When Shen Qingmang arrived at the classroom early the next morning, she found that all the students were seated in the classroom and she was the last one.
"Did I oversleep?" She glanced at the water clock next to the podium. It showed three quarters past seven, which was seven forty-five, and there was still a quarter of an hour before class.
"Good morning, teacher! Shall we start learning the exercises today?" a child asked excitedly.
"Yes. Oh, so you can't wait." Shen Qingmang smiled and said, "Then I will start the class early. Do you mind?"
"No problem!" the children were in high spirits.
"We're going to be discussing internal gong this morning and techniques this afternoon. Regarding internal gong, does anyone know what the Wuya Sect's internal gong technique is called?"
As soon as Shen Qingmang finished speaking, Lin Wei said, "Hongmeng Lingchu Sutra."
She never hesitates to praise children who perform well: "Very good, it seems that Lin Wei has put in some effort in advance."
"Teacher, Senior Brother Lin was in the library last night and didn't come back to sleep." said the disciple next to Lin Wei.
Shen Qingmang raised his eyebrows slightly. "That won't do. You're still growing and can't stay up late. You can go to the library anytime. There's no need to rush."
Lin Wei smiled shyly. "Sorry, Master. Yesterday was the first day the library opened to us outsiders. I was so happy that I wanted to read more, and I accidentally read until this morning."
After hearing his words, Shen Qingmang recalled the excitement she felt when she first walked into the school library when she first entered college. She had never seen so many books before, so for a period of time, she spent the whole day in the library except for classes, and would not return to the dormitory until the library closed every night.
Hmm... I should discuss this with Senior Brother and set a closing time for the library.
"In the future, pay attention to the balance between work and rest. Okay, back to the point. The other three sects of the Taichu Sect have different internal cultivation methods for disciples with different spiritual roots, but our Wuya Sect only has one method, the Hongmeng Lingchu Sutra. It was created by the Taichu Sect's ancestor, the Immortal Lord Taiyi. This method is easy to get started with and can be practiced by anyone with any spiritual root, but it is extremely difficult to achieve full mastery."
Shen Qingmang paused, and seeing the children were very focused, he continued, "There are nine realms in the Hongmeng Lingchu Sutra: Hongmeng Creation, Heaven and Earth Opening, Yin and Yang Separation, Mountains Rising, Water Falling, Deep Pools Gathering, Spiritual Wisdom Awakening, Seven Emotions Infected, and Dao Heart Settled. The first three realms are the Main Path, the middle three realms are the Kun Path, and the last three realms are the Human Path. First follow the laws of Heaven and Earth, then become a human being. Many cultivators remain at the Main Path throughout their lives."
"Teacher, what level have you reached in your cultivation?"
"As a teacher, I have reached the first level of humanity, and my spiritual wisdom has been awakened."
The children exclaimed in admiration. Shen Qingmang blushed slightly. After all, this wasn't her achievement, but Qiongju's. Qiongju, a genius cultivator, had reached the Qian Dao in fifty years, the Kun Dao in another fifty, and then remained at the First Level of the Human Dao for two hundred years. Despite making no progress, he was still the strongest person in Wuya Peak.
"The level of your internal skills and cultivation do not increase synchronously. Some people have strong skills but low cultivation, while others have weak skills but high cultivation. Generally speaking, lifespan is only linked to cultivation, and has nothing to do with the level of your skills. However, the Hongmeng Lingchu Sutra is different. It can also help cultivators prolong their lives."
"Oh! I understand. No wonder our Wuya Sect is called the 'Turtle Sect'. It turns out it's because of this!" Ah Niu suddenly realized.
Hao Xin slammed the table and stood up. "Who are you calling a bastard? You think the insults we hear from outside are a joke? And you, what are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
"Axin, sit down." Shen Qingmang walked forward and held his shoulders. "Don't be so impulsive."
Ah Niu's lips trembled with fear. "Teacher, I was wrong. I just said it because I thought it was funny. I didn't think of anything else. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"
The other disciples were discussing the matter, and Lin Wei stood up to smooth things over: "Senior Brother Hao Xin is eager to protect the honor of the sect, which is worth learning from. But Ah Niu's mistake was also unintentional. Why not..."
"Master!" Hao Xin looked up at her with an indignant expression. "Look at these outer disciples. What's the point of being nice to them? They don't consider themselves members of the Wuya Sect, and they'll even join outsiders in mocking us."
The discussion in the classroom suddenly became much quieter, and Aniu's sobbing became particularly obvious.
Shen Qingmang took a deep breath and stared into Hao Xin's eyes. "Xin, you're being harsh. Niu apologized, so you should apologize too."
"Why? I won't! Master is biased! He always sides with the outer disciples! You give them lectures, I don't want to listen!" After saying that, Hao Xin pushed open the desk and ran out of the classroom.
Shen Qingmang didn't stop him. He rubbed his temples and said to Gu Suihan, "Suihan, take care of the study room. I'll go find him."
"Okay." Gu Sui Han nodded in agreement.
Shen Qingmang was about to walk out the door when he turned back. "Self-study means you guys read a book first. Any book will do. Ah Rong, come with me."
She wasn't sure where Hao Xin would go, and the person who knew her disciple best was probably Si Rong.
"Okay!" Si Rong immediately followed. "I guess he's gone home. Master, let's go look for him at home."
"Um."
After a moment, the master and disciple looked at the empty courtyard with awkward expressions.
"Ah...Axin usually doesn't run around." Si Rong ran into Hao Xin's yard and shouted around, but no one answered. He returned to his own yard, but still got nothing.
"Well... let Tutu find it then." Si Rong said, holding a hairband in front of her rabbit. "Tutu, smell it, do you know where he went?"
Sure enough, the rabbit sniffed and then jumped out.
Shen Qingmang was stunned. "Do you have a rabbit or a dog? And why do you have Hao Xin's headband?"
Could it be that the two disciples have already taught each other privately? They are still children!
"I just took it from his room." Si Rong looked a little puzzled. "The Pushuo rabbit is very good at hiding and also very good at tracking. Didn't Master raise one when he was a child?"
Shen Qingmang, a non-indigenous person, decided to change the subject. "Hurry up and catch up with it. It's running so fast."
"Uh-huh!"
The two men followed the rabbit up the mountain, and soon they heard the sound of fighting.
Shen Qingmang had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Who is fighting?" Si Rong looked around.
Shen Qingmang quickly walked around the bushes in front of him and came to an open area, where he saw Hao Xin and Huai Ning fighting fiercely. Huai Ning was holding a bamboo sword, while Hao Xin was holding only a branch.
"How dare you bully my junior brother!" Si Rong shouted angrily, "Axin, catch it!"
She threw a jade sword from her sleeve. Hao Xin jumped up, caught the jade sword, turned around and stabbed it. Huaining hurriedly resisted.
Shen Qingmang stood still, his heart in a turmoil.
The plot of the original novel is actually repeated... Can she really change all this?
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