133: Demon clan, the teacher's choice!

“Ha, my luck isn't bad today.”

Looking at the D-grade blue card in his hand, Jiang Yuan's face revealed a slight smile.

Mu Qianshan: ?

Mu Qianshan looked at Jiang Yuan in confusion.

You opened a D-grade from a blue quality blind box and you're telling me your luck isn't bad?

“Boss, recycle it.”

After smiling, Jiang Yuan handed the card to the boss for recycling.

The boss nodded with a smile, handed the recycled lower-grade star spirit stone to Jiang Yuan, and then Jiang Yuan left.

“I’ll create cards first, then we can talk.”

Striking while the iron was hot, Jiang Yuan directly entered the Card Creation Room.

Mu Qianshan was very curious.

Why was Jiang Yuan so strange today?

However, Mu Qianshan didn't pay too much attention, as Jiang Yuan's card creation speed was quite fast.

If that's the case...

He might as well check the Skill Card shop nearby to see if there were any Skill Cards suitable for him.

“I really want to create the Summoning Card directly!”

A moment later, Jiang Yuan looked at the equipment card in his hand with some excitement.

The creation of this card was too smooth.

From the signature to the final creation, it was done in one go.

It was just a pity that his Summoning Card was still missing one material.

Otherwise, it would be best to do it in one fell swoop.

“Let's go, let's look for some cards. It's time to put Nezha's weapon on the agenda.”

Jiang Yuan was in a good mood. After finding Mu Qianshan, he took Mu Qianshan with him to continue searching for cards.

On the other side, Liu Shengshan had also arrived at Wang Wenqing's office.

“How have you considered it? School is starting soon.”

Liu Shengshan sat on the sofa in Wang Wenqing's office, smiling as he asked Wang Wenqing.

Now was not like before.

The freshman assessment had already revealed Jiang Yuan's talent.

To be honest, Liu Shengshan hadn't expected Jiang Yuan to be so capable.

Under the same strength, even second-year students were not his opponents.

He just didn't know when Jiang Yuan would advance to the Xuanxiao Stage and become a second-year student.

Zhongyuan Academy, or rather, all academies in Daxia, were the same.

They did not arrange first-year and second-year students based on age and time.

They were arranged according to strength.

Like Jiang Yuan, all those with Xing Ji Stage strength were first-year students.

And Tong Yuchang, who had Xuanxiao Middle Stage strength, was a second-year student.

Generally speaking, as long as one advanced to the Xuanxiao Stage, one could successfully enter the ranks of second-year students.

But this was an academy after all; in addition to strength, one also needed to pass a written examination.

This written examination blocked a portion of people.

For example, there were still people in the current first-year class who were already in the Xuanxiao Stage.

In Liu Shengshan's opinion, Jiang Yuan's cultivation speed was very fast, and he should be able to enter the second-year grade before long.

But how long exactly, he couldn't say.

However, one thing was certain.

The promise he made to Jiang Yuan, that a Vice Principal would take him as a disciple, was completely without issue.

Yesterday, more than one Vice Principal came to him asking for Jiang Yuan's information.

That is to say, the initiative was now in his hands.

He didn't need to beg Wang Wenqing to take Jiang Yuan as a disciple.

Although in his opinion, Wang Wenqing was the most suitable teacher for Jiang Yuan.

But if Wang Wenqing had no thoughts, Liu Shengshan would not push him to take Jiang Yuan.

Since Wang Wenqing was the strongest in combat among the three Combat Class Vice Principals.

“I have no problem with this. Jiang Yuan can be accepted, and the Vitality Flower can also be given to him.”

Wang Wenqing nodded calmly, showing no signs of urgency.

“However, regarding the Vitality Flower, I want to see how far he can truly go.”

“Please, stop playing around. Lan Jingtong was driven away by you doing this.”

Liu Shengshan rolled his eyes: “Do you really dare to guarantee that Jiang Yuan won’t be tempted by demons?”

“I don’t dare.”

Wang Wenqing shook his head, his face still calm.

“Don’t you see how hard Jiang Yuan is working now?”

“I see it. Lan Jingtong was also working just as hard back then.”

Seeing that Wang Wenqing was still acting stubbornly, Liu Shengshan couldn't help but his face turn cold.

