Chapter 339: Lu Chong's Great Revenge (Part 1)

His eyes brightening, Zhang Xuan picked up another long blade and gave a light chop.

Like the longsword, it produced a pure white blade glow, carrying an imposing aura, and similarly split a deep crack in the ground.

"Truly worthy of a technique fused with high-level martial arts—much more powerful than the previous Heavenly Dao Divine Fist and Heavenly Dao Spear Technique!"

Feeling the power of the sword aura and blade aura, Zhang Xuan nodded.

After consolidating for a while longer and becoming thoroughly familiar, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly: "I'll simplify this sword technique and blade technique and teach them to Zhao Ya and Mu Xueqing. No matter who they fight, they should be able to win easily!"

Although he didn't know who Zhao Ya's opponent was, since her disadvantage lay in martial techniques, as long as she learned this sword technique, no matter how formidable the opponent, they would surely be unable to withstand it.

Zhang Xuan didn't believe that the Tianwu Kingdom had any martial technique that could surpass something produced by the Library of Heaven's Path.

As for Mu Xueqing, though she hadn't said it, she might have been injured in a conflict with someone else. Teaching her this blade technique would be enough for self-defense, making it difficult for her opponent to resist.

...

Mu Xueqing returned to her residence.

Thinking about today's events, it still felt like a dream.

Even having witnessed Teacher Liu's many methods with her own eyes, she still found it hard to believe.

Casual guidance that allowed the entire class to break through, easily resolving the pill poison in her body, claiming that within ten days Lu Chong would have the strength to defeat a Tongxuan realm expert... Even some renowned masters couldn't compare to this.

Entering the living room, she stretched and was about to go rest when she saw her father approaching excitedly.

"Qing'er, you're back! That's wonderful!"

"What's wrong, Father?"

Her father, Pill Master Mu, was usually composed—why was he acting like this now?

"You're saved!" Pill Master Mu's eyes shone with excitement.

"Saved?" Mu Xueqing was baffled.

She wasn't dead or ill—what did he mean by saved?

"Over the years, you've been taking pills to cultivate. Although you've progressed quickly, due to your constitution and cultivation technique, a lot of pill poison has accumulated in your body, affecting future progress! I only discovered this last year... and it was already too late."

Pill Master Mu looked at her apologetically: "To help eliminate the hidden danger, I went specially to the Physician Guild and recorded your condition in detail. But... even the Physician Guild's members had no solution! President Mu Hong was also powerless, even marking it as a difficult case..."

"I thought your condition would be hard to cure, but today a remarkable physician appeared and solved all the problems on the Wall of Difficult Cases with perfect solutions! That means... the pill poison in your body can be cured..."

Pill Master Mu's eyes gleamed.

He had realized too late about his daughter's pill poison and had always felt guilty, searching everywhere for a cure. Now that he knew the new president of the Physician Guild could easily solve it, he was beside himself with excitement.

"Pill poison?"

Mu Xueqing blinked. Just as she was about to say that the pill poison in her body had already been completely resolved, her father continued.

"You don't know how brilliant this new president is. He directly reached the end of the Physician Guild's Wall of Difficult Cases, solving nineteen difficult cases in a row, each with a perfect prescription. The last one even left four-star and five-star physicians unable to determine the result..."

As he praised, Pill Master Mu shook his head.

Even hearing it with his own ears, he found it unbelievable.

If not for the Physician Guild friend's solemn assurance, he would have doubted whether the news was true.

"Oh, by the way, I heard... this new president works as a teacher at your school. Tomorrow, help me find out about him so I can prepare properly and pay a visit to seek a cure for you..."

After his exclamation, Pill Master Mu looked at her.

"There's such a remarkable teacher at the academy? What's his name? I've never heard of him?" Mu Xueqing looked at him in confusion.

She had also heard of the Physician Guild's Wall of Difficult Cases. Solving nineteen cases in one go, each perfectly, was absolutely heaven-defying!

The commotion it caused was probably no less than that of the renowned master Zhang Xuan.

She knew most of the academy's teachers and had assessed their abilities. When had such a formidable one appeared?

If such a person existed, he should have been famous long ago!

"He seems to be..." Pill Master Mu hesitated: "Surname Liu..."

"Surname Liu?" Mu Xueqing's heart skipped a beat. She thought of something, her beautiful eyes fixed on him, her face flushing with nervousness: "He... he wouldn't be called Liu Cheng, would he?"

Teacher Liu's name had been introduced as soon as he entered the classroom; she remembered it clearly.

"That's right, Liu Cheng. He was just recruited by Tianwu Academy..." Recalling what his friend had told him, Pill Master Mu nodded.

"Liu Cheng..."

Her beautiful eyes went wide as lanterns; Mu Xueqing looked as if she had seen a ghost.

Her teacher was actually a physician? He had solved nineteen difficult cases in one go and become the president of the Physician Guild?

Although she had guessed some of it just now, hearing her father confirm it still made it hard to believe.

