Chapter 326: Three Sentences

Classroom.

Mu Xueqing stared ahead, not blinking.

She had let him in, expecting Teacher Liu to say something, but he just stood to the side, continuing to guide other students.

"When you cultivate, do you feel a blockage when true qi flows through your chest?"

Teacher Liu approached a youth and said calmly.

"Yes!" The youth was full of surprise but nodded.

"The technique you started with was the [Heavenly Martial Basic Art]. That technique isn't too problematic. However, when you were冲击 the True Qi realm, you found the wrong meridians, causing partial paralysis in your body. Is that true?"

"Yes..."

The youth clenched his fist and nodded.

Indeed, that had happened, but it was two years ago, and the teacher had already helped resolve it.

"Afterward, you switched to the [Four-Stream True Martial Art]. This technique is slightly milder than the former and did alleviate your paralysis, but it actually only treated the symptoms, not the root cause, making your hidden隐患 even more severe!"

Teacher Liu looked over calmly: "Listen to me, switch now to the [Eastern Fire Art]!"

"Eastern Fire Art?"

Mu Xueqing's mouth twitched.

This was a notoriously狂暴 technique at the Heavenly Martial Academy. Normal martial artists cultivated it with extreme caution, afraid of making mistakes. With his internal problems, cultivating this would be no different from seeking death.

"I..." The youth seemed to sense something wrong, his face twisting.

"Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will go wrong!" Teacher Liu waved his hand grandly.

"Alright!" Gritting his teeth, the youth nodded.

The Eastern Fire Art wasn't a precious technique; it was available in the classroom. He had seen it before, so he took another copy, flipped through it casually, and began to cultivate.

True qi circulated in his body, the youth's face alternating between red and white, as if enduring unbearable pain. Just as Mu Xueqing thought he would surely be unable to bear it and would go berserk, his aura suddenly shifted.

Boom!

A sound of true qi exploding rang out, and the youth's aura soared into the sky.

"B-Broke through?"

Her lips trembling, Mu Xueqing's delicate body shook.

The other students also stared wide-eyed like brass bells, unable to believe it.

As classmates who were together every day, they knew this youth's situation well. He had been stuck at his current realm for over half a year without progress.

The previous teacher had tried many methods, and even she had asked her father to buy a precious pill... but none had any effect.

According to the previous teacher, he could only rely on his own will, progressing gradually, and would need at least two years to make any headway... Yet this Teacher Liu only had him switch techniques, and he broke through directly...

Wasn't this too exaggerated?

"It's not that your power is blocked, but that your true qi has a problem..."

Ignoring the crowd's shock, Teacher Liu, who was not far away, seemed to have done something trivial and continued to look at the next student.

After about ten minutes, that student's aura shifted, his power surged, and with a "boom!" he also broke through his shackles, successfully advancing.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

In less than two hours, almost all the students in the room had made significant progress in their cultivation.

This Teacher Liu before them was like an immortal who could turn stone into gold, casually pointing out a few words to correctly identify problems in cultivation and solve them.

Pale-faced, Mu Xueqing's muscles were stiff as wood.

This scene was too shocking.

If one had a weak heart, they might go mad on the spot.

Her father was a two-star alchemist of high status, and she had often seen many star teachers, even renowned masters!

But even renowned masters weren't this formidable—casually pointing out guidance to make all students break through...

This was beyond imagination.

"How can he be so amazing? Probably... comparable to Master Zhang..."

Swallowing saliva, the girl's attitude completely changed.

Earlier, hearing that this teacher had punished students, she was very angry, even detesting him.

Now, seeing him casually guide everyone to break through one by one, she realized that this was definitely an exceptionally skilled teacher.

Even comparable to her idol, Master Zhang Xuan, without any inferiority.

Where did the academy recruit such a freak?

Glancing at the other students, Mu Xueqing trembled again.

Their gazes toward Teacher Liu had also changed, full of admiration and conviction.

It seemed that even if she spoke again, asking them to oppose him, they probably wouldn't obey.

In less than two hours in one morning, he had surpassed her in earning their trust...

Even witnessing it with her own eyes, she felt like she was going crazy.

...

"Your turn!"

Ignoring the nearly frantic Mu Xueqing, Zhang Xuan looked at a youth not far away.

This was the last student in the class, Lu Chong, at the initial stage of the fifth martial realm, Strength Manifestation.

Seeing the teacher approach, the youth didn't speak, only clasped his fists and stood quietly.

"Teacher Liu, Lu Chong doesn't like to talk..." Meng Tao quickly came over.

"Mm! I heard that both his cultivation and background are very ordinary, and he was admitted only after kneeling outside the door for seven days and seven nights?"

Recalling the description in the academy's records, Zhang Xuan said.

In this class, most students had strong backgrounds. Only this Lu Chong had an unclear identity and background, written very vaguely. The only record was that he knelt for seven days and seven nights to become a disciple.

