Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 19: Framing

After a violent thrashing, Zhang Xuan finally felt the rage in his heart subsiding slightly.

Lowering his head to take a look, Yao Han’s mask had already fallen off in the midst of the bashing and his face was warped from taking his hits. Probably, even his own mother would be unable to recognize him in his current state.

“Keng…”

Now that anger was no longer clouding his mind, Zhang Xuan immediately grasped his current situation. “This fellow is the butler of Baiyu City Lord, as well as the uncle of my disciple. It is still okay for me to teach him a lesson, but I should not kill him by any means.”

No matter what, this fellow was still Zhao Ya’s Uncle Yao. If Zhang Xuan were to really kill him, wouldn’t the disciple he just admitted go to waste?

There would surely be zero possibility for reconciliation if that were to happen!

Besides, Baiyu City was reputed as the third biggest city in Tianxuan Kingdom. To be able to become the city lord of such a city, Zhao Ya’s father should be rather powerful and holds great influence. If his butler was killed and he chose to pursue this matter, it might be possible for him to investigate onto himself. If so, he would be in deep trouble.

Being a newcomer in this world, he had yet to create a firm foothold for him to stand on, so it was best for him to keep a low profile.

“I mustn’t let me become suspicious of me!”

The thought flashed through his mind.

Since Yao Han couldn’t be killed, then Zhang Xuan have to let him go alive. For him to get beaten him in the midst of an assault against Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan would definitely be the first person he would be suspicious of!

“Oh right, I have the perfect scapegoat for this. If he didn’t come looking for trouble today, I wouldn’t have thought of him…”

A person flashed through Zhang Xuan’s mind.

That person was the man who was beside Shen Bi Ru earlier today, the one who kept mocking him, Shang Bin.

Anyway, that fellow was the grandson of Elder Shang Chen. If Zhang Xuan were to push the blame to him, Yao Han wouldn’t dare to take revenge even if he wanted to!

In fact, it would be better if Yao Han were to take revenge! The two of them would then bite viciously onto one another.

At this point, Zhang Xuan stared at the distorted face of Yao Han and deepened his voice, “I have a grudge with Zhang Xuan. Earlier today, he got on my nerves and so, I intended to teach him a lesson in the night! However, if he were to be castrated by you, Bi… she would definitely suspect that I am the one who did it and a misunderstanding would arise between us! Blame this all on the fact that you met me today, as well as your untimely arrival!”

“…”

Only now did Yao Han know why he was thrashed. He wanted to retort, but his mouth was swollen like a pair of sausages, making it impossible for him to talk.

“Scram!”

Seeing that the other party has comprehended his words, Zhang Xuan didn’t continue speaking. He stood up and kicked Yao Han’s body a dozen meters away.

“Damn it!”

Hurling vulgarities towards the other party in his mind, Yao Han knew that he was in a disadvantageous situation today. Gritting his teeth, he turned away and left.

At the same time, he carved the two main characteristics of the attacker onto his mind. Firstly, the person who beat him up had an encounter this Zhang Xuan earlier in the day and was incensed by his words or actions! Secondly, the relationship between him and Zhang Xuan should be love rivals. The woman who they were pursuing had a ‘Bi’ in her name.

As long as he remembered these two distinctive features, it was an easy task for him to find out who the fellow who laid his hands on him was.

Only after seeing Yao Han disappear into the distance did Zhang Xuan heave a sigh of relief. He patted away the dirt on his clothes and returned back to the dormitory.

This event was a great fright to him. If he didn’t stay up to cultivate tonight, it would be hard to tell what would have happened.

However, at least the danger was averted temporarily.

“The key to survival in this world… power!”

Sitting on the bed in his dormitory, Zhang Xuan muttered to himself.

If his cultivation didn’t soar today, even if he knew Yao Han’s weaknesses, he wouldn’t have been a match for him. The one to suffer in the end would be him.

Thus, the urgent matter at hand was for him to swiftly raise his strength. The stronger he was, the better it was!

He slowly drifted into the world of dream with his mind filled with sentimentality.

The next day, Zhang Xuan woke up the moment the sky lit up. Although he had barely slept for two hours, not to mention how hard he had worked the previous night, he still felt refreshed without the slightest fatigue.

“Time to start lessons!”

He muttered as he put on his clothes. After which, he walked to his classroom with large strides.

It didn’t take long for him to arrive at his classroom. The moment he pushed the door open, a plump youth welcomed him enthusiastically.

“Zhang laoshi, you are here! Look, I have already finished cleaning up the room!”

He was the final student Zhang Xuan accepted yesterday, the fatty Yuan Tao.

Zhang Xuan didn’t expect that this fellow would be the first to arrive, given how he threatened him yesterday. Furthermore, he even cleaned the classroom spick and span.

“Not bad!” Zhang Xuan nodded his head in approval.

“Hehe, since teacher said that I did not bad, is there any reward for my effort? Like some martial art or cultivation technique and such. You can casually reward me with three or five of them…”

Hearing Zhang Xuan’s acknowledgment, a wide smile appeared on fatty’s face.

This fellow was the type who would go too far when you give him some leeway.

“Wait by the side first. I will start the lesson after the other students arrive!” Zhang Xuan gestured.

The first to arrive was fatty. Unexpectedly, the second to arrive was the student whom he won from the bet, Liu Yang!

However, Liu Yang’s attitude wasn’t as good as fatty’s. Indignation spelled on his face as he gazed at Zhang Xuan with a look of contempt.

In his opinion, Zhang Xuan only won the bet by luck and it was a torture for a genius like him to come under the tutelage of a teacher of such horrendous standards.

The third to arrive was the youth who specializes in the way of the spear, Zheng Yang!

After Zhang Xuan pointed out the problem in Zheng Yang’s spear, his strength rose by more than a single fold. As a result, Zheng Yang held great confidence towards his teacher and out of the current few students who acknowledged Zhang Xuan, he was the only one who came to him on his own free will.

The fourth to arrive was Wang Ying. The shy lass couldn’t help but blush upon catching sight of the other students when she entered and immediately hid at the corner.

……………………………………

“I should be able to solve the problem of my body today…” Zhao Ya opened her eyes.

Yesterday, the academy’s worst teacher claimed that he was capable of solving her problem. After returning to her dormitory, she felt lost and worried, causing her to roll about her bed, only falling asleep after a long time later.

Regardless of whether the other party is telling the truth or lying, there would surely be a conclusion by the end of today!

When such thoughts struck her, she gargled her mouth, put on her clothes and left the room swiftly.

As the daughter of Baiyu City Lord and one of the top ten scorers of the entrance examinations, she was granted a personal residence, unlike the shared dormitory of the other students. There were many rooms in the residence and the butler, Uncle Yao, stayed in one of the rooms not too far away from hers.

“Uncle Yao, I’m going to class!”

Seeing no movements in the room after shouting, Zhao Ya prepared to walk off.

“Young mistress, wait for me. I will go with you!” A shout echoed from beyond the door. The door opened and Yao Han walked out.

Looking at his face, Zhao Ya was taken aback. “Uncle Yao, you… What happened?”

Zhao Ya was stunned to see Yao Han’s swollen face and the dark rings around his eyes. In a single night, the dignified Yao Han had been disfigured. If it wasn’t for the familiar voice, she wouldn’t have known who he was!

“Oh, I accidentally hit myself after getting too absorbed in my training yesterday!’

Yao Han explained.

“…”

[Who would hit themselves in the midst of their training?

Is it possible for anyone to find an even worse excuse than that…]

“Uncle Yao, what happened? Who did it? No, I have to tell my dad!” Zhao Ya exclaimed furiously.

“Young mistress, don’t bother yourself with this. This is my own problem… I can resolve it myself! You better hurry to your class first. I want to see how the teacher you acknowledged is like. If his standards are exactly like what the rumors dictate, I will immediately report this to the city lord and have the Hongtian Academy get a new teacher for you…”

Yao Han waved his hand imposingly. However, as his movements were too big, his wounds were pulled on and cold sweat drenches his back.

“Fine!”

Seeing how adamant Yao Han was against her interference in the matter, Zhao Ya didn’t touch any further on the subject. The two of them walked towards Zhang Xuan’s classroom.

