No matter how long a teacher had been teaching his students, there was bound to be a day when they would graduate.
As his cultivation grew, Zhang Xuan knew that it was only a matter of time before he was separated from his students. Ever since the incident with Zhao Ya, he had mentally prepared himself for it. However, he still couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to part with them.
"This is a surge of my zhenqi. Hide it in your body so that you can use it when you're in danger!"
Bringing Lu Chong to his room, Zhang Xuan instructed.
Unlike Zhao Ya, the latter had the protection of the Glacier Plain Court, so she wouldn't be in any danger. On the other hand, Zhang Xuan and Mo Hunsheng had to traverse the continent in search of the ancient domain of the soul oracles. With the protection of a surge of Heaven's Path zhenqi, it would save them a lot of trouble.
"Demon Cinque, you'll be following Lu Chong from now on..."
After making all the preparations, Zhang Xuan called the Demon Cinque Beast over.
Even though Lu Chong had the protection of a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan expert like Mo Hunsheng, he would still require the assistance of an aerial spirit beast. With the cultivation of a Transcendent Mortal 5-dan Demon Cinque Beast, it wouldn't be a problem for the time being.
After arranging everything that he could think of, Zhang Xuan had the Demon Cinque Beast bid farewell to Wang Ying and the others.
Two of the six students had left, and everyone felt a little stifled.
After settling Lu Chong, Zhang Xuan also made arrangements for Garden Owner Xue, whom he addressed as Big Senior.
Since the latter had no intention of heading to a higher realm at the moment, Zhang Xuan decided not to bring her along.
By the time everything was settled, the sun was already high in the sky. It was getting closer and closer to the appointed time with Hong Shi and the others.
"Let's go!"
After settling everything, Zhang Xuan led Zheng Yang, Wang Ying, and the others to the square outside the Alliance Head Residence.
Since he had promised to conduct a lecture, he had to settle this matter before leaving.
Walking along the corridor out of the manor, before they could even reach the square, they could already see a sea of people. It was impossible to tell how many of them there were.
"Sect Leader Hu, you're here too? Are you here to listen to Zhang Shi's lecture as well? "
"He's the undisputed champion of the Master Teacher Tournament. No matter what, I have to attend his lecture!"
"Indeed. The Master Teacher Tournament has been going on for several hundred years now, and Zhang Shi is the first person to be recognized as the champion even before he entered the Challenger Tournament. Look, it's not just me, even Sect Leader Luo and Sect Leader Liu are here … "
"That's true. Even if Hong Shi personally gave a lecture, he wouldn't have such a huge appeal, right?"
"I don't know if Hong Shi has such great charisma, but I do know that quasi 5-star master teachers like us definitely don't …"
"Indeed. Even I am envious of the number of people in the Master Teacher Tournament. But speaking of which, even if I were to put myself in Zhang Shi's shoes, I wouldn't be able to do the same! For a person who has just passed the 4-star master teacher examination to achieve something that even a quasi 5-star master teacher is unable to do... It's only normal for him to be so popular! "
…
The surroundings were noisy.
"Are they all here for my class?"
Zhang Xuan blinked.
In his view, it would already be a miracle if there were more than a thousand people listening to his lecture. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect that there would be so many of them. At this moment, he was completely dumbfounded. He even wondered if there was going to be another Master Teacher Tournament.
How many people were there?
One hundred thousand? A million?
And … what the hell are those things on the walls and trees?
And what's with the aerial savage beasts in the sky?
"They heard that you were going to conduct a lecture, and they couldn't get a seat, so they went to the Beast Hall to rent savage beasts …" Pavilion Master Kang explained awkwardly.
"I can understand renting savage beasts. After all, they are capable of flight. But what's with those savage beasts on the ground?"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
It was one thing for a bunch of aerial savage beasts to appear in the sky, but there was a bunch of non-flying savage beasts lying on the ground by the side of the square. There were Sabertooth Tigers, One-Armed Windwolves, Black-Furred Apes …
What were they doing here?
"It's Hall Master Han Chong from the Beast Hall. Upon hearing that you were going to conduct a lecture, he brought all of the savage beasts and spirit beasts in the Beast Hall here to cheer you on …"
Pavilion Master Kang said.
"…" Zhang Xuan.
Was there such a thing as cheering?
It was enough to get a beast tamer to do it. Why the heck did a bunch of savage beasts come here to cheer him on?
"Actually, Zhang Shi, with your current fame, no one would be able to turn down your invitation to conduct a lecture!" Pavilion Master Kang said.
It wasn't that these people were here to cause trouble, but … after the Master Teacher Tournament, Zhang Shi's fame was simply too great. Everyone wanted to listen to his lecture … Even the intelligent savage beasts and spirit beasts wanted to listen to his lecture …
Thus, such a situation was created.
The square outside the Alliance Head Residence was extremely spacious. Logically speaking, it should be able to hold at least a million people. Yet, at this moment, it was so packed that it was impossible to fit a single person. Even he found it hard to believe at the start.
In the past, he had conducted such a large-scale lecture as well. Back then, he had gathered a total of fifty thousand people, and that was enough to change the history of the Myriad Kingdom City's Mingshi Tang. Never in his dreams did he expect so many people to attend Zhang Shi's lecture …
There was indeed a difference between people …
"Forget it, no matter how many people there are, I'll just focus on my lecture!"
Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan decided not to think too much into it. Instead, he began making his way over to the elevated platform at the very center of the room.
…
Li Hanbing was sixteen this year. As a beggar, he had been an orphan since young, and he had been subjected to the ridicule and humiliation of others.
