CHAPTER 264: CHAPTER 248: I HAVE A STEEL GUN—CAN I GET A GREAT SAINT?

Later, through the introduction of his mentor, Meng Chuan understood its value and reasoning.

Weapons used by historical figures, although sold at a premium through auctions, won’t lose much value when resold.

He couldn’t help but feel a little excited, imagining that dark red, fierce claw blade, coupled with the ominous and fierce image.

Wearing it would be incredibly stylish!

After calming down, Meng Chuan felt a bit burdened in his heart.

His mentor had spent so much money on him again, probably at the expense of his "retirement fund"...

Before sleep, Meng Chuan resolved firmly:

"In the future, I must repay my mentor well, and optimizing the Thunder Technique is just the beginning..."

...

Early the next morning, Meng Chuan received a text message on his phone before boarding the plane.

[Wish you smooth sailing on this journey. (Northern United University Public Relations Department)]

Meng Chuan smiled knowingly but still felt a bit frustrated.

"Something practical... like credits or something..."

He was just casually complaining; Master Lu had mentioned a few days ago.

Upon returning to school after the competition, United University would definitely offer rewards.

He just had to remember to wear the Northern United University’s martial arts robe, the [Red Fire Flying Dragon Outfit] during the competition...

It’s half past ten in the morning.

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.

After getting off the plane, Meng Chuan looked around. Truly befitting a big city.

Skyscrapers stood tall in the distance, outlining a majestic skyline reaching into the clouds.

The glass walls of the terminal were spotless and gleaming.

Reflecting the graceful figures of fashionable women, Dragon Demon gives a thumbs-up +1.

"Grandmaster Luo, Meng God, over here!"

In the distance, a man in formal attire waved to greet them.

His aura was also that of a Nine-Aperture Martial Artist.

He had another identity; he was a fan of Meng Chuan’s matches, and he had fought for this pickup duty.

He helped Meng Chuan pack his luggage into the trunk; afterward, the door of the nanny van’s backseat slowly opened.

When Meng Chuan got in, he also helped shield his head from bumping, behaving properly.

This is the quality of Han Ocean employees, receiving a high salary from a big company, and doing their job flawlessly.

"Mr. Shen has already reserved a restaurant to welcome and refresh the two leaders."

"Good, thank you."

"Uh... Meng God, could I trouble you to sign something for me?"

He sat down and took out a pair of boxing gloves.

Meng Chuan was somewhat surprised that the other party was actually a fan of his.

"No problem, what should I sign, my name?"

"Hmm... I’m also from Yong’an, working here in Shanghai. Can you sign [Yong’an Steel Spear]?"

"..."

Luo Guanyun laughed heartily beside him, while Meng Chuan’s face darkened, wondering whether this guy was a black fan...

...

The first restaurant at the head of Jinling East Road, [Heaven Pavilion].

Here, it is the most bustling commercial street in all of Shanghai, known as "Great Chu’s First Street."

Being able to set up shop here at the forefront, the restaurant’s grandeur can be imagined.

Entering the reserved private room, Grandmaster Shen Shuo was unexpectedly not seated at the main seat facing the entrance.

Instead, a beautiful woman in a pink palace dress occupied the main seat.

Her appearance could captivate the nation, her figure graceful, with faint marks of time on her cheeks, adding even more charm.

Overall looking like a celestial, but Meng Chuan dared not overstep, desperately suppressing the Dragon Demon within.

Because her aura was like a deep ocean!

Seeing the two enter, Shen Shuo stood up and smiled to introduce:

"Grandmaster Luo, Xiaomeng, this is my wife Bai Zhifeng, a professor at the main campus of the Eastern United Martial Arts University."

Luo Guanyun quickly performed the martial arts etiquette, Meng Chuan followed suit.

Only to hear his mentor speak:

"Greetings, [Phoenix King] senior."

Meng Chuan’s heart shook; a two-word title with [King] in it, within the Elephant Form Sect, only the current leading figure of a branch could choose such a title.

