The female instructor rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was dreaming.
However, the handsome yet expressionless child in front of her was clearly in the third layer of Qi Training.
The other instructors were also startled and looked over. When they saw Little Ann, it was as if they saw a monster, full of disbelief.
According to the rules of the Hundred Schools of Thought, if a child can't sense Qi for more than three months, they will be expelled. Even if they can sense Qi, they must stay for three months, learn some basic things, and not have any contact with the outside world.
Little Ann didn't want to reveal too much about herself, but when she thought about not being able to see him for three months, she felt anxious. It was a longing that was even more unbearable than being burned by fire.
Thus, there was only one way – to master the Innate Method of Condensing Qi and push her cultivation level to the third layer of Qi Training. To her, this wasn't a difficult task.
The female instructor screamed, "This is impossible, she must have hidden her cultivation level."
In the history of the Hundred Schools of Thought, there were geniuses who mastered the Innate Method of Condensing Qi within three months, but how long did she take? Two hours?
The instructors nodded. This was the most logical explanation. After three months, the child with the highest cultivation level would receive a valuable reward. Since she had that expensive Sound Transmitting Thumb Ring, it wasn't strange for her to have a spiritual tool that could hide her aura. The person behind her wanted to use this method to get the reward, but he didn't expect the child to be so simple.
The female instructor yelled, "How despicable! I was wondering how she could hide from my eyes when she kicked that brat. This kind of liar should be severely punished and expelled from the Hundred Schools of Thought immediately."
The spacious hall became noisy. The children who were already restless from meditating were very impatient. With such a show to watch, they all opened their eyes curiously and discussed with each other. Some even slowly surrounded them.
Only Little Ann was as quiet as before, but there was a rare hint of anxiety between her brows. She said, "I'm leaving." and walked out of the hall.
"Where are you going!" The female instructor reached out her hand with a fierce expression, bringing along a strong wind, wanting to make her suffer.
Little Ann looked back and clenched her fist.
"Stop!" A fat old man walked over and grabbed the female instructor's hand.
The female instructor said, "Professor, she …"
"There's no need to say anything else. I heard everything."
In the Hundred Schools of Thought, the instructors were all students who couldn't afford the tuition fees but still wanted to stay in the Hundred Schools of Thought. Their cultivation level wasn't necessarily higher than the other students. For example, this female instructor had just crossed the barrier of the sixth layer of qi training.
The professors, on the other hand, were equivalent to high-level instructors. Their cultivation levels were much higher. This chubby old man was in the ninth layer of Qi Refinement. He was in charge of all the instructors on this island, teaching these new children.
The fat old man had a benevolent look on his face. Seeing that she had dealt such a heavy hand to a cute little girl, he disapproved in his heart, "This matter needs to be handled by the various Patriarchs!" Then, he said to Little Ann in a pleasant manner, "Little girl, can you give me your hand?"
Little Ann nodded, loosened his fist, and raised his hand.
The fat old man used three fingers to pinch her slender wrist and injected a stream of true qi into it. His face was puzzled at first, then shocked, "This … This is …"
The female instructor said, "It's just a little liar!"
The fat old man shouted, "Shut up!"
The female instructor was so frightened that her whole body trembled. The other instructors also rarely saw this person speak so harshly. They were very surprised, not knowing what he had discovered.
The fat old man didn't care about their doubts. He removed the jade tablet from his waist and injected it with true qi.
While Liu Changqing was arguing with the others about which family Chu Tian belonged to, the jade tablet on his waist flashed. He picked it up and tapped it lightly. The fat old man's somewhat hoarse voice came from it, "Patriarch, there's a child who's already in the third layer of qi training?"
Liu Changqing frowned, "You're joking."
"No."
"Looks like he's hiding his cultivation level!" Liu Changqing thought for a moment and came up with the most reasonable conclusion. However, to be able to reach the third layer of qi training at such a young age was also very rare. Although he had bad intentions, it was a pity that he was a talent. A punishment would suffice.
Just as he was about to order the fat old man to bring the child here, he heard the fat old man say, "That's not it either."
Everyone sitting there had sharp eyes and ears. All of them stopped arguing and cast their gazes towards Liu Zhangqing.
Liu Changqing said impatiently, "Then what's going on?"
"Patriarch, I think it's … a Heavenly Meridians prodigy!" The fat old man gulped, as if he couldn't believe it himself.
Liu Changqing was stunned. He wanted to cover the jade tablet, but it was already too late. The patriarchs' eyes were shining like wolves.
Liu Changqing had no choice but to continue asking, "Are you sure?"
All the patriarchs pricked up their ears. They were excited and expectant, but also a little doubtful. Everyone had heard of Heavenly Meridians prodigies, but no one had ever seen one. It was even rarer than Pure Yang Constitution and Five Elements Constitution.
"Eight Extraordinary Meridians, Twelve Principal Meridians, and Hundred Acupoints. Not a single one is blocked." The fat old man said sixteen words, which was the most complete summary of a Heavenly Meridians prodigy.
The slovenly daoist immediately took control of the Watermirror Disc. The image changed, showing a small island. Then, the small island rapidly expanded, passing through the golden eaves and landing on the fat old man. His expression was serious and solemn. The image immediately changed to Little Ann, who was beside him. He cried out involuntarily, "So it's her."
