Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 292 Valuing the strength and vigor of the Dao, and comprehending its subtleties.
Sun Yanwan flipped through several volumes of martial arts classics, threw down the books, walked into the courtyard, and looked at the study hall in the distance. Suddenly, she felt a sense of satisfaction with her current life.

He once thought how wonderful it would be to teach at a university with beautiful scenery and delicious food.

Every day you can see vibrant young people, and there aren't many external distractions. If only there were a dormitory at the school, you could walk a few minutes to work every day.

Unfortunately, he lacked the necessary qualifications...

At the time, I wanted to find a job as soon as possible, so I rushed into society after graduation.

For Sun Yanwan, life now is actually more comfortable than it was in the Songyang Sect.

Well, the Songyang Sect is good, but there's a master, a senior uncle, several strict senior uncles, and a bunch of very powerful senior brothers and sisters above you. When Sun Yanwan was in the Songyang Sect, he never felt that he was that great. After all, if you looked up or down, a grandmaster would pass by and turn his head and shake his head. Several grandmasters would ask him, "What is the meaning of this passage of the incantation?" What are your different opinions on this sentence describing the circulation of true qi?
But in the Imperial Academy, he only had one Grandmaster above him, and Shi Bi was not very willing to see him. Often, he would not see him for many days. There were not even many Xiantian masters. Including him, there were only two. The other one was Lu Cao, the Taidian Doctor.

The only thing that made Sun Yanwan feel uncomfortable was that this world was too rigid.

Yes, there are no female students in the Imperial Academy.

Sun Yanwan sometimes speculated that the birds in the tree might all be male, and sometimes when two birds flew by, both of them might be male.

Too much Yang energy!

In less than an hour, the students would finish their classes. Every day, students flocked to his classroom, making it more lively than many other classrooms.

Sun Yanwan also really liked this atmosphere...

It's not the satisfaction of being a teacher and educating people; it's just about showing off in front of everyone!
This could be considered one of the few forms of entertainment he had in this world.

Sun Yanwan stood in front of the Wujing Tower, gazing into the distance, completely unaware that he too had become part of the scenery in the eyes of others.

Dr. Lu Cao, a scholar of the Taidian Academy, was an upright man, but he had a daughter who was famous throughout the land, Lu Chaoxiu, the most talented woman in the world.

At this moment, Lu Chaoxiu and her close friend Duanmu Xianling from the Wutai School, both dressed as scholars, were secretly watching Sun Yanwan from a library.

Seeing her friend deep in thought, with a hint of melancholy on her delicate face, Lu Chaoxiu couldn't help but smile and ask, "Xianling, do you feel it's a pity?"

Duanmu Xianling chuckled and said, "You know that this number one talent of Da Lang predates me by many years, so isn't it a pity?"

Lu Chaoxiu shook her head and said, "Although this person is exceptionally talented, his reputation for being a womanizer has spread throughout the world, and he is not the person I prefer."

"However, I feel sorry for Sister Sima, as she already knew this Scholar Sun."

"Not long ago, the fairy Shi Si from Shao Chan Temple sent the Lingxi Sword to the Sima family, which made Sister Sima feel sad for a long time."

Duanmu Xianling chuckled and said, "It's strange, really."

"Back then, this person was still young and had traveled all over the famous brothels in Luojing. He even abducted a courtesan. But he met this fairy and reformed. Now he has been in Luojing for many days. Besides studying at home, he creates his own martial arts, talks with the students about everything under the sun, and expresses all kinds of wonderful ideas. He has never been to a brothel again."

"If I had the chance, I would love to see what this Fairy Master looks like. Indeed... her beauty is beyond compare?"

Lu Chaoxiu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "We don't know if Fairy Shi's beauty is unparalleled, but that Miss Yang Diao'er is truly unparalleled. Sun Yanwan even killed a prince of Northern Yan for her sake, and snatched her away right in front of Master Yang and Daoist Xuanming." "Nowadays, in the court, there's a growing sentiment that Miss Yang Diao'er is ranked alongside three of the most beautiful women in ancient times."

