This reason really sounds reasonable.

In provinces like Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Henan, Fujian, Beijing, and Guangdong, resources are mostly tilted towards the construction of academies and nurturing of members. Recently, there have been quite a few "White Mane incidents" in these areas.

In this situation, compared to other provinces, the construction progress of the Super Bureau is relatively slow.

It will take about an additional one to two weeks to fully handle the safety concerns, open up resource channels, and complete the initial popularization before it can truly open to the public.

Principal Zhao thought to himself, before Ma Ran left school, his classmates in the same grade and class hadn't graduated yet and were about to face the crucial stage of the college entrance exams.

It's hard to say, but after one of Ma Ran's speeches, those students, just like the class representative earlier, might have a mental breakdown and be unable to study anymore.

Delaying it might actually be a good idea.

After a brief conversation, Ma Ran left the school.

"'Burning Martial'…"

Principal Zhao washed his hands, dried the water drops on them, and sat down rigorously to read the book given by Ma Ran, "I heard that starting from this class, Inner Qi cultivation will become the most important extra credit for the college entrance exams."

"As long as you can reach the Second Rank of Inner Qi, your score will be bumped up by twenty points unconditionally!"

"By next year, the threshold for extra points might lower, and the ceiling will definitely increase, it surely won't decrease!"

This point, Principal Zhao dared to pat his chest and guarantee.

He's worked in the education industry for so many years, he's got a bit of networking and information channels.

Even ignoring all that, just by watching the news and mulling over it himself, he could sense some wind of change.

"This time, the situation is most unique!"

"Because the time given is too short!"

"Old Sun mentioned that as long as one student among this college entrance exam batch reaches the Third Rank of Inner Qi, all major top universities plan to directly offer special recruitment."

"Don't know if that's just blowing smoke."

"Anyway, Second Rank of Inner Qi grants twenty extra points, that's definitely real!"

"No matter how hard, can't be hard on the kids, no matter how poor, can't skimp on education!"

With a righteous look, Principal Zhao's eyes were still darting around, "Gotta find a way to let the students of this school get a lead."

"Even if it's just leading by a week, it's good..."

Actually, some students with connections have already found ways to obtain Inner Qi cultivation methods from other provinces.

The school is promoting the first part of "Burning Martial" during morning exercises and evening self-study, also as part of cooperating with the upper-level promotion efforts, right?

Just in case!

What if another genius like Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei appears in the school?

People have to have dreams!

Without dreams, what's the difference with salted fish?

With that thought, Principal Zhao's gaze focused on the "Burning Martial" in his hand.

...

Principal Zhao, the homeroom teacher, and Teacher Zhu, whatever they plan to do with the "Burning Martial" gifted by Ma Ran, it didn't concern him.

A gift given is no longer connected to oneself.

Others have the freedom to dispose of it as they wish.

Whether to cultivate themselves or leave it to their children at home, Ma Ran didn't mind.

Even including Principal Zhao's intention to promote the first half of "Burning Martial" at school in advance, it was within his expectations.

Opening the door, Ma Ran saw his parents sitting in the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture on yoga mats, eyes tightly shut, seemingly making an effort in cultivation.

Upon hearing the door open, his parents immediately opened their eyes.

"Son, you're back!"

"I'll get you some snacks to go with the drink..."

Ma Ran stopped his parents, a hint of humor in his tone, "When cultivating Inner Qi in the future, do whatever feels comfortable, lying down, sitting, or standing is all fine."

"Best not to stay in this posture..."

"While there's no immediate effect, over time it'll affect blood flow and reduce cultivation efficiency."

Hearing this, Father Ma, who was rubbing his legs, immediately spoke up, "It's all your mom's fault, she started it!"

Mother said nothing, just gave Father Ma a blank stare.

The room quieted down.

Ma Ran sighed.

His parents sure are a lively bunch.

Yesterday, Dad just refused to memorize the last section, got a scolding from Mom, and then blamed it on the alcohol, saying if he hadn't been drinking he wouldn't be like this.

