Chapter 406: Kong Shi's Handwritten Note

A Communication Wall, equipped with special formations, can transmit messages across tens of thousands of miles. Pill Recipe Walls and Inquiry Walls operate on the same principle.

These items are extremely expensive to build. Although just walls, they are outfitted with peak-grade 3 formations, which enable them to transmit messages. Their value is so immense that even the Tianwu Royal Family cannot afford one. Only high-level guilds possess them. No one expected the Lin Clan to possess one. It seems that to protect her family, Crown Princess Lin Long truly paid a huge price.

"The Lin Clan has been devastated by the villain Liu Cheng. My father and Lin Lang are severely injured. Send aid!"

He picked up a brush, gritted his teeth, and wrote a line of text on it. A light flashed, and the words slowly disappeared.

After doing this, Lin Ruotian finally breathed a sigh of relief. His eyes glinted with ruthlessness, and he clenched his teeth.

"Liu Cheng, Tianwu Royal Family… I will make you pay for what happened today!"

In the Xuanyuan Kingdom, a massive temporary palace stood right next to the main royal palace. This Eastern Palace was also known as the Crown Prince's Palace! It was the residence of the Crown Prince of the Xuanyuan Kingdom.

In a corner room of the palace, a white wall stood. It had been motionless, but suddenly a light flashed, and a line of text appeared.

"Something has happened, quickly go report to Her Highness..."

A guard protecting the wall changed color and quickly gave an order. Others didn't know what this wall was, but he knew very well. It was connected to the Crown Princess's hometown. Normally, no messages were transmitted, so its sudden activation and the appearance of that message meant something major must have happened!

Before long, a dignified and elegant woman rushed over. It was Lin Long, the Crown Princess of the Xuanyuan Kingdom and Lin Lang's elder sister from the Lin Clan!

"Father… Brother!"

Seeing the words clearly, the woman's entire body trembled. A surge of murderous aura erupted from her beautiful eyes. Her family was what she cared about most; she never imagined such a situation would arise so soon after she left!

"Liu Cheng? Who is this Liu Cheng?"

With a furious roar, Lin Long's hatred flowed: "Someone, find Commander Liang for me!"

"Yes!" The guard quickly left.

Commander Liang, Liang Qingming, was the Grand Commander of the Xuanyuan Crown Prince's Palace, a powerful figure at the late Supreme realm responsible for the security of the Eastern Palace. He only obeyed the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

Soon, a middle-aged man walked over. Dressed in black, his eyes like lightning, he exuded an aura of extreme indifference, causing anyone who looked at him to tremble involuntarily.

"Your Highness sent for me?"

Bowing, Liang Qingming clasped his fists.

"Commander Liang, select two experts to accompany me to Tianwu Royal City!" Lin Long said.

"Tianwu Royal City?" Liang Qingming looked over, puzzled.

"Yes, my Lin Clan family has been devastated. My brother and father are both severely injured. You must act quickly…" With a roar, Lin Long was full of anxiety: "No, two people aren't enough. You must come with me! I can only feel at ease with your strength!"

"Me?" Liang Qingming hesitated: "But the Crown Prince is still away and hasn't returned to the palace. If I leave, shouldn't I seek his permission first?"

"Permission for what?" Lin Long flicked her sleeve. "If we don't hurry, my Lin Clan will be annihilated!"

"Yes!"

Knowing that the Crown Prince favored this princess the most and that he would face severe consequences if her family were truly annihilated, Liang Qingming didn't hesitate long and nodded: "If we're in a hurry, let's take the Crown Prince's Lightning Golden Scaled Beast! It has reached the mid-Supreme realm and is extremely fast. Although Tianwu Royal City is far from here, we can reach it in two days!"

"Good!" Lin Long nodded. The Crown Prince's Lightning Golden Scaled Beast was a Supreme-level fierce beast, capable of traveling tens of thousands of miles in a day without effort. If they traveled on it, they might still make it in time.

"Have Beast Tamer Master Zhou Jin accompany us," Lin Long instructed again. "With him controlling it, the speed will be even faster!"

"Good!" Liang Qingming turned to make preparations.

In less than an incense stick's time, a colossal fierce beast appeared in the courtyard. Lin Long entered the room on its back, and the fierce beast flapped its wings, soaring straight towards the horizon.

Bang! Bang!

Moving slowly forward, breaking through seven or eight formations in succession, they finally arrived at the room Lin Ruotian had fled to. Following behind Zhang Xuan and the others, Liao Xun finally understood how powerful this young man in front of him was. Any formation, with just a glance, he could kick to a halt… this could no longer be described as merely terrifying. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly and immediately severed ties with the Lin Clan. Otherwise, he would surely be dead by now without knowing how.

"You pursued me so quickly!"

The door was pushed open. As if he had known they would come, Lin Ruotian showed no signs of tension, a ferocious expression on his face: "But even if you've caught up, do you dare kill me? I've already informed the Crown Princess. Her people will arrive soon! If you dare to harm even a single hair on my head again, not only will you die, but the entire Tianwu Kingdom will be annihilated for it!"

"Are you implying that if we don't lay a hand on you, that so-called Crown Princess won't act against us?" Seeing the other party so confident, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly. The grudge had already been formed. Even if they didn't act, the other party certainly wouldn't let them go.

"You…" Lin Ruotian was stunned, having expected his words to make the other party apprehensive and hold back. Unexpectedly, this guy was even more ruthless than he imagined.

"Lu Chong, how you get your revenge is your business. Once you've had your revenge, come back to the academy and find me!" Too lazy to bother with the arrogant Lin Ruotian, Zhang Xuan instructed: "Liao Xun, you assist here!"

