Chapter 804: Collapse of Sun Yuan

Every ten years, each of the ten colleges has a certain quota of credits to provide to students.

The allocation is determined by many factors, such as the number of students, popularity, and credit completion rates.

The Medical College, ranked fifth among the large colleges, based on years of assessment, can allocate one hundred thousand credits over a ten-year period.

Students reading books and using facilities within the school can basically recover these credits, forming a cycle.

This Zhang Xuan managed to make the Wall of Difficulties unable to allocate credits and collapse outright... meaning the number of credits he obtained exceeded one hundred thousand!

In other words... it surpassed the total credits of the entire Medical College for ten years!

"My teacher oversees credit and task allocation, and there aren't enough credits to distribute... Damn, something big is going to happen..."

Thinking of something, Sun Yuan's mouth twitched, and he was on the verge of tears.

His teacher, You Xu, was in charge of the college's medical examinations and credit allocation. If ten years' worth of credits were all obtained by one person, wouldn't other students who had completed tasks but received no credits come looking for trouble?

At best, they'd curse him out; at worst, they might even resort to violence!

Credits are tied to students' cultivation. If they can't be provided, it violates the entire college's rules, and as the vice dean in charge, he would be the first to be punished!

He thought this guy would go to Dean Zhao to complain, but unexpectedly, before he even went, just by breaking through the Wall of Difficulties, he pushed his teacher into the eye of the storm, beyond saving!

If this incident causes widespread dissatisfaction among students in the Medical College, leading them to drop courses, the overall strength will inevitably decline, and it might even drop several ranks from fifth place.

At that point, needless to say, this vice dean would definitely be out of a job.

"Exactly!" Hu Shi also realized this and smiled bitterly.

"By the way, isn't this Zhang Xuan here?"

Knowing the other party was definitely causing trouble deliberately, Sun Yuan looked around but found no trace, so he couldn't help asking.

"Him? He left right after dealing with the Wall of Difficulties, seemed to head to the Symptom Platform..." Hu Shi said.

His mouth twitching, Sun Yuan swayed: "The Symptom Platform? What's he doing there?"

"The Symptom Platform has mechanisms that allow masters studying medicine to experience the wonders of symptoms and also test the accuracy of prescriptions... He probably went there to test his medical skills..." Hu Shi said.

Like the Wall of Difficulties, the Symptom Platform is also something the Medical Guild possesses, allowing masters learning medicine to verify effective prescriptions rather than prescribing randomly.

"He can even break through the Wall of Difficulties... Does he still need to test his skills?"

His vision darkening, Sun Yuan almost cried.

The Wall of Difficulties is the hardest in the entire college, summarizing all difficult and complicated cases. To pass it easily and solve over five hundred symptoms in ten minutes... With such medical skills, why would he need to test at the Symptom Platform?

"Then... damn!"

Hu Shi also realized this and was about to say something when another rumble was heard, and dust rose in the distance, as if something else had collapsed.

"It's the Symptom Platform, hurry and check..."

His lips twitching, Sun Yuan was going crazy. He rushed over with Hu Shi and the others, and with just one look, he felt his body involuntarily sway.

The Symptom Platform—the entire passage had collapsed into rubble. A teacher stood in front, his gaze vacant.

"Teacher Zhou, what happened?"

Sun Yuan approached.

This Teacher Zhou was also his junior fellow apprentice, a direct disciple of Vice Dean You, responsible for the maintenance and testing of the Symptom Platform.

"A new student said he wanted to test, so I let him in. Who knew... less than three minutes after entering, it became like this..."

His lips trembling, Teacher Zhou still couldn't believe it.

"What's that new student's name, and where is he?"

Knowing now was not the time to dwell on why it collapsed, Sun Yuan hurriedly asked.

"His name is Zhang Xuan, and he... went to the [Ancestral Grove]!"

Teacher Zhou said.

"The Ancestral Grove?"

Sun Yuan was stunned: "The Ancestral Grove is a forest of steles gathering the wills of ancestors, inscribed with their most famous life-saving deeds and prescriptions for difficult diseases! It's for later generations to admire and learn from... What's he doing there?"

If the Wall of Difficulties and Symptom Platform were for testing medical skills and earning credits, the Ancestral Grove was for reverence.

Any famous great physician in the college would have a stele erected in their honor, recording the difficult diseases they solved and their prescriptions, for later generations to worship and admire...

This place had nothing to do with credits; it was just a place to inspire later generations. Why go there?

"Better go check it out..." Hu Shi couldn't help saying.

"Yes!" Sun Yuan quickly nodded.

Although this place had nothing to do with exams or credits, this Zhang Xuan was just too uncanny; it was better to go and see.

They hurried over, but before they even arrived, they heard the ground shake again, followed by the sound of countless steles exploding.

The violent shaking cracked the ground, and the entire Medical Tower shook violently.

"What's going on?"

Rushing over, seeing the Ancestral Grove in ruins, Sun Yuan and the others all went crazy.

This was a place showcasing the glorious deeds of ancestors—how could it be destroyed?

