[So what if the parents ask about it? You are the lowest level teacher, it is normal that you can’t answer their questions!
So, in order to put on a show, you specially came here to view the 5-dan cultivation technique. If this isn’t being hypocritical and vain, then what is?]
“Tomorrow, I will look for the principal and have this unrealistic fellow expelled!”
Scoffing coldly in his heart, Old Mo’s mind was resolute.
[Leaving such a vain fellow who doesn’t cultivate properly in the academy will just sully the culture of the academy!]
Zhang Xuan didn’t know that the two meetings with Elder Mo have placed him in the expulsion list of the latter. If he were to know, he would have no idea whether he should burst into laughter or weep in tears.
Those words that he said were only excuses!
In reality, his cultivation had reached such a level!
He couldn’t possibly stop training due to the lack of cultivation technique.
Very quickly, he found the very last row of the cultivation technique section.
Even the most famous and powerful teacher in the academy was Fighter 5-dan. The moment one broke through into the 6-dan Pixue realm, they would automatically become an elder in the academy.
This was only the Teacher Compendium Pavilion, so there weren’t any records on the 6-dan cultivation techniques. Thus, the 5-dan cultivation techniques were placed on the very last shelf.
“There are significantly less 5-dan manuals than 4-dan!”
There were around 2000 to 3000 cultivation technique secret manuals on the 4-dan whereas there were only 1000 on the 5-dan.
However, it was also a natural occurrence when one thought about it. No matter what it was, the higher one climbed, the scarcer the resources. Although the academy had been present for a long time, there were definitely significantly less 5-dan than 4-dan in its entire history.
As a result, the cultivation techniques and notes they left behind would be fewer as well.
Shaking his head, he decided not to contemplate over such matters. Zhang Xuan casually took out a book and flipped through it.
Around an hour later, the 1000 cultivation technique secret manuals have been browsed through and the Library of Heaven’s Path had compiled corresponding books to the secret manuals.
After receiving what he wanted, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly and bade Elder Mo farewell before walking into the distance.
Seeing how he was randomly flipping and viewing the books, not even stopping in the midst of it, Elder Mo couldn’t help but chastise him yet again in his mind.
Returning back to his living quarters, Zhang Xuan followed what he did previously and searched for the correct phrases and paragraphs within the thousand books.
As he expected, not too long later, the library compiled the thousand books into a single one. This time, the book wasn’t nameless and the four big words 《Heaven’s Path Divine Art》 was written on it.
He started to cultivate again.
Fighter 5-dan Dingli realm was an extension of the Pigu realm. The purpose of this realm was simple, it was to temper the zhenqi of the cultivator to his body. The difference in strength between each stage in Dingli realm was mainly due to the level of compatibility between one’s zhenqi and their body.
The greater their compatibility, the more strength one was able to exert.
Reading the cultivation method for the Dingli realm in the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, Zhang Xuan focused his attention. He carefully controlled the crystal clear zhenqi in his dantian to slowly flow in his body, going at a fixed rhythm to allow it to merge completely with his body.
The Heaven’s Path Divine Art was indeed worthy of being a cultivation technique compiled by the advantages of over a few thousand secret manuals. The efficiency of the cultivation method was indeed one to behold. His zhenqi and muscles swiftly merged together as one.
The strength of his body and the compatibility of his zhenqi soared up exponentially.
Dingli realm primary stage!
Dingli realm intermediate stage!
Dingli realm advanced stage!
Dingli realm pinnacle!
Boom!
After four hours, his body jolted again.
Zhang Xuan reopened his eyes. His eyes were filled with disbelief, “This… Fighter 5-dan pinnacle?”
Initially, he thought he would take a long period cultivating in 5-dan. Never in his dreams would he possibly imagine that he could reach the pinnacle in four hours through the Heaven’s Path Divine Art.
To his previous self, cultivation was as difficult as trying to ascend the heavens. Yet, to Zhang Xuan who was practicing the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, it was as easy as eating and drinking.
