Wang Xuan dared not refute and quickly admitted his mistake.
Zheng Xuan stared at Wang Xuan for a moment before sighing with deep regret, "This child is beyond redemption!"
"Wang Xuan, you'll be standing during the lesson today!"
A strange feeling welled up in Wang Xuan's heart, as if he had returned to the time in his previous life when he was caught by his teacher and made to stand as punishment.
With his current cultivation level achieved through martial arts, being punished by standing is nothing at all...
The moment this thought crossed Wang Xuan's mind, he felt an immense pressure bearing down on him, as if Mount Tai were pressing down on him, causing every cell in his body to tremble incessantly!
Clearly, Zheng Xuan's punishment for him was not as simple as just standing in the corner. The other party used magic to adjust the gravity around Wang Xuan, bringing it close to the limit that Wang Xuan could withstand!
Wang Xuan stood there gritting his teeth and persevering. As for what the teacher had taught that day, he had no interest in listening to it at all.
As he continued to resist that pressure, his physical body, true qi, and soul were all tempered to a certain extent, which allowed him to consolidate his cultivation level, which had just broken through to the middle stage of martial arts cultivation!
By this time, how could Wang Xuan not understand Zheng Xuan's good intentions?
He was grateful and secretly used the Purple Sun True Scripture to temper his physical body while simultaneously using the Righteous Qi Technique to nourish his primordial spirit.
By the time he had fully stabilized his cultivation, the sun was high in the sky, and Zheng Xuan's lecture that morning had come to an end.
When Wang Xuan opened his eyes, Zheng Xuan was nowhere to be seen. Besides Miss Cai Yan, only a rough-looking man remained by his side.
"Senior Brother Guoyuan, it's getting late, why haven't you left yet?" Wang Xuan was a little angry that Cai Yan had tricked him earlier, so he ignored her and instead greeted the rough man.
This man was named Guo Yuan. Although he was tall and burly and looked like a fierce general, he actually cultivated the path of immortal martial arts and was a true scholar.
His current cultivation level is at the Perfected Dao Realm, not much stronger than Wang Xuan's. It is estimated that Wang Xuan's cultivation level will soon surpass his, but Wang Xuan does not look down on him in the slightest.
Guo Yuan, this is Cao Cao's future Colonel of Agricultural Settlements! He is responsible for settling agricultural land for Boss Cao. Although he has no illustrious name, he has made great contributions and is the kind of person who can be remembered in history!
Guo Yuan gave Wang Xuan a friendly smile and extended an invitation: "Brother Wang, I made a friend in Donglai County. This man is incredibly brave and a peerless warrior, a rare talent in the world. Recently, his mother has fallen ill, and I plan to visit her. Would you like to come with me?"
Wang Xuan was taken aback. The person whom Guo Yuan called an unparalleled general must have at least reached the Transcendent Realm, or even possibly the Celestial Realm!
Guo Yuan may have had other motives for inviting Wang Xuan along, but it was undoubtedly also to do Wang Xuan a favor.
After all, given Wang Xuan's status, if he were to encounter a peerless general, he would likely recruit him into his ranks.
"Since Brother Guoyuan has extended an invitation, I will naturally accept!" Regardless of the other party's purpose, Wang Xuan finally agreed.
Chapter 107 Taishi Ci of Donglai
It was the hottest time of the year, with the scorching summer sun baking the earth. Most people had gone home to escape the heat, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the streets.
Wang Xuan and Guo Yuan each rode a dragon-scaled horse, leaving the Jixia Academy and heading towards a small mountain village outside Donglai County.
Above Wang Xuan's head, a snow-white unicorn was flying through the air, with Miss Cai Yan riding on its back, seemingly trying to trample Wang Xuan under its hooves...
Although Wang Xuan was somewhat speechless, he didn't argue with Cai Yan. His young lady might be a bit mischievous, but that only made her more lively and adorable, didn't it?
The dragon-scaled horse traveled at an extremely fast speed, and in just over half an hour, they had already arrived at their destination.
In the distance, a courtyard house sits nestled in the dense forest. This courtyard house is situated against the mountain and beside the water, clearly designed by a master feng shui expert.
Guoyuan walked to the gate of the courtyard house and shouted, "Brother Taishi, I've come to visit you!"
"Taishi? Could it be Taishi Ci of Donglai?!" Wang Xuan's eyes lit up immediately, realizing that he had probably found a treasure.
Taishi Ci was a fierce general who could fight Sun Ce, the Little Conqueror, to a standstill. He might be slightly inferior to Lu Bu and Guan Yu, but he was far superior in martial prowess to Li Dian and Yue Jin, who were poached by Cao Cao.
Not long after, a burly man pushed open the door and came out, laughing heartily: "Brother Guoyuan, you are too kind. I live in seclusion in the countryside, and only you come to visit me from time to time. It is truly an honor to have my humble abode!"
At this point, he turned to Wang Xuan and Cai Yan and asked, "May I ask how these two guests are addressed?"
