Chapter 114: Chapter 91: Mandate Chaos Master
Over here, Zhang Xuan had just clearly seen the flaws and loopholes of the two people. Over there, as fists collided, the winner and loser were already determined.
The previously somewhat arrogant and confident Liu Mingyue only felt a massive force surge towards her, as if struck by a huge rock, and before she could react, she was sent flying backward.
Bang!
Her back smashed against the classroom door, which Patriarch Chen Xiao had just sent someone to repair the previous afternoon, and which hadn’t even warmed up yet, was now once again broken with a person-shaped hole…
“…”
Yu Xiaoyu, the initiator, was startled.
Guessing that the opponent’s strength might be very strong, this time she didn’t hold back at all, the strength she had cultivated overnight erupted entirely. She had thought at most it would be an evenly matched contest, but she never dreamed it would be this terrifying.
She directly knocked her back… Wasn’t Liu Mingyue just at 0.6 horsepower yesterday? How did she become so weak now!
“Yu Xiaoyu at 1.3 horsepower, and Liu Mingyue, just at 0.61 horsepower, both of you come here and explain to me, how could this be?”
By the time Liu Mingyue limped in, Zhang Xuan frowned.
He really couldn’t understand these two girls.
For two consecutive classes, Yu Xiaoyu continued her exaggerated performance, while Liu Mingyue’s words contradicted her actions. Despite claiming to have learned nothing and being unable to do anything, her body never hesitated.
He had thought this competition would see the former knocked out with one punch, but the reality was just the opposite…
“I… have 1.3 horsepower?” Yu Xiaoyu widened her eyes.
She knew her strength had definitely increased when she knocked her close friend flying with one punch but had never dreamed the improvement would be this rapid!
Just yesterday she was at 0.5 horsepower, and after practicing an afternoon and half a night, it had skyrocketed by 0.7! That was more than double the initial amount.
Unlike her shock, Liu Mingyue, who was not far away, was full of confusion: “Only 0.61?”
Her father had explained the Fuyao Energy Accumulation Technique several times, and she had studied it seriously for a long time without any mistake or slackness, yet within one day and night, her strength had only increased by 0.01. Could this really be the second-strongest Accumulative Phase technique in Baiyan City?
Why is it so weak?
And the Zhang laoshi, whom her father looked down upon, had casually explained a manual that she barely learned and simulated once, and her strength had exploded by 0.02… The person in front of her, who was weaker than her yesterday, had with just a bit of cultivation increased her strength more than double!
While shocked, she heard Zhang Xuan’s question: “Didn’t you skip class yesterday?”
“I… asked Junior Brother Hong for the class notes and relearned it…” Yu Xiaoyu explained.
“I listened to my father and practiced the family’s Fuyao Energy Accumulation Technique!” Seeing the teacher coming over, Liu Mingyue’s face reddened.
“Since you have your family’s secret art, starting from today, you are no longer my student! Go!” Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
Rules are rules, once set yesterday and not met, one can only be expelled.
“Zhang laoshi…”
Liu Mingyue turned pale, her body trembling slightly.
“Your turn!” No longer paying attention to Liu Mingyue, Zhang Xuan looked at Hong Yi.
Hong Yi threw a punch, and, just as predicted, reached exactly 1 horsepower, skyrocketing five times from when he started! He also met the requirements.
“This…”
Having seen this scene, Liu Mingyue finally understood that Zhang laoshi’s course was neither a shortcut nor a trick, but a genuine secret art; otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible to improve so quickly with sincere practice.
Clenching her teeth, a decision seemed to form in her heart. She stepped back to the door and kneeled down.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Mingyue’s voice rang out, “Zhang laoshi, I know I was wrong, please forgive me. From today onward, I will only acknowledge you as my teacher, only follow your commands. If you don’t agree, I’d rather kneel here indefinitely!”
“Hong Yi, close the door!”
Zhang Xuan furrowed his brows.
When given the chance, one does not cherish it; only after losing it does one regret it. In life, so often, there are no returns, no endless opportunities to jump back and forth.
“Yes!”
Although the door was already broken, closing it could still block a lot. Hong Yi approached, apologized to Liu Mingyue, and slowly closed the door.
No longer caring about her intention to kneel indefinitely, Zhang Xuan detailed the weaknesses of Yu Xiaoyu and Hong Yi again, and then wrote a cultivation manual for each tailored to their constitutions.
Yu Xiaoyu took it, read through the content, and finally realized how deep his understanding of cultivation really was.
The family’s Five Directions Energy Storage Technique, compared to it, was like child’s play, utterly laughable.
“No wonder Father desperately wanted me to take him as my teacher; he knew early on about his extraordinariness…” Yu Xiaoyu finally understood her father’s good intentions.
As for Hong Yi, having never encountered powerful techniques since childhood, although he didn’t know exactly how remarkable this Zhang laoshi’s teaching was, he understood it must be extraordinary; otherwise, it wouldn’t enable such rapid progress.
Knowing this, he practiced even more diligently.
If talent was insufficient, then effort would have to compensate.
Seeing the two students practicing tirelessly, Zhang Xuan also sat down with his legs crossed.
In the Accumulative Realm, Thirdfold of Source Pool, strength permeates through all the meridians in the body, enabling one to accumulate power.
