Mental State, Breakthrough in Spirit Refinement

"Junior Brother Li, this...this..."

Yu Xiangyang clearly hadn't expected the other party to donate so much money.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw the two money bags containing nearly a thousand taels of silver.

But after Li Xijun threw the silver into his hand...

This young man, who had become a filthy martial arts master at such a young age, took a deep breath, accepted it, and nodded emphatically:

"Junior brother, since you don't care about these empty titles, I promise to keep my mouth shut and I'd rather die than tell!"

"There's no need to exaggerate like that. I just want peace of mind. Even if it attracts the covetous eyes of villains later, it's just one battle."

After saying this, Li Xijun felt as if a rope had been loosened, and she felt much more relaxed.

At the same time, a message popped up in his field of vision.

Your "Detailed Explanation of the Spirit Refining and Acupoint Opening Sensing Method" has increased from 49% to 69%.

[Your Spirit Refinement System: Aperture Opening Realm, increased from 89% to Proficient 91%.]

Li Xijun immediately felt his thoughts flowing more smoothly, and a slight coolness lingered in his mind.

Even the manifestation of the divine soul, which had been progressing slowly and somewhat stalled in the sea of ​​consciousness, suddenly made a very clear advance.

He naturally felt an instinctive sense that the refinement of spirit would proceed very smoothly.

This made Li Xijun quite excited and even feel a sense of joy.

Refining the spirit, refining the spirit.........

Sometimes it's truly mysterious and illogical.

In high spirits, Li Xijun waved her hand and asked directly:

"By the way, does Senior Brother know if there are any nourishing and restorative meals sold in Tianjin?"

"Oh, as for medicinal cuisine, several major restaurants in Tianjin offer it. Our martial arts school also receives some mountain delicacies and monsters every day to make a few portions, but they all need to be ordered a few days in advance and are sold to high-ranking officials and nobles."

Yu Xiangyang continued:

"Those medicinal meals are indeed very effective at nourishing the body, but they often cost over ten taels of silver. If you really think about it, it's actually better to buy a medicinal bath and..."

He was giving his usual advice, but then realized how wealthy his junior was, and quickly changed the subject:

"The medicinal cuisine is also in the canteen, next to our martial arts school's pharmacy. Today, I'm taking this opportunity to invite my junior brother to try our martial arts school's medicinal cuisine on behalf of the disaster victims in the city."

After saying that, he enthusiastically took Li Xijun's arm and walked outside.

The two first went to pick up the month's supply of medicinal bath packs and qi-blood medicine. After walking a few steps, they indeed saw a large canteen nearby.

Li Xijun, who followed Yu Xiangyang inside, silently took in the scene before her.

The hall on the first floor of the canteen was also filled with various wooden tables and chairs. The outer disciples who came here lined up one by one, carrying a large basin. They walked up to the canteen chefs and were scooped a large spoonful of staple food made of a mixture of coarse and white rice. After walking a few steps, they were scooped a large spoonful of braised pork belly with herbs.

This scene gave him the feeling of being back in the school cafeteria.

Yu Xiangyang then pulled Li Xijun directly towards the stairs to the side.

As the two of them strode up to the second floor, the loud creaking of the wooden stairs drew envious glances from the outer disciples below, who were dressed in coarse linen clothes.

This gave Li Xijun a strange sense of déjà vu.

Especially after they got to the second floor, Yu Xiangyang pulled him directly into a private room to order food and pour tea.

This familiar feeling almost made him lose his composure.

"I never imagined that I, who used to eat 100-yuan energy gel meals in the cafeteria, would be able to eat medicinal cuisine on the second floor of the cafeteria every day after coming to Dasheng World."

but,

The school cafeteria's supplementary meal packages on the second floor often cost thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan, and even students in elite classes rarely eat them every day.

However, the medicinal meals at the Killing Martial Arts School cost over ten taels each, and I could take time to eat them every day.

In this way, in terms of nutritional resources, he could be considered the best among all the students in Yan'an No. 7 Middle School, and even most of the students in Da Yan.

In high spirits, Li Xijun and Yu Xiangyang indulged in a hearty meal.

Just as the event was nearing its end, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

Yu Xiangyang responded and told the other party to come from behind.

