Chapter 571: Master Yang, I Was Wrong!

Unworthy of the name?

Saying Master Mo is unworthy of the name?

Hong Qian and Mo Chen both trembled.

This man was the most powerful master teacher from a first-rate empire of Hongyuan; saying this was equivalent to questioning his professional ability to his face, a great insult.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Mo Gaoyuan frowned with displeasure: “I completed my assessment at the Master Teacher Hall of the Tianhong Title Empire. I have been a six-star master teacher for thirty-seven years, mentoring two six-star master teachers, twelve five-star master teachers, and countless four-star and three-star ones. The Hongyuan Empire Master Teacher Hall I led has placed in the top ten of the Master Teacher Competition three times in a row…”

“How am I unworthy of the name? I ask Master Yang to point it out!”

This concerned professional integrity; even if the other party were truly an eight-star master teacher, he would not back down.

“He who wishes to enlighten others must first enlighten himself; he who wishes to correct others must first correct himself. The same applies to a teacher.”

Facing his质疑, Master Yang was not nervous, his expression calm: “To teach students and keep them from going astray, you must first ensure you yourself are not wrong. If you are already on the wrong path and still teach students, the higher your achievements, the greater the harm to your students!”

A slight error can lead to a great divergence. As a teacher, if you yourself misunderstand when imparting knowledge and resolving doubts, the more students you have, the more widely you spread errors, and the more people you ultimately harm.

“That question you just asked was relatively simple. If you can’t even understand such a simple question and need to ask, it shows how insufficient your understanding of cultivation is. In such a situation, how can you teach students well?”

Master Yang shook his head: “How about this: throw a couple of punches and let me see. If I’m not mistaken, since you can’t grasp such a simple question, you must have gone astray in your cultivation!”

“Gone astray?”

Mo Gaoyuan’s face darkened.

Anyone would be displeased to be spoken to like that to their face.

Moreover, he knew the answer to that question; he was only testing the other party.

“If you won’t punch, that’s fine too!” Seeing him silent, Master Yang waved his hand, his disappointment deepening: “Sun Qiang, see the guest out!”

“Got it!”

Sun Qiang quickly nodded and came over: “This unworthy-of-the-name Master Mo, please leave. You’re not welcome here!”

“You…” Already unhappy, being insulted by a mere steward made Mo Gaoyuan so angry he nearly spat blood.

It was one thing for the suspected eight-star master teacher to say a few words, but… who did this guy think he was?

“The master deigning to offer guidance is a blessing you’ve earned through several lifetimes of cultivation, yet you won’t even throw a punch… This is the first time I’ve seen such a foolish master teacher. Six-star peak…”

Sun Qiang showed deep contempt: “Pah!”

Bang!

Hong Qian and Mo Chen felt their vision go dark, nearly fainting on the spot.

Brother, do you know how esteemed this man is? How dare you speak like that?

The foremost figure of the Hongyuan Empire, a six-star peak master teacher on the verge of breakthrough, even the emperor treats him with the courtesy of a student… And you, a fat guy at only Mortal Transformation First Layer, show deep contempt with a “pah”…

“Pah” your sister!

Do you even have the right?

“You…”

The two were exasperated, and Mo Gaoyuan nearly choked.

In the thirty-seven years since becoming a six-star master teacher, everyone he met treated him with respect and courtesy, never daring a presumptuous word. But today, when he came to test this Master Yang, he was first questioned, then despised…

Worst of all… the one despising him was a servant!

His face as dark as a pot bottom, Mo Gaoyuan suppressed his anger: “Master Yang, I happen to have a doubt about a martial technique. I ask for your guidance!”

‘Beat the dog and mind the owner.’ Though furious at the fat man, he was Master Yang’s servant, so it was not good to lose his temper. He would first test the man and then decide based on his depth.

With that, without waiting for a reply, he threw a punch.

As expected of a Saint, as soon as he punched, the entire room seemed enveloped by a powerful force, trapping everyone in a cage controlled by him. No matter where they fled, the punch would hit them.

In other words, facing a Saint, escape… was absolutely impossible!

A single punch sealed space, forcing one to face it head-on… terrifying!

Ignoring the power of the punch, Master Yang (Zhang Xuan) focused his mind, and a book appeared in his mind.

Seeing the detailed and rich content inside, he breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and cast an approving glance at Sun Qiang.

To make a dignified Saint, a six-star peak master teacher, lose his composure like this—this guy’s skill at provoking people was truly extraordinary.

Whoosh!

Mo Gaoyuan stopped and clasped his fists: “I ask Master Yang to correct me!”

“Mm!”

Raising his eyelids, Master Yang walked over slowly: “Your Double Green Dragon Yang Fist is practiced quite well, having reached minor accomplishment. If I’m not mistaken, you’ve been practicing this technique for at least twenty years!”

Mo Gaoyuan was startled.

The Double Green Dragon Yang Fist, though not widely practiced, was not obscure; recognizing it was normal. But… how could he tell how many years he had practiced?