At the Fourfold of Physique, the Origin qi nourishes the whole body’s muscles, making the physique stronger and greatly enhancing the individual’s physical condition.
The Five Layers of Fascia involves tempering the fascial tissues throughout the body, making them more resilient and capable of bearing greater strength.
As for the Six Layers of Viscera, it entails the tempering of the internal organs, making one’s breath longer and increasing the speed at which energy is absorbed.
At this moment, Zhang Xuan was transitioning between the Fascia Realm and the Viscera Realm.
In physical body cultivation techniques, training the internal organs or not makes a vast difference. As the internal organs move, the whole body receives better nourishment, and once tempered well, even the Source Pool could be transformed.
Just like Hong Yi, during his evaluation, he only had an ordinary ninth-grade Source Pool, but if his Viscera Realm were well cultivated, the endless power of the viscera flooding into it could potentially increase it.
Zhang Xuan’s Source Pool is the Suspended Realm, which is already endless; there was no need to increase it further, but if the viscera were tempered with Origin qi, in the future, even in the face of oppression from the Source World, he would not be injured so easily
“Alas, what is needed is Heavenly Mandate Vitality!”
After reflecting on his current situation, Zhang Xuan sighed.
The twenty thousand Heavenly Mandate Vitality he had just received from Merchants and School Head Lu was nearly depleted after arranging his cultivation techniques up to this point. To ascend to higher realms, more Destiny Plates were clearly required, but where could he find such items?
…
The Liu Residence.
Clan Head Liu Tianzheng, along with the First Elder and others, stood respectfully at the entrance of the mansion, anxiously looking into the distance as if waiting for someone.
The glaring sun scattered the heat downwards, causing the air above the ground to warp a bit.
The arrival warranting such respect from the clan head of one of the Three Premier Clans and elders, who stood unbothered by the heat, must be of no low status.
Clip-clop, clip-clop!
Just as everyone was nearly dozing off, the sound of horse hooves rang out, followed by a carriage slowly approaching.
Seeing this, Liu Tianzheng quickly stepped forward and bowed with clasped hands: “Lord Xu!”
A young man lifted the carriage curtain and stepped down.
He appeared around thirty years old, dressed in a cyan-gray robe, his gaze carrying a hint of gloom and indifference.
Lord Xu nodded slightly, his brows furrowing slightly: “You are Liu Tianzheng? You seem much weaker than I imagined….”
Liu Tianzheng’s face twisted awkwardly: “Our Liu Clan is but a minor clan within Baiyan City, thriving today only due to Lord Ling’s care. Naturally, my cultivation does not catch your eye, Lord Xu.”
“At least you know gratitude!”
Lord Xu nodded in satisfaction, “I came abruptly this time without prior notification. I am here on Lord Ling’s orders to inspect Baiyan City for any Mandate Chaos Masters.”
“Mandate Chaos Masters?”
Liu Tianzheng’s pupils constricted: “Lord Xu, are you referring to those odd cultivators who can disturb the heavenly mandate and wreak havoc across the world? I heard that one appeared decades ago, causing widespread chaos and fear until a powerful Heavenly Mandator from the Heaven Mandate Hall intervened to suppress the matter completely….”
“Indeed! This is an absolute secret, and even the city lord of Baiyan City isn’t privy to this information. You are informed because of your loyalty to Lord Ling, but remember, you must not disclose it.”
Lord Xu waved his hand.
“Understood!”
Liu Tianzheng quickly responded with clasped hands, a hint of worry in his eyes: “Lord, haven’t such people disappeared, leaving no trace for decades? Why suddenly check now? Why come to our remote Baiyan City?”
Lord Xu said, “I am not clear on the specifics, but it seems that another Heaven Mandate Hall has detected the presence of such individuals. Sending me here is a precaution. It’s best if we find nothing, but if one is found and not reported, not only will I face death, but your Liu Residence will face destruction too.”
“Yes!” Liu Tianzheng’s expression turned solemn.
He did not doubt the other’s words; indeed, if things went awry, despite the Liu Residence being one of the three major clans in Baiyan City, destruction would be merely a word away from the other party.
For… this Lord Xu hailed from the largest organization in the entire Source World—the Heaven Mandate Hall!
Lord Xu, Xu Xin, was not a Heavenly Mandator but a Life Guardian.
Life Guardians, also known as Fate Protectors, are protectors of Fate Masters. They do not control fate, but due to their role in guarding Fate Masters, their status is revered.
Somewhat similar to combat masters from the Master Teacher Continent.
Wherever they go, they represent the dignity and status of Fate Masters, and no one dares to slight them.
“I wonder… what are the characteristics of these Mandate Chaos Masters? It would help me carry out a better investigation….”
After pondering for a while, Liu Tianzheng looked over curiously.
“Mandate Chaos Masters do not respect the changes in fate, and they themselves have no precise destiny….”
Xu Xin nodded, his eyes revealing a hint of solemnity: “Such people, externally, have talents beyond ordinary people, act oddly, and do not fit in with commoners. Most importantly, they are not Fate Masters but can perform feats even Fate Masters cannot.”
“Talents beyond ordinary people? This….”
Liu Tianzheng’s pupils constricted, as an image abruptly flashed through his mind.