Chapter 365: The Great Yu State Preceptor

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were deeply touched when Lan Ting interceded on their behalf, feeling a debt of gratitude as profound as that owed to their own parents. In contrast, the Immortal Fairy seemed to enjoy the spectacle, oblivious to the potential consequences. Fortunately, Lu Yang was quick-witted and covered her mouth tightly, otherwise, his fate that day would have been uncertain.

"Let's go, we'll head back together," Yun Zhi said, flying down to the foot of the mountain. Seeing this, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou quickly bid farewell to Lan Ting and the others and followed her.

"We'll go on ahead!"

"Until we meet again."

"Come visit the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace sometime!"

The five parted ways. With the ceremony concluded, they all had their own matters to attend to and couldn't remain together indefinitely.

When Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou reached the foot of the mountain, Yun Zhi pulled back the carriage curtain and said, "Get in."

Meng Jingzhou looked strangely at the old horse. Usually, its coat was dull, its eyelids drooped, and it looked like it was simply living one day at a time in its old age. However, the horse before them now had a glossy coat, was full of spirit, and looked like a rare, magnificent steed, bearing no resemblance to its previous appearance.

Yun Zhi held a soul chain in her hand, the other end of which extended outside the carriage, where the Calamity Venerable floated like a balloon, looking quite comical.

Seeing the old horse shed its arrogance as a Great Demon King and willingly pull Yun Zhi's carriage, the Calamity Venerable confirmed his suspicion. This Dragon Horse Great Demon King was indeed the mount of a Half-Immortal powerful being!

"Don't be so arrogant, the Grand Tutor will surely restore Great Yu!" the Calamity Venerable exclaimed fiercely and wildly.

Yun Zhi frowned, finding the Calamity Venerable's laughter irritating. She sent out a seal, blocking his five senses and sixth sense, preventing him from making any sound or perceiving external changes.

"Grand Tutor? Was the Great Yu Grand Tutor behind this plot?" Once inside the carriage, Lu Yang searched his mind for information regarding the Great Yu Grand Tutor.

"What's a Grand Tutor?" the Immortal Fairy asked. She hadn't even fully grasped various modern-day concepts, let alone an extinct system like the Grand Tutor.

"The Grand Tutor was a system unique to the Great Yu Dynasty. You can think of the Great Yu Dynasty as a sect, and the Grand Tutor as a sect protector, ensuring its long-term existence.

"The Grand Tutor system can be traced back 200,000 years, to the founding of the Great Yu Dynasty. It is said that the first Emperor Yu established the Great Yu Dynasty with the help of his teacher, who became the first Grand Tutor.

"As someone who could overthrow the previous dynasty and unify the central continent, the first Emperor Yu was naturally a formidable figure. Unfortunately, none of his children lived up to expectations; they lacked cultivation talent and the foresight to govern the nation. It was then that the first Emperor thought of his teacher and established the position of Grand Tutor, inviting his teacher to assume the role. This was the origin of the first Grand Tutor.

"From historical records, the Grand Tutor system indeed played a significant role after the first Emperor Yu's death. The Great Yu Dynasty's early prosperity was largely due to the Grand Tutors nurturing emperors and governing the state effectively.

"However, this also led to another consequence: the Grand Tutors became the de facto rulers of the Great Yu Dynasty. At the peak of their power, a Grand Tutor could even replace an Emperor Yu with a single word. While such changes sometimes benefited the Great Yu Dynasty, few emperors would tolerate having such a powerful figure above them. Furthermore, while the first Grand Tutor dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to the Great Yu Dynasty, were subsequent Grand Tutors motivated by the dynasty's well-being, or by their own selfish desires?

