CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 38: FAREWELL

The time in senior year of high school passes very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the semester is over.

But for Jiang Ye, a lot happened this semester.

From September to November, several more cases of student disappearances occurred at school, clearly the work of the ’Divine Concealment Organization’.

The Divine Concealment Organization has been causing chaos in An City for several months, resulting in no less than a hundred disappearance cases.

It’s not that the police in An City are incapable.

After all, An City is just a remote small city with weak martial arts strength, and handling such a mysterious and large underground organization is somewhat beyond their abilities.

December.

A group of well-trained officers arrived from the provincial city—Yun City, joining forces with the An City Shadow Hunting Bureau, and after a month of siege,

they finally eradicated the stronghold of the ’Divine Concealment Organization’ prevalent in An City before the New Year.

Jiang Ye remembers that night, when the suburbs of An City suddenly became as bright as day, followed by deafening sounds.

The next day’s news brought good tidings: a major criminal organization in An City was purged by the police.

However, a few ’criminals’ escaped, reminding city residents to be cautious and to report any danger promptly.

This matter seemed to have come to an end, but Xia Qing never appeared again.

...

End of December 2325.

In the Martial Arts classroom of Class Nine.

Chen Zilu, dressed in a snow-white long dress, scanned the classroom with her gaze.

At this moment, the students were all diligently cultivating.

When her eyes landed on a male student, they moved slightly.

"Jiang Ye, is your Cultivation Technique almost perfected?" Chen Zilu asked.

Jiang Ye stopped cultivating, nodded in response, "Should be in the next few days."

Sss~

The classmates all looked at Jiang Ye in astonishment.

There’s still half a year until the college entrance exams, and his Cultivation Technique is already almost perfected?

He’s clearly aiming for the Twenty-Five Schools Alliance.

Most people in the regular class can’t even get into a regular Martial Arts University, let alone the Twenty-Five Schools.

Chen Zilu’s face also showed a smile, and she immediately said, "Come to the office after class."

"Alright." Jiang Ye nodded.

Then he looked at his own panel.

[Cultivation Technique]

Star Martial Cultivation Technique: Great Success (99%)

Eight Thunder Sounds Fist: Entry (85%)

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"Great Success at 99%, just a bottleneck away from perfection, but it should be broken through soon."

Jiang Ye thought to himself, "The Eight Thunder Sounds Fist is also about to reach Minor Success."

This semester, he spent most of his time on the "Star Martial Cultivation Technique".

If not for this, the Eight Thunder Sounds Fist might have already reached Minor Success.

"There’s still half a year until the college entrance exams, can I reach First Break?"

Jiang Ye’s goal has always been the Twenty-Five Schools Alliance.

Only if he reaches First Break before the college entrance exams can he be confident of being admitted to the Twenty-Five Schools.

Whether he can achieve this depends on the upcoming Star Sky Refinement.

As Jiang Ye was pondering, the end-of-class bell rang.

Jiang Ye looked up, seeing Chen Zilu already leaving, he immediately got up and walked out.

...

Office.

When Jiang Ye got there, he was surprised to find Zhang Jianwu also present.

"Here you are."

Chen Zilu’s smile was particularly charming today, although she often smiled at Jiang Ye, she usually had a cool and charming demeanor.

"Teacher, Director." Jiang Ye bowed to them.

Zhang Jianwu smiled at him, "I heard from Chen that your Cultivation Technique is nearly perfected?"

Jiang Ye nodded.

Zhang Jianwu said, "Starting today, you don’t need to stay in Class Nine, go attend Class One."

Jiang Ye was slightly taken aback, then said, "Director, I’m still a bit away from perfection, I haven’t met the requirement for the key class."

Zhang Jianwu waved his hand, smiling, "It’s more or less, you’re going eventually anyway, let’s get it done today, besides, Chen is also leaving school today."

Hearing this, Jiang Ye looked at Chen Zilu in shock.

Leaving school?

Does it mean temporarily leaving, or...

Chen Zilu explained, "I’ve resigned from the school, and in the future, other teachers will take charge of Class Nine."

Jiang Ye asked, "Are you leaving today?"