"This is Wang Xuan, son of Wang Yun, the Grand Minister of the Court, and the other is Cai Yan, daughter of Cai Yong." Before Wang Xuan could speak, Guo Yuan introduced them. He also specifically pointed out the identities of Wang Xuan and Cai Yan.
Wang Xuan wore a half-smile on his face, but did not expose the other party's little scheme.
Upon hearing the identities of Wang Xuan and his companion, the burly man's eyes lit up, and he quickly ushered them into the courtyard.
After a conversation, Wang Xuan knew that his guess was correct. This person was indeed Taishi Ci, the one in the history books who fought Sun Ce, the Little Conqueror, for three hundred rounds without a clear winner, and who shouted, "A true man should wield a three-foot sword and establish unparalleled merit!"
The reason why Taishi Ci became much more polite after hearing Wang Xuan's identity was because of Taishi Ci's mother.
In Wang Xuan's previous life, Taishi Ci's mother was seriously ill. Kong Rong, the governor of Donglai County, visited her several times and even found a doctor to cure Taishi Ci's mother's illness. That's why Taishi Ci served under Kong Rong for a period of time.
In this world of gods and demons, it was impossible for Taishi Ci's mother to fall ill. After all, she had a son at the Celestial Realm level to help her recuperate, so how could she possibly get sick?
However, things were more troublesome than getting sick. The old lady Taishi was already old, and even though she had her cultivation level forcibly raised to the Innate Realm with the help of Taishi Ci, her lifespan was about to run out!
Taishi Ci was determined to find a longevity elixir for his mother, but such an elixir was extremely rare even in the main world. The top families themselves didn't have enough for their own use, so Taishi Ci naturally couldn't obtain it.
If Wang Xuan and his group hadn't appeared, perhaps in a few years, Kong Rong, the prefect of Donglai County, would have paid a visit, offered a longevity elixir, and recruited Taishi Ci into his service.
Taishi Ci said earnestly, "Young Master Wang, if you can get me a longevity elixir from your father, I, Taishi Ci, will be at your service from now on!"
"A single longevity elixir can be exchanged for the power of a Celestial Realm expert—this is an absolute steal!" Wang Xuan was overjoyed.
Perhaps the elixir of longevity is very precious to others, but for Wang Xuan, isn't the origin of the world the best elixir for prolonging life?
As long as one is willing to sacrifice a little bit of the world's origin, it wouldn't be difficult to help Taishi Ci's mother break through to the Dao Realm, let alone extend her lifespan!
A master of the Innate Realm can live for 150 years, while a master of the Dao Realm can live for 200 years, which is equivalent to extending one's lifespan by 50 years.
Wang Xuan immediately patted his chest and said, "Leave your matter to me. After I study at Jixia Academy for a while, I will go back to Luoyang to find my father."
Of course, returning to Luoyang was impossible; Wang Xuan was just using this as a temporary excuse.
He has been studying at the Jixia Academy for some time now, and will be leaving in two months. Wouldn't it be better if he just tricked Taishi Ci into going to conquer the myriad realms then?
Taishi Ci, of course, was unaware of Wang Xuan's thoughts. He was extremely grateful for Wang Xuan's statement and implicitly referred to himself as a subordinate.
They stayed at Taishi Ci's house for a while longer, and seeing that the afternoon's classes were about to begin, they got up and left, heading back to Jixia Academy.
In the following days, besides studying and cultivating, Wang Xuan would visit Taishi Ci and her son every few days to get closer to Taishi Ci.
A month passed like this, and Wang Xuan thought it would continue, but unexpectedly, something unexpected happened.
As he and Miss Cai Yan were listening to Zheng Xuan's lecture, the sky suddenly changed. The blue sky and white clouds quickly disappeared, and the sky was covered by a hazy yellow light.
The yellow light seemed extremely sacred, making people unable to resist immersing themselves in it, but Wang Xuan and the others' expressions changed drastically at the same time.
"Not good! This is the Yellow Heaven Great Law, it must be the Old Immortal of Nanhua himself!" Zheng Xuan looked at the sky with a solemn expression, and suddenly pointed his finger towards the sky.
A beam of white light shot into the sky, clashing with the yellow light that filled the air.
That was a surge of righteous energy that Zheng Xuan had cultivated over hundreds of years. When he unleashed it, it stirred up the wind and clouds, and for a short time it was comparable to the radiance of the Yellow Heaven!
"Where is the Old Immortal Nanhua? Now that you're here, there's no need to hide like a ghost anymore!" Zheng Xuan roared, his boundless primordial spirit power sweeping across the surrounding area, instantly taking in every blade of grass and every tree within a hundred miles.
Not long after, a Taoist priest stepped out from the yellow light that filled the sky. This scene was so similar to the scene when Wang Xuan saw the purple aura coming from the east for three thousand miles in the Xuan Tian World!
"As expected, you are one of the few people in this world who can rival me. Zheng Xuan, your cultivation is already on par with your teacher, Ma Rong!" The Old Immortal of Nanhua looked like a wise and sage, exuding an otherworldly aura, but his words were chilling: "It's just a pity that I killed Ma Rong back then. Now it's your turn!"
"Once we eliminate you pillars of martial arts, the world of immortals will belong to us!"