But in the end, Father Ma still completed the tasks assigned by Ma Ran.

The introductory phase doesn't require detailed explanations.

Back when Ma Ran's realm was lower, he helped many at the Grass Hut Academy refine their first strand of Inner Qi, now with higher cultivation and accumulated experience, it's familiar ground with no issues.

"Cultivate well."

At this point, Ma Ran glanced at his father, feeling he wasn't too reliable, and thus reminded his mother, "Keep an eye on Dad, make sure he cultivates with you every day."

"Cultivating Inner Qi to an advanced level can effectively increase one's lifespan."

"Though it can't guarantee immortality, living two to three hundred years shouldn't be an issue."

This was a stretch, as the Eleventh Rank of Inner Qi couldn't possibly enable someone to live that long.

However, Ma Ran was confident in continuously improving the Inner Qi system.

Never mind middle-aged or elderly folks having insufficient time or lacking energy and talent.

Such minor issues, in Ma Ran's view, weren't problems at all and could be resolved very simply.

As long as they're on the to-do list, they can be dealt with at the right time.

After brief reminders, Ma Ran returned to his bedroom to organize the achievements he gained since his rebirth.

In terms of medals, there are red copper, gold-red, and silver ones.

Honestly, up until now, Ma Ran still couldn't figure out what those flashy colors of the Reproduction Medal signified.

Claiming those colors were used to classify rank and grade of the medals doesn't make any sense at all!

So Ma Ran made a simple type classification himself.

Original Medal: [Fragment Prophet].

Advanced Medal: [Academic Demon], [Martial Arts Celestial Pride].

Synthetic Medal: [Sword Master].

In total, four medals.

Obviously, the [Sword Master] medal was the hardest to come by, the rarest, and provided the greatest boost to Ma Ran's strength.

But the role of the three medals [Academic Demon], [Martial Arts Celestial Pride], and [Fragment Prophet] cannot be ignored either.

Besides that, his Inner Qi realm reached the Eleventh Rank.

His accomplishment in Enclosure Text reached Grandmaster Level.

What's worth noting here is the enhancement of the spiritual attribute.

As of current Earthly tech standards, quantifying individual spiritual power in terms of quantity and quality is not yet feasible.

Including the Alien Mask used to detect spiritual will, couldn't measure Ma Ran's current level.

Let alone his upper limit…

Ma Ran even thought that thing couldn't even touch his lower limit.

While at Grass Hut Academy, he also conducted related experiments.

As soon as he entered within a hundred meters of the mask, the thing would swiftly morph into the shape of Ma Ran.

If he got closer, if Ma Ran didn't actively contain his spiritual power…

The expensive limited edition spiritual will detecting equipment would definitely explode on the spot!

Because it simply couldn't withstand Ma Ran's subconscious retaliation.

This is akin to—humans getting bitten by a mosquito and instinctively slapping at it, causing the mosquito to die instantly.

To keep that reckless mosquito alive, you'd have to suppress the impulse to swat it dead.

"Whew..."

After doing a simple self-analysis in his head, Ma Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

Overall…

The progress is even faster than expected.

Not only did he meet the objectives he set for himself initially, but you could also say he overachieved them.

After all, having achieved so much in less than three months since his rebirth is already quite remarkable!

Ma Ran sprawled like a wood on the bed, emptying his mind, thinking about nothing, greedily savoring this hard-earned leisurely time.

After who knows how long, the ringtone suddenly went off.

"The window reveals early dawn, sunlight brightens the western bridge, clouds gently sway."

"Recalling how the lotus breeze moved the corners of your dress back then..."

Ma Ran abruptly opened his eyes, reaching out his index finger to swipe across the phone screen.

Beep!

Su Qiangwei's voice echoed in his ear: "Hey, hey, hey… It's me!"

"The signal is just one bar! Can you hear me clearly?"

"Products from the academy are always top-notch, so it should be clear."

"I'm over here at Qinghai Academy on myriad transformations…"

"Ahem, carrying out a task!"

"Just now, a junior sister found a strange alien artifact while practicing her superpower."

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