Just by half a night worth of effort, he rose from Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm to Fighter 5-dan Dingli realm pinnacle… This was too exaggerated!
Furthermore, if it wasn’t for the fact that he didn’t know the cultivation method for 6-dan, unaware of which acupoint he should breakthrough, he might have already successfully broken through to become a 6-dan Pixue realm expert!
In 6-dan Pixue realm, one would open up all of the blocked acupoints in their body. For every acupoint broken through, one’s zhenqi would become richer and one’s prowess will rise.
It was said that there are 108 acupoints in the human body. However, only 72 of these could be opened and there was an order to opening it. Everyone’s body was different, thus everyone would require a different sequence in breaking through each of them to obtain the best results out of it. If one was unable to find the correct sequence, they could very possibly end up only opening three to four acupoints and be stuck there for the rest of their lives.
This was just like cleaning the silt by a river. It had to be cleaned gradually from the upper stream to the lower stream. If one were to start at the center and clean towards the upper and lower stream, not only would the river not be cleaned thoroughly, it might even result in a blockage, causing one to be unable to progress further.
The same logic went for breaking through one’s acupoints as well. If one didn’t find the ideal sequence, the other acupoints might get blocked and for the rest of their lives, they would be unable to open it.
Thus, without a cultivation technique, Zhang Xuan didn’t dare to try to cultivate further.
However, he wasn’t anxious. It was already unheard of to break through two great realms in a single night. He was already very satisfied with the results.
“Unless required, it is best for me to not to reveal my level of cultivation!”
As a transcender, he had read many books and watched many shows. He knew that possessing a treasure itself was a crime.
He was the worst teacher in the entire academy. Yet, in a night, he suddenly gained the strength of a Fighter 5-dan pinnacle. If others were to find out, wouldn’t they all rush to him?
Thus, it was best for him to not tell anyone about him reaching Dingli realm pinnacle. The more confidential it was, the better it was for him.
“Let me see how much strength would I hold this time!”
After making a decision, Zhang Xuan walked over to the Strength Measuring Rock Pillar.
While other people only possessed one ding of strength in their Dingli primary stage, he possessed five ding. If so, how much strength would he hold now that he had reached the pinnacle?
Peng!
Light flowed through the rock pillar and numbers appeared on it.
8 ding!
“Eight ding of strength? That is almost the strength of a Pixue realm expert who has opened up four acupoints!” Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up.
A normal Dingli pinnacle cultivator would possess four ding of strength. After which, for each acupoint they broke through, their strength would increase by one ding.
Despite just being at Dingli pinnacle, he possessed the strength of eight ding, putting him on the same level as an expert who had broken through four acupoints.
“As expected of the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, incredible!”
Zhang Xuan was quite happy. After training for such a long period of time, he intended to find something to eat then go to sleep. However, his ears suddenly twitched.
“Why would someone be here at such a time?”
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Due to an advancement in his cultivation, his hearing and sight have improved tremendously. He was able to clearly perceive the sound of someone hiding somewhere not too far from where he was, staring fixedly at his living quarters.
“Looks like he is surveying my room. He probably has yet to detect my presence!”
At this moment, Zhang Xuan wasn’t at his room but behind a Strength Measuring Rock Pillar, which was a distance away from the dormitory. After measuring his strength, he had been suppressing his breathing, thus the other party had yet to notice his presence.
“Let’s see who’s the one finding trouble with me!”
He didn’t expect that someone would want to deal with him right after he was done cultivating. The doubts in his mind grew.
Rummaging through the memories of his previous self, although he didn’t have much accomplishment, there hadn’t been a scenario where someone sneaked onto in the night to deal with him!
“No matter who he is, I mustn’t let him identify me!”
Just when he was about to meet the other party, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
The entire academy knew that he is a Fighter 3-dan Zhenqi realm trash. If he were to appear at this moment as a 5-dan pinnacle, the other party would definitely be scared to death!