"Yes."

Chen Zilu nodded.

"Actually, I’m still attending university." She shook her head, "I became a teacher here because of certain reasons."

Jiang Ye looked regretful.

With Chen Zilu leaving, wouldn’t the 30% perception boost be wasted?

Beside them, Zhang Jianwu laughed, "Chen, it seems Jiang Ye is very reluctant to let you go."

"I’m also sorry, my mentor demands that I return immediately." Chen Zilu sighed lightly, "Jiang Ye, I’m not a professional teacher."

"However, being acknowledged by you makes me very happy." She smiled brightly.

Zhang Jianwu shook his head, "You’re a student of White Dragon University, with your level, even teaching our school’s key class is more than enough."

"White Dragon University?"

Jiang Ye was slightly surprised.

White Dragon Martial Arts University is one of the top ten prestigious universities.

And even within the top ten, it ranks quite high.

However, thinking of Chen Zilu’s Tao Bone talent, it didn’t seem surprising.

She has a Tao Bone talent and an Upper A Profound Body, getting into a top ten prestigious school is quite normal.

"The Director is overpraising, I’m only a sophomore, without much teaching experience."

Chen Zilu shook her head, then looked at Jiang Ye, smiling, "Keep that watch, if you ever have questions, you can still reach out to me."

"Okay."

Jiang Ye didn’t act coy, nodding in agreement immediately.

Even though she said that, since she’s no longer a teacher at school, he can’t keep seeking her guidance frequently.

Otherwise, no matter how much goodwill there is, it might run out one day.

Unless there’s an important matter, it will be difficult to contact her again.

"Jiang Ye, go pack your things in the classroom, I’ll take you to switch classes shortly." Zhang Jianwu smiled.

"Alright."

Jiang Ye turned and left.

Inside the office.

Chen Zilu suddenly said, "Director, do you think Jiang Ye can get into the Twenty-Five Schools Alliance?"

"A bit challenging."

Zhang Jianwu slightly shook his head, "Even though he achieved near perfection with his Cultivation Technique very quickly, in just half a year’s time."

"In this aspect, only Zhao Qingli surpasses him in our school."

"But for Jiang Ye, the upcoming Star Sky Refinement will be a significant hurdle." Zhang Jianwu shook his head.

The Original Talent results in low efficiency in absorbing Star Energy.

This is common knowledge.

Chen Zilu slightly nodded, sighing lightly, "What a pity, if Jiang Ye had Newborn Talent, his future would be very different."

Zhang Jianwu laughed, "Indeed a pity, if he had Newborn Talent, he might even have a chance to get into your university."

Chen Zilu paused, then smiled without speaking.

Newborn Talent getting into White Dragon University?

Zhang Jianwu obviously underestimated the difficulty.

To enter White Dragon Martial Arts University, reaching First Break in sophomore year is the minimum requirement.

Achieving Second Break before the college entrance exams is required for absolute assurance of admission.

This is the quality of White Dragon University.

However, Chen Zilu did not rebut, as Zhang Jianwu is merely the director of a third-tier high school in a small city, and it’s understandable that his perspective might be limited.

Every year, An City No.3 High School may not even produce a single student who makes it to a top-tier university.

Even if one does make it, they often just scrape by, entering the lower ranks of the top ten.

Even Zhang Jianwu might not truly understand how unattainable White Dragon Martial Arts University is for ordinary people.

Even if it is Zhang Jianwu, he may not be aware of how unattainable White Dragon Martial Arts University truly is for an ordinary person.

Even so, Jiang Ye would likely not meet again with Chen Zilu.

Chen Zilu shook her head slightly; she indeed had a profound impression of this student.

Though his talent was notably poor, his perseverance in cultivation was extraordinary; this somewhat resembled her own qualities.

Of course, most importantly, it was Jiang Ye’s visible progress.

A person who works so diligently, despite knowing it might be in vain, resonated greatly with her own disposition.

Not to mention, he was also quite good-looking.

The combination of these factors was the real reason for her unique interest in Jiang Ye.

However, it’s a pity they ultimately aren’t from the same world.