I flew on a sword at the magic academy

Back at Jingyue Lake, upon hearing that Shi Daohan had been punished by the academy, Kalman was so angry he almost swore.

"Those people were the ones who bullied Fiona first, what did you do wrong, Master? Why are those high-ranking figures punishing you?" Kalman was indignant on behalf of Shi Daohan, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He was about to go and argue with Dean Donaldson.

Shi Daohan flipped her hand and used her spiritual power to pull him back, saying, "It's just a semester's worth of cleaning duties, what's the big deal? Don't make trouble for me."

"But that's so unfair to you, Master!" Kalman was still somewhat indignant and said, "How about I find some people to teach those students a lesson and vent your anger for you, Master?"

Shi Daohan flicked his finger on the forehead and said, "We are cultivators, don't act like gangsters, okay?"

After saying that, she secretly transmitted her voice to Kalman and said, "Fiona is now one of my disciples, just like you. As her senior brother, you should take good care of her in the future. If there is anything you don't understand about cultivation, you can discuss it with each other. If you can't reach a conclusion, then come and ask me."

Shi Daohan had said before that Fiona was wary of everyone, and that if he wanted to take her as his apprentice, he had to proceed slowly and patiently.

She first taught Fiona some basic talismans to build a relationship with her, and then guided her little by little.

And so, things have naturally progressed, and he has naturally taken the initiative to call me Master.

After giving a few more brief instructions, Shi Daohan returned to the summit of Mount Sintajam.

In recent days, she has almost finished studying the many spells recorded in the Adoran Bible.

In the West, once you've learned a magic technique, you only need to refine and solidify it; there's no need for further comprehension.

Shi Daohan returned to his palace, sat cross-legged on the black jade bed, and reviewed what he had learned before, gaining a completely new understanding.

As the saying goes, the Eastern scriptures are profound and extensive; each time one delves into them, one gains entirely different insights.

Once you reach the Void God Realm, spiritual energy and spirit stones no longer offer much help in cultivation. To reach even greater heights, there is only one thing: [enlightenment].

Once you reach this level, you've shifted from seeking externally to seeking internally. How far you can go on this path depends entirely on your own understanding and enlightenment.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Shi Daohan carried a broom down the mountain and swept fallen leaves on a track in the central square of Horajaka College.

The sun was blazing overhead, but towering trees lined both sides of the track, providing shade and a gentle breeze that made it very cool.

Suddenly, Shi Daohan spotted a gray hare in a patch of grass not far away.

"Sizzle"

She flicked her finger, creating a tiny point of light, and the hare fell to the ground.

"Haha, I haven't eaten lunch yet."

Shi Daohan grabbed the rabbit's ears, grinning from ear to ear. Soon a fire was lit, and the aroma of meat wafted through the air.

The rabbit meat was roasted to a golden-brown sheen, the fat dripping into the fire and sizzling.

"The academy is a place for learning, yet you're here lighting a fire and roasting meat. Do you still have any regard for the academy's rules, or any reverence for magic?"

Such a voice came.

The newcomer was wearing a light blue magic robe, the uniform of the Hijiri Academy.

The man looked to be around twenty years old, with an air of arrogance in his eyes. He held his head high and frowned as he looked at Shi Daohan.

"What, are you craving something? Want to eat it?" Shi Daohan said lightly, pausing between each word, with a teasing look on his face.

The young man was taken aback, not expecting this first-year student to speak to him like that. His face immediately darkened, and he said, "You've blasphemed magic, and you want to drag me down with you?"

Shi Daohan frowned slightly: "Who are you? Where did you come from? If you want to eat, sit down and I'll share some with you. If you don't want to eat, then don't get in my way. This is really inexplicable."

"I said you're blaspheming magic, don't you understand?" The young man in blue stepped forward, looking down at Shi Daohan, and said, "How can you start a fire and roast meat on this sacred place where magic is learned?"

While flipping the rabbit meat, Shi Daohan casually said, "I remember there's a saying in Buddhism: 'Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart.' You keep spouting blasphemy. I wonder what great deeds you've accomplished with your magic?"