Zheng Xuan froze, his eyes blazing with fury, and he said through gritted teeth, "I never imagined that my master would die at your hands! I wondered back then why, with the talent of my teacher Ma Rong, who could have broken through to the Divine Power Realm, he suddenly perished."
"Only today have I learned the truth, Old Immortal Nan Hua! Today, even if it costs me my life, I will kill you here!"
Chapter 108 The Six Classics of Confucianism
Zheng Xuan once studied under the great Confucian scholar Ma Rong for a period of time, fully inheriting Ma Rong's teachings, and also inherited the Jixia Academy from Ma Rong.
Now that he has learned that Ma Rong died at the hands of the Old Immortal of Nanhua, how can he sit still!
Zheng Xuan made a hand seal, and the righteous energy that filled the sky above Jixia Academy transformed into a writing brush, which he then thrust towards the Old Immortal of Nanhua.
"Your mere righteous energy is nothing. If you can cultivate it to the level of supernatural power, I'll leave without a second thought!" Old Immortal Nanhua sneered, waving his sleeve at the brush formed from the righteous energy: "A world of wonders lies within a smile, and time stretches long within a gourd. Behold the great supernatural power of the universe within my sleeve!"
His sleeves suddenly swelled up, covering the entire sky, and a powerful suction force emanated from them, threatening to take away the entire Jixia Academy!
"Is this what a master of the Divine Power Realm is like?" Wang Xuan was shocked. When the Old Immortal of Nanhua unleashed his Divine Power, he was practically no different from a god or demon.
That is why experts in the realm of supernatural powers are also called demigods, because they have already stepped into the realm of gods and demons!
If you encounter a master at the supernatural level, even if 100,000 elite soldiers come, they can be annihilated with a wave of their hand.
Only experts at the Celestial Realm can slightly restrain those at the Divine Power Realm, and only experts at the same Divine Power Realm can completely kill cultivators at the Divine Power Realm!
"Old Immortal of the South, stop your arrogance!" Zheng Xuan's power condensed, and six ancient books flew out from his body.
"The Book of Poetry, the Book of Documents, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes, the Book of Music, and the Spring and Autumn Annals! These are actually the Six Classics of Confucianism compiled by Confucius! I never thought the Six Classics would be in your hands!" The old immortal of Nanhua narrowed his eyes and had to take it seriously. He used his great supernatural power of "Universe in the Sleeve" to try to put all the Six Classics of Confucianism into his sleeve.
As the Six Classics of Confucianism, personally compiled by Confucius, these are the foundation of Confucianism and are naturally not ordinary books.
These six classic texts are clearly six top-grade magic treasures, and they are even a set. If the six classic texts are activated at the same time, their power is comparable to that of a spiritual treasure!
"Boom!" The combined attack of the six ancient books tore open the sleeve of the Old Immortal Nanhua, shattering the "Universe in the Sleeve" supernatural power.
"The Confucian classics are indeed extraordinary! Take this strike from me!" The Old Immortal of Nanhua calmly reached out and made a grasping motion, unleashing another great supernatural power.
As he clenched his fist, faint starlight appeared in the sky.
The sun appeared in broad daylight, and in an instant it turned into streaks of meteors that crashed down!
Although these meteors were not large planets, and some were simply meteorites, each one was several miles in diameter. That they were brought down by the Old Immortal Nanhua using his supernatural powers was nothing short of a disaster!
When the meteor crashes down, everything within a hundred miles is reduced to dust. This is the terrifying power of plucking stars and seizing the moon!
Wang Xuan was utterly astonished by what he saw. The legendary supernatural powers of the Old Immortal Nanhua—such as the ability to conceal one's inner world within one's sleeve and pluck stars from the sky—were unleashed, displaying his unparalleled invincibility!
Nan Hua Lao Xian truly deserves the title of the strongest person in the world!
"You old scoundrel Nanhua, how dare you not care about the consequences at all! Once the Star-Picking and Moon-Grabbing Divine Power is used, the number of dead and injured people is probably no less than a million. Don't you care about the karma and consequences?!" Zheng Xuan no longer cared about the demeanor of a great Confucian scholar and started cursing loudly.
The Old Immortal of Nanhua sneered, "All causes and effects, karma, will be borne by the Yellow Heaven for me, so what do I have to fear?"
The reason why the Old Immortal of Nanhua dared to be so unscrupulous and unafraid of the tribulation brought down by the Heavenly Dao was because he had Huang Tian backing him up!
The Yellow Heaven of this world is far superior to Wang Xuan's Xuan Tian Will. It possesses a power that surpasses even gods and demons, and has been contending with the Heavenly Dao of the main world for hundreds of years without being at a disadvantage!
At this moment, the meteorite had already fallen from the sky. Zheng Xuan had no time for further verbal entanglement. He directly exerted all his strength to promote the Six Classics of Confucianism, transforming them into a light barrier to block the falling meteorite from the heavens.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of booming sounds resounded throughout the heavens and earth. Zheng Xuan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, but he ultimately managed to withstand the supernatural power of the Old Immortal of Nanhua and did not cause any harm to the surrounding people.