Chapter 0011: Making a Lot of Money

A genius of the day after tomorrow?

Luo Feng gave a bitter smile.

"Luo Feng, you really gave our Silver Moon class honor today! Whatever prize you want, I, as your instructor, will grant it to you!" Ji Wuyue hugged Luo Feng's neck ecstatically and said.

Bing Ruolan knew Ji Wuyue's ways and, seemingly used to his antics, smiled even though her cheeks were slightly red.

Luo Feng felt his head resting on something soft and could faintly smell the faint fragrance from Ji Wuyue. He couldn't help but think about Ji Wuyue's words before.

Any award can be agreed upon, does that mean…

Luo Feng licked his somewhat dry lips and suddenly raised his brows, his gaze locking onto a section of the grandstand. His expression was cold as he said loudly, "Li Yunhao, it seems you've forgotten something."

Luo Feng's voice echoed throughout the martial arts ring, causing all present to follow Luo Feng's gaze.

Li Yunhao, who was already near the exit of the arena, stiffened upon hearing Luo Feng. He stopped, turned around, and glared at Luo Feng, his stare as chilly as ice.

"I almost forgot the most important thing!" Ji Wuyue slapped his forehead, and the three of them began walking towards Li Yunhao.

When Luo Feng got to Li Yunhao, he directly extended his open hand: "The ten thousand taels from the instructor, plus my and Bing Ruolan's six thousand and three hundred taels, that's a total of sixteen thousand and three hundred taels. At a tenfold rate, that would be one hundred sixty-three thousand taels. Hand it over!"

Upon hearing the numbers Luo Feng quoted, Li Yunhao's face twitched violently. His fists clenched tightly under his sleeves.

One hundred sixty-three thousand taels of silver!

Even though he was a student of the Golden Sun class and belonged to a large merchant family, he was still shocked by this amount.

At this moment, Li Yunhao could only regret his actions.

Lifting his head, Li Yunhao glanced at Ji Wuyue, gritted his teeth, took some gold notes and a bunch of silver notes out of his pocket and tossed them to Luo Feng.

"This is eighty-nine thousand taels."

Watching the gold notes in Luo Feng's hand, Li Yunhao felt like his heart was bleeding.

If it weren't for Ji Wuyue standing beside them, he would even want to grab the gold notes back.

"You still owe eighty thousand taels." Luo Feng counted the gold notes in his hand and said lightly.

Li Yunhao's eyes darkened and he stared at Luo Feng fiercely, saying in a hoarse voice: "That's all I have!"

"That's all you have? And you call yourself a genius of the Golden Sun class. If I were you, I would be too embarrassed to even go out." Luo Feng shook his hand with the gold notes, and his disdainful gaze almost made Li Yunhao spit blood.

Luo Feng's gaze shifted and landed on the longsword hanging around Li Yunhao's waist. He could vaguely see the three characters 'Feathers Cloud Sword' at the hilt of the sword.

His eyes lit up slightly, Luo Feng beckoned with his fingers, and the sword was already in his hand.

"This sword looks pretty good, I'll take it. Let's consider it as your remaining eighty thousand taels. You may go now!" Luo Feng looked at Li Yunhao as though Li Yunhao had made a killing, waving his hand dismissively.

"You can't have this sword..."

His sword was taken, Li Yunhao's eye flinched and he reached out to grab the sword from Luo Feng's hand.

"Hmph!" Just when Li Yunhao was about to grab the sword, a cold hum sounded from the side. Li Yunhao only felt his right arm go numb, as if shocked by electricity, and his body had to retreat three steps before regaining his balance.

"You have to honor your bets. Pay the money, get the sword," Ji Wuyue stood in front of Luo Feng with his arms crossed, and said coldly.

Li Yunhao looked at Ji Wuyue and then at Luo Feng who stood behind Ji Wuyue, his face muscles twitching. Suddenly, he let out a cold hum, shooting a sharp gaze at Luo Feng.

"Luo Feng, I will remember you!"

After he finished, Li Yunhao flicked his sleeve, his face gloomy, and left the martial arts arena in disgrace.

