Chapter 818: Zheng Yang Teaches a Lesson

The soul clone, now separated from the body, was frantically absorbing the spiritual energy in the pool. At this moment, the soul body had doubled in size again, reaching twenty meters, seemingly filling the entire cave. After filling the beast hide, more than half of the remaining spiritual liquid was almost entirely absorbed by this guy.

Although his cultivation was still at the Grand Unification realm, the powerful soul body resembled a floating deity, giving off an impression of inexhaustible, never-ending power. Having seemingly broken through the twenty-meter limitation, the soul's form underwent some unknown transformation again, becoming even stronger and more terrifyingly powerful. With such an enormous soul body, even the former Lu Chong would appear pitifully weak in comparison.

He had only used less than one percent of the spiritual liquid to break through a major realm, yet this guy had absorbed the entire pool of water... The thought alone was maddening. He had originally planned to sell some of it for money after getting it, but now, it seemed utterly pointless! It wasn't even enough for this dimwit!

Hearing his loud shout, the soul flickered and entered the body, and the entire clone immediately surged with powerful energy, making Zhang Xuan's eyebrows twitch. He was already no match for it before, and now, it was even more out of the question. With the same soul divided into two, and nourished by the Nine Heavens Lotus Embryo, this guy was far more powerful than the main body.

The main body couldn't defeat the clone... If word got out, it would be truly embarrassing! However, it didn't really matter; both were of the same consciousness, essentially the same person. A stronger clone was also a good thing for him.

“Enter the storage ring first!” Knowing that the item had been completely absorbed and that no amount of talking would bring it back, Zhang Xuan simply waved his hand, telling the clone to enter the ring. He then lightly leaped and flew out of the pool.

His cultivation had reached the peak of the Grand Unification realm, and his true qi power had smoothly reached 14 million ding, comparable to the early stage of the Dimension Sundering realm. His soul power also reached 11 million ding, and adding his physical body's 8 million ding, his total power had already reached 33 million ding, not much weaker than the peak of Transcendent Mortal 9-dan Chrysalis Sealing realm (Chrysalis Sealing realm peak: 34 million ding). This level of strength was considered decent among students of the Master Teacher Academy, but still far from being comparable to the numerous Saint Beasts outside.

“Let's go out!”

Knowing he couldn't confront those creatures head-on, Zhang Xuan separated his soul again, placed his physical body in the storage ring, held it discreetly, and stealthily flew out of the cave.

“Wait, why does the spiritual energy inside feel much weaker?”

“Let's go in and check!”

Before he could reach the cave entrance, he heard the roars of Saint Beasts, and immediately, two Saint Beasts charged straight in. Zhang Xuan dared not move, pressing his back tightly against the wall, and discreetly placed the storage ring behind a rock. As soon as he was ready, he felt two enormous Saint Beasts fly past him at incredible speed, stirring up powerful gusts of wind.

When the earth vein spiritual liquid was abundant, spiritual energy was everywhere. Now that it was completely absorbed, even the most foolish would notice something was wrong.

“Quickly, let's go!” Knowing that once the creatures discovered the spiritual liquid was gone, they would surely search frantically, Zhang Xuan dared not stop. His soul moved, taking the storage ring, and darted out of the cave.

“Ah… the spiritual liquid has been stolen!”

“Damn it, who? Who did this?!”

Immediately after exiting the cave, he heard enraged roars. Zhang Xuan dared not stop, and with the storage ring, his soul immediately leaped into a nearby stream. As soon as he entered the water, he felt an immense power, seemingly capable of crushing the earth to dust, surging out from the cave and enveloping the entire area.

“Someone has infiltrated Cloudmist Ridge! All spirit beasts, listen to my command: pursue them!…”

Boom!

Immediately after, a colossal voice resounded, followed by the continuous sound of countless Saint Beasts and spirit beasts taking flight, and the entire Cloudmist Ridge was instantly sealed by an immense power.

“It won't be easy to escape…”

Knowing that with all the spirit beasts in Cloudmist Ridge mobilized, escaping would be difficult, Zhang Xuan didn't rush and slowly moved forward along the river. After not going far, he saw over ten spirit beasts entering the water to search. However, he was currently in soul form, and the storage ring could be completely hidden in the mud and sand. These spirit beasts circled several times but found nothing and had to return empty-handed.

After swimming for an unknown period, he reached the end of the river and quietly emerged. By then, it was completely dark outside, with stars filling the sky, indicating it was deep into the night. He looked around and found that there were still many spirit beasts. However, as long as they hadn't reached the Saint realm, it would be difficult for them to detect him. Still, it was better to be cautious. Some spirit beasts had keen noses, others excellent hearing. If he was accidentally surrounded, he wouldn't be able to escape.

He traveled intermittently until dawn broke before finally descending the mountain. Leaving the Cloudmist Ridge area, he arrived at a small mountain hollow, released his physical body, and his soul re-entered it. Only then did he summon the Violetwing Heavenly Gliding Beast and quickly flew towards the academy.

He hadn't saved Wei Changfeng, but he absolutely had to save his daughter! From the time he went to Cloudmist Ridge until now, a full day and night had surprisingly passed.

