Nuoding Primary Spirit School & Baiyu Master?

"Bye San-ge have a good day..." Baiyu said running off to her house, Tang San only waved his hand.

Tang walks back to his house, to prepare breakfast.

Early morning, Tang San returned feeling refreshed from the mountaintop to make breakfast. Since he used Purple Demon Eye every day and was also cultivated in the morning, Purple Demon Eye had already made considerable progress compared to before.

His eyesight was already capable of clearly seeing the minute motion of a mosquito flapping its wings within ten meters. If not for Mysterious Heaven skill being unable to break through the bottleneck, Tang San believed, his progress in other aspects would be even greater.

At once entering the door, lightly touching his wrist, Tang San’s face showed a trace of a satisfied smile; on his wrist was attached his first work since arriving in this world, and every step was completed by him on his own. That was a spring-loaded dart concealed in his sleeve. When speaking about the Tang sect in the first place, the concealed dart is the most ordinary kind of hidden weapon.

The key to manufacturing the concealed dart depends on the power of the mechanism as well as the degree of the ingenuity of the design. Tang San’s manufactured sleeve dart was even equipped with a safety device, so no accidental injury was possible. 

Tang San’s sleeve darts, even though only three, were made extremely ingeniously. On each sleeve dart were three blood grooves. If not because of the size being too small, he still thought to give the sleeve dart arrowheads barbs.

The tail had four tiny fletchings that could cause the sleeve dart to fly extremely smoothly. The tapered arrowhead was spirally rifled so that when the sleeve dart was launched it possessed even stronger piercing power.

{Tang sect Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, general principles second point: what are hidden weapons: employed surreptitiously, a special martial weapon to vanquish the enemy and obtain victory. If the enemy knows you want to use it, like that, it is no longer a hidden weapon, rather an overt weapon.}

Tang San of course could not let his hidden weapon become an overt weapon. Tang Hao also never bothered about what he used this chunk of an iron mother for, therefore this sleeve dart was a secret that belonged to him alone.

“Dad, come eat.” Tang San called towards the inner room.

Unusually, the Tang Hao who appeared every day when he heard about food was nowhere to be seen today. Tang Hao wasn’t in the room. In however many years, this was the first time he was not still sleeping in.

When Tang San was in the middle of thinking over where Tang Hao could have gone, Tang Hao returned.

“Little San, where on earth did you go this early in the morning?” Tang Hao coolly asked.

Tang San said “I and Yu'er went out for exercise. Every morning I go out for a run.”

This did not count as a lie, he truly did go out to ‘exercise’.

Tang Hao did not try to dig deeper and coolly said “Today you won’t practice forging again. Get your things ready, tomorrow old Jack will take you to Nuoding city.”

Tang San was dumbfounded for a moment,

“Nuoding city? Why on earth there?”

Tang Hao gave him a look and said:

“Do you not want to study spirit master abilities? Old Jack can take you to Nuoding city’s primary spirit master academy to become a working student. There you can study whatever you want.”

Hearing his father’s words, Tang San’s pulse suddenly sped up, and he found it difficult to speak from the surprise and excitement he felt. Mysterious Heaven skill’s inability to break through had all along been a puzzle that was his greatest preoccupation; a spirit master’s spirit ring was an opportunity.

Baiyu is excited to earn a soul ring and knowing today Tang Hao will tell Tang San about going to the Nuoding School she prepares a bag of 50 silver coins. She also prepares extra clothes for him, and some useful materials from the money she got from selling herbs.

Knocking on Tang San's home, he let Baiyu in as usual. Tang Hao was also in the room as he was supervising turn his attention to Baiyu.

‘‘San-ge I heard from Grandpa Jack that you’re going to study at Nuoding Primary Spirit Academy. So I prepare some new clothes and materials for you to use, it has herbs for injuries and a bag of silver coins.’’

Baiyu hands the stuff to Tang San as he looks at her with a wide eye and thankful

‘‘mm… thank you for his Yu’er for this.’’