His greatest dream was to become an expert one day. However, it was a pity that … due to his lowly status, not only was he unable to obtain any cultivation technique, more importantly, he had no cultivation resources.
Without sufficient resources and the guidance of a master teacher, even if he learned some ordinary cultivation techniques, it would still be difficult for him to advance his cultivation.
As such, at sixteen, he was still stuck at Fighter 1-dan Juxi realm, unable to make a breakthrough.
If nothing went wrong, he would probably be stuck at this level for the rest of his life.
He had thought that he would never have the opportunity to listen to a master teacher's lecture in his life. Never in his dreams did he expect that Zhang Shi would conduct a lecture on the foundation of cultivation … Upon hearing the news, he rushed over in the middle of the night, found a corner, and waited patiently.
"It's starting …"
After waiting for an unknown period of time, he saw a figure walking toward the stage with widened strides.
"That Zhang Shi doesn't seem to be much older than me …"
He thought that the champion of the Master Teacher Tournament would be more mature, but to think that the other party would be so young. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
After waiting for nearly an entire day, he wondered if it was worth it.
Would it be like before, where the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment?
Every month, there would be a public lecture by a master teacher. However, the content of the lecture was more profound. Given his lack of formal education, it was impossible for him to understand the content, and thus, he was unable to learn from it.
After listening to it a few times, not only did he not gain any inspiration, he even lost confidence in his cultivation. Naturally, he lost interest in it.
There were some master teachers who were just like old pedants. They loved to fish for fame, and public lectures were a good opportunity for them to display their knowledge … If their lectures were too simple, how could they convince others?
As time went by, the atmosphere changed completely. This resulted in a situation where those who truly wanted to cultivate couldn't do anything even if they listened to the lecture.
The person before him was so young, and he was the champion as well. Most probably, he was even more prideful. Looks like … he was going to be disappointed again.
"The way of the heavens is like the drawing of a bow! Those who are superior suppress it, those who are inferior raise it, those who have surplus destroy it, and those who are lacking add to it. The way of the heavens is to diminish the surplus to make up for the deficiency … "
Hu!
His voice sounded in his ears.
Even though they were more than a thousand meters apart, Zhang Shi's voice seemed to resound in his heart. Every single word was clear and loud.
"As expected, I can't understand it …"
Listening carefully, he realized that it was no different from the lectures of other master teachers. He still couldn't understand it.
It seemed like all master teachers were the same when it came to lecturing. In order to show off their vast knowledge, they didn't care whether others could understand what they were saying.
It was the same for those below as well. If they couldn't understand it … instead of saying that they were ignorant, they had to feign understanding and praise the other party.
Otherwise, how embarrassing would it be for them to be ignorant when others could understand the lecture?
This was human nature …
Shaking his head in disappointment, Li Hanbing stood up and prepared to leave. However, just as he was about to take a step forward, he suddenly felt a jolt in his Yingtu acupoint. Following which, his Baihai acupoint softened. Boundless spiritual energy gushed into his body and flowed through his body.
Kacha! Kacha!
With a resounding echo, a pool reminiscent of a water tank appeared in his vision.
"This is … my dantian?"
Li Hanbing's eyes widened and his body trembled.
After a breakthrough to Fighter 1-dan Juxi realm, a dantian would appear in the lower abdomen, allowing one to easily store spiritual energy … He had been stuck at Juxi realm for many years, unable to break through. To think that … Zhang Shi's words would allow him to achieve a breakthrough …
"Didn't I not understand what he was saying? How did I achieve a breakthrough? "
He froze on the spot.
He didn't understand a single word that Zhang Shi said previously. In fact, he didn't even know what it meant. But … how did he manage to achieve a breakthrough?
Logically speaking, shouldn't he be unable to cultivate even if he didn't understand?
Hurriedly lifting his head, he saw the few beggars who had cultivated with him in the past sitting cross-legged on the floor. Blissful smiles could be seen on their faces, and their auras seemed to have grown stronger.
"The Dao of Heaven takes from what one has in excess to make up for what one lacks … So, this is how nature works. In other words, one has to let nature take its course in order to improve faster …"
Seeing his friends achieve breakthroughs, a sudden realization struck him.
Even though the words of the other party were incomparably profound and difficult to understand, for some reason, he understood the intentions and thoughts of the other party clearly!
The Dao of Heaven, Nature!
He hurriedly sat down cross-legged and circulated his spiritual energy along his dantian.
Kacha! Kacha!
A crisp sound echoed in his body once more. His cultivation continued to rise.
Dantian realm primary stage!
Dantian realm intermediate stage!
Dantian realm advanced stage …
His cultivation rose steadily, and it was as though his entire body was filled with air.
Even though he still couldn't understand the other party's words, for some reason, he had gained a deeper understanding of cultivation … and it was in line with his own understanding.
"This is the lecture of a true master teacher …"
As though he had drunk the finest wine, a smile appeared on Li Hanbing's face.
It wasn't due to his continuous breakthroughs in his cultivation. Rather, it was due to the fact that he was able to understand the knowledge imparted by the other party. It was as though the Zhang Shi on the stage was giving him a private lecture!
Hearing the other party's words, he controlled the flow of spiritual energy in his body and with a slight jolt, he reached Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm!
Zhenqi is a sign of entering the realm of Fighter. To think that a beggar like him, who had never attended a lecture before, would be able to enter the realm …
Zhang shi, from today onward, you will be my teacher, and no one will be able to compare to you!
Li Hanbing's knees went weak and he kneeled on the floor. He swore in his heart.
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