Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. Picking up a saber once more, he slashed it lightly.
Just like the sword, a pure white saber glint was formed. Carrying an imposing aura, it left a deep scar on the ground.
"As expected of a move infused with a high-tier battle technique. It is much more formidable than the Heaven's Path Divine Fist and Heaven's Path Spear Art!"
Sensing the might of the sword qi and saber qi, Zhang Xuan nodded in approval.
After reinforcing the technique for a moment longer and familiarizing himself with it, he heaved a sigh of relief. With a smile, he said, "If I simplify this sword art and saber art and impart it to Zhao Ya and Mu Xueqing, they should be able to defeat them easily!"
Even though Zhang Xuan didn't know who Zhao Ya's opponent was, as long as she learned this sword art, no matter how formidable her opponent was, it would be impossible for him to stand against her.
Zhang Xuan didn't believe that there was any battle technique in Tianwu Kingdom that could surpass the one created by the Library of Heaven's Path.
As for Mu Xueqing, she didn't say anything about it. Perhaps, she was injured during a conflict with someone else. Thus, the saber art that Zhang Xuan imparted to her could be used to defend herself.
...
Mu Xueqing returned to her residence.
Recalling the events of the day, she still felt as though she was dreaming.
Even though she had seen Liu laoshi's means with her own eyes, she still found it hard to believe.
With just a few casual pointers, he allowed her entire class to achieve a breakthrough, easily resolved the pill poison in her body, and even declared that he would grant Lu Chong the strength to defeat a Tongxuan realm expert within ten days... Even some formidable master teachers wouldn't be able to match up to him.
Walking into the living room, she stretched her back lazily. Just as she was about to head back to rest, her father walked over agitatedly.
"Qing-er, it's great that you're back!"
"Father, what's wrong?"
Her father, Apothecary Mu, had always been a composed person. What was with his expression now?
"You're saved!" Apothecary Mu's eyes glowed in excitement.
"Saved?" Mu Xueqing was bewildered.
She wasn't dead, and she wasn't ill. How could she be saved?
"You have been consuming pills for the past few years. Even though you have improved swiftly, due to your unique constitution and cultivation technique, quite a bit of pill poison has remained in your body, affecting your future progress! I only discovered this last year … It's already too late. "
Apothecary Mu looked at Zhang Xuan apologetically. "In order to resolve your affliction, I specially paid a visit to the Physician Guild and recorded your condition. In the end... even the people of the Physician Guild were helpless! President Mu Hong was also helpless, and even labeled it as a difficult-to-treat disease … "
"Initially, I thought that it would be difficult to treat your condition, but who could have thought that... a formidable physician would appear today and solve all of the questions on the Wall of Dilemma perfectly! In other words … the pill poison in your body can be cured … "
Apothecary Mu's eyes lit up.
It was already too late for him to realize that his daughter had been afflicted with pill poison, and he had been feeling guilty about it. Thus, he had been searching everywhere for a cure. Now that he knew that the newly appointed guild leader of the Physician Guild would be able to resolve it easily, he couldn't contain his excitement.
"Pill poison?"
Mu Xueqing blinked her eyes. Just as she was about to say that the pill poison in her body had been resolved, her father's voice sounded once more.
"You have no idea how talented the newly appointed guild leader is. He actually managed to reach the very end of the Physician Guild's Wall of Dilemma and solved nineteen questions on the Wall of Dilemma consecutively. On top of that, even 4-star physicians and 5-star physicians found it hard to judge the outcome of the last one... "
Apothecary Mu shook his head in admiration.
Even though he had heard the news personally, he still found it inconceivable.
If not for his friends in the Physician Guild swearing confidently to him, he would have doubted the authenticity of the news.
"Ah, right, I heard that... the newly appointed guild leader is a teacher in your academy. Help me look into him tomorrow so that I can make preparations in advance to pay him a visit and ask for a cure for you …"
After which, Apothecary Mu turned to look at Mu Xueqing.
"There's such an incredible teacher in the academy? What's his name? Why haven't I heard of him before? "Mu Xueqing asked doubtfully.
She had heard of the Physician Guild's Wall of Dilemma as well. To be able to solve nineteen questions in a single breath and achieve perfection on every single one of them, it was truly an incredible feat!
The commotion he had created was probably on par with Master Teacher Zhang Xuan.
Mu Xueqing knew most of the teachers in the academy, and she had weighed their capabilities before. When did such an incredible teacher appear in the academy?
If there was, he should have already made a name for himself!
"He seems to be …" Apothecary Mu hesitated for a moment. "His surname is Liu …"
"His surname is Liu?" Gedeng, Mu Xueqing's heart skipped a beat! All of a sudden, a thought struck her, and she stared at Apothecary Mu intently. Her face reddened, and she asked nervously, "Isn't … isn't his name Liu Cheng?"
Liu laoshi's name had been introduced to her as soon as he entered the classroom, so she remembered it clearly.
"That's right, his name is Liu Cheng. If I recall correctly, he has just been recruited by Tianwu Academy …" Recalling what his friend had told him, Apothecary Mu nodded.
"Liu Cheng …"
Mu Xueqing's eyes widened in astonishment, and she looked as though she had seen a ghost.
Her teacher was actually a physician? To solve nineteen difficult illnesses in a single breath and become the guild leader of the Physician Guild?
Even though she had already guessed it, she still found it hard to believe after hearing her father's confirmation.
