Chapter 588: Yang Shi, I Was Wrong

"Unworthy of the name?""Are you saying Master Mo is unworthy of the name?"Hong Qian and Mo Chen both trembled.

He was the most powerful master teacher in the Hongyuan First-tier Empire. Saying that was akin to directly questioning his professional competence, which was a grave insult.

As expected, upon hearing these words, Mo Gaoyuan frowned, clearly displeased: "I completed my assessment at the Master Teacher Pavilion in the Skyrainbow Conferred Empire. I've been a six-star master teacher for thirty-seven years, guiding two other six-star master teachers, twelve five-star master teachers, and countless four-star and three-star master teachers. The Hongyuan Empire Master Teacher Pavilion, under my leadership, has ranked among the top ten in the Master Teacher Grand Competition three times consecutively..."

"How am I unworthy of the name? I ask Master Yang to explain!"

As it concerned his professional integrity, he would not back down, even if the other party truly was an eight-star master teacher.

"He who wishes to enlighten others must first be enlightened himself; he who wishes to correct others must first correct himself. A teacher is no exception!"

Facing his challenge, Master Yang showed no signs of tension, his expression calm: "To teach students and ensure they don't go astray, one must first ensure that one is not mistaken. If you yourself are on the wrong path, then the more successful you are in teaching, the greater the harm you will inflict upon your students!"

A slight deviation can lead to a huge error. As a teacher, one imparts knowledge, teaches skills, and resolves doubts. If one's own understanding is flawed, the more students one has, the wider the error will spread, ultimately harming more people.

"The question you just asked was relatively simple. To be unable to understand such a basic question, and still need to inquire about it, shows how insufficient your own understanding of cultivation is. How can you possibly teach students well in such a state?"

Master Yang shook his head: "Tell you what, throw two punches and let me see. If I'm not mistaken, given that you couldn't grasp such a simple question, you've already gone astray in your cultivation!"

"Gone astray?"Mo Gaoyuan's face darkened.Anyone would be upset if told that to their face.What's more, he knew the answer to that question; he was merely trying to test the other party.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to!" Seeing his silence, Master Yang waved his hand, his disappointment deepening: "Sun Qiang, see them out!"

"Alright!"Sun Qiang quickly nodded and came forward: "Master Mo, who is unworthy of his name, please leave. You are not welcome here!"

"You..." Already displeased, Mo Gaoyuan nearly spat blood upon hearing a mere butler's sarcastic remarks.It was one thing for the other party, who was suspected to be an eight-star master teacher, to say a few words, but... who was he to speak?

"It's a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes that my master is willing to offer guidance. Why aren't you quickly throwing those punches? I've truly never seen such a foolish master teacher before, especially one at the peak of six-star..."

Sun Qiang showed intense disdain: "Pfft!"

*Thump!*Hong Qian and Mo Chen felt their vision go black, nearly fainting on the spot."Brother, do you know how venerable the person opposite you is? How dare you speak like that?"He was the foremost figure in the Hongyuan Empire, a peak six-star master teacher on the verge of a breakthrough, whom even the Imperial Emperor treated with the respect due to a student... and here was this mere Transcendent Mortal First-stage fellow, utterly disdainfully saying, "Pfft!""Pfft" your sister!Do you even have the right?

"You..."The two were frantic, and Mo Gaoyuan almost fainted on the spot.

For thirty-seven years since becoming a six-star master teacher, everyone he met had treated him with respect and courtesy, never daring to utter a single arrogant word. Yet today, he had come to test Master Yang, only to be first questioned, then openly disdained...The most crucial part was... the one disdaining him was a mere servant!

His face as black as the bottom of a pot, Mo Gaoyuan suppressed his rage: "Master Yang, I happen to have a question regarding a martial art technique, and I hope you can offer guidance!"

One must consider the owner before beating a dog. Although furious with the chubby person, he was, after all, Master Yang's servant. It wasn't appropriate to lose his temper directly. It was better to finish his test and understand the depth of the situation before making a decision.

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

True to a Saint, with a single punch, the entire room seemed to be enveloped by a powerful force. Everyone felt trapped in a cage controlled by the opponent; no matter where they fled, as long as the punch was thrown, they would be hit.In other words, facing a Saint, escape... was utterly impossible!A single punch could seal space, forcing one to engage... terrifying!

Disregarding the power of the punch, Master Yang (Zhang Xuan) had a thought, and a book appeared in his mind.

Seeing the detailed and rich content within, he breathed a sigh of relief, smiled faintly, and couldn't help but glance at Sun Qiang with approval.

To make a dignified Saint and peak six-star master teacher lose his composure like that, this fellow's ability to provoke was truly extraordinary.

Mo Gaoyuan stopped and cupped his fist: "Master Yang, please correct me!"

"Hmm!"Raising an eyelid, Master Yang slowly walked over: "Your cultivation of the Dual Azure Dragon Sun Fist is quite good; it should have reached the minor accomplishment stage. If I'm not mistaken, you've been practicing this martial art technique for at least twenty years, haven't you?"

Mo Gaoyuan was stunned.Although not many people cultivated the Dual Azure Dragon Sun Fist, it wasn't an obscure technique, so it was normal for the other party to recognize it. But... how could he tell how many years he had been practicing it?

Some people can achieve minor accomplishment in a martial art technique in just three days, while others may devote their entire lives and never progress. His own technique was only at the minor accomplishment stage, still some distance from great accomplishment. Anyone seeing it would assume he hadn't been practicing for long... yet the other party saw twenty years of effort at a glance. What incredible insight!

