Limitless - Chapter 93: Huge Idiot

Even though the two beasts had yet to finish their bowl of serpent broth, but they were both meditating.

When Chu Yu opened his vertical eye, he was awed by what he saw in their current state.

Lord Thief had already entered Acupoint Charging Stage 12!

Old Yellow... had already broken through to the Invigorated Meridian Realm!

The acupoints and meridians of beasts were vastly different from those of a human.

They were much simpler when compared with human ones.

For lifeforms such as Lord Thief who have entered Acupoint Charging Stage 12, their next step was to enter the Invigorated Meridian Realm!

Under the observation of his vertical eye, Chu Yu could clearly see the spread and direction of Lord Thief’s energy.

A thin thread of energy carried with it immense energy. The energy was rushing at one of the meridians, almost as if it was going to break through to the Invigorated Meridian realm.

As for Old Yellow, it was trying hard... to break through to Invigorated Meridian Stage Two!

The techniques and methods that they were using before were relatively limited in terms of quality.

In actual fact, any demon with access to a cultivation technique was quite admirable!

It was considered great luck and opportunity for a demon.

Most demon life forms could only advance based on their own talent.

For the lucky ones, they could break through to a higher level if they chanced upon a pill or a fruit with a large amount of spiritual energy.

For the ordinary ones however, they could only feel their way about the darkness.

Techniques and scriptures were basically just rumors to the demons.

Not to mention superior techniques, those were only found in legends!

But Lord Thief and Old Yellow had actually gotten the Superclass from Chu Yu!

This was truly a superior technique!

One that could measure up to the best in the universe!

Anyone and anything could learn the teachings of Confucius.

Any life form with the Superclass could train with it.

For something as fundamental as the Superclass, one did not even need much talent.

As long as one was willing to learn, human or demon, one could cultivate with it!

Of course, the final level of cultivation that can be achieved... is also based on one’s talent.

Any demon who could get their hands on a saint’s teachings... was probably the one in a billion.

Neither Chu Yu nor the two beasts knew how lucky they were!

They were basically ahead of all the other demons, gaining something that all the other demons could only dream of!

No one could say for sure if they could become demon saints.

But for now, in the foundation stages, they were already in a more advantageous position!

Chu Yu observed Lord Thief and Old Yellow happily.

He glanced at the remaining broth and hesitated for a moment before retrieving a few airtight containers from the kitchen and storing the remaining broth in his storage ring.

He would bring the rest of this broth home for his parents!

After a quick calculation, he realized that it has been a long time since he was last home.

With all the things that have happened recently, it is about time he returned home to see his parents and relatives.

After all, they are the people he is closest to in this world.

Chu Yu helped Lord Thief and Old Yellow along whilst he continued gleaning information off the Immortal Crane Pill Scripture.

Through the chance opportunity from the snake broth, Chu Yu truly understood the terrifying powers of the ancient pill masters.

It was no exaggeration that a single pill could launch someone into the Xiantian Realm.

According to Chu Yu’s previous understanding, any pill who could launch someone into Xiantian would bring about serious side effects.

He was under the impression that cultivation was the accumulation of many days of effort and hardwork to breakthrough.

He was certain that by using the immense power in the pill to breakthrough, one was bound to suffer serious side effects.

This was also the problem faced by everyone in the cultivation world today.

The "experts" who had been forced into the higher realms with resources and pills were no better than those who had gotten there through sheer hard work.

However, after learning the Immortal Crane Pill Scripture, Chu Yu finally understood how myopic his impression was.

The only reason why pills nowadays can’t achieve the same effect is because the superior techniques... were long lost!

The genuine superior pill refining techniques were flawless!

In fact, the ancient cultivators had already thought of the issue of poor fundamentals when pills are used to break through.

They had also addressed the problem after many aeons of experiments and theories.

A pill which could launch one into the Xiantian Realm did not only contain raw power!

There were also many ingredients whose presence would confuse the majority of people, but were in fact key ingredients.

For example, in the foundation pill, there were healing medications to mitigate the damages from breaking through; there were strengthening medications to increase the thickness of blood vessels; there were medications to aid in focus.

Apart from these, there were many other unexpected medicinal characteristics mixed inside.

A knowledgeable cultivator may not be a pill master, but any genuine pill master was definitely a peerlessly knowledgeable cultivator!

Pill refining... was a large and complicated process!

One needed immense talent and awe-inspiring knowledge!

Not everyone could be a pill master.

Some became disciples of pill masters, but could only make it as a fire assistant...

Others learnt for only three years and could already be trusted with a furnace on their own!

Anyone who came to the conclusion that the ancient pills had great loopholes based on some assumptions could only be described in one way.

Ignorant!

The Immortal Crane Pill Scripture had opened up a new avenue for Chu Yu.

The door to the ancient days, the glorious days of cultivation was now wide open for him!

After attaining Invigorated Meridian Stage Two, he can now read more of the Immortal Crane Pill Scripture.

He was completely captivated by the knowledge contained in the scripture.

Five days later.

Lord Thief and Old Yellow woke up one after the other.

Lord Thief had entered Invigorated Meridian Stage Three!

Old Yellow was one better, he had broken through to Invigorated Meridian Stage Six!

In the short span of a few days, the progress of the pair of beasts was astonishing.

Interestingly, the first thing that the two beasts did after they woke up was to find their leftover snake broth!

This bowl of broth was a true divine medicine for them!

Upon realising that the bowls were missing, the two beasts began to worry and look for Chu Yu.

Chu Yu pointed to the fridge.

Old Yellow pursed his lips and said, "Why would you put it in the fridge? How can medicine like this go bad? Even if you left it out here for 10,000 years it would be fine!"

Chu Yu said flatly, "I was afraid it would be lost."

"More like you would have taken it for yourself!"

Old Yellow rolled its eyes and sprinted to the fridge. It flung the door open and retrieved its bowl of soup, cuddling it like a darling.

Lord Thief did the same. Only after it had the bowl of broth safely in its claws did it relax.

"Do you two want to continue drinking and break through?" Chu Yu glanced at them.

The pair nodded vigorously.

Old Yellow replied, "You should learn the Crane Saint’s teachings quickly!"

"Yes, stop being distracted; a pill master is an honourable profession." Lord Thief said flatly.

After consuming the bowl of serpent broth, the two beasts have also experienced the terrifying powers of a superior pill master.

Even the best cultivators, when faced with a great pill master… would only be seen as weak?

Could the cultivator make a bowl of serpent broth which could let life forms breakthrough continuously?

Chu Yu left them to cultivate whilst he brought the remaining snake broth with him and left the Dragon City.

It was only three months since Chu Yu’s incident on Mount Tai!

But Chu Yu had changed in many ways.

Even though he knew that he was never truly wasted, in the eyes of the commoners, he had been ruined for 16 years.

How far could a former talent progress in such a short time?

Even though "Song Hong" had given him a pill, he should be Acupoint Charging Stage Eight or Nine at most? That was quite the overestimate!

Many people thought the same way, including the Xie Clan.

Xie Zhangchun was an elder in one of the Xie Clan pocket dimensions.

Although he looked young, he was already in his forties. He was tall and bulky and had an imposing face, bringing with him a defensive aura.

During this time, he had brought along a few people to the Dragon City to spy on the Chu Clan’s movements.

He wanted to avenge the Xie Clan!

Decades of businesses in Yan Jing had been completely broken by the Chu Clan in a single night.

This was no small feud!

It was enough for the Xie Clan to begin plotting their revenge.

What made this worse was that Xie Tianyu and two Acupoint Charging Stage Eight martial artists were slaughtered shortly after they retreated back to Luoyang, seriously damaged.

This had driven the Xie Clan completely crazy.

Including those in the Xie Clan pocket dimension.

Even though Fan Jian, the heir of the thief sect, had openly admitted to killing Xie Tianyu and the two Acupoint Charging Stage Eight martial artists, the Xie Clan still put the blame on the Chu Clan.

This was because they could not afford to antagonize Song Hong or Fan Jian…

But the Chu Clan was also like them, merely and underworld clan!

Xie Zhangchun had arrived in the Dragon City for almost a month, but could not pick up any trace of Chu Yu.