"Hehe...Luo Feng, I didn't realize you could be so wicked! This Feathers Cloud Sword is a top-quality sword from the Spirit Sword Workshop in Tianyang city. It's made from cloud pattern steel, there are only three of them. It's worth nearly one hundred fifty thousand taels. And you managed to con it off him for eighty thousand taels," Ji Wuyue looked back at Luo Feng and said with a grin.

"Well, didn't you also help just now? We're even..." Luo Feng smiled and drew out the Feathers Cloud Sword with a clang.

When the long sword was unsheathed, the sword emitted a dazzling glow, like snowflakes wafting in the clouds. It was too dazzling to watch. The sharp aura of the blade made the surrounding air a bit cooler.

"What a good sword!" Luo Feng praised.

"Luo Feng, can you sell this Feathers Cloud Sword to me?" Bing Ruolan, who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly spoke up. Her gaze fell on Luo Feng's Feathers Cloud Sword.

Clang!

Luo Feng sheathed the sword and thought for a while. He then handed the sword to Bing Ruolan and said, "How about this? I'll take these eighty thousand taels of silver notes, and you give the instructor a hundred thousand taels of silver. This Feathers Cloud Sword will be yours. Instructor, what do you say?"

Luo Feng didn't practice swordsmanship. Moreover, compared to the delicate and fancy swordsmanship, he preferred straightforward and powerful saber techniques.

"I have no objections." Ji Wuyue nodded. Originally, she didn't think Luo Feng could win. This one hundred thousand taels of silver was unexpected luck.

"Won't you be at a loss by doing so?" Bing Ruolan looked at Luo Feng, knitted her brows, and appeared somewhat hesitant.

Luo Feng was the one who got the Feathers Cloud Sword from Li Yunhao. It should be his.

With Luo Feng's proposal, she would save tens of thousands of taels of silver.

"Since I don't use a sword anyway, and you're learning Flowing Cloud Swordsmanship, this Feathers Cloud Sword suits you." Luo Feng handed the Feather Cloud Sword to Bing Ruolan, his tone leaving no room for dispute.

After bidding them farewell, Luo Feng briskly left the martial arts training field.

Once Luo Feng left, Ji Wuyue turned to look at Bing Ruolan, his expression becoming serious: "Ruolan, has your Tiger Roar Fist reached the third level?"

"Hmm." Bing Ruolan snapped back to reality, shifting her gaze from the Feathers Cloud Sword in her hand, and replied, "I used to stagnate at the second level, but due to Luo Feng's guidance, I entered the third level. However, my Tiger Roar Fist has only just stepped into the third level and is far from reaching Luo Feng's perfected intent realm."

A hint of chagrin flashed in Bing Ruolan's eyes.

"So that is the case."

Ji Wuyue nodded, noticing Bing Ruolan's disappointment, he reassured her, "Ruolan, don't lose heart. Luo Feng has come a long way. His talent now allows him to compete with the true geniuses in the inner court. Geniuses are far beyond our understanding…"

Ji Wuyue sighed, giving Bing Ruolan's shoulder a comforting pat, "Let's not discuss this for now; there's something else I want to tell you."

"What is it?"

"In a month, it will be the annual Challenge King competition. This year, the top ten competitors will receive highly rewarding prizes, including an exquisite Martial Art of the Yellow Grade! At present, you are the only one in our class who can hope to be in the top ten. I hope that by then, you will have cultivated the Tiger Roar Fist to the Great Accomplishment realm. That's the only chance!"

"Yellow Grade exquisite Martial Art! "

Bing Ruolan was startled, then immediately shook her head: "To cultivate Tiger Roar Fist to the Great Accomplishment in a month...I'm afraid I can't."

Each level of Tiger Roar Fist is harder to cultivate than the one before. Without Luo Feng's guidance, she would still be stuck at the second level, it's simply impossible to cultivate Tiger Roar Fist to the fourth level within a month!

"It would have been impossible before, but now it might be different."