Furthermore, if the news were to spread out, there would surely be quite a few persons who would look into him.
Thus, no matter who the other party was, Zhang Xuan mustn’t allow him to identify him.
At this moment, he suddenly recalled the numerous movies he had watched back in his previous life. Thus, he tore away a fabric from his sleeves and covered his face.
Hu!
After finishing with his preparations, making use of the darkness of the night, Zhang Xuan gradually crept towards the other party with light footsteps.
Although he had just broken through and he had never studied any footwork, the cultivation technique he was training with was the Heaven’s Path Divine Art, which granted him superb control over his body. Not to mention, he was also very familiar with his surroundings, so the other party didn’t notice him even when he was just ten meters behind him.
At such a proximity, he could clearly see the black suit donned by the other party. His face was also covered, so it was impossible for him to make out his identity as well.
“Lad, if you must blame, blame it for your daring guts to dare to lay your hands on our young mistress!”
Hiding behind a large tree, Zhang Xuan stared at the silhouette before him as the mutterings of the latter vaguely drifted to his ears.
“That voice sounds familiar…”
Zhang Xuan’s eyebrows knitted tightly together.
Zhang Xuan was sure that he had heard this voice before. However, he had difficulty recalling exactly when and where he heard it.
Hu!
Just as he was trying his best to recall whether it is the memory of his previous self or after he had transcended, the silhouette before him flickered and gradually moved towards his dormitory. At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, a cold gleam shone and a sharp dagger appeared on his palm.
“You want to kill me?”
Seeing the other party whipping out a knife, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.
It was fortunate that he had been cultivating and not sleeping. Otherwise, when the other party approached him silently like this, wouldn’t he be killed for sure?
“Let me first ascertain who this fellow is!”
Zhang Xuan knew that conducting this kind of night assault would mean that he was not an individual. Perhaps, there could even be an organization behind him. If he didn’t accurately identify the one trying to murder him, even if he were to kill this assassin, there might be more coming for his life in the future. If he didn’t dig out the organization behind the assassination, he wouldn’t have to dream of sleeping peacefully anymore.
“Who is it?”
Just when Zhang Xuan was pondering how he should force the man before him to confess the organization backing him, he heard a hushed voice. Unknowingly, the black-clothed man grasping the dagger was already standing at proximity to him.
Zhang Xuan had never tracked anyone before. Upon seeing the other party whip out a dagger, he got nervous for a moment and leaked out his breath, causing the other party to notice his presence.
“I…”
To be noticed so quickly, Zhang Xuan frowned. Just when he was about to rush forward to duel with the man before him, a thought flashed through his mind and a brilliant idea popped out.
“I am here to kill Zhang Xuan, that useless teacher! Who are you?”
Suppressing his tone so as to not be identified, Zhang Xuan declared.
Since the other party was here to kill him, he would be able to confuse him by saying that he was here for the same purpose.
“You’re here to kill him?” The black-clothed man was taken aback. However, looking at how Zhang Xuan concealed his face and his sneaky attitude, he couldn’t help but trust his words slightly.
“Indeed. The academy’s worst teacher will only bring harm to the students if left alone!” Zhang Xuan couldn’t help but turn red upon talking about himself.
“Oh, then you do it. I will help you keep a look out!” The black-clothed man said.
“Keng?” A uncomprehending look appeared on Zhang Xuan. He tried to push the responsibility to him, “I think it would be better for you to do it. Anyway, we are here for the same motive, so it doesn’t matter who does it!”
“You do it. Actually, I have no intentions of killing him. I only wanted to punish him. However, if he were to die, that would be for the best!” The black-clothed man urged him on.
“Punish him?”
Zhang Xuan was a little confused. Punish him… Then why was he holding a dagger? He couldn’t resist asking, “How do you want to punish him?”
“Hmph, that fellow dares to do something disrespectful to our young mistress. I intend to chop off his thing and turn him into a eunuch!”
