44 Chancellors Lecture Hall (2/2)
It was just that after sizing him up, all of them felt disappointed. After all, Wang Baole's current appearance made them misunderstand him, and they all thought that he had given up on himself.
In front of them sat the old physician on a stool with his eyes closed. Sensing Wang Baole's entry, he opened his eyes and saw Wang Baole's dispirited appearance. The old physician was astonished.
Wang Baole gathered his spirits and greeted the old physician before finding a seat. He already knew the old physician's identity—after all, this was not a secret. As for the opinions of the surrounding people, he had no more energy to care.
After sitting, he sank into the systemic calculations in his head. This had already turned into his habit. After being shocked for twenty days or so, he had developed a phobia, a fear, that his calculations would be too slow and that he would be shocked again from being unable to complete the calculations in an instant.
Seeing Wang Baole's listless appearance, the old physician shook his head and looked away. With the start of this lecture, the old physician mentioned all the faculties from the Lower Academy Island such as the Traps faculty and the Alchemy faculty, to the Ancient Martial Arts faculty and the Dharmic Armament faculty, and even the Array Runes faculty and the Dao Enlightenment faculty.
”As this old man sees it, every faculty has their commonalities. For example, the Traps and Dharmic Armament faculties are both researching how to refine products. And we cannot forget the Array Runes faculty, which shares similarities in the study of Inscriptions…
”Even the Combat faculty isn't just about cultivating their bodies. If all of you manage to get into Upper Academy Island, you will understand. The Dao is painful and difficult, and it requires all of you to work together and support each other in order to walk further along the path of cultivation.
”As for the Dao Enlightenment faculty, don't give up on yourselves. The whole Federation today has a common view of the Dao Enlightenment faculty. The way of enlightenment is a necessary path to cross when working toward the Dao!”
The old physician's speech made everyone unaware of time's flow. Every new piece of information seemed to be at his fingertips—sometimes detailed, sometimes succinct and to the point. Even though all the Head Prefects were every faculty's outstanding seniors, they still reaped many benefits.
After all, to become Lower Academy Island's Chancellor, he had to have his uncommon points. There were even rumors that the old physician had been a famous senior on Upper Academy Island.
It was only because of his advanced age that he came to Lower Academy Island and took charge of helping Ethereal Dao College nurture those who were capable of entering Upper Academy Island.
This lecture covered many hours straight. When dusk came, the old physician took a sip of tea and finally stopped. Even though he had lectured the whole day, he had no signs of exhaustion. Instead, he had a smile on his face after putting his teacup down, his gaze sweeping over all the Head Prefects.
”That's it for today. Do you have any questions?”
The moment the old physician spoke, all the Head Prefects raised their heads. One Head Prefect from the Dao Enlightenment faculty asked a question first.
”Chancellor, you said that the Dao Enlightenment faculty is a necessary path toward understanding the Dao, and the path of enlightenment points directly to the source. Then, what is this source?”
For this question, all the Head Prefects were deep in thought. Truthfully, the Dao Enlightenment faculty had a special position in Ethereal Dao College. The students of this faculty had no official lessons and spent most of their time pondering over the universe to gain enlightenment. Becoming a Head Prefect of the Dao Enlightenment faculty had to do with the enlightenment essays that they had to write every month.
In reality, if the previous Federation President had not come from the Dao Enlightenment faculty, proving that success in the Dao Enlightenment faculty could immediately shock the world, this faculty would have been scrapped.
The old physician smiled after hearing this. He touched his beard and then blandly opened his mouth.
”The way of the source, according to my cultivation level and knowledge, is very difficult to truly understand. It's only that, in a piece of the Sword Sun, there was a section that explained that everything in this universe can be found in the source! With the way of the source, one can walk the path of the firmaments by selecting just one path!”
That Dao Enlightenment faculty Head Prefect nodded his head, absorbed in deep thought. Very soon, all the Head Prefects from the other faculties continuously asked different kinds of questions. For each question, the old physician's answer was very thorough—some answers could immediately resolve the confusion while the answers to others made people think.
When almost everyone's questions were done, Wang Baole also raised his head and forced himself to pay attention. He also had questions to resolve as he had encountered many—while solvable—questions that he could not understand while working on his systemic calculations.
”Chancellor, I have a question regarding Inscriptions.
”There are hundreds and thousands of Inscriptions to gather Spirit Qi. Every one of them is meant to gather Spirit Qi, but why are there so many of them, and what do they mean?”
The moment Wang Baole spoke, Inscriptions Head Prefect Cao Kun laughed without waiting for the old physician to respond. He stood and bowed to the old physician.
”Chancellor, it's such a simple question. Any student who has paid attention in a few classes in Inscriptions lessons will be able to answer it. Chancellor, might you permit me to answer Junior Brother Baole's question?”
After getting the old physician's approval, Cao Kun turned around, and from an angle unnoticeable by the old physician, he looked at Wang Baole with undisguised disdain and scorn, accompanied by a hint of hatred.