57: Inter-school competition

He jumped and shouted with excitement, and it took a while for him to calm down. Then he tried a few more times, successfully moving several mountains of trash!

"Great! That's enough for today, it's time to go to school..."

His Divine Sense detected garbage trucks approaching West Lake in the distance, so he quickly left the waste dump. He carefully avoided the garbage trucks along the way, while also observing and using Soul Power to destroy any cameras he found, to prevent anyone from discovering his whereabouts in the future...

This not only eliminated hidden dangers but also honed his Martial Skills, killing two birds with one stone!

Actually, Long Yuan only realized later how dangerous this was, because for ordinary people, their Soul Power is extremely limited. Using it so wantonly like he did could quickly deplete their Soul Power, and once their Soul Power is exhausted, they could fall into a coma, requiring a long time to recover.

Fortunately, his own Soul Power was powerful, almost reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, which allowed him to be so extravagant.

However, after meticulously studying the 《Tian Yan》 Cultivation Technique, he finally realized this point and no longer dared to use his Soul Power so recklessly. After all, a living being's mental state relies entirely on Soul Power for support. He had to maintain a certain baseline level of Soul Power no matter what; when approaching this baseline, which is the bottom line of Soul Power, he could no longer use it, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seeing Fengyang No. 1 High School just ahead, he slowed his pace and walked over.

"Long Yuan!" A graceful figure waved at him; it was Luo Ying, who had just gotten out of her family's car.

"Morning!" Long Yuan smiled.

"Oh? You seem a little different today..." Luo Ying's beautiful eyes brightened, and she said in surprise.

Long Yuan was startled and asked curiously, "How am I different?"

"Hmm, you seem to have gotten fairer, and your school uniform is a bit tighter..." Luo Ying observed him and said.

"Oh?! Maybe the uniform shrunk after washing..." Long Yuan said.

"Shrunk? Our school uniforms don't shrink... Oh, right, my father said the laboratory you wanted has been set up overnight. We can go there after school today..."

"That fast?"

"Of course! Do you even need to ask about the efficiency of our Luo family? Hehe... My father praised you greatly this morning, and even told me to learn more from you!" Luo Ying giggled.

"No way? It should be the other way around. I'm the weakling in the class; I'd be thankful if I wasn't bullied..." Long Yuan said.

"Stop being so humble! Actually, I find you quite amazing! I wouldn't have thought of that treatment plan even if I racked my brains. When did you become interested in medical arts?" Luo Ying asked curiously.

"Shh... Too many ears. Let's hurry inside..." Long Yuan gestured towards the increasing number of students gathered at the school gate.

Luo Ying reacted, quickly closed her mouth, and walked quickly into the school with Long Yuan. This scene once again caused many gossiping students to spread rumors. Combined with the scene of the two getting into a car together after school yesterday, most people believed that Long Yuan must have latched onto the Luo family, and would probably be living off them from now on...

Not far behind them, a beautiful young woman watched the two at the school gate, a hint of suspicion flashing across her Face. This person was Ye Xuan, one of the Genius twins of the Ye family.

"Strange, why are these two together? And it seems Luo Ying is quite proactive. Could she be interested in the potential of Long Yuan's spiritual talent?" Ye Xuan mused inwardly.

Ever since her brother Ye He was attacked and became a cripple last time, the resources of the Fengyang Ye family began to shift towards her. As a result, Ye Xuan's strength has grown rapidly recently. Her Realm is already close to Martial Apprentice Late Stage, which not only made her stand out in the Elementary Elite Class but also placed her in the top three on the entire school's Elite ranking!

It could be said that she was the direct beneficiary of Ye He's crippling. She had been living very comfortably during this period, and the powerful Aura of a Xuan Practitioner was slowly manifesting. However, her father recently told her to pay attention to Long Yuan, a classmate, and to approach him if possible, or even go further!

This greatly puzzled her, because Long Yuan was merely a straggler and a nobody in the class. If it weren't for his spiritual talent and the information he provided to the Ye family about the culprit last time, she would barely have noticed him.

But when she asked her father for the specific reason, Ye Yuhuang didn't explain clearly, only saying that Geng County had been secretly sending people to protect Long Yuan recently, showing extreme Pay attention to, perhaps there was a significant secret hidden within Long Yuan!

She suddenly thought of a question: since her father could learn of Geng County's actions, then the Luo family should also be able to. So, was Luo Ying making the first move?

"Hmm, that must be it! For Geng County to attach such importance, there must be a reason. Let's see what else father can find out... Hmph, Luo Ying? How dare you compete with me with your B-grade Aptitude? If Long Yuan truly has some secret, then he is mine. This person, he is quite pleasing to my eye, and if you look closely, his appearance isn't bad at all, just a bit unkempt usually. And, he seems quite robust today... Oh dear, what am I thinking? I wouldn't judge a book by its cover..." Ye Xuan's Face flushed slightly, and she quickly put away her thoughts, walking into the school as well.

Long Yuan had no idea that even Ye Xuan was eyeing him. At this moment, he was meditating on the 《Ta Tian Bu》 Cultivation Technique and practicing it through simulation in the Heavenly Dao Space.

This method of Cultivating Martial Skills was unique to him; others couldn't possibly imagine that he was hiding in a corner, yet able to Cultivate Martial Skills in another space.

For Long Yuan, he actually didn't want to do it this way, after all, practicing like this was not as enjoyable as practicing in a Cultivation room. But to conceal his identity, he had to come to class here every day, and if he didn't make good use of it, he would waste a lot of time.

"The teacher is here!"

Seeing Yun Yi arrive, all the students quickly and voluntarily lined up.

Yun Yi brought news to the students today: the annual Inter-school Competition of the five middle schools in Fengyang would be held next month, on June 18th. As per tradition, the Inter-school Competition is divided into two parts: a written test and a Martial Arts test. The written test mainly focuses on knowledge of the Martial Dao, covering a wide range of topics including Martial Dao Cultivation, exotic beasts, medicinal materials, weapons, combat, and so on. The Martial Arts test, on the other hand, first involves a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination tournament. Each team fields ten people, ranked by wins and losses. If the number of wins and losses is the same, then the smaller scores are calculated to determine the final ranking.

In earlier competitions, Fengyang No. 1 High School was the undisputed hegemon. However, in the last fifty years, with the gradual rise of Qianlong Middle School and Fengming Middle School, the rivalry between these three middle schools began to intensify. Especially in the last decade, Fengyang No. 1 High School even lost the championship three times, and in the last two consecutive years, it lost twice!

The year before last, it lost to Qianlong Middle School and took second place. Last year, it lost to Qianlong Middle School and Fengming Middle School, only getting third place!

Although this couldn't completely bring down Fengyang No. 1 High School's overall ranking, as it was a short-term situation—Xuan Practitioners' struggles, winning and losing is common in warfare—it still caused Fengyang No. 1 High School to lose a lot of Face. Therefore, this year, they had to suppress the momentum of these two private middle schools no matter what, otherwise, no one would have an easy time.

Originally, the main force for the Inter-school Competition was usually selected from the middle and high-grade Elite Classes, and it didn't concern this newly established Elementary Elite Class. However, due to the emergence of a Genius like Ye Xuan with A-grade combat talent, as well as Geniuses like Qin Gui and Luo Ying with B-grade combat talent, the Elementary Elite Class also joined the preparations for the competition ahead of schedule...

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