Library of Heaven's Path
Chapter 318-324

Chapter 318: Hell Mode

“Doesn’t the academy usually only recruit new teachers at the start of the term? For a public recruitment to be conducted now, is it an intentional action of the Master Teacher Pavilion?”

Upon entering the academy, Zhang Xuan saw innumerable passionate students studying and training peacefully on the campus. Seemingly influenced by the environment, he suddenly felt relaxed. Turning to Mo Hongyi, he asked.

Most academies accept students at the start or the end of the term so that when new students arrive, they would get to choose among the teachers.

Judging from the current point in time, it had already been two months since the start of the term. If they were to accept teachers now, who would they teach? Were the other teachers expected to ‘donate’ students to them?

This didn’t seem practical.

Probably, only the Master Teacher Pavilion wielded such influence.

“That’s not it!”

Mo Hongyi shook his head. “Some teachers of the academy have left for some unknown reasons, resulting in vacancies for their classes. Thus, they decided to recruit new teachers to take charge of these classes so as to not delay their lessons.”

“Vacancies for their classes? You mean that… once hired, we’ll take over their classes? It’s not a schoolwide student and teacher selection exercise?”

Zhang Xuan was taken aback.

Taking a class straight and having a student choose you were two different concepts.

Taking a class meant that everything was already decided beforehand, and one had no choice even if one was displeased with the students. As for the latter, one was allowed to choose freely and take in students of one’s liking.

“Student and teacher selection exercise? How can that be possible? It is not the start of the term, so there’s no student for you to choose. Besides, given our current identity, it is unlikely that students will choose us either!”

Mo Hongyi rolled his eyes.

Knowing that it was impossible for him to surpass this monster before him, he no longer viewed him hostilely. As such, his attitude became much more amiable than before.

He wouldn’t live up to his reputation as a genius if he couldn’t even adjust his state of mind.

“That’s true…”

Zhang Xuan scratched his head.

He was currently in disguise as a person named Liu Cheng. He didn’t have a striking reputation and didn’t have any impressive qualifications either. Even if it was at the start of the year, it was unlikely that any students would want to come under his tutelage.

But even so, this was already a much higher starting point as compared to his experience in Hongtian Academy.

Back then, he had to shoulder the notoriety as the worst teacher in the academy. In any case, he still managed to accept a few outstanding students.

“How are the grades divided in Tianwu Academy?” After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xuan asked.

“You don’t even know that?” Mo Hongyi looked at Zhang Xuan as though he had lived under a rock all this time.

At times, this fellow seemed so monstrous that it made others despair. Other times, he seemed so innocent and pure, knowing nothing at all, as though a newborn infant.

Tianwu Academy was the kingdom’s number one academy! All of the teachers know about it, so how could a master teacher like you not know such elementary knowledge?

“To enter Tianwu Academy, one’s cultivation must at least be at Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm! There are a total of four grades, and they correspond to Zhenqi, Pigu, Dingli, and Pixue respectively. Upon reaching Pixue realm, one can apply for graduation.”

After hesitating for a moment, Mo Hongyi continued explaining. “Teachers are allowed to accept new students every year. As such, most teachers will have students of all four grades.”

Zhang Xuan nodded.

These rules were similar to those of Hongtian Academy. If his previous self hadn’t caused his student’s cultivation to go berserk, Zhang Xuan would have had old students as well.

“We’re here!”

Just as Zhang Xuan was musing over this matter, Mo Hongyi’s voice sounded. Lifting his head, he realized he had arrived right before Tianwu Academy Elder Hall.

New teachers had to be approved by the elders to be recruited.

An entire row of around a dozen elders was seated in the center of the courtyard. The weakest of them was at Half-Zongshi while the strongest one had reached Zongshi realm pinnacle.

“The one sitting at the center is Principal Xie Bi, one of the top ten experts of our Tianwu Kingdom. He is a 1-star master teacher and is extremely famous in our kingdom. Even I would replace it hard to defeat him in a duel!”

Mo Hongyi discreetly pointed across and sent a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan.

His finger was pointed toward a white-bearded old man seated at the very center of the row. His eyes were large like a ferocious tiger. Even though he wasn’t young, it didn’t seem his vigor had declined in the least. On the contrary, he exuded a spirited and powerful aura.

This was a Zongshi realm pinnacle expert!

However, Zhang Xuan didn’t see him in Mo Yu’s Question Symposium yesterday.

Standing before the white-bearded elder was a row of people lined up in order, the numbers seeming to exceed a hundred.

“If you two are here for the teacher interview, please write down your personal details here and line up over there!”

Upon entering, a student immediately walked up to them.

The both of them walked in and filled up a form.

The content was simple. They only had to fill up their name, gender, cultivation, and their qualifications as a teacher.

They had memorized the background of the person they were impersonating yesterday, so it didn’t take them long to fill the form up.

“May I ask if everyone here is for the teacher interview?”

After passing the form over, Zhang Xuan pointed to the hundred people lining up and asked.

“That’s right!” The student nodded.

“So many people?” Zhang Xuan was astonished. “Then… how many teachers is Tianwu Academy recruiting?”

If they were recruiting a sizeable amount, it shouldn’t be a problem for Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi to get in. Otherwise, they would have to fight with the others for the placing.

“Oh. We are accepting a total of five teachers. Three had already passed the interview, so there are only two slots remaining!” The student said.

“Only two slots remaining?”

Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi glanced at one another.

Over a hundred teachers were competing for two slots…

Wasn’t the test supposed to be on increasing the Trust Level of the students we accept? Why did it suddenly become a recruitment test instead?

If we were to fail the interview, does that count as an immediate failure?

“Yes!” The student nodded.

“Aren’t these teachers still queuing up? Why had three of them passed already? What are the prerequisites for the recruitment of these teachers?” Zhang Xuan continued asking.

The others were still queuing, but three of them had passed already?

Shouldn’t they go through everyone before choosing carefully?

“Oh, the principal looked over their interview, and after determining that they are suitable, he immediately brought them in. Those three who were accepted are Half-Zongshi experts, so they are more than qualified to become teachers!”

The student smiled.

“Half-Zongshi?”

Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi smiled bitterly.

With that level of cultivation, one was already qualified to become an elder at Tianwu Academy. It wasn’t surprising that they would be accepted immediately.

On the other hand, the Liu Cheng whom Zhang Xuan was impersonating as only possessed a cultivation of Tongxuan realm primary stage, which was significantly much weaker than them.

A Half-Zongshi cultivator against a Tongxuan realm primary stage cultivator, no matter how foolish one was, it was clear which one would be chosen.

The person Mo Hongyi was impersonating also only possessed a cultivation of Tongxuan realm primary stage. Thus, they were both on the same starting line.

Initially, Zhang Xuan thought that once he became a teacher, he just had to lead a few students so it wouldn’t be too difficult. He didn’t expect to be thrown into a ‘Hard Mode’ stage which one might die even before seeing the dungeon.

One of them was the number one genius of Tianwu Kingdom while the other one was a rising star who broke numerous records of the Master Teacher Pavilion…

For the 2-star master teacher examination, they actually had to compete with a bunch of normal teachers… Just the thought in itself felt bizarre.

“Alright, you two should queue up as well. If you meet the criteria, the academy will pick you!” The student urged them on.

Nodding, Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi proceeded forward.

“You two are here for the interview as well? Tongxuan realm primary stage, I think the both of you should just leave. Even the worst of the lot here have reached Tongxuan realm intermediate stage!”

The moment they walked over, a young man turned to look at them disdainfully. At the same time, he revealed his cultivation. Tongxuan realm advanced stage!

Due to the disguise, they had to suppress their cultivation to be visibly at Tongxuan realm primary stage.

Otherwise, given how pure Zhang Xuan’s Heaven’s Path zhenqi was, even Pavilion Master Jiang would be unable to discern his cultivation realm, needless to say, this fellow.

“The ability to impart knowledge is the most important ability of a teacher. If a teacher is incapable of doing so, what’s the use of having a high cultivation?”

Mo Hongyi harrumphed.

As a top-notch genius, he had been admired by others from young. Other than suffering a setback inflicted by Zhang Xuan, he had never been underestimated before. Yet, this fellow spoke such words to him the moment they met. Mo Hongyi’s blood boiled with anger.

“Despite your young age, you sure have a fiery temper!”

The young man harrumphed, “I am saying these words for your welfare. I’m afraid that you will just waste your time!”

After which, he turned around haughtily.

Disregarded by the other party, Mo Hongyi’s face turned pale. On the other hand, Zhang Xuan chuckled.

To be able to send the number one genius into a fit of anger, that person could also be considered a talent.

Just as he was about to say something, the voice of an elder sounded from the front.

“I, Xie Bi, thank the teachers here for attending this public recruitment!”

Everyone immediately fell silent upon hearing the principal’s voice and focused their attention on the front.

“I believe everyone here had heard about the shortage of teachers in the academy. Since all of you are here for the recruitment, I believe all of you are informed of the situation of the classes in question.”

Principal Xie Bi surveyed the surroundings, “However, I should still say a few things about these two classes in advance. Their previous teachers were Hu Yi laoshi and Bai Fang laoshi. Thus, the students of these classes are outstanding. I hope to recruit a worthy teacher so that their talents don’t go to waste.”

“Hu Yi and Bai Fang?”

Upon hearing those names, Mo Hongyi frowned.

“You know them?” Zhang Xuan turned to look at Mo Hongyi.

“They are famous star teachers in Tianwu Academy and their teaching skills are outstanding. Furthermore… They are Pavilion Master Jiang’s apprentices!” Mo Hongyi told him through telepathy.

“Pavilion Master Jiang’s apprentice?”

To be capable of becoming the apprentice of a 2-star pinnacle master teacher, it was impossible for their teaching skills to be mediocre.

“That’s right. I’ve heard that their classes are the two most outstanding classes in the entire Tianwu Academy. The students they accept are also top-notch. Seems like our test isn’t as easy as we thought!”

Mo Hongyi rubbed his glabella.

