Chapter 151: I'm Here to Slap Faces

As a teacher, and moreover a martial artist at the fourth level, the Skin and Bone realm, Zhou Tian could discern the depth of this technique even without having studied spear arts.

The spear light howled, brimming with power, pressing the air into a gale-like roar. Even if he didn't suppress his cultivation, using all his strength would hardly be enough to withstand it!

How could a kid at the Breath Gathering realm suddenly burst forth with such immense power?

He felt like he was going mad.

"Zhang Xuan, you bastard, you set me up..."

Even a fool would realize by now that he had been tricked.

No wonder that guy was so confident. When did this Zheng Yang become so fierce?

Without time to think further, he dared not suppress his power any longer. Two streams of true energy surged from his palms, trying to seal off the spear light.

However, this Heaven's Path Spear Art had defeated even Wang Chong, a spear master at the seventh level, the Profound Passage realm, let alone him.

Bang!

The spear shaft struck his chest hard. Wang Chong's mouth turned sweet, and he spat a mouthful of blood, immediately flying backward, falling off the teacher's battle stage to the ground, disheveled and embarrassed.

Silence.

Dead silence.

"What?"

"Defeated Teacher Zhou Tian with one spear strike?"

"What the hell is going on?"

...

After the stunned silence, an uproar broke out.

They had thought that Teacher Zhou, dealing with a student who could collapse at any moment, could easily crush him with a single finger. But... what the hell was this before their eyes?

Under the student's spear strike, not only did Teacher Zhou violate the rules by releasing all his power, but he was still sent flying...

They must be seeing things!

Who the hell can tell me what just happened?

Zhao Ya, Liu Yang, Yuan Tao, and the others also stared wide-eyed, looking at Zheng Yang in disbelief.

They were with him every day and knew his strength best. How did he suddenly become so fierce?

And... when others get fierce, it's just a little stronger... but this seemed way too over the top!

A martial artist at the fourth level, the Skin and Bone realm, sent flying by a single spear strike...

Are we dreaming?

Not dreaming—it's that spear technique!

They all turned to look at Zhang Xuan.

They had also realized that Zheng Yang's display of power must be due to that spear technique Teacher Zhang taught.

But... how could this technique, which seemed incapable of killing even a chicken, be so awesome?

Zhou Tian's students, who had raised their arms to cheer for their teacher, never dreamed that before they could even shout, this result would occur. They stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

"Teacher..."

Coming to their senses, they all rushed over and helped Zhou Tian up.

"You..."

Standing up and regulating his breath for a couple of cycles, Zhou Tian felt much better. He glared coldly at Zhang Xuan and was about to speak when Zheng Yang walked over with his spear, cupping his fists: "Teacher Zhou, you yielded!"

"Pfft!"

Hearing this, Zhou Tian's face reddened, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Yield your sister!

I wish I could beat you to death on the spot, but you came up with this weird spear technique...

A dignified teacher, defeated by a student...

He felt his face burning, as if someone had slapped him hard.

"Teacher Zhou, you said earlier that if I won, you'd give me ten Breath Condensing Pills. Hand them over!" Zheng Yang stepped forward excitedly.

Though furious, Zhou Tian knew he had lost face completely. If he reneged after losing on the teacher's battle stage, he would have no dignity left.

Gritting his teeth, he took a jade bottle from his pocket and handed it over.

Taking it quickly, Zheng Yang pulled out the stopper. Inside lay a row of Breath Condensing Pills, their aura emanating, rich with spiritual energy.

"Teacher..."

Hurriedly bringing the pills to Zhang Xuan, Zheng Yang was full of excitement.

He had gone to the student affairs office and made a big fuss all morning just to get these resources for Teacher Zhang. Though it was hard... in the end, he succeeded.

"Damn it!"

Seeing his expression, Zhou Chong's heart bled.

A teacher only got one pill a month. Ten Breath Condensing Pills were a huge fortune even for him.

Of course, he wouldn't let Zhang Xuan feel comfortable either.

"Hmph, Zhang Xuan, so what if you have them? These pills were won by your student. You don't deserve them anyway. I don't believe you can take them with ease!"

What good is getting these pills?

Your student worked hard to get them for you. Do you have the nerve to use them?

As long as you don't use them, it's as if you didn't get them!

"Use them?" Zhang Xuan took the jade bottle and shook his head. "Who would use such trash?"

With that, he flicked his wrist.

Plop!

The jade bottle was thrown into a nearby pond.

"Ah?"

"This, this..."

Seeing this, everyone was startled. Zhou Tian stood frozen on the spot.

What was he doing?

These were ten Breath Condensing Pills, worth several thousand gold coins, and he just threw them away?

Even Zheng Yang, Zhao Ya, and the others stood there dumbfounded.

"Don't be surprised. Although Breath Condensing Pills can help cultivators quickly gather spiritual energy, taking too many can create dependence and harm future cultivation!" Seeing their confusion, Zhang Xuan flipped his wrist, took out a jade bottle, and tossed it over. "These are what I prepared for you. Use them up, and I'll get more!"

