Martial Saint!
Chapter 119 - 0109 Martial Arts University Great Merit

Chapter 119: 0109 Martial Arts University Great Merit

He asked,

"Will this affect university classes?"

Yu Zheng said,

"The first month of university is basically about getting to know your classmates and teachers; you don’t really learn anything, and the content is pretty similar to high school. I’m just suggesting—you decide for yourself. The school doesn’t care about these things since the funding for Fangshan Martial Arts isn’t coming from the 24 schools, it’s from Su City’s treasury... hehe, take it, it’s free."

"Thank you for the reminder, Teacher. I’ll depart after the Martial Arts meeting."

"Hmm, saving up some money before university is definitely a smart move. You should know, a lot of things in university need to be exchanged with Great Merit. University can be cruel; Martial Arts University opens up the pathway to exchange money for Great Merit just to quickly gather funds from the wealthy, while the poor have to do tasks."

"Teacher, how much money for one unit of Great Merit?"

"Ten thousand."

"That’s expensive."

"Yes, it’s very expensive for ordinary people. But for the wealthy, it saves a lot of time they would spend on tasks, allowing them to focus on Martial Arts Cultivation instead—their time is more valuable than money... There’s no such thing as absolute fairness in this world, you understand."

"I understand."

"There’s no use talking about it anymore, you can go back. You don’t need to be too anxious; after all, you are not like the average student. You were admitted as a Class A Martial Arts talent, and Martial Arts University will take special care of you. They won’t let a lack of money get in the way of your cultivation."

After thanking the teacher, Lu Chenzhou turned and left. He currently had a balance of over three million in savings, which equates to just over three hundred Great Merit points. He had asked Old Ji, and Old Ji said that if one were frugal, a typical student could earn about fifty Great Merit points a year by doing various tasks.

Diaoist Science and Technology was exact with their calculations, cutting it close. Shi Ruyu had said that one reason her cultivation progress wasn’t great during university was because her family wasn’t so wealthy, and she had to spend a lot of time doing tasks to earn Great Merit.

...

Time flew by.

Lu Chenzhou continued his cultivation while anticipating the arrival of the winter exams.

In the blink of an eye, December 31st arrived.

After reaching Perfection with the Mountain Crossing Body, Lu Chenzhou didn’t learn any new Martial Arts; instead, he squeezed some time from his daily cultivation for the Tiger Spirit Divine Fist.

In the dormitory, deep into the night,

Lu Chenzhou, in the state of Inviting Tiger to Possess, with angry eyes, fiercely smashed his Tiger Fist, cracking the long-used oil-soaked wooden pile with a snap, then stopped his movement.

"Good thing this doesn’t count as damaging university property."

Since enrolling, he had already broken ten wooden piles.

[Tiger Spirit Divine Fist: Beginner (100%) → Proficient (1%)]

"First-class Martial Arts are indeed difficult—a whole month to just get proficient. Fortunately, I’ve opened the Divine Meet Acupoint, and my spiritual power has greatly increased. In the future, my cultivation of such spiritual and momentum-based Divine Strike Techniques should be easier than before."

Lu Chenzhou looked towards the Martial Arts Tree, reviewing his past cultivation achievements.

[Martial Art]

...

[Swallow Return Fist: Great Success (31%)]

[Sea-sweeping Body: Great Success (62%)]

[Tiger Supreme Fist: Small Success (51%)]

[Arhat Skill: Mastery (73%)]

...

[Cultivation Technique]

[Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Pile: Twelfth Acupoint Open]

"Arhat Skill is likely to reach Small Success before the Fangshan Martial Arts meeting, allowing me to achieve the Iron Buddha Arhat Body. With that, I wonder if my true strength would be comparable to a Seventh Rank?"

If he could attain the strength of the Seventh Rank, his chances of entering the top ten would be even greater. Senior Brother Chen Yuan reached the top ten in his sophomore year with the cultivation of a Seventh Rank.

It was possible for Lu Chenzhou to progress in both internal and external cultivation.