An outstanding student had a tendency to be complacent and as a result, they often would feel less attached to a teacher.

It was just like if one taught a genius and a normal student. Assuming that you helped the both of them advance from Zhenqi realm to Dingli realm, the latter would be thankful to you while the former might think that you were merely a mediocre teacher who was impeding his talent.

Giving a rich man a thousand gold coins was a completely different notion of giving a beggar a thousand gold coins.

Delivering charcoal in winter was a completely different concept from gifting blankets in summer. It would be hard for Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi to win the favor of their students.

These two classes were the most outstanding classes of the academy and their students were also top-notch. If one was more talented than them, one might still be able to win their respect… However, given that they had to carry out this test with their fake identity, keeping them in control was already a challenge, needless to say, winning their trust…

How could those geniuses be willing to submit to two average teachers?

The heck!

Zhang Xuan had thought it would be a piece of a cake. He had thought that what was required of him was merely to come here to teach a couple of students. He had thought that the ten days was more than enough for him to win their trust. But what he hadn’t expected was that it wasn’t just ‘Hard Mode’, but ‘Hell Mode’.

As expected, the 2-star master teacher examination… wasn’t as easy as he thought.

Chapter 319: Aversion Toward Studying?

“I know that all of you present here have an extensive amount of teaching experience and are official teachers qualified by the guild. If I were to make a decision based on your resume by asking a few questions, no matter who I choose, it will be hard for all of you to accept the result.”

Principal Xie Bi glanced at the surroundings before continuing. “Since that’s the case, I’ll choose based on your teaching standards.”

“Choose based on our teaching standards?”

Everyone looked at Principal Xie Bi in bewilderment.

“That’s right! A teacher is responsible for imparting knowledge and clarifying the doubts of the students! The fundamental responsibility of a teacher is to guide a student onto the right path so that he will be able to reach greater heights! I have two students here and each of them are facing some problems. The academy will recruit whoever who manages to solve their problems. If two people were to solve their problem, the one who does it better will have the priority!”

Principal Xie Bi said.

“The fundamental responsibility of a teacher is to teach. If one is inept in teaching, then it is useless even if he is proficient in everything else!”

“No matter how high a person’s cultivation is, if he is unable to verbalize it, he will still be an inept teacher!”

Upon hearing the selection criteria, the crowd nodded their heads.

“This kind of test is indeed fitting for a teacher interview!”

A satisfied expression appeared on Mo Hongyi’s face.

There were different types of expertise required for different occupations. Without the experience of teaching students and comprehension of teaching theories, no matter how high one’s cultivation may be, it would be difficult for them to impart their insights to their students.

Many scholars who stood at the top of their fields had conducted lessons. Although they were able to go on and on, at the end of the lesson… the students ended up learning nothing at all.

“Bring them in!”

Principal Xie Bi shouted and two fifteen to sixteen-year-old students were brought in.

A male and a female.

The female had a cold and haughty expression whereas the male had sharp eyes reminiscent of an eagle.

Despite standing before a huge crowd, there wasn’t any sign of fear present in the two students’ eyes. Seeming to know the reason why they were here, they remained extremely quiet.

“These are the two students. Who wants to take a look first?” Xie Bi surveyed the crowd.

“Me!”

The young man standing in front of Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi shouted and stepped forward haughtily.

“Not bad. A teacher should have this kind of adventurous attitude. It is impossible to bring up good students by cowering fearfully!”

Xie Bi nodded his head in satisfaction.

Upon hearing those words, a wave of regret struck the crowd.

If only they knew that was the case, they would have definitely rushed up. That fellow had managed to win himself some brownie points from Principal Xie. If things go well, he might even pass the examination.

Having been complimented, the young man’s eyes lit up brightly. He strode up to the two students and circled around them before instructing, “Show me your battle techniques!”

“Yes!”

With a casual expression, the female student began first.

Her movements were exceptionally precise, forceful and nimble, hinting of superior talent. Soon, she finished displaying her battle technique. After which, the male student took her place to demonstrate his.

His movements weren’t as nimble as the former but they were straightforward, swift and was executed with overwhelming strength. In fact, one could sense a slight killing intent behind his actions.

While the duo was executing their battle techniques, the other candidates looked on intently by the side and contemplated silently over the matter.

It wasn’t long before the both of them finished demonstrating their battle techniques. Clasping their fist, they bowed and went back to standing upright.

“Alright, you can give your evaluation now!”

Xie Bi gestured.

“Alright!” The young man replied. Placing his hands behind his back, he explained haughtily, “The battle technique that this lady executed was [Clear Water Fleeting Cloud Hands]that prided itself on its nimble and smooth movements. Although her demonstration of the movements exuded elegance and also displayed her solid foundation in that technique… she is lacking in zhenqi. When she was moving about, her movements seemed slightly strained. If I’m not wrong, it hadn’t been long since she attained the Zhenqi realm. As such, she isn’t too adept with the utilization of zhenqi!”

After which, he turned to the female student and asked, “May I know if I am right?”

“I just reached Zhenqi realm three months ago!” The female student nodded.

“It is clear that she had trained hard to perfect the battle technique. Her movements are skilled, beautiful and precise, but due to her lack of zhenqi, they are just empty movements. If she is my student, I will ask her to immerse herself in her cultivation and try her best to gather zhenqi first. Only after her zhenqi fills up will she be able to execute the full might of the techniques!”

The young man smiled, “She has an elegant, refined figure and a pure aura so I will recommend her to cultivate the academy’s [Lucid Jade Technique]. It is in line with her disposition, so it should be easy for her to cultivate it!”

“The technique I am cultivating is Lucid Jade Technique!” Hearing his words, the female student said in surprise.

“Hehe!”

Gleeful, the young man then turned to the male student. “You possess great brute might. As such, you have good affinity with strength-based cultivation technique and battle technique. I think that [Searing Bamboo Art] is the most suitable for you!”

“Teacher, the cultivation technique I am currently training with is Searing Bamboo Art!”

The male student nodded his head.

“Alright, I’m done with my evaluation…”

Flinging his sleeves, the young man walked back to the crowd with a gleeful expression. When he returned to his original position and saw Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi, he intentionally tilted his head upward haughtily.

“I have also seen through all of that. I should had volunteered myself earlier!”

“Indeed! He got the opportunity to step up first. If I were to go up now, it would just look forced and this will just look bad on me!”

“Damn it…”

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Hearing the young man’s words, the crowd felt regretful.

As official teachers who passed the examination, they were able to see this much. However, since someone else had already spoken for them, others would just suspect one to be copying his words if one were to come up with a similar analysis, and that would look bad on one.

“Un!”

Contrary to the others’ expressions, Principal Xue Bi seemed to be indifferent to the situation and a sliver of disappointment even flashed across his face. Surveying the crowd, he continued, “Is there anyone who wants to add on?”

“Allow me!”

After hesitating for a moment, another man walked up.

It was a middle-aged man in his forties.

“It is Tianquan Academy’s Du Xun laoshi!”

“I heard that he is a star teacher and is already accepted as an apprentice by a master teacher!”

“Indeed! I’ve attended his lessons before. He is truly incredible…”

“Seems like we will lose another slot!”

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A commotion burst out as soon as the middle-aged man walked out. Everyone couldn’t help but feel tense.

He didn’t stand out much from the crowd. However, the moment he walked out, quite a handful of people immediately recognized him.

To be able to become a star teacher and a master teacher apprentice, he was bound to possess capability that surpassed others.

Moreover, those who answered the public recruitment were mostly ordinary teachers, so there was a huge gap between them and him.

“I have seen the battle techniques they executed and I can also tell that the movements of this female student here are nimble. The teacher before is right to say that she is suited to cultivate Lucid Jade Technique… However, he neglected a point. This female student has only reached zhenqi realm for three months, yet she was able to master such a powerful battle technique. Given how she is able to complement her body and zhenqi so well… this shows that she is talented and that she possesses aptitude far surpassing the others! In other words, she is a… genius!”

Du Xun laoshi walked up to the duo, examined them for a moment before giving his evaluation.

“The Lucid Jade Technique can only be considered an ordinary cultivation technique for the ladies. If one’s talent is mediocre, there is no problem cultivating it. However, given her high aptitude, cultivating such a technique is a waste. I think that it will be better if she cultivates[Maiden Method] instead!”

“As for this male student, his movements are forceful. Indeed, strength-based techniques such as [Searing Bamboo Art] are more suitable for him. However, his moves are direct, sharp and pointed straight toward one’s vitals. This shows that he has outstanding battle experience. While Searing Bamboo Art is still acceptable in terms of raising one’s cultivation, it causes one’s zhenqi to move slowly. For someone like him who is skilled in the offense, it isn’t the best skill for him to learn. I think that it will be more suitable for him to cultivate [Domineering Heaven’s Might] instead. This cultivation technique allows one’s zhenqi to burst at short intervals and this better augments his strengths!”

At which, Du Xun laoshi clasped his fists and said, “I’m done!”

“Good!”

After hearing his words, Xie Bi nodded his head in satisfaction.

When the other young man before him spoke, he flashed a look of disappointment. On the other hand, he actually complimented Du Xun. It was clear that he regarded Du Xun higher than the young man before.

“Damn it!”

Taking the other party’s expression into sight, the young man’s gleeful face darkened and he clenched his fists tightly.

As expected of an expert. There was nothing wrong with the young man’s analysis, but compared to Du Xun, it was clear that he was lacking. He could tell that Du Xun’s solution was at a much higher level than his.

“Alright, is there anyone who wants to add on?” Xie Bi glanced at the crowd once more.

A few more people walked up, but what they spoke of was mostly similar to that of the first two teachers, demonstrating a lack of novelty in their words.

“If no one has anything else to add on, the slots will be given to the first two teachers!”

With a slightly disappointed expression, Xie Bi said.

“Allow me!”

Mo Hongyi walked up.

