Five deposit notifications.
"Finally, they've arrived, how exhilarating." Li Yuan extended his hand to tap on the light screen, watching the dizzying series of numbers on the display, a trace of joy flitted through his eyes.
Since his uncle's health indicators had been steadily improving, putting that matter aside for the moment.
Li Yuan had been waiting for the reward from the invitation event to be fulfilled.
Almost a week had passed, which was several days later than the originally scheduled payment time.
Unexpectedly, it all came through today.
"This 3.6 million Blue Star Coins, is the difference between A and B level contracts from the Martial Hall for the first year," Li Yuan murmured to himself, "Is this 960,000 the extra 20% of cultivation resources from the Jiangbei subdivision of Starfire?"
The A-level contract of Starfire Martial Hall is uniform from the headquarters, and nobody can alter it.
However, different levels of Martial Halls have 'independent funds' to offer extra rewards to various talents.
After the January ranking exams, for obtaining the title of Youth Hero, Starfire's Guanshan subdivision rewarded Li Yuan with 200,000 Blue Star Coins.
And the 20% increase of this A-level contract was managed by the Jiangbei Province subdivision of Starfire.
"Two sums of money, totaling a tax deduction of 1.14 million?" Li Yuan muttered.
Li Yuan did not dwell on it, paying taxes to the country was only natural.
Evading or cheating on taxes is shameful.
"This 2 million, is the reward from Kunlun Martial University for being first in the actual combat assessment," Li Yuan scanned the next transfer, "The 500,000 Blue Star Coins for coming first in the Cage Battle were given to me quite early on."
"This 1 million is sponsorship from the military."
"And the final 1 million is the first installment of cultivation funds from Kunlun Martial Arts University," Li Yuan mused to himself, "it's what's commonly known as the contract deposit."
The deposit is nonrefundable.
All this money, in a sense, is allocated by the national side for cultivation, so they are all tax-exempt.
"If I include the 200,000 Blue Star Coins awarded by the school," a smile appeared on Li Yuan's face, "just for this half-month, I've earned 9.26 million Blue Star Coins."
And that's just Blue Star Coins.
If the 5.7 million points and 9 million Cultivation Points given by Starfire Martial Hall are considered... in aggregate, the total value of the wealth Li Yuan has gained over the last half-month definitely exceeds 15 million Blue Star Coins.
To some powerful martial artists and super-rich tycoons, this amount of wealth might not seem like much.
But for Li Yuan? It's an astronomical figure.
Li Yuan tapped on the light screen to enter 'Starfire,' an app released by Starfire Martial Hall for smart wristbands.
He then clicked on his personal account, which clearly displayed all of Li Yuan's wealth:
Bank balance: 10.89 million Blue Star Coins
Martial Hall Points: 6.73 million
Martial Hall Cultivation Points: 9.65 million
"Half a year ago, I was just a high school senior worried about 100,000 Blue Star Coins," Li Yuan said with a slight smile.
In the blink of an eye, however, he had become a multimillionaire.
A cash multimillionaire, at that.
Keep in mind that many so-called billionaires or tycoons would find it extremely difficult to raise tens of millions in cash in a short time.
"From January to now, in just over three months, I've spent about 680,000 points and around 250,000 Blue Star Coins," Li Yuan's gaze swept over the transaction records.
The points were mainly for purchasing basic blood qi potions, deep medicinal baths, and buying Origin Power Essence Pills.
The Blue Star Coins were primarily for daily expenses and paying combat coaches for practical fighting.
Beyond that, Li Yuan's expenditures were very few.
It could be said that the vast majority of his wealth was spent on cultivation.
The spending was significant.
"But precisely because I never thought of saving money, focusing entirely on cultivation, that I had enough strength to shine in the invitation event," Li Yuan thought to himself.
To a powerful martial artist, money?
The greatest significance of money is to gradually transform it into strength, to increase one's power more rapidly.
"For the rest of this year."
"I know of two definite sums," Li Yuan thought to himself, "one will be in October when the Martial Hall will distribute the second year's cultivation funds."
"The second is after entering the university when Kunlun Martial University will gradually disburse resources from the 'S-grade special training contract.'
Together, these two contracts will grant Li Yuan a wealth valued at over 30 million Blue Star Coins a year, not even counting the Cultivation Points.
The Martial Hall's resource distribution is once a year; while Kunlun Martial University's cultivation resources are distributed after a biannual assessment, with different rules.
"No rush, the wealth I have now is enough for me to cultivate steadily," Li Yuan's inner world was tranquil, "What I need to do is use this money well, to further strengthen myself."
Li Yuan was very clear that this wealth was not genuinely earned through his own abilities.
The invitation event of Jiangbei Martial University, did his actions truly merit several million Blue Star Coins?
One should have self-awareness.
"This wealth, under the national system and even that of the entire Seven Star Alliance, comes from a set of established systems and is the reward for a Martial Path talent like me," Li Yuan thought to himself.
Not for Li Yuan to enjoy and squander the wealth!
"But to help me become stronger, to become a Prime Warrior and eventually a Flying Heaven Warrior," Li Yuan recalled the words Senior Ji from the Moon Demon Star Realm once said, "To truly become a sharp blade guarding human civilization!"
Was the key reason Li Yuan could 'easily' come into such wealth.
...Today is Wednesday.
After the afternoon self-study session, Li Yuan did not eat at school but rushed directly to the Martial Hall.
Every Wednesday was Li Yuan's practical combat training day.
