Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Accumulative Realm [Thanks to the Director of the Silver League Who Loves Tea3]
Zhang Xuan, unbeknownst to himself, had become the subject of many students’ grumbling, eager to teach him a lesson. At this moment, he caught up with Lu Mingrong and, seeing that no one was around, couldn’t help but ask, “School Head Lu, why did you recruit me as a Miscellaneous Duties Teacher? I don’t seem to have any remarkable skills or abilities!”
During his two entries into the academy, he had been extremely careful, as inconspicuous as if invisible—how had he caught the attention of this major figure?
Lu Mingrong’s eyelid twitched.
You drive Baiyan Academy almost to bankruptcy, and you disrupt our Source Pool evaluation… and you claim to have no abilities?
It seems you must actually bankrupt Baiyan Academy for you to call it a capability, right?
Of course, these thoughts certainly could not be expressed. Since the other party was not being upfront and still pretending, he too was happy to pretend ignorance. He simply smiled and said, “City Lord Yu mentioned to me that you have an extraordinary talent for beast taming, exactly the kind of talent our academy needs…”
What Yu Longqing naturally hadn’t mentioned was that Wu Yunzhou had explained everything to him after returning from the City Lord Residence.
Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.
Right, given that beast taming in this world is so rudimentary, having such a skill indeed makes one stand out. It was also a good thing for him; just when he was worried about not having a place to live or difficulty finding a cultivation technique, someone conveniently comes offering assistance. How kind these people are…
“I wonder… what can I do for the academy?”
Feeling a bit touched, Zhang Xuan grew curious, “Just help with beast taming? What level of Primordial Beasts are they?”
If the levels are too high, and they can’t be overcome… then forget it.
“Miscellaneous Duties Teachers are the ones who need to run errands; you’ve just accepted two students and are now a formal teacher, you just need to teach your classes steadily… As for salary and benefits, I will discuss them with the elders and ensure that you are satisfied,” School Head Lu replied with a laugh.
Previously, employing him as a Miscellaneous Duties Teacher was just a pretext. With such a talent, how could he genuinely let him serve as a subordinate? Now, having accepted Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue, he was duly excused from menial tasks.
Zhang Xuan, realizing he had become a teacher without actually doing anything and even earning a salary, felt quite embarrassed but slightly awkwardly said, “Then maybe pay me a little more, and also, can I… go read in the library?”
“Of course!” replied Lu Mingrong with a nod.
“I’ll first take you to your accommodations, then I’ll arrange a Library Access Certificate for you, and you’ll be free to enter and exit the academy’s library,” he added.
“Thank you, School Head!” Zhang Xuan quickly performed a fist-and-palm salute.
Being able to enter and exit the library freely meant he could learn cultivation methods for stages beyond the Pool Seeking Realm, without having to find books elsewhere.
The teacher’s quarters consisted of a room over sixty square meters and a small courtyard of about a hundred square meters. Not overly spacious, but in a place like Baiyan City where not many could afford the rent of several thousand Origin Currency per month, it was quite the savings.
Zhang Xuan didn’t have many belongings. After touring the room and getting acquainted with it, he asked for directions to the Book Collection Vault and strode there directly.
Despite his own “Suspended Realm,” which hadn’t yet completely stabilized but was getting there, thus diminishing his immediate need for Heavenly Mandate Vitality, his urgent priority was to find more cultivation methods and plan how to continue his training.
Otherwise, he as a so-called “teacher” might face unemployment before even starting his classes…
While it was said that he could decide when to teach and what content to cover, he couldn’t possibly just not teach anything once students arrived!
As the World’s Teacher, he couldn’t bear to do such a thing—it would be beneath his dignity.
Whether through public lectures or direct discipleship, once someone was under his tutelage, he would treat them sincerely and not be stingy, maintaining his consistent approach.