Surprised that someone would still volunteer himself when there was already nothing to be said, everyone’s gazes immediately gathered toward the source of the voice. However, when they saw his cultivation realm, they immediately shook their heads in disappointment.

Many Tongxuan realm advanced stage and pinnacle teachers had spoken, but they weren’t able to come up with anything new. How could a mere Tongxuan realm primary stage be more insightful than them?

Even Xie Bi and the other elders didn’t have much hope in him.

Even though cultivation didn’t necessarily relate to one’s teaching abilities, there were still some links between them.

The higher one’s cultivation, the deeper the understanding of cultivation one has, the more knowledge one could impart to one’s students.

Ignoring everyone’s gazes, Mo Hongyi walked up to the two students, examined them carefully before turning to the principal, “Principal, if I’m not wrong, the problem you spoke of earlier wasn’t referring to their cultivation, but something else!”

“Something else?”

“What can a teacher teach other than cultivation?”

“Ridiculous! Don’t spout nonsense if you know nothing at all…”

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Hearing his words, the faces of the other teachers darkened. The young man who spoke up first earlier looked at him disdainfully.

What else could the students’ problems be other than their cultivation? Their background?

“Oh? Tell me about it!”

The disappointed Principal Xie Bi abruptly raised his head up.

“Regardless of whether this female student cultivates the Lucid Jade Technique or Maiden Method, there isn’t too much of a difference. Just like what Du Xun laoshi said, she possesses great talent, so the difference in cultivation technique won’t affect her too much.”

Mo Hongyi glanced at the female student, “Besides, even if the Lucid Jade Technique is slightly weaker, she has already cultivated it for many years and is already familiar with it. Changing it abruptly will just impede her progress. Besides, as long as she is given proper guidance, there isn’t too much of a difference between the two cultivation techniques!”

“Thus… In my opinion, her greatest problem isn’t her cultivation technique or the need to reinforce her Zhenqi realm cultivation. It is instead her… aversion to studying!”

“Aversion to studying?”

Principal Xie’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly turned to look at Mo Hongyi, “That’s right, continue on!”

“This…”

Hearing the principal admit to the matter, everyone widened their eyes.

Aversion to studying?

What the heck! How in the world can one tell such a matter?

Chapter 320: I Can Solve Their Problems

Contrary to everyone’s reaction, Zhang Xuan nodded his head.

As expected of the number one genius of Tianwu Kingdom and a potential 2-star master teacher, he was able to grasp the essence of the matter instantly.

“Yes!”

Reverting to the aura of a genius, he gestured grandly, “This female student possesses superior talent, but she has a cold disposition and she seems unwilling to interact with others. Since her talent is not bad, how can she still be at Zhenqi realm given her age? Clearly, she isn’t serious about her training!”

Everyone was taken aback.

That was indeed the case! Everyone had said that her talent was good, but reaching Zhenqi realm primary stage at sixteen to seventeen-year-old, she barely even met the prerequisites to enter the academy. Theoretically, it didn’t make sense at all.

The only possibility was that she was talented, but she wasn’t interested in training.

Despite her reluctance to cultivate, she was confined to the academy. It couldn’t be helped that she would grow an aversion towards studying as time goes by.

To deduce this based on the mere difference between her aptitude and cultivation level…

Your discernment ability is way too incredible!

The face of the arrogant young man from before immediately turned ghastly white.

As a teacher, he knew that such situations were common.

Cultivation is an extremely boring process and it isn’t uncommon for one to detest it. Even in this world where strength reigned mighty, there were still a lot of people who were unwilling to cultivate.

As a teacher, one would hope for all of his students to be outstanding. However, if a student is unwilling to cultivate, there’s no way that a teacher could cultivate in his stead!

Teaching is a two-way thing. It is one thing for a teacher to teach well, and it is another thing for a student to learn seriously. This female student’s aversion toward studying was probably the problem that Principal Xie was talking about previously.

All of the teachers here had been tackling the wrong problem from the very start. It was no wonder why the principal wasn’t happy.

“What about him?”

Hearing Mo Hongyi’s rational and clear analysis on the situation, Principal Xie stroked his beard and pointed to the male student.

“If I’m not wrong, he’s probably a problematic youth who often gets engaged in battle, causing him to face the threat of expulsion!” Mo Hongyi chuckled.

“Oh?” Principal Xie looked at Mo Hongyi with interest. “The reason for thinking so?”

“Simple. I have examined the battle techniques he displayed just now and even though it is modeled from the knowledge one learns in a classroom, his movements were aimed straight for the vitals. Clearly, he had undergone quite a few battles, refining his movements to be swift and precise.”

Mo Hongyi spoke casually, “But of course, that isn’t the main point. More importantly, when he executes the battle techniques, there is a savage gleam in his eyes and one could easily feel killing intent from him. Given his personality, it is normal for him to fall out with his classmates easily… This kind of problematic youth often causes trouble for an academy and it is within expectations for him to be facing the threat of expulsion.”

Everyone was stunned again.

Musing over his words, his analysis seemed to be correct.

To deduce so much from a mere battle technique, the fellow’s eye of discernment and analysis ability was beyond that of an ordinary teacher.

“Good, good!” Principal Xie’s eyes shone with admiration.

Mo Hongyi was right. This was exactly the test he was posing to all of the teachers here. If it was just guiding those students on their cultivation, any single teacher would be capable of it. There would be no need to conduct a selection exercise at all.

A truly outstanding teacher would be capable of seeing what others overlook.

“How can that problem be solved then?” An elder asked.

“Since she has an aversion toward studying, we have to look for a way to invoke her interest in cultivating. On the other hand, since the male student faces the threat of expulsion, we just have to suppress his urge to fight with other students… However, this isn’t something that can be accomplished in a day or two. It requires continuous hard work over a period of time!”

Mo Hongyi said.

“Un!”

“Good, you’ve been recruited!”

Principal Xie and many other elders nodded their heads.

To be capable of seeing through the problem in the students’ attitude through their battle techniques bore testimony to his eye of discernment.

A teacher had to first replace the root of a problem before he could deal with them specifically.

If they didn’t recruit such a talent, who else would they recruit?

“Is there anyone who still has anything to say? If so, then the ones recruited for this selection exercise will be this Sun Cheng laoshi and Du Xun laoshi.”

Principal Xie gestured as he confirmed the names.

Sun Cheng was the name of the identity Mo Hongyi was impersonating as.

“I don’t have any objections!”

“There is nothing more we can say, so we might as well not humiliate ourselves!”

Even though the other teachers felt reluctant to give up, it was true that the analysis of the two were the best. They had no choice but to give up. They weren’t able to value add to their answers anymore, so there was no point in saying anything else.

“Un, good. Then I announce the ones who have passed this selection exercise to be…”

Just as Principal Xie was about to declare his decision, a voice interjected, “Wait a moment! Why don’t I… say something as well!”

After which, the young man who came with ‘Sun Cheng laoshi’ walked up.

Zhang Xuan.

He would had failed the examination if he were to remain silent. Thus, he had no choice but to step up.

Seeing him walk over, Mo Hongyi chuckled.

He had already said all that he could see, making it impossible for Zhang Xuan to say anything else. If this genius who had exceeded him was unable to say anything deeper than that, he would surely fail this selection exercise.

Knowing his thoughts, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

This fellow sure had no sense of camaraderie.

He could have left something for him to say, but he chose to touch on everything, leaving Zhang Xuan in a spot.

“This Sun laoshi and Principal Xie had already revealed the purpose of the test, so there’s no use for me to repeat their words once more!”

Suppressing his dismal, Zhang Xuan said, “Since there’s no use in repeating their words, why don’t I… solve the problems of these two students on the spot!”

“Solve their problems on the spot?”

“What kind of joke is this!”

“One of them has an aversion toward studying while the other one is facing expulsion. These are the two most difficult problems for a teacher to solve, what kind of solution can you have?”

“Even if there is a solution, it has to be done over a long period of time, just as Sun Cheng laoshi has said. Solving it now? How arrogant!”

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An uproar broke out.

As a teacher, the greatest problem one could face was an unmotivated student and a student who often engages in fights.

These two problems had occurred on these two students and even if one knew the problem, it wasn’t an easy feat to solve them. One would have to invest quite a bit of time into it.

Yet, this fellow claimed that he was able to solve it on the spot. This made most of the crowd think that he was being overly boastful.

Even Principal Xie and the other elders frowned upon hearing Zhang Xuan’s words.

Even they were helpless before them. Yet, this young fellow dared to utter such big words. Wasn’t he being too arrogant?

“Why don’t you tell us your solution to their problems?”

With a darkened face, Principal Xie looked at him with a face of displeasure.

“Simple!”

Zhang Xuan walked forward to the female student and whispered a few words in her ears. The female student was first stunned, then a bright shade of red began creeping over her face. After which, she kneeled to the floor and clasped her fist, “Teacher, please accept me as your student. I am willing to learn seriously under your tutelage!”

“Ah?”

“What is going on?”

Upon seeing this sight, the crowd, who thought that he couldn’t possibly succeed, nearly keeled over.

They had just said that this fellow wouldn’t be able to solve this problem when he whispered a few words in her ears and the attitude of the female student immediately changed, even kneeling on the floor and pleaded with him to accept her as his student….

I thought you have an aversion toward studying?

Your attitude sure changed faster than the weather!

The displeased Principal Xie and the elders widened their eyes in shock, as though they had seen a ghost.

Since they found these two students to serve as the topic of the test, it was natural that they knew of their conditions beforehand. This female student’s aversion toward studying was exceptionally severe. She was unwilling to listen to her teacher regardless of what her teacher said, needless to say, study.

They had thought that it would be impossible to change her attitude in the short term, yet with a mere few words by the teacher before them, she immediately kneeled down. What in the world happened?

If not for the fact that they knew it was impossible for Zhang Xuan to have cheated, they would have truly suspected that the two of them knew each other in advance and intentionally played out this show.

“That… What did you just say to make her attitude change so abruptly?”

Unable to hold himself back anymore, one of the teachers asked.

