"Why are you speechless now? Are you so easily defeated, so many so-called learned scholars?"

"What a bunch of useless trash!"

Gu Xuan glanced coldly at the group of Confucian scholars who were trembling with anger, their faces flushed, yet speechless. A slight upturn of his lips revealed an undisguised contempt.

His arrogant and condescending demeanor.

It was as if these Confucian scholars, who were usually highly respected, were nothing more than insignificant ants in his eyes.

And at that very moment.

A figure suddenly appeared at the doorway like a ghost.

This person is none other than Xu Yanbo!

His brows furrowed, his face contorted with anger as he stared directly at Gu Xuan, who stood at the doorway, and he said in a deep voice, "How dare you cause trouble and disrupt my Yuelu Academy!"

"Do you really think that my Yuelu Academy is a place where anyone can bully you, and that no one can control you?!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan looked in the direction of the voice...

The leader, dressed in fine clothes, stared at them with a gloomy expression.

At that moment, when Qi Jingchun saw Xu Yanbo's figure, his eyes blazed with fury, as if he wanted to burn the person in front of him to ashes.

He clenched his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "Xu Yanbo!!"

"Oh ho, who do we have here?"

Xu Yanbo's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer.

His icy gaze swept lightly over the furious Qi Jingchun, and then he said slowly, "So it's you, you petty thief! I didn't expect you to have the nerve to show your face at our Yuelu Academy?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Jingchun's anger erupted like a volcano.

His eyes widened, and he pointed at Xu Yanbo, roaring, "Bullshit! You're the one who framed me!"

"Framed? Hahahaha..."

Xu Yanbo laughed as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Many people witnessed the trespassing in the Confucian Academy. How could their testimonies be false?"

"Why would I, the Second Elder of Yuelu Academy, need to frame a mere insignificant student like you?"

"That's utter nonsense!"

At that moment, several Confucian scholars and doctors nearby also chimed in.

They all angrily accused Qi Jingchun, shouting, "The Second Elder is absolutely right! We all witnessed it with our own eyes, Qi Jingchun, stop making excuses here!"

Faced with this group of guys who suddenly jumped out to speak up for them.

Qi Jingchun was so angry that her face turned pale and her whole body trembled.

He pointed at those people and angrily cursed, "You bunch of Xu Yanbo's lackeys! You are utterly shameless!"

Despite his resentment and bitterness, he had no way to defend himself with witnesses to his case.

Clearly, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to him!

......

Just then, Gu Xuan's broad and powerful hand landed steadily on Qi Jingchun's slightly thin shoulder. His tone was unhurried yet carried an unquestionable authority.

"My disciple, today I'm going to teach you a lesson."

"In this world, when you possess absolute power, there's no need to waste your breath on those lowly scum!"

"Might makes right!"

"If the other party still doesn't submit? Then beat them until they are completely submissive!"

At this point, Gu Xuan's deep, abyss-like eyes suddenly turned and stared directly at Xu Yanbo, who was standing at the head of the crowd.

"You must be Xu Yanbo, right? To covet my disciple's unparalleled Confucian and Taoist sacred body, you dared to openly kidnap her and attempt to use despicable secret methods to seize her Confucian and Taoist foundation!"

"For this one crime alone, you will not live today!"

Gu Xuan's voice was not loud.

But to everyone else, it sounded like a thunderclap, making their eardrums buzz.

"Although I am a cultivator, today I will use the Confucian and Taoist arts that you scholars have always been so proud of to take your life!"

After he finished speaking, a shocking scene unfolded.

Gu Xuan's Confucian and Taoist cultivation.

In that instant, it was like a powder keg that had been ignited, bursting open with a roar!

Its momentum is rising steadily.

The speed was astonishing, like riding a rocket that was rapidly ascending straight into the sky!

The next second, everyone witnessed an unbelievable scene.

The faint childlike talent that Gu Xuan possessed was rapidly increasing and changing at an astonishing speed.

First, the talent of a child, as delicate as silk, gradually coalesced into the sharp, needle-like talent of a scholar; then, this talent of a scholar quickly condensed into the thick, finger-like talent of a candidate for the imperial examination.

Then, the talent of the Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examination) expanded again, transforming into the talent of the Jinshi (another successful candidate in the highest-level imperial examination) who was the size of a fist.

The talent of the Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations) did not stop growing; it continued to expand, and in the blink of an eye, it formed the immense talent of the Hanlin Academy, as large as a water vat.

After that, the talent of the Hanlin scholars underwent a qualitative leap, transforming into a vast and boundless talent like a cloud.

When a scholar's talent accumulates to its peak, it transforms into the brilliant talent of a great Confucian scholar, as clear as the moon.

However, this is not the end of the story.

Just as everyone was stunned by the sight before them, the talent behind Gu Xuan suddenly erupted, shining brightly.

In that brief instant.

All the talent gathered together and instantly transformed into a golden sun, so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it!

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