"Miss Zhang, I don't have that much money for the Frigid Sun Mother Grass at the moment, so I'll give you a portion of it first. Treat it as a purchase from our Baiyu City. We can't possibly expect you to spend so much effort guiding the young miss..."
Oblivious to the changes in Zhang Xuan's mind, Yao Han stepped forward and was about to take out the twenty thousand gold coins in his pocket.
"There's no need for that. It's just a stalk of medicinal herb, it doesn't mean much!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
He had just felt the responsibility of a teacher, so how could he casually take a student's money?
Besides, it's just a stalk of Frigid Sun Mother Grass. Frigid Sun Grass only costs a hundred gold coins per stalk, so the mother grass shouldn't be that expensive. Why would he care about his wealth of a million gold coins?
More importantly, he obtained this stalk of grass by acting cool. He didn't spend any money, so he didn't feel any heartache when giving it away.
"This..." Seeing the other party's firm attitude, Yao Han could only keep the money. He couldn't help but lament, "Miss Zhang, to give away a medicinal herb worth a hundred thousand gold coins just like that, your magnanimity is truly admirable. It is laughable that I thought that you were trying to cheat our young miss..."
"What? A medicinal herb worth a hundred thousand gold coins per stalk? "Zhang Xuan's lips trembled.
This stalk of Frigid Sun Mother Grass is worth a hundred thousand gold coins?
Is this for real?
If he knew that it was worth a hundred thousand gold coins, he would have asked for it no matter what!
Other people are the students who are filial to their teachers, so why would he have to compensate them...
"Indeed!" Yao Han looked at him with a perplexed expression, "Does Miss Zhang not know the price?"
"I …" Zhang Xuan's heart is bleeding, but he knows that he can't take back his words. Thus, he straightens his face and with the disdain of an expert, he says, "Of course not. Money means nothing to me. Zhao Ya is my student. As long as it is of use to her, not to mention a mere hundred thousand per stalk of medicinal herb, even two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand is nothing to me!"
Since the matter had already happened, it seemed like he could only do the other party a favor.
"Young miss has really found a good teacher!"
Seeing the other party's attitude, Yao Han was truly impressed.
It was no wonder young miss kept praising him. However, his character was truly admirable.
Standing by the side, Wen Xue's face reddened as well. If there was a hole in the ground, she would have dived into it.
The other party was a teacher, and a teacher with such noble ethics at that. To think that he would mistake the other party for a suitor and mock the other party … What a joke!
Fortunately, he was magnanimous enough to ignore the matter. Otherwise, just based on his identity as an apprentice apothecary, he could easily expel her, making it impossible for her to ever return!
"Let's go back. I need to prepare for tomorrow's Pill Debate!"
A single act of acting tough and 100,000 gold coins was gone … To be honest, this amount of money was nothing much. After all, Baiyu Castle was paying for it, not Zhao Ya …
Suppressing the urge to cry, Zhang Xuan walked out of the room.
By the time they returned to the academy after finishing their meal, it was already close to midnight.
"Since I'm not sleepy now, I should study how to break through to Pixue realm!"
In his previous life, he was a night owl. Now that he had cultivated, his body was in better condition. Even though it was already late at night, he didn't feel sleepy at all.
Given that he had displayed his Pixue realm cultivation in the Enlightenment Will Tower, the academy should be making a move soon to promote him to an elder.
After becoming an Elder, he would have the opportunity to go to the Elder's Library to read books.
By then, he should be able to find enough Fighter 6-dan secret manuals to perfect the Heaven's Path Divine Art.
Of course, it was fine to do some research before that.
After all, there were more than a dozen secret manuals in Master Lu Chen's house. Even though the correct parts were only a few words and he couldn't link them together, he could still study them.
With a jolt of his mind, the dozen books that he saw in Master Lu Chen's house appeared in his mind.
"Actually, the cultivation of Pixue realm is very simple. It is just the sequence of opening the acupoints!"
After skimming through the books, Zhang Xuan came to a realization.
It was said that there were 108 acupoints in the human body, but only 72 of them could be opened. Furthermore, there was a sequence to the opening of these acupoints. Due to the different physiques of each individual, one had to follow a different sequence in order to achieve the best results. If one couldn't find the correct method, one would probably only be able to open 30 to 40 acupoints in one's lifetime.
This was just like cleaning the mud in a river. If one were to slowly clean it from upstream to downstream, one would be able to clean it completely. However, if one were to clean it from the middle, not only would it be unable to clean it completely, it might even cause the river to clog up!
This was precisely the reason why opening the first acupoint was extremely important. If one were to make a mistake, one's future would be affected.
"This 《Art of Metal and Flame》 says that one has to open the Shenli acupoint first. Only with sufficient strength would one be able to open more important acupoints. On the other hand, this 《Art of Yang》 says that one has to open the Central Acupoint first because it is located in the center of the human body …"
The first acupoint opened in the dozen or so books were all different, and each of them had their own logic.
Others might have been dazed by this sight, but Zhang Xuan possessed the Library of Heaven's Path, and he was able to discern the flaws and flaws in those words. With just a single look, he could tell that all of those words … were wrong!
"Being unable to find the correct first acupoint is like being unable to find the source of a river. If I were to make a mistake, it would be troublesome for me to cultivate in the future. I should just forget about it!"
After studying for a while more, he realized that none of the secret manuals were correct on opening the first acupoint. Just as Zhang Xuan was about to give up, an idea suddenly popped into his head.
"Since the acupoints recorded in these books are all wrong, and there are only 108 acupoints in a human body, wouldn't it be easy for me to find out which one is the first to open and which one is the second to open?"
The method to open acupoints was simple. All one had to do was to channel zhenqi into it. The crux of the matter was the sequence. Since these were all wrong, one of the 108 acupoints should be the correct one!
Others might not be able to test it out, but this problem didn't exist for him!
With the Library of Heaven's Path, he was able to eliminate all errors. What was left was naturally the correct one!
"Let's give it a try!"
Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan found a brush and a piece of paper and started to list out the 108 acupoints of the human body. First, he crossed out the wrong acupoint in the dozen or so secret manuals, and then crossed out the correct acupoints as well.
After sorting out all of the 108 acupoints, there were only 20 left.
However, Zhang Xuan casually took a copy of the secret manual and started to switch the twenty acupoints one by one, starting from the first acupoint he had opened.
Weng!
A new secret manual appeared in the Library of Heaven's Path, displaying the errors and flaws in it.
On the thirteenth trial, his mind jolted. The first acupoint recorded in the secret manual was completely correct.
"Haha, success! To think that it would be the Heart Acupoint! Since the secret manual was correct, it meant that this acupoint should be the first to open in Pixue realm!
"Heart Acupoint, this is the acupoint that is hidden the most deeply. If one's zhenqi isn't pure enough, it would be impossible for a Fighter 5-dan pinnacle cultivator to open it. No wonder these books didn't mention it..."
After confirming the first acupoint to open, Zhang Xuan was filled with excitement.
The Heart Acupoint was located in the depths of the heart. It was said to be one of the 36 acupoints that couldn't be opened. If one's zhenqi wasn't pure enough, not only would it be impossible to open it, it might even cause one's cultivation to go berserk.
If not for the confirmation of the Library of Heaven's Path, he wouldn't have believed that this was the first acupoint.
It was no wonder that no matter how many secret manuals there were in the world, no one was able to find the correct sequence. It turned out that the correct acupoint was... one of the acupoints that couldn't be opened.
From the looks of it, the so-called 'unable to be opened' wasn't the case. As long as one could find the correct sequence, one would be able to open it!
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