But this is the key to you becoming a Spirit Master.
With poor family circumstances, one could only rely on themselves to obtain a spirit ring.
The strength of a spirit beast transcends that of normal wild beasts, even if it is just a ten-year spirit beast.
Even for an adult man, facing a lowest-level ten-year spirit beast, they might become the spirit beast’s rations.
Relying on a teenager’s physique and simple trap arrangements to easily hunt down a hundred-year spirit beast?
That is pure nonsense.
As long as he could obtain his first spirit ring, he could become a Spirit Master, striving for the second spirit ring to be at the hundred-year level.
The age limit of the first spirit ring and the second spirit ring might determine his future spirit power level.
The best result would be becoming a four-ring Spirit Ancestor.
But this was enough.
For example, in the current Mannuo City, even the City Lord was only a three-ring Spirit Expert.
A four-ring Spirit Ancestor was enough to summon the wind and rain in a small city and establish a Spirit Master family.
Preferably a four-ring Spirit Ancestor possessing a thousand-year spirit ring.
Comparing a ten-year spirit ring and a hundred-year spirit ring; Tie Li naturally knew the gap between the two, especially since his martial spirit was just an ordinary forging hammer.
The attributes and foundation granted by a high-age spirit ring were even more important.
But he was just a Spirit Master born from a commoner family;
To be able to obtain a spirit ring and become a Spirit Master, this was already enough.
It had already surpassed all ordinary people who could not cultivate.
In the evening, his father called all of his three or five good friends over.
This was the happiest Tie Niu had been in these twenty-plus years.
He got dead drunk, and it was only with the combined efforts of Tie Li and his mother that they managed to help him into bed.
When the second day arrived, Tie Niu took out the family’s savings, put on his best piece of clothing, and took Tie Li to Mannuo City’s primary Spirit Master academy.
Mannuo Primary Spirit Master Academy!
Two guards stood at the entrance.
There were stone pillars made of exquisite marble, the surrounding walls spread out to both sides, and at the very top lay an arched plaque made of stone, written with Mannuo Primary Spirit Master Academy.
Seeing the appearance of Tie Niu and Tie Li, the guards guessed they were here to enroll.
One of them was responsible for leading them to the registration location, while the other remained to continue standing guard.
“Big brother, your family’s luck is really good.
Unlike my boy, all three of them didn’t have this destiny,” the guard said helplessly.
Since yesterday, the smile on Tie Niu’s face had never disappeared.
“There will always be hope,” Tie Niu comforted.
Upon arriving at the registration teaching office, the guard gave a prompt and left.
Tie Niu thanked him and walked inside with Tie Li.
The teacher in charge looked quite young, with a gentle and elegant smile hanging on his face.
He did not deliberately show any dissatisfaction because of the gap in status.
“Show the certificate from the Spirit Hall, and then go next door to pay the tuition fee.
You can board, or you can be a day student.
If you board, you have to pay an extra boarding fee.”
Tie Niu originally wanted to let his son board so he could throw himself wholeheartedly into his studies, but Tie Li requested to be a day student.
On one hand, it was to save money.
He still had two younger brothers, and maybe they could also be born with innate spirit power, which would require an increase in tuition fees at that time; On the other hand, he considered the cultivation environment for his martial spirit.
His martial spirit was a forging hammer, and the speed of cultivation in the blacksmith shop would definitely be faster.
After paying the tuition fee, they received two sets of Mannuo Primary Spirit Master Academy uniforms and a day student pass.
Normally, his father would feel a heartache over buying a jug of inferior wine, but when paying the exorbitant tuition fee, there wasn’t a trace of hesitation.
“Innate level two spirit power, your talent is very good,” the young teacher praised.
“As a father, if you don’t mind, I can take him to familiarize himself with the academy’s environment first.”
“I don’t mind, of course I don’t mind.” As a blacksmith, he naturally would not refuse the goodwill expressed by a Spirit Master.
And as an academy teacher, he was also willing to release his goodwill under conditions within his power.
“Then you rest here for a while, I will take him to familiarize himself with the academy.”
The academy was very large, with a boarding area, cafeteria, public areas, etc.
During this time period, most students were in the teaching building.
“Your talent is good, you might be able to reach level ten spirit power in your fifth year.”
“With good luck, maybe!”
“The cafeteria is just ahead.
The meals on the first floor are the cheapest, the second floor is second, and the third floor is the most expensive; Although you are a day student, it is best to be in the cafeteria at noon, to avoid going back and forth and delaying the afternoon courses.”
Every time he reached a place, he would explain it a bit, clearing up Tie Li’s doubts.
“Teacher, thank you.” Tie Li sincerely thanked him for this.
“You’re welcome.”
A smile appeared on the teacher’s face.
This sentence was exactly what he wanted.
Returning home, Tie Li, who had changed into the academy uniform, immediately attracted the envious gazes of his two younger brothers.
“Big brother really looks like a noble young master.”
“Haha, your mouths are really sweet.”
The material of the clothing was very good.
Tie Li had never worn such good clothes before.
After eating lunch at noon, Tie Li rushed to the academy, as he had courses in the afternoon.
In the time that followed, Tie Li basically went between two points on a line, trying his best to absorb Spirit Master knowledge.
Occasionally, when there were no classes in the afternoon, he would return to the blacksmith shop to help, or cultivate next to the iron furnace.
It was indeed much faster than the normal cultivation speed.
Before he knew it, Tie Li was already a fourth-year senior student at the primary Spirit Master academy.
“Phew”
Tie Li woke up from his meditative state, a touch of excitement flowing in his eyes.
His spirit power level had finally reached level ten.
He could acquire his first spirit ring.
There was an extra iron furnace in his room.
This was specially forged for him by his father after learning that the iron furnace could help him cultivate.
“A year earlier than expected time,” Tie Li said secretly in his heart.
As long as he acquired a spirit ring, he would be a true Spirit Master.
He could receive a Spirit Master stipend from the Spirit Hall, and the family’s situation would be able to catch a huge breath of relief.
Funded by the two great empires, distributed on behalf by the Spirit Hall!
In these past few years, he had eaten up all the meager savings the family had.
One gold spirit coin a month.
Relying on the stipend alone, he could save up the tuition fee for the next two years, and still have a surplus.
His own family couldn’t even earn one gold spirit coin in a month, whereas a Spirit Master didn’t have to do anything and could receive one gold spirit coin.
Once reaching Great Spirit Master and Spirit Expert, this gap became even more exaggerated.
Now he had to hurry to the teaching office to report, submit his spirit power level, and when the time came, the academy would arrange for a teacher to lead a team to go to the Spirit Hunting Forest to acquire a spirit ring.
Tie Li got up to pack up a bit, then hurried to the academy.
As soon as he arrived at the teaching office, he saw Mas organizing documents.
Mas was the very first teacher he saw when he entered the academy.
“Da Li, why are you here?”
“Teacher Mas, my spirit power level has reached level ten.” Tie Li stated truthfully.
“You reached level ten so quickly?” A trace of surprise appeared in Mas’s voice.
“Release your spirit power, let me confirm it.”
“Alright.”
Tie Li released his spirit power, which had indeed reached level ten.
“Not bad, I will report it for you.
It just so happens there is a teacher leading a team to the Spirit Hunting Forest tomorrow, I’ll just bring you along.”
“Thank you, Teacher.”
“This is what a teacher should do.”
Coming out of the teaching office, Tie Li saw a familiar face, hurriedly running towards the direction of the back mountain.
Seeing this, Tie Li couldn’t help but call out.
“Jin Bao, where are you going?”
(END CHAPTER)