While Zhang Xuan was gone, the entire Master Teacher Academy was on the verge of chaos. Sun Qiang came early in the morning to report to the young master, wanting to tell him that people were learning combat techniques and spear arts from Zheng Yang and others, but... naturally, he couldn't find him. He couldn't find Zhang Xuan, while Zheng Yang and the others had already followed Xue Zhenyang into the headquarters of the True Yang Society.

It was a huge compound.

“Gather everyone!” As soon as he returned, Xue Zhenyang issued the command. It wasn't long before all members of the True Yang Society had gathered. As expected of one of the top societies in the academy, the True Yang Society had over two thousand members, spanning all four grades: first, second, third, and fourth years.

“I've gathered everyone here today because I've invited an expert to teach you combat techniques and provide guidance classes!” Seeing that everyone was present, Xue Zhenyang looked around and said.

“A class?”

“Hasn't the President always been the one guiding us in combat techniques? Could he have found someone even more powerful than himself?” Everyone looked over, confused.

For combat technique classes, aside from what their own teachers taught, it was always Xue Zhenyang who provided guidance. This was also the main reason these people joined the True Yang Society. Suddenly calling them here today and saying someone was going to teach a class—was it real or fake?

“This is my newly recognized spear art teacher, Zheng Yang. His spear art is extraordinary. Today, he will give us a lesson. Everyone, experience the charm of combat techniques!” With a wave of his hand, Xue Zhenyang introduced him.

“Zheng Yang?”

“Spear art?”

“This guy is only sixteen or seventeen, isn't he?”

“A sixteen or seventeen-year-old kid teaching us spear art?” It was then that everyone noticed a teenager walking onto the high platform. They all looked at each other in bewilderment, completely stunned. They were all master teachers, geniuses among geniuses. For a mere teenager to teach them... This was simply too preposterous.

“What I'm going to explain to you is spear art…” It was Zheng Yang's first time lecturing to so many people, and he was a bit nervous. However, as soon as he started talking about spear art, the innate pride in his heart emerged, and he spoke eloquently, without the slightest hesitation.

“Spear art can be practiced like this?”

“How amazing! After listening for a while, I feel my understanding of spear art has deepened by several levels!”

“The principles he explained were concise, to the point, and directly pointed to the Great Dao. They apply not only to spear art but to any weapon!”

“Listening to him talk about spears significantly increased my understanding of sword arts as well…”

Initially, everyone was dismissive of a mere teenager giving a lecture. However, after listening for a while, they were immediately awestruck. This person before them, though young, directly addressed the core of cultivation. Even the academy elders might have a far inferior understanding of spear art. No wonder the President had invited him; he truly possessed the qualifications.

“What did you say? Xue Zhenyang invited a spear art expert from somewhere to give lessons to the members?” At the Azure Moon Society, Long Cangyue looked at the reporting student before her, full of disbelief.

“Yes, the person invited has an extremely profound understanding of spear art. In less than an hour of lecturing, nearly half of the True Yang Society members practicing spear art achieved breakthroughs!” The student hurriedly replied.

“Half of them broke through?!” Long Cangyue was startled. Spear art was a combat technique. Breaking through in combat techniques was harder than breaking through in cultivation, requiring understanding and insight. To achieve breakthroughs just by listening to a lecture... How on earth did he do it? Where did Xue Zhenyang find such a monstrous talent?

“If this is true, the True Yang Society will become increasingly powerful... I'll go discuss this with Dong Xin!” Feeling astonished and unable to hold back any longer, she called out, and Long Cangyue strode towards Dong Xin's location.

“Outrageous!” In the dean's office, Dean Xu Changqing of the Combat Technique Academy, upon hearing a teacher's report, flicked his sleeve. Xue Zhenyang was his direct disciple. A bit of mischief on ordinary days was fine, but today, he actually invited a teenager to lecture master teachers of the academy and teach combat techniques... Was this a joke? If word got out, how would their Combat Technique Academy maintain its reputation?

“I'll go take a look!” With a huff, Xu Changqing left the room and strode towards the True Yang Society headquarters. It wasn't long before he arrived near the compound.

“So many people…” He glanced inside and his eyebrows twitched. The compound was packed with people, three layers deep inside and three outside. From a distance, there was no telling how many. Although the True Yang Society was a student organization, he had heard of it. It only had a little over two thousand members. When did it get so many? There were probably no less than five thousand now! Five thousand people were listening to a lecture given by a teenager? Nonsense! This was absolutely preposterous!

Just as he was about to walk over, he saw a stout man blocking the entrance, holding a basket.

“One hundred mid-tier spirit stones. Pay first before entering…”

“They're even charging money?!” His face darkened, and Xu Changqing's eyebrows twitched wildly. It was bad enough that this person came from who-knew-where, but they were actually charging money. One hundred mid-tier spirit stones... This price was even more expensive than a 6-star master teacher! The fewer students in a class, the higher the price. Conversely, the more people, the lower the price. Now, a class with nearly five thousand people was still charging one hundred spirit stones per person... Didn't that mean a single lecture would rake in five hundred thousand mid-tier spirit stones? Let alone a 6-star master teacher, even a 7-star master teacher wouldn't charge this much!

“What? Can't afford it? If you can't afford it, don't come to the lecture. No wonder you're so old and still can't graduate from the academy!” Seeing that the old man in front of him didn't want to pay, the stout man curled his lips in disdain, “So, he's just a pauper!”