87 Chapter 1244: Zhang shi Is Conducting a Lecture! (1/2)
Upon hearing Yao shi's questions, the crowd also swiftly sent curious gazes over.
They had heard Song shi's earlier words as well. Not only did he want to cripple Zhang Xuan's manhood, he even wanted to kill the Golden Origin Cauldron and have Zhang Xuan issue a public apology to him.
Considering that the tables had turned, they could not help but want to know how Zhang Xuan would deal with this situation.
Given how callous Song shi had been previously, any punishment that Zhang Xuan enforced on him would not be considered overboard.
At the same time, Song shi also tightened his fists as he nervously awaited Zhang Xuan's verdict.
The losing party of the Master Teacher Confrontation had to comply with whatever request the victor demanded. This was the rule established by the Master Teacher Pavilion.
Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, ”Song shi attempted to kill Sun Qiang, Elder Xu, and the other meritorious subjects, but that was due to the compelling situation forcing him to do so. While I disagree with his actions, I can understand his rationale for doing so. Other than that, I do not have a personal grudge with him either… and if we look to the heart of the issue, my artifact was indeed at fault for going too far and injuring him. Thus, I won't enforce any punishment on him.”
In a sense, the assault from the Golden Origin Cauldron was already a sufficient for punishment against Song shi. At this point, he was not interested in pursuing the matter any further. That would only make him appear narrow-minded and unforgiving.
”As expected of Zhang shi, magnanimous and gracious!”
”Indeed! They are both master teachers from the Master Teacher Pavilion, so why is there such a huge disparity in their characters?”
”Huge disparity? More like they aren't even on the same level!”
”From today onward, Zhang shi will be my idol! Anyone who wants to get to him must go through me!”
”Hey, Zhang shi doesn't belong to you alone! He's my idol too.”
Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, a wave of admiration rippled through the crowd.
Even Yao shi could not help but nod in approval.
It was no wonder Zhang Xuan was able to rise to such heights at his young age. Putting aside his talent, what was more important was his heart.
”Despite Zhang shi's magnanimity, there's no doubt that Song shi has failed to carry out his mission as an envoy from the headquarters properly. He passed judgement upon Sun Qiang and the other poison masters without investigating the issue properly, nearly inflicting grievous injustice upon meritorious subjects,” Yao shi said. ”No matter what, he still has to take responsibility for his actions. I'll report this matter to the headquarters and have them make a judgement.”
Zhang Xuan sparing Song shi of his punishment was only a result of his victory from the Master Teacher Confrontation. Putting that aside, there was still no doubt that Song shi had committed a huge oversight in the handling of this incident, so he still had to be punished for his lapse in responsibility.
This was the rule of the Master Teacher Pavilion, so it had to be upheld.
”Thank you, Zhang shi. Thank you, Yao shi.” Hearing the judgement, Song shi heaved a sigh of relief. He could not help but glance at Zhang Xuan with complex emotions in his eyes.
Previously, when the young man crippled him with his artifact, he had been so angry that he could have murdered the other party. But now… seeing how the young man's every action was dedicated to fulfilling his responsibility as a master teacher, not forgetting his role regardless of the situation, he could not help but feel deep respect for the other party.
Perhaps, that was how a real master teacher should act.
”There's no need to stand on ceremony.” Seeing that the matter was finally resolved, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief on the inside.
Raising his gaze toward the sky once more, he raised his finger toward the many characters and tapped lightly.
Hong long!
The first character abruptly burst apart, and concentrated spiritual energy diffused into the surroundings, shrouding the entire Qingyuan City.
In the blink of an eye, every lifeform in Qingyuan City heard a word resounding in the depths of their souls. A single word it might have been, but the rich intent infused into it left them falling into a trance.
Pah pah pah pah!
The characters popped one after another, and more and more words sounded.
”In the Way of Cultivation, the body as the world, and the spirit as Yin-Yang…” 1
Hearing those words, Yao shi and Song shi could not help but fall into a daze.
From the moment they saw those characters, they knew that the knowledge they harnessed would be anything but ordinary. However, it was only when they heard it with their own ears that they realized just how profound it truly was.
Compared to the content in those characters, the cultivation techniques that they cultivated were truly inefficient and slow, as if a crawling snail. Hardly worth a mention!
Suppressing her urge to cultivation, Yao shi's eyes widened in bewilderment. ”Zhang shi is converting the characters of the Heavenly Impartation of Mentor's Calligraphy back to Impartation of Heaven's Will!”
Taking a look at the square beneath her feet, all of the cultivators in her sight had already sat down cross-legged on the ground, driving their zhenqi according to the method depicted through those words.
Pilipala!
Not too long later, as if an endless firecracker had been lit, the crisp echoes symbolizing breakthroughs in cultivation sounded amid the crowd.
This is…
It was understandable that a cultivation technique as profound as the one lectured by Zhang Xuan would cause the cultivators to swiftly achieve breakthroughs… but beyond the crowd, a group of wild chickens, flying birds, and many other animals were also swiftly growing stronger, and they were beginning to make breakthroughs as well.
Am I really not dreaming?
Astonished, Yao shi extended her Spiritual Perception to scan the area, and she swiftly saw countless donkeys, horses, geese, chicks… and as if they had all started cultivating as well, their auras swiftly surged along with Zhang Xuan's words.
It isn't just those flying birds, even the domesticated animals are achieving breakthroughs as well!
Shocked beyond words, she was just about to retract her Spiritual Perception when another sight she saw nearly caused her knees to cave in from sheer astonishment.
Hmm? Weren't those metal pipes bent earlier? Why did they suddenly straighten themselves?
The bent metal pipes just a little in front of the execution platform had, at some point in time, become incredibly straight, as if valiant soldiers standing at attention, exuding a heroic aura.
To actually be able to talk a metal pipe into becoming erect…
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Yao shi took another glance at Zhang Xuan, and she felt as if she was going insane.
This had already far exceeded the ability of a normal Impartation of Heaven's Will!