“Uncle Yao, given how severely wounded you are, I think you should go back and rest first. I can attend the lesson by myself, there is no need for you to send me!”

After walking a short distance, Zhao Ya noticed how his entire body was trembling and drenched in sweat, she couldn’t help but say these words.

Yesterday, Zhang Xuan didn’t pull back his blows even in the least. Despite applying medicine on the wounds and resting for a few hours, his wounds were still severe. It was quite incredible that he was even able to walk.

“Young mistress, the city lord has tasked me to find a good teacher for you before we set off. Yet, you had to choose such a fellow. How can I face the city lord in the future!” Yao Han said. “No matter what, I want to expose the true face of that fellow before you and prove to you that he is a fraud! Only our pure and innocent young mistress would fall for his tricks. Given those standards of his, it is impossible for him to recruit a second student. When you finally witness that there are no other students in his class, you would know that…”

Jiyaaaa!

The door to the classroom was pushed open, revealing its interior.

Within the classroom sat Zhang Xuan and his four new students.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 18: Scammed

“You want to kill me?”

Seeing the other party whipping out a knife, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.

It was fortunate that he had been cultivating and not sleeping. Otherwise, when the other party approached him silently like this, wouldn’t he be killed for sure?

“Let me first ascertain who this fellow is!”

Zhang Xuan knew that conducting this kind of night assault would mean that he was not an individual. Perhaps, there could even be an organization behind him. If he didn’t accurately identify the one trying to murder him, even if he were to kill this assassin, there might be more coming for his life in the future. If he didn’t dig out the organization behind the assassination, he wouldn’t have to dream of sleeping peacefully anymore.

“Who is it?”

Just when Zhang Xuan was pondering how he should force the man before him to confess the organization backing him, he heard a hushed voice. Unknowingly, the black-clothed man grasping the dagger was already standing at proximity to him.

Zhang Xuan had never tracked anyone before. Upon seeing the other party whip out a dagger, he got nervous for a moment and leaked out his breath, causing the other party to notice his presence.

“I…”

To be noticed so quickly, Zhang Xuan frowned. Just when he was about to rush forward to duel with the man before him, a thought flashed through his mind and a brilliant idea popped out.

“I am here to kill Zhang Xuan, that useless teacher! Who are you?”

Suppressing his tone so as to not be identified, Zhang Xuan declared.

Since the other party was here to kill him, he would be able to confuse him by saying that he was here for the same purpose.

“You’re here to kill him?” The black-clothed man was taken aback. However, looking at how Zhang Xuan concealed his face and his sneaky attitude, he couldn’t help but trust his words slightly.

“Indeed. The academy’s worst teacher will only bring harm to the students if left alone!” Zhang Xuan couldn’t help but turn red upon talking about himself.

“Oh, then you do it. I will help you keep a look out!” The black-clothed man said.

“Keng?” A uncomprehending look appeared on Zhang Xuan. He tried to push the responsibility to him, “I think it would be better for you to do it. Anyway, we are here for the same motive, so it doesn’t matter who does it!”

“You do it. Actually, I have no intentions of killing him. I only wanted to punish him. However, if he were to die, that would be for the best!” The black-clothed man urged him on.

“Punish him?”

Zhang Xuan was a little confused. Punish him… Then why was he holding a dagger? He couldn’t resist asking, “How do you want to punish him?”

“Hmph, that fellow dares to do something disrespectful to our young mistress. I intend to chop off his thing and turn him into a eunuch!”

The black-clothed man proclaimed furiously.

“…” Hearing those words filled with vile intentions, Zhang Xuan could only feel a breeze at his crotch and shivered unconsciously in fear.

[The hell! If I were to sleep peacefully tonight, I would probably be qualified to serve the emperor after this!

****!

Who the hell are you, for you to be so vicious!

Disrespectful to your young mistress?]

Zhang Xuan tried to recall the memories of his previous self and after his reincarnation, but he didn’t seem to have gotten into any physical relationships with any young mistresses!

“That Zhang Xuan, I have only heard that he is unqualified as a teacher, I have never heard of him bullying females. What is this about?” Zhang Xuan couldn’t resist asking.

“Hmph, that fellow is an animal with a human skin! What teacher, he is a beast! Our young mistress… Forget it, the more I think about it, the more furious I get!” Untold rage could be felt from the suppressed voice of the black-clothed man.

“…” Zhang Xuan could only see stars.

So what the hell is it about, for you to insult me as a beast? What did I do to your young mistress? Besides that, who the hell is your young mistress? It is one thing if she is pretty, but if she is ugly, isn’t it too much for such a reputation to be forced on me!

“Why do you want to kill him?”

After his insults, the black-clothed man looked over.

“Me?” Zhang Xuan didn’t expect that the other party would question him. He was stunned for a moment before clenching his jaw and answering, “I… I can’t accept his actions of bullying women!”

“You know that he bullies woman? Who did he bully?” The black-clothed man was alarmed.

“He…” Zhang Xuan harrumphed and said, “There is no reason for me to answer your questions!”

“That is true. Since we both have the same goals in mind, you go first!” Seeing that the other party was unwilling to reveal anything, although there were doubts in his mind, he chose to ask no further and waved his hand to gesture Zhang Xuan to go ahead.

“It would be better if you go first! If I were to strike first, he would be dead before you can castrate him. It would be better for you to castrate him first before I kill him!” Zhang Xuan replied.

“That…” The black-clothed man started to hesitate. He looked at Zhang Xuan in doubt.

He started to get suspicious.

How could it be possible for such a coincidence to occur? Just when he intended to castrate Zhang Xuan, another person appeared to assassinate him? If it wasn’t for his fear of the strength of the other party, he would have struck him unconscious by now.

“Why? You don’t trust me? If I don’t want to kill him, why would I sneak here in the middle of the night!” Noticing his doubts, Zhang Xuan tried to dispel them.

“Un!”

Hearing those words, the black-clothed man hesitated for a moment before nodding his head in agreement.

[That’s true. It is already late at night. If the masked man isn’t here to kill Zhang Xuan, why would he be here for?]

“It isn’t because I don’t trust you. Since our goals align with one another, let’s go together!” The black-clothed man replied after pondering for a moment.

He was still a little suspicious of the fellow in front of him.

“You are still way too careful. Rest easy, I have basic principles as a human. However, since you do not trust me…” Zhang Xuan didn’t drag on the conversation and gestured, “Let’s go together!”

After which, he charged forward.

“Fighter 5-dan pinnacle?” Seeing his movement, the black-clothed man instantly identified his level of cultivation. He exerted his qinggong [1] and followed closely behind.

Seeing the black-clothed man following behind him, Zhang Xuan immediately turned around to take a look.

Boom!

The Library of Heaven’s Path jolted and a book appeared.

The skill the other party exerted to follow him was equal to executing a battle technique. As long as one were to use a skill, the Library of Heaven’s Path would be able to compile a book on his flaws and thus, his background would be revealed.

Zhang Xuan glanced at the book.

He only saw two words ‘Yao Han’ written on the cover.

“This name sounds so familiar… Where have I heard of it?” Zhang Xuan stared at the front cover for a moment before flipping over to the first page.

“Yao Han, the butler of Baiyu City Lord Residence. Fighter 6-dan Pixue primary stage, eight acupoints opened!”

…

“It’s him?”

Seeing the words Baiyu City, Zhang Xuan immediately recalled the identity of the man before him.

Wasn’t this the butler from Baiyu City who rushed over to threaten him when he accepted Zhao Ya as his student?

[No wonder his voice and name sounds so familiar!

Just that…

This means that the young mistress that he mentioned refers to Zhao Ya… What did I do to her for you to make the journey here just to castrate me?]

“To dare malign me… Even though you are stronger than me, I must teach you a lesson!”

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

If it was something his previous self did, since he had transcended over to take his place, even though he would feel wronged, he would admit it. However, the crux was that… he didn’t do anything! For Yao Han to label him with this crime when he did nothing, he was simply too vile!

As such thoughts raced through his mind, he continued to glance through the list.

“Cultivation Technique: White Jade Circulation Technique!”

“Battle Techniques: Mystical Diagram Palm (Expert), Mystical Diagram Fist (Expert)…”

“Flaws: 16 aspects. No.1, his mingmen is at his bottoms and his skills are unable to guard against attacks directed at the point… No.2… No.3…”

Just as how it did previously, the book recorded all the flaws on this fellow.