Baiyu only nodded and said "take care of yourself, don't push yourself over the limit. And don't worry San-ge I will take care of uncle Hao for you when you're gone."

She continued rambling on and on about Tang San's safety, how to use the herbs, and about taking care of Tang Hao. Tang San only have a defeated look and sigh as he listened to Baiyu.

Tang Hao doesn't know whether he should laugh or cry at his son's situation, Baiyu reminds him more of his wife day by day as she visits. He has always been submitted to Ah Yin as he would listen to her hour-long lectures and rambling.

When he was injured she would badge up his injured with a pout and anxious face that make him feel guilty. He thinks even think it runs in the blood that they cannot refuse their loved one.

The intimately familiar scent of congee wafted out. Before departing the village this was the very last time he cooked for his father, so Tang San naturally could not be lazy. Checking the firewood under the stove, adding some water to the congee, thus when his father later wakes up he can drink the hot congee.

Old Jack had already arrived. Perhaps because he wanted to leave for Nuoding city, today the clothes old Jack wore were especially new, making him look even more hale and hearty.

“Little San, let’s leave. That idle bum of a father of yours can’t get out of bed.”

Old Jack called to Tang San.

Tang San made a silencing gesture in Jack’s direction,

“Grandpa, please be quiet. Dad dislikes having his sleep disturbed the most.”

While speaking, he took out a chunk of burnt-out charcoal from the stove, and on the ground wrote several lines. He again turned his head towards his father’s room, reluctant to part, and only then did he rise with a cloth bundle on his back and quietly left with Jack. Regarding this world’s written language,

Tang San did not understand much. When the village’s school taught the children characters, he once in a while went to see them. After all, he had a foundation from his former life, so he also grasped a little of the basic texts.

A few very simple words,

“Dad, I and Grandpa Jack left. You must take good care of your body, drink less. Congee in the pot, don’t forget to eat.”

The door curtain lifted, and a large shadow came out from the room. In Tang Hao’s eyes, there was no trace of sleep. When he walked over to the doorway, he could still vaguely see old Jack and Tang San’s frail body.

Tang Hao stood there and didn’t move, even when Tang San and village elder Jack’s backs had already completely disappeared, he still stood there blankly for a long time.

Tang San thought only he and Grandpa Jack will be going to Nuoding city, waiting at the gate is Baiyu. She wears new clothes that make her look more hearty and clean, her hair was tied in a half-bun with Tang San hairpin. She smiles and waves as they continue on the road.

Walking along the road, Tang San and Baiyu silently followed by old Jack’s side, frequently turning his head back to look in the direction of the village.

“Little San, do you hate to part with the village or still hate to part with that drunkard old man of yours?”

Jack patted Tang San’s head and asked with a smile.

“A bit of both.” Tang San replied in a low voice.

Jack smiled slightly and said

“Compared to those however many good-for-nothing grandsons, you, my child are far more intelligent. It would be so good if you were my grandson. Tang Hao that drunkard truly is fortunate. Do not think too much; outside, heaven and earth are very vast. At the academy, you can get to know very many friends.

You can learn very many things. After you have become a spirit master, the country will grant a monthly stipend, and at that time your family will also be able to live well.”

Tang San was after all a person who had gained a second life, listening to Jack’s words, his mood already gradually recovered to normal, and in his heart was an unbearable thirst for the outside world.

He asked “Grandpa Jack, can you tell me about the academy? What kind of place is it exactly?”

“The academy is of course a place to study. Although I never went, for the most part, I still understand. Our village has a portion to send one working student every year, but we have already for very many years not sent a working student to study.

Working students still have very many favorable terms, exemption from tuition and accommodation fees; just paying for food yourself is sufficient. On the campus, you can perform simple jobs in exchange for edibles. For example, sweeping classrooms and so on.

Speaking overall, to a student who is working part-time and studying at the academy it does not differ much from being free of charge. As for funding to study at the academy, it is not something we poor people can be able to bear.”