"Her beauty is so striking that it could be recorded in history books; there have been few women throughout history who could be considered such a femme fatale."

At this moment, the bells signaling the end of get out of class rang out in a chaotic manner, and countless students came in twos and threes, surrounding Sun Yanwan, thus obscuring the two girls from view.

Duanmu Xianling said in a low voice, "Now this person's position is as stable as Mount Tai, and he is destined to be remembered in history. Even if there is any struggle in the court, as long as it is not a rebellion, it will not affect him."

"The evaluation of Chaozhou embroidery back then was truly spot on."

Lu Chaoxiu said quietly, "When I read his poem back then, I made three comments: This poem, whether placed in ancient or modern times, is just average."

"Looking at the world, we stand out from the crowd."

"If it was written when he was eight or nine years old, his talent would be unparalleled in the world, and he would be the most outstanding person in the world."

"I really didn't expect things to turn out like this..."

Sun Yanwan was among a group of students, engaging in lively conversation. She even distributed the uneaten pastries that had been ordered that day, and offered them tea free of charge, saying, "Without pastries and tea to accompany our conversation, wouldn't it be boring?"

This action was secretly rumored among the students to be a gesture of kindness made by Dr. Sun out of pity for some students from poor families.

Today he spoke eloquently and passionately about the differences and similarities in morality between ancient and modern times. Many students had never heard such insightful and incisive remarks before, and some secretly took notes, intending to compile them into a book in the future.

After boasting for a while, Sun Yanwan realized she didn't have much left to say, so she pretended to be profound and urged the students to go and rest.

After watching the students leave, he leisurely returned to the Martial Arts Building.

Today's cultivation was quite unsuccessful. Sun Yanwan pondered for a long time and thought to herself, "The Grandmaster realm is not about honing true qi, but about cultivating the spiritual realm. But I have been cultivating the Demon Summoning Banner for so long, yet I have repeatedly encountered setbacks. Could it be that I have no talent for this extraordinary skill that focuses on cultivating the spirit?"

Sun Yanwan wasn't stubborn. She temporarily put aside the cultivation of the Three Divine Hidden Meridians and switched to cultivating the Twelve Beast Form Hidden Meridians. These twelve hidden meridians mainly cultivate true qi, but they also have some similarities with the twenty-four meridians. They generally have the wonderful effect of increasing strength. Back then, many martial arts masters believed that these twelve hidden meridians should be incorporated into the meridians.

Of the Ten Transformations of Xuanhuang, Sun Yan has already cultivated eight: the Ruyi Golden Needle, the Taiyi Qingling Pill and the Taiyi Qingling Fan count as one transformation, the Xuanbing Treasure Mirror, the Crimson Essence Fire Banner, the Shifting Mountain Pearl, the Ruyi Qiankun Bag, the Taiyi Hunxian Silk, and the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Ray that he just broke through to. If he can also cultivate the Demon Summoning Banner, he will be able to cultivate the Nine Transformations of Xuanhuang.

The Demon-Summoning Banner specializes in spiritual arts, cultivating the Three Divine Hidden Meridians: Mysterious Pass, Inspiration, and Cave God!
Legend has it that back then, the Old Ancestor Feng could subdue a fierce tiger in the forest with just a glance.

Sun Yanwan's martial arts training had always progressed rapidly, but he repeatedly encountered setbacks in cultivating the Demon-Summoning Banner, which frustrated him greatly. This was something he could not do, and Sun Yanwan did not think that he was omnipotent.

After cultivating for a long time, Sun Yanwan opened his eyes. It was already completely dark. He muttered to himself, "I have now mastered all eight extraordinary meridians, twelve main meridians, and twenty-four tendons. Only a dozen or so hidden meridians are not yet fully opened."

"I wonder if I should open all thirty-six hidden meridians first, or comprehend the subtle realm first?"

"What is valued is the strength and vigor of the law, and the profound understanding of the Dao."

(End of this chapter)