90: Whoever can’t hold on will be a grandson!
"I'm from Rongcheng, what about it?"
Li Chengfeng was initially bewildered by Ye Chen's words.
However, Li Chengfeng soon seemed to remember something, and his expression turned as dark as charcoal, incredibly gloomy.
"Do you... think I have a good temper?!"
Li Chengfeng gnashed his teeth, glaring fiercely at Ye Chen, his gaze as if he wanted to devour him.
At the same time, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but roar internally.
"Damn it, which idiot is spreading rumors about Rongcheng? Did Rongcheng eat your family's rice?!"
Li Chengfeng had completely lost his temper at this moment. He stared intently at Ye Chen, ready to make a move if Ye Chen uttered even half a word more.
What the hell is a student, what the hell is good talent... As a swordsman, if his own heart isn't clear, how can he even claim to be a swordsman?
What made Li Chengfeng somewhat frustrated was Ye Chen righteously saying, "That's right, Teacher Li, I also think someone is spreading rumors and slandering Rongcheng! Damn it, if I find these people, I'll skin them alive!"
Ye Chen was filled with righteous indignation, as if he were the one being slandered.
Li Chengfeng's heart gradually calmed down, but then he thought about it again and felt something was off.
Damn it... wasn't that sentence uttered by you?
Li Chengfeng stared at Ye Chen, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Ye Chen again.
Ye Chen sat obediently in place, looking at Li Chengfeng, acting like a model student, and said, "Teacher Li, please guide me more in the future!"
"I..."
Li Chengfeng hesitated. He wanted to speak, but seeing Ye Chen's obedient demeanor, he didn't know what to say.
But if he didn't speak... damn it, his Sword Heart was becoming unclear.
Li Chengfeng had a vague premonition that as long as Ye Chen was at Star River Academy, he might never hope to reach Ninth-Order.
This was a swordsman's intuition!
After a long silence, Li Chengfeng finally sighed and sat down in front of Ye Chen, saying seriously, "Since you've come to Star River Academy, then I need to tell you what a student of Star River Academy should do!"
At these words, Ye Chen also became interested and listened carefully to Li Chengfeng's voice.
"Star River Academy, as the Great Xia's number one Martial Arts Academy, is not just because we have the richest heritage and top-tier experts, but because... beneath our Star River Academy... a Ninth-Level Alien Space, three Level 8 Alien Dimensions, and nine Level 7 Alien Spaces are suppressed!"
Ye Chen's pupils constricted slightly upon hearing this.
Ninth-Level Alien Space!
One must know, where is the most dangerous place within the Great Xia territory?
It must be the Ninth-Level Alien Space!
Simply because within the Ninth-Level Alien Space, there are Ninth-Order Ferocious Beasts, and only Great Xia's Ninth-Order Experts can contend with them.
Besides that, within the Ninth-Level Alien Space, there are also many Seventh-Order, and even Eighth-Order Vicious Beasts active.
Throughout the entire Great Xia, there are only nine Ninth-Level Alien Spaces!
He hadn't expected that there was one Ninth-Level Alien Space right within Star River Academy.
Ye Chen's expression gradually became solemn.
"The establishment of Star River Academy was to suppress that Ninth-Level Alien Space. Every dean of Star River Academy must have Ninth-Order cultivation, and even after becoming dean, he must guard the Ninth-Level Alien Space to prevent the Vicious Beasts inside from escaping."
"This is also why the dean, despite being interested before, couldn't recruit you as a student!"
Li Chengfeng first explained the previous events, then continued.
"Besides the Ninth-Level Alien Space, the Level 8 Alien Dimensions and even the Level 7 Alien Spaces are also locations that Star River Academy needs to guard. The Level 8 Alien Dimensions are naturally guarded by our Special Tier 8 Instructors. Don't think there are only three Special Tier 8 Instructors including me today; in fact, there are three more Special Tier 8 Instructors in those three Level 8 Alien Dimensions."
"And the Level 7 Alien Spaces are handed over to the Seventh-Order Instructors to guard, working together with the 6th Rank Instructors and the students of our Star River Academy to guard and clear them!"
"So... from the moment you entered Star River Academy, or rather, from the moment you signed the contract, you need to take on the responsibilities of a Star River Academy student."
"Which is... to clear and guard Another Dimension!"
Li Chengfeng said to Ye Chen with a solemn expression.
This is a responsibility that every Star River Academy student must bear; otherwise, no matter how good their talent, Star River Academy would order them to withdraw.
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't have too many worries.
"Of course, for some students whose strength is insufficient, the academy will not force them to enter the Level 7 Alien Space. Instead, they will be dispatched to various places in Great Xia to suppress some lower-level Another Dimensions."
Li Chengfeng explained again.
But it would have been better if he hadn't explained, because after the explanation, Ye Chen's expression gradually became strange.