The library of Baiyan Academy, compared to that of the City Lord Residence, was more majestic and spacious. The books were meticulously categorized and arranged in an orderly manner across multiple floors.
Zhang Xuan took out the Library Access Certificate given by the school head and, under the slightly puzzled gaze of the administrator, he entered and quickly found the zone dedicated to cultivation techniques for the Accumulative Realm.
The first three phases of the Source Pool are Sensing, Pool Seeking, and Accumulative.
Sensing and Pool Seeking involve sensing the Origin qi and locating the Source Pool, then nourishing it in a special way that usually takes a long time. Once activated, an evaluation can be conducted.
Once the evaluation is complete and the Source Pool is stable, the next step is to find a way to absorb Origin qi into the body, thus nourishing the entire body and entering the Accumulative phase.
Reaching this realm is considered true cultivation, which will grant one strength great as a dragon and beyond ordinary humans.
Zhang Xuan, being a dominator of his realm, naturally had immense physical strength. At full burst, he was far superior to those in the Seven-fold Jade Bone Realm of the Source Pool. Accumulative phases like these were trivial to him, but first… he needed to find a way to eliminate the oppression of the Origin qi and heal the internal injuries within his body.
Thus, studying the cultivation techniques was still necessary in order to better understand and forge the Origin qi.
Walking between the shelves, he randomly picked up a copy of “Dragon Tiger Energy Storing Technique” and gently opened it.
“Accumulative is the process of drawing Origin qi into the Source Pool and expanding the meridians…”
“Origin qi is a volatile force; even the Source Pool struggles to contain it without the aid of a ‘Furnace’ for forging!”
“A Furnace, as the name suggests, involves igniting a furnace fire within the Source Pool. The cultivation method varies, and the power of the furnace fire differs; the more vigorous the fire, the faster the forging of Origin qi. The Dragon Tiger Energy Storing Technique, being a daylight robbery-level turbid zhenqi method, can utilize the power of vegetation to forge the ‘Dragon Tiger Furnace’, while devotedly practicing transfers 10 streams of Origin qi every day…”
A sudden jolt in his mind, a Heavenly Mandate Vitality burned, and the same copy of “Dragon Tiger Energy Storing Technique” appeared in the Library of Heaven’s Path, perfectly imprinting its contents with flaws into Zhang Xuan’s mind.
“Daylight robbery-level cultivation technique? Quite weak…”
After taking a look, Zhang Xuan helplessly shook his head.
Cultivation techniques are divided into daylight robbery, middle-tier, high-tier, Spirit pinnacle, Imperial-grade, and Emperor-grade!
Daylight robbery is considered the worst. To call it the Dragon Tiger Energy Storing Technique… truly a waste of the name.
With a light touch of his fingers against the bookshelf, copies of secret manuals came into being.
“Turtle Snake Energy Storing Technique,” “Pine Crane Technique,” “Chaotic Origin Breaking Technique,” “Returning Heart Origin Qi Technique,” “Supplementary Energy Storage Art”…
All sorts of strange and curious cultivation methods were swiftly collected and lined up in the Library of Heaven’s Path.
While Zhang Xuan was entering the Book Collection Vault to read, Liu Mingyue had also completed her enrollment process, and at this moment, a coachman approached.
“Miss, Dao Li has been brought over, shall I tether it here?”
The coachman looked on curiously.
It was his first time seeing someone bring a horse to school.
“I’m going to give it to that ‘Miscellaneous Duties Teacher,’ I want to see what he intends to do with it!”
Liu Mingyue snorted coldly, deliberately emphasizing the words “Miscellaneous Duties Teacher,” while she approached Dao Li and gently stroked its head.
“Dao Li has always been fed by you, I know it listens to your commands; in a little while… when it sees that Miscellaneous Duties Teacher, have it teach him a harsh lesson. If something happens, I’ll take the blame!”
With a firm look, Liu Mingyue instructed.
“Yes!”
The coachman hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded.