I stormed down the mountain, took down all the big shots in the city, and the female CEO dragged me

"I imagine everyone has seen this video, right?"

The showdown at Honghu Mountain caused quite a stir in the gaming community.

The public outcry quickly subsided, but those in the industry knew that this was not some movie special effect, but a real duel.

"The person in the video is standing right in front of you now. Do you still think he's unqualified to be your professor?"

"Tell me yourselves, is calling someone 'senior brother' an honor or a joke to you?"

"Senior brother."

Everyone stood up and spoke to Xu Yuan in unison, their faces full of surprise and anticipation.

The boys in the back row found it unbelievable and kept comparing the image in the picture with the wish in front of them.

It wasn't until it was confirmed that the person in the video looked exactly like Xu Yuan that it was 100% certain.

"Senior brother, can you tell us how you did it?"

The boy in the front row couldn't wait to ask, "Was that all the true energy you'd accumulated?"

He gestured as he stared longingly at Xu Yuan. Before Xu Yuan could answer, the girl next to him asked, "Senior, is Mori's illusion technique very powerful?"

"How did you manage to use illusion magic?"

"By the way, how did you summon that lightning? Is that some kind of magic? Could you teach me?"

One question after another came crashing down on her, and Xu Yuan didn't know which one to answer first.

"Alright, everyone, please be quiet."

Yunhe spoke to calm all the students' surprised emotions.

"We'll go through them one by one, and Mr. Xu will explain everything to everyone."

The students in the research room realized they had too many questions, smiled awkwardly, and sat back down in their seats with serious expressions, looking expectantly at Xu Yuan, waiting for him to explain them one by one.

Before entering the room, Xu Yuan didn't know how to give a lecture.

Now, listening to their questions, I instantly feel no pressure.

They ask questions and answer them themselves; that's much more interesting than talking to them.

Back in the mountains, I asked my master the same question as they did.

Every time I asked my master a question, he would always let me think about it first, and then tell me the answer.

The research room gradually quieted down, and Xu Yuan, imitating his master, began to answer the students' questions.

In addition to the students, the teachers who give them lessons also ask questions from time to time.

He patiently answered all the students' wishes, and when necessary, he would even make a sword-finger gesture, eliciting gasps of surprise from them.

Since they were all around the same age and had all witnessed Xu Yuan's abilities, the twelve students quickly became close friends with him.

"Senior Brother Xu, can you teach me how to use a compass?"

"This compass of mine is a magical artifact; although it's damaged, it's still very powerful."

Xu Yuan took the compass handed to him by a short-haired girl and looked it over.

"It is indeed a good magical artifact, but it has been severely damaged due to repeated use."

If it can be repaired, it can be restored to its original state.

"There are two ways to activate a magical artifact. One is to rely on the true energy cultivated within the body."

Xu Yuan glanced at the girl: "Obviously, you can't do that yet."

"Another method is to use secret techniques."

He casually picked up a talisman and held it between his fingers, chanting incantations. The talisman instantly ignited, and the compass also started, emitting a gentle golden light.

"It's started up! Does it really work?"

The girl who handed over the compass was incredulous.

Although she carried a compass, she never actually used it.

"Aww..."

A soft, eerie cry rang out, and Xu Yuan stopped what she was doing and looked out the window in the direction of the sound.

Did you hear anything just now?

The people in the study were taken aback at first, and the tall boy was the first to answer: "It should be the sound coming from the pond behind."

Jing Shan was the class monitor and the most insightful of the twelve students. He casually pointed out the window.

Xu Yuan looked in the direction he pointed and indeed saw the distant pond shimmering in the sunlight.

"What place is that?"

"Where is the ecological park of the agricultural college?"

The water in the pond is used to irrigate the experimental varieties they are growing.

"Speaking of which, there's something peculiar about that place."

The girl next to Xu Yuan chimed in, explaining, "Normally in the summer, when it's 30 or 40 degrees Celsius, the pond is the coolest spot, always keeping it around 20 degrees Celsius."

"So when it gets hot, the area is filled with students trying to cool off."

"What's even more peculiar is that even in winter, when the river freezes over, the pond never freezes, and the water is still warm, like a hot spring."

Don't you think this is a place with excellent feng shui?

Xu Yuan handed the compass back to the girl, walked to the window and looked at the pond in the distance, his brows furrowed slightly.

"That sound from just now, could it really have happened?"

"Not often, I suppose."

Jing Shan replied in a low voice, silently calculating in his mind: "There are only occasional sounds."

"At first we were curious about what the sound was, and we even went to investigate, but we found nothing."

Once, we tried to drain the water from the building using a pump. We pumped for seven days and seven nights straight, and the pump broke down, but we still couldn't drain it all.

"Later, everyone thought that there might be some kind of magical fish inside, or it might be due to the earth's crust."

"We've checked that out too."

Wang Daping explained, "We organized several teachers from the school and used every means at our disposal, but we still couldn't find the reason."

"Since it didn't harm the students or anyone else, I didn't waste any more time."

After hearing the explanation, Xu Yuan became interested.

He turned around, took the compass from the girl's hand again, and activated it once more, his deep voice ringing out again.

"A cry is heard as soon as the magical artifact is activated?"

"Ah, I remember now, that seems to be true."

Jing Shan suddenly realized: "When we were learning about magical artifacts before, the sounds inside seemed to be the most frequent."

Could it be that there really is something inside that's afraid of magical artifacts?

"But we didn't drain the water completely last time we pumped it out."

"I've never seen anything inside before."

"Let's go take a look."

Xu Yuan became interested and turned to walk downstairs.

The other students and Yunhe quickly followed.

As you walk to the pond, you can clearly feel the temperature dropping.

The research lab was air-conditioned, and stepping into this place felt even cooler than being in an air-conditioned room.

Xu Yuan also noticed that many male and female students around were enjoying the cool air emanating from the pond.

He walked around the pond, and as he passed the students in the pavilion, he could see invisible black wisps of energy disappearing into the water.

"Did you figure it out?"

Xu Yuan suddenly turned to look at Yun He, whose expression was rather unpleasant.

"Something seems off," Yunhe said in a low voice. "Something is absorbing the yin and yang energy of young men and women."

Xu Yuan nodded in agreement: "There must be something down there."

"I've read about a fish called the pubic louse in an old book, and it has very similar characteristics to the fish here."

"Living in water, they absorb the yin and yang energies of young men and women to nourish themselves."

He turned to look at Jing Shan and the others: "Has any of you been here before?"

"I've been here before," a short-haired girl stepped forward. "My boyfriend and I often come here for a walk in the evenings."

"Does it feel different?"

The girl shook her head, then thought for a moment and said, "It seems like every time I walk back, I feel so tired, like I've run five kilometers."

"You didn't go to the woods with your boyfriend to exercise, did you?" one of the boys joked with a laugh, and the others couldn't help but chuckle as well.

"Get lost!" The girl blushed and glared at the boy who had spoken. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off."

Xu Yuan thought with certainty, "So, my guess was right."