As a result, he no longer had any doubts. The Watermirror Disc had shone on her just now. At that time, she indeed did not have any Qi Refinement aura. There was no Spirit Artifact that could hide aura from the eyes of a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even if there was such a Spirit Artifact, it was not something a third-layer Qi Refinement child could control.
She really was a Heavenly Meridians prodigy!
Everyone's expression changed. Heavenly Meridians prodigies were born with unobstructed meridians. The circulation of their True Qi would not be hindered. Reaching the tenth layer of Qi Refinement was as easy as flipping a hand. In other words, their constitution was like a tenth layer Qi Refinement cultivator who had lost all of their True Qi. They only needed to inject True Qi into their bodies again.
Most cultivators in the world were trapped in the Qi Refinement realm their entire lives. Even those with Pure Yang constitutions and Five Elements constitutions had to spend a lot of effort to break through bottlenecks and advance step by step. However, Heavenly Meridians prodigies did not have such worries. The problem they faced from the very beginning was how to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
If a Pure Yang constitution was said to be more suitable for the Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist schools, then a Five Elements constitution might be suitable for a wider range of people, but at least the School of Yin Yang was not interested. However, there was no school or clan that would not be interested in a Heavenly Meridians prodigy. Even a clan leader who stood aloof from worldly affairs would have to roll up his sleeves and prepare to fight for it. If he managed to get his hands on her, he would at least be a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
He finally understood why Begonia could make such a promise. She was worthy of any school or clan supporting her with all of their resources.
Liu Changqing said, "Bring her to Contention Island immediately and have her Yin Yang and Five Elements tested!"
"Understood!"
"Also, that woman what's her name again? She's not suitable to continue teaching children. Bring her back to Contention Island to reflect on her mistakes!"
This time, even Wang Pushi was in complete agreement. What filthy woman? How could you accuse a Heavenly Meridians prodigy unjustly?
Suddenly, he thought of something and cursed Liu Changqing in his mind for being so cunning. He was purposely speaking in such a loud voice. He was clearly trying to curry favor with that child. No, I have to have Little Blossom talk to Li Qingshan about this. Whether or not I can be promoted to Scarlet Wolf will depend on my performance this time.
"Sir, sir!" The female instructor's cry of surprise came from the jade tablet. Looking through the Watermirror Disc, her face instantly paled after hearing Liu Changqing's words.
However, Little Ann was still expressionless, which disappointed Liu Changqing a little. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Pushi. Their gazes seemed to be clashing. The various clan leaders all looked at each other with unfriendly gazes.
Clang, clang, clang. Three crisp sounds rang out.
In the corner of the room, an old man with a rustic air used his tobacco pipe to strike the floor three times, kicking out ash.
The old man's wrinkled face was sallow like it had been smoked. He wore white robes as he squatted down on the table. He seemed like an old farmer who had spent his entire life farming. He seemed extremely out of place. Suddenly, his gaze shifted, and the light and wisdom that flashed through his eyes revealed his true identity, the leader of the school of Agriculture.
He was the oldest here, so old that no one knew exactly how old he was. Everyone respected him, and even the slovenly Taoist was no exception. No one knew his real name since a long time ago. They only knew that his surname was Huang, and he called himself "Earth Elder".
"Everyone, calm down. It's just a Heavenly Meridians prodigy. Look at how he's startled you. You've lost the bearing of a clan leader," said Earth elder Huang as he added more tobacco. The flames flickered, and the fragrance permeated the air.
Whether it was Yu Zijian or Chu Tian, he did not argue with them. The world had changed with the vicissitudes of life. He seemed indifferent to it already.
"Senior, have you seen him before?" Liu Changqing asked politely.
"Over two centuries ago, I did see one."
"What about now?"
The various leaders all perked up their ears. Even the coldest Han Anjun could not help but listen closely. Just how far had the Heavenly Meridians prodigy of the past reached after two centuries? It was definitely not just Foundation Establishment, but if it was higher, then he would not be a nameless figure. However, he did not seem to have heard of this person before.
Earth elder Huang blew out a cloud of smoke. "Right now, I'm sitting here. He's already been buried for a century." He did not go into detail. A nameless dead person was not worth going into detail, no matter how much of a genius he was in the past.
However, the leaders all came to a realisation. Having talent did not mean you could go far. In particular, Wang Pushi sighed in amazement. There were so many Qi Practitioners in the same year as him that they could not even count their talent on a single hand. However, he had reached this step in the end.
They could not help but lament that the older the ginger, the wiser the ginger.
The Watermirror disc remained locked onto Little Ann. They would still fight for it, but they had made up their minds.
Finally, they finished examining the last Qi Practitioner. The instructors yawned and prepared to take the Qi Practitioners to eat.
Suddenly, a flying shuttle flew over. The plump old man disembarked with Little Ann, followed by a cold-faced female instructor. She was very reluctant and dissatisfied. Her gaze towards Little Ann was as sharp as a knife, tempted to cut off a piece of flesh. However, the child had never taken her seriously the entire time.
Suddenly, she felt a sharp gaze sweep past her face. She raised her head and saw a cold-faced young man looking at her with a frown. She shivered inside for some reason.
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