Starry Sky Professional Directory 60
Chapter 60: Testing (Seeking Recommendations)
The Great Wilderness.
A temporary underground camp.
After purchasing goods from the black market, Fang Xing chose an underground ruin and opened the Gate of All Heavens.
“Over ten million worth of goods is a bit conspicuous…”
“Better to disappear directly and stay here for a few days before returning…”
Fang Xing glanced at the surveillance. Now that Qinglinfang City had a Nascent Soul cultivator stationed there, he dared not send out too many drones, or even get too close. He could only watch from afar.
“Well, besides Qingxuan Sect sending more people to the Five Scorpion Valley secret realm, nothing major has happened…”
“I never imagined that the secret realm Chen Yi discovered would eventually lead to a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s death and attract a Nascent Soul cultivator… I’m more interested in his storage pouch.”
He sighed and went to another location.
Here, he had set out the ‘Giant Wave RDT93’ he had just bought from the black market, along with the manifestation water, the hidden box, and LIQ714 solution…
He obviously wouldn’t be taking these things back to his world.
At this time, Fang Xing opened the black notebook-like ‘Giant Wave RDT93’ and placed the ‘Blood Refining Artifact’, the Ink-patterned Sword, obtained from Chen Yi, on it.
Beep beep!
With the sound of the machine starting, rays of light enveloped the sword.
Half an hour later, a report was transmitted to Fang Xing.
“Unnamed sword-shaped weapon, length 110.2 centimeters, weight 8172 grams, main material is unknown alloy, 94.9% similarity to ‘Ink Iron Alloy’, 89.7% similarity to ‘Titanium Extreme Black Gold’…”
“Possesses unknown patterns, determination requires special energy to activate, skill similarity to ‘Blood Snail Clan’ inscription techniques is 88.55%!”
“It’s indeed an unknown metal, and an unknown technique…”
Fang Xing nodded silently. These similarity percentages were just for reference; after all, the genetic similarity between humans and pigs is over 90%!
As long as it wasn’t 100% or 99.9999% similar, it basically had no relationship.
He continued looking at the report. Reaching the last page, he suddenly froze:
“Possesses unknown structure… Determination requires a special psychic wave key…”
At the very bottom was a 3D scan of the Ink-patterned Sword, appearing transparent and illusory.
Now, through this scan, Fang Xing could clearly see that at the connection between the hilt and the blade of the Ink-patterned Sword, something was hidden inside!
It was a thumb-sized token! Black as ordinary iron, yet somehow it was embedded into the Ink-patterned Sword.
Even after using the sword many times, he hadn’t discovered it!
‘Damn it, this is bullying me for being a martial artist, not a cultivator. Even after blood sacrifice, I couldn’t discover the inside!’
‘Why did Chen Yi hide this secret in the sword? Could it be that he was also subtly monitored at the time, and he couldn’t take care of himself? Then he devised a plan, hid the secret, and casually gave it to a martial artist… and retrieved it later?’
‘This… strangely feels familiar. Am I becoming the Dog Brother? Ugh, no, no, no…’
‘But back then, Dog Brother obtained a fortuitous encounter from a baked bun and soared to the heavens… Maybe I’ve also encountered a fortuitous encounter.’
‘But clearly, I need to take this token out first… It seems I need some secret technique, or directly destroy the sword…’
With that thought, Fang Xing took out the hidden box and a bunch of messy test tubes and beakers. His expression turned serious. He donned a lab coat, looking like he could impersonate a researcher, and began to mix the manifestation water and LIQ714 solution.
Half an hour later, a strange liquid emerged from the hidden box.
It looked clear and transparent, yet seemed to emit colorful light.
“Bai Ze Liquid is extremely unstable. Even with the hidden box, it can only exist for ten minutes at most… That’s why it was gradually abandoned by the Prevention Bureau.”
Fang Xing quickly took out the Bai Ze Liquid and dripped it onto the Ink-patterned Sword.
One drop, two drops…
The Bai Ze Liquid, as if alive, turned into a film of water, enveloping the entire sword.
Then, the colorful light dissipated, and it looked like ordinary water, dripping down from the blade.
“Clear as water, not a bit of black… No need for spectral analysis, this sword is absolutely free of any Evil God contamination…”
Seeing this, Fang Xing nodded silently: “Indeed… Cultivator items have nothing to do with the Evil God… It’s time to launch the second probing plan, throw some talismans and miscellaneous items into the black market, and then report it to the Prevention Bureau…”
…
Several days later.
The sky was gloomy, with snowflakes falling.
Fang Xing went to school along the river embankment as usual.
“Morning, Captain Jing Xia!”
A noble lady in sportswear was walking her dog, the Prevention Bureau’s action team leader, Jing Xia.
“Morning…”
Jing Xia yawned lazily.
“The Gate Sect… How is it?”
Fang Xing stopped, remembering this matter involved him, so he asked.
