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Chapter 96: One Step to Profound Secrets [Sixth Update]
Chapter 96: One Step to Profound Secrets [Sixth Update]
Sun Hongdian was somewhat surprised but didn't think much of it. Once he let go of Li Hao's hand, he turned to the group of students below and said:
"Everyone, this is the new Registered Teacher at the Academy, Young Master Li, Li Hao!"
A wave of excitement swept through the students as soon as "Li Hao" was mentioned. The room, which had been filled with surprise, confusion, and curiosity, erupted into a flurry of whispers and murmurs.
Over the past few days, the name Li Hao had been on everyone's lips. It was discussed in teahouses, taverns, and even brothels and inns.
In the grand scheme of the world, he might have been just a small stone causing ripples that hadn't yet spread far. But within Qingzhou City, he was virtually a household name.
A fourteen-year-old at the Fifteenth Li Realm, the Millennium's First Genius!
Could this living legend really be standing right before them?
The students gaped at Li Hao, as if they were beholding a rare treasure.
Li Hao felt a bit helpless but had anticipated such a reaction. He could only get used to it.
"From now on, Young Master Li will be teaching you. He only gives lectures three times a year, so listen carefully and cherish the opportunity. Absolutely no noise or disruption!"
Sun Hongdian loudly addressed the students.
Their eyes sparkled with excitement. This legendary young genius was going to teach them?
What could he possibly share—his cultivation experiences?
Many of them looked forward to it, not expecting Li Hao to teach them anything groundbreaking but curious to see how he would speak.
"Young Master Li, I'll leave it to you."
Sun Hongdian turned to Li Hao with a smile.
Li Hao nodded with a smile. Once Sun Hongdian waved goodbye and left, he turned to the gradually quieting classroom.
"Since you all know who I am, I won't introduce myself further."
Li Hao smiled. "What do you want to learn? Sword techniques, fist techniques, or movement techniques?"
"Are you going to teach us sword techniques?"
Song Yueyao's eyes brightened at Li Hao's words. Most of them were sword practitioners.
Li Hao understood. Swordsmen and saber users were like language and math, the main subjects and major categories. The vast majority of martial artists studied these two types.
Ancient sword manuals and saber techniques were the most numerous among cultivation techniques.
"I'll teach you if you want to learn", Li Hao said with a smile.
"Will you teach us the Rain Listening Pavilion's techniques?" a bold young man asked, full of anticipation.
Most of them were from noble families with comfortable backgrounds. After completing their studies here, they would either venture into the world to make a name for themselves or return home to inherit their family businesses.
With their Divine Wanderer Realm cultivation, they were powerful enough to suppress many threats and were considered formidable among their peers.
"Sorry, the Li Family's secret techniques are not for outsiders."
Li Hao smiled. "What sword techniques does your White Hall focus on? I can teach you those."
"But you haven't learned them, how can you teach us?"
Someone said in surprise, thinking Li Hao's words were too casual, which altered their impression of him.
"It's never too late to learn."
Li Hao smiled and asked, "Who has a sword manual? Lend it to me."
Hearing this, the students were taken aback and then became somewhat discontented. Li Hao's words seemed overly arrogant, as if he didn't take the class seriously.
Their initial excitement quickly turned to disappointment.
Song Yueyao frowned slightly, her opinion of Li Hao changing. She found him too arrogant.
"Young Master Li, we are genuinely interested in learning."
Someone kindly reminded him.
"Then let's get started. Do you have a sword manual?" Li Hao said.
Seeing Li Hao's persistent nonchalance, the remaining students also became disappointed and frowned.
Just casually flipping through a sword manual and giving a few pointers counted as teaching?
Whether he could teach well was one thing, but his attitude was extremely poor.
Disappointment was evident in Song Yueyao's eyes. He was indeed a prodigy, but his arrogance was real.
The students all wore expressions of dissatisfaction, but no one spoke up.
If he wasn't going to teach, why put on an act?
Was he so great just because he was the Young Master of the Divine General Manor?
Of course, these thoughts were kept to themselves. No one dared to say them out loud, as Li Hao's status was still intimidating, and they weren't foolish.
