Chapter 145.

"Young Master Er, you're back."
Following his memories, Jiang stood in front of a vermilion gate with some trepidation. During his previous life, he was too busy making a living and rarely went home, so he felt both guilty and eager for family affection.
Two gatekeepers opened the gate eagerly, although their expressions were peculiar, they still respectfully motioned for Jiang to enter with a gesture.
Facing what needs to be faced, he then strode into the mansion.
However, Jiang Liu did not follow the usual custom of paying respects to his mother, Mrs. Liu, because he knew that a mother knows her child best and going now would definitely reveal something.
Therefore, he returned to his own residence, which was a separate courtyard.
Bathroom
"Not bad-looking at all, just slightly worse than me."
In the mirror, there is a handsome and somewhat heroic-looking boy, with a hint of naivety still visible.
Jiang Liu couldn't help but smile at the irony of fate, as two men with the same name, Jiang Liu, had their destinies intertwined at this moment.
"Jiang Li... Don't worry, I will definitely awaken the connection between mountains and seas!"
That night, he thought a lot, trying his best to integrate memories and familiar previous life, as well as habits and style.
The only thing that somewhat disappointed Jiang Liu was... damn it, I traveled through time, why wasn't I blessed with a system!
Shouldn't the opening be "Ding, congratulations to the host for activating the invincible system across the heavens"? Now, how am I supposed to show off and promote the Blue Star culture in this situation?
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一夜无事，似乎都知晓江流明日启灵肯定会失败，毕竟万分之一的几率...可不是什么人都能碰到的。
平时那些阿猫阿狗也没有跳出来蹦跶，因为他江流马上就要沦为普通人。
Morning
Jiangliu opened the door, only to see a handsome face with a special smile, to be precise, a free and slightly naughty expression.
This is the disguise that Jiangliu used to cover up his inner insecurity in the past, but it's different now.
I, another Jiang Liu, want to create this smile as confidence and make the enemy panic after seeing it!
Kanglin City is not big, with a total population of only tens of thousands. Jiang Liu arrived at "Kanglin Academy" shortly afterwards.
This is ordered by the royal family of Xia Kingdom to the city lords of each city, with the aim of cultivating excellent fortune tellers to enhance the national strength.
However, due to limited teaching resources, the number of students accepted is very few, even the major clans of Kanglin City only have ten quotas each.
Under normal circumstances, once the age exceeds 16 and the awakening ritual fails after four attempts, it will be mandatory to drop out of school.
But Jiang Liu's father, Jiang Chengduo, also didn't know what price he had to pay as he made him study for another half a year.
This indirectly caused rumors within the clan, questioning why a useless person was occupying a position without doing anything?
Feeling helpless, Jiang Chengduo had to make it clear that if Jiang Liu's sixth enlightenment attempt fails, he will give up his place in the academy.
Just as he entered the Enlightenment Hall, Jiang Liu heard someone calling his name and followed the voice to find its source.
Finally, in the waiting area, several familiar faces were spotted, including Cui Xiaopang.
"Xiaopang, Dachuan, Yingniu, you guys have to give it your all today and strive for a successful enlightenment!"
Approaching them, Jiangliu tapped each of their heads, a greeting ritual exclusive to an older brother.
That's right, these three people are the disciples he recruited in the school. Cui Xiaopang's father is a small manager in the Jiang Mansion, so they have been playmates since childhood.
The other two can be considered surrendering under Jiang Liu's dominance... no, under his moral conduct!
The people in the waiting area are all students who will be enlightened today. A rough scan reveals that there are just over thirty people, because time is limited, so another group of people will be arranged for tomorrow.
"Jiang Liu, look, there is Liu Bingtian and Tong Yao over there!" Cui Xiaopang pointed and said angrily.
Oh?
A glimmer of excitement flashed in Jiang Liu's eyes as he followed the pointing hand and saw two young boys.
At this moment, they are chatting and laughing with their companions, seemingly aware of being watched, and together they gaze towards the river flow.
In that instant, a trace of panic flickers in the eyes of the two individuals, but quickly disappears, because they know that after today, they will no longer be on the same level.
Pa
With a heavy slap on the back of Cui Xiaopang's head, Jiang Liu stepped towards Liu Bingtian.
"Cui Xiaopang, from now on, you should call me Liuge!"
某胖委屈，让叫名字的是你，让叫流哥的也是你，胖胖怀疑你就是想借机拍我...