“But now? He even wants to kill you!”

“Is this what you want?”

After Liu Shengshan finished speaking, Wang Wenqing fell silent.

His intentions were good in the past.

He held the Vitality Flower, not giving it to Lan Jingtong, wanting Lan Jingtong to cultivate quickly under pressure.

But in the end, Lan Jingtong misunderstood him.

He misunderstood that Wang Wenqing simply didn't want to give him the Vitality Flower to stabilize his physical condition.

So Lan Jingtong unhesitatingly threw himself into the embrace of the Demon Race.

The Demon Race.

A race very similar to the Human Race.

If the Human Race and other races could cooperate, then cooperation with the Demon Race was absolutely impossible.

Both sides wanted to annihilate the other.

They were too similar.

So similar that neither side wanted the other to exist.

However, this was indeed too difficult.

Both the Human Race and the Demon Race were considered powerful among all races.

When both sides laid out their forces, they were merely evenly matched.

To avoid being taken advantage of by other races, both sides went from intense combat at the beginning to now aiming to destroy the other's racial strength as much as possible.

The Demon Race wanted to divide the Human Race, so they would induce humans to become demons.

Similarly, the Human Race also wanted to destroy the Demon Race's world, so the Human Race would occasionally turn the tables and send in spies to eliminate the Demon Race's geniuses.

From initially being at loggerheads to now using petty tricks to reduce each other's strength.

Both sides had not stopped fighting all these years.

And Lan Jingtong was taken advantage of by the Demon Race when he was vulnerable.

The Demon Race not only promised Lan Jingtong that they would cure his myasthenia.

They also promised Lan Jingtong that he could create mechs in the Demon Race.

That's right, Lan Jingtong was a Mechanical Card Master.

Of the two patients with myasthenia, one chose to replace his flesh with machinery.

The other chose an external incarnation.

However, both were Card Creators.

Both were very talented individuals with their own ideas.

So Wang Wenqing fell silent.

Especially after hearing Liu Shengshan unhesitatingly reopen the wound, he became even more silent.

It was precisely because they had their own ideas that they would steadfastly believe in themselves.

“I still maintain my opinion.”

After a moment of silence, Wang Wenqing finally looked at Liu Shengshan and said seriously.

“Only this way will he progress faster, and not…”

Wang Wenqing closed his mouth.

Only he knew the full story of that incident.

Back then, after Lan Jingtong learned that he possessed the Vitality Flower, a treasure that could grant him much more time.

He became lax.

He degenerated!

Or rather, he had been under mental strain for too long and wanted to rest for a period.

But at that time, Wang Wenqing only thought that Lan Jingtong's knowing this news led to his degeneration, not that he wanted to relax and rest.

After all, being unable to move at all times due to myasthenia, with the threat of death constantly looming.

Anyone would be under immense pressure.

But he didn't realize this at the time. Believing that Lan Jingtong had become lax, he directly told Lan Jingtong.

If he couldn't meet his requirements, he would not give the Vitality Flower to Lan Jingtong.

From that day on, the Lan Jingtong he was familiar with returned.

But his actions at the time also left a thorn in Lan Jingtong's heart.

And the final outburst came when Lan Jingtong completed his requirements within the stipulated time, even finishing earlier.

He hesitated.

He ultimately broke his promise.

He again put forward a higher demand to Lan Jingtong.

Lan Jingtong said nothing.

But he saw the disappointment in Lan Jingtong's eyes.

Later, Lan Jingtong left.

Whose problem was it?

Lan Jingtong's problem?

Or his own problem?

Both had a part, but his problem was clearly greater.

Over the years, he had come to understand.

If he had handled it differently, would the outcome have been different?

He wanted to try again!

“Heh, don’t worry, I won’t let Jiang Yuan be with you.” Liu Shengshan's eyes were filled with disappointment.

It was still like this, after all.

He just never learned to improve.

“If he knows what’s good for him, he will choose to become my disciple!”

Wang Wenqing stood up and looked at Liu Shengshan seriously: “I am the strongest in combat among the three Combat Class Vice Principals!”

“So what?”

As an older generation than Wang Wenqing, Liu Shengshan showed no fear of Wang Wenqing, the Vice Principal, and directly retorted.