The first person to appear was dressed in a Western-style suit, with short hair and slicked-back hair oil. He looked like a well-to-do young master from a good family in this era, except that the palm-sized peach wood sword hanging at his waist seemed a bit out of place.

Following behind him was a young man dressed in black, with two striking scars on his face, who looked to be about the same age as Yu Xiangyang.

Upon seeing these two people, Yu Xiangyang frowned slightly.

The scarred man in black, however, immediately greeted everyone with a warm and friendly smile upon entering, saying:

"Upon hearing that the martial arts school was going to buy grain to give to the people, Young Master Su and his junior brother pooled together fifty taels of silver, intending to donate it to the martial arts school."

"Yes, Junior Brother Deng and Junior Brother Su are very kind."

Upon hearing the purpose of the visit, Yu Xiangyang's expression softened slightly.

"However, I still have teaching matters to attend to today, so I'll trouble you two junior brothers to go directly to our senior brother to register."

"Yes, yes, then we won't disturb you any longer, senior brother."

The scarred man surnamed Deng kept agreeing with a smile, and before leaving, he casually went up and closed the door.

The young man in the suit remained silent throughout, only smiling and nodding. After glancing at Li Xijun, he bowed and left, appearing very elegant the whole time.

Seeing the door close, before Li Xijun could ask, Yu Xiangyang spoke up:

"That young master is the son of the vice president of the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce, named Su Qiuzhen. Don't let his elegant demeanor fool you, his family runs a brokerage business. Rumor has it that even the opium dealers in Tianjin secretly work for his family, and he's also connected to the Wusheng Taoist Temple. This guy is not only full of bad intentions, but he's also a fully enlightened cultivator who has mastered the Refining Spirit."

"As for that scarred guy, Deng Gao, I heard he used to be a gang leader who bullied the locals. After being half-killed by a chivalrous martial artist, he claimed to have turned over a new leaf and focused on martial arts. Although he hasn't done anything bad in recent years, he's never run out of martial arts resources, and now he's already reached a high level of physical fitness... Ha! Every time I come to the second floor, I see those two."

Yu Xiangyang disliked the two of them very much.

Li Xijun silently wrote down the two names, but couldn't help asking:

"How did those two get into the Killing Body Martial Arts School?"

"Sigh..." Hearing this, Yu Xiangyang sighed, "Master is getting old and doesn't really care about the affairs of the martial arts school anymore. Besides me, there are four other senior brothers who are the true disciples of the school, and sometimes they are also burdened by interpersonal relationships."

"Although both of them have bad reputations, they are both good at getting along with people in the martial arts school, and they keep everyone in a harmonious atmosphere. Although I don't like it, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Junior brother, you must be careful, don't be fooled by these two kind-looking but wicked people."

Li Xijun nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

.......................

the other side

When Su Qiuzhen reached a secluded spot on the road near the martial arts school, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Deng Gao, who was silently lagging behind by one step.

"Young Master Su, is there something you want me to do?" Deng Gao hurriedly stepped forward, his body unconsciously hunching over a bit.

"Actually, it's nothing much. I just feel quite compatible with this new inner disciple."

Su Qiuzhen subconsciously tapped her fingers on the peach wood sword at her waist.

"Speaking of which, I saw Senior Brother Yu worrying about the money for distributing porridge and selling grain before, but not long after, he was eating very happily on the second floor."

"He's a martial arts master, after all. Back in the day, he was a scholar who passed the imperial examinations. He can pretend all the time, but would he really let the lives of a few lowly people interfere with his medicinal meals?"

When Yu Xiangyang was mentioned, Deng Gao, who was always looked down upon by the other party, clearly showed some disdain.

Now that his muscles and bones are fully developed, he is already qualified to undergo purification, but he simply cannot afford the eight hundred taels of silver. Otherwise, he would have already entered the purification realm and become a martial arts graduate.

"Although this senior brother is a bit simple-minded, he's not that kind of person. Perhaps... someone helped him out."

"Young master, do you mean that...?"

Su Qiuzhen smiled slightly, said nothing more, and turned to walk towards the donation registration desk.

Deng Gao was left standing there, lost in thought.