This is too hilarious!

59. Can't you make your mental cultivation method more legitimate?

"So, did you cheat or not?"

On the way back from the Academic Affairs Office, Tian Qiyuan asked curiously.

In fact, Bai Hui had already answered this question when he was in the Academic Affairs Office.

Cheating was definitely cheating.

But when asked how he cheated, Bai Hui answered with a long-tongued parrot... Liu Shuyan didn't believe it at all—such a strange tale would only leak secrets, how could it be used for something as secret as 'cheating'?

At that time, Liu Shuyan clearly wanted to ask more about the details and specific methods of cheating, but perhaps considering that Tian Qiyuan was present, he did not continue to ask... If this were true, and if Tian Qiyuan could not keep the secret, causing the long-tongued parrot to find out, it would inevitably cause a great uproar on campus.

It could even cause the ghost story to get out of control!

Therefore, Liu Shuyan only warned Bai Hui that sometimes it's best not to be witty. The strange tale control schemes that humanity has summarized and continued to use so far must have their reasons for existing. If one is too unrestrained, it may lead to some serious consequences.

Liu Shuyan issued a warning via telepathy through the Academic Affairs Office—

Misusing supernatural tales can lead to death from their corruption, or even physical deformities caused by their contamination!

Bai Hui was still a little confused at the time. How could death be considered "light"?

However, Bai Hui originally planned to try to implement his guessed method of using ghost stories in his study group after the midterm exams.

Given the current situation, let's give up for now...

"Let's not ask about that now."

Bai Hui shook his head slightly: "Do you think you don't know whether I cheated or not? What score did you get on your academic tests? Is that your true level? How much effort did you put in? Do you think you could have gotten a perfect score?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Qiyuan fell silent.

Bai Hui is trying to adapt to the deformity on his tongue. So far, the effect is relatively mild, but before he can truly understand the specific harm caused by the deformity, Bai Hui has decided to put the plan on hold for the time being.

We'll discuss this further later.

Tian Qiyuan didn't press the issue, clearly knowing that some things shouldn't be pried into, especially in a place like a school.

While long-tongued parrots don't pose any obvious threat, even ants, one or two of them, won't cause much of a problem. But if their numbers increase... a large number of ants can kill an elephant.

So Tian Qiyuan handed the document bag containing the newly acquired "Frost Bone Ice Heart Technique" to Bai Hui and said, "Have you read the manual of this martial arts technique before? If not, you can take a look first."

Although you have already purchased a private tutoring spot, and Teacher Wu will not teach you, I presume that with your aptitude, getting started shouldn't be difficult.

Then we can verify it together... I hope your "coldness belonging to the heart" will give me some surprises.

The martial arts manuals in this world are not too secretive; if you have internet access, you can find a lot of them with a simple online search.

The key issue is how to distinguish between genuine and fake techniques. Some more complex martial arts, such as "Azure Sky Force" or mental cultivation methods, require instruction from a specialized teacher.

Otherwise, if you practice it incorrectly, it could easily lead to disaster once you've mastered it.

However, Bai Hui didn't think much of it at the moment and directly opened the document bag. Unexpectedly, the very first sentence of this mental cultivation method left Bai Hui dumbfounded—

[The prerequisite for practicing the Frostbone Ice Heart Technique is having a large freezer that can fit one person. If you can enter a cold storage room, the effect will be even better!]

"What does this prerequisite/entry requirement mean?"

Bai Hui asked hesitantly.

"Urban areas are generally located in places with climates more suitable for human habitation, especially in the south, where we might not see snow for ten years, and the snowfall is usually not very heavy..."

Without a freezer, what bones can be frozen? What heart can be chilled?

Tian Qiyuan casually said, "But you don't need to worry. I know your family situation. Since you are now my sparring partner, I will definitely help you solve the prerequisites."

"Our school cafeteria's ice storage is pretty good, let's go together then."

Bai Hui: "..."

So, "frost-covered bones and an icy heart" is just the literal meaning?!

They're frozen solid, how can they possibly practice martial arts?!

He couldn't resist cutting through the [simple lines], and only then did he realize the specific purpose of this mental technique—

【Frosty Bones and Icy Heart Technique】

[Effects: It can condense and utilize the cold-attribute Heart Qi, enabling cultivators to survive for extended periods in extreme low-temperature environments, significantly increasing bone strength, reducing heart rate, and enhancing the body's temperature control capabilities, thereby strengthening endurance and resilience.]

[Source: It is said that the enlightenment was gained by a hostage who was controlled and tortured by gangsters in a low-temperature cold storage. Another version says that it was gained by an unlucky stowaway who accidentally entered the cold storage during his smuggling process and had an epiphany between life and death.]

Another account suggests that the martial arts prodigy from Great Xia was inspired by observing homeless people in the United States during a winter trip abroad...

Bai Hui: "..."

So, is it because the "frosty bones" are frozen solid, and the "icy heart" is frozen stiff?

The martial arts techniques in this world are truly as bizarre as ever...

Can't it have a legitimate source?!

[Knowing the abstract origin of the mental cultivation technique reduces sanity by 1]

……

Not long after returning to the classroom, Bai Hui received 7,000 yuan from Tian Qiyuan (the cost of this month's sparring fee and private tutoring slots), as well as 1000 yuan as a reward for first place in the martial arts arena.

The total is eight thousand yuan. Adding Bai Hui's current savings, it's close to nine thousand yuan!

This is undoubtedly a huge sum of money, both for Bai Hui at this moment and for the normal first-year high school students in his memory!

He planned to pay next month's rent as soon as he got back, then give the rest to the cook to buy groceries, and then...

Hmm, I need to find a way to make money again...

Li Youye lay slumped over her desk, looking utterly listless.

"This 'Muscle and Vein Nourishing Pill' is really potent..."

Tian Qiyuan was stunned for a moment: "You ate it? That stuff is for practicing martial arts!"

"Hey, I haven't even refined my inner energy, so it doesn't matter when I eat it, right?"

Haven't refined your inner energy?

Tian Qiyuan glanced at Bai Hui with suspicion.

How come the guy who can befriend the top student in the grade, and even make the top student refuse him rather than part with him, still hasn't been able to condense his inner demon?

Tian Qiyuan hesitated slightly before tentatively asking, "May I ask...?"

Li Youye waved his hand lazily: "I know what you want to ask. My total score in the midterm exam was less than 300, so you don't remember me at all."

He had been in a study group with Bai Hui for some time now, and he was almost used to being insulted by Feng Jue and He Qing.

Those two kept saying "low education level" and "poor academic performance".

Even after the midterm exams ended yesterday, rumors were still circulating in the class about the highly insulting term "Night-level academic qualification"!

I don't know where it came from...

Since the Heart-Slaying Qi had not yet been condensed, the rumors spread by the long-tongued parrot only had the most serious impact on Li Youye.

Fortunately, Li Youye is no simple man either, and he is immune to such rumors to some extent!

Compared to the chaotic internet, this is nothing.

He not only ignored the rumors, but even took the opportunity to discuss these strange tales with Bai Hui and the others.

"By the way, now that the midterm exams are over, the long-tongued parrot should have been cleaned up by now, right?"

"Did you know that a Nightmare Artifact was produced this time?"

"A nightmare artifact?" Bai Hui was taken aback. "Who, the long-tongued parrot?"

How could such a low-level supernatural tale produce a nightmare artifact?

and many more……

Is this kid using some kind of supernatural tale exploitation method that he figured out himself?

……