Chapter 72: Settling Affairs

Lin Fan was quite dissatisfied with his trip to Fuyue Tower. He wanted to save more people, but due to the terrain, he simply had no way to start.

The leaders of the sects who controlled the Xuanhuang coins were all superior to him in cultivation. It was obviously impossible to confront them head-on in a fair fight. With stealth and ambush, he could only wait by the tree, taking them one by one as they came.

Although the results were barely satisfactory, he had done his best. As for what would happen on the day of the auction, it was beyond his control.

After returning to the academy, Lin Fan immediately went into his room and took out all the pills he had conveniently confiscated, piling them on the table nearby.

These pills were not as valuable as those looted from the Yan Emperor, but they could still increase his experience by a fair amount.

After taking the pills, his experience increased by nearly five hundred thousand, which wasn't much. But for the sect leaders at this auction, it was already a huge fortune; perhaps they were still grieving over it.

The more he knew, the stronger his sense of crisis became. His cultivation could no longer be improved quickly, but perhaps his techniques could be upgraded.

For Lin Fan, if he really wanted to challenge opponents above his level, he could only rely on the Dragon Emperor's Dominance and the divine artifact, the Ninety-Five Red Brick.

Having this system brought endless benefits, but what frustrated Lin Fan was that improving the mental cultivation method did not correspondingly increase his strength; it only increased his true essence.

At this moment, Lin Fan activated the combat technique Dragon Emperor's Dominance, and a special true essence slowly gathered within his body.

Dragon Emperor's Dominance was a combat technique exclusively cultivated by the Yan Emperor. Its grade was decent, a low-grade celestial technique. Cultivated to the ninth level, it could double one's strength.

A yellow-grade combat technique cultivated to its limit only increased power by twenty percent. A mystic-grade increased it by forty percent, and an earth-grade by sixty percent.

At this moment, Lin Fan felt the unique true essence generated by Dragon Emperor's Dominance surge through his body, gradually condensing into a yellow dragon-shaped true essence that settled within him.

“Ding, congratulations, low-grade celestial combat technique Dragon Emperor's Dominance experience +100.”

“Ding, congratulations, low-grade celestial combat technique Dragon Emperor's Dominance experience +100.”

…

The experience increased slowly.

The next day.

Lin Fan opened his eyes, a golden light flashing through them. After a night of cultivation, the experience for Dragon Emperor's Dominance had increased quite substantially.

Lin Fan washed up and hurried to the classroom. This time, he planned to properly equip his fifteen disciples.

In the Great Yan Dynasty, obtaining decent weapons was extremely difficult, beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

Except for Xiao Ze, who had family support and could easily get weapons, the others faced great hardship. If he, as their teacher, didn't give them some benefits, they might not get a decent weapon until they broke through to the innate realm.

Lin Fan arrived at the classroom and glanced around; everyone was sitting obediently, waiting for him.

Lin Fan nodded with satisfaction. Although having more students made it harder to manage, he believed in his own abilities—they were top-notch.

Could these little brats possibly turn the world upside down under his watch? If they made mistakes, his “ruler of love” was no joke.

“Teacher, good.” The moment the students saw the teacher enter, they all stood up and greeted him with the most sincere feelings.

Although Xiao Ze and Zang Tianhao had only recently become his students, under the guidance of the other students, they had learned the routine.

“Mm.” Lin Fan nodded with satisfaction. “Mm, you're all doing very well. Your cultivation has improved further. The teacher is very pleased.”

Lin Fan noticed that all his students had advanced in cultivation again.

Liu Shuishui and the others had gone from the original acquired first level to acquired second level, and their Titan Demon Body had also advanced from the first layer to the second.

As for Zhui Mo, he was already at acquired third level, and his Titan Demon Body had reached the third layer.

The Titan Demon Body of the Sacred Demon Sect had a maximum of three layers. Now, through his infusion and their experience gained from being beaten, the first three layers naturally came easily. But the next three layers would require more effort.

“It's all because the teacher teaches well.” Liu Shuishui, the only girl in the class, had a sweet tongue that made Lin Fan very happy.

“Mm, very good.” Lin Fan nodded with great satisfaction, then patted each of their heads one by one.

Encouraging Hand: improves aptitude.

Their aptitudes were generally very low. Through his efforts, their aptitudes had gradually changed from dull to mediocre.

After this round of encouraging pats, their aptitudes should reach the level of genius.

Although genius aptitude wasn't great, with hard work, breaking through to the innate realm was no longer a problem. With a bit better luck, reaching the divine realm was also possible.

But to reach the divine realm with only genius aptitude required effort and opportunities beyond ordinary imagination.

Xiao Ze watched Teacher Lin patting the others' heads, full of confusion, not understanding what was happening. Only those who experienced it could feel it.

“Teacher Lin, yesterday's lecture gave me great insights. After a night of deep thought, I understood many things.” Xiao Ze now truly believed in Lin Fan's abilities.

Just a short story could inspire such profound insights—Xiao Ze had never seen anything like it.

Lin Fan glanced at Xiao Ze and nodded with satisfaction. This Xiao Ze indeed had high comprehension. Then he smiled and extended his hand. “I'm very pleased that you could think of these things. From now on, you must not be arrogant and conceited. Remember, there is always a sky beyond the sky, and people beyond people. There are many talented and outstanding individuals in this world.”

As for Xiao Ze, Lin Fan was impressed by everything: good family background, good talent, decent cultivation. But his only flaw was his unfriendly personality. If he went out like that, he'd likely be killed.

“Yes, the student will remember the teacher's teachings.” Xiao Ze nodded very seriously.

After yesterday's scene, Xiao Ze realized that the teacher was truly a hidden master. Every casual remark contained profound truths.

To fully grasp these truths, one had to spend time in deep thought; otherwise, one couldn't comprehend their essence.

Just as Teacher Lin placed his hand on his head, Xiao Ze was suddenly astonished to find many things he had never known appearing in his mind. Even more frighteningly, he discovered that his aptitude was continuously improving.

Xiao Ze was at the innate sixth level and knew more than others. He especially understood the concept of aptitude. Although he wasn't at the top level, his current aptitude was already that of a genius. And now it was improving again—this... this...

Xiao Ze dared not imagine further. He understood that all this was brought about by the teacher before him.

“Teacher, this...”

“Don't speak. Calm your mind.” Lin Fan said calmly. He knew he couldn't stay long at Tianfu Academy, so he wanted to leave behind what he wished to leave.

Xiao Ze's aptitude was quite good, but the education he received at Tianfu Academy was very limited. Regardless, since he had accepted him as a disciple, he should give him what he deserved.

Once a person's character is formed, it's hard to change. Since Xiao Ze was domineering and arrogant, Lin Fan infused him with the Formless Demon and Titan Demon Body.

At this moment, Lin Fan withdrew his hand, looked at all the students, and said calmly, “Your teacher will be leaving for a long time soon. Today, I will infuse you with a mental cultivation method. Remember, you must never tell anyone, not even your closest relatives. If something goes wrong, even I won't be able to save you.”

These two mental cultivation methods were taken by Lin Fan from Mo Yixuan and Ni Mantian. If they were leaked, he might be fine, but his students would surely lose their lives.

Hearing that the teacher was leaving, the students were startled and showed reluctance. “Teacher, you're leaving? When will you come back?”