"Speak. How have I been educating you?"
Looking at the kneeling crowd before him, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but seethe with rage.
In order to advance one's cultivation to Ancient Sage, one had to continuously temper one's strength, temperament, and cultivation. Only then would one be able to achieve a breakthrough to Dimension Shatterer realm and ascend to higher realms.
Yet, these fellows were pushing for a breakthrough to Ancient Sage without holding back at all. More importantly, the six of them had fought together for so long, but they were still nearly defeated by Liu Yang … What in the world were they doing?
How could this be called cooperation?
Even if I were to teach a bunch of pigs, surely they wouldn't be that stupid?
"Teacher, you have always taught us to be loyal and righteous," Zheng Yang said softly.
"Nonsense! I'm talking about cooperation. Do you think that you can act so haughtily now that you have become Ancient Sages? "
Zhang Xuan turned to Lu Chong and said, "You have the highest cultivation here, so use your strongest attack against me!"
"Me?" Lu Chong was stunned. "Teacher is only at Sempiternal realm consummation …"
He was already at Blood Reincarnation realm whereas his teacher was only at Sempiternal realm consummation. If he were to injure his teacher …
"Why? Do you think that you are qualified to graduate? Are you looking down on your teacher? "
Zhang Xuan's face darkened.
"I dare not …" Lu Chong hurriedly shook his head.
"If you dare not, then cut the crap. Make your move!"
Zhang Xuan harrumphed coldly.
"Yes!"
Lu Chong gritted his teeth as his soul leaped out from his glabella and charged straight for Zhang Xuan.
A powerful shockwave swept across the area, and a powerful gale whipped up.
Zhao Ya and the others immediately turned to look at Lu Chong. They were ready to make a move at any moment, fearing that their teacher would be injured.
They were impressed by their teacher's capability and talent, but the gap between Blood Reincarnation realm and Sempiternal realm was simply too huge. If their teacher were to be injured because of this, they would be in deep trouble.
While everyone was worried for their teacher, their teacher, who had been standing motionless all this while, suddenly raised his hand and struck Lu Chong without even looking at him.
Padah!
Before Lu Chong could react, his massive soul was already pressed against the ground, as if it was weighed down by a huge boulder, rendering him unable to move at all.
"Is this your Blood Reincarnation?" Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
"I …" Lu Chong's face reddened, and he found himself at a loss for words.
The others also widened their eyes in disbelief.
They were well aware of Lu Chong's strength, and he was the strongest of the group. Yet, he wasn't even able to withstand a single slap from their teacher.
Was her teacher really only at Sempiternal realm consummation, not even reaching Half-Ancient Sage yet?
"Alright, cut the crap. Come at me together, just like how we attacked Sovereign Chen Yong together earlier!"
Releasing his grip on Lu Chong, Zhang Xuan harrumphed coldly.
"Yes …"
Zhao Ya and Zheng Yang looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
If Zhang Xuan had been worried that his teacher was weak before, upon seeing how the other party was able to subdue Lu Chong in a single move, his doubts vanished without a trace.
Their teacher was still the same teacher as before, guiding them in their cultivation and helping them grow. There was no change at all.
The six of them reunited, and their auras merged together like a torrential current.
Hu la!
Zhao Ya was the first to make a move. Her powerful sword qi swept forth like a hurricane, and her remaining five juniors cooperated well with one another, enhancing the sharpness of her attacks.
In the midst of such attacks, Zhang Xuan felt like a lighthouse in the middle of the ocean, ready to be swallowed by the raging waves at any moment.
In the eyes of an outsider, this was an unfair duel.
With an impassive expression on his face, Zhang Xuan suddenly stepped forward.
Boom!
The wind in the sky suddenly stopped, and the massive waves calmed down. Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang, and the others swiftly retreated a few steps. Their zhenqi was in a frenzy, and their faces paled.
"This is your first flaw!"
Zhang Xuan slowly stepped forward as he scanned the surroundings. "Continue!"
The crowd rushed forward once more, but before they could even get close, Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and they retreated once more. This time, their injuries were even more severe than before.
"Continue!"
Just as the crowd was about to reach their limits, they suddenly heard their teacher's furious voice.
Gritting their teeth, they could only continue forward.
Peng peng peng!
Every time they stepped forward, they would be knocked back in less than two breaths. Their injuries were getting more and more severe, and they were on the verge of collapsing.
After several dozen consecutive attacks, Zhang Xuan finally stopped. He flicked his wrist, and surges of zhenqi shot out from his fingertips and entered the bodies of the students. At the same time, a jade bottle flew into the air, and countless droplets of pure blood energy gushed into the bottle.
Hong long!
After absorbing the blood of the Blood Reincarnation realm Ancient Sages, their injuries swiftly healed. Under normal circumstances, their cultivation should have risen swiftly, but for some reason, not only did their cultivation not rise, it even began to fall.
In less than ten minutes, Zheng Yang's Hundred Schools of Philosophers primary stage cultivation had fallen back to Bloodline Continuance realm consummation, and it was even showing signs of continuing to fall.
At the same time, Zhao Ya's cultivation also fell from Ancient Sage 1-dan pinnacle to Ancient Sage intermediate stage.
While their cultivation had fallen, the crowd was astonished to find that their fighting prowess had risen significantly. This was especially so for Lu Chong. He had already reached Blood Reincarnation realm primary stage previously, but under his teacher's tempering, he had reverted back to Hundred Schools of Philosophers. Even though his cultivation had fallen by an entire realm, his fighting prowess was still far more fearsome than before.
This was especially so for his soul. In fact, it was showing signs of materializing. Once it materialized, even Blood Reincarnation realm cultivators would find it hard to tell that it was just a soul.
"Cultivation isn't all about speed, and it doesn't mean that more people means more strength. If you don't build a solid foundation, no matter how far you advance, it'll only be a dream."
Seeing that his students seemed to have come to a realization, Zhang Xuan placed his hands behind his back and looked at them meaningfully.
The purpose of imparting knowledge to others was to point out a better and more suitable path for them. His students had already stepped into the threshold of this path, but without his guidance, it was still very easy for them to be led astray.
At this moment, he wasn't lecturing them on their cultivation or guiding them along their own path. What he was trying to do was to let them know that cultivation wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight.
One had to have sufficient patience and mental fortitude.
Take Zhang Xuan for example. He had been stuck at Sempiternal realm consummation for nearly a month, but he wasn't in a hurry to make a breakthrough either.
"My expectations for you aren't just for you to reach Ancient Sage but for you to reach greater heights!"
Zhang Xuan said with a grim look in his eyes. "If you can't even reach Dimension Shatterer realm, how can you possibly follow me around? This is especially so for Lu Chong. You have so much soul energy to support you, so it's much easier for you to accumulate soul energy. Yet, you ended up using it to raise your cultivation, resulting in your current state. Given your current situation, once you reach Blood Reincarnation realm consummation, if you attempt to break through the barrier between worlds, you'll be obliterated by the heavenly tribulation! "
Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhang Xuan in embarrassment.
They had thought that they would be praised by their teacher after achieving a breakthrough, but who would have thought that they would be reprimanded instead?
However, after this incident, they realized that their teacher had put in a lot of effort into this matter. How could there be such a fragrant plum blossom?
At this moment, the temperament of all living beings underwent a new change.
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