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To be honest, Beiming Yan didn't want to betray her teammates.
But the truth was, she was barely scraping by.
Like Ling Qingxue, she only had seven days a month to cultivate in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room.
A few days ago, she finally comprehended Sword Intent, cleared the first level of the Martial Arts Tower, and gained ten more days, but Beiming Feng immediately issued a notice!
A notice blatantly targeting Beiming Yan and Ling Qingxue.
[To encourage the spirit of competition among martial artists, the following notification is issued:
Ling Qingxue and Beiming Yan are both exceptionally talented. Adhering to the core philosophy of educating and nurturing top martial artists, the school hereby issues a challenge mission for them.
While not cultivating in the Spirit Gathering Room, they must accept a challenge every three days. The winner will gain one day of King-level Spirit Gathering Room cultivation time, and the loser will have one day deducted. The specific challenge amount can be negotiated and modified by both parties, with a minimum wager of one day.
Requirements for challengers: The level difference between the challenger and the two students must not exceed one major rank!
Note: Refusing a challenge will result in the deduction of one day's cultivation time in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room. Challenges are either martial artist versus martial artist, magical beast versus magical beast, or a mixed battle between magical beasts and martial artists!]
Upon seeing this notice, Beiming Yan's vision went black.
This was targeting, blatantly targeting her!!
In just a few days, Beiming Yan had already lost a full three days of cultivation time.
It wasn't easy for her to earn those resources...
If she hadn't spent a few days cultivating in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room, she would have lost her remaining two days too.
Today, she was even blocked at the door by two of her mischievous friends. She felt like killing Beiming Feng and those teachers.
"It must be my damned 'King of Ideas' second uncle! No one else could come up with such a despicable method!" Beiming Yan gritted her teeth.
Ling Qingxue was also stunned after reading the notice.
Now she knew where those ninety-nine challenge letters came from.
It turned out that the whole second year had come to challenge her!
"What if we run out of cultivation time?" Ling Qingxue asked.
"My second uncle is ruthless and doesn't talk much. Even if we run out of cultivation time, we'll still accept challenges, but if we lose, the school will pay for the lost cultivation time!"
"Then, we can just use up our cultivation time each time, right?"
Beiming Yan nodded. "That's possible, but I'm getting beaten up every three days. I can't take it! I only have two days left to cultivate, and these two guys are blocking my door!!"
She had originally planned to save a few more days and then break through to the Third Rank peak in one go.
This notice made things even more difficult for her…
Beiming Yan gave a pitiful look. "Qingxue, can you take over for me? I want to use up my last two days right now. I can't give them to these shameless bastards!"
"Um, what level are they?" Ling Qingxue asked.
Hearing this, Xie Yunshu and Lu Shiyu immediately came over.
"Sister Ling, have you finished your cultivation? That's wonderful! According to the rules, you must accept the challenge. I'm at the Fourth Rank early-stage, just right. How about you choose me?" Lu Shiyu smiled.
Xie Yunshu pushed her aside with a smiling face.
"Sister Ling, if you choose me, although I'm at the Fourth Rank mid-stage, I can offer a 20% discount, and I guarantee I won't go overboard!"
Ling Qingxue's lips twitched. "A 20% discount?"
Xie Yunshu smiled faintly. "Where there's a will, there's a way. If you agree to my challenge five times in a row, I'll only charge for four times, which is exactly a 20% discount."
Lu Shiyu immediately became anxious.
"Then, I'll offer a 30% discount. If you choose me ten times, I'll only charge for seven, and I'll even go easy on you!"
Xie Yunshu glared. "The market price is already 20% off. Offering a 30% discount is deliberately disrupting the market. Be careful, I'll report you!"
"Go ahead, I'm not afraid of you!"
Beiming Yan raised her hand, a grim smile spreading across her face.
"Stop arguing. From now on, my second uncle will personally attend to all challenges. Training time must be paid on the spot. Discounts are useless."
Xie Yunshu grumbled a few times. Her path to making a profit was blocked before she even started.
"Don't worry, Sister Ling. Although I can't offer discounts anymore, my service is absolutely top-notch. When it comes to acting, I'm the best!" Xie Yunshu said confidently.
Ling Qingxue looked at her with a frown.
"Then, I choose... Senior Sister Lu."
Xie Yunshu's expression froze instantly. "Why? Sister, your level is too low. You'll lose. Why bother suffering? Fight me, and I guarantee it'll be over without you feeling any pain."
Lu Shiyu smiled.
"Sister Ling is the top student in this year's martial arts exam. Even if the school puts pressure on her, she won't want to give up easily. My level is slightly lower than yours, so Sister Ling has a better chance of winning against me!"
That was the advantage of a lower level!
In the blink of an eye, the group had arrived at the martial arts arena.
Beiming Han was sitting there waiting, as if knowing they would come.
Seeing him, Beiming Yan rushed over.
"Second Uncle, I'm your own niece! You're even tricking me?!" She said angrily.
Beiming Han smiled faintly. "This isn't something I can decide. I just offered a suggestion, and your father agreed immediately. You should go and protest to him."
"Good for you, Second Uncle! Your niece is penniless right now, without a single resource. You have to help me out! You're my Second Uncle!" Beiming Yan cried.
Beiming Han shrugged helplessly.
"Even if I were your father, it would be useless. Your father said the Beiming family doesn't raise spoiled brats. If you want resources, go and fight for them. I can't give them to you directly, but you can go to the secret places. As long as you're willing, there are plenty of resources inside."
"Are you really not giving me any face at all? Second Uncle, you've changed! Am I still your favorite niece?"
Beiming Han pulled her aside.
"Don't disturb me while I'm hosting the challenge!"
He slowly walked onto the martial arts arena, his gaze sweeping over Ling Qingxue and Lu Shiyu.
"Don't treat this challenge as an opportunity to exploit the school. You must go all out in the challenge; no holding back. Any instance of holding back will result in a deduction of one day's cultivation time in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room. I'll be the judge!"
He wasn't here to supervise the challenge; he had a mission.
Cultivation time in the King-level Spirit Gathering Room was an extremely precious resource at Beiming Martial University. Because the number of King-level Spirit Gathering Rooms was limited, it was treated with the utmost seriousness.
Beiming Martial University could allocate more training time slots as a perk, but only the true victors of the challenges were entitled to it.
To keep their cultivation time, Ling Qingxue and Beiming Yan had to train hard; if they wanted to earn more cultivation time, they'd have to train even harder.
Beiming Han was quite pleased with himself for coming up with such an insane method.
After all, having been the Dean of Physical Cultivation for so many years, he had done plenty of insane things—one more wouldn't make a difference.
Beiming Han smiled. "One last thing: I'm qualified to give extra training time to whoever performs well. Those who want it, show me your true strength. With me here, no one will die!"