Some people could reach minor accomplishment in a martial technique in just three days, while others could immerse themselves for a lifetime without progress. His own technique was only at minor accomplishment, far from major accomplishment. Anyone seeing it would think he hadn’t practiced long… Yet this man saw twenty years of effort at a glance—such insight was too impressive!

Shocked, his attitude became respectful: “Correct. It has been exactly twenty years and one month…”

Knowing he would answer thus, Master Yang clasped his hands behind his back and looked over calmly: “You’ve practiced this technique for twenty years, yet you remain at minor accomplishment, not even reaching major accomplishment. Do you know why?”

“I don’t know…”

Mo Gaoyuan shook his head.

He could quickly reach major accomplishment in other techniques, but this fist technique had always progressed little. He had consulted many books to no avail.

When the other party asked him to punch, he deliberately used this technique, hoping to see if the man could identify the crux.

“The strength of the Double Green Dragon Yang Fist lies not in the ‘Yang’ but in the ‘Double Green’!”

Seeing his confusion, Master Yang explained: “Fists fear youth, staves fear old wolves. Fist techniques are fierce, relying not only on sufficient power but more on the peak of essence, energy, and spirit. Therefore, the so-called ‘double green’ means one green in the body and one green in the heart!”

“When you practiced this technique, if you were only around a hundred years old, reaching major accomplishment would not take long. Unfortunately, you started practicing at a hundred and twenty, when your body was no longer young and your breath had become turbid… How easy is it to throw the fierce punches of youth?”

“Of course, if your mindset were young, relying on your understanding of martial techniques, it wouldn’t be hard to deduce the technique to major accomplishment… Unfortunately, when you broke through to the Void Chasing Realm, something went wrong, leaving a great shadow in your psyche that prevents you from aligning with the true intent of the technique!”

“I had problems breaking through to the Void Chasing Realm… How do you know?”

Startled, Mo Gaoyuan lost his previous composure.

The Saint First Layer Void Chasing Realm, named for chasing the void, allows one to soar freely in the sky.

“How do I know?”

Master Yang smiled lightly: “The Double Green Dragon Yang Fist, though called a fist technique, actually uses the force of the feet gripping the ground, spreading upward from the lower limbs to concentrate the whole body’s power in one go!”

A superior fist technique relies on the whole body’s strength, not just the arm muscles.

Hearing this, not only Mo Gaoyuan but also Hong Qian and Mo Chen nodded.

Seeing their agreement, Master Yang continued: “But… when you punched just now, your breath was floating. Although it seemed you used your whole body, the power only started from the calves, not passing through the soles of your feet! The soles of the feet are exactly where the Void Chasing Acupoint is located. Combined with your earlier question, it’s not hard to deduce that you had problems breaking through to the Void Chasing Realm!”

Mo Gaoyuan’s question earlier was exactly “How to open the Void Chasing Acupoint so that a cultivator’s power does not leak and their cultivation can still increase…”

With true qi not passing through the soles containing the Void Chasing Acupoint, combined with that statement, deducing this was not difficult.

“A problem in cultivation caused the Void Chasing Acupoint to leak power, making it hard to increase cultivation… When practicing the Double Green Dragon Yang Fist, this issue remained unresolved. Therefore, to avoid power leakage, you deliberately bypassed the soles… Although you later found a method and improved your strength, the Yang Fist had become a habit, and you could no longer progress!”

Master Yang continued.

“This, this…” Mo Gaoyuan stood rigid, speechless.

The other party was completely correct.

When he had broken through to the Void Chasing Realm, an accident damaged the acupoint, causing power leakage, which was only resolved many years later. And this Double Green Dragon Yang Fist was practiced before the problem was fixed.

He was certain that this was the first time the man had seen him, yet from just one look at his punch, he deduced all this…

How sharp was his insight?

At least he himself could not do it. Even a seven-star master teacher probably could not!

Could he really be… an eight-star master teacher?

Before coming, he had doubted the identity of this middle-aged man, but now he was seven or eight parts convinced.

“If I’m not mistaken, when you broke through to the Void Chasing Realm, you encountered some danger, or were in the middle of a battle!”

While he was still shocked, Master Yang continued questioning.

“Yes…” Mo Gaoyuan nodded.

He had been pursued by an enemy, on the verge of life and death, when he successfully broke through to the Void Chasing Realm. Although the danger was resolved and he killed the enemy, the Void Chasing Acupoint was damaged by the forced breakthrough, leading to all the subsequent problems.

“As a six-star master teacher, you knew that breaking through to the Void Chasing Realm requires absolute quiet and gentle true qi nourishment… Yet you let yourself fall into a life-or-death trap where you had to break through!”

“Insufficient control over your cultivation, unclear understanding of your opponent… not knowing yourself, not recognizing others… Is this what a master teacher approaching high rank should do? Saying you are ‘unworthy of the name’ is already lenient! Do you have any objection to my words? Or perhaps…”

Frowning, Master Yang exuded authority without anger: “Do you think… that I, a high-rank master teacher, am a fake?”

“I…”

His face flushed red, Mo Gaoyuan was full of embarrassment.

“Forgive me, Master Yang, it is… I who was wrong.”