Instantaneously, everyone’s gazes gathered on Zhang Xuan. Even Mo Hongyi couldn’t help but look over with a perplexed expression as well.

He could discern that the other party has an aversion toward studying, so naturally, he knew that it was difficult to alter such a mindset. Yet, to change the other party’s attitude with just a few words… He, too, wanted to know what kind of words it was that possessed such magical powers.

“She does have an aversion toward studying, but it isn’t because of her disinterest. It is because of her physical condition.”

Zhang Xuan smiled. “I saw through her problem and promised her that I will solve it for her, so naturally, she is willing to study under me!”

The reason why this female student was averse to studying was that of a physical condition. Every time she tried to cultivate, an intense pain would torture her entire body. It is natural that no one would be willing to suffer pain willingly, so eventually, she became averse towards the idea of cultivating that culminated into her disinterest.

Given that Zhang Xuan was able to see through her condition and even promised to solve it for her, it wasn’t surprising for the female student to bow down to him immediately.

“That simple?”

“If she has a physical condition, why didn’t she mention it before? Why did she keep it to herself?”

Another doubt flashed through everyone’s mind.

If she had incurred a problem in her cultivation, she could have discussed it with her teacher. Yet, this female student had never brought the matter up before…

“This is a matter regarding her privacy, so how could she be willing to speak of it?” Zhang Xuan shook his head.

The other party’s condition was similar to Zhao Ya’s affliction, making it difficult for her to speak of it. Naturally, she found it hard to raise the subject to her teacher.

“If that’s the case, then I won’t ask any further!”

Even though he was curious, Principal Xie knew that it would be inappropriate for Zhang Xuan to divulge the other party’s private condition, thus he chose not to ask any further. Instead, he turned to the male student and said, “What about his problem? If you can make him promise not to fight with other students anymore, we will take it as you have passed this selection exercise and the academy will recruit you as an official teacher!”

“Alright!” Zhang Xuan smiled.

Everyone immediately turned to him once more.

If it was really that easy to get that male student to make such a promise, Principal Xie wouldn’t be so troubled over this issue and wouldn’t have set it as the test question for the selection exercise either.

They wanted to see what tricks the young man who had just dispelled the female student’s aversion toward studying had up his sleeves to stop the male student from fighting with others.

Under the watchful gaze of the crowd, Zhang Xuan walked up to the male student with a smile, “Do you like fighting with others?”

“Yes!”

The male student nodded.

“That’s simple!”

With a narrow smile on his face, Zhang Xuan suddenly slapped the other party.

Peng!

Before the male student could react, he felt an ache on his face before he was sent flying upward.

“The heck!”

“Beating up a student? Doesn’t he know that it is forbidden to get physical with a student…”

“What the heck is this fellow up to?”

Just when they thought that the young man had some good idea to deal with the problem, he suddenly started getting physical. Shocked by the sight before them, they nearly blacked out.

Peng peng peng peng!

Despite the criticisms, the young man continued delivering punches and kicks onto the other party. Every single move of his was brutal and he didn’t hold back at all.

Principal Xie’s face darkened. However, just as he was about to step forward to stop him, the pummeled student suddenly kneeled onto the floor.

“Teacher, I.. promise to never fight with anyone ever again…”

“Ah?”

Everyone was stunned. Had the world gone insane?

Chapter 321: You Have Been Recruited

“Done!” Zhang Xuan clapped his hands with glee.

Seeing how casual the other party was, everyone suddenly felt dizzy and an urge to spew blood welled in them.

Wasn’t he being too eccentric?

The Teacher Guild had explicitly stated that one was not to punish a student physically, yet you had to the cheek to beat the other party up so severely. If the Teacher Guild were to pursue the matter, no one would be able to shoulder the responsibility.

“Liu laoshi, you…” Mo Hongyi was speechless. He nearly fainted from anger, “Teachers aren’t allowed to beat students up!”

Is this fellow for real! It is one thing for you not to know the rules of the master teacher examination, but you would have at least taken a class before, you would have at least taught some students before… As a 2-star master teacher examinee, how could you not know these fundamental rules?

A teacher was supposed to win over his students by virtue. If the Teacher Guild were to realize that one had punished a student physically, it is very likely that one’s teaching license would be revoked.

“Beat students up? Who said that I had beaten a student?” Zhang Xuan glared at the male student. “Did I beat you up?”

“No! I am indebted to teacher. You did it to save me, you did not beat me up!” The male student quickly kowtowed as he explained through his now-incomplete set of teeth.

“…”

The crowd was thrown into a frenzy.

Brother, can you be any more arrogant?

Do you think that we are all blind?

All of us personally saw you beat the other party up. It is one thing for you not to admit it, but you even threatened the student! This is truly atrocious and deplorable!

They had seen ridiculous people, but they had never seen someone who left them so speechless.

“Hmph!”

Flinging his hands, Principal Xie’s face steeled.

As the principal and a 1-star master teacher, a teacher had beaten up and threatened a student before him. He couldn’t simply remain motionless to this matter.

“Liu laoshi, punishing a student physically is already a violation of the responsibilities of a teacher. I will report this matter to the Teacher Guild, so you should prepare yourself for the sanction from the guild! Also, our Tianwu Academy is unwilling to recruit a deplorable and irresponsible teacher like you, so please leave immediately!”

After which, he pointed to the doors.

“Sanction? Irresponsible?”

Zhang Xuan was taken aback. He turned to Principal Xie and asked, “Is this your judgment on the matter?”

“That’s right!” Principal Xie harrumphed.

“Fine!” Zhang Xuan shook his head. “Given your eye of discernment, you still call yourself a 1-star master teacher? Honestly speaking, I would really like to ask… Are you blind?”

Pu!

“Did this fellow just insult Principal Xie?”

“The heck! He physically punished a student and insulted a 1-star master teacher. Is this fellow insane?”

…

…

The other teachers’ eyeballs were about to pop out from their sockets.

This is the principal of Tianwu Academy, a Zongshi realm pinnacle expert. In terms of strength, he is ranked in the top ten of the academy. Not to mention, he is a 1-star master teacher as well. To say that he is blind…

The heck!

They had only thought that he was arrogant a moment ago, but now, they realized that he was insane!

Otherwise, how could a teacher who came for a public recruitment beat up a student in public and insult a 1-star master teacher?

Master teachers were not to be sullied. Just this crime was sufficient to have him killed!

The corners of Mo Hongyi’s mouth twitched as well.

However, he knew that even though Zhang Xuan had an eccentric personality and a vile mouth, he had the capability to back it up. Based on his understanding of the latter, it was impossible for him to be insulting Principal Xie for no good reason.

Reexamining the male student’s condition, he suddenly froze. “This…”

Meanwhile, Principal Xie was already spurting blood.

He was so furious that all of his hairs stood at its end and it felt as though he would erupt at any moment.

“Liu laoshi, do you know that you are insulting a master teacher!” Suppressing his rage, Principal Xie spat through gritted teeth.

If not for his identity, he would have charged up and taught this arrogant fellow a lesson.

“Insulting a master teacher? Me?” Zhang Xuan looked at him with a look of pity. “Someone is insulting the identity of a master teacher, but it isn’t me. It is you!”

“You…” Infuriated, Principal Xie was just about to step forward to teach this conceited brat a lesson when the other party walked up to the male student with his hands behind his back and explained calmly.

“Blood Calamity Spider. It is a unique type of savage beast around the size of a human’s thumb. It feeds on the blood of living beings and favors dark and cold habitats. It often moves around in the dark and most importantly, it carries a lethal poison on it.”

Everyone thought that this fellow was going to say something important, but he talked about an unrelated savage beast instead. Everyone was baffled.

Principal Xie came to a halt and his eyebrows furrowed together. He wanted to see what this fellow had up his sleeves.”

“If a cultivator were to fall prey under this spider’s poison, he won’t die immediately. However, the venom will numb his nerves and cause a change in his personality. He will become violent and an urge to battle with others would overwhelm him… This is because only battle could alleviate the boiling poison in his body and bring him peace!”

Zhang Xuan continued.

“There is actually such a savage beast?”

“Is there really such a peculiar poison in the world?”

Upon hearing the effects of the poison of the Blood Calamity Spider, a conjecture appeared in everyone’s mind. However, they didn’t dare to confirm it. Rather, their gaze remained fixated on the young man before them.

“That’s right, this male student had fallen prey to this poison and it was already at an extremely severe stage! Thus, he couldn’t help but fight with others to alleviate his raging emotions. Did you all realize that even though the movements of his battle techniques were sharp and lethal, there was a trace of redness in his eyes? No matter how many battles a cultivator undergoes, it isn’t possible for their fights to affect their mental state and change the color of their eyes.”

Zhang Xuan surveyed the surroundings.

“Trace of redness… I noticed it too, but I thought that it was because of his agitation!”

“That’s right, I saw it too. I thought that it was because of his unique battle technique… Could it really be because of a lethal poison?”

“How is that possible? If he was poisoned, why couldn’t any of us detect it?”

…

…

Recalling the sight they saw when the male student was displaying his battle technique, everyone froze.

There was something bizarre about that male student’s gaze, but there were some battle techniques which could change one’s gaze as well. Thus, they didn’t consider such a possibility.

Besides, who would have known that there was a poison in the world which could affect a person’s mental state and make them aggressive?

“I wasn’t beating him up just now. I was using a unique method to force the poison out of his body. If you don’t believe me, you can look at the blood on the floor!”

Zhang Xuan casually pointed.

Following his finger, the crowd saw the blood that flowed out from the apertures of the male student when Liu laoshi beat him up just a moment ago.

To their horror, the blood was thick and black in color. The blood had curdled on the spot and the stones in contact with it corroded, causing a dent to appear. It was an extremely eerie sight.

“There was really lethal poison…”

Principal Xie’s face turned pale.

It was impossible for normal blood to curdle so quickly, even less so, corrode stone.

Such a situation would only occur if the blood was harnessing a lethal poison.