Having broken through eight acupoints, this meant his current strength is at 12 ding. If Zhang Xuan were to try to match him in a direct combat, he would definitely not be a match for him.

However…

“So what if you are in Pixue realm? So what if you possess 12 ding of strength? If I don’t teach you a lesson today, I wouldn’t be called Zhang Xuan!”

Hu!

At this point, Zhang Xuan stopped abruptly.

“What’s wrong?”

Seeing Zhang Xuan stopping abruptly, the black-clothed man asked with a confused look.

“Look, an UFO!”

Zhang Xuan casually pointed.

“UFO? What is an UFO?”

The black-clothed man was taken aback and hurriedly turned around to take a look. This action revealed the mingmen on his bottom to Zhang Xuan.

Incomprehension plagued Yao Han. He knew of butterfly, ultimatum and spy. However, what exactly was an ‘UFO’?

TL Note: Butterfly -> Hu Die|Ultimatum -> Tong Die|Spy -> Jian Die|UFO(Flying saucer) -> Fei Die|Die is pronounced as Di-yeh.

“Go to hell!”

What Zhang Xuan had been waiting for was this opportunity. Without any hesitation whatsoever, he sent a kick filled with his wrath towards his bottom.

Peng!

Before the black-clothed man Yao Han could react, his mingmen was kicked on. He flew forward and crashed head-on with a boulder not too far away. Blood trickled down from the wound on his head.

[Since you are here to castrate me, should I castrate you right now?]

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Zhang Xuan rushed forward and sat on the other party’s body. He sent a couple of fists onto his face.

[What Pixue realm expert, what 12 ding expert? They are strong? If you were to find their mingmen and exploit their flaws, an unexpected assault will still lead to their deaths!]

“You…”

Apparently, Yao Han didn’t expect the fellow who wanted to teach Zhang Xuan a lesson along with him would suddenly attack him frenziedly. What’s worse, his mingmen was struck, causing his entire body to go stiff. He couldn’t retaliate even if he wanted to. His body shivered from anger.

[Didn’t we agree to deal with Zhang Xuan together?

The heck!

Where is your trust?

Where are your basic principles as a human?

Besides… No matter what, you are a Fighter 5-dan Dingli pinnacle master, an expert among experts. You should have some demeanor even in the midst of a battle. To shamelessly lie to me and launch a secret assault before riding on my face…

What about battle techniques?

What about crossing blows?

What about your cultivation technique?

Even gangsters on the street don’t fight this way…]

He only felt wave after wave of pain on his face. Yao Han was about to go insane.

At this moment, he finally knew that he had been scammed by the masked man.

Furthermore, it was the worst kind of scams.

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[1] Qinggong - Literally translated as the ‘Art of Lightweight’. It refers to footwork which allows one to tread lightly, increasing one’s jumping ability, running speed and dodging skills.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 17: Assassination

[So what if the parents ask about it? You are the lowest level teacher, it is normal that you can’t answer their questions!

So, in order to put on a show, you specially came here to view the 5-dan cultivation technique. If this isn’t being hypocritical and vain, then what is?]

“Tomorrow, I will look for the principal and have this unrealistic fellow expelled!”

Scoffing coldly in his heart, Old Mo’s mind was resolute.

[Leaving such a vain fellow who doesn’t cultivate properly in the academy will just sully the culture of the academy!]

Zhang Xuan didn’t know that the two meetings with Elder Mo have placed him in the expulsion list of the latter. If he were to know, he would have no idea whether he should burst into laughter or weep in tears.

Those words that he said were only excuses!

In reality, his cultivation had reached such a level!

He couldn’t possibly stop training due to the lack of cultivation technique.

Very quickly, he found the very last row of the cultivation technique section.

Even the most famous and powerful teacher in the academy was Fighter 5-dan. The moment one broke through into the 6-dan Pixue realm, they would automatically become an elder in the academy.

This was only the Teacher Compendium Pavilion, so there weren’t any records on the 6-dan cultivation techniques. Thus, the 5-dan cultivation techniques were placed on the very last shelf.

“There are significantly less 5-dan manuals than 4-dan!”

There were around 2000 to 3000 cultivation technique secret manuals on the 4-dan whereas there were only 1000 on the 5-dan.

However, it was also a natural occurrence when one thought about it. No matter what it was, the higher one climbed, the scarcer the resources. Although the academy had been present for a long time, there were definitely significantly less 5-dan than 4-dan in its entire history.

As a result, the cultivation techniques and notes they left behind would be fewer as well.

Shaking his head, he decided not to contemplate over such matters. Zhang Xuan casually took out a book and flipped through it.

Around an hour later, the 1000 cultivation technique secret manuals have been browsed through and the Library of Heaven’s Path had compiled corresponding books to the secret manuals.

After receiving what he wanted, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly and bade Elder Mo farewell before walking into the distance.

Seeing how he was randomly flipping and viewing the books, not even stopping in the midst of it, Elder Mo couldn’t help but chastise him yet again in his mind.

Returning back to his living quarters, Zhang Xuan followed what he did previously and searched for the correct phrases and paragraphs within the thousand books.

As he expected, not too long later, the library compiled the thousand books into a single one. This time, the book wasn’t nameless and the four big words 《Heaven’s Path Divine Art》 was written on it.

He started to cultivate again.

Fighter 5-dan Dingli realm was an extension of the Pigu realm. The purpose of this realm was simple, it was to temper the zhenqi of the cultivator to his body. The difference in strength between each stage in Dingli realm was mainly due to the level of compatibility between one’s zhenqi and their body.

The greater their compatibility, the more strength one was able to exert.

Reading the cultivation method for the Dingli realm in the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, Zhang Xuan focused his attention. He carefully controlled the crystal clear zhenqi in his dantian to slowly flow in his body, going at a fixed rhythm to allow it to merge completely with his body.

The Heaven’s Path Divine Art was indeed worthy of being a cultivation technique compiled by the advantages of over a few thousand secret manuals. The efficiency of the cultivation method was indeed one to behold. His zhenqi and muscles swiftly merged together as one.

The strength of his body and the compatibility of his zhenqi soared up exponentially.

Dingli realm primary stage!

Dingli realm intermediate stage!

Dingli realm advanced stage!

Dingli realm pinnacle!

Boom!

After four hours, his body jolted again.

Zhang Xuan reopened his eyes. His eyes were filled with disbelief, “This… Fighter 5-dan pinnacle?”

Initially, he thought he would take a long period cultivating in 5-dan. Never in his dreams would he possibly imagine that he could reach the pinnacle in four hours through the Heaven’s Path Divine Art.

To his previous self, cultivation was as difficult as trying to ascend the heavens. Yet, to Zhang Xuan who was practicing the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, it was as easy as eating and drinking.

Just by half a night worth of effort, he rose from Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm to Fighter 5-dan Dingli realm pinnacle… This was too exaggerated!

Furthermore, if it wasn’t for the fact that he didn’t know the cultivation method for 6-dan, unaware of which acupoint he should breakthrough, he might have already successfully broken through to become a 6-dan Pixue realm expert!

In 6-dan Pixue realm, one would open up all of the blocked acupoints in their body. For every acupoint broken through, one’s zhenqi would become richer and one’s prowess will rise.

It was said that there are 108 acupoints in the human body. However, only 72 of these could be opened and there was an order to opening it. Everyone’s body was different, thus everyone would require a different sequence in breaking through each of them to obtain the best results out of it. If one was unable to find the correct sequence, they could very possibly end up only opening three to four acupoints and be stuck there for the rest of their lives.

This was just like cleaning the silt by a river. It had to be cleaned gradually from the upper stream to the lower stream. If one were to start at the center and clean towards the upper and lower stream, not only would the river not be cleaned thoroughly, it might even result in a blockage, causing one to be unable to progress further.

The same logic went for breaking through one’s acupoints as well. If one didn’t find the ideal sequence, the other acupoints might get blocked and for the rest of their lives, they would be unable to open it.

Thus, without a cultivation technique, Zhang Xuan didn’t dare to try to cultivate further.