Phoenix Form in Elephant Form is also a major branch, though not as prominent as Dragon, Tiger, Ape, or Eagle, it has tens of thousands of devotees.

Grandmaster Shen’s wife is the number one in this Phoenix Form.

Meng Chuan guessed that she was likely a strong figure comparable to Principal Yang.

Shen Shuo this old rascal, took the shortcut...

Bai Zhifeng smiled and said:

"Please sit, both of you, don’t be formal.

My old Shen really mentioned it late. If I had known there was such a martial arts genius, I would have tried to recruit for the Eastern University at any cost."

Only to hear his mentor wave his hand:

"Venerable Bai, I couldn’t possibly deserve that, your school has countless talents, Meng Chuan’s strength is not enough to be impressive."

In this situation, Meng Chuan felt he should remain silent and focus on eating.

While eating, he secretly wondered:

"Old Shen is really fortunate, having found a wife who is both strong and beautiful."

He decided to learn from Grandmaster Shen.

With his talent in the steel spear, maybe he could find a Great Saint...

After several rounds, Meng Chuan had eaten many ingredients he had never seen before.

When Grandmaster Shen settled the bill, he glanced over.

The bill was filled with long strings of zeros.

At the end, the couple Bai and Shen started talking about himself again.

Meng Chuan quickly stopped clearing the table and stood up to listen.

Shen Shuo smiled lightly and said:

"Push hard in the competition, one of our directors at Han Ocean will also be present to watch the finals.

If you win the championship, then the [Dawn Voyage] contract will be signed with you by this person, so perform well."

Meng Chuan nodded to show he understood.

Yet he saw the other party paused and added:

"This director is also my personal mentor, with my recommendation... the second place might also get a contract."

"...Rest assured, Mr. Shen, I will certainly give it my all."

...

In the nanny car, Meng Chuan closed his eyes to rest.

Shen Zong booked a room for him and his master at the most luxurious hotel next to the Shanghai Martial Arts Competition Center.

Three bedrooms, two living rooms, plus a Martial Arts Chamber of 200 square meters.

Two thousand per day, Shen Shuo lavishly booked for half a month.

On the way to the hotel, Meng Chuan couldn’t help but wonder:

"Did Shen Zong invite me to dinner today just to show off..."

After checking into the hotel, Luo Guanyun asked with a smile:

"Chuan’er, do you know the purpose of Grandmaster Shen today?"

Meng Chuan thought for a moment and said:

"Show off his strength, wanting to reassure us as master and apprentice."

With inner factions abundant in Hanhai, Shen Zong is likely worried that upon arriving in Shanghai, he might turn to support others in Hanhai.

Upon hearing this, Luo Guanyun had a flash of comfort in his eyes.

As a master, you must teach martial skills, teach principles, and teach martial principles.

Teaching all three properly is what is meant by ’graduating’.

This is indeed difficult, hence since Meng Chuan, he has never thought of taking another disciple.

Even ordinary disciples, who are not directly taught, must bear a heavy responsibility.

...

"Exactly. Shen Shuo’s dinner today seemed like a welcome banquet, but actually emphasized his stance using the influence of Venerable Bai.

Though there are internal faction disputes within Hanhai, his lineage carries deep foundations, with his own transmitted master holding a board director position.

You only need to focus on the competition; they will handle all other trifles."

Meng Chuan was enlightened, realizing that indeed his master sees things more clearly than him.

After Luo Guanyun finished speaking, he patted his apprentice’s shoulder:

"Go rest in the room. Although there is no competition tomorrow, you still need to attend the opening ceremony. After the long journey, you should restore your energy."

"Understood."

"Oh, don’t worry about your Fist Blade yet. The auction process is lengthy, at least half a month, before the Martial Artist personally sends it for auction. Probably, you won’t receive it in Yong’an until after the competition in Shanghai."

Meng Chuan nodded, not anxious.

True Martial requires True Qi to activate, without being a Martial Artist, it can’t unleash its true power.

...

At night, at the elevator entrance.

