Chen Yi quietly approached Ma Xiao.

Ordinary students both fear and dread this principal who was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and wish they could stay as far away from him as possible so that he would not notice them.

But Chen Yi was different; he and Ma Guangzhi had become quite familiar with each other after two months of contact.

Going to the principal's office was a piece of cake for him, as familiar as going to class.

Therefore, when he approached Ma Guangzhi, he was not afraid at all, but instead was able to speak his mind freely.

"Old Ma, cough cough, Principal Ma, may I borrow this short sword to take a look?"

Upon hearing Chen Yi's request, Ma Guangzhi immediately hugged the short sword, as if it were a priceless treasure.

"No, this item is inscribed with a sword talisman, and its very existence concerns the fate of our entire Immortal Virtue Sect. No unauthorized person may touch it!"

Chen Yi's lips twitched.

When you're setting up the formation, it's all your own people, but when you look at the sword talisman, it's all just outsiders, right?

But in order to seize this opportunity, he still said with a sincere expression:

"No! I'll be right next to you watching. I absolutely won't damage it, let alone accidentally touch the runes. If you need to use it, you can just take it away anytime, right?"

Ma Guangzhi, however, was a shrewd man. He smiled kindly and said, "Want to observe this sword talisman? Sure! But you'll have to spend battle merits!"

Chen Yi's face stiffened.

"Think about it! There are over three hundred people watching us! If I were to show you for free, what would the other teachers and students think?"

"This sword talisman is so powerful, doesn't everyone want to come and see it? Should our school refuse or agree?"

"If I refuse them but agree to give it to you, wouldn't that put you on the opposite side of everyone? But if I agree, where is my dignity?"

Ma Guangzhi was getting more and more excited, so Chen Yi could only raise his hand to interrupt him: "Stop, stop, stop! You want battle merits, right? How are they calculated?"

Ma Guangzhi nodded in satisfaction and announced loudly, "100 battle merits per visit. If it's too low, everyone can come and see freely; if it's too high, it will seem like our school is being unreasonable..."

He had barely finished speaking when he whispered to himself, "Just give me 10 points, I'm just saying this to scare them."

"It's turned around, take a look."

Chen Yi's battle merit token lost 10 battle merits, while Ma Xiao's token gained 10 battle merits.

For Ma Xiao, the number of battle achievements was meaningless, since he was the planner.

But for Chen Yi, 100 battle merits were not cheap, after all, it was 100 points, which required killing a Foundation Establishment stage early-stage demonic beast or repairing two array pillars to obtain...

If it weren't for Principal Ma's subsequent remark, he probably would have had to think twice.

After all, what he needs most right now is to exchange for cultivation techniques.

Only in this way can he establish his foundation as quickly as possible...

"Wow, Chen Yi is really something! He spent 100 battle merits just to see that short sword." Some students saw this and immediately started imagining things.

"That's right, it's easier for Chen Shen to accumulate military merits than for you to eat!"

"If I had his skills, I'd be even more arrogant. I'd glance at 100 battle merits and immediately offer 200! Unfortunately, I can barely muster 20 battle merits now..."

Schoolmaster Ma released the short sword, letting it hang in mid-air, and ordered Chen Yi to observe from a distance of one meter.

"Remember, you can only admire from afar, not touch or play with!"

"Um."

Chen Yi nodded.

I'm a Qi Refining cultivator, after all; being 1 meter apart and being 1 centimeter apart are practically the same...

He hadn't been watching for long when he heard a notification from the system.

[Through your efforts, your talisman-making skills have improved; proficiency +10]

He suppressed his joy and continued to observe and study the sword talisman...

The fall of two Foundation Establishment stage demons made the demons that invaded Xiande City realize that this school was not to be trifled with.

Apart from a few low-level monsters who are blind to reason, none of the others with any sense dare to attack.

Moreover, the breach at the front line has now been barely held, and the number of monsters invading the city is decreasing sharply.

Not to mention the great demons who are equivalent to the perfect Foundation Establishment stage; they are the first tier below the Demon Lord and are few in number.

The river fish and water snake demons thought that if they rushed into the city, they could be the first to eat meat.

Unexpectedly, the city's first wave of defenses proved remarkably resilient, wiping them out instantly and destroying centuries of cultivation...

As night approached, Principal Ma ordered the logistics staff to prepare dinner.

Because of the earthquake caused by the Demon Lord, all the school cafeterias collapsed, so the logistics staff had to cook outdoors.

Fortunately, the cracked ground had been repaired by cultivators skilled in earth magic, so the group had a place to rest.

The two fully-fledged demons who died during the day also became the main dish for tonight.

"Everyone will get a share of the water snake meat, and the river fish will be distributed according to merit," Ma Guangzhi instructed.

Upon hearing this, the teachers and students trembled, clapping and weeping, saying:

"We can never repay Principal Ma's kindness!"

"I will dedicate my loyalty to Principal Ma!"

The students, who had been busy all day, received their share of spirit beast meat and expressed their gratitude.

You should know that this is the meat of a level 2 perfected demon beast, which contains countless benefits.

Before their deaths, these two demons devoured a considerable amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Some of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth dissipated after their death, but a considerable portion remained in their cells.

If a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator eats a small piece, their cultivation level will directly increase by one level after digestion.

Even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, after digesting it, can achieve results comparable to a month of arduous cultivation.

Chen Yi stewed the water snake meat into snake soup and then ate it.

His physique was strong enough to allow him to quickly digest the monster's flesh and blood.

"This piece of demon beast meat is equivalent to several days of my hard training. If I had another piece, I could probably break through to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining directly."

Of course, it's impossible to have another serving, since the water snake demon is poisonous, and after processing it, there's only so much left to eat, and it's already been divided up.

Fortunately, there was also a great river fish demon.

The great river fish demon Ma Guangzhi said that he would reward those who had made contributions, and Chen Yi, after a whole day of hard work, had already reached 1000 battle points.

Of course, the main tasks are still repairing the formation and killing the centipede demon.

After working hard all day, I only managed to accumulate a little over 300 battle merits.

"I wonder how much river fish meat you can get with 1,000 battle merits?"

Soon, Chen Yi's reward was brought over.

Those around watched this scene with envy.

In front of Chen Yi was a large bowl of delicious fish soup, the fish meat in it was so translucent that it was impossible to tell which part it came from.

"Chen Yi, this is yours."

Unexpectedly, it was Ma Guangzhi who came to distribute them personally.

He had collected all the parts of the river monster that could be used for weapon forging, such as its fins, tail, head, eyes, and swim bladder, while using the less valuable bones and meat to make soup.

Even so, the effects of this fish soup are ten times stronger than the medicinal soup that Chen Yi had previously bought in the canteen!

Chen Yi quickly took the fish soup and said, "Thank you, Principal Ma! Long live the Principal!"

"Yes! After drinking this fish soup, you'll have to work even harder in the next few days!"

Hearing the praise from those around him, Principal Ma's smile grew even brighter. After saying a few more polite words, he went to distribute fish soup to the next person.

"......"

Chen Yi stared at the milky white fish soup in his hand.

This pot of liquid is enough for an average family to drink until they're sick of it.

But he wasn't an ordinary person, nor did he have a family, so he was destined to enjoy this fish soup all to himself...