"By the middle to late period of the dynasty, Great Yu appeared prosperous, yet it was rife with hidden dangers. The struggle between the Grand Tutors and the Emperors Yu intensified, involving assassinations, machinations, honey traps, and succession disputes—one scheme after another, with neither side knowing what trump cards the other held. The 'Flat-top Mountain Gathering' 110,000 years ago marked the explosion of these contradictions. The Grand Tutor faction and the Emperor Yu faction completely fell out, leading to a great battle at Flat-top Mountain. At least eight Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators participated, with an unknown number of others secretly intervening.

"Both the Grand Tutors and the Emperors Yu suffered heavy losses, leading to a severe lack of top-tier combat power. The Great Yu Dynasty's control plummeted, and previously suppressed conflicts erupted, marking the dynasty's decline.

"Do you remember the ancient Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, the Blood Demon Venerable, whom Senior Sister caught? He was one of the Grand Tutors. From their own accounts, it was learned that several of them had left treasures in the Three-Stand Grotto-heaven, enabling their resurgence."

"Blood Demon? Oh, I remember now," the Immortal Fairy interjected. "Weren't there a few ancient Integration stage cultivators involved in the Cloth-clothed Town strange tales? Later, Yun girl encountered the Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator sleeping in the Three-Stand Grotto-heaven, who is indeed the Blood Demon Venerable you mentioned."

"Yes, I looked it up later. During the late Great Yu Dynasty, the Blood Demon Venerable supported an Emperor Yu and became a Grand Tutor himself. Later, for the sake of the 'Great Era' struggle, he chose to enter a dormant state, only to be caught by Senior Sister upon awakening."

"This Immortal remembers the Blood Demon Venerable was merely at the early Tribulation Transcendence stage. Was the late Great Yu Dynasty really that weak?" As the leader of the Five Ancient Immortals, the Immortal Fairy considered all Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators to be trash. However, the fact that an early Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator could become a Grand Tutor indirectly reflected how weak Great Yu was at the time. The Calamity Venerable was at the same level as the Blood Demon Venerable, both being in the early Tribulation Transcendence stage. Judging by the Calamity Venerable's reverence for "Grand Tutor," the Grand Tutor's cultivation seemed impossibly high.

"The late Great Yu Dynasty was chaotic, with severe attrition among high-level combatants. There were very few Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators, and those stronger than the Blood Demon Venerable weren't interested in the position of Grand Tutor, which is why the Blood Demon Venerable managed to obtain it. For instance, the cultivation of the first and second Grand Tutors was very high. Some speculated they were at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence stage, while others theorized they were Half-Immortal level. Their true realm remains unknown."

The Immortal Fairy uttered an "Oh," then said, "That's not very high. Does Great Xia have a Grand Tutor? This Immortal could reluctantly take on the role."

Lu Yang thought to himself, 'If you, old fairy, were to become the Grand Tutor, Great Xia would probably collapse before the 'Great Era' even arrived.'

"Fairy, have you forgotten? I mentioned that the Grand Tutor was a system unique to the Great Yu Dynasty; Great Xia doesn't have such a position."

"Tsk, what a pity," the Immortal Fairy sighed, regretting the loss of an opportunity to fully display her abilities.

Lu Yang was about to say something else when he heard Senior Sister's faint voice: "We've arrived. Get out of the carriage."

Lu Yang was surprised. Arrived where? He poked his head out and realized they were already at their own mountain gate. How much time had passed? Had it even been an hour?

Meng Jingzhou glared at the old horse, displeased. It had taken several days to pull Lu Yang and him to Qingzhou, but less than an hour to return with Senior Sister? It was clearly hiding its true abilities too well!

"Old horse, tell me, what's your true cultivation level?" Meng Jingzhou secretly whispered, wrapping his arm around the horse's neck.

The old horse snorted, ignoring Meng Jingzhou. Meng Jingzhou was both angry and helpless; he couldn't defeat the old horse.

"I'm going to Prisoner Peak to see if I can get some information out of him. You two are free to do as you please," Senior Sister said, carrying the Calamity Venerable, as she flew towards Prisoner Peak.