“Your combat power is strong? But I don’t think Nezha needs you!”

Liu Shengshan sneered: “Do you know why I promised Jiang Yuan a Vice Principal as a teacher?”

“Why?”

Wang Wenqing was indeed a bit confused, as he had never seen Liu Shengshan promise this to anyone before.

However, to be fair, Jiang Yuan was worthy of this promise.

This was why the Vice Principals had some complaints before the freshman assessment.

And why they stopped complaining after the freshman assessment.

Who wouldn't want a highly talented individual as their disciple?

Putting everything else aside, just mentioning it would bring face!

"Nezha has his own combat style, and his current level can't be fully utilized at this stage."

Liu Shengshan shook his head slightly. Having been an admissions teacher for so many years, he still had a discerning eye.

After all, he was once someone who stood at the peak.

"The reason I want to find a Vice Principal to be his teacher is because your strength is enough to protect him while he's still weak!"

Liu Shengshan looked at Wang Wenqing seriously: "That's all!"

It is written into law that one cannot forcibly seize or coerce others into revealing their original Card Creator card-making methods.

However, the problem is that just because it's written in law doesn't prevent some ambitious individuals from coveting it.

On the contrary, to achieve their goals, they will act more covertly and carefully when their methods might violate the law.

This is why Liu Shengshan wanted to find him a teacher with Vice Principal-level combat power.

Of course, a Vice Principal who is an Amplification Card Master wouldn't do.

Jiang Yuan's path, after all, was not that of an Amplification Card Master.

"Then you should choose me even more!"

Wang Wenqing turned his hand, and a red quality card appeared at his fingertips.

"My strength is among the top-ranked of all Vice Principals!"

"But your mentality is problematic!"

Liu Shengshan gave Wang Wenqing no face whatsoever, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

"I won't let Jiang Yuan choose you!"

"Don't think that the Vitality Flower can control him; there are many ways to temporarily stabilize myasthenia!"

After speaking, Liu Shengshan, standing at the doorway, directly slammed the door shut and left.

Looking at his still swaying door, Wang Wenqing fell silent.

"Is it really my mentality that's the problem?"

Wang Wenqing looked at the card in his hand, a bewildered expression on his face.

...

...

"Where are you?"

"I'm at the Wild Market."

"Okay, wait for me there."

"Oh, oh."

After agreeing, Jiang Yuan looked strangely at the hung-up phone.

"Who was that? What's going on?" Mu Qianshan asked curiously.

"Tong Yuchang. He couldn't have found the Tian Jian Bottom Stone so quickly, could he?"

Jiang Yuan roughly guessed Tong Yuchang's purpose when he saw Tong Yuchang calling.

However, if it really was as he guessed.

Then Tong Yuchang's speed was quite fast.

"Beep beep beep~"

Just as Jiang Yuan was still puzzled, the phone rang again.

"Jiang Yuan, where are you now?"

"Over at the Wild Market. What's up?"

"Wait for me there. I'll be there soon."

"Oh, oh, okay."

Jiang Yuan nodded ignorantly again. Before Mu Qianshan could ask, he proactively spoke.

"Teacher Liu Shengshan is looking for me. I don't know what it's about."

"Ha, it seems you're quite busy today."

"Who knows? Everything's happening at once." Jiang Yuan spread his hands and laughed.

Since someone was coming to find him, Jiang Yuan didn't continue looking for cards to create the Qiankun Circle.

He would just wait for them to arrive.

In just a moment, Tong Yuchang arrived at the Wild Market.

"So urgent, what's wrong?"

Jiang Yuan looked at the hastily approaching Tong Yuchang and asked curiously.

"Two things."

Tong Yuchang smiled at Jiang Yuan, holding up two fingers, and said.

"What?"

"First, I've already found the Tian Jian Bottom Stone."

"Really!"

Jiang Yuan was pleasantly surprised. It was indeed as he had just thought!

He hadn't expected Tong Yuchang's efficiency to be so high!

"How much?"

"One hundred fifty."

Tong Yuchang didn't hesitate and directly stated the price.

They weren't yet at the point where they didn't need to pay each other.

He understood that drawing closer in a relationship required a certain degree of discretion; too much was as bad as too little.

"Okay, I'll transfer it to you. You've really helped me a lot!"