"You know this teacher? That's great! I'll pay him a visit tomorrow and ask him to resolve the pill poison in your body … "Oblivious to his daughter's shock, Apothecary Mu continued excitedly.
"There's no need to pay him a visit … He has already resolved the pill poison in my body …"
After a moment, Mu Xueqing finally digested the news, and she shook her head with a bitter smile.
"Resolved it for you?" Apothecary Mu asked.
"Yes …" Mu Xueqing nodded.
"Why … would he help you?" Apothecary Mu found it hard to believe.
Given Liu laoshi's standing, how could he possibly resolve his daughter's pill poison for free?
"Because …"
Hearing her father's doubt, Mu Xueqing lifted her head slightly, and a hint of pride shone in her eyes.
"He … is my teacher!"
"Your teacher?" Apothecary Mu froze on the spot, dumbfounded.
The same sight happened before Meng Tao and the others. In a single night, all of Liu laoshi's students were in an uproar.
…
Waking up from his sleep, Zhang Xuan felt refreshed.
After practicing the Heaven's Path Sword Art and Saber Art last night, he spent the night revising them.
Even though the battle techniques compiled by the Library of Heaven's Path were powerful, without the support of Heaven's Path zhenqi, not only would it be difficult for them to bring out their full might, they might even cause harm to one's body.
It was just like an infant trying to wield a sledgehammer. Without sufficient strength, the might of the battle technique would be weakened instead.
Only by modifying it to suit the other party's needs would it be more effective.
Walking out of the classroom, Zhang Xuan saw Lu Chong, who had been cultivating the Poison Body the previous day, finally surviving the first round of torture. Panting heavily, he sat on a chair.
"Teacher!"
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, he hurriedly clasped his fist.
"Un!"
It was within his expectations that Lu Chong would be able to survive the first round of torture. Zhang Xuan nodded his head. Smiling, he asked, "How do you feel?"
"I …"
Lu Chong hesitated for a moment. "I feel like I'm still at Pixue realm primary stage. There isn't much of an improvement in my cultivation …"
After the poison subsided, he began to examine his body. Just like the previous night, he was still at Pixue realm primary stage, and there wasn't the slightest improvement in his cultivation. If not for his trust in his teacher, he would have thought that he had endured the pain last night for nothing.
Recalling the pain, his heart couldn't help but tremble.
It felt as though he was descending into hell. There were a few times when he felt that he might not be able to hold on any longer. If not for the hatred in his heart, he would have surely died.
"There's a Strength Measuring Rock Pillar over there. You can give it a try!"
Zhang Xuan smiled.
"Yes!"
Nodding his head, Lu Chong walked up to the rock pillar, clenched his fist, and smashed it down.
Weng!
The rock pillar trembled, and a line of words slowly appeared.
"Forty-four ding? Pixue realm pinnacle … H-how is this possible? "
Upon seeing the words clearly, Lu Chong's body swayed, and his eyes widened in shock.
He didn't feel any increase in his strength, so how did it suddenly reach forty ding?
That was way too fearsome!
For an ordinary Pixue realm expert, opening an acupoint would increase his strength by one ding. Forty-four ding was equivalent to opening forty acupoints (Dingli realm pinnacle has four ding of strength). But … Lu Chong had only opened one acupoint, and it was just last night. How could he possess such immense strength?
"What you have increased is the strength of your physical body!"
Zhang Xuan nodded his head in satisfaction.
What Lu Chong cultivated was the Poison Body. It only increased his physical strength, not his cultivation.
When one's physical strength reached a certain level, one would be able to match up to a zhenqi expert. Some formidable poison masters were able to tear a Zongshi apart without using their zhenqi.
Yesterday, by using the cultivation method of the Poison Body and using lethal poison to help him temper his body, he managed to raise his strength from five ding to forty-four ding in just a single night!
"I …"
Looking at the numbers on the rock pillar and feeling the strength flowing through his muscles, Lu Chong's eyes reddened.
When Liu laoshi told him to exact vengeance within ten days, he was still a little doubtful. Only now did he realize that it was true!
In just half a day and a night, he managed to raise his strength from Dingli realm primary stage to forty-four ding, equivalent to a Pixue realm pinnacle expert. He had never heard of such capability before. Even though he was experiencing it himself, he still couldn't help but think that he was dreaming.
"Thank you, teacher!"
At this moment, he was completely convinced by the young Liu laoshi, and there was no longer the slightest doubt in his heart.
"Can you tell me about your matter now?"
Zhang Xuan.
"I …"
Lu Chong clenched his fists tightly.
"Remember, you are my, Liu Cheng's, student. Even if your enemy is the emperor of Tianwu Academy, as long as he makes a mistake …"
Placing his hands behind his back, Zhang Xuan exuded an unquestionable confidence. "I will still poke a hole in him for you!"
"Teacher …"
Clenching his fists tightly, Lu Chong's tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes.
If someone else were to say such words, he would find it hilarious and think that the other party was bragging.
But for some reason, after hearing Liu laoshi's words, he didn't dare to doubt his words at all.
Ever since his parents and kin were killed, the feeling of being someone to rely on had disappeared. He didn't expect to feel it from Liu laoshi once more.
The teacher before him didn't seem too old, but he felt as though a towering mountain. His fluttering heart calmed down, and he no longer felt lonely.
"Speak!"
Zhang Xuan looked at Lu Chong.
"Yes …"
Without hiding anything, Lu Chong revealed everything that had happened to him.
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