However, he wasn’t anxious. It was already unheard of to break through two great realms in a single night. He was already very satisfied with the results.

“Unless required, it is best for me to not to reveal my level of cultivation!”

As a transcender, he had read many books and watched many shows. He knew that possessing a treasure itself was a crime.

He was the worst teacher in the entire academy. Yet, in a night, he suddenly gained the strength of a Fighter 5-dan pinnacle. If others were to find out, wouldn’t they all rush to him?

Thus, it was best for him to not tell anyone about him reaching Dingli realm pinnacle. The more confidential it was, the better it was for him.

“Let me see how much strength would I hold this time!”

After making a decision, Zhang Xuan walked over to the Strength Measuring Rock Pillar.

While other people only possessed one ding of strength in their Dingli primary stage, he possessed five ding. If so, how much strength would he hold now that he had reached the pinnacle?

Peng!

Light flowed through the rock pillar and numbers appeared on it.

8 ding!

“Eight ding of strength? That is almost the strength of a Pixue realm expert who has opened up four acupoints!” Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up.

A normal Dingli pinnacle cultivator would possess four ding of strength. After which, for each acupoint they broke through, their strength would increase by one ding.

Despite just being at Dingli pinnacle, he possessed the strength of eight ding, putting him on the same level as an expert who had broken through four acupoints.

“As expected of the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, incredible!”

Zhang Xuan was quite happy. After training for such a long period of time, he intended to find something to eat then go to sleep. However, his ears suddenly twitched.

“Why would someone be here at such a time?”

Zhang Xuan frowned.

Due to an advancement in his cultivation, his hearing and sight have improved tremendously. He was able to clearly perceive the sound of someone hiding somewhere not too far from where he was, staring fixedly at his living quarters. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

“Looks like he is surveying my room. He probably has yet to detect my presence!”

At this moment, Zhang Xuan wasn’t at his room but behind a Strength Measuring Rock Pillar, which was a distance away from the dormitory. After measuring his strength, he had been suppressing his breathing, thus the other party had yet to notice his presence.

“Let’s see who’s the one finding trouble with me!”

He didn’t expect that someone would want to deal with him right after he was done cultivating. The doubts in his mind grew.

Rummaging through the memories of his previous self, although he didn’t have much accomplishment, there hadn’t been a scenario where someone sneaked onto in the night to deal with him!

“No matter who he is, I mustn’t let him identify me!”

Just when he was about to meet the other party, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

The entire academy knew that he is a Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm trash. If he were to appear at this moment as a 5-dan pinnacle, the other party would definitely be scared to death!

Furthermore, if the news were to spread out, there would surely be quite a few persons who would look into him.

Thus, no matter who the other party was, Zhang Xuan mustn’t allow him to identify him.

At this moment, he suddenly recalled the numerous movies he had watched back in his previous life. Thus, he tore away a fabric from his sleeves and covered his face.

Hu!

After finishing with his preparations, making use of the darkness of the night, Zhang Xuan gradually crept towards the other party with light footsteps.

Although he had just broken through and he had never studied any footwork, the cultivation technique he was training with was the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, which granted him superb control over his body. Not to mention, he was also very familiar with his surroundings, so the other party didn’t notice him even when he was just ten meters behind him.

At such a proximity, he could clearly see the black suit donned by the other party. His face was also covered, so it was impossible for him to make out his identity as well.

“Lad, if you must blame, blame it for your daring guts to dare to lay your hands on our young mistress!”

Hiding behind a large tree, Zhang Xuan stared at the silhouette before him as the mutterings of the latter vaguely drifted to his ears.

“That voice sounds familiar…”

Zhang Xuan’s eyebrows knitted tightly together.

Zhang Xuan was sure that he had heard this voice before. However, he had difficulty recalling exactly when and where he heard it.

Hu!

Just as he was trying his best to recall whether it is the memory of his previous self or after he had transcended, the silhouette before him flickered and gradually moved towards his dormitory. At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, a cold gleam shone and a sharp dagger appeared on his palm.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 16: Cleansing Muscles and Bones

“Let me give it a try!”

After obtaining a cultivation technique without any flaws, Zhang Xuan didn’t hesitate to follow the method recorded in the Heaven’s Path Divine Art and starts to meditate.

The pores on his body widened as he absorbed spirit energy from the air into his body.

Fighter 4-dan.

1-dan Juxi, 2-dan Dantian, 3-dan Zhenqi, 4-dan Pigu.

Juxi realm, cultivators would learn innate breathing and sensing of spirit in the air. Also, they would gain the ability to look into their body and control the flow of spirit energy in their body with their mind.

Dantian realm, the opening up of a cultivator’s dantian to allow it to hold spirit energy as well as to reform his body, turning a normal human into a true Fighter.

Zhenqi realm, the gathering of the spirit energy in the dantian to create zhenqi.

Pigu realm, the zhenqi-filled Dantian would overflow and enrich one’s body, causing the cultivator’s physical body to become powerful. The capabilities of their organs would also be strengthened, thus turning them into true experts.

The first three dans of a Fighter were the building of foundations. Only at the 4-dan did the result of one’s cultivation truly reflected on one’s body, causing one to stray away from illnesses and become stronger.

The cultivation method of Hongtian Nine Dan Manual was to make use of the zhenqi overflowing from the dantian to nourish one’s body, thus reforming and tempering one’s bones, muscles, tendons and skin.

However, the Heaven’s Path Divine Art was different. It used the spirit energy from the surrounding to nourish one’s body while having the zhenqi in one’s body overflow to the other parts of the body at the same time.

Gugugugu!

The stream of spirit energy flowed through his veins towards his entire body. The zhenqi would mend and fill up the incomplete parts as it flowed through his veins.

Gezhi! Gezhi!

It didn’t take long for the infusion of both spirit energy and zhenqi to strengthen his bones and muscles. It felt as though it had been tempered with concentrated fire as it turned clear, emitting a warm glow.

Boom!

After the zhenqi circulated around his body for an unknown number of times, his body suddenly jolted and he felt as though he had broken through a certain bottleneck. A surge of relaxation gushed through his body.

Previously, his body felt as though it had been bound by some shackles but now, his entire body felt light and he had perfect control over every single motion of his. It felt as though he had broken through his cocoon to be reborn as a butterfly.

“Fighter 4-dan Pigu realm… I have finished cultivating in this realm?”

Opening his eyes, Zhang Xuan was still in a state of disbelief.

The sign of breaking through the Pigu realm was the destruction of the shackles of one’s body, allowing one to ascend into greater heights. How long had he been training? Two hours? Four hours?

“Pungent!”

Curious, he looked at his body and realized that there was a layer of filth on the surface of his skin.

Pigu realm was the nourishment of one’s body using zhenqi, expelling the impurities within one’s body and cleansing one’s muscles and bones, thus reforming their body.

From birth, humans would ingest all kinds of food for survival. As a result, they would accumulate more and more impurities in their body. In the Pigu realm, through the nourishment of zhenqi, one cleansed their body of impurities and only then were they able to break through the shackles of their body and return back to nature.

“I have long heard of the Pigu realm, but… I have never seen anyone who can expel so much impurities!”

Smelling the pungent smell from his body, Zhang Xuan couldn’t take it anymore. He grabbed a pail and cleaned himself while muttering under his breath.

Fighter 4-dan Pigu realm was the cleansing of one’s muscles and bones. It was already not bad for one to strengthen their body just by a small bit in one sitting. He had never heard of a person expelling so much impurities that their entire body would stink from it.

Very quickly, he finished cleaning himself. At this moment, Zhang Xuan suddenly realized that his body was as clear as a jade and as smooth as a mirror. All of the scars which he accumulated from his previous training sessions have disappeared without a trace. Right now, he was just like a newborn infant, perhaps even smoother than a newborn infant.

“My zhenqi…”

Surprised by the changes in his body, his attention turned to his dantian. His entire body trembled.

The murky zhenqi that was in his dantian previously had turned to become as clear and water and it was emitting refreshing fragrance.

Without a doubt, it was definitely superior zhenqi!

“Not only is my body enhanced, even the quality of my zhenqi has improved. This… Heaven’s Path Divine Art is too powerful!”

Zhang Xuan was taken aback.

