stairwell and headed up. This was the entertainment venue he had prepared for everyone that afternoon.

"The first three floors of the Huanghe Hotel are for dining, and the floors above that are for the hotel accommodations. Between the accommodation and dining areas, there are two floors used for KTV and foot massages and saunas," Ye Chen introduced while leading the way at the front.

A classmate behind him teased, "Brother Chen, you're so familiar with this place, it looks like you haven't come here less often before. But I wonder, what kind of method is a foot massage?"

"Why would I get a foot massage? At most, I just come here to sing," Ye Chen said.

Amidst the laughter and chatter, the group climbed from the second floor to the third. However, the third floor was still a dining area, so they had to go up one more floor.

Each floor of the Huanghe Hotel was very high, and the stairs were somewhat long. Having come out of a private room with strong air conditioning, in the heat of midsummer, forty people squeezed together climbing the stairs, and they were already sweating after just one floor. Fortunately, because it was midsummer, everyone was generally only wearing a single layer of clothing, so it was still tolerable. However, at this moment, someone suddenly noticed that one person was still wearing a jacket.

"Chen Mo, aren't you hot?" Judy asked. She was dating Wang Chao, so she had been sitting next to Wang Chao during the meal and, along with Wang Chao, had noticed the slightly odd aspects of Chen Mo being able to drink and eat so much. Thus, after coming out, she couldn't help but pay a little more attention to Chen Mo. When everyone else was wearing single layers and starting to sweat from the heat, she noticed that Chen Mo was still wearing his jacket, so she couldn't help but ask curiously.

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment. He hadn't actually noticed this point because ever since his Internal Skill reached Major Achievement, the Internal Energy inside his body circulated on its own and could regulate his body temperature. Whether the external temperature was hot or cold, or whether he wore more or less clothing, it didn't make much difference to him. The reason he was wearing this grey jacket was because Chen Mo had considered that holding a medicine box in his hand was a bit conspicuous, so he had put on this jacket, which had a large pocket on the inside, and placed the medicine box inside. That was why he had been able to free up both his hands to eat so happily during the banquet.

"Not hot, I'm not hot, thanks for your concern." Chen Mo gave a polite smile and thanked Judy.

Judy didn't say anything else, just returned a polite smile, though she secretly thought to herself: 'What a weird guy.'

"We're here," Ye Chen said. Everyone stepped up the last step and finally arrived at the fourth floor of the Huanghe Hotel. What came into view was a luxuriously decorated lobby. Compared to the low-key and tasteful decoration style of the dining floors below, this fourth floor was completely focused on luxury. All the decorations were only gold and silver, and even the lighting had a golden-yellow color scheme, giving one the feeling of a nouveau riche atmosphere at first glance. It seemed this must be the place for singing and drinking that Ye Chen had mentioned.

"Room 86, pre-booked." Ye Chen went to the front desk, familiar with the routine, and said to the staff.

"Young Master Ye, our Brother San is not here at the moment, I'll take you over first." The waiter clearly recognized Ye Chen, his face beaming with an extremely enthusiastic smile.

"Alright," Ye Chen said. And so, everyone followed this waiter through the lobby and headed toward the second floor.

At this time, the waiter introduced as he walked in front: "Our KTV has a total of three floors. The first and second floors are open to the public, but clearly, the second floor is a bit more premium than the first. The Room 86 that Young Master Ye booked is a large room on the second floor, which can be considered the most luxurious room that ordinary consumers can book. As for the third floor, it is reserved for our boss and his friends and is not open to the public."

Ye Chen, a regular customer, naturally already understood what he was saying, but he wasn't saying it for Ye Chen's sake. Seeing that Ye Chen had dozens of classmates following behind him, he figured that a considerable number of them probably didn't know the details of their Huanghe KTV, so he didn't forget to introduce it to these people. This was mainly to remind them not to run up to the third floor and cause trouble if they got too drunk, and, incidentally, to flatter Ye Chen in front of this group. Ye Chen would be at least somewhat pleased by this, and he could be considered to have handled the customer well.

Sure enough, Ye Chen understood what he meant. "He's right, everyone don't go to the third floor. The third floor is the private area of Boss Li that I mentioned to you earlier. Everyone just play in our own room, it's very big inside, feel free to play."

As Ye Chen spoke, he arrived at Room 86 on the second floor. Pushing open the door and looking inside, everyone was a bit stunned, because at a glance, the area inside was at least three to five hundred square meters. It seemed that what Ye Chen said about it being very big was really no exaggeration. Where had the crowd ever seen such a large KTV room? They couldn't help but let out gasps of surprise. Ye Chen didn't mind, following the waiter into the room. As the waiter turned on the lights, various colored spotlights cast beams of different colored lights that danced wildly throughout the huge room, giving the entire room a dreamlike, illusory feeling. This room had a restroom, a dance floor, an area for singing and drinking, and a lounge area made of soft sofa cushions, where a TV was placed. On the table were various snacks like potato chips and cola, and they even saw a small chess and card room and a pool table. It could be said that it had everything one could need; once you entered this room, you wouldn't need to go out at all.