Chu Tianxiong, and the rest of the Chu Clan, was also keeping a low profile.

They did not show themselves very often in the day.

This irritated and frustrated Xie Zhangchun.

He only wanted to kill Chu Yu!

Since Xie Tianyu from their clan had died, Chu Yu from the Chu Clan… had to die too!

He was the root cause of these catastrophes!

This was the general consensus of the leaders of the Xie Clan pocket dimension.

Thus, he was sent here.

Xie Zhangchun was once termed as a Heaven’s Pride talent!

At such a young age, he was already in the advanced stages of Invigorated Meridian Stage 12!

He was just one step away from attaining Xiantian and becoming a true cultivator.

This time, he had come for one other reason.

Xie Zhangchun wanted to kill Chu Yu and make it his first battle since entering society!

He had wanted to use this battle to alert everyone to the fact that the Xie Clan had a powerful figure!

He found no issues with his choices.

The feud between the two clans ran long and deep!

Everyone in this society repaid their debts and avenged their fallen.

There was no problem with this choice!

Chu Yu’s reputation preceded him, but his power… should not be too much cause for worry!

He believed that Chu Yu’s murder would cause the entire China to explode in conversation!

At that time, Xie Zhangchun would become famous for the murder of Chu Yu.

Not long after Chu Yu left the villa, he got a feeling that he was being watched.

He did not acknowledge the fact, choosing to leave the Dragon City sneakily. He could clearly feel that five men were following him out of the city in the darkness.

He paced along leisurely like a leopard taking a stroll in the fields.

Elegant and measured.

His entire body was filled with explosive power, but he kept it suppressed on the outside.

Very quickly, Chu Yu was over 200 miles from the Dragon City.

Xie Zhangchun, together with his fellow Invigorated Meridian martial artists looked at each other and decided to kill Chu Yu here.

Zoom zoom zoom!

The five of them picked up speed instantly!

The full speed of an Invigorated Meridian martial artist was relatively shocking.

Within a few moments, they had caught up to Chu Yu.

The five men surrounded Chu Yu.

Xie Zhangchun looked mockingly at Chu Yu and asked, "Little wastrel from the Chu Clan, do you know who I am?"

"You look like…" Chu Yu frowned as he spoke, almost as if he was trying to recall something.

Xie Zhangchun was slightly shocked, this was the first time he had entered society.

Furthermore, he wasn’t the one keeping tabs on Chu Yu at the villa. This was the first time he was meeting Chu Yu, yet Chu Yu seemed to recognize him.

This confused him.

"Who do I look like?" Xie Zhangchun looked at Chu Yu.

"You look like…" Chu Yu had a sudden revelation, "Like a huge idiot!"

Limitless - Chapter 92: Another level!

After half a day of rest, Chu Yu finally regained some of his strength and stood up, feeling as if his body was going to fall apart at any point.

He stumbled over to the remaining half of the serpent, the bottom half.

It was still moving.

Even until now, the bottom half of the serpent was still writhing.

Chu Yu grabbed the tail of the serpent and coiled it, examining it closely.

The silver scales of the serpent were evenly spread and unbelievably tough.

Chu Yu tried to remove a couple of scales from the body but to no avail.

"Do you two recognize this fella?" Chu Yu asked Old Yellow and Lord Thief.

"Never seen it before." Old Yellow shook its head.

"Me neither." Lord Thief added, "But this fella is a Xiantian lifeform, how terrifying!"

"Indeed, f*ck it, I couldn’t even get close to it." Old Yellow was slightly troubled.

Back in his old territory, he was extremely influential and powerful, almost like a little demon king.

Only now did it realize that it couldn’t even qualify as a small demon!

This realisation made it rather depressed.

Lord Thief also experienced something similar, it was carefree back in its old roaming grounds.

Since it could fly, it did not even care about some of the land based life forms of higher cultivation level.

Only after meeting Chu Yu did it realize that flying would not allow it to escape every time.

After meeting the silver serpent, this feeling became deeper, the opponent was too powerful!

It was so strong that Lord Thief did not even have a chance to resist.

However, both Old Yellow and Lord Thief had the benefit of each other and Chu Yu to guide and encourage each other.

Old Yellow said, "We have superior teachings!"

"We will become stronger!" Lord Thief nodded.

"In the future, we will be able to roam the world freely!" Lord Thief said, his expression serious.

"I feel that our goal should be the entire universe!" Old Yellow said, seemingly sophisticated.

Chu Yu looked at the two beasts with exasperation before asking, "Lord Thief, how did you get caught? Don’t you know how to fly?"

Lord Thief writhed, not really willing to share.

Old Yellow snickered at the side, "The black robed man brought the silver serpent and entered our residence, letting us find them on purpose. Sparrow here thought that hostages had presented themselves and went forward to taunt them, flying... mm, slightly too low."

Lord Thief said, visibly annoyed, "Who would have thought that the snake would be so strong? It used its Xiantian powers to suppress me and immobilize me from mid air..."

Chu Yu facepalmed and glanced at Lord Thief in disbelief, "Be more careful next time."

"Mm, it won’t happen again!" Lord Thief promised, "If something similar happens, I will fly much higher... and keep a safe distance!"

Old Yellow was sombre, "Then what about me?"

"You can fart!" Lord Thief replied.

"Sparrow, you ingrate, you would be dead if not for me!" Old Yellow rolled its green eyes.

Lord Thief said unreasonably, "The key is that I am stating a fact too, your fart is very stinky!"

"Say that again!" Old Yellow raged.

Chu Yu looked at the two fellas, "You two jerks, just give it a rest. Anyways, how should we eat this half of the snake? I think such a Xiantian realm lifeform would be extremely delicious."

"I think it isn’t as nice as fried sparrow." Old Yellow murmured.

"Yea, at least it would be pleasant smelling..." Lord Thief rebutted.

"Do you all want to eat it?" Chu Yu looked at Old Yellow and Lord Thief, "Then I’ll have it myself?"

"Eat!"

"Eat!"

The two beasts had similar responses.

"How should we eat it?" Chu Yu asked.

"Snake broth!" Old Yellow licked its lips.

"Deep fry it." Lord Thief suggested.

"It’s not as nice as fried sparrow." Old Yellow said with seriousness.

"If you say that again I will really get angry!" Lord Thief glared at Old Yellow.

The pair continued to suggest multiple methods of eating, from steaming, to roasting, to stir-fry...

However, they ended up deciding on snake broth. It would be nutritious and delicious.

In the end, Chu Yu brought the half of the silver serpent back to the villa in the Dragon City. He then removed the skin with much difficulty.

Chu Yu proceeded to cook under the direction of Old Yellow.

He did not expect that Old Yellow was actually a connoisseur, and had expertise in cooking.

It guided Chu Yu along the steps to prepare the snake broth.

However, after an extended period of time cooking the snake, they realized that it was still raw! Ordinary cooking utensils could not cook the serpent!

At last, Chu Yu used the magma fire from the Immortal Crane Furnace to solve that problem.

The Crane Saint would have never have thought that the sacred Immortal Crane Furnace, after being revived after so many years, would not actually be used for refining pills.

Instead, it would first be used to smash people, then used to smash people again, before... being used to cook a Xiantian lifeform.

How uncultured!

However, one had to admit that the Immortal Crane Furnace was of great use!

This time, for some unknown reason, the magma fire was relatively obedient. Without much need for Chu Yu to command it, it controlled its temperature well and stewed the meat.

This was the power of a spiritual fire. If used properly, it could be of immense help to a pill refining master.

As the broth braised away, waves of rich aroma wafted from the furnace!

Old Yellow and Lord Thief salivated by the side, their eyes filled with awe.

Chu Yu had also stumbled upon the right tools to cook the serpent.

The Immortal Crane Furnace was the magical equipment of a saint, and it had been used to refine countless superior pills, retaining limitless spiritual power within.

This was why the pill furnaces of the most superior masters would have greater effectiveness when refining pills.

Even though it had been many years, upon activation, the unimaginable spiritual energy stored within gushed out and infused into the serpent broth.

