Chapter 9: The stick comes out and the ground cracks
Living with Tang San, Sun Yu couldn't reveal many of his possessions.
Otherwise, if Tang San took an interest, it would spell big trouble.
Though the probability was low, what if?
The Tang Sect secret techniques he possessed were already stolen.
If he saw something better on him, do you think he wouldn't use some excuse to forcefully take it?
For example, 'He is unworthy of his position'? Or perhaps, 'I suspect you stole my cultivation method, hand over your cultivation method for me to inspect!'
An innocent man is guilty only when he possesses a treasure, so it's best to stay away from Tang San.
After all, Tang San couldn't do anything to him, but the Tang Sect's Tang San was different.
If Tang San liked something his son had, Tang San wouldn't show mercy just because he was a child.
After three months of cultivation,
Sun Yu's spirit power level had already increased to level five.
His mastery of the rod technique was also improving every moment.
Ladder Cloud Step and Profound Clarity Spiritual Eye were all steadily progressing.
While not yet proficient, at the very least, he could use them flexibly without much issue.
As for the Mystic Spirit Body, which needed special attention, Sun Yu could now perform Mystic Spirit Body transformation with both hands....
Sun Yu tested it; it was as hard as his level five Iron Rod!
As for talismans, Sun Yu, now at level five spirit power, could already draw Spirit Calming Talismans and Wind Travel Talismans.
Spirit Calming Talisman: When affixed to the body, it can keep the mind clear for one hour.
Wind Travel Talisman: Can increase speed by ten percent.
And Sun Yu had already drawn two and carried them on him.
They could be used at any time.
The main reason he only drew two was due to insufficient materials and the high spirit power consumption when drawing talismans.
Talisman materials weren't that hard to find; although Nuoding City wasn't large, it served as a central hub between major cities, attracting many merchants from north and south, so strange and wondrous items were not uncommon.
Therefore, finding a few talisman papers that could hold spirit power and a brush made from a plant-type Spirit Beast was quite simple.
The main reason was that the materials required for drawing talismans were too expensive.
Sun Yu had saved six years' worth of pocket money, accumulating only two silver coins, which was two hundred copper coins.
He managed to purchase ten sheets of paper that could have spirit power applied to them from a shop owner, along with a dusty brush made from the corpse of a ten-year plant-type Spirit Beast.
This was because these papers that could have spirit power applied to them were rarely used; they were a useless product, as they would decompose with the dissipation of spirit power after one application, just like that brush. They had been sitting there unsold ever since they were acquired.
Fortunately, Sun Yu needed them, and to the owner, they were just useless junk, so he sold them cheaply.
The owner needed to clear inventory, and Sun Yu needed to draw talismans; it was a win-win situation.
After consuming eight sheets for learning and practice, Sun Yu finally produced two finished talismans.
And after drawing one, Sun Yu's spirit power would instantly be drained.
Leaving him exhausted.
It required one full major circulation to recover.
Therefore, this also meant that this item could not be mass-produced for now.
Only small quantities could be made.
For urgent use.
Soon, amidst chatting with Old Jack along the way,
The group of three, after eating some dry rations, finally arrived at Nuoding City around two in the afternoon.
Since it wasn't Sun Yu's first time, he was quite familiar with Nuoding City.
He had already passed by some important places early on.
After all, with the help of Ladder Cloud Step, Sun Yu could easily make a round trip within a day.
However, unlike Sun Yu, Old Jack looked at Nuoding City, which was infinitely more prosperous than their village. The old village chief felt a bit lost for a moment, then looked at the passersby on the street and spoke to Sun Yu and Tang San.
"Children, wait, I'll go ask for directions to Notting Academy!"
Hearing this, Sun Yu smiled.
"Grandpa, no need, I know the way!"
Hearing this, Old Jack was stunned for a moment.
"How do you know?!"
"I came here a while ago. Since I'll be studying here, I naturally had to go see what the academy was like, right!"
Sun Yu said with a smile.
"Oh, so that's it. You child, why didn't you tell us?"
Old Jack patted Sun Yu's head and said with a smile.
"I didn't have anything important going on, so I took a ride with some uncles who were going into the city to sell vegetables and came to scout ahead...."
Afterward, led by Sun Yu, the group of three arrived outside a magnificent gate.
At the very top of this gate was a huge plaque, and on this plaque, the four large characters for Notting Academy were written with flowing strokes.
And at the academy entrance, a young man in a short-sleeved shirt was sitting by the door, idly watching the passersby....
However, when he saw Old Jack and the three of them, his eyes immediately lit up, and he stood up, then shouted.
"Hurry up, hurry up! This is Notting Academy, not a place for you country bumpkins to come!!"
As for the gatekeeper's scolding, Old Jack was already used to it.
Therefore, not only was he not angry, but he even smilingly took out two Spirit Master handbooks and handed them to the gatekeeper.
"This young man, we are villagers from Saint Spirit Village. These two children are work-study students who awakened spirit power this year. This is the Spirit Hall's handbook, please take a look...."
The gatekeeper took the Spirit Master handbooks from Old Jack's hand and casually glanced at them. However, not only did he not let them in, but he also spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh, work-study students? Can a golden phoenix really fly out of a straw nest? Your so-called beggar Saint Spirit Village can actually have two children with innate spirit power awaken at once?!
And one of them even has innate full spirit power? Is that true or false? You're not making it up, are you? I've been a gatekeeper here for so many years, and I've never seen a genius with innate full spirit power...."
Hearing the gatekeeper insult their Saint Spirit Village as a beggar village and accuse them of faking and lying, Old Jack, who had always prided himself on his pure and untainted life, could not tolerate it. Just as he was about to shout loudly, he heard a dull thud nearby.
"Bang!!"
The gatekeeper, Tang San, and Old Jack, all three turned their heads at the strange sound, only to see Sun Yu had already summoned his Spirit.
And the other end of the Iron Rod had heavily slammed into the ground nearby. Under this heavy blow, the originally smooth ground instantly cracked with a dense, spiderweb-like pattern.
Seeing this scene, Tang San's pupils couldn't help but contract.
The gatekeeper also couldn't help but break out in a few drops of cold sweat after seeing it.
After the scene quieted down for a few seconds, Sun Yu looked at the gatekeeper and spoke.
"Mr. Gatekeeper, I wonder if you believe this proof, or not.... Or do you want to try and see if the academy will trouble you or me after I injure you?"
"....."
Looking at the cracked floor, the gatekeeper subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
He was just an ordinary gatekeeper. If this matter really reached the academy, he would be the only one in trouble.
After all, even if they were work-study students, they were Spirit Masters, many times more noble than an ordinary person like him!