To break through Pigu realm, others have to continually nourish their body for at least a few years. However, he took less than four hours to break through the realm directly. Not only so, the quality of his zhenqi had also been refined. Exactly what kind of secret manual had the Library of Heaven’s Path created?

This was way too powerful!

“Let me test my strength! Upon breaking through Pigu realm, one would reach Fighter 5-dan Dingli. The moment a cultivator steps into this realm, they will possess one ding of strength!”

He walked over to the Strength Measuring Rock Pillar, which was just a few dozen meters away from the dormitory.

This kind of Strength Measuring Rock Pillar could be found around the academy so as to allow the students to measure their strength anytime and anywhere.

Upon reaching Fighter 5-dan Dingli, one would possess one ding of strength, which was around a thousand kilograms.

This kind of strength already exceeded the limits of an ordinary human and was on par with horses and bulls.

After practicing the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, Zhang Xuan’s body had been reformed and he had broken through the Pigu realm. This was an opportunity for him to test how much strength the possessed. Would it be like in the rumors, that he would possess one ding of strength?

Gathering and controlling his breath, the sole of the feet clutched onto the ground. Suddenly, his knees sprang forth and his entire body immediately took on the shape of a giant bow while his arm burst forth from him like an arrow.

Peng!

His fist struck on the stone pillar and a glint of light flowed on it.

“5 ding!”

A number appeared on it.

“How… how… is this possible?”

Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes and a dumbfounded look covered his entire face.

Is this for real?

For a normal dingli primary stage, one would possess one ding of strength. In the intermediate stage, one would possess two ding of strength. In the advanced stage, three ding of strength and in the pinnacle, four ding of strength!

Yet, despite barely breaking through the Pigu realm to Dingli realm, he actually possessed five ding of strength… What was going on?

Wasn’t this too exaggerated!

“It must be due to the nourishment of my body by the Heaven’s Path Divine Art and the superior zhenqi in my body…”

After a short moment, Zhang Xuan recovered from the shock and infers.

He was very clear that he wasn’t a genius.

The only explanation for it was the Heaven’s Path Divine Art which he had just cultivated with.

Not only did this cultivation technique tempered and reformed his physical body, and cleansed his zhenqi, raising it to superior quality, it also increased his strength significantly, thus granting him the strength beyond that of Dingli pinnacle expert despite just reaching the Dingli realm.

Fearsome!

“There are only a few esteemed teacher in the academy who reached Fighter 5-dan!”

In the academy, only some of the higher level teachers possessed the strength of a Fighter 5-dan Dingli realm. People like Cao Xiong and him could never hope to reach such heights.

“Now that I have reached this level, I should go and look for the cultivation technique for 5-dan…”

While his strength soared rapidly, a problem arose.

The multitude of 4-dan cultivation techniques that he flipped through in the Teacher Compendium Pavilion previously were useless now. If he wanted to continue cultivating, he had to look for 5-dan cultivation techniques.

“Right now, it isn’t too late. The Teacher Compendium Pavilion shouldn’t be closed yet…”

Scratching his head, Zhang Xuan walked over the Compendium Pavilion once more.

In order to prevent people from getting greedy and hasty in their training, the academy imposed a rule that one could only view cultivation techniques that corresponded to the level of their cultivation.

It didn’t take long for Zhang Xuan to arrive at the Compendium Pavilion once more.

“Why are you here again?”

Seeing that it’s the same guy from a moment ago, the custodian, Elder Mo, frowned.

This impractical fellow just left the pavilion not long ago. Why was he back again?

“Elder Mo, I would like to view the cultivation technique for 5-dan!” Zhang Xuan was a little awkward.

He couldn’t possibly say that he broke through after leaving for just a short moment!

If he were to say that, the other fellow would either kill him or kidnap him to examine him like a lab rat.

There wasn’t much of a change in zhenqi between Pigu realm and Dingli realm. As long he didn’t manipulate his zhenqi, it was difficult for even experts to tell the difference. Elder Mo might be strong, but it was inconceivable to him that this youth might have broken to greater heights in the short moment he was gone.

“5-dan cultivation technique? What do you want it for?”

Elder Mo’s face darkened. His final sliver of appreciation towards his fellow disappeared.

He didn’t copy any notes on the 4-dan cultivation technique and didn’t try to cultivate it. Yet, he was back now to look at the 5-dan? What kind of joke was this!

“Elder Mo, it is like this. Today, I accepted a student and his parent asked me some questions about 5-dan cultivation. I was unable to answer it, causing him to look down on me. Thus… I would like to take a look and derive an answer to it. This way, I would be able to deal with these questions in the future!”

Zhang Xuan had already thought of an excuse beforehand.

“Some parents are indeed troublesome to deal with!” Hearing this explanation, Elder Mo nodded his head. With a solemn expression, he said, “You can take a look, but do not cultivate them by any means! If you try to cultivate 5-dan without even breaking through 4-dan, even deities would be unable to save you when you go berserk!”

“Yes, I understand that!”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly replied.

“Alright, enter!” Elder Mo waved his hand and closed his eyes. “The 5-dan cultivation technique are on the very last row!”

“Yes!” Zhang Xuan hurriedly entered.

“Hypocritical! Vain!”

After entering, Elder Mo added two more words to his evaluation of Zhang Xuan.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 15: Heaven's Path Divine Art

Needless to say, Hongtian Academy or even those top sects, might not even have god or saint cultivation technique. Besides, even they have it, it was hidden deep inside the sect and normal people would be unable to obtain it.

What he wanted to do was to create such a skill, so that his training would be more efficient so as to hasten the rate of the rise of his cultivation by leaps and bounds!

“I don’t have any 4-dan cultivation method. Let me go to the Teacher Compendium Pavilion to take a look!”

Practicing the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula, the cultivator could only retrieve the secret manual for the next realm after breaking through their current realm. At this moment, he only had the cultivation method for 3-dan. He had yet to see the one for 4-dan.

Walking out, the sun hadn’t set for too long and there were still quite a few passerby on the road.

The bright moonlight reflected on the surface of the pavement, dying it with a layer of silver. A few couples who had just tasted the forbidden fruit were snuggling under the tree as they whispered sweet nothings to one another. Even so, the surroundings have a serene atmosphere.

Zhang Xuan didn’t bother himself with these. Instead, he hastened his footsteps and soon, a giant pavilion appeared before him.

The Compendium Pavilion was split into two main sectors: teacher and student. Within it lied the compendium of all kinds of secret manuals and cultivation techniques. It was one of the most important locations in the entire academy.

“Elder Mo!”

Walking to the entrance, he bowed to an elderly who was sitting at a proximity from the great door.

Elder Mo was one of the guardians of the Compendium Pavilion. It was unknown what realm he had reached, but it was said that he was ranked among the top in the academy in terms of his strength. However, as he hadn’t fought for many years, no one could tell his actual strength for sure.

“You’re here! You have reached Fighter 4-dan?”

Elder Mo looked over and stroked his sparse beard.

“It is just luck!” Zhang Xuan didn’t try to conceal the fact that he had reached Fighter 4-dan.

“Good, good. Train harder, the academy still needs young blood like you!” Elder Mo nodded his head in satisfaction.

“Yes!” Zhang Xuan didn’t continue speaking and instead, lifted his leg to walk into the room.

The moment he left, Elder Mo shook his head and lamented, “He is a good child, just that he is lacking a little in talent and is slightly too slow in his cultivation!”

Other cultivators took around two years to break through Fighter 3-dan whereas Zhang Xuan took a whole three years to do so. His talent was indeed subpar.

“Upon reaching Fighter 4-dan, if he were to train properly, he should still be able to become an average teacher. Just that, I hope he doesn’t score too badly for his Teacher Qualification Examination the next time…”

After muttering for a bit, Elder Mo didn’t go on any further and shut his eyes once more.

Zhang Xuan was one of the more polite ones among the numerous young teachers. He didn’t really like him, but neither did he dislike him. It was just that he found it lamentable for him to be lacking in talent.

Oblivious to the mutterings of Elder Mo, Zhang Xuan walked into the Compendium Pavilion.

Although the Hongtian Academy’s Compendium Pavilion was of significant size, nowhere paling in comparison to the working location of his previous life, it was still much smaller than the Library of Heaven’s Path in his mind.