The reaction and effectiveness had far exceeded the expectations of Chu Yu, Old Yellow and Lord Thief.

Even though this serpent was just a Xiantian lifeform, its blood was relatively awe inspiring. It had limitless potential for growth; its bloodline was that of a demon saint!

The silver serpent was part of a Heaven’s Pride Demon. Even though it was much younger than the others, it broke through quicker than everyone else.

All the elders thought that it had a chance to attain a higher cultivation level.

However, it was killed by Chu Yu and braised.

This broth simmered for a full seven to eight hours.

By the end, even Chu Yu was stunned.

He had been researching into the Immortal Crane Pill Scripture, and had learnt a great deal from it.

When he saw the fully cooked serpent broth, he had realized that the delicacy had already become a cauldron of medicine!

Even though it was still in a milky white soupy state, but it contained an unimaginable amount of energy!

Chu Yu got himself a bowl, cooled it down and tasted it, his eyes wide with awe!

It was extremely delicious, so much so that he almost wanted to swallow his tongue as well. However, there was more to it! The energy infused inside the broth had already given him a floating, divine feeling.

His entire body felt free!

His entire body radiated with a strong wave of energy!

Chu Yu could clearly feel the changes in his body. The vast endless energy infused in the snake broth became immense power that accumulated at his Dantian.

Then, it spread throughout all his vessels and to his extremities.

This... was superior stuff!

Chu Yu stared widely at the cauldron before gulping down the rest of the soup.

His body quickly accumulated a vast amount of energy. Under the direction of the mysterious purple gas in his body, the energy rushed straight at his Liver Meridian!

This was the power of a superior Heart Technique!

It was almost spiritual, and it could autonomously direct energy in the body to break through new barriers!

Furthermore, according to the Superclass, the second Meridian Chu Yu needed to break through was the Liver Meridian!

By training with the Superclass, the process of breaking through his meridians became a lot smoother.

All the Acupoints on the Liver Meridian released an unfathomable amount of energy in unison and continuously attacked the shackles on the Liver Meridian.

Previously, something like that would have been completely unfathomable for Chu Yu.

A cauldron of serpent broth had actually allowed him to breakthrough once again!

This breakthrough was also much faster than usual.

It was something that he did not think was even possible!

Within a single night, the entire Liver Meridian was broken through!

In the moment that Chu Yu entered Invigorated Meridian Stage Two, the unrestrained feeling made him want to roar into the sky.

However, Chu Yu suppressed his excitement. Upon inspecting his Heart Meridian and his Liver Meridian with his vertical eye, he noticed that there was a purplish golden color about it.

The power in the meridians was like a raging river, endless.

At the same time, his heart and liver were coated with a purplish golden glow.

This was a layer of protection!

The reason why the strongest were so powerful and difficult to kill was because in the course of their upgrading, all of their organs would have such protection.

In the elementary stages, viruses would be unable to enter the body and the organs would be many times more powerful than an ordinary person. In the intermediate stages, the organs would have a strong shield, even if it was damaged, it could recover at an astonishing rate.

If one could cultivate to the highest levels, the organs in the body could complement each other and attain the sacred art!

One would have be incredibly powerful!

Under normal circumstances, Chu Yu’s organs should not develop such defences at his current level.

However, the Heart Technique that he was using was a superior technique!

With it, what had previously seemed impossible had also become possible.

Furthermore, the mysterious purple gas inside Chu Yu’s body was also changing the layout of his body. Ordinary Invigorated Meridian martial artists had a faint yellow glow on their meridians. However, the meridians which Chu Yu had broken through were purplish golden!

This meant that even though Chu Yu was only at Invigorated Meridian Stage Two, his battle power was already equivalent to that of an elementary Xiantian cultivator!

Other than the fact that he could not use the sacred art, he was no weaker than a Xiantian cultivator.

He let out a long sigh and looked at the Immortal Crane Furnace, his eyes glimmering.

Even though a Xiantian Realm serpent with a superior bloodline was powerful, it was unlikely that it could bring about such benefits.

In Chu Yu’s opinion, the Immortal Crane Furnace.. had played a bigger role.

"I had only used it to simmer a cauldron of broth... if I used it to refine a pill, what kind of effect could it have?" Chu Yu felt his already powerful heart race.

He turned to look at Lord Thief and Old Yellow and smiled.

Limitless - Chapter 91: Burning the Silver Serpent

This silver serpent was too fast!

It was so quick, Chu Yu almost did not have time to react before its venomous fangs brushed by his face!

He could smell the stench coming from its mouth!

"You should brush your teeth!"

Chu Yu bellowed as he fired a lightning quick punch at the snake!

His fist collided with the serpent’s tail.

Chu Yu felt as if his fist had collided with a steel whip, hurting his fist to the bone!

"Die!"

The silver serpent fired two streams of venom. Its stench was extremely evident to Chu Yu.

Chu Yu’s vertical eye immediately responded with a wave of energy that formed a shield in front of Chu Yu.

Hiss!

The sound was akin to ice water being poured onto a hotplate.

The shield formed by his vertical eye was almost corroded by the venom!

Chu Yu was stunned!

If not for the shield from his vertical eye, he was likely to have been hit by the venom.

This silver serpent was terrifying!

Old Yellow immediately rescued Lord Thief and they watched from a distance, visibly shocked.

Old Yellow screamed, "Be careful!"

Seeing that its venom did not hit its target, the silver serpent was enraged and it hissed aggressively.

Without time for consideration, Chu Yu retrieved the replica Divine Punisher Blade and chopped ferociously at the silver serpent.

Hum!

Even though the Divine Punisher Blade was a replica, its prowess was extremely terrifying!

Even Chu Yu did not expect that it would have such great power!

The blade had virtually robbed him of all the energy in his body!

A weapon of its stature could be considered a legitimate divine troop in the current era.

How could an equipment of such level be easy to control?

Even though Chu Yu could hold the weapon with ease, it sucked all the energy in his body when he tried to use it.

This was no ordinary suction, Chu Yu’s energy was emptied instantly!

Similarly, the glow from the blade was extremely glaring, and most people wouldn’t dare look it in the eye!

The silver serpent screamed in aghast, "What weapon is..."

Before it could finish, it was chopped into two by the Divine Punisher Blade.

For an ordinary snake, being chopped into two would not kill it. This terrifying silver serpent was even more so. Even though it had been chopped into two, it was still extremely aggressive.

The upper part of its body continued to attack Chu Yu.

At this point, Chu Yu already felt his body emptied of all energy.

The blade was too powerful.

Chu Yu thought to himself, miscalculation!

Who would have thought that the serpent still had such power despite being cut in half?

He kept the Divine Punisher Blade and retrieved the Immortal Crane Furnace. He used physical strength to raise the Immortal Crane Furnace and smashed it at the silver serpent.

Bang!

A dull sound echoed out.

Chu Yu retreated a few steps.

Blood trickled out from the corner of his mouth.

The upper part of the silver serpent was like a bronze arm, completely unharmed by the impact.

At this point, both Old Yellow and Lord Thief rushed over.

They wanted to come and help.

Lord Thief’s speed was also relatively terrifying, and it flew straight at the serpent.

Old Yellow also managed to wield the ancient bronze blade given by Chu Yu and chopped right at the silver serpent.

Boom!

A terrifying aura exploded from the silver serpent’s body.

That power was at the Xiantian realm!

Lord Thief and Old Yellow were instantly immobilised.

The silver serpent, only left with half its body, stared coldly at Chu Yu, "You will all die!"

At this point, Chu Yu was rather taken aback. He had not expected that this silver serpent was a Xiantian Realm lifeform.

Could it be... that the demons had already progressed to such a level?

Chu Yu found it difficult to believe.

He looked coldly at the severed silver serpent. Silver colored blood was still dripping from its wound.

"What are you doing out here instead of cultivating deep in the forest?" Chu Yu stared coldly at the silver serpent.

The silver serpent’s eyes fixated on the Immortal Crane Furnace in Chu Yu’s hands, "To take your legacy! That pill furnace is mine!"

"F*ck you!" Chu Yu was enraged. He thought to himself, What a ridiculous statement.