Past eight in the evening, inside Martial Arts Room 7024, two men clad in full protective gear, each wielding cold weapons, engaged in a fierce confrontation.
Li Yuan's long spear danced in his hands, strike after strike, as swift as lightning and as relentless as a great river, forcing Fang Longhu, who held a sword and shield, to continuously retreat.
As if he had no power to resist.
Suddenly, Li Yuan tensed his waist, advanced with a forceful step, and his long spear came chopping down fiercely like a giant axe.
It was the ultimate burst of the second form 'Galaxy Waterfall' from the Star Constellation Techniques.
Accumulating might with twelve strikes, he propelled his aura and offensive to its peak.
Just like a mighty waterfall plunging a hundred meters before smashing onto the ground with terrifying impact.
Fang Longhu's face slightly changed, and finally ignoring the 'sparring rules,' he burst out with almost all his strength in an instant, with his shield flashing like lightning in front of him.
The long spear struck the shield like an axe, and even though Li Yuan put forth all his strength, for a level 15 Martial Artist like Fang Longhu, withstanding this impact was still not difficult.
"Stop!" Fang Longhu suddenly spoke.
But Li Yuan had already stopped, smiling: "Coach Fang, you lose again."
"I really didn't expect that even using about the power and speed of a level 12, I still couldn't stop you," Fang Longhu put away his shield, somewhat emotional: "If you had kept on attacking just now, I'm afraid I really would have lost control and injured you."
Although he had not burst forth with all his power, the nearly Entry Rank strength combined with his Fourth Level Spear Technique had resulted in a quite astonishing force.
Of course, it still was no threat to Fang Longhu.
A level 12 Martial Artist and a level 15 Martial Artist, it sounds like a difference of only three levels.
But this is a difference of three levels after Entry Rank, which is a world apart from the difference between level 6 and level 9.
For Entry Rank Martial Artists, the physical quality difference between each level is substantial.
Level 12 Martial Artists, with a burst speed of 30 meters per second and a fist strength of three thousand kilograms.
And level 15 Martial Artists, their burst speed exceeds 50 meters per second, with a fist strength easily surpassing ten thousand kilograms.
They're simply not on the same level.
Facing a level 12 Martial Artist, Li Yuan could still compete using his skills.
But if facing Fang Longhu for real? With his absolute speed and power, a single move could kill Li Yuan.
The Fourth Level techniques are still not enough to bridge the gap in absolute power and speed.
Both of them took off their helmets.
"Li Yuan, I haven't fulfilled my training duties today, so I won't be taking the fee," Fang Longhu shook his head: "Additionally, from now on, I won't take any more sparring jobs with you."
"You won't take them anymore?" Li Yuan was taken aback.
"Can't do the sparring anymore," Fang Longhu said with a helpless smile: "You're simply too much of a monster, your progress is too fast. In just half a year, whether it's your physical quality or your skills, your rate of improvement is simply incredible."
"I've been sparring for over ten years, and I used to not quite believe in top-tier talents," Fang Longhu said with emotion: "After meeting you, I believe it."
"Don't worry, I will report directly to the Hall Master," Fang Longhu said with a smile: "You'll be reassigned a sparring partner for combat training. Taking a break for a week won't matter, just don't pick someone by yourself."
"Mhm," Li Yuan nodded.
Combat training is important, but it's also dangerous... It's not just about being strong to do the job well.
Qualified sparring partners are few, and excellent ones are even fewer.
The most important thing is safety.
In sparring jobs, there have been cases where the sparring partner failed to control their power and ended up killing the trainee.
Fang Longhu was specially chosen by Starfire Martial Hall for Li Yuan, experienced and mature.
Over the past half a year, Fang Longhu managed to adjust his power with each of Li Yuan's improvements, providing pressure for Li Yuan while ensuring not to injure him.
"Beep~" Fang Longhu's smart ring vibrated, and he looked down: "Li Yuan, what's this?"
Li Yuan had transferred him 20,000 Blue Star Coins.
"Thanks for the past half year of sparring, don't refuse it," Li Yuan said with a smile: "Consider it an extra little bonus, don't find it too small."
"Haha, alright then, thanks," Fang Longhu chuckled: "In the future, if there are more sparring tasks, you can still come to me."
Fang Longhu also intended to stay on good terms with Li Yuan.
"Alright," Li Yuan said, nodding with a smile.
He also had this intention, for when his younger brothers and sisters would need combat sparring in a few years, Fang Longhu would still be very suitable.
At nine o'clock in the evening, in the office of the Hall Master on the twelfth floor of the Starfire sub-hall.
"You're resigning from Li Yuan's sparring?" Wan Qinghe looked at Longhu with confusion.
Previously, Fang Longhu had reported to Instructor Xing.
But since January, by Wan Qinghe's command, every half month, Fang Longhu had been reporting on Li Yuan's progress.
"It's not that I don't want to keep going, but that I'm no longer qualified," Fang Longhu said helplessly: "Li Yuan's rate of progress is too fast."
"His techniques surpass mine by far, probably worth over 300 Fallen Star points."
"His physical quality, I estimate, is at least level 9.5," Fang Longhu shook his head: "For Li Yuan's sake, Hall Master, please get someone more capable."
Wan Qinghe was shocked.
300 Fallen Star points? Physical quality above level 9.5? It's been just a week since the recruitment event ended, and Li Yuan has improved so much again?
"Alright, you can go now, I will select someone new."
At ten thirty in the evening.
Li Yuan returned home, just finished washing up when he felt his smart ring vibrate.
Li Yuan clicked to view: "A document from Kunlun Martial University?"