31 We Love You, Teacher Hua! (1/2)

The Specialized Nine Regions History Class in the Teng Cloud Hall on the Misty Peak of the Spirit Sword Mountain began right on time.

The teacher, dressed in a dazzling black crystalline gown, passed through the gate on top of a multicolored ray of light and was immediately welcomed by a round of applause and cheer by the students inside the hall.

“Good morning, Ninth Elder!”

“Hello, Teacher Hua!”

“We love you, Teacher Hua!”

The one who came was Hua Yun, the leader of the Carefree Peak, as well as the Ninth Elder of the Heavenly Sword Hall and the sect’s youngest female Elder.

She was called Elder, but her lively and pretty countenance belonged to a sixteen-seventeen years old girl. Her engaging and amiable smile made her seem like the sweet girl next door. Moreover, Hua Yun’s character was frank and vivacious, completely devoid of the indifference and cold aura of an Elder. Thus, amongst the younger disciples, she was the most popular person in the entire Spirit Sword Sect.

This was also one of the reasons why this specialized history class could gather more than twenty students while “Professor” Liu Xian, who taught Specialized Nine Regions Geography Class, only had five or six students in his class.

“Good morning everyone! I will be your teacher for today’s class!” Ninth Elder gave off her radiant smile to all the students on her left and right as she walked to the podium and put down a thick book.

“Everyone, please sit down and be quiet. Any students who have yet to eat their breakfast can sit down at the rear and quietly eat there. Also, any students who have to answer the call of nature can always get up and leave at any time, but please don’t disturb the other students. Okay then… Now, please open your textbook.”

While speaking, Hua Yun flicked her hand, and then, on top of each disciple’s desk appeared a book with a title of Specialized Nine Regions History. Below the title, there were small texts which read Spirit Sword Sect’s book. After the students received their textbook, they opened the specific page and waited for teacher Hua Yun to explain.

“On the previous class, we finished with the introduction of the several talented geniuses who were born ahead of their time and their brilliance. The next chapter is the Age of Chaos. The entire content of this Age of Chaos chapter is quite depressing. A lot of the popular heroic characters that we studied before would meet their ends in this chapter. For example, the Patriarch of Penglai, Daoist Master Miao Xi… I am not comfortable in talking about these, it’s too heartbreaking. So, let’s speed things up a little bit. Let’s skip the details on ‘how’ and just say that they all died. But don’t worry, in the next chapter, I am going to tell everyone about the recovery and rebirth, and introduce some new heroes, including our Spirit Sword Sect’s Patriarch!”

After she spoke, the class burst into applause.

“Great!”

“Hooray!”

“Teacher Hua, we love you!”

Hua Yun returned their appreciation with her smile. “I love you all too! I never thought that a boring history lesson would be attended by so many people, I am really happy and touched… However, our time is limited, so please be quiet, I am going to continue the lesson.”

The Teng Cloud Hall immediately fell into silence. The only remaining sound was the sweet voice of Hua Yun who lingered in everyone’s ears.

“Up until now, there hasn’t been a clear-cut analysis of the so-called Age of Chaos. Nobody could really tell what the reasons were or how did it happen… Interested students could thumb through the related materials inside our sect’s library. However, today, that is not the focus here. In short, because of various reasons, more than six thousands years ago, the spiritual energy on the Nine Regions continent suddenly undergone a massive change. How drastic was the change? It’s probably similar if a large meteor falls down from the sky… What was even more deadly was that, when a cultivator reached a certain stage, their connection with the surrounding spiritual energy is completely lost. If the change is only temporary, people can adapt or resist via various methods and means. But the extreme change in the Age of Chaos continued to last for a full two hundred years. Two hundred years later, the surrounding spiritual energy had been completely dried up; the environment had changed beyond recognition…”

When she spoke to this part, a trace of sadness appeared on Hua Yun’s face.

“In the face of this massive change, Immortal Cultivators with big magical powers became extremely vulnerable. Those brilliant heroes that we talked about in our previous lesson were one of the first victims. Their cultivation speed was the fastest among their peers, their cultivation methods were all top notch, and their connection with the surrounding spiritual energy was very strong. In short, they have limitless potential. However, that was before the Age of Chaos. At the start of the Age of Chaos, all of their advantages have become their burden. Once the massive change in the environment occurred, they were the first casualties. Then… Everyone can see in the textbook that your favorite, Han Zishuang, fell into misfortune in the first year of the Age of Chaos. At that time, she had just entered the Unity Stage; she had a boundless future. People in those days even regarded her as a True Immortal.”

Hua Yun looked up and found out that the face of the disciples in the hall were all gloomy and bleak. She sighed and said, “Okay, this part of the chapter is too depressing to continue. So, I am just going to skip this part...”

The time in the class passed quickly. Before long, Hua Yun had arrived at the last part of the lecture.

“...Thus, the drying up of the surrounding spiritual energy at the end of the Age of Chaos directly caused the Daoist Master Chi Yin, whose might once shocked the entire Immortal Cultivation World for a thousand years, ended his glorious life in despair and suffering because of qi deviation. After knowing what happened to Daoist Master Chi Yin, no matter how they tried to deceive themselves, the other Immortal Cultivators had to admit that after the change in the surrounding spiritual energy, they could no longer train most of the illustrious cultivation methods. If they forced to practice it, they would end up suffering from qi deviation, and even a True Immortal could not save them. Since even Daoist Master Chi Yin was not an exception, the other Immortal Cultivators no longer dared to practice those illustrious cultivation methods. Thus, hundreds of years after that, there were no more phenomenon of large scale qi deviation amongst the Immortal Cultivators. However, at the same time, almost all of the top notch cultivation methods were lost. Of course, it’s a shame that they were lost, but it’s much better compared to the alternative—die because of qi deviation… Okay, that is the end of the chapter.”

At this point, the classroom burst into applause to mark the end of a wonderful history lesson.