"You are stronger than I thought." The silver serpent said icily, "But you are destined to die!"

"Then come for me!" Chu Yu was unafraid as he stared coldly at the silver serpent.

However, he kept using the Killing Days Heart Technique, his 1000 acupoints manically absorbing the spiritual energy around him. At the same time, the heart meridian that he had broken through was also absorbing spiritual energy at an even faster rate.

All of the spiritual energy was transformed into spiritual power in his body and directed into his Dantian.

Zoom!

The silver serpent launched another attack at Chu Yu.

Its body radiated with a terrifying energy. The energy was in the Xiantian realm!

It was extremely ferocious, and Chu Yu’s injuries were aggravated with each impact.

In actual fact, the serpent’s strength lay not in its strike, but in its venom attack. However, it's previous attack had used up most of its venom. With the remaining venom, it had plans to inject it into Chu Yu at the most crucial moment.

Let him die a slow and agonizing death!

"That strike... must have used up all your energy?" The silver serpent mocked, "But that blade is not bad, that will be mine too!"

"Scram!"

Chu Yu whirled the Immortal Crane Furnace and used all his remaining energy to smash at the silver serpent viciously.

Dang!

A loud sound echoed out.

The silver serpent’s body was too tough, each scale was like a steel plate. It was almost like it's entire body was forged from metal.

The only reason why Chu Yu managed to sever it in half was because the Divine Punisher Blade was too powerful!

Under normal circumstances, Chu Yu was no match for this silver serpent.

Chu Yu felt like his hand was about to give way to the serpent’s attacks. His bones were on the verge of breaking.

However, this serpent seemed completely unaffected, even though it had only half its body, it was still terrifyingly powerful.

The surrounding vegetation had been turned to smithereens.

The earth was cracked in multiple places, the battle wrecking havoc all around.

Blood dripped from the corner of Chu Yu’s mouth, but his eyes were still filled with a will to fight.

There was no retreat, he had to fight!

Running away at this point was impossible.

Chu Yu looked at the silver serpent and thought of a strategy to counter it.

He remembered the ball of fire inside the pill furnace. He was ecstatic as he scolded himself, How could I forget about that fella?

This fire had great spiritual energy, and was extremely powerful. It could be effective against this serpent.

However, controlling the fire still baffled Chu Yu.

Even though he had learnt the Firebender technique, this ball of fire was extremely spiritual and willful.

However, he had no time to think and began to use the Firebender technique.

Boom!

A terrifying ball of fire shot up almost a foot tall from the pill furnace!

This b*stard!

Chu Yu scolded in his heart, how disobedient.

However, coincidentally, in the moment that Chu Yu used the Firebender technique, the silver serpent opened its mouth and struck at his face.

It wanted to sink its fangs into Chu Yu’s face and inject its toxins into him, killing him!

It could tell that this human had no more energy, this attack was definitely going to work!

Who would have thought that in the moment it was about to make contact with Chu Yu, a peerlessly terrifying column of fire would rise into the air and burn its wound.

Hiss!

The silver serpent let out an earth shaking hiss in pain.

Its body burst into flames instantly!

A smell of burnt flesh wafted through the air!

It became a fire snake, fell to the ground and writhed.

Old Yellow and Lord Thief were completely stunned.

Chu Yu’s battle experience had always been accumulating. Upon seeing this, he reacted quickly to direct the ball of fire towards the silver serpent once again.

The silver serpent writhed for its life, slamming its body into the ground repeatedly, trying to extinguish the fire.

However, it was losing hope quickly, no matter how it writhed, the fire on its body burned aggressively.

When the flame came into contact with its blood, it seemed that its blood was fuelling the fire to burn even more intensely!

The magma fire started out rather uninterested, but quickly took to the serpent. Almost as if it had found itself a new toy, it burned the poor serpent without the need for Chu Yu to control it.

The entire area was quickly engulfed by the flame.

Even Old Yellow and Lord Thief, who were some distance away, could not help but retreat when faced with the raging flames.

Chu Yu stood there, unaffected. Even though he could feel the heat, the fire was not injuring him.

This was the benefit of the Firebender technique.

If a Firebender could be burnt by a flame, it would be like being knocked to death by Tofu.

Furthermore, the Firebending technique that Chu Yu trained in was a saint’s technique!

Else, based on the spiritual nature of this magma fire, an ordinary firebending technique would not elicit any reaction from it.

"What kind of fire is this... it’s burning me to death!" The silver serpent cried out in pain.

At this point, the magma fire morphed into a human figure, wielding a fiery sword in its hand and it hacked at the wide-eyed silver serpent.

Kacha!

One segment!

Kacha!

Another segment!

Kacha Kacha Kacha!

The meter long serpent was chopped into more than 10 pieces!

Each segment was engulfed in flames.

The smell of burnt meat was overpowering.

The silver serpent died such a wronged death!

How unfortunate!

Who could have thought that this human would have such a terrifying flame.

Even Chu Yu had no idea that the biggest counter to the silver serpent was fire!

It detested, and maybe even feared, an ordinary flame. Furthermore, Chu Yu’s ball of fire was a rare and powerful one.

The silver serpent roared with its final breath, "Chu Yu... if you kill me today, the demon race will never let you off!"

"I disagree!"

"I disagree too!"

Lord Thief and Old Yellow chimed in from a distance.

The silver serpent was probably angered to death and it died without making another sound.

The 10+ segments of the serpent burned viciously before finally being cremated into a pile of ashes.

After killing the silver serpent, the magma fire morphed back into a ball of fire and returned to the Immortal Crane Furnace.

Chu Yu slumped to the ground, panting,

At this point, his forehead was filled with sweat. He raised a hand to wipe it off and looked cautiously at the cremated silver serpent. He murmured, "Where did this thing come from?"

Lord Thief and Old Yellow walked to Chu Yu’s side and shook their heads, equally lost.

Lord Thief said, "This fella actually made a human his servant, how arrogant!"

"My role model!" Old Yellow said.

"Actually I would love that too!" Lord Thief nodded.

"You two jerks!" Chu Yu couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 82: I Would Like to Withdraw from Your Tutelage (2)

Not just Lu Xun was carrying such an expression, even Elder Hong Hao felt the world spinning around him as he found it difficult to cope with the sudden turn of events.

Wasn't Zhang Xuan the worst teacher in the entire academy?

Just a moment ago, he said that as long as he were to release word of his interest to accept his students, they would come rushing over. However, never in his dreams would he have expected that even before he could make a move, one of the students he held great expectations for had ran over to him!

[It is one thing if the other party had accepted you, but to listen in on his lessons?

The heck, are you sure you aren't joking with me?

That means that you don't have any position at all!

Instead of being my direct disciple, you chose to ran over to listen in to someone else's lesson.]

Lu Xun felt as though his face had been slapped hard and his complexion darkened.

"I hope that Lu laoshi can fulfill my request!" Wang Yan hurriedly pleaded.

"You..."

After a long period of time, looking at the serious expression on the other party's face, he knew that the other party was serious. With an awful expression, he said, "You do know that Zhang Xuan laoshi had once caused a student's cultivation to go berserk? Even so, you want to listen in to his classes?"

"I am aware of it, but I would still like to!" Wang Yan nodded his head, the determination on his face resolute.

Just a moment ago, he got a glimpse of Zhang laoshi's amazing capabilities that left even his grandfather in awe. At this moment, his heart was already with Zhang Xuan.

Seeing how determined the other party was, Lu Xun's complexion darkened even further. Gesturing to the few students by the side, he said, "Bring Zhao Yanfeng over!"

"Lu laoshi!"

A short moment later, Zhao Yanfeng arrived.

"Wang Yan says that he would like to withdraw from my tutelage to listen in to Zhang Xuan laoshi's classes. Tell him how it was when you cultivated under him and let him know how foolish his decision is!"

Lu Xun flung his sleeves.

Zhao Yanfeng didn't speak and instead, he knelt down and kowtowed continuously.

"What's wrong? Didn't you recount the situation frequently in the past?" Lu Xun frowned.