Which meant to say…

There was lethal poison within the male student! And Liu laoshi wasn’t beating him up just now, he was… expelling his poison!

“Usually, one would die within three months of falling prey to the Blood Calamity Spider’s poison. Judging from his current state, he should only be a month in, so he isn’t in any danger. That’s also the reason why he was still able to suppress the poison with his cultivation, making it impossible for anyone to notice it.”

Zhang Xuan turned to Principal Xie and said, “Even so, despite being the top academy in Tianwu Kingdom, how could you all not know that one of your students had fallen prey to lethal poison! It is out of kindness that I saved him, yet you framed me of beating him up and even threatened to report this to the Teacher Guild… You’re the principal of the academy as well as a 1-star master teacher. How could you fail to see through this much? May I ask… If you aren’t blind, what else could it be?”

“I…”

Principal Xie’s face paled.

The black poisoned blood was an extremely clear sign that the male student had been poisoned. However, overwhelmed by rage, Principal Xie actually overlooked the matter. He even bellowed at the other party for beating the male student up. Embarrassed, his face flushed. He wanted to explain but words evaded him.

“Liu laoshi, please calm down. Poison master is an uncommon occupation and very few people have knowledge of it. It’s normal for one not to know of it!”

Sensing the awkwardness of the situation, Mo Hongyi interjected.

He was right. Most of the information regarding poison had been sealed by the Poison Hall so most people were uninformed about the matter.

Furthermore, teachers prided themselves on being righteous. As such, they rarely came into contact with something as vile as poison, so naturally, they would have very limited knowledge on them.

Knowing that it was impossible for Zhang Xuan to insult the other party for no good reason, he had reexamined the condition of the male student. When he saw the poison in the blood he spat, he was also thrown into a state of shock.

To be able to tell that the other party had been poisoned just through his battle technique, and even solve it… This meant that Zhang Xuan’s mastery of poison had most probably reached the level of a grandmaster.

3-star painter, 2-star beast tamer, and pill forging skills exceeding that of a 4-star apothecary… How many hidden capabilities was this fellow hiding up his sleeves?

Initially, he had thought that even though the other party was superior in terms of pill forging and teaching, it would just be limited to those. However, after this incident, he realized that… the other party was skilled in many other occupations as well, just that he hadn’t displayed it before him.

“Even if you didn’t know that it was lethal poison, that student had already said that I am saving him. Yet, you still chose to doubt me. Is this the discerning ability that a 1-star master teacher should have?”

Oblivious to Mo Hongyi’s attempt to alleviate the atmosphere, Zhang Xuan continued.

“…”

“…”

Upon hearing those words, everyone went speechless.

The male student did say that you were saving him, but you had just finished beating him up then, not to mention, your ferocious glare. No matter who saw this, they would have thought that you were threatening him. Intimidated, he would have no choice but to answer that way.

Who would have known that… he truly meant it.

“It’s due to my lack of observation. I am truly unworthy of the title of 1-star master teacher…”

Under Zhang Xuan’s intense interrogation, Principal Xie’s face paled and he looked as though he had aged a decade.

He was supposed to be the one conducting the test for the public recruitment, but little did he know that he himself had failed to notice so many crucial details.

“Alright, there’s no need to be depressed. Just continue learning earnestly and don’t come to a conclusion recklessly before clarifying the situation!” Zhang Xuan shook his hands casually.

Everyone staggered.

This was the principal of Tianwu Academy! Yet, he was being lectured as though he was a student by a mere ordinary teacher…

Everyone was completely speechless, but at the same time, they were also astonished by this Liu shi’s means..

Not only did he manage to locate the root of the problems of the two students, something that even Principal Xie overlooked, he was even able to treat the two of them easily. Be it his eye of discernment or his means, it was at an astounding level. If not for them witnessing this sight personally, they would have never believed it to be possible.

In an instant, they were all filled with amazement and respect for this young teacher.

Just when everyone’s gazes were gathered on him, wanting to know how he managed to notice the lethal poison in the male student’s body, Liu shi’s majestic aura suddenly dissipated. Like an expectant student waiting for his examination results, he scratched his head awkwardly and asked, “This… So, will I be accepted into the academy?”

“Of course, of course, you’re accepted into the academy!” Hearing Zhang Xuan’s question, Principal Xie’s vision suddenly turned dark, but he hurriedly nodded his head anyway.

If you’re not accepted into this academy even with such high-level capabilities, then I would really be unworthy to be the principal of the academy…

Chapter 322: Mu Xueqing’s Countermeasure

Mu Xueqing was a talented student of Tianwu Academy.

Despite being only eighteen this year, she had already reached Pixue realm with over a dozen acupoints opened up.

Given her fame and the bright future laid before her, she should have been happy. Yet, she had been in low spirits recently.

This was because her teacher had left the academy.

Since the new teacher wasn’t here yet, she was left to her own devices and was currently lazing around.

Stretching her back, a beautiful curvature which could easily send any man into frenzy appeared.

“Senior!”

At this moment, a youngster walked over.

“Meng Tao, what news have you uncovered? Is it reliable?”

Upon seeing the approaching person, Mu Xueqing immediately turned to face him with a serious expression etched on her face.

“I have looked into the matter, and… that Master Teacher Zhang Xuan is indeed an incredible figure! In fact, based on what I’ve just found out, he seems to be even more amazing than how you made him out to be! However, I heard that he is in the midst of his 2-star master teacher examination and has to leave the capital for a while.”

The eyes of the youngster named Meng Tao gleamed in reverence.

“Tell me about it!” Mu Xueqing’s blushed.

Last night, when the news of Genius Mo Hongyi’s records being broken reached her ears, the name of Master Teacher Zhang Xuan was also brought to her attention.

Despite being under twenty, he had achieved many outstanding feats, leaving others amazed and frenzied. In fact, he was even already in the midst of taking his 2-star master teacher examination… even though she heard it directly from an elder in her clan, she still found the matter hard to believe.

After confirming the matter several times, she decided that from then onwards, Zhang shi would be her number one idol!

Thus, when she arrived at the academy this morning, she immediately told her juniors of this matter, and the news left all of them gasping in amazement as well. The junior before her, Meng Tao, had refused to believe this matter, so she had him check for himself.

“I heard that when Zhang shi arrived at the capital, he went to the Painter Guild to take the painter examination. Over there, he was met with provocation by the Ji Clan’s Ji Mo gongzi and eventually, he used a savage beast to create a fifth level painting, earning him the rank of a 3-star painter…” Meng Tao said.

Initially, he couldn’t believe that someone could be more impressive than Mo Hongyi. After all, Mo Hongyi’s reputation as the number one genius of Tianwu Kingdom was already deep-rooted in the capital.

However, after looking into the matter, he realized that not only was Zhang shi more capable than Mo Hongyi, the gap between them was huge as well. Even after verifying the news personally, he still found it hard to believe. He had to pinch himself to make sure that it wasn’t just a dream.

“Using a savage beast to paint a fifth level painting?” Mu Xueqing clenched her fists tightly.

As a genius, she revered other geniuses as well.

Although the name of Zhang shi was only established the day before, the number of legendary feats he had achieved was overwhelming, leaving her with no other choice but to be awed.

“Say… now that our teacher has left, if the academy can get Zhang shi to be our replacement teacher, how wonderful will that be…”

Even though the news gathered by her junior was identical to what Mu Xueqing had heard last night, she couldn’t help but feel another surge of admiration for the young master teacher.

“Bring him in? Senior, Zhang shi is a figure who is going to become a 2-star master teacher, how can the academy afford to hire him…”

Meng Tao was speechless.

There were only three 2-star master teachers in Tianwu Kingdom, and every time they held a lecture, all teachers, including the principal, would attend it. To invite the other party over as their teacher…

It was nothing more than a pipe dream.

“I know it as well, but I can’t help but hold such expectations. I really wish that I can listen to his lecture once. Given how talented he is, his lessons must be deep and profound. Perhaps I might even achieve a breakthrough in my cultivation just by listening to one of his lessons!” Mu Xueqing said with a dreamy look.

“Right, isn’t the academy recruiting teachers today? Are the results out yet?”

“There’s not much news circulating at the moment, but from what I gathered, there is only a handful of star teachers applying for the position. The rest of them are just some ordinary teachers. I doubt they will be able to teach us anything good…” Meng Tao shook his head. He didn’t bear much expectations for the new teachers.

“That’s true…”

Mu Xueqing nodded as well.

If they were good, they would have long been brought into Tianwu Academy. They wouldn’t have the need to attend the public recruitment at such a timing.

“Bad news, bad news…”

Just when the two of them were discussing the matter of the new teacher, they heard an anxious voice. Then, a lady rushed in with a reddened face.

“Calm down, don’t panic. What’s wrong?” Mu Xueqing frowned. “Didn’t I ask you to camp outside the Elder Hall to check out the accepted teachers? Why are you already back? Wait, could it be that the results are already out?”

“Yes!” Panting, the lady hurriedly nodded her head.

“So fast?” Mu Xueqing was taken aback.

According to the news, there were over a hundred teachers who attended the public recruitment today. By right, it should have taken a significant amount of time to sieve through them.

“I saw the principal pass the identity tokens of our class over to a young teacher…”

After taking a few deep breaths, the lady finally managed to catch her breath and she started recounting the situation.

“A young teacher?”

“Un. That teacher seems to be in his twenties. Since I was too far away, I didn’t manage to hear anything. However, I saw…” even now, the lady still found it hard to believe what she saw to be true.

“You are murdering us with anxiety! What did you see?” Mu Xueqing glared at her and hurriedly urged her on.

“I saw… the teacher beating up a freshman to the point the other party was vomiting blood…” the lady said.

“He beat up a freshman to the point the other party was vomiting blood?”

Mu Xueqing and Meng Tao glanced at one another in horror.

A teacher beating up a student?

Such violence was unheard of in Tianwu Academy.

“It’s true! I’ve seen it with my own eyes… this is what I’ve secretly recorded down previously, look!”