The two weren’t even on the same level.

He walked quickly to the cultivation technique section and to the fourth row of it.

Indeed, the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula 4-dan cultivation technique was in here.

Reaching out to grab it, he casually flipped through it.

Hu!

A similar secret manual appeared in his mind. Taking a look, it was around the same as the one for 3-dan, there were more than a thousand flaws.

“There are other secret manuals here as well. Let me take a look at them as well!”

After the prior experience with breaking through, Zhang Xuan didn’t focus on the flaws in it and instead looked towards the bookshelf before him.

On the bookshelf of the fourth row, there was an amazing amount of different kinds of cultivation technique manuals. They were all cultivation techniques for 4-dan and there were quite plenty of notes and explanations in them left behind by predecessors. Just by a rough look, there were around a few thousand of them.

If it was someone else, their eyes would definitely blur from the sight. After all, there were so many books with countless notes left in them. Furthermore, some of the theories for the cultivation techniques are at ends with each other, so it was hard to gauge whether which one was the right one. If one were to randomly cultivate without knowing better, it was possible for them to go berserk.

However, Zhang Xuan was different. Possessing the Library of Heaven’s Path, he was capable of telling which one was the right one. He didn’t hesitate to grab a book and flip through it.

Hu!

A similar book appeared in his mind.

Zhang Xuan didn’t stop and picked up the next one.

He wasn’t browsing through them nor picking them. Rather, he was trying to increase the number of books in the Library of Heaven’s Path, so that he could derive a more precise cultivation method.

Hualala!

The sound of flipping pages filled the entire room.

“A weak will. Impatient and unrealistic!”

Hearing those words, Elder Mo frowned.

Since Zhang Xuan had already chosen to cultivate in the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula, then he shouldn’t think about any other skills. He should make use of the time to copy the formula for the 4-dan, so that he could analyze it and start training. Although it was possible to make use the strengths of others to make up for the flaws of one, the more miscellaneous knowledge one read, the easier it was for one to get impatient and rash. In the end, it was a small thing if he achieved nothing in the end. If things go wrong, it was very possible for him to go berserk and ruin his cultivation!

Thirty years ago, a talented genius blessed with great talents who thought he was much greater than others insisted on looking through the various cultivation techniques to create an ultimate one tailored to him. In the end, due to reading too many manuals, he became uncertain of the route he should walk on and his cultivation went berserk. As an individual, he became insane as well.

Being greedy would cause indigestion!

This was the absolute truth and reality.

For him to take three years to break through Zhenqi realm, his talent was apparent. With such talent, he should just obediently cultivate 4-dan of Hongtian Nine Dan Formula. Yet, he chose to flip through other manuals. Was he just trying to seek for something thrilling?

With one look, one could tell he was an unrealistic fellow!

The good impression that he held towards Zhang Xuan disappeared without a trace.

“Putting on a show just to obtain the fleeting praises of the crowd!”

After a cold harrumph, he realized that Zhang Xuan was just casually flipping through without taking a careful look at them. Elder Mo’s eyebrows knitted even closer together and he felt a little disgusted with him.

If one were to study those manual closer, even though they were being unrealistic, they would still obtain some knowledge on them. However, this fellow simply and casually flipped through it and given the speed he flipped at, even Elder Mo himself was unable to look through the contents properly. If so, what could a lad who had just reached Fighter 4-dan see?

Now, he was truly putting on a show to obtain the fleeting praises of the crowd!

“The academy’s culture is really degenerating, getting worse with each passing generation!”

After those words, he shut his eyes, refusing to bother with this unrealistic fellow anymore.

“I’m done!”

His pace of browsing was extremely fast. He was able to finish flipping through a normal manual in just one or two breaths. In two hours, he finished browsing through all of the cultivation manuals and thousands of identical books had appeared in the Library of Heaven’s Path.

“Time to return to assess them!”

Knowing that his aim had been achieved, he smiled and walked towards the outside without hesitation.

“You aren’t going to copy any notes?”

Seeing him leaving empty-handed, Elder Mo couldn’t resist asking.

[Even if he is unrealistic, he should at least copy the secret manual, so that he can analyze it after returning to his living quarters. Coming and leaving empty-handed, are you coming here to play?]

“It’s okay, I am actually just taking a casual look…”

Unsure about what the other party was thinking about, Zhang Xuan smiled and took his leave.

“Taking a casual look? Frivolous! The academy should punish this fellow! How can such a frivolous person be a teacher!” Elder Mo waved his hand in anger.

Cultivation manuals were the core of every cultivator and every cultivator should hold some respect towards them. However, this fellow only came to take a look and returned back after casually flipping through them. His behavior was unacceptable!

Looks like he should have a talk with the principal to deal with these teachers who were sullying the culture of the academy.

Returning back to his living quarters, Zhang Xuan took out pen and papers and flipped through the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula 4-dan manual to copy down the correct portions of it.

Then, he took out another book and copied down the correct portions as well.

After flipping through a few of them, Zhang Xuan rubbed his temples.

It was actually quite troublesome and tiring to flip through a few thousand books like that. It wasn’t as simple as he thought it would be.

Just when he was thinking about how he could hasten his pace, his mind suddenly jolted again.

The thousands of book that was just compiled in the Library of Heaven’s Path crumpled and slowly merged as one.

Weng!

The few thousand books merged together completely with a crisp sound to form a single book.

There wasn’t any name on the book. Zhang Xuan casually flipped through it.

“This… is the compilation of the correct routes in the few thousand secret manuals?”

After taking a look at it, Zhang Xuan’s face flushed red from excitement.

Previously, he was still troubled by how he could find the correct route out of a few thousand of books. It would have been an arduous task taking a long period of time. Never in his dreams would he expect that the library would compile it automatically!

“This book… there isn’t a single flaw in it!”

The nameless book was the compilation of all of the correct cultivation route and there wasn’t a single flaw in it.

The contents of it were no longer Hongtian Nine Dan Formula or any one of the individual manual that was compiled into it. It could be said to be something no one had ever seen before.

“Since it is the correct method chosen and compiled by the Library of Heaven’s Path, let’s call it 【Heaven’s Path Divine Art】!”

A thought flashed through his mind and he decided on the name of the nameless manual.

Weng!

As though sensing his thoughts, the empty cover trembled and four words appeared on it.

Heaven’s Path Divine Art!

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 14: Cultivation Technique

It wasn’t easy for Zhang Xuan to arrange everything properly with fatty and send him away. Only then did he realize that the sun was already setting in the west and it was about to turn dark soon.

"Looks like I'll only have five students!"

He shook his head.

Today was the last day to recruit students. Judging from the current time, it was probably the end of the recruitment.

Initially, he thought that he wouldn’t even recruit a student. He didn’t expect that he would end up pulling five students in. For a teacher who scored the worst in the Teacher Qualification Examination, it wasn’t a bad result.

Closing the doors to the classroom, Zhang Xuan followed the path back to his room based on his memory.

As a teacher of the academy, he had a dormitory room of his own. However, it was only a small room of around a dozen meter square large.

Soon, he reached the dormitory. Pushing the door open and looking at the sight within, he couldn’t help but sigh.

His previous self really had it bad. Not mentioning how the room was small, it was extremely humid. Mold was growing on some of the bedding and such. He really had no idea how that fellow managed to survive like this.

"Let’s forget about this first. Lessons are going to start tomorrow so I have to first ascertain my level of cultivation and try training a bit!"

Since he wasn’t hungry now anyway, Zhang Xuan followed the method he recalled in his memories and sat with crossed legs on the bed.

As a transcender, although he had inherited the memories of his previous self and wasn’t foreign to cultivating, he was still quite excited at the thought of growing stronger.

After he was done with the recruitment, it was about time for him to solidify his cultivation. No matter what, in this world, strength reigned supreme.

The Library of Heaven’s Path was capable of identifying other’s mingmen and flaws, allowing him to easily break through the defenses of opponents of the same level. However, if his enemy was much stronger than he was, even if he was able to identify the gaps in their attacks, he would be unable to keep up with them speed-wise. Before he could injure his opponent, he might already have been severed into multiple pieces like a lab rat.

Thus, even though the Library of Heaven’s Path was formidable, it didn’t ensure his invincibility. If he wanted to become stronger, cultivation was the way to go!