Could it be... he attacked it?

The Wall of Difficulties and Symptom Platform collapsed because he passed through too quickly, and the mechanisms couldn't withstand it. Even if blame were assigned, it couldn't be pinned on him; it could only be blamed on the mechanisms' flaws for not anticipating someone solving so many problems so quickly.

But... the Ancestral Grove, which had nothing to do with exams, was shattered so completely—could he have used force?

Recklessly destroying property of the Medical College, especially the legacy left by ancestors, was absolutely heinous and enough to be sent to the Master Court for direct trial!

"This, how is this possible..."

Just as he was wondering, he saw a middle-aged man walking over blankly, looking dazed, as if struck by something, on the verge of madness.

"Teacher Ye..."

Sun Yuan quickly called out.

He was also his junior fellow apprentice, responsible for maintaining the Ancestral Grove.

Because the Medical Tower was under Vice Dean You's jurisdiction, the main teachers in charge were mostly his students.

Seeing Sun Yuan, Hu Shi, and the others present, Teacher Ye finally came to his senses, turned to look at the ruins before him, and said, "All wrong, I never thought it was all wrong..."

"Teacher Ye, what exactly happened? Did someone use brute force to attack the Ancestral Grove?" Sun Yuan couldn't help asking.

"Brute force?" Teacher Ye shook his head: "See for yourselves..."

Without explaining, he took out a recording crystal and handed it over.

Sun Yuan, Hu Shi, and the others quickly looked down.

Inside, light flickered, showing the Ancestral Grove intact, and then a young man walked over—who else could it be but Zhang Xuan!

This Zhang Xuan approached the first stele.

This was the stele of the first dean when the Medical College was first established, detailing his life's contributions, the greatest being the resolution of the Canine Demon Disease.

The Canine Demon Disease was a strange epidemic prevalent at the time. Anyone bitten by a canine spirit beast would develop symptoms within three months, and even Saint Domain experts could hardly escape. It started with skin peeling, then hair growth, and within a few days, the victim would lose reason and become a monster that bit anyone on sight.

At the time, the disease spread, wreaking havoc everywhere. This dean, after half a year of painstaking research, finally formulated a prescription.

However, this prescription only prevented the disease, not cured it. To eliminate the threat, the college dispatched numerous experts to kill and cremate those already infected, controlling the spread and truly solving the problem.

Although many were killed, it saved even more lives. Therefore, this dean was revered and remembered.

Just as they were puzzled, they saw that Zhang Xuan glanced at the stele, opened his mouth, and spoke.

"The Canine Demon Disease is caused by toxins in the blood of canine spirit beasts. Simply use two qian of Kuima, four qian of Red Leaf, half a liang of Purple Dawn Root, and the heart's blood of a canine spirit beast, decoct for one hour, and it can be cured! You killed and cremated all the patients, and the prescription you used cost dozens of times more than mine. What is there to be proud of, to pass down to posterity? Do you want future generations to think your actions were shameful?"

Crack!

Hearing his words, the will of the ancestor left in the stele seemed to realize that his prescription was more suitable for treating the disease, and that the killings back then were indeed wrong. With a violent shake, it exploded.

Then, Zhang Xuan walked to the second stele. Like the first, he glanced at it and recited a new prescription. The stele containing the ancestor's will, feeling ashamed again, exploded on its own.

He moved forward, speaking all the way.

From looking at the stele to starting to speak, it took less than two breaths, but each time he spoke, a stele exploded.

In other words... the prescriptions he gave were all more advanced, more effective, and... easier to prepare than those on the steles!

"Using medical skills to compete with the ancestors, making them admit inferiority... and voluntarily destroy their own traces..."

Sun Yuan, Hu Shi, and the others all twitched at the corners of their mouths.

They finally understood why Teacher Ye was so dazed!

Guarding the Ancestral Grove, he had long admired these ancestors to the point of worship, believing all their actions were correct. Yet someone came and said they were all wrong, and even gained their acknowledgment... To encounter this and not collapse on the spot was already impressive.

"The Wall of Difficulties, the Symptom Platform, the Ancestral Grove... three of the four most important things in the entire Medical Tower are completely ruined. What kind of freak did the teacher offend?"

After reviewing how the Ancestral Grove was destroyed, Sun Yuan couldn't help muttering to himself.

Pointing out the ancestors' flaws, causing the steles to be destroyed, was not a fault but a merit!

If this reached the Medical Guild, he would certainly be praised...

Glancing and knowing the prescription was wrong... How did this guy do it?

"By the way, where is Zhang Xuan? After the Ancestral Grove collapsed, where did he go?"

After the shock, Sun Yuan came to his senses and couldn't help looking around.

"Teacher Sun, it's bad! Teacher Zhang went to the second floor, planning to challenge the Medical Tower and take the physician exam..."

Suddenly, someone shouted, and before the words ended, a loud rumble shook the ground, and countless stones rained down.

Then they saw the spacious room before them instantly collapse.

"The Medical Tower... is finished!"

Sun Yuan cried.