The young man in blue had originally intended to use this opportunity to attack Shi Daohan, but he hadn't expected the other party to be completely unafraid of him and even dare to speak sarcastically. His anger flared, and he coldly shouted, "This is a magic academy! You've desecrated magic and you don't know your crime?!"

"What is magic? Is it man or god? I'm roasting a rabbit to eat, how is that blasphemy against it?" Shi Daohan took the golden rabbit meat off the fire, tore off a rabbit leg, and began to enjoy it with relish, ignoring the young man.

"You are utterly lawless! You have disgraced magic, and you have disgraced the Horagaka Magic Academy!"

The young man in blue had a gloomy expression, and a magic wand appeared in his hand. He was about to teach Shi Daohan a lesson.

"Don't try to label me like that. What do you mean by lawless, disgracing magic, or disgracing Horagaka Academy? It's as if I'm some kind of heinous criminal."

Shi Daohan glanced at him sideways and said, "Don't try to act tough with me as a senior. I'm not only a first-year student, but also a professor of cultivation courses. What gives you the right to discipline me?"

"I am a student of Horagaka Academy. It is my duty to defend magic. I will capture you and send you to the administration office!"

The young man in blue waved his magic wand and chanted a spell. A large blue hand formed from runes reached out to grab Shi Daohan.

"Snap"

Shi Daohan grabbed a brick from the side and slammed it hard into the face of the young man in blue, causing blood to spurt from his mouth and nose, and nearly causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.

"You ruined our teacher's mealtime, spoke rudely to him, and then dared to attack him with magic! Disrespecting our teacher is disrespecting magic itself! Take this brick!"

Shi Daohan turned the tables and accused him of something he shouldn't have. He swung his arm and repeatedly smashed the blue-clad youth's face with the stone slab in his hand, completely stunning him. Blood splattered from his nose, and saliva flew everywhere.

"Slap," "Slap"...

The young man in blue couldn't utter a single word before Shi Daohan knocked him unconscious, causing him to fall to the ground with a crooked mouth and slanted eyes.

After a long while, he woke up, and at that moment, another figure appeared in front of the fire—Libya, the chief academician of the Kuisang Academy.

He sat in front of the fire, enjoying the crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside rabbit meat with Shi Daohan, occasionally uttering words of praise.

Upon noticing that the young man in blue was awake, the Libyan academician glanced at him and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The young man in blue shook his head, recalling everything that had just happened, and felt like he was going crazy.

As a top student in his second year, he was actually knocked unconscious by someone using a brick!

His face turned furious; unable to accept this outcome, he activated his magic and was about to pounce on Shi Daohan.

Upon seeing this, the Libyan academician's face immediately darkened, and he said, "Insolence!"

"Greetings, Academician of Libya." The young man in blue shuddered, forced to suppress his anger, and bowed his head in greeting.

"What do you want with Shi Daohan?" the Libyan academician asked.

"The academy will be holding an assessment in three months, and I'm here to deliver a letter to her."

After saying that, he presented a letter.

Shi Daohan didn't take the letter. Instead, she looked at him, raised an eyebrow, and asked with a smile, "Who is she? Doesn't she have a name?"

"Of course it's you, Shi Daohan." The young man in blue suppressed his anger.

Shi Daohan shook his head slightly, not satisfied with the answer.

The young man in blue remained bowed and hunched over, gritting his teeth as he said, "It's Professor Shi Daohan."

Upon hearing this reply, Shi Daohan accepted the letter with satisfaction, nodded, and smiled lightly, saying, "I understand. You may leave now."

The young man in blue looked up at Shi Daohan, a cold glint in his eyes, but he didn't dare say anything more in front of the Libyan academician, and turned to leave.

"Next time you see the professor, don't be so disrespectful. Be more polite," Shi Daohan called out from behind.

"You!" The young man in blue gritted his teeth in hatred, but dared not make a move in front of the Libyan academician, and could only leave quickly.

"Are you confident you can pass the assessment three months from now?" The Libyan academician asked Shi Daohan.

"There shouldn't be any problem," Shi Daohan nodded, then asked, "How exactly is this assessment conducted? Do we have to demonstrate all the spells we know, or what?"