With a flick of her wrist, the lady produced a Record Crystal. Infusing zhenqi into it, two figures instantly appeared on it. Taking a closer look, a young man was beating up a student.

Peng!

The student spurted a mouthful of blood, and eventually, he kneeled before the young man.

As the scene was recorded from a distance, they were unable to hear the conversation taking place inside the Elder Hall. Even so, they could clearly see the tragic state of the pummeled student.

“You said that… the principal gave our identity tokens to this fellow?”

After seeing that sight, Mu Xueqing’s face turned ashen.

What in the world was going on?

How could they hire such an aggressive person to be their teacher?

“Indeed, I witnessed it myself! Furthermore…” The lady uttered nervously before she pausing for a brief moment. “After grabbing the tokens, he immediately started walking toward our class. He should be arriving soon!”

“Arriving soon?”

Mu Xueqing clenched her fists tightly. “Doesn’t the Teacher Guild prohibit teachers from getting physical with students? Why would the academy hire this kind of teacher?”

“This…” The lady shook her head. “I don’t know either!”

“Senior, could it be that the academy knew that our class… is uncontrollable, so they intentionally found such a teacher to teach us a lesson and beat us into submission?” Meng Tao scratched his head.

“Beat us into submission? Hmph, let’s see if he has the capability to do so!”

Mu Xueqing’s face darkened.

“Meng Tao, get everyone to stop cultivating and gather here!”

“Alright!”

Meng Tao nodded and hurriedly left. Soon, slightly more than a dozen students gathered around Mu Xueqing.

“Senior!”

“Un! I believe that Meng Tao should have told you about what happened earlier. The academy has hired that vile fellow who gets physical with students on a whim to be our teacher. About this issue, what thoughts do you all have?”

After saying so, Mu Xueqing glanced at the crowd.

“If he were to become our teacher, our lives will become a living hell! I oppose to it!”

“However, what can we do about it? The academy has assigned him to us, and our identity tokens are already in his hands. Unless we head to the Administrative Office to request for a teacher switch, there’s nothing we can do in this situation!”

“Since the academy has sent him to us, it definitely won’t allow us to switch to the other classes. Since it came down to this, let’s think of a way to chase him away so that we can get a better teacher here!”

“Even if we can’t get a genius like Zhang shi, we have to at least have a star teacher. If we were to come under the tutelage of an aggressive fellow like him, our future will be ruined!”

…

The crowd harrumphed indignantly.

Meng Tao had already explained the situation, and he had shown them the recording in the Record Crystal as well. Every single one of them felt infuriated upon seeing the teacher laying his hands on a student, especially since it was to the point that the student was vomiting blood.

Given how brutal he was in treating his students, how could he be worthy of being a teacher?

They expected them to become the students of such a person?

Dream on!

“Alright, there’s no use talking about it. Since the academy has passed our identity tokens to him, we are already his students. We have to replace a way to chase him away!”

Mu Xueqing raised her hand to get the others to calm down.

“Why don’t we intentionally go against him to trip him up!”

“Trip him up? How do you intend to do it?”

“For example… let’s refuse to follow all of his instructions! As a teacher, realizing that he is powerless in the class, he would surely leave on his own accord soon.”

“This might be useful against others, but that fellow is an aggressive person. If we were to really disobey his instructions and he were to get physical with us, who would be able to stand against him?”

“This…”

The group fell silent.

Regardless of what plans they had, the main problem was that this new teacher was an aggressive person. If he were to lay his hands on them, given the disparity in their strength, it would be impossible for them to stand up against him.

After all, even the strongest person among them, Mu Xueqing, was only at Pixue realm. Given their strength, it was impossible for them to stand against a Tongxuan realm cultivator.

“How about this? If he were to really lay his hands on us, let’s record the scene down using a Record Crystal and replace a way to send it to the Teacher Guild. I don’t believe that the guild will ignore such a matter!”

“It is a good idea, but given how that teacher dared to beat up a student before the principal, elders, and so many teachers, he must have connections there. Or perhaps he might even be backed by the academy. If we were to screw this matter up, he might make things worse for us!”

“Indeed! If he were to know that we are plotting his downfall, won’t he oppress us even further?”

…

The crowd proposed several more plans, but they were all vetoed.

Given how their new teacher was able to beat up a student before so many teachers, he must have had the backing of the principal. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to act so brazenly.

The idea of recording down the scene was not bad, but if it were to land in his hands before reaching the Teacher Guild, they would have a tough life ahead of them.

They had devise a plan properly so as to solve the problem once and for all. Otherwise, once they were to alarm him, their life would just get worse.

“What should we do? Senior, do you have any ideas?”

After racking their brains, they found that they were unable to think of a feasible plan. Eventually, everyone turned their sights to Mu Xueqing.

She was the de facto leader of the class, and everyone obeyed her words.

“I do have an idea!” Mu Xueqing’s eyes suddenly lit up. Looking at the crowd, she said, “We are all students, and if we were to try to torment our teacher, once the Teacher Guild learns of it, we’ll surely be punished. Or even worse, if the word of the matter were to spread, our reputation might fall to the gutters!”

The crowd nodded.

In this world, teachers were an esteemed existence and students were expected to obey their teacher’s commands. If it was discovered that they tried to harm their own teacher, they would definitely suffer the condemnation of the public, and their families wouldn’t let them off easily as well.

“Then what should we do?” Meng Tao asked anxiously.

“Since we can’t do anything to our teacher, then… we should still be allowed to ask questions, right?”

A mischievous glint appeared in Mu Xueqing’s eyes. “There are quite a few students in our class who like painting, tea ceremony, formations, equipment forging, pill forging… we can ask questions about these! If he is unable to answer those questions, let’s see if he still has the cheek to remain here!”

“That’s a good idea!”

“This way, not only will we not offend him, he will also be too embarrassed to remain here. Two birds with one stone!”

“That’s a good plan…”

Hearing Mu Xueqing’s idea, everyone’s eyes lit up.

This was indeed a good plan.

Not only would they not offend the other party, they could also humiliate him at the same time.

“Wait… he is supposed to be a teacher guiding us on our cultivation. If we were to ask about these, he could just say that he isn’t adept in those occupations. If so, our plan will be foiled!”

One of the female students spoke up.

Every teacher had their own expertise. Given Tianwu Academy’s size, it was natural that they had teachers specializing in the various occupations as well. It was clear that they were up to something if they were to pose all of these questions to a single teacher.

Besides, as a teacher specializing in cultivation, it wasn’t embarrassing for him to be unable to answer questions on other occupations!

After all, it wasn’t possible for one to be adept in all occupations!

“I have already thought of that as well. We can just exert some pressure on him!” Mu Xueqing seemed to have already thought of a countermeasure, and a hint of a smile flashed across her beautiful eyes.

“Exert some pressure on him?”

“That’s right! Later, when that teacher arrives, I will say that I have met with Master Teacher Zhang Xuan and he has expressed the intention to accept me as his student!” Mu Xueqing smiled.

“If that’s the case, with Zhang shi as a backing, that teacher will surely be intimidated. He probably will be hesitant to go too far, and he will be too embarrassed to admit to knowing nothing at all as well… just that, if Zhang shi were to realize that we had made use of his name, won’t we be in trouble?”

A student asked hesitantly.

“How is that possible? Zhang shi is an amazing genius, not to mention, he’s a 2-star master teacher as well. We probably won’t even get a chance to meet him in our entire life! Who asked him to suddenly become so famous all of a sudden, so much that everyone in the streets is talking about him? Besides, it’s just a name, he probably won’t ever replace out about it!”

Mu Xueqing flung her hair.

The world that Zhang shi lived in was vastly different from theirs, it was impossible for them to ever be associated with him. Since he had become a huge topic in the past two days, they could make use of his name to intimidate that aggressive teacher.

“Alright, let’s do it this way then…”

After contemplating for a moment, the group felt that there wasn’t too much of a problem with the plan and they nodded in agreement.

“Un, when that teacher arrives, make sure not to display your hostility. All of you must be respectful to him so as to not allow him to grab hold of any of your handles!”

Mu Xueqing instructed.

“Yes!” The group answered.

…

“Is this the class I will be taking?”

Just when the group was busy plotting against Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan himself was currently standing outside the classroom, looking around to verify that he had come to the right location.

Chapter 323: You’re Expelled!

After Liu laoshi had settled the problems of the two students, Principal Xie no longer doubted his capability and passed the class token over.

Based on his teaching experience in Hongtian Academy, he knew that each of these tokens represented a student. Placing them in his storage ring, he started walking toward his classroom.

The school was vast, and he got lost several times. It was only after grabbing a passerby and verifying the directions several times that he finally reached his classroom.

Jiya!

Pushing the door open, he walked in.

The classroom was much wider than those in Hongtian Academy. It was around seven to eight hundred meters square big, and the ground was forged using smooth bluestone. On the two ends, there was a sculpted savage beast each, adding an aura of grandness to the classroom.

In the center of the room, there were slightly more than a dozen of students surrounding a beautiful lady. They were absorbed in a discussion, and as such, none of them seemed to sense his presence.

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

The sound of him pushing the open wasn’t loud, but it wasn’t soft enough for him to go unnoticed either. For all of them to be oblivious to his presence, they were truly lacking in alertness.

Walking forward, he was just about to address them when he heard the content of their conversation.

“Senior, did you really meet Master Teacher Zhang Xuan yesterday? And he said that he wanted to take you in as his student?”

“That is Master Teacher Zhang Xuan, the number one genius of Tianwu Kingdom! I really want to meet him too… Senior, if you were to become his student, you must bring me to meet him. I am his loyal fan!”

“Same here…”

The students surrounding that lady had faces flushed with excitement, as if they were fans talking about their idol.

“Met me? And I intended to take her in as my student?”

Zhang Xuan was stunned. He hurriedly took a closer look at that lady.

He was certain that he had never met that girl before, needless to say, accepting that lady as his student.