"You know this teacher? That's wonderful! I'll go visit him tomorrow and ask him to help remove the pill poison from your body..." Not noticing his daughter's shock, Pill Master Mu continued excitedly.

"No need to visit... He has already removed the pill poison from my body..."

After a moment, finally digesting the news, Mu Xueqing shook her head with a wry smile.

"Removed it?" Pill Master Mu looked at her.

"Yes..." Mu Xueqing nodded.

"Why... would he help you?" Pill Master Mu found it hard to believe.

With such status, why would Teacher Liu help his daughter remove pill poison for free?

"Because..."

Hearing her father's question, Mu Xueqing raised her pretty face slightly, a hint of pride showing in her eyes.

"He... is my teacher!"

"Your teacher?" Mu Danshi stood frozen, completely bewildered.

The same scene played out before Meng Tao and the others; all of Teacher Liu's students were in an uproar overnight.

...

Waking up, Zhang Xuan felt clear-headed.

Last night, he had finished practicing the Heavenly Dao Sword Technique and Blade Technique, and then spent the night revising them.

The martial techniques collected and organized from the library, though powerful, could not be maintained without Heavenly Dao true qi; not only were they difficult to unleash at full power, but they could also harm the body.

It was like an infant wielding a sledgehammer—lacking strength, the power was actually diminished.

With slight modifications to suit the user, they could become more formidable.

Walking out of the small room in the classroom and entering the hall, he saw Lu Chong, who had been cultivating the poison body yesterday, finally surviving the first round of torment, sitting on a stool panting heavily.

"Teacher!"

Seeing him come out, he quickly clasped his fists.

"Mm."

That he could endure it was entirely expected; not too surprised, Zhang Xuan nodded and smiled as he looked over: "How do you feel?"

"I..."

Lu Chong hesitated: "I feel like I'm still at the early stage of Acupoint Opening, my cultivation hasn't increased much..."

After the poison subsided, he had checked, and just like last night, he was still at the early Acupoint Opening stage, with no increase in strength. If not for his trust in this teacher before him, he would have suspected that the pain he endured last night was all for nothing.

Recalling that pain, he couldn't help but shudder.

It was like descending into hell; several times he felt he couldn't hold on, and if not for the hatred supporting him, he definitely wouldn't have made it through.

"There's a strength-testing stone pillar over there; give it a try."

Zhang Xuan said with a faint smile.

"Yes!"

Nodding, Lu Chong strode to the stone pillar, clenched his fist, and punched it fiercely.

Hum!

The pillar trembled, and a line of text slowly emerged.

"Forty-four ding? Peak of Acupoint Opening... How is this possible?"

Seeing the words clearly, Lu Chong's body swayed, and his eyes widened.

He hadn't felt any increase in strength, so how did he suddenly reach over forty ding?

This was too terrifying!

Normally, a cultivator at the Acupoint Opening stage gains one ding of strength per opened acupoint; forty-four ding corresponds to opening forty acupoints (the peak of Ding Force stage has four ding). But... he had only opened one acupoint, and that was just last night. How could he have such immense power?

"What you've increased is your physical strength."

Zhang Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

Lu Chong cultivated the poison body, which only enhanced physical strength, not cultivation level.

When physical strength reaches a certain level, it can rival true qi experts; some powerful poison masters can tear apart grandmasters even without using true qi.

Yesterday, using the poison body cultivation method, he had tempered Lu Chong's body with potent toxins, and in just half a day and one night, his strength had been forcibly raised from five ding to forty-four ding!

"I..."

Seeing the number on the stone tablet and feeling the power bursting from his muscles, Lu Chong's eyes reddened.

Previously, when Teacher Liu said he would let him take revenge within ten days, he still had some doubts. Now he knew it was true!

In just half a day and one night, he had been elevated from the early Ding Force stage to forty-four ding, comparable to the peak of Acupoint Opening. This ability was unheard of; even experiencing it himself, he felt like he was dreaming.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

At this moment, he was truly convinced by this young Teacher Liu, with no more doubts.

"Now, can you tell me about your situation?"

Zhang Xuan said.

"I..."

Lu Chong clenched his fist.

"Remember, you are a student of me, Liu Cheng. Even if your enemy is the king of Tianwu Academy, as long as he has done wrong..."

With his hands behind his back, Zhang Xuan exuded an unshakable confidence: "I, your teacher, will help you poke a hole in him!"

"Teacher..."

His fist tightened, and Lu Chong could no longer hold back his tears, which streamed from his eyes.

If anyone else had said this, he would have found it ridiculous and thought they were boasting.

But somehow, when Teacher Liu said it, he dared not doubt it at all.

Since his parents and relatives were killed, this feeling of having someone to rely on had long disappeared. He never expected to feel it again from Teacher Liu.

The teacher before him, though young in appearance, was like a towering mountain, calming his drifting heart, making him no longer feel alone.

"Speak."

Zhang Xuan looked at him.

"Yes..."

Lu Chong no longer concealed anything and began to recount his story.