I flew on a sword at the magic academy

Chapter 1 Preface

"The lineage of our Chinese civilization can be traced back to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, but it was not yet systematic at that time. It was not until Zhang Daoling founded Taoism at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and revered Laozi as the founder of Taoism that our Chinese Xuanmen (Taoist school) had a standardized framework..."

The Immortal Alliance of Mount Shu, the Cliff of the Bright Path.

This is a sheer cliff, composed of a dozen or so low stone cliffs that are not connected to each other, with a distance of five or six meters between each other.

As the morning sun rises, golden light shines on the rocky cliffs, making them glow brilliantly.

Every day, all the disciples of Shushan need to come here to listen to the teachings and recite the scriptures.

In the center of a dozen or so stone cliffs stands a platform shaped like a lotus flower, suspended in mid-air. On it sits an old man with white hair, his expression serene, recounting the origins of the Xuanmen lineage.

His voice was calm and devoid of emotion, yet he spoke very carefully, and all the disciples listened attentively.

Only one person was not paying attention and even dozed off in front of everyone.

She wore a purple patterned Taoist robe and looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had her hair tied in a high ponytail, with two strands of dragon whiskers hanging down in front of her forehead, adding to her liveliness and charm. Her eyebrows were as dark as distant mountains without being painted, and her lips were as red as cinnabar without being touched up.

She is Shi Daohan, the sole successor of the Shushan Sect Leader. She has only been a disciple for three years, yet she has already achieved considerable skill in the fields of mountains, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination, even surpassing some of the elders.

"Huff... huff..."

Hearing the faint drowsy sound, the old man on the lotus platform frowned and flicked a pebble-sized dot of light onto Shi Daohan's forehead.

"Hey! Which brat is behind this?!"

Shi Daohan jumped up, covered his forehead, and shouted.

"It's me, you brat. I wonder what advice Senior Han has for me?" the old man on the lotus platform said with a dark face.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Shi Daohan immediately wilted, bowed, and said with a forced smile, "Elder Cangyun, please don't flatter this disciple. How can I accept being called 'senior' like that?"

"Stop joking around with me! I'm explaining the origins of the Xuanmen here, and you're dozing off down there. Are you deliberately trying to go against me?" Elder Cangyun said irritably.

"Elder, I'm innocent!" Shi Daohan cried, on the verge of tears. "I spent the whole night drawing talismans in the Taiji Hall last night, and I haven't closed my eyes yet. I was just so sleepy just now. I absolutely did not mean any disrespect to the elder."

"And another thing..." Shi Daohan pouted and muttered softly, "I already know the origin history of our Xuanmen lineage by heart, so it doesn't really matter whether I listen or not."

"Well done, you can recite it backwards! Well then, I'll test you with three questions today. If you can answer them all correctly, your two demerits for disrespecting elders and being distracted during morning class will not be deducted."

If you cannot answer even one question, or answer incorrectly, not only will you be punished for both offenses, but I will also punish you by making you face the wall at the Cliff of Repentance for half a month.

Elder Cangyun looked down at Shi Daohan from his high vantage point.

"No problem, Elder Cangyun, please ask whatever you like."

Shi Daohan waved his hand confidently, sat back down, propped his cheek with one hand, and waited for Elder Cangyun to ask his question.

Elder Cangyun asked, "May I ask you, in what period was the Shangqing Sect founded, and who was its founder?"

Shi Daohan replied, "The Shangqing School was founded in the Jin Dynasty. Its founder was Wei Huacun, whom all disciples of the Xuanmen School respectfully call Lady Wei."

"The Quanzhen School is divided into the Southern School and the Northern School. Who were their respective founders?"

"The Northern School of the Quanzhen School, which was originally the Quanzhen Sect, was founded by Wang Chongyang, a master of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Later, Zhang Boduan, a man from Ziyang Mountain, founded the Southern School on the original foundation."

"What are the differences between the Northern and Southern schools?"

"The Northern School advocates prioritizing nature over destiny, while the Southern School advocates prioritizing destiny over nature."

Shi Daohan answered all three questions fluently, and all of them were answered without any thought, just blurting them out.

Elder Cangyun was astonished. He knew that Shi Daohan's talent far surpassed that of ordinary people, so he deliberately chose a few relatively obscure questions, but he did not expect that she would still be able to answer them.

Shi Daohan raised an eyebrow and said with a grin, "Elder Cangyun, I have answered all three questions. I wonder if there were any mistakes in my answers?"

"Ahem." Elder Cangyun coughed twice and said, "No, you answered them all correctly."

"In that case, I don't need to attend this morning's class, right? Can I go home and go to sleep early?"

Shi Daohan got up to leave.

Elder Cangyun did not stop him, but after Shi Daohan walked away, he seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Wait!"

Shi Daohan turned around upon hearing the sound, looking at Elder Cangyun with a suspicious expression.

"Some time ago, the Horagaka Magic Academy in the West contacted us, saying that they wanted to send a student to our Shu Mountain for further study, and we could also send a disciple to them to study, which is what is known as an exchange student."

"Among all the disciples of Shushan, you have the broadest knowledge and the best aptitude. Therefore, the sect leader asked me to tell you to pack your things in the next few days and prepare to go to Horagaka Academy for further studies," Elder Cangyun said.

These words immediately caused an uproar on Mingdao Cliff, with cultivators from all factions casting envious glances.

"I've long heard that besides the Xuanmen sect in China, there are many other places in the world that possess extraordinary beings similar to cultivators."