"The cultivation technique of my previous self is called the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula! It is a skill created by the founder of Hongtian Academy. The skill consists of nine dans, with each of the dan corresponding to the cultivation realm of the cultivator!"

He recalled the skill memorized in his head.

There were nine dans to a cultivator and every level opened up a new realm. The higher one climbed, the harder it was to cultivate.

Hongtian Nine Dan Formula was one of the most common cultivation technique in Hongtian Academy. It also consisted of nine dans which corresponded to the cultivator’s nine dans.

"Right now, I am the weakest of all of the teachers in the academy!"

In the academy, almost all teachers have reached Fighter 4-dan, leaving him to be the only 3-dan. Thus, he had to train harder to catch up to them.

Following the exhalation method in his memory, he focused his concentration.

In an instant, countless bright particles appeared before him as he slowly inhaled and exhaled while absorbing them. Gradually, the zhenqi within his dantian enriched.

After cultivating for an unknown period of time, Zhang Xuan opened his eyes and shook his head.

"This is way too slow!"

Even though he had inherited the memories of his previous self, his consciousness still remained that of an earthling. He found it difficult to be sitting still to cultivate for long periods of time.

Especially upon viewing the process of the gathering of zhenqi, he felt even more helpless.

Gathering zhenqi referred to the action of pulling and gathering in of the spirit particles in the air and suppressing them together. Just like the stacking of logs, they would be accumulated to form a river.

This was an extremely huge project. There were some cultivators who persisted in it every day without fail and filled up their dantian within three years to break into higher realms.

It was a work that required accumulation over time.

To cultivate so blandly for multiple years?

You might as well kill him!

"Oh, that’s right! Although the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula is the most popular cultivation technique in the academy, it isn’t the strongest one. I can use the Library of Heaven’s Path to seek out its flaws and find a way to correct them. Once I correct the flaws, won’t my training be much more efficient?"

A thought popped into his mind.

There were different tiers to cultivation technique as well. Better cultivation technique allowed one to cultivate faster while the weak ones caused one to cultivate at a slower pace. Could it be that the better cultivation technique had fewer flaws, causing the difference between the two?

Other people might be unable to improve their cultivation technique, but Zhang Xuan was different. With the Library of Heaven’s Path on hand, he could make use of it to seek out the flaws in it and think of a way to correct them. If he were to create a cultivation technique where even the Library of Heaven’s Path was unable to find a flaw in, wouldn’t his cultivation speed soar significantly?

At this point, Zhang Xuan stood up, placed the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula on his palm and started flipping through it.

Hu!

Just as he expected, the library in his mind jolted and a book with the exact same name appeared in it.

Opening the book gently, he realized that there were countless flaws on the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula on it, numbering more than a thousand!

"This is the skill that I was training with a moment ago?" Zhang Xuan was shocked.

Just a simple 3-dan and there were countless flaws in it, wasn’t this way too much!

It was just like eating a vegetable full of worms! Zhang Xuan felt that it was already incredible that his cultivation hadn’t disappeared after training in that skill.

"What about the other cultivation techniques?"

As a teacher, there were quite a few books in his room, "Supreme Four Inscription", "Heaven Meridian Technique", "Lotus Acupoint Breakthrough Might"… As he casually picked each of them and flipped through them, the library would automatically compile a corresponding book on it that recorded all kinds of flaws in the skill. For these skills, the flaws that were recorded exceeded 3000!

That was even scarier than the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula!

"This… Won’t I die out of exhaustion while searching for a way to correct all of those?" After taking a look, Zhang Xuan felt like he was about to go mad from frustration.

It was hard to find a correct path when there were more than a thousand flaws in a secret manual. It was like having a thousand different paths before you and each of which have countless divergence to them. Even if the Library of Heaven’s Path was capable of ascertaining whether the path is right or not, finding the most accurate path would definitely tire him to death!

"Right now, my cultivation is at Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi Pinnacle, just a little bit away from breaking through. Right now, I only have to find the flaw in the secret manual regarding this aspect and correct it!"

Upon seeing the countless mistakes in Hongtian Nine Dan Formula, he knew that it was impossible for him to resolve them in a short period of time. Thus, he flipped the manual to the very last page.

It was difficult to train in the Fighter 3-dan, but the last step to breaking through was significantly easier.

As he expected, there were only ten flaws in this page.

"Error in the method in sensing the spirit in the air, error in manipulating the flow of spirit particles, error in guiding the gathered spirit to flow through the Yangwei Meridian…"

The ten flaws written here were detailed clearly.

The Library of Heaven’s Path only recorded flaws, it didn’t list methods on resolving them. It wasn’t easy to search for the correct path one should take.

"Right! It seems that the parts of the Fighter 3-dan breakthrough method in the other books have different flaws from this!"

A thought flashed through his mind as he recalled what was written in the other secret manuals. Thus, he flipped through the other books to view the portion of it about breaking through the Zhenqi realm.

It was indeed as he recalled. Although there were mistakes in those as well, their errors were in different aspects.

"If it isn’t demarcated as an error, then it should be correct…" Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up. He immediately grabbed pen and paper and jotted down the correct portion of each of them. Soon, a new cultivation method appeared before him.

"Let’s see if there are errors in this!"

With a faint smile, he grabbed the book that he had just written and the Library of Heaven’s Path jolted once more. A similar book appeared, just that this time, there’s only one error in it.

After researching for a moment longer, he corrected this final error and used the Library of Heaven’s Path to ascertain once again. Indeed, all of the errors have been filled up and it was in its perfect form.

"This is the most precise method to break through the Fighter 3-dan realm! Let me give it a try!"

Looking at the contents he wrote himself, Zhang Xuan nodded his head excitedly. He hurriedly got into position and started to cultivate.

"Relax my body and allow my pores to open, as though I am sinking into a tub of spirit air. Every single pore of mine is a complete lifeform by itself, breathing by its own will…"

Tzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Cultivating through this method, although he wasn’t very used to it at the start, it didn’t take long for him to feel the spirit in the surrounding surge into him. The spirit absorbed by a single pore might not be much, but when all of the pores of a body were undergoing the same process concurrently, the absorption speed was one to behold.

The spirit in the air gathered like a flowing river, forming a giant flood in his body and rushing towards his dantian.

Boom!

An explosion echoed from his spirit sea. Initially, he was just a step away to breaking through his bottleneck. At the current moment, zhenqi overflowed from his dantian and coursed through his entire body, enriching his muscles and bones, generating a refreshing sensation.

Fighter 4-dan, Pigu realm!

"This… this is too fast!" Zhang Xuan’s eyes widened.

Based on what was recorded on the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula, he would need to take at least three to five months to break through, and this would still require a certain amount of luck. After slightly modifying the skill to correct the flaws on it, how long did he take in comparison?

Ten minutes? Five minutes?

Probably, he didn’t even take three minutes to successfully achieve a breakthrough!

This…

Furthermore, despite only correcting the breakthrough method for Fighter 3-dan Pinnacle, the purity of the zhenqi he absorbed was incomparably pure, containing much more power as compared to the ones he cultivated in the past!

If the zhenqi he cultivated in the past was sloppy mud, then this wave was a clear spring water without any impurities in it.

There were also different tiers to zhenqi, superior, intermediate and inferior. The higher the quality, the more clear it would be and the further one would be able to climb in the future! In the past, the zhenqi he cultivated was murky and probably of inferior quality.

The ones he was cultivating was so clear that you could see through it. Most probably, it was zhenqi of superior quality.

"Didn’t they say that… if one wants to cultivate superior zhenqi, they would require a God or Saint cultivation technique?"

There were different tiers to a cultivation technique as well, namely God, Saint, Spirit, Phantom and Mortal. In each tier, they were classified further into inferior, intermediate, superior and pinnacle.

Based on rumors among cultivators, one would need at least a saint cultivation technique in order to cultivate superior zhenqi.

Hongtian Nine Dan Formula was the lowest mortal cultivation technique, so how could it cultivate zhenqi of such quality?

"It is the Library of Heaven’s Path!"

Zhang Xuan clenched his fist.