Deeply shocked, his attitude became respectful: "That's right, it's precisely twenty years and one month as of today..."

As if he had known he would answer this way, Master Yang, with his palms clasped behind his back, looked over calmly: "You've practiced a martial art technique for twenty years, yet you've always remained at the minor accomplishment stage, never even reaching great accomplishment. Do you know why?"

"I don't know..."Mo Gaoyuan shook his head.He had quickly achieved great accomplishment in all other martial arts, but this particular fist technique had always shown little progress. He had consulted many books, but to no avail.

Just now, when the other party asked him to punch, he had a thought and intentionally demonstrated it, hoping the other could observe and identify the root cause of the problem.

"The power of the Dual Azure Dragon Sun Fist lies not in 'Dragon Sun,' but in 'Dual Azure'!"Seeing his confusion, Master Yang explained: "Fists are suited for the young and vigorous; staffs are for the seasoned. Fist techniques are fierce and vigorous, not only requiring ample strength but, more importantly, reaching the peak of one's spirit, qi, and essence. Therefore, the so-called 'Dual Azure' means one azure in the body, and one azure in the heart!"

"If you had started cultivating this fist technique when you were around one hundred years old, it wouldn't have taken long to reach great accomplishment. Unfortunately, you only began at one hundred and twenty, when your body was no longer young and your aura had become muddled... How could it be easy to unleash the fierce and vigorous fist techniques that only a young person can possess?"

"Of course, if your mindset could remain youthful, it wouldn't be difficult to deduce and advance this set of moves to great accomplishment, relying on your understanding of the martial art... Unfortunately, when you attempted to break through to the Void Pursuit realm, something unexpected occurred, leading to a great psychological shadow that has prevented you from truly aligning with the essence of the martial art!"

"I had a problem when breaking through to the Void Pursuit realm, you... how did you know?"Startled, Mo Gaoyuan lost his previous composure.

The Void Pursuit realm, the first stage of a Saint, is named for the meaning of "pursuing the void." Reaching this realm allows one to soar freely and fly through the sky.

"How did I know?"Master Yang smiled faintly: "The Dual Azure Dragon Sun Fist is called a fist technique, but it actually utilizes the power from the feet gripping the ground, spreading upwards from the lower limbs, gathering the entire body's strength to strike in one continuous motion!"

Advanced fist techniques rely on the strength of the entire body, not just the arm muscles.

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

Seeing their agreement, Master Yang continued: "However... when you threw that punch just now, your qi was unstable. Although it appeared as though you used your entire body, in reality, your strength originated only from your calves and did not pass through your soles! The position of the Void Pursuit Acupoint is precisely beneath the sole of the foot. Combining this with your previous question, it wasn't difficult to deduce that you encountered a problem when attempting to break through to the Void Pursuit realm!"

Mo Gaoyuan's previous question had been about "how to open the Void Pursuit Acupoint, enabling cultivators to prevent power leakage while continuously increasing their cultivation..."

Given that his true qi did not pass through his soles, where the Void Pursuit Acupoint is located, and combining it with that question, it was not difficult to deduce these facts.

"A problem in your cultivation led to power leakage from your Void Pursuit Acupoint, making it difficult to increase your cultivation... This issue remained unresolved when you practiced the Dual Azure Dragon Sun Fist. Therefore, to avoid power leakage, you deliberately bypassed the position of your soles... Although you later found a method that allowed your strength to advance again... unfortunately, the Dragon Sun Fist had become a habit, preventing further progress!"

Master Yang continued.

"This, this..." Mo Gaoyuan's entire body stiffened, rendering him speechless.What the other party said was entirely accurate.Back when he attempted to break through to the Void Pursuit realm, an unexpected incident occurred, causing problems with his acupoints and leading to power leakage. It took many years for him to resolve this, and he had practiced the Dual Azure Dragon Sun Fist before fixing the root cause.

He was certain that this was his first meeting with the man before him, and yet, with just one glance at his punching, he had deduced all of this...How strong must his insight be?At the very least, he couldn't do it! Even a seven-star master teacher probably couldn't accomplish it!Could it be that he truly was an... eight-star master teacher?

While he had doubted the middle-aged man's identity before coming, he now believed it by seven or eight parts.

"If I'm not mistaken, you encountered some danger or were in combat when you attempted to break through to the Void Pursuit realm, weren't you?"As he was still in shock, he heard Master Yang from across the room continue to ask.

"Yes..." Mo Gaoyuan nodded.Back then, he was being pursued by an enemy and was in a life-or-death situation. He successfully broke through to the Void Pursuit realm, and although the danger was averted and he managed to kill his enemy, his Void Pursuit Acupoint suffered damage due to the forced advancement... This led to many subsequent issues.

"As a six-star master teacher, you clearly knew that breaking through to the Void Pursuit realm required absolute tranquility and nourishment from gentle true qi... yet you allowed yourself to fall into a life-or-death trap, forcing a breakthrough!"

"Insufficient control over your cultivation, unclear knowledge of your opponents... lacking self-awareness, poor judgment of others... Is this what a master teacher on the verge of becoming a high-level master teacher should do? To say you are 'unworthy of your name' is already putting it mildly! What... do you object to my words? Or perhaps..."

With a furrowed brow, Master Yang exuded an imposing aura without even needing to get angry: "Do you think... I, a high-level master teacher, am a fake?"

"I..."His face flushed red, Mo Gaoyuan was utterly embarrassed.