As Jiang Yuan spoke, he took the card Tong Yuchang handed him while transferring the money to Tong Yuchang.

"Isn't there a second thing? What is it?"

"I need your help."

Tong Yuchang explained to Jiang Yuan.

The general idea was that there was a powerful Undead creature in a Xingji Cave near the academy.

A friend of his needed the horn from that Undead creature, so he asked him to find someone.

Because it was a Xingji Cave, only people with Star Epoch strength could enter.

However, that creature was very strong, and many in the Star Epoch Late Stage might not be able to defeat it.

So he asked him to see if he had any friends who could do it.

Then he thought of Jiang Yuan.

He had witnessed Nezha's combat power!

It was incredibly fierce!

There would definitely be no problem if he went.

"What's the reward?"

Before Jiang Yuan could speak, Mu Qianshan asked first.

"He's a Card Creator, and the reward offered is a custom-made blue quality card, up to B-rank."

Tong Yuchang said, then sized up Jiang Yuan: "However, since you're also a Card Creator, this reward might not be ideal."

After a moment of thought, Tong Yuchang looked up at Jiang Yuan: "If you trust me, you can choose to have the purchasing rights for his card materials."

"What does that mean?"

Jiang Yuan somewhat understood, but he wasn't entirely sure.

"My friend, as a Card Creator, has accumulated quite a few connections over the years. For example, the Tian Jian Bottom Stone just now was obtained from him."

"If you choose this, you can directly purchase many things you might need from him in the future."

"Oh."

Jiang Yuan nodded, understanding Tong Yuchang's meaning.

"See if you can do it. If so, I'll tell him."

"Okay."

After Jiang Yuan nodded, Tong Yuchang went to make a call.

Seeing Tong Yuchang walk away, Mu Qianshan asked somewhat nervously.

"Looking at them, many people must have tried. Aren't you afraid you can't beat it?"

"Afraid of what?"

Jiang Yuan laughed: "I'm very confident in Nezha's strength."

"And don't forget, I have no problem whatsoever inside a Xingji Cave of Star Epoch strength."

"Oh, right, I forgot about your buggy Linglong Pagoda." Mu Qianshan slapped his head, then realized.

Jiang Yuan was already at Star Epoch Late Stage strength, not Star Epoch Middle Stage like him.

"Speaking of which, how did your strength improve so quickly?"

"You finally asked."

Jiang Yuan was amused; he was really afraid Mu Qianshan would never ask.

"One, well, a card similar to a scene card, that can accelerate cultivation speed."

"Oh, okay."

Mu Qianshan nodded, then lost interest.

He subconsciously thought the cultivation card Jiang Yuan mentioned was similar to the Fallen Star Cliff.

He couldn't stand having to cultivate continuously for such a long time once inside.

Only Jiang Yuan would have that willpower.

"Huh?"

Jiang Yuan was stunned. Why did Mu Qianshan suddenly stop asking?

"Jiang Yuan."

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to press the question, Liu Shengshan's voice suddenly appeared.

"Teacher Liu, what's wrong?"

Jiang Yuan turned to look at Liu Shengshan and asked curiously, immediately putting aside his intention to question Mu Qianshan.

"Didn't the previous promise include a Vice Principal as your teacher? Have you decided which Vice Principal it will be?"

"Uh..."

Jiang Yuan scratched his head. Well, he really hadn't considered that.

He had been preparing for card creation immediately after the new student assessment ended.

He still hadn't even found out how many Vice Principals there were.

"You haven't looked into it yet, have you?"

Liu Shengshan immediately understood when he saw Jiang Yuan's expression.

After a laugh, he waved his hand at Jiang Yuan: "That's not a big problem. You can take your time to learn about it when you get back."

"Mm-hmm, okay."

As Jiang Yuan nodded, Liu Shengshan's gaze became serious.

"There's one more thing: if you trust me, don't choose the Vice Principal of the Combat Class."

"Huh?"

Jiang Yuan was a bit surprised, but he still nodded slightly in agreement.

He didn't really need to choose a Vice Principal from the Combat Class anyway.

After all, Nezha didn't seem to need guidance from others.

As for himself?

Nezha's guidance was enough.

"Since that's the case, how about me?"

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