Chapter 389: Kong Shi's Autograph

The message wall, with special formations arranged on it, could transmit messages even across ten thousand miles.

The pill formula wall and the problem wall worked on the same principle.

This thing was extremely costly. Although it was just a wall, it was equipped with a peak third-grade formation that relied on the formation to transmit messages.

Its value was so great that even the Tianwu royal family could not afford it.

Only some high-level guilds could possess it.

No one expected that the Lin family also had one.

It seemed that to protect the family, Lin Long, the crown princess, had paid a tremendous price.

"The Lin family has been destroyed by the villain Liu Cheng. Father and Lin Lang are severely injured. Send help immediately!"

Picking up a brush, he gritted his teeth and wrote a line on it.

Whoosh!

Light flickered, and the writing slowly disappeared.

After doing this, Lin Ruotian finally breathed a sigh of relief. A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he clenched his teeth.

"Liu Cheng, Tianwu royal family... I will make you pay for what happened today!"

...

In the Xuanwu Kingdom, a huge palace adjacent to the royal palace.

The Eastern Palace, also called the Crown Prince's Palace!

It was where the crown prince of the Xuanwu Kingdom resided.

In a corner room of the palace stood a white wall that had been silent. Suddenly, light flashed, and a line of writing appeared.

"Something's happened. Go report to Her Highness quickly..."

A guard watching the wall changed expression and hurriedly gave orders.

Others might not know what this wall was, but he knew very well. It was connected to the crown princess's hometown. Normally, no messages were transmitted. Suddenly being activated and writing such words meant... something big must have happened!

Before long, a dignified and elegant woman hurried over.

The crown princess of the Xuanwu Kingdom, Lin Long, sister of Lin Lang of the Lin family!

"Father... little brother!"

Seeing the writing clearly, the woman trembled all over, and a fierce aura surged from her beautiful eyes.

Her family was what she cared about most. She never expected that such a situation would occur so soon after she left!

"Liu Cheng? Who is this Liu Cheng?"

With a roar of rage, Lin Long's hatred overflowed: "Someone, summon Commander Liang for me!"

"Yes!"

The guard hurried out.

Commander Liang, Liang Qingming, the grand commander of the Xuanwu Crown Prince's Palace, a super powerhouse at the late stage of the Supreme Realm, responsible for the security of the Eastern Palace.

She only listened to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.

Soon, a middle-aged man walked over.

Dressed in black, with eyes like lightning, he gave off an extremely cold feeling, making anyone who looked at him tremble uncontrollably.

"You called for me, Your Highness?"

Bowing slightly, Liang Qingming clasped his fists.

"Commander Liang, select two experts to accompany me to Tianwu Royal City!" Lin Long said.

"Tianwu Royal City?" Liang Qingming looked over with confusion.

"Yes, my Lin family's estate has been razed, my younger brother and father are both severely injured. You must act quickly..."

With a cry, Lin Long said anxiously, "No, two people won't do. You come with me! Only your strength can reassure me!"

"Me?"

Liang Qingming hesitated: "But the Crown Prince is still out and hasn't returned to the palace. Should I ask for instructions before leaving?"

"Ask for instructions? If we don't hurry, our Lin family will be wiped out!" Lin Long flicked his sleeve.

"Yes!"

Knowing that the Crown Prince doted most on this consort, and if her family were truly destroyed, he would also be in trouble, Liang Qingming didn't hesitate long and directly nodded: "If we're short on time, let's take the Crown Prince's [Lightning Golden Scale Beast]! It has reached the mid-Supreme stage and is extremely fast. Although Tianwu Royal City is far from here, we can arrive in two days!"

"Good!" Lin Long nodded.

The Crown Prince's Lightning Golden Scale Beast was a Supreme-level savage beast, capable of traveling tens of thousands of miles a day.

Riding it there might still make it in time.

"Have Beast Taming Grandmaster Zhou Jin accompany us, and let him handle the reins for even greater speed!" Lin Long instructed again.

"Good!" Liang Qingming turned to prepare.

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, a huge savage beast appeared in the courtyard. Lin Long climbed into the room on its back, and with a flap of the beast's wings, it flew straight toward the horizon.

...

Bang! Bang!

Moving slowly forward, they broke through seven or eight formations in succession and finally arrived at the room where Lin Ruotian had fled.

Following behind Zhang Xuan and the others, Liao Xun finally realized how powerful this young man was.

Any formation, with just one look, he could kick it to a halt... This could no longer be described as terrifying.

Fortunately, he had reacted quickly and immediately broken ties with the Lin family; otherwise, he would surely be dead without knowing how.

"Chasing quite fast!"

The door pushed open, and as if he had known they would come, Lin Ruotian showed no tension, his face full of ferocity: "But even if you catch up, do you dare kill me? I have already informed the Crown Princess, and her people will be here soon! If you dare touch a single hair of mine, not only will you die, but the entire Tianwu Kingdom will be destroyed!"

"Do you mean that if we don't touch you, that so-called Crown Princess won't touch us?"

Seeing the other's confidence, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly.

The enmity was already set; even if they didn't act, the other party would certainly not let them go.

"You..." Thinking that saying this would make the other party cautious and hold back, Lin Ruotian was stunned to find that this guy was even more ruthless than he had imagined.

"Lu Chong, how you take revenge is your business. After you're done, come find me at the academy!"

