Ethan Lincoln walked in, and the classroom instantly fell silent.

  “Ryan Lawson!”

  “How dare you! You haven’t attended class lately!”

  Ethan Lincoln’s cold and disdainful gaze locked onto Ryan Lawson, and he began to berate him furiously.

  Ryan Lawson sat in his seat, unmoved, quietly watching as Ethan Lincoln spat in anger.

  “If you think my class isn’t worth attending, you can get out and never come back!”

  Ethan Lincoln was infuriated by Ryan Lawson’s attitude.

  “Gladly.” Ryan Lawson stood up with a smile.

  In fact,

  He had come to the academy this time with a purpose.

  “Ryan Lawson, you still want to skip class? Do you believe I won’t have the academy expel you?”

  Ethan Lincoln was completely enraged, his aura bursting forth, creating an invisible whirlwind around him.

  “If Richard York doesn’t have to attend class, why can’t I?”

  Ryan Lawson remained calm and composed.

  “You, the bottom of the advanced class, dare to compare yourself to the academy’s elite?”

  Ethan Lincoln sneered, his face full of mockery.

  “Richard York? He’s a Qi Channeling Realm martial artist, entitled to special privileges—he doesn’t have to attend basic classes.”

  “Special privileges? In that case, I suppose I now qualify as well…”

  Ryan Lawson said slowly.

  At these words, the classroom grew even quieter, and all the students turned to look at Ryan Lawson.

  They had heard: a few days ago, Ryan Lawson defeated Richard York, who was in the Qi Channeling Realm.

  But Richard York himself was too embarrassed to spread the news, and the other members of the Liu clan who knew didn’t dare speak ill of him.

  So there were only a few rumors, and the students remained skeptical.

  “Don’t kid yourself! As a crippled vein, you’ll never qualify!”

  Ethan Lincoln struck back mercilessly.

  He had long believed that Ryan Lawson had crippled meridians and was destined never to become a Qi Channeling martial artist.

  Ethan Lincoln didn’t know about Ryan Lawson’s fight with Richard York.

  As soon as he finished speaking—

  Whoosh!

  Ryan Lawson opened his palm, and a wisp of pale blue true qi suddenly burst forth, exuding a chill!

  True qi!

  The room erupted, and the students’ eyes nearly popped out.

  Ethan Lincoln’s expression changed instantly, his body trembling as he looked on in disbelief.

  “How is this possible? Ryan Lawson really broke through to the Qi Channeling Realm?”

  “Wasn’t it said that crippled meridians can’t be opened? How could he possibly break through?”

  “Did this loser suddenly get enlightened?”

  The students were shocked, jealous, and doubtful.

  “True qi! You… you really broke through?”

  Ethan Lincoln’s face was ashen, his voice strained.

  With the surge of true qi, he could sense the fluctuation of a qi channel within Ryan Lawson.

  Clearly, Ryan Lawson had truly broken through.

  By rights, Ethan Lincoln should have been happy.

  But he had just spoken harshly, and now Ryan Lawson was displaying true qi in front of all the students, as if slapping him in the face!

  The authority he had maintained as a teacher for years collapsed in an instant.

  In fact, with Ethan Lincoln’s cultivation, if he had paid a little attention, he could have seen Ryan Lawson’s level.

  But he was too arrogant, never taking Ryan Lawson seriously, and had even planned to expel him from the advanced class.

  “Teacher Lin, may I leave now?”

  Ryan Lawson asked with a smile.

  “Y…es…”

  Ethan Lincoln’s face looked constipated as he gritted his teeth.

  After Ryan Lawson left, he still couldn’t accept it.

  For a long while,

  Ethan Lincoln finally composed himself, his face regaining its sternness: “Alright, let’s begin class!”

  But suddenly,

  Ryan Lawson’s voice came again: “Teacher, I remember that when a student breaks through to the Qi Channeling Realm, they can choose any martial art from the academy. I qualify now, right?”

  Interrupted by Ryan Lawson, Ethan Lincoln forced down his anger, his mouth twitching: “Yes, go to the ‘Library Pavilion’ and pick one yourself!”

  Ryan Lawson disappeared again.

  This time, Ethan Lincoln waited a while, made sure Ryan Lawson wouldn’t return, and then began teaching.

  ……

  The Library Pavilion of Qingfeng Academy housed all kinds of martial arts and cultivation techniques.

  In terms of the number of books, even the three great families of Qingchang City couldn’t compare.

  “You broke through to the Qi Channeling Realm?”

  The teacher at the Library Pavilion looked a bit surprised.

  Then said, “After breaking through, you can choose one mid-grade mortal martial art, or two low-grade mortal martial arts…”

  With the powerful offensive martial art “Condensing Star Sword Finger,” Ryan Lawson planned to choose a different type of mid-grade mortal martial art.

  In Ryan Lawson’s view, movement techniques were more practical than defensive ones.

  Pure defense was too passive, while movement techniques could be used for both offense and survival.

  After a brief selection, Ryan Lawson finally settled on a mid-grade movement technique.

  “I’ll take this one—‘Flowing Body Steps.’”

  After copying it, Ryan Lawson left.

  He went to the back mountain of the academy, ready to practice his new martial art, but hesitated.

  After all, the offensive martial art he practiced was of spirit grade.

  By comparison, Ryan Lawson couldn’t help but feel that a mid-grade mortal martial art seemed a bit weak.

  “Heavenly Book, can this movement technique be improved and enhanced?”

  Ryan Lawson couldn’t help but ask the Heavenly Book.

  “It can!”

  A single word appeared on the Heavenly Book.

  In fact, in this world, the vast majority of martial arts could be continuously improved and strengthened.

  “Begin the deduction!” Ryan Lawson said without hesitation.

  Buzz!