"Sea-sweeping Body could also make a sprint for the Perfect Realm, only lacking an inspiring moment... I’ll visit Stone Lake on a rest day to observe the water birds there."

Lu Chenzhou had visited there before to watch the swallows but to no avail. Since he then focused on the Tiger Form Fist, that task was put aside. Aside from Arhat Skill and Sea-sweeping Body, it was unlikely to make any breakthroughs in other Martial Arts before the Martial Arts meeting.

Afterward, Lu Chenzhou visited the Qi-Blood Measurement Room.

"You’ve improved quite a bit since the exchange competition; you’re not far from the 3.58 standard of a Seventh Rank. As long as Tiger Supreme Fist reaches Great Success, it’s a done deal entering Seventh Rank... Of course, this is just Qi-Blood Seventh Rank. To comprehend the Tiger Venerate Hua Realm, one must reach Perfection."

Qi-Blood reached the standard, and with the comprehension of the Hua Realm, only then was one considered a complete seventh rank.

With or without the Hua Realm, the difference was significant. Especially when facing an enemy’s offensive, having the Hua Realm allowed one to easily defuse it, or even counter-attack with a swift move.

...

The next morning, after practicing his punches in Tiger Garden, Lu Chenzhou found dozens of messages popping up on his phone. He was somewhat puzzled and began to check them.

[Li Xianghua: Happy birthday, son. Have a bowl of longevity noodles.]

[Lu Guoping: Take it easy on your birthday.]

[Ji Xuantong: Disciple, happy birthday!]

[Shi Ruyu: Happy birthday, junior brother.]

[Ji Feiyan...]

There were also messages from Du, Old Zhang, and a bunch of other contacts that Lu Chenzhou knew or didn’t know, which made him suddenly realize—it was his birthday today.

After replying to each one, he couldn’t help but feel sentimental.

"Besides my parents, many relatives never used to care about my birthday. Now, all sorts of aunts and uncles are even sending me birthday red envelopes."

He wasn’t annoyed by these social niceties.

The warmth and coldness of the world were just like this.

Finally, he arrived at the classroom, where Liu Huan coughed and stood up, saying,

"Everyone, stand up!"

Then, the classmates stood up with solemn faces.

"Happy birthday to Lu Chenzhou! Happy birthday to you..."

Lu Chenzhou thought to himself,

"..."

Thinking about how he would leave at the end of the month, he felt somewhat melancholic and said,

"Thank you, everyone. I’ll treat you all tonight."

Liu Huan said,

"What are you thinking? I’m the one treating today! How can we let the birthday boy pay?"

Tiger Teeth Girl smiled and said,

"Exactly, let Liu Huan treat. His family is rich, after all."

Yu Zheng peeked out from outside the window, watching the teasing classmates. This time, he didn’t stop them. This might be Lu Chenzhou’s last meal with everyone. He stood watching quietly for a while, as if recalling the days of his youth, then quietly left.

...

That night,

in a private room,

Liu Huan led everyone in a feast and even thoughtfully ordered a bowl of longevity noodles for Lu Chenzhou. Without needing to say anything, everyone could feel that with Lu Chenzhou’s talent, he would probably skip a grade to Dragon City Martial Arts University this winter. Even though it was just next door and not far away, where they could visit each other, it was still two different worlds.

At the end of the banquet, Liu Huan raised his glass and said,

"Do not worry that no one will know you in the future. Who in the world does not recognize you? I, Liu Huan, believe that one day, the name Lu Chenzhou will resound throughout Dragon City Martial Arts University!"

Liu Quanhai also joked,

"The class president is being modest... it will resound throughout Da Xia!"

Wen Tiange speechlessly said,

"This is getting more and more ridiculous. Stop flattering Chenzhou."

Tiger Teeth Girl laughed and said,

"The class president even recites poetry now. But I also feel that Su City is just a starting point for you, Chenzhou. Don’t forget us old classmates when you get to college."

Liu Huan said,

"Don’t worry, Chenzhou isn’t that kind of person."

Lu Chenzhou also felt a bit of reluctance in his heart.

He would not forget these old classmates.

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