Chapter 14: Deep Meditation
"All the cleaning is your responsibility. You have to clean it once every day!" Wang Dong glared at Huo Yuhao and said.
"Am I your dad or your mom, that I have an obligation to clean up after you? It's not impossible for me to clean, but since I'm providing labor, shouldn't you give me corresponding compensation? Five gold coin a day."
Huo Yuhao curled his lips, then changed the subject. This was a Little Rich Girl; he didn't believe Wang Dong would clean, so getting a little cash from her was better than nothing.
"One coin." Although Wang Dong was rich, she wasn't stupid. The dormitory wasn't large, and five gold coin for one cleaning? Was he crazy about money?
"Ten coins." Huo Yuhao's attitude also hardened; he wasn't going to indulge this person.
Regardless of gender, this arrogant and overbearing attitude reminded him of Dai Huabin, and his gaze grew increasingly unfriendly.
In this environment, Cultivating would be impossible to do in peace. Huo Yuhao didn't like arguing, so he stood up and left. Well, actually, he just didn't want to get beaten up... Wang Dong looked at his retreating back with disdain. Wasn't he just trying to get money? The thought that she had given Huo Yuhao nine extra silver coin when buying fish earlier made her furious.
After Huo Yuhao closed the door, only Wang Dong remained in the room. She angrily burrowed under the blanket and forcefully pounded the bed board.
Shrek Academy was vast and sparsely populated, making it easy to find a quiet place to Cultivate. Instead of wasting energy arguing, it was better to save time for Cultivation.
Although Wang Dong's memory was sealed by Tang San, her underlying personality was still spoiled, like that of a rich girl, and a trace of her Divine Sense had split off and gone to the Emperor Auspicious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The God King truly was a God King, exhausting all means. He not only wanted him, the Child of Luck, but also the Spirit Beast Luck of Star Dou.
Huo Yuhao arrived at Sea God Lake, found a relatively secluded spot along the edge, and sat cross-legged on a stone stool. Listening to the sound of the wind blowing across the lake's waves, he began to Cultivate.
He dared not practice the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, so he began practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill to Cultivate spirit power.
After mobilizing his spirit power, Huo Yuhao found that his Cultivation speed had increased slightly, and his Meridians had become much tougher, allowing him to circulate spirit power faster.
After his physical fitness improved, his two Divine Rank Spirits also began to unleash their true power. spirit power surged tirelessly through his channels like mighty river water.
After performing approximately six Cycles, Huo Yuhao, who had already reached the critical point, had his Rank promoted to Rank twelve, and his aura increased significantly.
After leveling up, Huo Yuhao was not in a hurry to get up. Instead, he circulated spirit power for about three more Cycles to stabilize his Rank.
When Meditation felt tedious and tiring, he would get up and practice the Tang Sect Secret Arts. He continued this rotational Cultivation until past eight o'clock in the evening.
After eating at the cafeteria, Huo Yuhao still chose not to return to the dormitory. Instead, he came back alone to Sea God Lake to Cultivate.
He would be practicing in the dormitory anyway, but here he could listen to the water and enjoy the lake view, which made his heart much calmer and more peaceful, aiding stable Cultivation.
The feeling of spirit power slowly strengthening was like earning and accumulating wealth. It could be imagined as earning one gold coin every second while idling; the more coins accumulated, the happier the mood naturally became. Except that what was accumulating now was spirit power.
Huo Yuhao maintained this feeling and continued his Meditation. His half-lidded gaze suddenly shifted. He felt as if he was floating among the clouds, or perhaps tossing on the sea, and time was forgotten for him.