Zhao Yanfeng, as the student whose cultivation was sent berserk by Zhang Xuan, had the greatest say in the matter. In the past, he often spoke badly about Zhang laoshi, only to be stopped by him. Even though was granting him permission to speak now, he seemed reluctant to do so, as if something was plaguing his mind.

"Lu laoshi! Actually, just like Wang Yan, I would like to listen in on Zhang laoshi's lessons!"

Finally solidifying his resolution, Zhao Yanfeng said.

"You want to go as well?"

With a steeled face, Lu Xun almost stumbled to the ground.

[Didn't your cultivation go berserk because of him? Don't you resent him for that?

Didn't you talk badly about him often?

So why would you want to withdraw from my tutelage to listen in on his lessons?]

Lu Xun felt that he was on the verge of going insane.

"Zhang laoshi is my benefactor. I feel extremely guilty for leaving him without bidding farewell the previous time! I hope that Lu laoshi can fulfill my wish!" Zhao Yanfeng said respectfully.

[Benefactor? Benefactor your head! By sending your cultivation berserk?

Leaving without bidding farewell? It is clear to see that you were trying to escape from him, alright?

Guilty? When you insulted Zhang Xuan laoshi every day, why didn't I see a single trace of guilt in you?]

Lu Xun felt like going on a frenzy.

"Alright, alright. Since the both of you have made up your minds, I will withdraw you two from my tutelage then!"

Grabbing the two jade tokens over, he bit on his finger and dripped a droplet of fresh blood on the both of them.

As the star teacher of the academy, Lu Xun was a proud person. Since these two students of his have already made up their minds, stopping them would only make them resentful of him. If so, he might as well simply let go of them.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Grabbing over the jade token and confirming that they were withdrawn from Lu Xun laoshi's tutelage, Wang Yan and Zhao Yanfeng's eyes lit up simultaneously.

"The both of you aren't my students anymore, you can leave now!"

Suppressing his rage that was on the verge of erupting, Lu Xun waved them away.

"Yes!" The two of them walked out.

"Damn it, damn it!"

Upon seeing them leave, Lu Xun roared.

Who was he?

The number one star teacher of Hongtian Academy. Countless students vied with one another to become his student and he had to contemplate carefully before making a choice among them. He thought that no one would be able to poach his students in the academy, but...

Not just one, but two students were poached from him in one go!

Furthermore...

If the one who poached these students from him were Wang Chao or Shen Bi Ru, he could let this matter drop. But for it to be the one who scored a zero in his Teacher Qualification Examination, the fellow who stood at the very bottom of the academy!

The strong feeling of humiliation he was feeling made him feel frenzied.

Not to mention, he had just agreed to Elder Hong Hao's request to poach the other party's students. Yet, before he could make a move, the other party had already succeeded in poaching his.

If not for his propriety and his concern over his identity, he might even rush over to beat up this Zhang Xuan!

"Zhu Hong!"

After venting his anger slightly, the rage Lu Xun felt cooled down slightly. He turned around to call for his student.

"Lu laoshi!"

A sixteen to seventeen year old youngster walked out.

Zhu Hong, the student who was ranked fourth in this year's entrance examination. He was one of the most talented students he had accepted this semester. Even though he was only sixteen, he had already reached Juxi realm pinnacle and was ready to break into the next realm at any moment.

"Deliver a war letter to Zhang Xuan laoshi for me!” Lu Xun gritted his teeth.

“War letter?” Hearing his decision, Elder Hong was taken aback. After which, he came to a realization and asked, “Could it be that during this Freshmen Tournament, you hope to…”

“Indeed! To dare to poach my student, I, Lu Xun, have never suffered such humiliation!” Lu Xun laoshi waved his hand. Then, clenching his fist tightly together, he continued, “Since he dares to make a move on me, then he should find a way to withstand my rage as well!”

After which, he retrieved a paper from the desk and wrote on it.

“Pass this to Zhang Xuan, tell him that I will challenge him to a Teacher Evaluation during the Freshmen Tournament half a month from now. Ask him if he dares to accept my challenge or not. If he dares not, tell him to never do such petty actions behind my back!”

Lu Xun flung his sleeves majestically.

Every year, half a month after the acceptance of the freshmen, a Freshmen Tournament would be held.

This tournament allowed the students to showcase their talents and improvement. It was a stage for the students to show their worth as compared to their peers.

As for Teacher Evaluation, it was a battle between different teachers.

During a Teacher Evaluation, the two competing teachers would choose a few of their students and compete based on their cultivation realm, their battling prowess and theoretical knowledge, so as to ensure the effectiveness of the teachers’ classes.

Through such competition, the competency of the teachers were being assessed and evaluated.

From the eyes of the outsiders, Lu Xun laoshi proposing the challenge to Zhang Xuan was a one-sided slaughter.

“Yes!”

Zhu Hong’s eyes twinkled in reverence.

The results of Teacher Evaluation affected the respective teachers’ pride and honor. As a result, such challenges were usually held privately. Lu laoshi was probably the only one who was confident and proud enough to send a war letter directly to another teacher face-on.

As expected of his idol, he was simply too suave!

Venting his discontentment whenever he is angered, not even needing to suppress his emotions at all, he was his role model!

“Go!” Lu Xun ushered him.

Zhu Hong nodded his head, turned around and left.

“Do you really intend to hold a Teacher Challenge?” Elder Hong Hao walked over and asked.

“Not only so, I want to hold a bet with him. If he loses, all of the students under his tutelage will go to me!” A glint flashed across Lu Xun’s eyes.

Ever since he became a teacher, his life had been smooth-sailing. Just as he intended to make use of these qualifications to attract the attention of a master teacher, so as to rise up to the position of an assistant master teacher, he met with such an affair.

If not for such thoughts of his, there was no reason at all for him to accept Zhao Yanfeng, who didn’t have a high cultivation realm and had gone berserk once before. After all, he was a teacher, not a samaritan!

If he was truly a good person, he could have just accepted all students who applied for his classes, there’s no need to select among them at all!

It was all for the fame! He wanted to accrue sufficient reputation to become an assistant master teacher!

If others were to hear that his student had withdrawn from his lessons to listen into the class of someone who had scored zero for the Teacher Qualification Examination, wouldn’t his reputation go into the gutters?

Thus, no matter what, he had to get back at the one who inflicted such humiliation on him!

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 81: I Would Like to Withdraw from Your Tutelage (1)

Hongtian Academy, Lu Xun's classroom.

As a star teacher of the academy, his classroom was several hundred meters wide, as big as a massive football field. Students have lined up in rows after rows, and they numbered several hundred.

"As expected of Lu laoshi, I have heard rumors outside that innumerable students find it an honor to become your student and they go all out to be admitted under your tutelage, but to think that it would be true!" Looking at the number of students in the classroom, an elderly stroked his beard as he looked at a young man not too far away from him.

The young man was around 26 to 27 year old. Dressed in blue, he stood upright as though a spear that would pierce through the heavens, carrying a haughty aura with him.

As for the elderly, if Shang Bin is here, he would be able to recognize him. He was the master of Hongtian Pavilion, Elder Hong Hao!

"You have praised me excessively, elder. I am just fulfilling my responsibility in nurturing them. They have overrated me!" The young man chuckled.

His words might be humble, but his attitude exuded self-confidence and pride.

"It is clear to see whether you have been overrated or not just by seeing the standards of the students. I have heard that over seventy of the top hundred students have been admitted into your class after applying for it. Furthermore, of the two hundred new students you have accepted, there doesn't seem to be a single one who is placed beneath five hundred!"

Elder Hong Hao smiled as he stroked his beard.

Yesterday, when he heard the figures, he was also taken aback.

Despite being young, this Lu Xun laoshi had become the most radiant star teacher in the entire academy. Almost all the good buds among the freshmen had been taken by him.

Such results, despite the long history of the academy, was rarely seen.

"It is my honor for students to be willing to apply for my lessons!" Hearing praises from a Fighter 7-dan elder, Lu Xun laoshi swelled in pride. After which, turning around, he asked, "Elder Hong Hao has always been a busy figure, so what kind of wind brought you here today? Could it be that you have something that requires my help? As long as it is within the scope of my abilities, I will give it my best!"

He didn't believe that a powerful elder like him would be here just to chat.