Kanglin City Jiang, Liu, Tong, and Dongguo families are collectively known as the Four Great Clans, but in reality, they are just the lowest level forces in the Shanhai Continent.
"Liu Bingtian, and you Tong Yao, hand over your respective inherited pearls of illusion now!"
Not long after, Jiang Liu, with his imposing manner, spoke up halfway. These two individuals were the same people who gambled with him yesterday.
Both sides made a bet that if Jiang Liu could lift a ten thousand catty green stone, then the two would each lose a regular technique inheritance bead. Conversely, the stakes would remain the same.
Knowing that the other party was trying to provoke him, Jiang Liu still agreed, because within the clan, he had once lifted a massive stone weighing ten thousand jin, so he presumably had no problem lifting the issue as well.
Unfortunately, it ended in a tragic fate of being smashed to death, allowing Jiang Liu to successfully seize power.
"Nonsense, you were overwhelmed by Qing Shi. That means you lost!" Tong Yao jumped up in response as if someone had stepped on his tail.
"Yes, in the end, it was teacher SITU who intervened to save the day." Liu Bingtian
Anyway, their strategy was to compromise and let bygones be bygone. After today, as long as they successfully awaken the relationship between the mountains and the seas, who cares about Jiang Liu?
"Don't forget, we bet on just lifting the bluestone, and I have already completed it!"
River's face showed a sinister smile, and his hands were rubbing together eagerly.
"Hehehe, are you two planning to cheat me, Jiang Liu?"
Damn, here he comes again!
Liu Bingtian and Tong Yao shuddered in fear. They had been repeatedly reprimanded by Jiang Liu for their unruly behavior at the school, so they came up with a gambling plan to make things difficult for him.
"Now this thug is going to use force again, damn it, the disparity in power is completely unequal."
"Don't make a move, Jiang Liu, you also know that the technique inheritance bead is extremely precious, neither of us can carry it with us. How about giving you another day of grace and giving it to you tomorrow?"
Liu Bingtian remained relatively calm and quickly devised a strategy. As long as we can delay everything until today is over, everything will be fine.
"Okay, deal!"
"Let's sign this agreement."
Jiang Liuhua performed a magic trick, pulling out a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket, on which numerous clauses were densely written.
"We prepared this in advance last night. After all, we both come from modern society, so we understand the spirit of contracts, right?"
"Under coercion, Liu Bing and Tian signed the debt note, which felt like a contract of selling their bodies."
Hehe, Jiang Liu satisfactorily folded the note and put it in his pocket, and then walked towards Cui Xiaopang.
The onlookers felt a tinge of regret, as the fact that they didn't start fighting meant there was no good show to watch.
At the same time, I sighed in secret at the increasing power of Jiang Liu's intimidation, even forcing the legitimate sons of the Liu and Tong families to sign IOUs. It's incredible!
This is how others see Jiang Liu, domineering and powerful, with some...rogue characteristics. This is the result of him practicing in front of the mirror for several hours last night.
"Silence!"
Situ Kong appeared on one side of the Enlightenment Platform together with two teachers, accompanied by an elderly man who also took a seat.
"Students participating in the Enlightenment please line up in the waiting area. When your name is called, go up on stage."
"Everyone has half an incense stick's time, if you fail to enlighten, the next person will take over. Dongguo Wanyin is the first one," the teacher hosting the enlightenment ceremony shouted.
As soon as the voice fell, a young girl wearing a emerald green robe stepped out from the crowd. She had a beautiful appearance with delicate features. Although her physique seemed somewhat fragile, her bosom was quite impressive.
"I didn't expect that Goddess Waner would be the first one. She almost succeeded in her first awakening three months ago, but had to stop due to insufficient physical strength."
"Yes, she can be considered a semi-diviner now. I just don't know which kind of Shanhai she can awaken."
Onlooker students are also discussing in a frenzy, most of them around 14 or 15 years old, coming here with a desire to learn and curiosity.
In fact, the Enlightenment Platform is very simple, just a small platform with dimensions of 3 meters on each side, but above it hangs a white crystal stone.
It is called the Enlightenment Stone, and students can greatly increase their success rate by enlightening themselves below!
This is also why major clans send their children to the academy, because the Enlightenment Stone is very precious and small clans cannot afford it.
When the incense was only burned to one-tenth, Dongguo Waner's face showed a wild and ecstatic expression, and then a burst of white divine power surged out of her body and burned on the surface of her body.
Meanwhile, the spiritual stone hanging above her head began to emit a red glow.