The black-clothed man proclaimed furiously.
“…” Hearing those words filled with vile intentions, Zhang Xuan could only feel a breeze at his crotch and shivered unconsciously in fear.
[The hell! If I were to sleep peacefully tonight, I would probably be qualified to serve the emperor after this!
****!
Who the hell are you, for you to be so vicious!
Disrespectful to your young mistress?]
Zhang Xuan tried to recall the memories of his previous self and after his reincarnation, but he didn’t seem to have gotten into any physical relationships with any young mistresses!
“That Zhang Xuan, I have only heard that he is unqualified as a teacher, I have never heard of him bullying females. What is this about?” Zhang Xuan couldn’t resist asking.
“Hmph, that fellow is an animal with a human skin! What teacher, he is a beast! Our young mistress… Forget it, the more I think about it, the more furious I get!” Untold rage could be felt from the suppressed voice of the black-clothed man.
“…” Zhang Xuan could only see stars.
So what the hell is it about, for you to insult me as a beast? What did I do to your young mistress? Besides that, who the hell is your young mistress? It is one thing if she is pretty, but if she is ugly, isn’t it too much for such a reputation to be forced on me!
“Why do you want to kill him?”
After his insults, the black-clothed man looked over.
“Me?” Zhang Xuan didn’t expect that the other party would question him. He was stunned for a moment before clenching his jaw and answering, “I… I can’t accept his actions of bullying women!”
“You know that he bullies woman? Who did he bully?” The black-clothed man was alarmed.
“He…” Zhang Xuan harrumphed and said, “There is no reason for me to answer your questions!”
“That is true. Since we both have the same goals in mind, you go first!” Seeing that the other party was unwilling to reveal anything, although there were doubts in his mind, he chose to ask no further and waved his hand to gesture Zhang Xuan to go ahead.
“It would be better if you go first! If I were to strike first, he would be dead before you can castrate him. It would be better for you to castrate him first before I kill him!” Zhang Xuan replied.
“That…” The black-clothed man started to hesitate. He looked at Zhang Xuan in doubt.
He started to get suspicious.
How could it be possible for such a coincidence to occur? Just when he intended to castrate Zhang Xuan, another person appeared to assassinate him? If it wasn’t for his fear of the strength of the other party, he would have struck him unconscious by now.
“Why? You don’t trust me? If I don’t want to kill him, why would I sneak here in the middle of the night!” Noticing his doubts, Zhang Xuan tried to dispel them.
“Un!”
Hearing those words, the black-clothed man hesitated for a moment before nodding his head in agreement.
[That’s true. It is already late at night. If the masked man isn’t here to kill Zhang Xuan, why would he be here for?]
“It isn’t because I don’t trust you. Since our goals align with one another, let’s go together!” The black-clothed man replied after pondering for a moment.
He was still a little suspicious of the fellow in front of him.
“You are still way too careful. Rest easy, I have basic principles as a human. However, since you do not trust me…” Zhang Xuan didn’t drag on the conversation and gestured, “Let’s go together!”
After which, he charged forward.
“Fighter 5-dan pinnacle?” Seeing his movement, the black-clothed man instantly identified his level of cultivation. He exerted his qinggong [1] and followed closely behind.
Seeing the black-clothed man following behind him, Zhang Xuan immediately turned around to take a look.
Boom!
The Library of Heaven’s Path jolted and a book appeared.
The skill the other party exerted to follow him was equal to executing a battle technique. As long as one were to use a skill, the Library of Heaven’s Path would be able to compile a book on his flaws and thus, his background would be revealed.
Zhang Xuan glanced at the book.
He only saw two words ‘Yao Han’ written on the cover.
“This name sounds so familiar… Where have I heard of it?” Zhang Xuan stared at the front cover for a moment before flipping over to the first page.
“Yao Han, the butler of Baiyu City Lord Residence. Fighter 6-dan Pixue primary stage, eight acupoints opened!”
…
“It’s him?”