"This is... Deep Meditation?" High in the sky, Yan Shaozhe, returning from a mission, noticed the almost stagnant aura around Huo Yuhao. He stopped and gazed for a while, deciding to guard the student in the new student uniform until he woke up. After all, Deep Meditation was a state that was extremely rare for a Spirit Master, and many people would never experience it once in their entire lives.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm inside the Sea of Consciousness was also startled awake by Huo Yuhao's state and remained silent so as not to disturb him. At the same time, it sensed the powerful human in the sky—very, very strong, comparable to a Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Super Spirit Beast, but without malice... On the morning of the official start of the school year, Huo Yuhao slowly woke up. This Deep Meditation had lasted for over two days, and his spirit power had increased by another Rank, reaching Rank thirteen.
Yan Shaozhe, high in the sky, saw Huo Yuhao wake up, memorized his appearance, and then left.
"Yuhao, you're finally awake. This Deep Meditation lasted for over two days," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said.
"Two days? I only felt like a moment had passed." Huo Yuhao recalled the mysterious state, finding it astonishing.
'Clang!' A Great Bell rang out.
Crap!
Huo Yuhao counted on his fingers: one, two, three—today seemed to be the first day of school! Like an arrow released from the string, he instantly set off running towards the Teaching Building.
The school bell had rung, and the class bell would ring in ten minutes.
The location of Sea God Lake where Huo Yuhao was situated was still quite a distance from the Teaching Building... Inside the Freshman Class 1, located in a white Teaching Building.
Students had gradually arrived in the classroom.
Teacher Zhou Yi also calculated the time precisely, arriving at the classroom entrance three seconds before the bell rang.
"Hmm?"
Just as she was about to step into the classroom, a figure whose footsteps resembled Gui Mei rushed towards the doorway where she was standing.
Daring to be late for my class.
Teacher Zhou Yi adjusted her half-rimmed glasses, seemingly having calculated that the person rushing wouldn't make it into the classroom before the bell rang.
Huo Yuhao's eyesight was excellent. He clearly saw an old woman standing beneath the Class One plaque.
Not good! Not good! Not good!
If it was her, being late on the first day would definitely result in dismissal.
'Ding-a-ling'
Huo Yuhao exploded with speed again, rushing into the classroom at the exact moment the bell rang!
Teacher Zhou Yi felt the slight breeze caused by his speed, a faint smile appearing on her face. You ran fast, kid. I hope you can run just as fast later.
However, that speed did not look like that of an Rank eleven Spirit Master. Teacher Zhou Yi's eyes flickered as she watched the reckless young man.
Entering the classroom, Huo Yuhao found an empty seat and sat down: a corner spot in the back row by the window.
Everyone who came here to study wanted to learn skills. Teachers generally didn't pay attention to the corner spots, so no one sat there.
Wang Dong, on the other hand, sat in the front row, surrounded by beautiful, youthful girls. The poor girls didn't know they had passively become lesbians.
Teacher Zhou Yi stood at the podium, frowning silently, and a low, oppressive aura permeated the room. The murmuring below slowly diminished until it vanished, and everyone's gaze focused on Teacher Zhou Yi.
"Very good, this speed of quieting down is acceptable. First, let me introduce myself. My name is Zhou Yi, and I am your Class Teacher. For the first lesson, here is a famous Shrek quote: 'Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre talents.' Those who have fought since entering the academy, stand up."
After Teacher Zhou Yi finished speaking, the entire room fell silent. Everyone looked back and forth at their classmates, but no one stood up.
Huo Yuhao silently added in his heart, 'Those who like causing trouble are just trouble magnets, right? True Geniuses are misunderstood...' Teacher Zhou Yi was very dissatisfied that none of the seated students stood up. "A bunch of rice buckets! As Spirit Masters, the thing you will experience the most in your life is combat! Everyone stand up! Go run one hundred laps around the Sports Field. Using spirit power is forbidden, and the time limit is two hours! Anyone who fails to complete it on time will be expelled from Freshman Class 1!"
Huo Yuhao reacted the fastest. Since he was already near the back door by the window, he jumped up and darted out.
The classroom was not lacking in children of royalty and nobility, who were dismissive of this. However, on the first day, no one chose to be the first to challenge Teacher Zhou Yi, so they reluctantly got up and went out to run laps.