Without the zhenqi from the Heaven's Path Divine Art, even if the other party were to learn the Heaven's Path Spear Art, its prowess wouldn't be as great as his.
Besides, it was a move that he had created through borrowing the other party's books, so it wasn't a big deal for him to impart it to the other party.
Thus, Zhang Xuan agreed to Wang Chong's request without any hesitation.
Of course, it was impossible for him to impart the complete version. The Heaven's Path Spear Art was simply too fearsome. Even if he were to impart a portion of it, it could still be considered as unparalleled.
"I..."
Wang Chong didn't expect Zhang Xuan to agree to his request. His entire body trembled in agitation, and his eyes reddened.
Most experts would rarely impart their moves to outsiders, and those who weren't direct disciples would never do so. Taking him as an example, other than his son, no one knew of his moves.
Yet, this Apothecary Zhang was willing to impart such a profound move to him. This kind of character, this kind of breadth of mind...
"This move is extremely profound, and I won't learn it so easily..." After a moment of hesitation, Wang Chong said.
Even if the other party were to impart it to him, he couldn't possibly learn it empty-handed. No matter how one looked at it, it was against the rules.
It was just like how one had to give a betrothal gift when marrying another's daughter. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
"Apothecary Zhang wishes to purchase pills, but he lacks quite a bit of gold coins. Why don't you give him some as his tuition fee?" Ouyang Cheng interjected.
Zhang Xuan had been purchasing medicinal herbs from him all this while, and he knew that the other party must be thinking of a solution. Since his old friend wanted to repay him, he might as well just give him some money and save the trouble.
Otherwise, if he were to learn from the other party, he would be considered as half a teacher at the very least. If the other party had any special request, it would be impossible for him to repay it.
Putting everything aside, just the fact that the other party wanted to learn the battle technique he had created... Should he teach him?
"Alright, alright!"
Understanding the intentions of his old friend, Wang Chong hurriedly nodded his head and instructed the butler.
A moment later, the butler returned with a stack of gold notes and passed it to Zhang Xuan.
"This is my tuition fee. I hope that Apothecary Zhang will accept it. Otherwise, I will be too embarrassed to learn it..." Wang Chong said.
"Ah?" Zhang Xuan blinked his eyes.
Is this possible?
I am here to learn the Heaven's Path Spear Art. How did it become a teaching and... earning money?
However, looking at the stack of banknotes in his hand, there was at least two million. He really couldn't reject it.
After taking the money, Zhang Xuan slowly demonstrated the spear art and explained in detail how to circulate the energy.
As expected of a great spear master. Although he had not comprehended spear intent, his research on spear arts had already penetrated deep into his bones. Zhang Xuan had only practiced it once, and he had already more or less mastered it. Although there was a large gap between them in terms of power, there were no problems in terms of moves and circulation.
"Thank you, Alchemist Zhang!"
Only after learning this move did Wang Chong realize how powerful it was. His heart was filled with amazement. It was foreseeable that if he continued to cultivate, he would be able to truly comprehend Spear Intent in less than a year, and his strength would greatly increase.
Regardless of whether he paid the tuition fees or not, this Zhang Xuan was half a teacher to him.
The so-called friendship of half a teacher referred to having one's own cultivation method and only learning one or two moves from others, or receiving pointers from others.
Since he had learned it, there was no need for Zhang Xuan to stay. He and Ouyang Cheng turned to leave.
"Guild Leader Ouyang, continue to help me keep an eye on those pills. I will come and collect them when the time comes!"
After leaving the residence of Wang Chong, the great spear master, Zhang Xuan said.
"Don't worry!" Ouyang Cheng nodded his head.
Previously, he thought that if the young man before him studied diligently, he could become the first 2-star apothecary in the history of Tianxuan Kingdom. But now, such thoughts were completely gone.
Despite having never learned any spear art before, he was able to easily create a move that even Wang Chong was in awe of and comprehend Spear Intent... It was only a matter of time before such a person soared into the skies and became famous throughout the world.
"Time to return to the academy!"
Now that he had obtained the Body Nourishing Solution, Meridian Rejuvenation Pill, and Spirit Gathering Pill, it was about time for him to pass these items to his students so that they could cultivate faster.
After bidding farewell to Ouyang Cheng, it didn't take long for him to return to his classroom. However, he realized that only Wang Ying was cultivating inside. The others weren't around.
"Where are they?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
He was thinking of ways to raise their cultivation swiftly, but these fellows didn't even come to cultivate.
"They... they..."
Not expecting Miss Zhang to appear at this moment, Wang Ying shrunk her neck in fear and stammered.
Before leaving yesterday, Miss Zhang said that she had something on and wouldn't be able to teach for the time being. Why did she return so quickly?
"Speak!"
Zhang Xuan's face darkened.
In order to earn money to awaken their unique constitution, he didn't hesitate to take the apothecary examination and impersonate a master teacher. Yet, they didn't even come.
If he had known that this would happen, he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble. To pave the way for others?
If he didn't work hard, no matter how much his teacher prepared for him, it would be impossible for him to achieve anything. He was like a pile of mud, unable to lift his head!
The more he thought about it, the angrier Zhang Xuan became.
"Teacher..." Wang Ying trembled.
She had a weak personality, and upon seeing Miss Zhang's rage, she was at a loss for words.
Jiya!
At this moment, the door suddenly opened. Even before the person had arrived, a voice had already sounded, "Wang Ying, hurry over and help. They have started fighting..."
Halfway through his words, he saw Zhang Xuan standing in the room with a frosty expression, and he immediately swallowed his words.