Too lazy to bother with this self-righteous Lin Ruotian, Zhang Xuan instructed: "Liao Xun, you stay here and assist!"

"Yes!"

Lu Chong and Liao Xun nodded.

The formidable elders of the Lin family had all been beaten down, and the rest had either fled or scattered. There were basically no strong figures left. With Liao Xun and Lu Chong working together, they could almost handle everything.

Too lazy to continue fighting, Zhang Xuan slowly walked out.

At this moment, the crowd outside had not yet dispersed. Seeing him emerge, they all showed expressions of admiration.

"Thank you all for coming to lend support!"

He knew these people had been summoned by his students. Although they hadn't been of much help, they had still offended the Lin family at a critical moment to back him up, which was a great kindness.

"Teacher Liu (President Liu) is too kind. We didn't do anything..."

Everyone quickly bowed, their faces reddening.

They had originally intended to help, but in the end, this man had single-handedly wiped out the entire Lin family, leaving them no chance to assist.

"Since you all helped me, I, Liu Cheng, always repay kindness. How about this: I'll give a lecture here as a token of gratitude!"

He always repaid kindness. Since there was goodwill involved, Zhang Xuan couldn't accept it without reciprocating.

"A lecture?"

Their faces lit up with joy, and everyone's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Although this President Liu Cheng was not a master teacher, he was a genuine peak Grandmaster and an incredibly powerful being who had comprehended the Sword Heart.

Being able to hear his lecture would undoubtedly be of great benefit to their cultivation!

"The way of cultivation lies in the heart..."

Without much preamble, Zhang Xuan began to speak directly, his voice resonating in the hearts of the crowd and shaking their souls.

To prevent his identity as Master Teacher Zhang from being revealed, he did not use Heaven's Voice this time. However, even so, during the lecture, many who were at their peak successfully broke through and advanced.

At least a hundred people had come to lend support, and after one lecture, a full seven of them broke through!

"A single lecture causes people to break through one after another—truly worthy of being the most talented master teacher in the Tianwu Kingdom..."

Seeing this, Hall Master Jiang was filled with admiration.

Even though he was a peak two-star master teacher, he could not achieve this.

The other's explanations were delicate and gentle. Often, things that were difficult became extremely simple in his words. It was as if others' cultivation was a tangled mess, while he had already found a way to unravel it.

Cultivating according to his explanations felt like grasping the essence of cultivation—it was hard not to improve.

"So strong... I never thought Teacher Liu's lectures were no worse than Master Teacher Zhang's!"

"Yeah, from today on, I have another idol!"

Zheng Yang, Yuan Tao, and Liu Yang listened, entranced.

Previously, they had always believed that Master Teacher Zhang was the greatest teacher in the world and looked down on all others. Only now did they realize how vast the world was—there was always a higher mountain beyond the one before.

Although Master Teacher Zhang was formidable, compared to this man, he might find it hard to prevail.

Ridiculous—until now they had always thought the other was undeserving of his reputation.

"Do you think Teacher Zhang teaches better, or this Teacher Liu?"

Seeing their expressions, Zhao Ya shook her head helplessly and looked over with a strange look.

"Both of them... are very good!"

His face flushed red, Zheng Yang said.

He wanted to say Teacher Zhang was better, but this Teacher Liu's teaching was no worse; he couldn't deny it.

"Forget it, you'll figure it out yourselves!"

Since the teacher hadn't said anything, she didn't bother to explain. Zhao Ya and Wang Ying turned and left.

...

The class ended quickly, and Zhang Xuan returned to Tianwu Academy.

Before long, Lu Chong came up to him, eyes red, body trembling uncontrollably, and knelt down with a thud.

A thousand words condensed into one: "Teacher..."

It was because of the teacher that he had the chance to take revenge and found the true meaning of living.

It was because of the teacher that his parents and relatives could rest in peace, without shame when they met in the underworld.

Finding such a good teacher was the luckiest thing in his life.

"Get up!"

Sitting in the classroom, Zhang Xuan looked over calmly: "Now can you tell me why the Lin family insisted on wiping out your clan?"

Even if Lu Chong's sister Qu Ling had made Lin Lang incapable of having descendants, the Lin family would still have to consider their image and go after the culprit; they wouldn't directly annihilate an entire family of over a hundred people.

Unless... there was a greater reason!

Earlier at the palace, with Mo Tianxue, Mo Yu, and others present, Lu Chong hadn't gone into detail. Others might not notice, but he could tell.

"Teacher, you are perceptive. The Lin family didn't massacre our Qu family because of that incident, but... for our family's heirloom!"

Without any hesitation, Lu Chong spoke directly.

The teacher had done so much for him; he would not hide anything he could say.

"Heirloom?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

"It is... a volume of 'Ancestor's Notes'!" Lu Chong said.

"Ancestor's Notes?"

Zhang Xuan was puzzled: "What use would the Lin family have for your ancestor's notes?"

Notes refer to personally written letters.

Lu Chong's ancestor's notes were just letters left by his ancestor. Why would the Lin family want them? Even to the point of wiping out the entire family of over a hundred people?

"Our ancestor's notes are indeed worthless, but... in the notes, there are replies written in person by Teacher Kong!" Lu Chong explained.

"Teacher Kong's handwriting?" Zhang Xuan was stunned, his mind exploding.