"Speaking of it, there is indeed something that I need to trouble you with. I have been old friends with your father and I watched as you grew up. I know that you are an upright person, so I came here to request you investigate a teacher for me!"

Elder Hong Hao said.

"Do not mention my father, he is a stubborn antique!" Seeing how the other party was trying to play the emotion card, Lu Xun frowned. "Which teacher do you want me to look into?"

"Zhang Xuan!" Elder Hong Hao said.

After that incident with Zhang Xuan in his Hongtian Tavern, his business was now negligible. Rage had already been burning furiously in his heart. If not in consideration for his identity, he would have already ran up to the dwelling of the other party to bash him up.

"Zhang Xuan? You mean the one who scored zero for his Teacher Qualification Examination and sent Zhao Yanfeng's cultivation berserk?"

Lu Xun looked over.

He had already heard of the various 'glorious' deeds of that Zhang laoshi. Furthermore, he even accepted a student of his, so how could he not be aware of it.

"Indeed!" Elder Hong Hao nodded his head.

"He is just a trash of a teacher, he would be fired sooner or later. Does elder have a grudge with him?" Lu Xun was puzzled.

On one hand was an established elder that could vie for the academy's principal position while on the other, a teacher who could be fired at any moment. The two lived in totally different worlds, so how could they be related to one another?

"It is just some minor matters! I have heard that the Education Bureau has issued an ultimatum to him. As long as he fails to accept any student this school term, his teaching license will be revoked and he will be expelled from the academy! Thus, I hope to trouble Lu laoshi to see whether you can accept those students of his under your tutelage!"

Elder Hong Hao revealed the purpose behind his visit.

He had already looked into Zhang Xuan's affairs before heading here, including the fact that he had recruited five students this school term.

The other party was a teacher and this identity protected him, leaving the elder without a means to deal with him. However, the moment he lost this identity, wouldn't he be his to slaughter?

"Accept under my tutelage?" Lu Xun didn't expect the other party to look for him over such a matter.

"Indeed. As the star teacher of Hongtian Academy, you are probably the only one capable of doing so! As long as you reveal such an intention, his few students would most probably withdraw from his lessons and rush to come under you!" Elder Hong Hao chuckled. "Dealing with a teacher who has students under him is troublesome. If he has no students under him, then things wouldn't be that complicated."

"Uh..." Lu Xun hesitated.

"There is nothing to hesitate about, have you forgotten about Zhao Yanfeng? If you allow Zhang Xuan to continue teaching the students like that, history will just repeat itself and the lives of his students will be ruined! You are saving them by bringing them over!"

Elder Hong Hao immediately gave him another push upon seeing his hesitation.

"Alright, I will help you on this matter. I will reveal my intention to accept the students under his tutelage today!" Lu Xun nodded his head. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Great!"

Elder Hong Hao's eyes lit up and excitement coursed through his heart.

Now that Lu laoshi had agreed to it, he could already clearly vision the disappointed and despairing face of Zhang Xuan.

[Hmph, since he dared to leave Hongtian Pavilion on the verge of closing down, he will slowly play with him and show him what true fear means!]

Just as he was rejoicing over it in his mind, pondering about what he should do to punish him, a new student rushed over.

"Lu laoshi!"

Upon standing before Lu Xun, he knelt down.

"Wang Yan, what is wrong?"

Seeing this youngster, Lu Xun smiled and nodded his head.

This Wang Yan was one of the few most talented ones of this batch of freshmen. Furthermore, he was the grandson of the 2nd Elder of the Wang clan, thus possessing an esteemed position. Even for him, he felt proud to accept a student of such standing.

"Lu laoshi, I... I..."

Wang Yan, who just came over from the Enlightenment Will Tower, knelt onto the floor and he appeared to be conflicted.

"Have you met with some trouble in your cultivation? Free free to speak!" Seeing him stutter, Lu Xun spoke grandly.

"Lu laoshi's knowledge is vast, not to mention that he is the most famous teacher in the entire academy. If you have any difficulties, feel free to speak of it. He is definitely able to solve it for you!" Elder Hong Hao said with a smile as he stroked his beard.

"Alright, I will speak then..."

Wang Yan clenched his jaws and continued, "I would like to... withdraw from your tutelage. I hope Lu laoshi can fulfill my request!"

"Withdraw from my tutelage?"

Lu Xun staggered. His eyes widened in disbelief.

Other people fought with one another to be admitted under him, and yet this fellow wanted to... withdraw from his tutelage?

Are you for real?

After teaching in Hongtian Academy for numerous years, he had never met with such a situation!

"Yes!" Now that the word was out, Wang Yan heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly nodded his head.

"Do you have anything that you find hard to speak of, or were you threatened by someone else?" Lu Xun couldn't resist asking.

"No, this is a choice I made of my own free will!" Wang Yan said.

"You know that after withdrawing from my tutelage, no other teachers in this academy will accept you, right?" Hearing that he made the choice out of his own free will, Lu Xun continued on.

He was the most famous teacher in the academy. How could any other teachers dare to accept a student who withdrew from his tutelage?

"As long as I withdraw from your tutelage, I would be able to listen in on Zhang Xuan laoshi's lessons. This is an opportunity for me, so I hope Lu laoshi can grant my wish!" Wang Yan lowered his body.

"Withdraw from my tutelage to listen in on Zhang Xuan laoshi's lessons?"

Hearing those words, a constipated expression appeared on Lu Xun. With his mouth agape and eyes in perfect circles, he felt as though something had gone wrong with the world.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 80: How Do I Teach You?

The elders from the Teacher Guild were of similar positions to the leaders from the Ministry of Education in Zhang Xuan's previous world. They possessed the authority to revoke the position of the teachers of an academy.

"Elder Mo, seeing how we were friends for so many years, please spare me..." Upon hearing the punishment, Shang Chen hurriedly said.

At this moment, he felt his world crumbling.

He was the one who got Elder Mo here. The initial intention was to have him strip Zhang Xuan of his teaching license, yet... he only managed to crush his own legs with the boulder he moved. In the end, he was the one who was fired!

[Can the situation not be so damned?]

"It's all your fault, you spoiled brat!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Looking at Shang Bin, he couldn't help but want to rush forward to send two kicks towards him to alleviate his rage.

If not for this fellow being so adamant to bring trouble onto Zhang Xuan, he wouldn't have gotten into trouble.

Now, not only did the other party get away scot-free and he was relieved of his duty, most importantly of all, his reputation was in the gutters. It was to be expected that once the news of him oppressing other teachers and changing their results on a whim spread out, he would become a hated figure, one scorned by everyone else.

He did not do it, but... someone had to believe his words first!

[Of all people, you choose to do your own grandfather in…]

"Spare you? Elder Shang, it is precisely because of our years of friendship that I have already spared you of your dignity. Otherwise, if I were to report you of oppressing your colleagues to the Teacher Guild, it is likely that you would be stripped of your teaching license as well!" Elder Mo harrumphed coldly. "You better keep yourself in check from now on!"

Elder Shang knew what the other party was saying was true. Weakness surged through his body and he slumped onto the floor, sorrowful as though he had lost his parents.

"Zhang laoshi, we have troubled you today. For such a scum to appear among the teachers is a negligence on the Teacher Guild's part!" After dealing with the trio, Elder Mo turned to look at Zhang Xuan with an apologetic look.

"Don't worry about it. It is normal for one or two degenerates to appear occasionally!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand to show that he wasn't bothered by it.

Seeing his attitude, everyone felt impressed with him yet again.

[Did you see that, that is the magnanimity that a teacher should have.]

"Great, then I will be returning to the guild to settle these matters. I will make sure to give Zhang laoshi an explanation on the situation!" After which, Elder Mo glared hatefully at Elder Shang Chen for a moment before turning around to leave.

"Zhang laoshi, let's go as well. You still have yet to teach me painting!"

At this moment, Cao Xiong was being beaten to the point of nearing death. Upon seeing the situation here had been settled, Bai Xun walked up to him with a grin.

"Alright!"

Nodding his head, Zhang Xuan walked out of the Enlightenment Will Tower along with the rest.