“Dad told me after I finally arrive at the academy to find a smithy for work.” Tang San said

Old Jack said angrily,

“Just how old are you? You still do not have the height of a forging hammer. What smithy could accept you, this kind of apprentice? Not to mention, blacksmithing originally is not exactly accepted as a valued occupation, manual work also does not have much of an income. As long as you study properly at the academy, that is enough.”

“Only, come to think of it, if you can have some accomplishments to speak of at the academy. But afterward, the intermediate spirit master academy has no working student quota that indeed requires a lot of money to be able to study. A spirit master stipend alone is far from enough.”

Since Tang San had innate full spirit power, old Jack already saw him as a spirit master without a doubt. Tang San looked at Jack, unconvinced, and said

“There is still an intermediate spirit master academy? And what is the difference compared to the elementary spirit master academy? Both are academies, they should both be teaching spirit master lore, right.”

Old Jack explained with great patience

“The elementary spirit master academy teaches a few basic things, and additionally, you can study some educational courses. But if their latent talent is pretty good, the majority of people can opt to go to take advanced studies at the intermediate spirit master academy, continuously studying until becoming eighteen years old.

The intermediate spirit master academy teaches some advanced things, but the difficulty of the studies rises enormously. In case they are unable to reach the academy requirements, they will be unable to successfully graduate. This is different compared to the elementary spirit master academy.”

“Like elementary and intermediate, is there also an advanced?”

Old Jack nodded, his eyes revealing a somewhat admiring glint,

“You need not think about the advanced spirit master academy since that is not something that practically anyone can enter. In our Heaven Dou Empire, there are altogether only two advanced spirit master academies, and every year the number of students accepted number less than a hundred. That is indeed the cradle of a brilliant career. Even the nation’s spirit hall will seek to directly confer a noble title upon every student who graduates from an advanced spirit master academy.”

“Noble? There is such a good possibility.” Tang San said, astonished.

“Of course. Spirit master is indeed the noblest vocation, and advanced spirit master even more so. But those are all talents. Therefore, to us, common people who dream to have a meteoric rise, becoming an advanced spirit master is the best shortcut.

Only, coming from the ordinary common people, how many people can become such a great spiritual master? Even if there were any, without the assistance of a distinguished clan it is very difficult to graduate from an advanced spirit master academy.”

“A graduation exam is its matter, so why is the assistance of other people needed?” Baiyu who had been silent ask was somewhat confused.

Old Jack heaved a sigh

“This is exactly the gap. The gap between poor people and wealthy people, between commoners and nobles. The elementary spirit master academy graduation requirements are very simple: as long as the spirit reaches the tenth rank, the teachers at the academy will guide you to obtain a spirit ring, and you can successfully advance your spirit master title.

This certainly isn’t difficult; provided you have spirit power at the time of awakening, it is something children can do. It is said, advancing from spirit scholar to spirit master at tenth rank spirit power is the easiest promotion.”

“But at the intermediate spirit master academy, it is different. To graduate from this place, the spirit must have reached the twentieth rank and obtained the second spirit ring to be able to attain the spirit grandmaster title.

The tenth rank to the twentieth rank, is something very many spirit masters are unable to achieve in their entire life. Also, after reaching the twentieth rank, to obtain the spirit ring they must depend on their strength to hunt and kill a spirit beast and obtain a spirit ring. If they are descended from a noble family, and accompanied by family warriors, the danger is naturally much smaller. Spirit masters descended from common people like us can only depend on themselves.”

“The graduation requirements of an advanced spirit master academy are even more exacting. Only after passing the thirtieth rank bottleneck, and obtaining the third spirit ring, can the spirit grandmaster title be promoted to the spirit elder title. They say that one who surmounts the thirtieth rank threshold can be called a powerful great spirit master, a genuine noble. ”

After listening to old Jack, Tang San and Baiyu had a basic understanding of the Douluo Continent’s spirit masters.

“Grandpa Jack, didn’t you say that there are ten spirit master titles? Advanced spirit master academy graduating students can be spirit elders, how can those later titles be obtained?”