Meng Chuan completed a day of pre-competition adjustments and was about to go downstairs to dine with his master.

When the elevator doors opened, an old man and a young man walked out.

The elder wore a gray robe, walking steadily like a common townsfolk.

The youth wore a snow-white attire, with features as delicate as a finely painted portrait, and if not for a slightly protruding Adam’s apple, the gender would almost be indistinguishable.

Meng Chuan nodded slightly, recognizing him as the Eastern Champion, Luo Qin from the Celestial Master Mansion.

Unexpectedly, in reality, this ’Mage’ was even more androgynous than in the videos.

As they exchanged positions, they both nodded slightly as a greeting.

Luo Guanyun was looking down, replying to messages from the Infinite Martial Arts Dojo group. As the helmsman, he had numerous concerns as well.

After replying, he saw his apprentice gazing at that clear-back silhouette, jesting with a smile:

"Still watching? Struck by them?"

"...It’s a male, also the Eastern Champion of the second stage."

"Wow, a formidable opponent huh. What do you reckon, do you have confidence?"

Meng Chuan rubbed his knuckles, contemplating as he walked.

"Qi Blood doesn’t lose to mine, and his tricks are extremely varied..."

Luo Qin, the leading figure of the ’Daozi’ class from the Celestial Master Mansion of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

He practices Elephant Form Sect’s top-tier Crane Form boxing skill, ’Teaching Crane Soaring Cloud’.

Rumor has it, this skill was derived from understanding the rough outline of the ’Crane Immortal Soaring Cloud’ in the Beast King Map, the sect treasure of the Celestial Master Mansion.

After being refined and optimized by the Celestial Master Mansion’s Celestial King experts.

It developed into this top-level boxing skill combining Crane Form Fist Stance and Divine Strike technique.

Thus, showing Luo Qin’s extraordinary comprehension of the Crane Form path!

Besides, he also practices the secret technique of Black Ice, proficient in using a Chi Pattern Magic Sword to control fist stance, known as ’calling upon ice and rain’.

In Meng Chuan’s mind, Luo Qin is certainly the biggest obstacle on his journey this time.

Entering the hotel buffet restaurant, he took a tray and separated from his master to get his meal.

Meng Chuan recalled a few days ago, Zheng Chengcheng called him, openly stating to compete again.

Thinking of the confident tone, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Zheng Chengcheng’s Dragon Stance, unless it’s several times stronger than during the Taihang time.

Now he can defeat it with one punch!

The Wudang kid Wang Ye doesn’t even need mentioning, certainly beat him easily.

Coming back to senses, Meng Chuan began eating intensively.

The competitions in the past few days were all unrelated to the Northern Lands number one seed.

Once attending the opening ceremony tomorrow, he could continue practicing fist gathering stance.

Awaiting the great battle!

At night, Meng Chuan returned to his room to practice fists.

Upon finishing, he responded to numerous blessings from relatives and friends.

Simultaneously, the Northern United University’s official site also opened a ’Champion Express’ column for him, broadcasting his competition progress live.

He also received encouragements from Lu Ang, the Northern Lands’ guardian.

"Recently busy so I won’t be there in person. Good luck, bring home a championship, glorifying Northern Lands!"

"Understood, Meng will not fail the guardian’s trust!"

This is a favor from the Celestial King, Meng Chuan will make every effort.

As Venerable Yin’s attitude always had him on guard, having Celestial King Lu as a fallback, he feels more assured.

With the Dragon Sitting Zen reaching the second level, his Spiritual Power is much stronger than before.

Recalling the communication between him and Venerable Yin at Yong’an Martial Arts University.

He still remembers two sentences:

"Aside from quickly recovering energy and physical strength, does your characteristic have any other effect?"

"That day in the chemical factory, you were seriously injured but recovered rapidly afterward, was that also the effect?"

Principal Yang Huan, who was closer to him, had never dug into his roots like this, ’preparedly asking questions’.

Meng Chuan reaffirmed his view.

Because the other’s curiosity regarding his characteristics.

Was overly abundant.