To tell the truth, he barely scraped past this situation safely.

Were it not for the Wang clan, Bai Xun and Huang Yu's timely arrivals, even if he could handle the situation, it would have taken him a lot of effort.

Especially with the matter regarding Zhao Yanfeng.

Actually, he wasn't entirely truthful about his situation.

What Zhao Yanfeng suffered from wasn't Innate Sealed Meridians, but Innate Narrow Meridians!

Innate Narrow Meridians, using the words of his previous life, meant that while others are an eight car lane, you are a bicycle track.

With such narrow meridians, it was natural that he would feel his body ripping apart when spiritual energy flowed through. In fact, his speed of cultivation would slow significantly, creating an upper limit onto his future achievements.

However, there was an inherent difference between it and Innate Sealed Meridians.

The former, Innate Sealed Meridian, was similar to having all kinds of nails along one's path, blocking the flow of spiritual energy entirely. On the other hand, Innate Narrow Meridians, even though one's meridians were narrow, spiritual energy was able to flow through it, allowing one to cultivate without a problem.

His cultivation going berserk did widen his narrow meridians, allowing him to cultivate even more easily. That was precisely the reason why his cultivation soared, allowing him to reach Juxi realm pinnacle.

However, that incident also caused tremendous damage to his body. Juxi realm pinnacle was already his limit then. It was impossible for him to break through.

In order to make it up for the other party, Zhang Xuan made a move to help him break through. At the same time, he also cleared away the trauma his previous self had left in his body, killing two birds with one stone.

At the very least, after this incident, no one would use this berserk incident against him anymore.

As for how he successfully helped Zhao Yanfeng break through, actually the theory behind it was simple.

After flipping through all the books in the Compendium Pavilion, he had already formed the 1-dan, 2-dan and 3-dan of Heaven's Path Divine Art. After cultivating it himself last night, he was well-aware of the correct method to breaking through. Furthermore, given the superior quality zhenqi in his body, it wasn't a difficult task for him to guide the other party to walk on the correct path to break through.

"From now on, I am no longer in danger of being expelled!"

With the burden off his heart, he heaved a sigh of relief.

After transcending over, he had been in danger of expulsion. Even after he accepted several students, he still felt as though there were ominous clouds looming over him. However, at this moment, this threat had been entirely removed!

Walking out of the Enlightenment Will Tower, he gave permission for Wang Yan to listen in on his class, just like Wang Tao, and only then did the Wang clan leave.

As for Zhao Yanfeng, he stared at Zhang laoshi. Clearly, Zhang Xuan's capabilities have moved him and he hoped to be accepted under his tutelage once more.

However, Zhang Xuan immediately rejected this suggestion.

[What a joke!

I am a transcender with a golden finger, someone who will become a mingshi sooner or later. If I allow people to come under me and leave as they please, wouldn't that trample on my dignity?

My previous self had left you berserk, whereas I have made it up to you by helping you break into Fighter 2-dan. Our grudges have been settled, and I don't want to touch on that ever again.]

Rejected by Zhang Xuan, depression reflected on Zhao Yanfeng's face. However, after awhile, he seemed to recall something and resolution appeared in his eyes once more. Turning around, he followed behind Wang Yan and left.

"Huang Yu xiaojie, may I know how one becomes an associate master teacher?"

Walking along the way, Zhang Xuan couldn't resist asking her.

After this incident, he realized that the only way to create his own place in this world and to not be trampled over by others was to become a Master Teacher!

To become a Master Teacher, one had to become an associate master teacher first.

"Associate master teacher is more like a way to address someone. Unlike Master Teacher, one doesn't need to be assessed for it! It mainly depends on luck. As long as a Master Teacher has set his eyes on you and invites you to be his assistant, then you are already considered an associate master teacher!" Huang Yu explained.

"Oh!" Zhang Xuan nodded his head.

Actually, this associate master teacher was similar to the associate professors in his previous life. Even though they did not wield true authority and they were more like a spokesperson, they represented the dignity of a Master Teacher and possessed esteemed standing in society.

"You are an associate master teacher, then that bookstore..." Zhang Xuan looked at her doubtfully.

He was astonished to hear that Huang Yu is an associate master teacher. Previously, when he saw that she was able to freely walk in and out of Master Lu Chen's residence, he knew that her identity was extraordinary. Just that, he didn't expect her identity to be so extraordinary.

Furthermore, as an associate master teacher, her identity was even more prestigious than the elders of Hongtian Academy. There was no reason for her to open a remote bookstore in the market.

"I happened to catch Liu shi's eye and became his associate master teacher, but as I am still way too young, I require some experience so as to better earn the trust of others. As such, I listened to Liu shi's orders and chose a packed commercial city to open a small store so as to nurture my character. At the same time, I am also able to read more and become more knowledgeable..." Huang Yu explained.

Shi is similar to laoshi, just a shorter version

Zhang Xuan nodded his head

Peering into the truth of matters was a field of knowledge by itself, and building rapport was a skill with great depth.

Never underestimate small shop owners. Sometimes, these were the people who have the greatest understanding of human personality, unrivalled even by experts and academics.

Sometimes, the best way to understand human nature and temper oneself was to go to the very bottom.

As the daughter of the Teacher Guild’s leader, Huang Yu was born with a golden spoon in her mouth. The reason why Liu shi had asked her to do so was to groom her, as well as to give her more worldly experience.

After chatting for a while, he gained a certain degree of understanding towards master teachers and associate master teachers.

In this world, the path of teachers was highly-respected. Teachers were highly-regarded, even much more so than in his previous life.

What apothecary, blacksmith, appraiser… Of the numerous occupations in the Upper Nine Paths, none of them could compare with master teachers.

However, that was to be expected. Whether it’s about cultivation or any other occupations, one required a teacher to guide them along. If one didn’t even respect their teachers, how could they possibly improve?

“Right, what is Master Lu Chen testing you all on, for you all to have to study under me?”

After comprehending the social position of teachers, Zhang Xuan listed another one doubt that was lingering in his head.

Bai Xun was the young son of Zhennan Wang whereas Huang Yu was the daughter of the guild leader of the Teacher Guild, not to mention that she herself was an associate master teacher. Logically speaking, given their social positions, there shouldn’t be any need for them to be tested by anyone else.

“Master Lu Chen has a painting that he has hidden for countless years called the 【Ink Daylily Canvas】… The both of us want it, that’s why master intentionally set such a difficult question to evaluate us!”

Huang Yu explained.

“Ink Daylily Canvas?” Zhang Xuan frowned. “The one drawn by the master painter Mo Chenzi, Ink Daylily Canvas? Neither of you two understand paintings… Why would you want it?”

In the books Zhang Xuan looked through in the Compendium Pavilion, there were many records of this Ink Daylily Canvas. It was said to be an artistic treasure left behind by a master painter a century ago. It was an incomparably valuable painting.

“It is… a gift!”

Huang Yu blushed.

“Gift?”

Zhang Xuan came to a realization.

She and Bai Xun had set their eyes upon this Ink Daylily Canvas at the same time and requested Master Lu Chen for it. The master agreed to gift it to them, but the prerequisites for it was that they had to pass his test first.

The supposed test should refer to appraisal of paintings.

“Master Zhang, you have such deep understanding of painting, capable of seeing through the problems in it with just a glance. Can you teach us?”

Bai Xun stared expectantly at him.

“Indeed, please teach us!” Huang Yu also looked over.

“Teach you two?”

The reason why he was able to appraise those painting was due to the help of the Library of Heaven’s Path. In reality… He didn’t know a single thing about paintings, so how could he teach them?

Looking at the expectant gazes of the two, Zhang Xuan awkwardly scratched his head, unsure of what he should do.

End of the first arc!

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 79: Teacher Acknowledgement Fever

Just as what Zhang laoshi said, the moment he passed by the opportunity, he would need to take a significantly longer period of time to break through. Once he was a single step behind of others, he would always be a step behind of others. He didn't want to be chasing after the footsteps of others all the time.

He didn't really trust the words of the other party, but with so many teachers here, he doubted that this Zhang laoshi would cause his cultivation to go berserk once more.

"Good. I will rejoice over the decision you made!"

