Chapter 21: Acupuncture in Midair

Although this leg injury did not affect normal walking, it made her training a torment, like a poison clinging to the bone. For half a year, she had hardly smiled a single day.

It was precisely because of this that she had become the timid, reticent person she was now, afraid of strangers.

She had thought that this condition could never be cured in her lifetime. Unexpectedly, this Teacher Zhang Xuan, whom everyone considered a waste, directly said, “A small matter!”—she could hardly believe her ears.

If it had been before, she would have thought he was boasting, but he had accurately stated the cause of her injury, making her unable to suppress a glimmer of hope.

“Having you come to the room alone is naturally to treat you! Alright, relax your whole body!”

Zhang Xuan took out a small jade box from the room and gently opened it. Inside were silver needles of various lengths.

In martial arts training, injuries are common, so the academy had equipped each classroom with these items, which could help dredge blood vessels and temporarily alleviate injuries.

“Yes!” Seeing the young man’s calm and steady tone, confident without being arrogant, Wang Ying, for some reason, involuntarily trusted him from the bottom of her heart, and then relaxed her entire body.

Swoosh!

Zhang Xuan sat still without moving, picked up a silver needle, and flicked it straight out.

With a soft hum, the silver needle, infused with a strand of his true energy, flew straight toward Wang Ying and pierced into her leg.

“This is… acupuncture in midair?” Wang Ying’s eyes widened, and her delicate body trembled again.

Acupuncture in midair means that without touching the patient’s body, the practitioner uses pure control over force to guide the silver needle through the air and accurately pierce the acupoint!

This way, a male physician can perform acupuncture without touching a female patient, avoiding much unnecessary awkwardness.

This technique, though simple in theory, is actually very complex. First, it requires absolute control over force; even a slight deviation can lead to failure! Second, it demands great eyesight, as locating acupoints through clothing is not easy; a mistake can cause various problems!

Master Yuanyu once said that to perform acupuncture in midair, one’s cultivation must at least reach the fifth level of martial artist, the Strength Realm!

Could it be that this teacher, known as the academy’s waste, has already reached that level?

That’s impossible!

Those who reach the Strength Realm are all renowned figures, like the famous teacher Lu Xun. According to Old Liu, this Teacher Zhang Xuan is only at the third level, True Energy Realm, still a long way from the fifth level, Strength Realm!

Can a martial artist at the third level, True Energy Realm, perform acupuncture in midair?

She couldn’t believe it!

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Just as she found it hard to believe, the young man flicked out several more silver needles.

With a series of whistling sounds, the needles landed on her leg, all at the same depth, showing that his control over force had reached perfection.

As the needles landed on her leg, Wang Ying was wondering how he would treat her, when she saw the young man wave his hand, and the true energy contained in the needles was simultaneously activated, drilling into her acupoints.

“Ah…”

As the true energy entered her body, a tingling numbness spread, and the previously blocked acupoints were immediately opened.

“This… this… is top-three-grade true energy purity?”

Her whole body tingling, Wang Ying “saw” the appearance of the true energy entering her body!

Clear as water, without any impurities.

It was actually… the quality of top-three-grade true energy!

Top-three-grade true energy?

This is something that can only be cultivated from divine or saint-level techniques. In the entire Tianxuan Kingdom, no one had ever heard of anyone cultivating it. This most useless teacher actually has it? Could I be mistaken…

“Done!”

While she was still in shock, her whole body suddenly relaxed, and the silver needles had been withdrawn by the other party.

Then Wang Ying felt a lightness in her legs, an unprecedented comfort.

After the injury, although her legs could walk normally, they felt as if encased in plaster, constantly stiff. Now, waves of soothing comfort washed over her, as if some shackle had been broken, making them incredibly flexible.

“My leg…”

Even if she were foolish, she knew that her leg was completely healed!

“Teacher, thank you…”

Her knees went weak, and Wang Ying knelt directly to the ground, her eyes reddening.

She had waited too long for this day, even once filled with despair. She never dreamed that such a stubborn illness would be cured by the academy’s worst teacher!

“Actually… he is a man of great ability, just low-key…”

This thought popped into her mind.

If not for his low-key nature, even if his teaching was poor, the mere fact that he could cure her leg ailment would have earned him a great reputation in the academy. How could he have ended up last in the teacher assessment?

With this thought, Wang Ying knelt on the ground, willingly acknowledging Zhang Xuan as her teacher, no longer wanting to drop the course.

“Mm, since your leg is healed, go out and train well. If you have any problems, come find me again!” Zhang Xuan waved his hand and instructed, “Also, call Liu Yang over!”

“Yes!” Wang Ying exited, her face full of excitement.

…

“I plan to drop the course later. Who wants to join me?”

In the classroom, after Liu Yang, Zheng Yang, Zhao Ya, and Yuan Tao got to know each other, Liu Yang spoke up.

To be honest, he was very frustrated.

A student ranked in the top hundred of the entrance exam would be eagerly sought by many senior teachers, yet because of a bet between two teachers, he ended up with this worst teacher in the entire academy!

A strong sense of humiliation made him want to tear his hair out.

No matter what, he had to drop the course today, even if it meant dropping out of school… No one could stop him!

“I… also want to drop, but be careful—the teacher might get angry and teach you a lesson!” Fatty Yuan Tao couldn’t help saying.

“Angry? Hmph, what can he do to me if he’s angry? I don’t want to be guided into qi deviation by him!” Liu Yang snorted.

“Qi deviation?” Zheng Yang looked over in confusion.

He only knew that this teacher of theirs had a very poor assessment ranking, dead last, but had never heard that he could guide someone into qi deviation.

“Mm!” Liu Yang snorted. “Just wait and see. When classmate Wang Ying comes out, she’ll definitely look terrible! She might even feel cheated! I’ve already inquired about this Teacher Zhang Xuan’s level. If he could give proper guidance, he would never have ended up like this, despised by all the teachers…”

Creak!

As he was speaking, the door opened, and Wang Ying walked out with an excited expression.

“Huh?”

Expecting her to look dejected, he was instead surprised to see her excited.

The other classmates were also puzzled.

This joy came from the heart; she must have gained something significant to look like this.

Could it be that this worst-rated teacher really could give proper guidance?

To make a student so excited after just one session, as if she had found a treasure—even the highly reputed Teacher Lu Xun couldn’t do that!

“Liu Yang, the teacher wants you to go in!” Not knowing what the others were thinking, Wang Ying said and went to train on the side.

“Me?” Liu Yang gritted his teeth. “Let’s see what you can teach! If you can’t teach anything good, I’m definitely dropping the course, dropping it!”

Muttering to himself, he walked into the room.