"In the past, the assessments involved students engaging in a magical duel to evaluate their learning progress. If nothing unexpected happens, the three-month assessment should follow the same pattern. However, for you special students who don't attend classes, we might add some extra difficulty."

The Libyan academician stated that all procedures and matters related to the assessment were determined by the senior officials in the academic affairs office, and even Dean Donaldson could not participate in the discussions, so he naturally had no idea about the inside information.

Shi Daohan nodded, and then asked how the Libyan academician auction was going.

"The venue has been chosen; it will be held inside the academy's cathedral."

"The academy's cathedral? Isn't that where you high-ranking officials usually hold meetings? Don't the other high-ranking officials have any objections?"

"Once the auction is held, there will be a lot of people attending. The venue is too small to accommodate them all. Using the cathedral as the venue for the auction is the most appropriate choice. Moreover, Abbot Donaldson has personally nodded in agreement. Even if others have objections, it won't matter."

After speaking, the Libyan academician asked, "When do you plan to hold this auction?"

The venue has been found. All that's needed is for Shi Daohan to nod and give the word, and the event can be held immediately.

After thinking for a moment, Shi Daohan said, "I need to take stock of what items I want to auction. Let's set the date for a week from now."

"Your alchemy furnace... are you really not going to put it up for auction?" The Libyan academician was still thinking about Shi Daohan's purple-patterned alchemy furnace.

"Not for sale!" Shi Daohan rejected the offer outright, then picked up a broom and continued sweeping the fallen leaves on the track.

The Libyan academician did not linger. After finishing the half rabbit leg in his hand, he got up and left.

About two hours later, Shi Daohan finished cleaning the square and sat down to rest on a platform when several figures descended on magical brooms and surrounded her.

The blue-clad man who had been hit by Shi Daohan with a brick earlier was also among them.

"What are you all trying to do?" Shi Daohan stood up, glanced at the group, and understood that they were there to avenge the young man in blue.

"What a lack of manners! Shouldn't you stand up and bow to your senior?" one of the men sneered.

Shi Daohan laughed and said, "Why should I bow to you?"

Except for the young man in blue who looked grim, the others burst into laughter.

"This first-year student is really interesting. Looks like I won't be lonely from now on."

"As your senior, I'll teach you some manners today. From now on, when you see us, you must bow and show respect."

A young man reached out and tried to press down on Shi Daohan's head, wanting her to bow.

The other person kicked her shin, trying to make her kneel down.

"What do you mean by this?" Shi Daohan dodged back three or four meters in a flash, saying, "Don't you know I'm a professor of cultivation at Horagaka Academy?"

"Ha ha……"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard her say that.

"Only you consider yourself a professor, so we can acknowledge you as one."

Two of them used magic, each extending two large hands formed from magical runes to press down on Shi Daohan, trying to force her to kneel.

Shi Daohan took a few steps back, feigning a pitiful and helpless look, and said, "You're just bullying me because I'm new. Would you dare do this to any other professor?"

"We're just taking advantage of you being new, what can you do about it?"

"Let me teach you how to recognize the situation."

Two large hands, formed from magical runes, pressed forward.

Several people wore sneers on their faces, but the next second, Shi Daohan suddenly grabbed one of the large hands and crushed it into dust. Then, he stepped forward and grabbed the real arm of the person in question. With a "crack," he pulled and twisted it, and the sound of bones breaking was heard.

At the same time, she swept her right leg across, kicking the student who wanted her to kneel down five or six meters away.

This was with her holding back; if she had used all her strength, the kick would have been enough to kill him on the spot.

The blue-clad youth and several others changed color and mounted their magic brooms, preparing to soar into the sky.

"Clang"

Shi Daohan grabbed the brick he had used to greet the young man in blue and hurled it into the air.

"what……"

Screams rang out as several people trying to escape were slammed down from the air by Shi Daohan, suffering multiple broken bones and severe injuries.

Shi Daohan laid the six people side by side on the ground, squatted down in front of the young man in blue, raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "It seems the lesson I taught you earlier hasn't taught you a lesson. You actually dare to send people to deal with me. Do you really think I'm a pushover you can easily manipulate?"