Chapter 1734 - Fire Spiritual Pill
Many mentors and students nodded in agreement with Liu Wuxie. After all, Liu Wuxie hadn't forced any of them from the very beginning.
As for Xiang Rulong and his group, they had only fallen into Liu Wuxie's trap because they failed to endure his provocation.
"You lot, come with me immediately!" Jiang Hongran said, looking at Xiang Rulong's group. He called them back to class and dismissed the incident as nothing more than a farce.
"Hold on!" Liu Wuxie said, interrupting Jiang Hongran.
Even if Jiang Hongran were at the pinnacle of the Profound Immortal Realm, Liu Wuxie had no reason to fear him. Xiang Rulong and the others found themselves caught in the middle, unsure which side to support.
In terms of personal sentiment, they naturally wanted to leave with Jiang Hongran. But in terms of principle, they were now Liu Wuxie's students. This meant none of them could leave without Liu Wuxie's permission.
If they left without receiving their mentor's permission, they would violate student ethics. That would become a stain that followed them for the rest of their lives. Once they carried such a stain, no other mentor would accept them.
"Liu Wuxie, you dare stop me from taking them away?" Jiang Hongran roared, his face filled with murderous intent directed at Liu Wuxie.
As the pressure of a Profound Immortal descended, Ye Linghan stepped forward. A surge of icy energy erupted from her body, forming a frigid storm that swiftly neutralized Jiang Hongran's aura.
Liu Wuxie stood at the heart of the storm without moving an inch, and this alone instantly changed many mentors' expressions. Whether in temperament, composure, or strategy, Liu Wuxie could already be considered first-rate. The only point they could criticize was his low cultivation.
"I just simply don't wish to see their cultivation delayed by mediocre mentors," Liu Wuxie said, shaking his head. Xiang Rulong and the other students in his group possessed decent talent, and if he nurtured them well, they could become considerable help.
If Liu Wuxie wanted to raise a campaign across the celestial realm in the future, he would need people who belonged to him. Xiang Rulong and the others happened to fit the criteria perfectly.
Those who taught were teachers, and if Liu Wuxie could guide them in cultivation, he could establish a teacher-student relationship with them.
"You dare call me mediocre?!" Jiang Hongran roared. He might not be a second-grade mentor, but he ranked among the best third-grade mentors. He had taught countless students over the years, and no one had ever dared to call him mediocre.
Though many of his students had surpassed him in cultivation, they still addressed him respectfully as Mentor whenever they met him.
"Based on these students' cultivation, they should've reached the True Immortal Realm by now. If I'm not mistaken, you've only been teaching them how to comprehend heaven and earth, am I right?" Liu Wuxie asked. Jiang Hongran had angered him by trying to attack earlier, so Liu Wuxie's tone now carried a hint of disdain.
With Ghost Pupil, Liu Wuxie had already examined Xiang Rulong's and the others' cultivation, noticing that they should have reached the True Immortal Realm long ago. Yet Jiang Hongran had failed to realize this and merely taught them how to comprehend heaven and earth. Those things weren't entirely useless, but they depended on timing.
If someone encountered a bottleneck because their comprehension of heaven and earth was insufficient, they naturally had to deepen their understanding to perfect their heavenly dao. But Xiang Rulong and the other fourteen had extremely refined cultivation. Jiang Hongran couldn't find a way to help them break through, so if that didn't make him mediocre, what did?
Xiang Rulong's expression finally changed when he heard Liu Wuxie's words. He had been stuck in the High Immortal Realm for a long time and had failed to break through. During this period, he had consulted Mentor Jiang Hongran repeatedly, seeking a method to break through.
However, Jiang Hongran had only told them to spend more time comprehending heaven and earth, saying that their breakthrough would come naturally with time.
However, comprehension of heaven and earth could be disregarded before reaching the Immortal King Realm, as long as one had enough resources. As long as the foundation remained stable, one could continue breaking through without restriction.
Xiang Rulong himself was an elite among prodigies, excellent in both temperament and foundation. There was no issue of an unstable foundation.
"Bullshit! I told him to comprehend heaven and earth so that he could better understand the profundity of heaven and earth. As long as he understands it, his breakthrough will come naturally in due time," Jiang Hongran said, his murderous intent growing stronger as Liu Wuxie openly challenged his teaching philosophy.
To mentors, once others questioned their teaching philosophy, controlling their students would become difficult.
"The profundity of heaven and earth? Since that's the case, tell me, what are the profundities of heaven and earth?" Liu Wuxie asked with a sneer.
His question instantly stumped Jiang Hongran. Even the surrounding mentors began discussing among themselves, trying to figure out the profundities of heaven and earth. If even the mentor couldn't answer it, wouldn't asking the students to comprehend it become a resounding slap to the face?
"The profundity of heaven and earth is the rising sun and setting moon, the changes of the four seasons..." Jiang Hongran began to explain.
Many mentors and students nodded as they listened to Jiang Hongran. After his lengthy speech, he managed to win over many people in the crowd. Their gazes instantly turned hostile when they looked at Liu Wuxie, feeling that he was openly challenging the Azure Flame Dao Hall's authority.
All the mentors present knew each other and had built a tacit rapport over the years.
Since Liu Wuxie was targeting Jiang Hongran, the other mentors naturally developed hostility toward him as a newcomer. Since ancient times, newcomers would face some level of rejection in any organization.
