Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

The little incident dispelled the fear in their hearts.

An Li straightened up, not daring to look Shen Bai in the eye. Her gaze was fixed on the distant campsite. She whispered, "What should we do? Contact the school teachers and tell them about this?"

Shen Bai pretended nothing had happened and replied, "Let's leave here first. We can't camp tonight. I'm afraid he's still around here. Let's find a sheltered spot and take turns keeping watch."

An Li nodded, crouched down, and walked quietly with Shen Bai for two or three miles before finding a depression. The two lay diagonally on the slope of the depression, gazing at the starry sky, without the slightest hint of sleepiness.

"I thought the disclaimer was just a formality, but I never expected it to become..."

An Li's voice trembled slightly. Shen Bai reached out and took her small hand, comforting her, "This is the path of cultivation. Besides, we haven't even officially stepped onto it yet."

An Li remained silent, nor did she pull her small hand away from Shen Bai's.

Nothing happened that night.

Amidst the sounds of birdsong and the fragrance of flowers, Shen Bai woke up. Looking around, he saw An Li already eating dry rations. Seeing that he was awake, she handed him an ear of corn.

Shen Bai accepted the food without ceremony and, while eating, discussed with her how they should find the school teacher today.

"It shouldn't be too difficult, because when we enter randomly, the teachers, being the stronger ones, will be randomly assigned to the grasslands. They should be able to get here as quickly as possible. It's already the third day, so we should probably meet the teachers soon."

An Li pointed to the depths of the forest and said, "According to the map my mother found, there is a cave in this forest with good things inside. If we head in that direction, we will definitely be able to meet the teachers."

"Just in case, I feel that even if we run into a teacher we know, we should exchange some kind of code. Using a communication talisman isn't very safe; who knows if a teacher's identity has been replaced?"

Shen Bai thought about it and felt that he still needed to be careful. What if the man in black turned out to be a teacher? Who knew if he had any accomplices?

An Li also realized the problem: "If you hadn't reminded me, I almost overlooked this! From now on, we have to be extra careful!"

"We need to decide on a secret signal!"

Shen Bai suddenly looked at An Li, who immediately understood that this code was crucial. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly smiled: "Let's say it's because I gave you a few pieces of clothing!"

Shen Bai laughed. If it were a classmate, they would definitely say it was two new school uniforms, but only Shen Bai and An Li knew that it was three, plus a training uniform.

Only three people knew about this. Even if the man in black had become either of the two of them, he would never have guessed this answer.

The two chatted as they walked deeper into the forest.

Perhaps their bad luck had run out, because after walking only a few miles, the two found a fruit tree that was emitting an enticing fragrance.

"It's a Blue Star Fruit!"

The moment Shen Bai saw the fruit tree, the corresponding knowledge immediately popped into his mind: "The Azure Star Fruit can cleanse a martial artist's marrow and strengthen their tendons, bringing their body closer to a pre-natal state, thus laying a solid foundation for entering the Innate Realm!"

An Li was overjoyed; this was an opportunity tailor-made for her.

"Don't rush, be careful, there might be a guardian spirit beast!"

Remembering the Blood Yang Grass from before, Shen Bai tugged at An Li's clothes, making her slowly back away. The two observed carefully and indeed saw a spirit snake resembling withered tree bark coiled around the Azure Star Fruit tree.

If it weren't for the occasional flick of its tongue, the snake would be indistinguishable from a tree branch to the naked eye.

"Fortunately, it's just an ordinary spirit beast, the Withered Tree Serpent."

Without further hesitation, An Li transformed into a blur, grabbed the withered tree serpent by its vital spot, and snapped it off before it could react.

Seeing how decisive An Li was in her actions, Shen Bai looked down at his own hands.

These hands weren't cut off last night; it seems the other party took pity on them!

There were six fruits hanging on the tree. An Li quickly picked them, gave three to Shen Bai, and then the two of them left quickly.

Overjoyed, the two found a huge tree hollow and took turns protecting each other as they quickly digested the Azure Star Fruit.

An hour later, Shen Bai woke up from his cultivation. His clear and crystalline body was circulating true energy much faster than before, which invisibly accelerated his cultivation speed.

After silently assessing the situation, I realized that in three months at most, I would be able to step into the Ninth Heaven. At that time, after taking the First-Order Breakthrough Pill, I could officially attempt to break through to the Innate Realm before the college entrance examination.

The Holy Temple seems to be beckoning to me.

An Li was also overjoyed. She had already reached the very next level, but she had been deliberately suppressing her cultivation because of her martial arts skills. Now, with the help of the Azure Star Fruit, she estimated that she would be able to step into the tenth level of martial arts in the next few days!

"Keep the rest of the fruit safe. These things are priceless; a single fruit can sell for tens of thousands of spirit stones."

Each person can only consume one Azure Star Fruit, and Shen Bai still has two in his hand. He can earn 20,000 spirit stones by reselling them, which makes him sigh. No wonder so many people are eager to enter the secret realm.

The Azure Star Fruit, a spiritual fruit used by martial artists, can fetch such a high price. Like the First-Order Breakthrough Pill, both of these items greatly promote the cultivation of martial artists. Moreover, the Azure Star Fruit can also solidify the foundation of martial artists, making it even more effective than the First-Order Breakthrough Pill.

However, both of these items are in a situation where they are available but not in demand, which is why their prices have been driven up so high.

The price of normal first-tier spiritual herbs and items wouldn't be this high. Even the price of ordinary second-tier spiritual herbs and items wouldn't be this high.

However, he wouldn't sell both fruits; one of them was naturally for his younger sister, Shen Wenwen.

The girl has extraordinary talent. If she eats the Azure Star Fruit, she might be able to reach the pinnacle of martial arts right after starting high school.

Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Shen Bai's lips.

Next, the two found some spiritual fruits that could increase their qi and blood. Although these fruits were not very useful to them, they could be sold, which made them more and more excited.

In the afternoon, the two arrived at a lake in the forest.

"An Li?"

"Chen Bai?"

A series of voices rang out, and the two looked in the direction of the sound. They saw many students standing by the lake, including Qian Kai, Wang Wei, and others. Among the students, teachers Yang Xiao and Ding Jin were also standing to the side.

"Great, it's Teacher Yang!"

Shen Bai was overjoyed and quickly pulled An Li toward Yang Xiao.

[Ding! Jealousy from Lu Benhai +10, current level 70!]

[Ding! Jealousy from Gu Ziyang +10, current level 70!]

[Ding! Jealousy from Chu Yaoqing +10, current level 70!]

……

The sight of the two holding hands made the male students present furious!

What's going on?

She's the school beauty of our Jiangbei No.1 High School!

You were actually holding her hand?

Do you even care about people like us anymore?

Some of the brilliant students from the capital city began to look at Shen Bai with hostility.

You're pretty arrogant, kid!

However, Shen Bai had no time to look at these notifications, nor did he care about the jealous classmates. He quickly went to Yang Xiao and whispered, "Teacher Yang, come over here, I have something to tell you in private!"

[Ding! Jealousy from Ding Jin +5, current level 96!]

Shen Bai was stunned for a moment. "Teacher Ding, what's going on?"

Why are you suddenly jealous?

Can't they do something productive all day long?