Inside the classroom that afternoon, everyone listened attentively.
Yang Liu explained, “Your Qi and Blood values haven’t been tested yet. Since you haven’t started cultivating, there’s no real need to test them right now.”
“The school will arrange a test for each of you once a week.”
“You can also pay to have your Qi and Blood tested at Martial Arts Schools throughout the city.”
“Generally speaking, a Qi and Blood value of around 150 should be enough to enter a first-tier university. A value above 170 gives you a chance of entering a prestigious university, while a value above 200 gives you a chance to aim for the 3 top universities: Capital City Martial Arts University, Magic City Martial Arts University, and Shanhe Martial Arts University.”
Wang Teng silently felt the strength in his body. He was still nothing more than an ordinary person.
Since he had never tested his Qi and Blood before, could his value be pitifully low?
After all, he could barely even afford to eat meat regularly.
Money!
Why did everything require money?
Cultivation required money, and even testing Qi and Blood required money.
Martial arts really was expensive!
Yang Liu continued, “There’s one more thing. Since we’ve chosen the Martial Arts Track, our schedule will naturally be different from the Academic Track.”
“During the final stage of your last year of high school, you’ll attend school 5 days a week and have 2 days off. Classes will begin at 8:00 a.m., and you’ll leave school at 5:00 p.m.”
Quite a few students immediately became delighted.
They finally would not have to bury themselves in endless studying.
Previously, they had to arrive at school at 6:00 a.m. and could not leave until 11:00 p.m.
As for holidays?
They only received half a day off every month.
Sure enough, choosing the Martial Arts Track had its advantages. At the very least, they would no longer have to wake before dawn and return home late at night.
Such exhausting studying might have been worth it if they could enter an undergraduate university. But if they ended up at a vocational college after all that effort, the loss would be unbearable.
Yang Liu continued, “Your cultivation schedule is flexible. During your free time, you can cultivate at home and arrange your time however you wish.”
“However, I want to give all of you one piece of advice.”
“Your future is something you must take responsibility for yourselves.”
“Do not become lazy in your cultivation.”
“All right, our short class meeting is over.”
“Now we’ll officially begin cultivating. I’ll start by explaining the Basic Breathing Technique.”
Although she said they were officially beginning cultivation, the teachers would still need several days to explain the basics of Martial Artists to the students. Only afterward would they devote themselves fully to cultivation.
For a time, everyone listened with complete concentration.
Afterward, they began practicing the Basic Breathing Technique.
At the same time, Wang Huai’an was also practicing the Basic Breathing Technique inside the digital reading room.
He was still a complete beginner when it came to martial arts knowledge, so he decided to experiment with some of the basic breathing techniques and stance training used by Martial Artists.
When he was younger, he had also studied the Basic Breathing Technique online. However, after studying it for a long time, he discovered that he truly had no talent whatsoever.
Eventually, he simply gave up cultivating.
Now, however, Wang Huai’an only needed to practice the breathing technique briefly before getting the hang of it.
After all, he was already a 5th-Rank Martial Artist. Naturally, techniques intended for Quasi-Martial Artists were extremely easy for him to learn.
After all, his cultivation realm was improved through the Wishing for His Father to Rise to Greatness System.
He could simply leave these things for Wang Teng to cultivate.
All Wang Huai’an needed to do was learn some combat techniques.
He did not even need to consume cultivation resources himself.
In other words, he could practically lie back and enjoy the benefits brought to him by his son.
After spending the entire day studying, Wang Huai’an had benefited greatly. At the very least, he was no longer completely ignorant about martial arts cultivation.
However, it still wasn’t enough.
He needed more time to study.
Fortunately, he would have plenty of time in the future.
At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. Wang Teng was calling him.
It was already 5:30 p.m.
Wang Huai’an suddenly remembered that students on the Martial Arts Track did indeed finish school early. They usually left at 5:00 p.m.
He had originally planned to stay a little longer, but it seemed he would have to head home.
Wang Huai’an normally finished work at 5:00 p.m. as well.
The reason he got off work so early was simple.
His salary was low.
Normally, he would already be home by this time.
Wang Huai’an answered the phone and asked, “Hello, son. What’s up?”
Wang Teng replied, “Nothing. I’m already home. I just wanted to ask what we’re eating tonight.”