For example, alchemists and magicians from the West; Shintoists from Japan; and spiritual mediums from Southeast Asia… It's a pity I've never had the chance to meet them, otherwise I would definitely have a good contest with them.

"What alchemical mediums? They're all trash in front of us sword cultivators," said a disciple from the sword cultivation academy.

The disciples of the Medicine Cultivation Department were not to be outdone, saying, "I think we Medicine Cultivators can also give them a shot."

The disciples of the Body Cultivation Department showed off their bronze-like muscles and said, "Body Cultivation is the true path. I can teach them a lesson with just one punch."

"Simple-minded, muscle-bound warriors shouldn't even bother with this," a disciple from the Music Cultivation Department said with a sneer.

"Who are you calling simple-minded? Dare to give it a shot!"

"Come on then, are you afraid of me?"

The students from different departments and colleges have always been competitive and always ready to fight whenever they meet. Just like now, they started fighting while they were talking.

The scene immediately descended into chaos, but Elder Cangyun ignored them and instead looked at Shi Daohan, saying:

"This is a rare opportunity for in-depth exchanges between Eastern and Western esoteric schools, and also an opportunity for you to broaden your experience."

Shi Daohan pointed at himself with a look of astonishment and said, "You want me to represent Mount Shu to study at that Hoka Magic Academy? Elder, are you kidding me?"

Elder Cangyun: "What, you're unwilling?"

"No, no, no." Shi Daohan quickly waved his hand and explained, "I am indeed very interested in Western magic, but the problem is, I don't speak any foreign languages. If I go there, I'll be like a mute and won't be able to communicate with anyone at all."

Elder Cangyun stroked his beard and smiled mysteriously, saying, "You don't need to worry about that. I have a quick method here called [Divine Language Mastery], which can make you proficient in various languages ​​in a short time."

"Proficient in multiple languages? Really? Does our Shushan have such a method?" Shi Daohan exclaimed in surprise.

Elder Cangyun said, "As one of the ten great sects of China, if we don't even have such petty tricks, then we shouldn't be here on this land."

With the development of the times, the Shushan Immortal Alliance, one of the ten great mystical sects of China, naturally understood the importance of communication with the outside world.

Therefore, every year there are academic discussions and exchanges with practitioners from abroad, and this Divine Language Communication was created to facilitate communication with international friends.

After saying that, Elder Cangyun extended a finger and touched Shi Daohan's forehead, engraving a scripture in her mind.

This passage is not long, only a little over a hundred words, and it is not particularly obscure or difficult to understand.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shi Daohan had completely understood the scripture, and his first words were, "How are you?"

Elder Cangyun casually replied, "I'm fine, thank you."

Shi Daohan then tried speaking Japanese, a language she had never learned before, and discovered that she could actually speak it fluently.

"Ahem." Elder Cangyun coughed twice and said, "Actually, you don't need to deliberately speak foreign languages, because as long as you learn the Divine Language, whatever you say will be automatically translated into their language in the other person's mind."

"So that means even if I speak Chinese, those foreigners can still understand me?" Shi Daohan's eyes widened.

"That's right." Elder Cangyun nodded.

"Barrier-free communication? That's amazing!" Shi Daohan was greatly shocked. He never expected that the seniors of Shu Mountain could even develop such a monstrous method.

"Bang!"

Just then, a female disciple from the Music Cultivation Department crashed to the ground with a "bang" from high above, landing right in front of Shi Daohan and Elder Cangyun, raising a cloud of dust.

"Greetings, Elder Cangyun, and Senior Sister Daohan."

The female disciple from the Music Cultivation Department stood up, bowed, and then angrily shouted at the distant sky, "You son of a bitch! Do you think I'm a pushover? I'll smash you brainless barbarians to death!"

After saying that, she grabbed the guqin and soared into the sky, swinging the phoenix-tail guqin made of ice jade at the face of a body cultivation disciple. Her fierceness left everyone dumbfounded.

However, Shi Daohan and Elder Cangyun did not react much, as if they had long been used to it.

Because this is one of the special "scenery" of their Shushan Immortal Alliance.

"Alright, the language problem has been solved for you. Now you can go to Horagaka Magic Academy to study, right?" Elder Cangyun looked at Shi Daohan.

Shi Daohan made an OK sign and said, "If we can communicate without any problems, then there's no problem. I can't wait to see how their so-called Western magic differs from our Eastern immortal arts."

"A lineage that can continue for thousands of years must have something extraordinary about it. You should approach it with a learning attitude and try to understand it. Do not be arrogant or conceited."

After a pause, Elder Cangyun continued, "Don't think that you'll be free to do whatever you want once you're outside. You'll still lose credits if you make mistakes. If you don't meet the credit requirements at the end of the three-year term, you'll have to study abroad for another three years."

However, if everything goes smoothly, you can return to Mount Shu to serve as an elder after the three-year term ends.

Upon hearing this, Shi Daohan's heart stirred. After the three-year term, he could come back directly to become an elder.

"Such a good thing? I've really hit the jackpot!"

Shi Daohan could already picture herself as an elder, surrounded by a group of handsome young men washing her feet, and she couldn't help but chuckle.

Elder Cangyun glanced at her sideways and said, "Don't be too happy yet. As far as I know, the management of Horagaka Academy is very strict. After you get there, you'd better restrain your temper and avoid causing trouble for me."

Shi Daohan wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and said confidently, "Elder Cangyun, just have someone build my dojo properly, and I'll be back soon."

"Alright, then Cangyun will pay his respects here to our future Elder Daohan!"

(End of this chapter)