Devouring all things: I possess the energy of chaos.

Seemingly noticing that Mo Hong's expression was a little strange, Mo Shan teased, "What's wrong? Don't you have confidence in yourself? Do you know that most of the top freshmen in previous years have reached this level?"

Mo Hong waved his hand and immediately replied with a wry smile, "Professor Mo, please stop teasing me. Since you say it's possible, then I have to do it even if I don't want to."

"You kid, you're making it sound like I really have that kind of ability."

Hearing Mo Hong flatter him, Mo Shan laughed and cursed.

Suddenly, Mo Shan seemed to remember something and sighed, "It's a pity about that little guy Gu Feng. We old guys shouldn't have chosen him to go with us. Otherwise, he wouldn't have died halfway through. His future achievements would definitely not have stopped there."

"Mentor, there's nothing we can do about it. Everyone has unexpected events sometimes."

Mo Hong whispered a word of encouragement.

"Maybe."

After giving a few more instructions, Mo Shan told Mo Hong to go back on his own.

After hearing that Mo Hong had completely left, Mo Shan suddenly activated the virtual projection, and a projection screen immediately appeared in mid-air.

"Mo Shan, the deputy hall master of the Xuanhong Martial Hall, requests to connect with Grand Pavilion Master Chen Zhize!"

Mo Shan said seriously.

After about ten seconds, a figure finally appeared on the screen, but the face was not clearly visible.

However, Mo Shan was not surprised, because this was a strict rule of the Xuanhong Martial Hall.

If a user with higher privileges does not wish to reveal their current situation during a connection with a user with lower privileges, they can directly obscure the connection.

"Grand Master, I have recorded the entire conversation that the junior gave, and it has now been sent to your dedicated network."

Mo Shan said respectfully.

Chen Zhize remained silent for a full thirty seconds, seemingly reviewing the video recording.

Only after he finished reading did he say in a low voice, "It seems that it is indeed them. Mo Shan, you should pay more attention to Mo Hong to prevent an accident like last time. You should understand, right?"

Mo Shan's expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something, and he quickly replied respectfully, "Understood."

“Alright, that’s settled. I will report this to the Dharma protectors. We must carry out a cleansing this time.”

As the projection on the screen gradually disappeared, the private room fell silent once more.

"If Mo Hong is alright, that's fine, but if the situation like last time really happens, I'm afraid we'll have to eliminate him completely!"

Mo Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself.

, ...

Mo Hong finally breathed a sigh of relief after returning to his dormitory room.

"After this conversation, I should be able to cultivate peacefully for a while."

Mo Hong exhaled a breath of stale air and thought to himself.

Suddenly, Mo Hong's account received a notification sound indicating that 100,000 Federal Credits had been transferred.

At the same time, Li Xingguo sent a message: "Mo Hong, I have transferred 100,000 yuan to your account as compensation for what happened before. Remember to cultivate more and not waste your talent."

Mo Hong was slightly surprised. It wasn't a big deal to begin with, but he didn't expect Li Xingguo to transfer so much money to him.

Mo Hong quickly replied with a polite remark and then put his phone aside.

"Now that things have come to this, I must spend most of my time cultivating and break through to the Xuan rank as soon as possible."

Mo Hong began to plan in his mind.

He has now reached a bottleneck in all aspects and must improve his physical fitness as soon as possible in order to go further.

So, after swallowing a Qi and Blood Pill, Mo Hong began to cultivate.

Half an hour later, Mo Hong took another Qi and Blood Pill.

Nearly an hour later, Mo Hong finally stopped.

"The effects of the medicine in my body seem to be getting weaker and weaker; I'm afraid my body has developed drug resistance."

Mo Hong frowned slightly, guessing that the body was absorbing the medicine too quickly, which accelerated the development of drug resistance and weakened the medicine's effect.

Just as Mo Hong was preparing to switch to a different source of Qi and blood for cultivation, his father, Mo Shanheng, sent him a message on his phone.

"Mo Hong, do you have time now? If so, let's make a voice call. I have something to tell you."

Mo Hong noticed subtly that Mo Shanheng no longer used terms like "son" or "Xiao Hong," indicating that he was now being treated as an adult.

As for why Mo Shanheng didn't make a video call, Mo Hong didn't know either, only assuming it was because it was inconvenient for him.

So Mo Hong quickly made a voice call.

A few seconds later, Mo Shanheng answered the phone.

"Mo Hong, how have you been cultivating at Xuanwu University lately?"

Mo Shanheng said in a low voice, which was somewhat hoarse.

“Dad, I’m doing well at Xuanwu University,” Mo Hong replied.

"Okay, I'm relieved then."

After saying this, Mo Shanheng coughed a few times before continuing, "At the company's request, I may have to stay in Huaichong City for a while longer. Cough cough, I may receive fewer phone calls in the future. Take care of yourself, cough cough cough."

"Dad, are you not feeling well?"

Mo Hong's expression changed slightly, and he asked.

"It's nothing, just a bit of a cold recently, I'll definitely get better soon. Cough—I have something to do here, so I'll stop here for now."

After saying that, Mo Shanheng hung up the phone.

"Sigh, I hope Dad is safe and sound over there."

Mo Hong sighed softly, his voice filled with worry.

He knew he couldn't persuade Mo Shanheng, and even if he asked him to come back, Mo Hong would never agree, so he didn't say anything more.

Mo Hong shook his head and continued his cultivation.

, ...

Two days later.

Mo Hong sat cross-legged in a high-level cultivation room.

With a thought, the data panel immediately appeared before my eyes.

Host: Mo Hong

Level: Unranked, Level 9 (96%)

Skills: Basic Training Method (Beginner) +, The Essence of the Blade

Perception Element (Elemental Soul): Blade Soul (Low Yellow Rank) +

Devouring points: 221

Blood essence absorption progress: 457/5000

, ...

After these two days, Mo Hong finally raised his physical fitness to the limit level of level 9. He had laid a solid foundation at level 9 and was almost one step away from breaking through to the Xuan level.

In fact, he could have broken through to the Xuan rank last night, but Mo Hong delayed it until the next day in order to be fully prepared.

"Now that we're well-prepared, it's time to make a breakthrough."

Mo Hong took a deep breath, a sense of anticipation rising within him.

He knew this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

It is well known that there is a saying in the martial arts world: one cannot be considered a true martial artist until one reaches the Xuan rank!

Because only after reaching the Xuan rank do humans truly begin to utilize the power of their internal genes.

Before that, they could only rely on their physical abilities to fight.

"Breaking through to the Xuan rank, I can say that I have truly stepped into the threshold of martial arts."

Mo Hong thought to himself.

Without further hesitation, he swallowed several Qi and Blood Pills in succession and then began to sit cross-legged to absorb them.