"That's not the profundities of heaven and earth. That's the Dao of nature. There are countless laws in heaven and earth, and each has its own order," Liu Wuxie retorted with disdain. If Jiang Hongran's explanation were valid, then wouldn't eating, drinking, and using the toilet also count as the profundity of heaven and earth?
The surroundings fell silent, and everyone began pondering over his words. What he said did make sense, especially the phrase that everything in the world had its own order.
If one couldn't shatter the heavenly dao, one could only follow it. As for the profundity of heaven and earth, even Liu Wuxie couldn't fully explain it. Thus, it was simply a joke for a mere profound immortal like Jiang Hongran to claim he could explain the profundity of heaven and earth.
Liu Wuxie's explanation left Jiang Hongran speechless, and he didn't know how to refute him. What he had described earlier was merely the natural order of the world and had nothing to do with the profundity of heaven and earth.
"Bullshit! No matter what, I'm taking Xiang Rulong and the others away today. If you continue to stop me, don't blame me for what happens next!" Jiang Hongran said. After realizing that he couldn't gain the upper hand no matter how he argued, he no longer wanted to debate with Liu Wuxie.
The atmosphere instantly grew tense. Several of Jiang Hongran's assistant mentors had appeared. They all possessed high cultivation at the Spirit Immortal Realm. Even if they took Xiang Rulong's group away by force, Liu Wuxie and Ye Linghan couldn't stop them by themselves, not to mention that many surrounding mentors were standing on Jiang Hongran's side.
When Liu Wuxie looked at Xiang Rulong, he noticed the hint of doubt in his eyes. Clearly, Liu Wuxie's earlier words had greatly impacted him.
"Xiang Rulong, did you hear that? Come with us." The assistant mentors began urging Xiang Rulong's group. They would take responsibility for anything that happened, and it was merely an agreement they could invalidate with a single word.
"Like what I said earlier, I won't force anyone to stay. You can leave freely if you want. But I can tell you that if you continue to follow your previous cultivation method, it will only harm you. Now, you can make the decision," Liu Wuxie said earnestly.
He valued Xiang Rulong and the others' potential, but what would be the point of keeping them if their hearts weren't with him? Unlike Zhang Hua and Wang Zhuang, they had no interest in spiritual arrays. Those two ultimately chose to stay after being convinced by Liu Wuxie's skill with spiritual arrays.
However, Xiang Rulong and his group were different. They had only stepped forward after being provoked by Liu Wuxie's words.
"Bullshit! A mere heavenly immortal like you dares to speak in such an arrogant tone? What a joke!" Jiang Hongran laughed furiously. If Liu Wuxie had been a profound immortal, he might have considered his words. Unfortunately, Liu Wuxie was only a heavenly immortal.
In the celestial realm, the Heavenly Immortal Realm stood at the bottom of the food chain. Liu Wuxie had only become an assistant mentor because of his skill in spiritual arrays. When it came to martial cultivation, he had no right to speak.
Liu Wuxie couldn't even be bothered to refute Jiang Hongran and continued looking at Xiang Rulong.
"You said earlier that I should've reached the True Immortal Realm long ago. What basis do you have for that?" Xiang Rulong asked, raising his head to look at Liu Wuxie.
"I can help you make your breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm in ten breaths," Liu Wuxie said. He couldn't be bothered to explain too much, and he knew he had to show some ability if he wanted Xiang Rulong and the other fourteen to stay.
Upon hearing Liu Wuxie's claim, an uproar swept through the crowd. Everyone looked at Liu Wuxie as if they were staring at a monster.
Liu Wuxie had only applied to become an assistant mentor in spiritual arrays. They began wondering whether he also possessed high talent in martial cultivation.
"What a joke! If you can help Xiang Rulong reach the True Immortal Realm in ten breaths, I'll let the earlier matter slide and leave this place," Jiang Hongran said, amused by Liu Wuxie's words. He had never seen someone so arrogant in his life.
The surrounding students naturally looked doubtful, convinced that Liu Wuxie was only trying to attract attention. After all, even Jiang Hongran hadn't been able to help Xiang Rulong reach the True Immortal Realm after several months.
"How about this?" Liu Wuxie said. "If I can help him break through to the True Immortal Realm within ten breaths, you give me one hundred thousand immortal stones. If I fail, I'll give you one hundred thousand instead. What do you say?"
He remained stuck at the ninth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm, and even thirty thousand immortal stones would not sustain his cultivation for long. The desolate world was growing rapidly, and the number of immortal stones he required had already reached a terrifying level.
One hundred thousand immortal stones wasn't a small sum, and even a profound immortal would feel pain taking out that amount. For most heavenly immortals, having a few hundred immortal stones on them was already heaven-defying.
When Gan Xingzhou and the others had descended to the mortal realm, Liu Wuxie had only found a few hundred immortal stones on them, amounting to only a few thousand when added together. He had only obtained thirty thousand immortal stones after plundering the entire Azure Bamboo Gang.
"I don't have that many immortal stones on me. If you help Xiang Rulong reach the True Immortal Realm in ten breaths, you can have this Fire Spiritual Pill I obtained. The value is roughly the same. If you fail, I don't need your immortal stones, and you only have to get lost from the Azure Flame Dao Hall," Jiang Hongran said, taking out a porcelain bottle and pouring a ball of flame on his palm.
The Fire Spiritual Pill was a third-grade immortal pill, barely worth one hundred thousand immortal stones.
Liu Wuxie's eyes immediately lit up at the sight of the pill. If he could obtain the Fire Spiritual Pill, he would be able to reach the High Immortal Realm.