"Yes!" Meng Tao nodded.

"To kneel that long to become a disciple shows a certain tenacity. But cultivation can't rely solely on tenacity!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

This youth was definitely the most hardworking in the entire class. Unfortunately, after two years of entry, he had only gone from the initial stage of the Skin and Bone realm to the initial stage of Strength Manifestation, increasing by just one major level.

"The technique you're cultivating now is the Cold Martial Art, right?"

After a sigh, he continued to look at Lu Chong.

The youth nodded, still silent.

"Please don't mind, Teacher Liu. He's like this. We've been together for two years, and I've heard him speak no more than three sentences in total..."

Seeing that he still didn't speak, Meng Tao felt a bit awkward and said again.

"Oh? No more than three sentences in two years?"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly: "I can make him speak more than three sentences right now."

Meng Tao was stunned, and everyone else was full of disbelief.

Even Mu Xueqing on the side couldn't help shaking her head.

This Lu Chong was no different from a mute. Even she, a famous beauty at the Heavenly Martial Academy, had never received a single word from him. When the previous teacher taught, he just did whatever was said without uttering a single word.

If not for knowing he could speak, one might think he was mute.

Couldn't say three sentences in two years, and now make him say more than that? How was that possible!

"Don't believe it?"

Seeing everyone's doubt, Zhang Xuan looked at the youth: "You don't believe it either?"

Lu Chong remained silent.

"Alright then..."

Not offended, Zhang Xuan raised his eyelids and clasped his hands behind his back: "If you cultivate like this, you won't break through to the Acupoint Opening realm in ten years, and you probably won't be able to... take revenge in this lifetime."

"Revenge?"

Everyone was startled. Why did he suddenly mention revenge?

In two years of being with Lu Chong, they had never heard of him having a grudge with anyone!

Just as they were wondering, they saw the mute-like youth who never spoke suddenly turn pale, his body trembling slightly: "H-How does Teacher know I want revenge?"

"You don't need to know how I know. Hatred buried in the heart can be motivation or an obstacle. Right now, you're suppressing your feelings too much, which only hinders your cultivation and makes it hard to break through. I know you don't speak because you're afraid you can't hold back and will blurt out your enemy's name, inviting retaliation."

Zhang Xuan said calmly: "Don't worry, as long as you trust me, I guarantee you can take revenge within ten days."

"Ten days?"

Lu Chong's eyes were full of disbelief: "My enemy... is a Tongxuan realm expert..."

He was only at the initial Strength Manifestation realm, while his enemy was at Tongxuan, two major levels apart, an insurmountable gap. Not to mention ten days, even in three or five years, it would be impossible!

"You can believe or not. The choice is yours. But... there's only one chance."

Zhang Xuan said.

"I..."

Lu Chong's face was full of conflict. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth, his knees went weak, and with a "thud," he knelt down.

"Please teach me, Teacher Liu..."

"Three sentences..."

Hearing their dialogue, everyone was exasperated.

...

Near the Master Teacher Hall, a spacious mansion.

"Teacher Liu, when will the teacher finish his two-star master teacher exam and return?"

Zhao Ya couldn't help asking.

"I don't know either. I went to the Master Teacher Hall this morning to inquire. They said he had already left the royal city for a trial and would probably take at least ten days."

Recalling the reply from the Master Teacher Hall, Liu Ling said.

"That long..." Zhao Ya's brows furrowed into a knot.

"Ten days isn't long or short, depending on how you look at it. How about this, I'll take you to see the Heavenly Martial Royal City, to broaden your horizons!" Seeing Zhao Ya and the others all looking bitter, Liu Ling smiled.

"Broaden our horizons? Great! Where to?" Yuan Tao's eyes lit up.

The Heavenly Martial Royal City far surpassed any city in the Tianxuan Kingdom. He had long wanted to look around, and upon hearing this, he couldn't hold back.

"How about this, I'll take you to the Heavenly Martial Academy first. This is the highest institution of learning among the thirteen surrounding countries, a sacred place for cultivation. The master teachers from the Master Teacher Hall also regularly go there to give lectures. You might benefit from visiting, perhaps even for your cultivation."

Liu Ling thought for a moment and said.

"Master teachers give lectures there?"

"The highest institution?"

"Since Teacher Zhang still needs over ten days to return, it wouldn't hurt to go take a look."

...

Hearing that the Heavenly Martial Academy had master teachers giving lectures and was a sacred place for cultivation, everyone's hearts stirred.

"Moreover, I've heard that the Heavenly Martial Academy has a pure academic atmosphere. If you want to attend a teacher's class, you can just walk in without prior application. You can go listen, learn from various masters, and it will definitely be beneficial!"

Liu Ling laughed.

"Great!"

Hearing that they could just walk in and attend any class freely, everyone nodded excitedly.

Without wasting much time, Zhao Ya and the others set off toward the Heavenly Martial Academy.