"Yes!" Lu Chong and Liao Xun nodded.

The powerful elders of the Lin Clan had all been defeated. The remaining members had either fled or dispersed, leaving basically no formidable figures. With Liao Xun and Lu Chong working together, they could handle almost everything.

Too lazy to continue acting, Zhang Xuan slowly walked out. At this moment, the crowd outside had not dispersed. Seeing him emerge, they all showed expressions of admiration.

"Thank you all for coming to assist!" He knew these people were brought by his students. Although they hadn't provided much direct help, their presence meant they had offended the Lin Clan at a critical moment, supporting him. There was a deep sense of camaraderie involved.

"Teacher Liu (President Liu) is too kind. We didn't do anything…" Everyone quickly bowed, their faces flushing red. They had truly intended to help, but it turned out that he alone had annihilated the entire Lin Clan. They couldn't help even if they wanted to.

"Since you all came to my aid," Zhang Xuan said, "I, Liu Cheng, will repay this kindness. How about this: I will give you all a lecture here, as a way to repay your favor!" He always repaid favors. Since there was a deep bond involved, Zhang Xuan couldn't just accept it without doing anything in return.

"A lecture?" Their faces lit up with joy, and everyone's eyes gleamed with excitement. Although President Liu Cheng was not a Master Teacher, he was a genuine peak-level grandmaster expert, a powerful being who had comprehended the Heart of Sword. Listening to his lecture would certainly bring immense benefits to their cultivation!

"The path of cultivation lies in the heart…"

Without much preamble, Zhang Xuan began to speak directly, his voice resonating deep within everyone's hearts and shaking their very souls. To prevent his identity as Master Teacher Zhang from being exposed, he did not use the Master Teacher's Impartation of Heaven's Will this time. However, even so, during the lecture, many who were at the cusp of breakthrough successfully advanced and made breakthroughs. At least a hundred people had come to assist. After just one lecture, a surprising seven people had broken through!

"To make people break through one after another in just one lecture, he truly lives up to his reputation as the most talented Master Teacher in Tianwu Kingdom…" Seeing this scene, Hall Master Jiang was filled with admiration. Although he was a peak two-star Master Teacher, he couldn't achieve this.

The other party's explanations were subtle and gentle. Things that were often very difficult became extremely simple when explained by him. It was as if others' cultivation was a tangled mess, but he had found a way to unravel it thread by thread. Cultivating according to his explanations was like finding the essence of cultivation; it was hard not to make progress.

"So powerful… I didn't expect Teacher Liu's lectures to be no worse than Master Teacher Zhang's!"

"Indeed, from today onwards, I have another idol!"

Zheng Yang, Yuan Tao, and Liu Yang listened, becoming utterly absorbed. Before, they had always believed that Master Teacher Zhang was the most amazing teacher under heaven and disdained all other teachers. Only now did they realize how vast the world was, and that there was always someone better. Although Master Teacher Zhang was formidable, compared to this person, he might be hard-pressed to surpass him. It was laughable that they had previously thought the other party was merely famous without real substance.

"Do you think Master Teacher Zhang's lectures are better, or Teacher Liu's?" Seeing their expressions, Zhao Ya shook her head helplessly and looked at them with a strange expression.

"Both of them… are very good!" His face flushed red, Zheng Yang said. He genuinely wanted to say Master Teacher Zhang was better, but Teacher Liu's lecture was in no way inferior, so he couldn't deny it.

"Never mind, you'll figure it out yourselves!" Since their teacher hadn't said anything, she was too lazy to explain. Zhao Ya and Wang Ying turned and left.

The lecture quickly concluded, and Zhang Xuan returned to Tianwu Academy.

Before long, Lu Chong appeared before him. His eyes were slightly red, his body trembled uncontrollably, and his knees gave way as he knelt to the ground. Thousands of words all transformed into a single phrase: "Teacher…"

It was because of his teacher that he had the chance to seek revenge and found the true meaning of living. It was because of his teacher that his parents and relatives could rest in peace with smiles, and he wouldn't meet them in the afterlife in shame. Finding such a good teacher was the luckiest thing in his life.

"Rise!" Sitting in the classroom, Zhang Xuan looked over calmly: "Now, you can tell me why the Lin Clan insisted on annihilating your family!" Even if Lu Chong's sister, Qu Ling, had left Lin Lang unable to have descendants, the Lin Clan would still need to consider their reputation and seek out the main culprit. It was impossible for them to directly annihilate an entire family of over a hundred people. Unless… there was a bigger reason! Earlier in the royal palace, with Mo Tianxue, Mo Yu, and others present, Lu Chong hadn't explained in detail. Others couldn't tell, but Zhang Xuan could still discern it.

"Teacher, you are insightful," Lu Chong said. "The Lin Clan indeed annihilated our Qu Clan not because of that incident, but… for our family's inherited treasure!"

Lu Chong spoke directly without any hesitation. His teacher had done so much for him; he would never hide anything he could say.

"Inherited treasure?" Zhang Xuan furrowed his brows.

"It's… a volume of ancestral notes!" Lu Chong said.

"Ancestral notes?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled: "What use would the Lin Clan have for your ancestral notes?"

Notes refer to handwritten letters. Lu Chong's ancestral notes would just be letters left by his ancestor. Why would the Lin Clan snatch such a thing, even going so far as to annihilate an entire family of over a hundred people?

"Our ancestral notes are indeed not valuable," Lu Chong explained, "but… within them, there is a reply personally written by Master Kong!"

"Master Kong's personal writing?" Zhang Xuan was stunned, his mind suddenly exploding.