“We’ve destroyed several strongholds and killed many people… Unfortunately, the people below are too useless, we only caught some small fry…”
Jing Xia seemed very reassured about Fang Xing, or perhaps she thought he was an involved party and had a right to know: “But at least the Gate Sect’s influence in Maple Leaf City has been largely eliminated. They shouldn’t bother you anymore… I’ve finally finished a piece of work and can relax.”
“That’s great.”
Fang Xing laughed happily, showing no guilt about secretly placing cultivator items in the black market…
After they parted, Fang Xing entered Yucai High School.
‘I’ve now cultivated to the Intent Realm, and after a few days of exploration, I can keep this spiritual energy within my body. Even Xia Long can’t detect anything abnormal…’
‘Actually, exposure isn’t a big deal. Martial Dao cultivation can be stacked with resources, but martial will is difficult… Even if there is, I can’t access such resources, so they can only think my aptitude is amazing.’
‘My cultivation speed is getting faster and faster, exceeding my previous plan. I will definitely achieve Jadeite Level during the winter break. By the end of sophomore year, during the Hundred Star Joint Examination, I might be able to strive for the fourth realm?’
Except for the top-tier and super top-tier universities, most university students only become Professionals during or after university.
Those who can be certified as Professionals in high school are geniuses among geniuses, the kind who can be admitted to a good university!
Of course, top-tier and super top-tier universities still require hard work!
Entering the classroom, Fang Xing listened attentively to Ms. Lan Fei’s lecture.
Every bit of progress in the Martial Dao gives feedback to the cultivator.
After refining his bones, his thinking agility improved again, his comprehension ability was stronger, and his classes became even easier.
‘This is nothing. When I reach the Jadeite Realm, even a mediocrity will become a true jade… This is a significant breakthrough!’
Just as he was thinking, Xia Long suddenly appeared outside the classroom: “Sorry, Ms. Lan Fei… The principal wants to see Fang Xing, Liu Wei, and Bai Lianyí!”
“Of course, please don’t disturb the other students’ studies.”
Ms. Lan Fei smiled slightly.
“Teacher Xia Long… Does the principal have something?”
The three walked out of the back door of the classroom, and Liu Wei asked directly.
“Yes, there are teachers from Xingcheng High School leading a group to watch our open class, a normal exchange…”
Xia Long replied: “The principal of Xingcheng High School has a little personal grudge with our Principal Lu, but you don’t need to worry about that. You only need to know one thing, beat the excellent students brought by their teachers!”
“So direct?” Fang Xing was a little surprised: “Don’t we need to have an open class first, and then find a reason to have a competition?”
This was too blunt.
Xia Long just sneered: “We martial artists should go straight for the goal! I don’t want to waste time. Go directly to challenge them and beat them all down. If you don’t beat them down, I’ll beat you down!”
He clenched his fist, causing the air to explode.
None of the three present could ignore the threat of an External Manifestation Martial Artist!
“No problem, are there any rewards for winning?”
Fang Xing asked.
“Does the principal’s favor count?” Xia Long asked back: “Does bringing glory to the school count?”
‘Sigh, I should have known from the special scholarship. This school is so stingy…’
Fang Xing sighed and followed Xia Long to the playground.
Principal Lu Guangming wasn’t there, only a few female teachers were accompanying a group of visitors.
Not many people came from Xingcheng High School, only four: a teacher and three students.
The teacher was in his thirties, gentle and refined, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, giving off a scholarly villain vibe… Well, Fang Xing had to admit that he was the one who first showed hostility, and then naturally viewed his opponent with prejudice.
The students behind him seemed to be around sixteen or seventeen years old, two boys and a girl, dressed in uniform school clothes, very youthful and beautiful.
“Teacher Xia, have you brought your university seeds?”
The teacher leading the Xingcheng High School group, named ‘Sun Fu’, was gentle in demeanor, and looked at Fang Xing and the others with appreciation: “Indeed, they are all elites.”
“Don’t waste your breath, you surnamed Sun came here just to provoke, right? Well… let’s test each other’s strength!”
Xia Long sneered: “Liu Wei, you go!”
Liu Wei’s expression didn’t change, he stepped forward: “My name is Liu Wei, who’s going?”
“Sigh, Teacher Xia Long, you misunderstood me.”
Sun Fu pushed his glasses, looking helpless: “Ming Yixin, you go, remember, let’s learn from each other, friendship first.”
“Yes, teacher!”
The female student among the three stepped forward.
She had slender eyebrows, soft features, but a determined look in her eyes.
Fang Xing’s eyes shifted down, noticing her hands.
Ming Yixin’s hands were not white or tender, but rather rough and calloused.
These were hands tempered by countless struggles!
‘This girl’s hand skills are superb…’
Fang Xing sighed inwardly, and Liu Wei had already engaged Ming Yixin.
“Drink!”
Liu Wei shouted softly, his muscles rippling like water, and he instantly transformed into a small giant.
Boom!
Opposite him, Ming Yixin took a step forward, her right hand spread out, as if carrying wind and thunder, like a fierce wind passing through a canyon, emitting a terrifying howl!
A-class martial art—Soul-Searching Dragon Claw Hand!
(End of Chapter)
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