Li Hao glanced around, taking in the expressions of the people present. He instantly understood their thoughts and felt a slight sense of helplessness. His gaze finally rested on Song Yueyao.
"Song Yueyao, you have a Sword Manual, right? Could you show it to me?"
Song Yueyao's face turned slightly uneasy when Li Hao called her out, especially under the scrutiny of the others. She frowned and said,
"I didn't bring my Sword Manual. I've already practiced these Sword Techniques to near perfection."
"Then find me a Sword Manual."
Li Hao replied.
Song Yueyao was taken aback, her lips curling slightly in dissatisfaction. Just as she was about to ask her good friend Lin Feifei for one, a young man spoke up,
"Young Master Li, I have one."
He quickly ran forward, handed the Sword Manual to Li Hao, and grinned,
"Young Master Li, my name is Ma Jing."
His face showed a hint of flattery.
Li Hao nodded.
As the young man returned to his seat, a soft sigh of disdain rippled through the audience, clearly disapproving of Ma Jing's sycophancy.
Ma Jing, however, paid no mind. Whether Li Hao acknowledged them or not, this was a golden opportunity to curry favor, and only a fool would miss it.
"Please bear with me for a moment."
Li Hao took the Sword Manual and addressed the crowd. He then lowered his head and began flipping through the pages.
With his Sword Dao insight, the words and diagrams in the Sword Manual were easily understandable. By the time he reached the halfway point, he could already deduce the subsequent techniques in his mind.
This was an Upper-Grade Sword Manual titled *Yin-Yang Splitting Sword*.
[Mastered the basics, do you wish to incorporate it?]
Incorporate.
Li Hao silently affirmed.
Soon, the vast information of the 1st Rank technique flooded his mind, but with his current cultivation, he could easily absorb and digest it. After closing his eyes for a brief moment, he had fully assimilated everything.
He glanced at his status panel:
*Yin-Yang Splitting Sword (True State) · Yin-Yang Reversal.*
*Yin-Yang Reversal* is the essence of the Sword Technique. Most cultivation techniques, with his Dao insight, could be mastered to their essence.
For example, the essence of the *Falling Snow Sword Technique* is *Avalanche*!
"Student at the door, come in and join us."
Before starting the lesson, Li Hao didn't forget to call in the young man who had been standing outside as punishment.
The young man, having learned Li Hao's identity from Sun Hongdian, had been listening intently and observing from the doorway.
Now, hearing Li Hao call him, he was surprised. He hadn't expected Li Hao to remember him, and a sense of warmth and happiness filled his heart.
As for Li Hao teaching sword techniques, it wasn't that Li Hao wasn't serious about it; it was just that the young man had no interest. He had never liked martial arts, only practicing under the pressure of being from a military family.
"Thank you, Young Master Li. My name is Zhou Zheng."
Li Hao nodded and said, "Take your seat."
After Zhou Zheng returned to his seat, Li Hao continued, "I will first demonstrate a perfect level of *Yin-Yang Splitting Sword*. Try to feel it as much as possible."
What?
The audience, who were already disinterested and considering leaving, were taken aback by Li Hao's words. Some covered their mouths, trying to stifle their laughter.
Just by watching once, he claimed to teach them a perfect-level Sword Technique?
This is a High-Grade Sword Technique. Even if you are a monster, it would take at least two to three months to reach perfection, right?
Seeing Li Hao's grandiose claim, the crowd now watched with a mix of amusement and skepticism, eager to see how this "legend" would perform.
Song Yueyao's brows furrowed. Li Hao didn't strike her as the type to make exaggerated claims, but today's interactions had left her deeply disappointed.
However, reflecting on their brief encounter in Cangyu City, they hadn't really interacted much, just a passing glance.
Sighing inwardly, Song Yueyao turned away, finding the whole situation boring and uninteresting.
On the stage, Li Hao, after finishing his words, casually summoned a sword from the weapon rack.
The display of his Object Control Power made those who had been derisive slightly more restrained, their eyes now showing a hint of seriousness.