Besides, he spent the entire day at the Master Teacher Pavilion yesterday, and he came here for the public recruitment right after leaving the library. Thus, how could he have met a Tianwu Academy student?

After all, he was someone who didn’t even know where the academy was at…

“Zhang shi is currently in the midst of conducting a mission for his 2-star master teacher examination, and by the time he’s back, he will already be a 2-star master teacher. Even though it’ll be difficult, I will plead with him to conduct a lecture for us…”

The lady in the middle grinned. However, halfway through her words, she suddenly noticed Zhang Xuan and she frowned, “Who are you? Why are you in our classroom?”

Huala!

The moment she said those words, the students surrounding her immediately turned around to stare at Zhang Xuan with a guarded expressions.

“I have come under the dispatchment of the academy to be your teacher for this term!” Facing their gazes, Zhang Xuan said.

“Our teacher?”

The students were taken aback.

As the recording in the Record Crystal was taken from quite a distance away, they weren’t able to see Zhang Xuan’s appearance clearly. However, after hearing that he had beaten a student up, they thought that he would be a bulky person. They didn’t think that he would look so refined.

Liu Cheng, whom Zhang Xuan was impersonating, was a twenty-four-year-old young man with a slim build. Even though Zhang Xuan thought that the other party’s appearance was far from a match to his, at the very least, it was still pleasant to the eye.

“Paying respect to teacher!”

The lady in the center coughed, and only then did everyone recover from their daze. They hurriedly bowed and greeted Zhang Xuan.

“Un! My name is Liu Cheng, and you all can call me Liu laoshi. I will be guiding you all on your cultivation from now onward!”

After that, Zhang Xuan walked up to the lecture stand and sat down. Then, he turned to the lady in the center and asked, “You have met Master Teacher Zhang Xuan?”

“Reporting to Liu laoshi, it was just a stroke of good luck!”

Mu Xueqing hurriedly nodded her head.

“So you really met him? May I know how he looks like?” Zhang Xuan continued asking.

“This…”

Not expecting Liu laoshi to ask such a question, Mu Xueqing hesitated for a moment before answering, “He is slightly taller than Liu laoshi, and he has a muscular build. When I met him then, he was dressed in a green robe. His eyes are electrifying and his smile is charming. He gives a feeling of one who is unsullied by the world, as though a deity in the heavens…”

Even though she had heard numerous stories about Zhang shi, no one had ever described his appearance!

Even so, she had no choice but to answer Liu laoshi’s question. If she didn’t, it would definitely incur the other party’s suspicion. Thus, she could only describe him based on her imagination.

A bizarre expression appeared on Zhang Xuan’s face.

Zhang Xuan was at least aware of how high he stood. Since when did he possess such outstanding appearance?

“Based on my knowledge, if a 2-star master teacher intends to accept a student, countless people would definitely jump at that opportunity. Furthermore, Master Teacher Zhang Xuan is a genius among geniuses, so there must be many talented students interested in coming under his tutelage. So, why would he accept you as his student?”

He was already sure that the other party was lying, and based on the expressions of the crowd, he could roughly deduce what they were up to. Thus, Zhang Xuan continued questioning.

“I…”

Not expecting this aggressive teacher to ask such difficult questions, Mu Xueqing swayed from side to side. Suppressing the urge to spurt blood, she mustered her courage and continued on with the story, “I helped him on a minor affair yesterday, and upon realizing that my talent is still acceptable, Zhang shi decided to take me in. As for the details… I don’t really know either!”

“I see… since Zhang shi is willing to take you in, as a normal teacher, I don’t think that I’m qualified to vie with him over a student. You do have the right to choose your teacher as well. Here is your identity token, you should go to him!”

Flicking his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a token and threw it over.

Zhang Xuan didn’t know who the lady was, but her blood was infused into the token. By matching the aura of the two, Zhang Xuan was still able to replace her token easily.

“What do you mean…”

Mu Xueqing subconsciously grabbed the token, but she was in a daze.

This wasn’t how it should have gone.

It was impossible for one to only have a single teacher in his entire life. It should be an honor for a student to have a master teacher value his students.

Shouldn’t Liu laoshi value her more after hearing that Zhang shi was interested in accepting her?

What did he mean by throwing the token over?

“I don’t mean anything!” Zhang Xuan shrugged casually. Lifting his eyelid slightly, he said, “It just means that… you’re expelled!”

“Expelled…”

Mu Xueqing’s body shuddered, and she nearly spurted a mouthful of blood.

I am a genius! Regardless of where I go, I am someone who all teachers want under their tutelage. Yet, to expel me at first sight?

Are you sure you aren’t joking?

“That’s right. As a student, instead of studying, you choose to use your wits to fool your teacher… of what use are you to me? Don’t worry, I’ll report this matter to the academy and have them post an announcement to inform all students of the matter. You can feel free to go to Zhang shi!”

Zhang Xuan said calmly.

“I…”

Mu Xueqing’s body trembled.

Due to her appearance and her talent, she was one of the most celebrated students in the academy. If the entire school were to know of her expulsion, how could she face others in the future?

She knew that this teacher was eccentric, but… this was way too much!

Based on her predictions, even if the other party didn’t believe that she was acquainted with Zhang shi, he would at least be intimidated.

After all, what if, against all odds, she was really acquainted with Zhang shi? Even the principal would have to take her seriously if that was the case.

Yet, this fellow… he didn’t even bother to weigh the consequences before expelling her from his class…

If scoring poorly in the Teacher Qualification Examination was the most shameful matter for a teacher, being expelled would be the equivalent for a student.

Even if her cultivation were to reach a high level, this blemish would continue to remain with her no matter where she goes.

“I am not fooling teacher…”

Gritting her teeth, Mu Xueqing hurriedly spoke up.

“You aren’t fooling me?”

Zhang Xuan shook his head. Standing up, he placed his hands behind his back and walked slowly around the classroom. “Firstly, despite the sound I made coming in, you, as a Pixue realm cultivator, didn’t notice me at all. Instead, you continued chatting with the others. Do you think that makes sense?”

“You chose to blatantly disregard the presence of a teacher, this is flouting Clause 17 of the student guidelines of Tianwu Academy—disrespecting one’s teacher. In severe cases, one is even liable for expulsion!”

“Also, to intentionally say that you know Master Teacher Zhang Xuan before me… let’s put aside the question of whether it is real or not. If it is real, it means that you are using Zhang shi’s reputation to oppress me. Based on Clause 42 of the student guidelines, making use of your background to disrespect one’s teacher or even threaten him is prohibited. In severe cases, one might even be expelled!”

“On the other hand, if it is false, that means that you are lying to your teacher. This is flouting Clause 45 of the student guidelines, spreading false rumors to mislead or deceive a teacher. This is also a clause going against whom calls for expulsion!”

“Regardless of which it is, if we were to operate strictly by the rules, you will be expelled. What else do you have to say for yourself?”

The student guidelines of Tianwu Academy were pasted all over the academy. On his way here, Zhang Xuan had passed by it numerous times, and he had long memorized them all.

This bunch of children wanted to climb over his head… since that was the case, he should first teach them that he wasn’t one to be trifled with!

“I…”

Mu Xueqing’s face became devoid of color. Staggering backward, she stared at Zhang Xuan as though he was a monster.

Didn’t he just arrive at the academy?

Why is he so familiar with the student guidelines?

More importantly… I thought that he is a person who settles matters physically! Why are his verbal skills equally powerful?

“Pack up your things and leave! I welcome students with their own opinions and thoughts, but I don’t welcome students who fan others to stand against me!”

Zhang Xuan gestured.

With just a single word, this lady was able to get the other students to greet him. It was clear that she wielded great prestige among the group.

If he didn’t intimidate them on the first meeting, it would be impossible for Zhang Xuan to control them in the future.

Teaching wasn’t confining one’s students to follow strictly by one’s instructions. However, if Zhang Xuan failed to establish his superior position on the first meeting, he wouldn’t be able to control them once they rebelled. More importantly… the students wouldn’t learn anything like that.

They would underestimate you, and naturally, they wouldn’t learn properly from you as well.

“Teacher… Senior Mu is the most talented student in our class. Despite being only eighteen this year, she has already reached Pixue realm. She is our goal and direction, so we beseech teacher to rescind your order!”

Seeing that the new teacher was going to expel their leader as soon as he arrived, Meng Tao immediately stood forward.

“Most talented student? Goal and direction?”

“She started training when she was seven, and it has been eleven years since then. During that time, she consumed three Acupoint Soothing Pill and ten other pills, but even so, she only managed to open twelve acupoints, giving her a strength of 16 ding.”

“Despite having learned the Floating Water Palm for three years, she has only reached Minor Accomplishment in it. Furthermore, she isn’t adept in it yet, and in a battle, she is unable to bring out its full might!”

“On top of that, at least seven of her acupoints are completely sealed by her turbid zhenqi, making it difficult for her to advance in her cultivation. Even reaching Tongxuan realm will be a huge hurdle for her…”

At that point, Zhang Xuan turned to Meng Tao and spoke composedly, “This… can be called talented as well? You must be joking!”

“I…”

Mu Xueqing’s face immediately turned as pale as a sheet of paper.

Chapter 324: The Dumbfounded Students

Everyone knew that her cultivation speed was amazing, and that she was a genius.

However, none of them knew that it was because of her clan. Furthermore, due to the excessive number of pills she had consumed in the past few years, pill poison had accumulated in her body, making it extremely difficult for her to raise her cultivation.

Otherwise, she could have long applied for graduation upon reaching Pixue realm. She wouldn’t have to remain in the academy all this while.

Not a single teacher had noticed her condition, not even the previous teacher who she was fond of. Yet, this person was able to point out her condition accurately despite having just met her. This was way too fearsome!

Could it be that… he wasn’t an aggressive teacher, but someone who possessed true capability?

Mu Xueqing’s body trembled.

If that wasn’t the case, how was he able to tell that seven acupoints had been sealed with her turbid zhenqi and that it would be hard for her to reach Tongxuan realm with just a single gaze?