"So... that Chen Moyun I met in Jiangcheng before, was it because his strength was insufficient?"
"I knew it. He's a Star River Academy student, yet he hasn't broken through to Fourth-Order. Breaking through from Third-Order to Fourth-Order is very simple. So it turns out this guy's strength is insufficient!"
Ye Chen understood... Meanwhile, in a remote city in Great Xia.
Chen Moyun stood outside a wilderness, looking at the fluctuating Void Realm in front of him, a hint of anticipation surfacing in his eyes.
"Achoo~"
Suddenly, Chen Moyun sneezed. He rubbed his nose and said with some confusion, "That's strange, I'm already at Third-Order Peak, yet I still catch a cold?"
"Is someone talking about me behind my back?"
"Never mind, I'll ignore it. After I finish this job... I'll be able to Breakthrough to Fourth-Order. At that time... I'll be able to take on more difficult tasks!"
Chen Moyun looked at the Void Realm in front of him with a chuckle... "As for you..."
Li Chengfeng scrutinized Ye Chen's body and said faintly, "You're my student after all, and this year's College Entrance Examination top scorer, so I've decided that you'll guard the Level 7 Alien Space for seven days each month!"
As he said this, Li Chengfeng felt even more smug.
"Even some experienced Fifth-Order students in the Level 7 Alien Space have a tough time. This is a good Opportunity to let this brat know that future Realms are not so easy to overcome and Cultivate and Breakthrough."
"Damn it, he made me look bad in public. Shouldn't I use a little bit of my authority to make this brat suffer?"
Li Chengfeng thought to himself.
Sure enough, he saw Ye Chen's brows furrow at this moment.
Li Chengfeng chuckled inwardly, "Brat, now you know the consequences of offending me, right!"
"Cough cough!"
Li Chengfeng coughed, preparing to ease the restrictions for Ye Chen, but who knew, Ye Chen's next words instantly stunned Li Chengfeng.
"Huh? Only seven days?"
Ye Chen said with a frown.
"Doesn't the heaven grade contract say I can enter the Level 7 Alien Space at will?"
This sentence completely stumped Li Chengfeng.
The heaven grade contract did indeed say he could enter the Level 7 Alien Space at will, but it referred to the Level 7 Alien Space after it had been suppressed, which was equivalent to a cultivation treasure ground.
That's completely different from those unsuppressed Level 7 Alien Spaces, you idiot!
Li Chengfeng wanted to explain something, but Ye Chen immediately refused.
"Seven days is too short. How about this, you're my instructor, help me pull some strings... get me fifteen days!"
"Don't tell me you, a Special Tier 8 Instructor, can't even do something this small!"
"Then I'll look down on you!"
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, looking at Li Chengfeng.
Li Chengfeng fell silent.
He always felt... that something seemed to have suddenly gone wrong somewhere.
He looked at Ye Chen, really wanting to explain the difference between suppressed and unsuppressed, but after seeing Ye Chen's slightly disdainful gaze, Li Chengfeng instantly made a decision.
"Damn it, if I don't make this brat suffer, he'll really think that Another Dimension is full of Opportunities, right!"
Li Chengfeng roared in his heart, then said to Ye Chen.
"Since you've requested it so, as your instructor, I naturally won't disappoint you!"
"Fifteen days it is. If you can't endure it... don't blame me!"
Li Chengfeng said provocatively.
"If I can't endure fifteen days, I'm your grandson!"
Ye Chen also said, not to be outdone.
"Fifteen days? Who are you looking down on? This is a Level 7 Alien Space, such a good place. Not being able to stay for fifteen days, that's what's crazy!"
Ye Chen thought to himself.
Li Chengfeng took a deep look at Ye Chen, then slowly said, "Alright, it's settled then, fifteen days! No backing out!"
"Ahn!"
Ye Chen raised his head, like a proud white goose.
Li Chengfeng smiled, then continued, "Besides that, the remaining time is the students' free time. You can use it for cultivation, or do whatever you want to do!"
"Of course, as your instructor, if you have any questions about cultivation, you can also ask me."
"Secondly... every month there will be a Star River Academy Grand Competition. All students of Star River Academy will participate, which means those Fifth-Order, Sixth-Order, and even students who signed a heaven grade contract and reached Seventh-Order but haven't graduated yet."
"My requirements for you aren't very strict. Just get into the top one thousand in the first monthly exam. If you can do that..."
"I'll teach you a sword technique!"
Li Chengfeng looked at Ye Chen, tempting him.
However, Ye Chen said indifferently, "Sword technique? What kind of sword technique? Is there anything special about this sword technique?"
Ye Chen wasn't really concerned about sword techniques.
After all, with the System, his sword technique would sooner or later advance to Ninth-Order, and a Ninth-Order sword technique, throughout the entire Great Xia, could be considered top-tier.