Regardless of Young Master Li's personality, his cultivation was undeniably terrifying.
Li Hao, holding the sword hilt, remained calm and composed as he sent the *Sword Manual* back to the desk of the student named Ma Jing. Then, he began to swing his sword.
The *Yin-Yang Splitting Sword* technique involved a combination of real and feint moves, with the real containing the feint and the feint containing the real. The offensive and deceptive moves changed continuously, making it extremely complex.
In terms of difficulty, it was even three points higher than the *Falling Snow Sword Technique*.
But at this moment, as Li Hao casually swung his sword, his posture was as graceful as jade, and his sword movements were like a rainbow. A set of exquisitely intricate and perfectly balanced *Yin-Yang Splitting Sword* technique unfolded before the eyes of the students.
In an instant, the ridicule and amusement in the eyes of those who had been watching with derision froze.
The smirks on their faces slowly disappeared as they stared dumbfounded at the intricate and beautiful sword movements.
The sudden silence in the hall made Song Yueyao feel a sense of strangeness. She was quite surprised and turned her head to look at Li Hao, who was about to perform a demonstration.
What she saw was a sword shadow as magnificent as a peacock spreading its feathers.
This is... the *Yin-Yang Splitting Sword*!
Song Yueyao was stunned.
She felt as if she had been struck by lightning, rooted to the spot.
She had practiced this sword technique to near perfection, but she could never have executed such a flawless series of moves.
What was real, and what was feint?
Or were they all real, all feint?
She could no longer tell, as the multitude of sword movements before her eyes left her dazed.
The hall remained silent even after Li Hao finished his demonstration.
Li Hao sheathed his sword, glanced at the students, and waited for them to process what they had seen before breaking the silence and asking, "Did you all get it?"
"..."
"..."
The students snapped out of their daze, but they were still speechless and silent.
Got it?
After just one demonstration, you’re asking if we got it?!
We want to get it, but... we can’t remember, we just can’t remember!
"Um... Young Master Li, did you really just learn this sword technique now?"
Someone couldn’t help but ask.
Hearing this, the others suddenly realized what was happening and stared at Li Hao with wide eyes, as if they had seen a ghost.
Learned it after just one flip through the *Sword Manual*?
And not just the basics, but straight to perfection?!!
Song Yueyao was also stunned, her red lips slightly parted, her throat feeling blocked, unable to speak for a moment.
Li Hao sighed helplessly, "While our Li Family has collected many cultivation techniques, the techniques of Tan Palace Academy are not to be shared outside. We wouldn’t feel right stealing them."
Even if I did steal them, I wouldn’t have the nerve to tell you... Li Hao silently added in his mind.
Hearing Li Hao’s words, the students exchanged glances. He was right.
Each sect had its own secret techniques and cultivation methods that were not to be shared. If someone were to learn them without permission, it would be a grave offense, and other martial sects would unite to condemn them.
"Then you...?"
The students were confused. If he hadn’t stolen, did he really just master it on the spot?
After just one look?
"Stop asking these questions. Try to recall as much as you can. Once you’ve absorbed what you can, I’ll demonstrate it again slowly", Li Hao said.
Hearing Li Hao’s words, the students immediately snapped to attention and began to recall the demonstration.
The hall fell silent once more.
Li Hao, with nothing to do, turned around and brought in the painting board he had left outside.
He then set up the painting board in front of the students and started to paint.
As for what to paint, Li Hao had an idea.
He would paint all the students in the hall.
Though they were all at the Divine Wanderer Realm, a relatively low realm, such a large group could still provide a good amount of experience.
Seeing Li Hao’s unusual behavior, some were surprised, but no one asked questions. They continued to focus on recalling the demonstration.
A short while later, Li Hao finished his painting. He estimated that about half an hour had passed.
Those who could absorb the technique had likely done so, and those who couldn’t had probably forgotten it.
He cleared his throat and said, "I’ll demonstrate it again. Pay close attention."
The students, upon hearing this, perked up and their gazes immediately focused on Li Hao.
Li Hao picked up his sword and began to demonstrate the technique again, but this time much more slowly.
(End of Chapter)
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