Ji Wuyue smiled, "Although Luo Feng's Tiger Roar Fist is only at the third level, he has mastered all the moves to perfection, even surpassing me in that regard. He is a genius and his grasp of martial arts is far beyond what we can comprehend! If he helps you, you should be able to cultivate the Tiger Roar Fist to the fourth level within a month."

"Luo Feng..."

Bing Ruolan's gaze faltered as she thought of the determined figure standing on the stage as if he could pierce a hole in the sky. She pressed her lips tightly together, a hint of confusion appearing in her sapphire-like eyes.

…

"Eighty thousand taels...That's more than all the allowance I have received in three years…" Luo Feng left the martial arts training field, patting the silver note in his cloak, a smile he could not hide appeared at the corners of his mouth.

He needed to strengthen his power as soon as possible, which was exactly when he needed money.

Now that a huge fortune had unexpectedly fallen into his lap, it goes without saying how joyful he was walking much lighter than usual.

"Lin XiaoXiao has already reached the Rigid-Soft Realm during the fourth Meridian Wheel phase. With Duanmu Yu's help, she should be able to enter the inner court soon. I must hurry up and concentrate on cultivating to enter the inner court as soon as possible."

Thinking of Lin XiaoXiao, a sense of urgency rose in Luo Feng's heart, so he decided to use the money to buy spiritual medicine to assist his cultivation.

Having made the decision, Luo Feng immediately set off for Qingfeng Town, the nearest town to the Purple Sun School.

As Qingfeng Town is close to the Red Chain Mountain Range and adjacent to the Purple Sun School, it sees a lot of traffic from martial artists, making it quite prosperous.

Upon arriving in the town, Luo Feng went straight to the biggest herbal medicine shop - Medicine Ding Store.

The Medicine Ding Store on the busiest street in town, although its storefront is not large and the decorations are plain, it is the wealthiest place in the whole Qingfeng Town.

In this world, strength is revered the most, and the wealthiest people are the martial artists.

Most of a martial artist's money is spent on spiritual medicine to aid in their cultivation. They can spend a fortune without batting an eyelid, because for them, money can be earned again, but cultivation is a matter of life and death.

Just as Luo Feng was about to enter the Medicine Ding Store, two figures approached from the side with similar intentions.

"An outer court student of Purple Sun School?" The three of them stopped simultaneously. The two looked at Luo Feng's school uniform and burst into laughter.

"You are from the Silver Moon class. You seem to have come to the wrong place. This is the Medicine Ding Store; the items sold here are all precious spiritual medicines. I doubt you can afford a single item with the money you have. It might be best for you to leave now."

Luo Feng's brows slightly rose.

"People from Wanluo School..."

There are four major schools in the Flowing Cloud Region, in addition to the Purple Sun School: Wanluo, Tianlan, and Floating Snow.

The two teenagers in front of him were around the age of fifteen or sixteen, wearing long blue robes with Tai-Chi patterns on the back. They both had robust physiques, their cultivation reaching the fourth Meridian Wheel and the middle phase of the Rigid-Soft Realm. They were likely students of the genius class from the outer court of Wanluo School.

The relationship between the Purple Sun School and Wanluo School had always been tense. Luo Feng couldn't be bothered to bicker with them and walked into the Medicine Ding Store.

"Tsk tsk, so ungrateful. Let's see how you'll make a fool of yourself later." The two Wanluo School students looked at each other, their gaze scornful and dismissive. They exchanged a cold laugh and also walked in.

As soon as the three of them entered the store, the shopkeeper immediately greeted them with a warm smile, "How can I assist you, young masters?"

"I need some elixirs to nourish my body and cultivate my Qi." Before Luo Feng could answer, one of the Wanluo School students cut him off.

The shopkeeper, skilled at reading people, hurriedly said to Luo Feng, "Young master, please feel free to look around first."

Then he pointed at a wooden board with carved letters on the wall and said with a smile to the two students from Wanluo School, "On this list are top-notch Tempering Body Elixirs that can nourish the body, temper the flesh, and enhance the Qi. Feel free to take a look."

At the sound of his words, Luo Feng also followed the direction of the shopkeeper's indication.