Wang Huai’an thought for a moment before saying, “Let’s eat outside. Wait for me to come back, and I’ll pick you up.”
Wang Teng felt that his father had changed quite a lot.
Normally, Wang Huai’an was reluctant to spend even a little extra money. Yet today, he was actually willing to eat outside.
Wang Huai’an added, “Wait for me to buy a few things first. I’ll be back soon.”
After hanging up, Wang Huai’an briefly stretched his body before walking out of the digital reading room.
The Martial Artist Alliance generally never closed. It contained cultivation facilities for Martial Artists, and many Martial Artists only had time to cultivate at night, so the building naturally remained open around the clock.
After walking out, Wang Huai’an looked around before heading in a particular direction.
This was the area where pills were sold.
Naturally, the Martial Artist Alliance had shops that sold pills, and their prices were roughly the same as those outside.
Wang Huai’an had noticed the place when he arrived that morning. Now that he needed to buy some pills, he naturally came here.
The moment he entered the pill shop, he saw Vice Alliance Master Song Ningfeng.
Several employees were also standing behind the counters.
Song Ningfeng looked somewhat surprised when he saw Wang Huai’an.
He had assumed Wang Huai’an had left long ago. He had never expected the man to remain inside the digital reading room until now.
What a strange fellow.
Song Ningfeng smiled and asked, “Mr. Wang, are you here to buy some pills?”
“You’ve only recently become a 5th-Rank Martial Artist, so you certainly need pills to assist your cultivation. I have pills suitable for everyone from Quasi-Martial Artists all the way up to 6th-Rank Martial Artists.”
Wang Huai’an nodded.
From the looks of things, this pill shop was one of Song Ningfeng’s businesses.
The shop was quite spacious, and it carried a complete selection of pills. A store like this must make an incredible amount of money.
Meanwhile, Wang Huai’an only had a few tens of thousands of yuan in his pocket.
He could probably be considered the poorest 5th-Rank Martial Artist around.
Wang Huai’an said, “I don’t need pills for a 5th-Rank Martial Artist.”
“Give me some Qi and Blood Powder suitable for cultivation up to the Quasi-Martial Artist stage.”
Naturally, Wang Huai’an intended to prepare some cultivation resources for Wang Teng.
Otherwise, his son might start complaining again about how useless his father was.
Song Ningfeng looked somewhat surprised and asked, “Are these for a final-year high school student?”
Wang Huai’an felt that Song Ningfeng seemed fairly friendly, so he did not mind chatting with him for a little longer.
“Yes.”
“I have a son in his final year of high school. These are exactly the things he needs right now.”
Understanding immediately, Song Ningfeng turned toward an employee behind the counter and instructed, “Bring me 2 portions of Essence Stabilizing Pills.”
The employee quickly retrieved 2 portions of Essence Stabilizing Pills from beneath the counter and placed them on the table.
Song Ningfeng picked them up and handed them to Wang Huai’an.
Wang Huai’an raised an eyebrow before he could even ask anything.
Song Ningfeng casually smiled and explained, “These are Essence Stabilizing Pills. I’m sure you already know what they do.”
“Consider them a small welcoming gift for your son.”
“Congratulations to him on successfully setting foot on the path of martial arts.”
Wang Huai’an inwardly thought, ‘Like hell I know what they do! What even are these things? Why didn’t I read any books about pills today?!’
Still, since Song Ningfeng could casually give them away, they were probably something good.
However, they were neither relatives nor close friends. Wang Huai’an felt somewhat embarrassed about simply accepting such a gift.
He politely declined, “Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?”
However, his refusal was mostly for appearances.
Song Ningfeng waved it off and said, “It’s only a small gift.”
“You’re already a 5th-Rank Martial Artist before the age of 40. Perhaps your son will achieve even greater things in the future.”
“Just consider it a gesture of friendship between us.”
With that, Song Ningfeng directly placed the pills into Wang Huai’an’s hands.
Wang Huai’an could only accept them and say, “Then I’ll gladly accept your kindness.”
Song Ningfeng was indeed quite generous.
Afterward, Wang Huai’an bought another 5 portions of Qi and Blood Powder before preparing to leave.
Before he left, Song Ningfeng even gave him a 20% discount on the 5 portions of Qi and Blood Powder.
It seemed Wang Huai’an had gotten lucky.