Nodding his head, Zhang Xuan's gaze swept around the surroundings before retrieving a box of silver needles. Then, he instructed, "Sit down with crossed legs. Don't allow your thoughts to wander. I will use the silver needles to help you open up your acupoints so as to increase the speed of your accumulation of spiritual energy. You just have to try to break into the Dantian realm!"

"Alright!" With his determination resolute, Zhao Yanfeng didn't hesitate for long before he sat down with crossed legs.

Zhang Xuan walked forward and retrieving a single needle, he placed it into one of the acupoints of the other party. At the same time, a surge of zhenqi gushed in.

As he cultivated the Heaven's Path Divine Art, his zhenqi was as clear as mineral water. The moment it entered the other party's body, the shackles in his acupoints were immediately broken through.

The acupoints of an average cultivator were similar to small holes filled with silt, and the murky zhenqi was similar to muddy water. It was impossible to wash their acupoints clean with zhenqi filled with so much impurities. On the other hand, superior zhenqi was equivalent to clear water. While others might not be able to wash their acupoints cleanly even with two years of effort, he was able to do it easily.

The moment the acupoints were opened, the surrounding spiritual energy immediately gushed in frenziedly.

Hu hu hu hu!

With hands as swift as the wind, he consecutively jabbed another eight silver needles onto the body of the other party.

The nine silver needles opened nine acupoints on Zhao Yanfeng's body. The spiritual energy that had been flowing like a small stream in his body instantaneously turned into a torrential river and gushed through his body before gathering at his spiritual sea.

Boom!

Zhao Yanfeng felt as though an explosion had happened in his brain. The withdrawn dantian in his abdomen was broken through in an instant. As though a massive basin, it accommodated all spiritual energy that came flowing in.

"This..."

Standing up abruptly, Zhao Yanfeng pressed his palm against the Strength Measuring Rock Pillar not too far away.

Boom!

150kg!

Fighter 2-dan Dantian realm primary stage!

"I... I..."

Upon seeing the numbers float into appearance, Zhao Yanfeng was stunned. Initially, he thought that it would take at least half a year for him to successfully advance into the next realm. Yet, with Zhang laoshi's assistance, he managed to succeed within a few moments.

It seemed that it didn't even take an hour!

"Thank you, Zhang laoshi!"

Padah!

All of the doubts Zhao Yanfeng had of Zhang laoshi cleared from his mind and he immediately knelt before Zhang Xuan and kowtowed continuously.

In this instant, from the depths of his heart, he was convinced that all the other party did was for his welfare!

How could a teacher, who was able to help others break through so easily, teach erroneous theories and cause a student's cultivation to go berserk?

To think that he doubted such a noble teacher, even insulting him!

He was worse than a beast!

He must have been blind then to leave this teacher before to acknowledge Lu Xun laoshi. If a chance presented itself, he would withdraw from his lessons and return back to him.

"He really broke through?"

"To help a Fighter 1-dan successfully break through in slightly more than ten minutes..."

"Surely there's something wrong with my vision? How did he do it just by jabbing a few needles?"

While Zhao Yanfeng was feeling conflicted and remorseful, clan head Wang Hong, Elder Mo and the others who had taken that scene have their eyes widened and mouth agape as they felt the world around them crumbling.

They thought that Zhang Xuan was just bragging and assumed that it was impossible for him to succeed. Yet, viewing personally what they deemed impossible occurring, the striking visuals left them on the verge of tears.

Looking at the other party once again, this time, their eyes were burning passionately.

Back then, when they broke through 1-dan, they had to go through numerous troubles and struggles. Yet, looking at Zhao Yanfeng, he seemed to have taken as much effort as it took to eat or drink.

Why didn't they meet with Zhang laoshi back then?

"Zhang laoshi, please accept me as your student!"

Wang Yan, who came with Wang Tao and the others, walked forward and knelt before him.

Back then, he thought that Lu Xun laoshi was the superior one, and thus, he didn't agree with the decision of the clan head and his grandfather. Yet, upon seeing Zhang laoshi helping Zhao Yanfeng break through within ten minutes or so, he was unable to suppress the temptation any longer.

"Un?" Zhang Xuan blinked his eyes.

"I know that Yan-er's talents are average, but I beseech Zhang laoshi not to reject him!" The 2nd Elder from Wang clan walked out. With a face full of smiles, he continued, "As long as Zhang laoshi accepts him, I am willing to be your disciple as well. I'm sure that Zhang laoshi's name will spread far and wide upon accepting a Pixue realm student, no one will dare to doubt you!"

"2nd Elder, can you have some decency? To think that you would try to bargain and do a buy one get one free, how shameless!" The Grand Elder flung his sleeves and looked over respectfully. "Zhang laoshi, ignore them. The 2nd Elder is lacking in decorum! Cough cough, how about me? I am a Pixue realm pinnacle expert and I would like to acknowledge you as my teacher as well. If you find it inconvenient due to my identity as an elder of the Wang clan, I can always retire."

"What is there to compete about? Each of you are already old enough to be his grandfather, and yet you still want to acknowledge him as your teacher. Don't you all feel embarrassed?"

Not expecting the Grand Elder and 2nd Elder to act so shamefully, clan head Wang Hong reprimanded them.

Upon being reprimanded of the clan head, the faces of the two flushed in embarrassment.

Indeed, they were no longer young and their bone structure have already solidified. It wouldn't be an easy task for them to break through.

Wang Tao and Wang Yan turned to look at the clan head in reverence.

[Do you see that? Our clan head has self-restraint and wits, being able to see through the crux of the problem with a glance.]

However, before they were done revering him, they saw clan head Wang Hong turning around to look at Zhang Xuan with a bundles of smile, "Zhang laoshi, I am still young, just 42 this year. Can I acknowledge you as my master?"

"..." Zhang Xuan.

"..." Everyone else.

"Cough cough, let's talk about the matter of acknowledging masters in the future!" In the end, Zhang Xuan had to speak up to stabilise the chaotic situation. Turning towards Zhao Yanfeng once more, he asked, "Do you still think that I caused your cultivation to go berserk because I am incapable of teaching?"

"I beg of Zhang laoshi to forgive me for repaying your grooming with ingratitude!"

Zhao Yanfeng hurriedly kowtowed to Zhang Xuan.

"Un!" Zhang Xuan nodded his head in satisfaction. Then, turning around to look at Elder Shang Chen, he asked, "Elder Shang Chen, do you still have anything else that you would like to say?"

"I..."

Elder Shang Chen's face stiffened.

He was unable to explain the issue with the Teacher Qualification Examination, and now that everyone believed that Zhang laoshi sending Zhao Yanfeng's cultivation berserk was to help him, what else could he say?

His face was slapped on once more!

Furthermore, it was the type that causes a swelling instantly!

"Impossible, impossible! How can he help others to break through so easily?"

By the side, Cao Xiong seemed to have gone dim-witted. His eyes were filled with confusion.

This Zhang Xuan laoshi had entered the academy at the same time as him, and all along, his results were superior to his. When did he become so incredible?

Furthermore, to be able to help others break through so casually, even the elders and principal of the academy weren't capable of such a feat. How did he accomplish it?

"Cao Xiong laoshi intentionally slandered his colleagues, proving that he is lacking in ethics as a teacher. I will report this up to the Teacher Guild for them to revoke your teaching license! At the same time, the hundred God Slaying Flogs will be carried out now!"

With the issue settled, Elder Mo waved his hands.

"Yes!" Cao Xiong gritted his teeth.

Even though he was unwilling to accept it, he knew that his fate was already sealed.

"Shang Bin, as a teacher, for your own benefits, you intentionally framed another teacher. Your teaching license will be suspended until further notice!" After dealing with Cao Xiong, Elder Mo looked over at Shang Bin and Shang Chen. "As for Shang Chen, as an elder, the head of the Education Bureau, not only did you not spare a consideration for other teachers, you intentionally made things difficult for them, even altering the results of the Teacher Qualification Examination at your whim. You will be stripped of your position as an elder and the head of the Education Bureau. The issue will be reported to the Teacher Guild and a verdict will be passed down on your conduct!"