“Those exceeding the spirit elder title can all be called great personages, like the spirit saint that came from our village who at that time was supported directly by the country. I have heard people say that spirit master cultivation, later on, is exceedingly difficult, and also exceedingly dangerous. How many people possess the kind of genuine ability that can reach the top level of Title Douluo? You could even say that it is not known whether such people exist in both our Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire right now.” Grandpa Jack spoke

From Holy Spirit village to Nuoding city was certainly not far; three people walking could reach it in half a day. Eating some simple travel rations halfway, by afternoon they could already see the city walls in the distance.

Even though Nuoding city was not counted as a large city, because it was very close to Heaven Dou Empire’s border the city walls were still built thick. Tang San, Baiyu, and old Jack were examined like all the other travelers when entering Nuoding city.

“Tang San ah! In a moment grandpa will take you to the academy and then return. When you are alone at the academy you must listen to your teachers, you must not leave the academy without permission. When the semester ends, Grandpa Jack will again come to meet you. That time will be almost at the New Year.”

This was after all the first time Tang San left home. In his heart, he was somewhat flustered, and subconsciously said:

“Grandpa Jack, you are leaving this soon?”

“A hotel is not for us poor people to stay in. You must try to win credit. When grandpa sees you next time, I hope you will already have become a spirit master so that you can be the pride of our Holy Spirit village.” Grandpa Jack said

Nuoding primary spirit master academy was located in west Nuoding city. Old Jack asked passersby for directions several times, and at long last Tang San was brought there.

Old Jack brought Tang San walking up to the front gate. They were immediately stopped by the young gatekeeper. Baiyu comes to Nuoding City to buy some books and s3ll new badge of herbs.

“What on earth? Is this a place where you country bumpkins can enter?”

Old Jack’s apparel counted as bright and new in Holy Spirit village, but arriving in Nuoding city, it completely had the appearance of a country bumpkin. The gatekeeper had in his eyes a somewhat disdainful look.

“This? Little brother, we have come from Holy Spirit village. This child is our village’s working student for this year, you see. We need to go through.”

“So a grass nest can still produce a golden phoenix? Does a tiny village also have people with spirit power? But the academy has not had a working student for a good many years. You cannot fake it.”

The gatekeeper said frowning,

he still swallowed the insult and held out the certificate written by that spirit hall attendant Su Yuntao, handing it to the gatekeeper.

The gatekeeper took the proffered certificate, and looked it over from top to bottom,

“Spirit is blue silver grass? But still innate full spirit power? Ridiculous, this is the biggest joke in the world. This boy’s spirit is blue silver grass, and can still have full spirit pow this spirit hall certificate is a forgery.”

“You……”

Even if Jack had a better temperament, at this moment he was already unable to restrain himself.

“You are intentionally making things difficult. Very well, you wait and see. I’ll go find a lord spirit hall attendant. Little san, we’re leaving.”

Baiyu was at the usual herbs store in need of fresh herbs. The owner is nice especially his wife, since Mingluo used to sell herbs here they are friends. Since Baiyu came severely time she familiar with the shop owner and a few more people.

"Ah, Baiyu do you bring the new badge of herbs today." The shop owner said

"Yes, aunty you said you need new fresh herbs, and here's what I bring. Although I couldn't find some of the herbs of needed" Baiyu said apologize

The son of the owner who is older than five years, only shook his head as he prepare the herbs into their draws. He treats Baiyu like a little sister. After getting the payment for the herbs, Baiyu walks out of the shop but abruptly stops at the doorframe. She turns around to see a tall man in a black hood he looks ordinary but if you look closely his long hair is green.

"Baiyu do you need anything else?"

"N, no Da-ge I will just go since I need to go back..."

She tried not to stutter but it was at the vein, running to a nearby book store. She bought a new notebook, pen, some books on spirit beast and a map. Then a book about poison perk her curiosity, put it on the higher self. When she was about to grab it a hand reached forward and took it, turning around she saw the same tall man she saw at the herb store.

