My starting summon is a small skeleton

As it turns out, when someone has no shame, they're invincible!

He Tianguang still hadn't recovered from Zhao Kai Ming's use of the phrase "my disciple."

The wily old man immediately switched his demeanor, wearing a face full of benevolence as he made his way to the grand hall where Lu Wu was.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Zhao Kai Ming, director of the Fucheng Professional Summoned Beast Cultivation Center. I deeply apologize for the trouble caused by our work errors over the past ten days!"

This old man's first sentence caught everyone in the hall by surprise.

It wasn't so much that the old man had a particularly pleasant way of speaking, but rather his position that shocked them.

Being the director of a Professional Center means being among the highest echelons, a real big shot. Having such a figure apologize was enough to astound everyone present.

Even the Professional Cultivators stood up immediately, swarming around to get a closer look at the big shot.

Yet, Zhao Kai Ming had a very clear goal; his eyes were fixed on Lu Wu as he approached and took his hand, "My boy, I've observed your performance over these past few days. Very good, you remind me a lot of my younger self.

Looking at you is like seeing my own grandson, I feel a special warmth."

He Tianguang couldn't help but curl his lips at these words.

Shameless! Were you even close to being a Professional Cultivator at 18? Could you have earned the recognition of 89 cultivators of nearly professional expertise?

Moreover, wasn't your first comment upon seeing him that 'this pretty boy surely isn't any good'?

He Tianguang felt a pang of jealousy, intensely hoping that Lu Wu could see through Zhao Kai Ming's hypocrisy and recognize the old man's true nature.

After all, he was rather enamored with Lu Wu's potential himself.

Having observed Lu Wu for half a month, He Tianguang was well aware of his talent.

The boy not only had an astonishing memory and nimble thinking, but he also possessed boundless imagination.

More importantly, he had remarkable logical reasoning and integrative capabilities, ensuring his flights of fancy were utilized efficiently and enhanced with moments of inspiration.

Even more crucial was the boy's spirit!

Not everyone could, like this boy, share their knowledge and their thought processes wholeheartedly with others.

Such a boy would appeal to anyone, Zhao Kai Ming included. Even looking at him made one's heart stir.

But as things stood, it seemed impossible for He Tianguang to take Lu Wu under his wing.

Here the old man went, using the topic of Lu Wu's recent research as a starting point to engage him in deep conversation, exuding an aura of a kindly grandfather.

And that longing to make Lu Wu his disciple was not at all concealed.

He couldn't stop talking about what a waste it would be for such a talent to not have an excellent mentor, which made He Tianguang feel like he was having a heart attack.

He even thought to himself that he should report the old man for corruption and get him locked up, so he could take the opportunity to make Lu Wu his own disciple.

Of course, this was just his frustrated fantasy because his desired disciple was being snatched away. He soon let the thought go and focused on tidying up the aftermath, putting it out of sight and out of mind.

With the old man stepping forward, it essentially signaled that the restriction of freedom was over.

The complications caused by the previous incident had to be resolved at last.

He Tianguang was now tasked with arranging the assessment for the Non-professional Cultivators and calming the Professional Cultivators; he had no time to keep an eye on the crafty old man.

Besides, watching him further was futile at this point.

However, although He Tianguang stopped watching, there was someone in the hall who was discreetly observing the crafty old man, and Lu Wu, whose small hand was being held, with flickering eyes.

It was hard to tell what was on their mind.

Meanwhile, for Lu Wu,

being suddenly greeted with a handshake by the old man was a bit disconcerting, yet he was quite thrilled.

Especially when he realized that the old man seemed interested in taking him on as a disciple, or rather, as a student, his eyes brightened immediately.

For Lu Wu, the decision to accept a mentor was a no-brainer.

If someone was offering their support, Lu Wu would latch on without a second thought about whether the benefactor was influential enough; those concerns never crossed his mind.

Grab the offered thigh first, then use its resources to develop.

However, just as Lu Wu was about to bow and cling to that metaphorical thigh,

He Tianguang walked in.

"That director, the dean is looking for you, he says you must come at once!"

Being interrupted at such a crucial moment didn't phase Lu Wu much, but Zhao Kai Ming felt quite disturbed.

He sensed he was being targeted and turned to He Tianguang with a face full of suspicion, his expression clearly asking if this was done on purpose.

He Tianguang felt very wronged; it really wasn't his fault.

He hadn't betrayed the old man.

"Xiao Lu, I'll go first. This is Mr. Zhao's number, jot it down. After I'm done, we can have a good chat."

The old man, before leaving, didn't forget to glare threateningly at He Tianguang.

'This kid, I've taken a liking to him; don't you dare compete!'

He Tianguang smirked. He did want to snatch the kid, but did he dare?

The dean's call reminded He Tianguang that it wasn't just them interested in the boy; those other crafty old men were probably drooling over him too, else the dean's call wouldn't have come so timely.

Giving him several more guts, he still wouldn't dare snatch the kid from those old men.

While thinking so, He Tianguang still secretly slipped Lu Wu a little note.

"This is my number. If you have any questions about cultivation, you can always contact me."

Lu Wu looked at the note in his hand, then at the dignified middle-aged man in front of him, feeling a bit bewildered.

What's going on, the thighs that were out of reach before are now stretching towards him one after another?

Could this be the correct way to unleash a genius's potential?

But, he wondered if the roles of supporter and supported might switch during the embrace?

Well, it was pretty common in his experiences; it was true with Li Kai, and the 89 Non-professional Cultivators as well.

But Lu Wu felt that these two, being bosses of the Professional Center, probably wouldn't end up being supported by others instead after being embraced.

On He Tianguang's side, after he handed the note to Lu Wu, he busied himself with actual work.

The arrangements for the exam for the 89 Non-professional Cultivators had already been set up by the Professional Center.

After passing the note, He Tianguang took the 89 cultivators straight to the exam.

The exam came about suddenly, making everyone quite nervous.

However, when the exam started, everyone was dumbfounded as they looked at the computers.

This is it?

"Yes, because this is an informal assessment, the method is relatively simple. You only need to answer questions on the computer.

The quiz lasts for two hours, and scoring over 100 means you've passed this assessment.

We can then issue you professional certificates."