"Miss Zhang..."
The person who had just arrived trembled.
Plump Yuan Tao.
"Fighting? Calling for help? Did I ask you to cultivate so that you could fight in a group fight? "Zhang Xuan's voice was as cold as ice.
"We..." Yuan Tao's face paled.
"You have only learned a little, and you are already fighting in a group fight. Do you think that you don't need me as your teacher anymore?"
To be honest, Zhang Xuan wasn't angry. Rather, he felt heartache for them.
Even though he hadn't spent much time with his students, he had already treated them as his closest kin. He had done everything he could for them. Yet, they ran out to fight in a group fight, and when they couldn't win, they came back to call for help...
This made him feel resentful toward them for not living up to his expectations.
"Miss Zhang, it's not like that..." Anxiety surfaced on Yuan Tao's plump face.
"It's not like that? Then tell me, what do you mean by fighting and calling for Wang Ying's help? If there is a single lie in your words, I will expel you right now. You can forget about coming under my tutelage in the future! "
Zhang Xuan flung his sleeves.
If these children weren't worth nurturing, he couldn't be bothered to do so. Since they had lost, so be it. At most, he would just leave Tianxuan Kingdom and Hongtian Academy.
With the Library of Heaven's Path in his hands, where in the vast world could he not go?
The reason why he chose to stay here was because of his previous self's attachment to this place as well as his responsibility to his students.
"Yes..." Yuan Tao shuddered. Gritting his teeth, he said, "It's like this. Today, the academy was distributing cultivation resources, and they said that you were... the worst teacher, so you weren't qualified to receive it! We were furious, so we went to reason with them. Thus, we started arguing with them... "
"Distribute cultivation resources?"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback. Only then did he recall.
Every month, the academy would distribute a certain amount of cultivation resources to the teachers. The amount of resources was based on the number of students and the results of the Teacher Qualification Examination.
These resources could be used by the teachers themselves or awarded to the students as encouragement. Usually, the [Student Office] of the academy would distribute them on their behalf.
The Student Office was a place to manage and assess the students. It was in charge of the distribution of resources to the teachers and students.
Zhao Ya was one of the top ten freshmen, so she didn't have to stay in the dormitory. Thus, she was allocated a residence by this organization.
"Bring me there!" Knowing that they weren't fighting for no reason and that they were standing up for him, Zhang Xuan felt warmth in his heart and his anger dissipated significantly.
This bunch of brats...
"Yes!"
Yuan Tao didn't dare to say anything else. He led the way and Wang Ying followed closely behind. The three of them walked out.
...
Student Office.
"The Teacher Guild has already proven Miss Zhang's innocence. Why is Zhou laoshi still holding on to the resources?"
Zheng Yang glared at the young man before him furiously.
A teacher who had just joined the academy this year, Zhou Tian.
"Innocence? The documents are out? Is there any notice? " Zhou Tian's eyebrows shot up and a mocking expression appeared on his face. "Since there isn't anything, Zhang Xuan is still the worst teacher who scored zero in the Teacher Qualification Examination. It would be a waste to give it to him. Don't blame me for the lack of resources. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for finding the wrong teacher!"
Wealth, companionship, cultivation method, and land. Resources and money were the most important.
This was also the reason why Wang Ying was hesitant when he heard Zhang Xuan say that there weren't many resources when he registered back then.
Every month, Hongtian Academy would distribute some cultivation resources to the students and teachers. Most of them were low-grade pills. They weren't of much use to the teachers, but to the students who had just started cultivating, they were excellent items.
Many people relied on this to improve their cultivation quickly.
Today was the day to distribute these items. Yet, they were told that there weren't any. Naturally, they had to ask about it.
"Even if the documents from the Teacher Guild aren't out, I remember that as a teacher of Hongtian Academy, no matter how the results are checked, as long as there are students, they have the right to receive the Breath Forging Powder! Why aren't you giving them this? "
Zhao Ya stepped forward.
The Breath Forging Powder was the most commonly used cultivation resource for low-grade students. It could allow Juxi realm students to sense spiritual energy at a faster rate.
This item couldn't be considered as a pill. Even Wen Xue, who hadn't passed the apprentice examination, was able to concoct it easily. Thus, it wasn't worth much. Any teacher with students could receive it.
You can find excuses for not giving out valuable resources. However, if you aren't even giving out this item, you are purposely making things difficult for me!
"The academy does have such a rule, but there are also rules. If a student has no value in nurturing them, I can choose not to give them out. You all disobeyed the arrangements of the Student Bureau and came here to make a ruckus. Even if I were to reject you all, it would still be within reason!"
Zhou Tian's eyelids shot up.
"You..."
Seeing that the other party was determined to not give them out, Zhao Ya's breathing hastened and her face flushed red.
"Why? Are you dissatisfied? "
Zhou Tian's lips curled up. "It's fine if you are dissatisfied. There is a [Student Challenge Platform] over there and you can challenge my students. As long as you can defeat all of them, not only will I give you the Breath Forging Powder, I can even give you Breath Forging Pills! Remember, this is a Breath Forging Pill. Haven't you all been clamoring for resources for Zhang Xuan? Even though this isn't a real pill, it isn't too far from it. It is effective even for Pixue realm experts. Ordinary teachers can only receive one pill per month. If you dare to challenge them and win, I can give you three pills! "
The Student Challenge Platform was one of the ways to resolve conflicts between students and teachers. It was second only to the [Teacher Challenge Platform]. The meaning behind it was simple. As long as the students who challenged the teacher were able to defeat them, the teacher would have to apologize to them.
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