Puzzled, Zhao Ya and the others took the jade bottle. When they opened it, they were all shocked.

"Breath Condensing Pellets?"

Inside the bottle, pills were round and shiny, emitting a fragrance that penetrated the bone.

They were... Breath Condensing Pellets!

These were true pills, extremely effective for martial artists' cultivation. Compared to them, Breath Condensing Pills were like mud compared to gems, incomparable.

"These are Breath Condensing Pellets that cost tens of thousands of gold coins each outside? He just took out two bottles, dozens of them?"

"Giving so many formal pills to students to take?"

Everyone swayed, feeling like they were going mad.

So many Breath Condensing Pellets were worth at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and he gave them to students to eat freely...

Damn, was he that wasteful?

No wonder he looked down on Breath Condensing Pills. Of course, anyone with so many Breath Condensing Pellets would look down on those things.

"Pfft!"

Zhou Tian swayed, nearly fainting on the spot.

He felt his cheeks burning red, as if beaten to a pulp.

He casually taught a student a lousy technique that beat him like a dead dog, and the pills he treasured like gems were thrown away like trash...

Brother, weren't you the teacher with the worst salary in the academy? When did you become so awesome?

"Teacher... are these all for us?"

Not only the crowd, but Zhao Ya and the others couldn't believe it either.

"Of course they're for you. Don't tell me, as my students, you still need to fight over such petty things from the academy?" Zhang Xuan shook his head with a look of disappointment. Flipping his wrist, a gourd appeared in his palm. "Wang Ying, you injured your leg and damaged your meridians. This is a Nourishing Body Liquid I specially found for you. Soak in it mixed with water for three consecutive days, and the hidden problems should be completely eliminated!"

"Liu Yang, you practiced martial arts incorrectly. This Warm Meridian Pill, which I got from the Alchemist Guild, take it and cultivate properly. It should resolve your previous injuries in a short time!"

"Yes!"

Wang Ying and Liu Yang stepped forward and took the two items.

"Nourishing Body Liquid? Is that the one from the Alchemist Guild?"

"You've heard of it?"

"Of course. I once heard it can quickly restore injured meridians, so I asked around. A gourd like that is said to cost three hundred thousand gold coins."

"Three hundred thousand? Really?"

"The Warm Meridian Pill is a true pill, even more valuable than the Breath Condensing Pellet. I heard one pill costs two hundred thousand gold coins. Alchemists or alchemy apprentices might get a discount, but not much."

"Two hundred thousand? So he just spent five hundred thousand?"

"And with all these Breath Condensing Pellets, it adds up to over a million? He just gives them to students?"

"Is Teacher Zhang still accepting students? I want to join his tutelage..."

...

Among the crowd were knowledgeable people. Warm Meridian Pill and Nourishing Body Liquid were not obscure; many had heard of them. Upon hearing their value, they went crazy again.

A junior teacher at the academy earned only three or four hundred gold coins a month, and a senior teacher less than a thousand. Yet he casually took out over a million to give to students for cultivation...

Not to mention other teachers... Take Zhou Tian, for example. His student won and he only rewarded a Breath Condensing Powder. Look at this guy, casually giving out formal pills and top-grade liquids...

Damn, they were both teachers, how could the gap be so huge?

In an instant, all eyes of envy focused on Zhao Ya and the others, while all eyes of contempt focused on Zhou Tian.

Seeing this, Zhou Tian nearly spat blood again.

Zhang Xuan, you bastard!

You did this on purpose.

Deliberately bringing out these things in front of me just to slap my face...

I, a dignified teacher in charge of academy resource distribution, the cushiest job, am now being despised as worthless...

"Let's go."

After distributing everything, Zhang Xuan waved his hand and walked out first, calm and carefree, not taking a single cloud with him.

Nonsense, did he need to say it? Of course it was on purpose!

You wanted to slap my face, right? Then I'll slap you until you're ecstatic.

To tell you the truth, I'm here to slap faces!

"Yes!"

Seeing their teacher leave, Zheng Yang and the others snapped out of their shock and followed like fools, their faces blushing with embarrassment.

They had wanted to fight for some resources for their teacher and bring him glory, but in the end, they found out Teacher Zhang didn't care about these resources at all.

Right. Someone who could casually take out so many pills and herbs would naturally look down on so-called Breath Condensing Powder and Pills.

"Teacher, these pills are really... too precious..."

Back in the classroom, Zhao Ya stepped forward.

She had already accepted a Cold Sun Mother Herb last time. Taking these pills now would be too much to bear...

"Just cultivate well and win the teacher evaluation for me!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Don't worry, Teacher. We'll do our best..."

Hearing this, Zhao Ya and the others nodded in unison.

Their teacher had done so much for them. If they still lost, they would have no face to see anyone.

"Good." Seeing their spirit, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction. He turned to look. "Zheng Yang, come with me."

With that, he walked into a small room.

Zheng Yang knew it must be about the spear technique he learned today. He was full of questions too, so without hesitation, he quickly followed.