"Good heavens, this is too big. Just this drinking and dancing area is bigger than my house," a classmate couldn't help but exclaim.

"That's right, these large rooms are rare even in our Huanghe KTV. Only people like Young Master Ye have this taste and financial strength," the waiter again flattered Ye Chen at the right moment.

Ye Chen was very pleased to hear this. "Alright, just bring the alcohol according to the pre-booked standard. No need for food, we just ate downstairs. As for the fruit platters, just arrange them as you see fit."

"Aye, alright." The waiter walked out of the room happily. Soon, someone came in carrying crates of imported beer and various fruit platters. After everything was arranged properly, Ye Chen and the others began to enjoy themselves to the fullest in this room.

Chen Mo hadn't forgotten that Old Li was still waiting for him at the Sanatorium. In fact, when he finished eating, he had intended to tell everyone that he had something to take care of and would step out for a moment. But he thought it was really not quite appropriate, after all, everyone was gathered together in a lively manner, and none of them except him were preparing to leave. So, he thought he would sit in the KTV for a while and then go out once everyone was engrossed in playing. With his speed, going from here to the Sanatorium to deliver the pills to Old Li, and incidentally guarding him while he circulated his Cultivation Technique for a cycle or two, and then rushing back would still be in time.

As Chen Mo was thinking, he heard the topic of conversation somehow return to the College Entrance Exam results. "By the way, how are you planning to fill out your applications? With my 595 points, I just barely cleared the first-tier line by a few points, and I really have no confidence in my heart."

"Just apply for a less popular first-tier university and accept adjustment. As long as you can get admitted, you can strive for transferring majors later."

"That's true, but... sigh, even if I accept adjustment with my score, I might not necessarily get admitted."

"Stop complaining, at least you still have hope of attending a first-tier university, right? I, on the other hand, am still a few points short of the first-tier line, so I can only choose a better school and major among second-tier universities."

"That's not bad either. If you choose a better major, it will definitely be easier to find employment in the future than a less popular major at a first-tier university."

"By the way, isn't electronic information quite popular now? You should just choose a second-tier university that specializes in that."

"That could work, but I don't know much about this area. Electronic information, which institutions specialize in that?"

"That's simple, just ask our Brother Mo. Isn't our Brother Mo specifically into this? He must be very clear about the relevant institutions." Everyone knew that whenever Chen Mo had free time in class, he was always buried in studying those code-related books that no one else could understand, so they knew he must be very knowledgeable about information in this area.

However, at this time, a classmate laughed and said, "Even if Brother Mo knows, he knows which key university has the top electronic information major. How could he have nothing better to do than learn about second-tier universities?"

"Hahaha, that's true."

"Is that so... then I'll just have to figure it out myself."

Chen Mo listened and began to understand why everyone was talking about the College Entrance Exam results again. It turned out that after the results and score lines were released, they still had to fill out applications. As long as the admission letters hadn't arrived, everyone was feeling uneasy. Of course, Chen Mo was different from everyone else because he had already estimated his own score long ago and had no hope at all for filling out applications or attending university. Furthermore, he was no longer a normal person; his destiny trajectory had changed. In the past, things like studying, taking exams, and going to college were like heaven to him, but now he had no spare time in his heart to think about these things. It could be said that he had completely cast them to the back of his mind.

Situated among the many classmates, watching the various emotions displayed on their faces from the perspective of an almost detached observer, and listening to their conversations, a strange realization arose in Chen Mo's heart. The heartstrings that had been somewhat taut due to the Otherworld projection matter calmed down. The Internal Energy that had been circulating on its own inside his body suddenly accelerated as if it had broken through some obstacle, surging like a roaring tide, driving the Qi and blood in his body to circulate faster. With each cycle, the speed of the circulation of Internal Energy and Qi and blood slowed down by a fraction, and in the end, it reached a state of near-complete stillness. Chen Mo felt that his Qi and blood were like silver mercury, appearing as if they were moving yet not, looking completely still, but as long as his mind moved, all the Internal Energy and Qi and blood in his entire body could instantly gather in one place, unleashing unimaginable power.

Transcendent!

Chen Mo realized belatedly that this was the legendary Transcendent Realm, the true Grandmaster Realm!

When he was creating the fantasy Jianghu world, he had integrated and deduced some basic martial arts, including Internal Skill, and by relying on his Apprentice Main God authority, he had cultivated this Basic Internal Energy to the Great Perfection Realm. However, afterwards, this Internal Skill had been circulating on its own twenty-four hours a day without stopping, and with each circulation, he could feel his body becoming a little stronger, but he never saw a Breakthrough. However, Chen Mo hadn't paid too much attention to it because, in his view, the improvement in his physical fitness brought about by the Great Perfection of Basic Internal Energy was already enough. Besides, he wasn't relying on martial arts Realms to develop the Main God Space, so he didn't have any great pursuit for it. But now, after an inexplicable realization, his martial arts Realm had automatically broken through. Chen Mo felt quite happy about this; after all, in this way, if Old Li called him Grandmaster Chen to his face again, he would be able to accept it without feeling unworthy.