Another month and a half passed.
As of now, Li Minghong's spirit power had directly broken through two levels to reach level six, and the day he would acquire his first spirit ring was just around the corner!
While his mental force and physical attributes had also increased, they were insignificant compared to the improvement in his spirit power.
Li Minghong sat in the courtyard, propping his chin with his hand as he looked up at the sky.
"The system's next dungeon hasn't unlocked yet; I don't know if I need to interact with the original characters to trigger it."
Before awakening the system, Li Minghong had already met Tang San.
His grandfather had taken him to Saint Spirit Village to visit Old Jack, and by chance, he encountered Tang San, who was on his way home.
As he was pondering, his grandfather's loud voice boomed, urging him.
"Little Hong! The carriage is here! Hurry up and get in! Otherwise, you'll be late, and registration at Notting Academy will close!"
"Okay, coming!"
Li Minghong responded, picked up the packed bag beside him, put it on his back, jumped off the bed, and walked out of the house.
Rumble.
The coachman urged the horses, pulling the carriage forward at a fast pace.
After about two and a half hours.
"Alright, we're here."
Hearing the coachman's words, Li Minghong jumped out of the carriage and helped his grandfather down.
This was the entrance to Nuoding City; carriages could not enter freely, so they had to walk to Notting Academy.
Inside Nuoding City.
People came and went on the streets.
The road was paved with bluestone slabs, and shops were neatly arranged on both sides, accompanied by a chorus of hawkers' cries.
Although it couldn't compare to his previous life, it still made Li Minghong, who had always lived in Yunshui Village, feel a sense of novelty.
They hadn't walked long before his grandfather led him quickly to the entrance of Notting Academy.
At the entrance, two men held handfuls of melon seeds, leaning against the Notting Academy gate frame, constantly cracking them into their mouths, and occasionally picking up discarded wine bottles from the ground to take a swig.
If it weren't for their doorman uniforms, one would have thought they were two ruffians!
"Hello, we're here to register at Notting Academy."
His grandfather reached out and handed over the Spirit Hall certificate, his expression calm as he stared at them.
One of the doormen casually took it, sizing up Li Minghong and his grandfather's ragged attire, and immediately showed disdain.
"Oh! A phoenix can come out of a chicken coop? Innate spirit power level one, haha! You must have gotten lucky!"
He directly threw the Spirit Hall certificate onto the ground with a face full of disdain.
'Damn it, isn't this the treatment Tang San received in the original work? And I ran into it?'
Li Minghong immediately felt displeased in his heart; he was about to step forward but was stopped by his grandfather.
His grandfather turned to Li Minghong and smiled faintly.
Then, he bent down, picked up the Spirit Hall certificate from the ground, and dusted it off.
"Drinking horse piss makes you arrogant, huh."
His grandfather said softly, then raised his hand and slapped the doorman.
"Who do you think would forge a Spirit Hall certificate? Or do you want to go to Spirit Hall and tell them yourselves?"
His grandfather narrowed his eyes, appearing very displeased.
He had always had a fiery temper, and it remained so even in his old age; after all, they were just two short-sighted rats. Even if they had some relatives in the academy, it wouldn't have any impact if things really escalated.
The two doormen were merely bullies who picked on the weak and feared the strong. They had just had a few drinks, and with this commotion, most of the alcohol wore off.
Seeing how tough this old man was, their arrogant demeanor immediately deflated. They covered their faces, stammering, not daring to retaliate, fearing Li Minghong would seek revenge after becoming a Spirit Master.
Seeing that they said nothing, his grandfather directly took Li Minghong's hand and walked inside.
"Excuse me, is this Notting Academy?"
[Dungeon unlocked: Young Tang San]
Li Minghong suddenly turned his head.
An old man with a white goatee led a scrawny little boy, respectfully handing over their Spirit Hall certificate to the two doormen.
The newcomers were Old Jack and Tang San; he hadn't expected to run into them so coincidentally.
With Li Minghong as a precedent, the two doormen no longer dared to cause trouble and let them in directly.
His grandfather saw Old Jack and happily went to greet him.
"Little Hong! You and Little San go register! Old Jack and I are heading back!"
His grandfather waved his hand, his arm slung over Old Jack's shoulder, and walked away without looking back.
Li Minghong scratched his head, feeling a bit helpless.
He turned his head, met Tang San's gaze, and nodded as a greeting.
At this moment, a man in a black robe walked over.
He had a buzz cut, deep and proper facial features; overall, he looked like a rather masculine middle-aged man.
'This must be Yu Xiaogang. No wonder he could make two exceptional women fall for him; he's quite handsome.'
Li Minghong scratched his head, a little surprised.
[Dungeon unlocked: Middle-aged Yu Xiaogang]
Hmm?
This surprised Li Minghong a little.
"Hello, do you know where to register?"
Tang San stepped forward and asked Yu Xiaogang.
"Show me your Spirit Hall certificates."
Yu Xiaogang said indifferently, casually sizing up the two, his brows slightly furrowed.
'Why do these two look a bit alike? Are they twins?'
Ever since Li Minghong obtained a faint Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, his hair and eyes had taken on a light blue tint, and his facial features had softened a bit. At first glance, he did bear some resemblance to Tang San.
Opening Tang San's Spirit Hall certificate, Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up.
Then, he opened Li Minghong's Spirit Hall certificate with anticipation, but the expression on his face immediately fell, and his eyes revealed a hint of disdain.
He returned the Spirit Hall certificates to the two.
"Follow me." Yu Xiaogang took Tang San's hand. As for Li Minghong? Yu Xiaogang didn't even spare him a glance.
'Damn it! A waste with innate spirit power of half a level, yet he disdains my level one spirit power? And what about his saying there are no useless Spirits, only useless Spirit Masters? How do you live by those words yourself? In the end, you use a twin spirits with innate full spirit power to prove your theory that there are no useless Spirits?'
Li Minghong was displeased in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, as his strength was still low at the moment.
"Are you a teacher at this academy?"
The familiar plot from the original work appeared, but the scene where Grandmaster revealed Tang San was a twin spirits, and Tang San was convinced by his theory and became his disciple, did not occur, because there was an outsider present now.
Upon reaching the registration area, Li Minghong finished registering and went directly to the Seven Dormitories for Work-Study Students, while Tang San was called away by Grandmaster.
He entered the Seven Dormitories with his bag on his back.
"You're the new work-study student, right! Let's fight! Whoever wins is the boss!"
As soon as he entered, he saw a boy with several bruises on his face, staring at Li Minghong with wide eyes, trying to appear more imposing.
"Ah? I only have innate spirit power of level one! I definitely can't beat you!"
After saying that, he quickly bowed, "Boss!"
"Uh!"
Wang Sheng looked at this scene, somewhat at a loss. Helpless, he quickly pulled Li Minghong up and waved his hand, telling him to go tidy his things.
Li Minghong didn't want to expose his strength; he just wanted to develop stealthily.
He found a good bed, put his things away, and instead of rushing to cultivate, he lay on the bed and checked the new dungeon.
"Enter the Young Tang San dungeon."