"Thank you, mister"

Baiyu tried to grab it but he lift it higher than her height, she was usually able to control her emotion but today she was annoyed. The man lifts his hood showing his hair and beard are dark green, and his eyes shimmer like emeralds. 

'Yup... It's the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo... What the hell is he doing here.'

"Hm... You seem to know me, tell me what is your name." He tweel the book around making Baiyu more annoyed. Now she knows why Tang San in the novel is annoyed by him, he even cracks her calm composure.

Sensing her annoying presence he drops the book on her stack on the book. He only sighs and shrugs. But Baiyu isn't going to be impolite so she introduced herself.

"My name is Shen Baiyu and I'm six this year, Poison Douluo."

"Shen... Shen where do know this surname..." He muttered to himself then click his finger.

"Is your father name Shen Mingluo and your mother name Lan Qinghe?"

Baiyu was shocked that she only nodded, Dugu Bo's eyes widen and drag her out of the store. Not before paying for the books, of course. Baiyu only holds the books as He pays for her, she is still stunted about him knowing her parents.

"Where do you live little devil"

"At Holy Spirit Village..." She answer

At that moment they teleported at the back of her house. Baiyu only sighs and go through the front door, her parent lookup excepting Baiyu but not another.

They stop what they doing and look at Dugu Bo for a long time till Baiyu decided to break the intense staring contest.

"A-die do you know who he is?" Her younger is good at playing oblivious asks with a hint of a mischievous glint

"Dugu Bo, what the hell are you doing here!?"

Now the sibling is curious as their mother shouted at him surprised. The Poison Douluo only sit down on the chair and answer "I found your daughter in the book store so I took interest in her as she has a good amount of spirit power."

"And" Now it's their father's turn questioning him disrespectfully. Dugu Bo only click his tongue and answer back again

"I ask her name and teleport here..."

Her parent continues to interrogate him while their children look at them from the side. After that, they have a peaceful chat that surprises them again.

"Tell me, what is your daughter spirit is Mingluo"

"Baiyu..."

Baiyu steps up and releases her spirit, the Jade Lycoris or Lycoris thread.

Dugu Bo stop and look at the spirit, he never sees anything like that but knows it can be used for support and control.

"What do you call this spirit Mingluo..."

"Lycoris Thread but Baiyu prefer Jade Lycoris"

"Spirit power?" Dugu Bo ask drinking the tea

"Innate full power" made him choke, and look at the Shen family with a wide eye

"That talent and then why don't you bring her to school!? Shouldn't she be learning about being a spirit master?!"

"Don't have money." Qing Qiu declared

"Don't care, don't care. Little devil what type of spirit master do you want to become..." Dugu Bo ask facing Baiyu

"A Control System Master,"

"Why?" Dugu Bo ask

"This thread can be dangerous and easy to control your opponent. If my first spirit ring has two aspects, poison, and toughness. One toughness, since my thread is fragile it can easily break. Two poison, it will be coated on the thread."

Dugu Bo starts to like this child very much, he likes her explanation and what she thinks will be useful for her. He think for a while till he muttered "I want her to be my disciple." Baiyu in"'t hear it but her parent did

"Disciple, oi Dugu Bo you are not allowed to be her master, no matter what."

Mingluo and Dugu Bo start to bicker with each other and Qinghe only sit down drinking tea.

"Disciple?"

'He wants me to be his disciple, that would be good. I would like to see the Icefire Polarized Eyes, in the novel description, it is said to have many rare herbs growing.'

"How about let A-Yu, decide will he be Baiyu's master," Qinghe suggested her father and Dugu Bo who were ready to fight each other look at Baiyu intensely

Baiyu decided so she fell to his knees and respectfully kowtowed three times towards the Poison Douluo.

“What are you doing?”

“Master.”

Baiyu respectfully called,

“Please accept me as a student.” The Poison Douluo smiled a very satisfied smile, stooping to pull Baiyu back up.

"I got betrayed by my daughter." Mingluo dramatically announced

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