He was still cultivating the Hongtian Nine Dan Formula, but as he managed to avoid the mistakes recorded on it and followed the correct path upwards, he was able to gather superior zhenqi.

[It seems that… what is recorded on the Library of Heaven’s Path is accurate. The Hongtian Nine Dan Formula is indeed too far from perfection.]

"If so, with the help of the Library of Heaven’s Path, can it be possible for me to create a book of saint or even god cultivation technique?"

Zhang Xuan’s eyes twinkled.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 13: Shameless Student

Upon hearing those words, the ice-cold Shen Bi Ru smiled faintly.

Although this roundabout manner of insulting another meant nothing on Earth, it was an incomparably novel concept here.

Seeing the expression on his goddess, Shang Bin felt that he was being mocked. His face flushed in a moment and paled in the next. However, in front of the female goddess, he was determined to uphold decorum, thus he didn’t dare to attack Zhang Xuan directly.

“Why? Is there something wrong with my words?” Suppressing his anger, Shang Bin sneered. “There isn’t a single person who doesn’t know what your standards are in the entire academy! This fatty came to my classroom previously. Fat like a pig, he only knows how to defend and nothing else! The strength behind his fist is only a mere 15 kilograms! He must be either the first or second from the bottom in the entrance examination, so if he isn’t trash, what is he?”

Even though he couldn’t teach Zhang Xuan a lesson physically, he was resolute to strike a blow onto him through his words.

“The first from the bottom in the entrance examination?” Zhang Xuan only paid attention to the Emperor Bloodline and wasn’t aware of such a situation. He turned around to look at the fatty.

“Who says that I am the first from the bottom?” The fatty retorted confidently. Then, he scratched his head in embarrassment, “I am only… the 9997th place!”

“9997th place? Only?” A faint spell afflicted Zhang Xuan and he almost vomited blood.

Hongtian Academy only accepted 10000 students every year. Although it recruited so many people every year, there were always several students who failed to report due to several reasons. 9997th place, it was almost as good as being in the last place, alright!

[Besides… With such a low ranking, how can you still be so confident…]

Zhang Xuan felt as though he hadn’t fully woken up.

“It can’t be that you accept anyone who is a student?” Shang Bin sneered once again. Then, flinging his sleeves, an arrogant look appeared on his face as he declared, “I have a clear requirement when accepting students. I don’t accept anyone who is below the 500th in rank! The teacher who is first from the bottom and the student who is first from the bottom… How compatible! Haha!”

“Are you done talking?”

Towards his mockery, Zhang Xuan simply shook his head, “Now that you’re done, you can leave!”

Previously, he had examined Yuan Tao clearly with the Library of Heaven’s Path. That fatty was a wandering cultivator, so it was normal for him to know no cultivation technique and martial arts. As long as he found a way to awaken his Emperor Bloodline, his cultivation would definitely soar by leaps and bounds.

“You…”

If it was someone else, being mocked to such an extent, they would definitely be trembling from anger. However, this fellow didn’t even bat an eyelid to it. For Shang Bin’s attack to land on thin air, his face turned even uglier.

“It seems that a rotten wood cannot be carved!” After a cold humph, Shang Bin looked at Shen Bi Ru beside him and said, “Bi Ru laoshi, let’s go. If we stay with this kind of trash for too long, we would be contaminated by them!”

Hearing Shang Bin’s direct sarcasm, Shen Bi Ru frowned and chose not to leave with him. Instead, she turned around, “Zhang Xuan laoshi!”

Her voice was like an oriole, clear and enchanting, stirring up complex emotions in its listeners.

“Hm?” Zhang Xuan didn’t expect that the academy’s prettiest teacher would initiate a conversation with him, he was taken aback.

“Although the previous time you… didn’t score so well for your Teacher Qualification Examination, do not give up on yourself. Work hard and you will find yourself rewarded in the end!”

Shen Bi Ru nodded her head.

From her point of view, Zhang Xuan accepting one of the worst students meant that he didn’t hold any hope and had given up on himself.

Towards this ex-pursuer of hers, even if she didn’t fancy him, she didn’t hope to see him wallowing in his failures.

“Thank you for your advice!” He knew that the other party was truly concerned for him. Zhang Xuan nodded his head and explained, “This student, although he might not be anything now, he could turn out to be a jade. As long as I guide him properly, it isn’t impossible for him to shine!”

“Un!”

Shen Bi Ru didn’t speak any further and instead started to walk away.

She thought that Zhang Xuan’s explanation was only an excuse. Given Yuan Tao’s size and his lack of basic knowledge at his age, there was bound to be a limit to his future achievements.

“Darn it!”

Seeing the goddess of his heart talking to the worst teacher in the academy and even motivating him, Shang Bin’s face distorted savagely. The inferno in his heart raged as he stared at Zhang Xuan coldly before following behind Shen Bi Ru.

“Bi Ru, it is better for you to avoid contact with this kind of people, it will sully your flawless disposition…”

“Shang laoshi, I am a little tired today and would like to rest. I hope that you do not follow me…”

Before Shang Bin could finish his words, Shen Bi Ru turned around to leave.

“Damn it, damn it! Zhang Xuan, just you wait. I will definitely get back at you for this!”

He watched as his goddess walk further and further away before she disappeared from sight. At this moment, he had already directed all of his anger towards Zhang Xuan.

In his opinion, if it wasn’t for that inauspicious fellow, the goddess would definitely have dinner with him. How could it be possible for her to turn around to leave?

………………………………

“Since you have acknowledged me as your teacher, you must know where my classroom is!”

After the both of them left, Zhang Xuan turned his attention away from them and called out to the fatty.

“Great!” The fatty hurriedly stood up and smiled at him. “Teacher, now that I am your student, can you tell me which teacher are you in the academy?”

Hearing his words, Zhang Xuan grabbed his forehead.

This fellow, to think that he acknowledged whichever teacher he managed to set his eyes upon, not even clarifying Zhang Xuan’s identity beforehand.

“I am Zhang Xuan!” Zhang Xuan said.

“Zhang Xuan laoshi? The Zhang laoshi who scored… first from the bottom for the Teacher Qualification Examination, not to mention a zero…” At this moment, fatty finally realized who he acknowledged as his teacher. The fats on his body trembled as his lip twitched. All he was lacking now is tears.

“That’s me!”

Zhang Xuan nodded his head.

“Ah… That, Zhang laoshi!” Fatty scratched his head. “Seeing how I am weak and dim-witted, not to mention fat, why don’t you… take me out from your lessons!”

Zhang Xuan: “…”

“Teacher, I am being serious over here. The two teachers from a moment ago have also said it. If you don’t expel me from your tutelage, your reputation would be sullied. I am afraid of pulling you down with me…” Fatty continued.

“I am not afraid of being pulled down. Besides, now that we have verified our relationship through the identity token, I only have a sentence for you. You will live as my student and die as my student. Stop talking about useless things here!” Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

“I…”

Fatty’s face distorted and he was on the verge of crying.

Due to his weakness, he wanted to acknowledge a good student, so that his future could be boundless. However, never would he dream that the last place student would be paired with the last place teacher.

[Why is my life so difficult…]

“Alright, this is my classroom. Now, claim your bedding and remember to come to lessons punctually tomorrow!”

Zhang Xuan said impatiently.

“This classroom…”

Looking at the size of the classroom, fatty found himself on the verge of tears yet again.

Even the locations where he underwent the entrance examination previously were much bigger than this. A classroom of this size probably couldn’t hold many students!

“Teacher, if I… don’t come tomorrow, would you expel me?”

Fatty was still bearing illusions in his mind.

“Expel? That I won’t. However, I will throw you into the lake which you wanted to jump into to feed the turtles!” Zhang Xuan nodded his head seriously. “Didn’t I say it? You will live as my student and die as my student. Relax, I will fulfill the role of my teacher and bury you properly…”

“Teacher!” Before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, he was interrupted by fatty. With a serious face and unwavering will in his eyes, he said, “What time do we start lessons tomorrow? I will come in advance to clean the classroom! It is my honor to meet such a great teacher. In the future, no matter who wants to admit me as their disciple, I will reject them firmly and reprimand them…”

Zhang Xuan: “…”

Initially, Zhang Xuan thought that he himself was shameless. However, he didn’t expect that his student would be even more shameless than he was!