Meng Tao also didn’t expect this teacher to know so much either. Even though he had been with Senior Mu daily for several years, he didn’t know of this matter either. Frozen on the spot, he wanted to speak up for his senior, but couldn’t replace the words to say.

“In the previous academy tournament, Senior Mu was ranked number ten. She is one of the most talented geniuses in the academy, and everyone agrees on it. Why… are you saying that she isn’t a genius?”

A female student couldn’t accept Zhang Xuan’s judgement.

“Being a genius isn’t about how far one can progress in a limited period of time, but how far one is able to go! It is incredible that she has reached Pixue realm at her age, but due to pill poison accumulating in her body and the fact that she has cultivated a mindset of reliance on them, her future growth is limited!”

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Since he was taking over the class, he was given basic information on the students. Matching it with the students, he could tell that this lady with appearance that could match Wang Ying’s was the strongest student in the class, Mu Xueqing.

Knowing her name, it wasn’t too difficult to look into her background.

Mu Xueqing’s father was a famous 2-star apothecary. What others deemed as incomparably valuable pills wasn’t anything much to her.

While it provided her an edge over the other students, it also created a fatal flaw for her future cultivation.

Even though Zhang Xuan didn’t use the Library of Heaven’s Path, given his Soul Depth of 10.1 and his expertise as an apothecary, he was able to discern and deduce Mu Xueqing’s condition with a glance.

After all, he used his own strength to take the 2-star master teacher examination. If he couldn’t even see this much, it would have been impossible for him to pass the first four tests.

This Mu Xueqing’s cultivation was not bad, but she was too reliant on pills. This was detrimental to her future growth.

All medicine possessed poison, and the same applied for pills as well. Of course, that was assuming that the pills didn’t reach the level of an Inscribed Pill.

Be it Formation, Satiation, or Perfection… considerable amount of impurities still remained in those pills. Without pure zhenqi to wash away these impurities, it was very easy for the pill poison to accumulate and block one’s acupoints, slowing down the progress of one’s cultivation.

This was precisely the reason why many people choose not to consume pills unless they were unable to achieve a breakthrough with their own strength.

It was just like with an illness. If one could tide through it easily, very few people would choose to resort to medicine even if they knew that medicine would help them recover faster.

Her current cultivation speed was outstanding. Furthermore, with a 2-star apothecary of a father guiding her along, her foundation was strong as well. However, as time passed, she would slowly lose out to her peers.

In fact, it was a huge question whether she could even reach Tongxuan realm or not.

The pill poison was one problem, but the mindset she formed which made her reliant on pills was another one. As she achieved breakthroughs in her cultivation relying on medicine, she had already lost confidence in herself.

“She isn’t a genius. In fact, you are in a much better position than her!”

Zhang Xuan turned to the female student who had just spoken up for Mu Xueqing and said, “Even though your cultivation is only at Pigu realm primary stage, you have trained your physical body well, and your State of Mind is steady as well. If I’m not wrong, there’s a beast tamer in your family who used the blood essence of a savage beast to help you raise your cultivation.”

“Such a method is similar to consuming medicine to raise one cultivation, but as the blood essence of savage beasts is more compatible with the human body, not only will it not hinder your cultivation, it will even make your muscles more compact, thus raising your strength!”

“If I’m not wrong, you should be capable of battling against Pigu realm intermediate stage opponents!”

“I…”

The female student nearly leaped in shock.

Her father was a 1-star beast tamer, and before she reached Pigu realm, she had consumed the blood essence of a savage beast. This made her physical body significantly stronger than an ordinary cultivator’s, thus granting her the strength to fight against those with cultivation exceeding hers.

She had only told this matter to a few good friends, so it was impossible for the academy to know of it. Yet, this teacher was able to point it out with a single glance…

This was way too scary!

“However… while the blood essence of a savage beast is not bad, there’s a saying that ‘the weak must be slowly nourished’. There won’t be severe side effects if a male were to consume it, but for you… the body of a female is already weak, and while triggering your physical functions through the blood essence might grant you significant strength in the short run, as time goes by, all kinds of invisible side effects will start appearing.”

“It is just as if a severely ill patient consumed a thousand-year-old ginseng, not only will his illness not be treated, it might even claim his life!”

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

The female student’s skin was slightly red, and her blood was boiling forcefully. Her condition showed signs of the beast tamer secret arts. Even though it wasn’t written in the information provided by the academy, it wasn’t too difficult for Zhang Xuan to deduce this much.

“You as well!”

After speaking on the two ladies’ circumstances, Zhang Xuan’s gaze landed on Meng Tao. “You have a reserved personality, and there is a shroud of scholarly aura around you. Also, I can see several calluses between your thumb and your middle finger, and I don’t think that there’s any battle technique that would result in that. Furthermore, there is a slight patch of darkness at the corner of your shirt. If I’m not wrong, you should be fond of painting, and you often imitate the drawings of experts!”

“However, it is a pity that you aren’t looking deep enough, resulting in your failure to capture the essence and spirit of whatever you see. If you are to continue painting like that, it is unlikely that you will ever create a Spiritual Canvas or Infused Intentions level painting.”

“As for you, you must be interested in tea ceremony! I can catch a slight aroma of tea from you and it smells refreshing as well. However, you have been spending more time on the Way of Tea than your cultivation, causing the latter to stagnate and become unstable… if I’m not wrong, you haven’t achieved a breakthrough in a year’s time. Furthermore, your will in cultivation is lacking. You often ignore your teacher’s instructions and spend your time thinking about other matters. You are the typical example of a person who gets easily distracted by toys…”

With his hands behind his back, Zhang Xuan pointed out the conditions of four students straightforwardly, and there was no mistake in his words at all. Everyone was shocked and dumbfounded; the entire room fell silent.

What in the world was going on?

They had just decided to intentionally ask him questions on their other occupations so as to embarrass him, but… before they could say anything, he had deduced their occupations and spoke about them casually!

Could it be that this teacher… was skilled in all occupations?

If that wasn’t the case, how could he deduce so easily based on an ink mark on the corner of his shirt and the scent on the other’s body that Meng Tao liked painting and the other male student was interested in tea ceremony?

This… was way too scary!

“Alright, show me your battle techniques!”

Seeing that he had managed to amaze everyone, Zhang Xuan turned to the remaining students and said.

The situation with the first four was more apparent, and he was well-versed in their occupations as well. Thus, he was able to speak of them easily.

On the other hand, he couldn’t do the same for the remaining students.

Tianwu Academy was completely different from that countryside Hongtian Academy. Other than cultivating, most students would take on an occupation that they liked as well.

Even though most of them wouldn’t even reach the level of an apprentice, it could serve as a hobby and a way to train their State of Mind.

It was just like Liu shi and the others learning the Way of Tea from Elder Tian.

Their understanding of tea ceremony hadn’t reached the level of an apprentice, but this didn’t hinder their interest in it at all.

These fellows were the same as well. Even though they had learned a little of their supporting occupation, they were still a considerable distance away from reaching the level of an apprentice.

“Yes!”

Amazed by the teacher before them, the others immediately executed their battle technique, not daring to hesitate at all.

In an instant, the howling of the wind roared in the entire classroom.

A moment later, Zhang Xuan nodded his head.

He had to say that the students in Tianwu Academy were at a much higher caliber than those in Hongtian Academy. Regardless of whether it was their battle techniques, cultivation techniques, or their understanding toward their supporting occupation, it wasn’t something that Zhu Hong, Mo Xiao, and the others could compare to.

“The battle technique [White Canary in the Clear Skies] you practiced has swift and powerful movements, but you aren’t able to catch up with their pace. Furthermore, your zhenqi is too lacking to train in this technique. If you were to meet with a slightly stronger opponent, without even moving, if he were to attack your armpit, you would immediately fall in defeat!”

“The reason why there is such a situation is because you aren’t serious about your training. If I’m not wrong, your supporting occupation should be a blacksmith! A blacksmith needs to refine all kinds of ores and metals, and this requires great strength. Wielding the hammer for extended periods of time caused the strength of your right arm to far surpass your left, resulting in imbalance. A bird has a pair of wings, and if one wing is stronger than the other, it would be weird if a problem didn’t occur!”

“You must be interested in appraising. However, it is a pity that appraising is a money-burning occupation. Judging from how tattered your uniform is, you must have worn it for more than half a year already. Which is to say… your family isn’t too well off. Despite not possessing the money, why are you learning appraisal? Without coming into contact with true treasures, will you be able to identify a treasure if you see one?”

“As for you, you are dedicated to your cultivation training, and as such, you didn’t pick any supporting occupation. This isn’t anything much, but did you realize that even though you are diligent in your training, you didn’t improve much? This isn’t because you aren’t working hard enough or are lacking in talent. It is because you are cultivating wrongly! It should have been a wide and open cultivation technique, but you cultivated it as though a close and confined technique…”

…

Walking among the students, every single seemingly casual word of Zhang Xuan would cause a student to pale and sweat profusely.

This Liu laoshi was able to tell the problems in their cultivation and supporting occupations through their battle technique, and his words were spot-on!

His discerning ability was truly at a frightening level.

It was almost… terrifying!

Their supporting occupations were at a very low mastery, barely coming into contact with the basics, but they spanned over seven to eight occupations. Furthermore, Zhang Xuan spoke the same words as those said by their supporting occupation teachers. This wasn’t a feat that a normal cultivation teacher should be capable of.

In fact… they felt that even a master teacher might not be as discerning as him!

“T-this…”

Mu Xueqing was completely dumbfounded.

It was just a moment ago that she confidently said that as long as they asked him some questions on their occupations, this new teacher would definitely back down. Yet…

Before they could say anything, the other party had already stripped them bare, pointing out to them all their flaws.

Aren’t you a teacher who dealt with students through violence?

Aren’t you just a normal teacher, one who hasn’t even reached the level of a star teacher?

Why do you seem to know everything?

Why do you seem to be adept in everything?

This…

What kind of monster did the academy send them?!