Seeing the words Baiyu City, Zhang Xuan immediately recalled the identity of the man before him.
Wasn’t this the butler from Baiyu City who rushed over to threaten him when he accepted Zhao Ya as his student?
[No wonder his voice and name sounds so familiar!
Just that…
This means that the young mistress that he mentioned refers to Zhao Ya… What did I do to her for you to make the journey here just to castrate me?]
“To dare malign me… Even though you are stronger than me, I must teach you a lesson!”
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
If it was something his previous self did, since he had transcended over to take his place, even though he would feel wronged, he would admit it. However, the crux was that… he didn’t do anything! For Yao Han to label him with this crime when he did nothing, he was simply too vile!
As such thoughts raced through his mind, he continued to glance through the list.
“Cultivation Technique: White Jade Circulation Technique!”
“Battle Techniques: Mystical Diagram Palm (Expert), Mystical Diagram Fist (Expert)…”
“Flaws: 16 aspects. No.1, his mingmen is at his bottoms and his skills are unable to guard against attacks directed at the point… No.2… No.3…”
Just as how it did previously, the book recorded all the flaws on this fellow.
Having broken through eight acupoints, this meant his current strength is at 12 ding. If Zhang Xuan were to try to match him in a direct combat, he would definitely not be a match for him.
However…
“So what if you are in Pixue realm? So what if you possess 12 ding of strength? If I don’t teach you a lesson today, I wouldn’t be called Zhang Xuan!”
Hu!
At this point, Zhang Xuan stopped abruptly.
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing Zhang Xuan stopping abruptly, the black-clothed man asked with a confused look.
“Look, an UFO!”
Zhang Xuan casually pointed.
“UFO? What is an UFO?”
The black-clothed man was taken aback and hurriedly turned around to take a look. This action revealed the mingmen on his bottom to Zhang Xuan.
Incomprehension plagued Yao Han. He knew of butterfly, ultimatum and spy. However, what exactly was an ‘UFO’?
TL Note: Butterfly -> Hu Die|Ultimatum -> Tong Die|Spy -> Jian Die|UFO(Flying saucer) -> Fei Die|Die is pronounced as Di-yeh.
“Go to hell!”
What Zhang Xuan had been waiting for was this opportunity. Without any hesitation whatsoever, he sent a kick filled with his wrath towards his bottom.
Peng!
Before the black-clothed man Yao Han could react, his mingmen was kicked on. He flew forward and crashed head-on with a boulder not too far away. Blood trickled down from the wound on his head.
[Since you are here to castrate me, should I castrate you right now?]
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Zhang Xuan rushed forward and sat on the other party’s body. He sent a couple of fists onto his face.
[What Pixue realm expert, what 12 ding expert? They are strong? If you were to find their mingmen and exploit their flaws, an unexpected assault will still lead to their deaths!]
“You…”
Apparently, Yao Han didn’t expect the fellow who wanted to teach Zhang Xuan a lesson along with him would suddenly attack him frenziedly. What’s worse, his mingmen was struck, causing his entire body to go stiff. He couldn’t retaliate even if he wanted to. His body shivered from anger.
[Didn’t we agree to deal with Zhang Xuan together?
The heck!
Where is your trust?
Where are your basic principles as a human?
Besides… No matter what, you are a Fighter 5-dan Dingli pinnacle master, an expert among experts. You should have some demeanor even in the midst of a battle. To shamelessly lie to me and launch a secret assault before riding on my face…
What about battle techniques?
What about crossing blows?
What about your cultivation technique?
Even gangsters on the street don’t fight this way…]
He only felt wave after wave of pain on his face. Yao Han was about to go insane.
At this moment, he finally knew that he had been scammed by the masked man.
Furthermore, it was the worst kind of scams.
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[1] Qinggong - Literally translated as the ‘Art of Lightweight’. It refers to footwork which allows one to tread lightly, increasing one’s jumping ability, running speed and dodging skills.
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