Want to Learn?
I’ll Teach You.
24: Chapter 24: I Can Satisfy You Right Now!
Want to Learn?
I’ll Teach You.
Among the inner sect elders, Wang Defa was beaming with pride, for Wang Xiaohu was his son.
Wang Defa stood at the peak of Harmony Integration, while Wang Xiaohu had recently broken through to early Harmony Integration.
Two Harmony Integration cultivators in one family — their status within the Azure Cloud Sect was exceedingly high.
With Wang Xiaohu now speaking, several inner elders cast curious glances toward Wang Defa.
“Elder Wang, I recall Xiaohu only recently broke through to Harmony Integration?
To have reached seventy zhang on Sword Mountain — truly a gift of heaven!” “I remember that when Xiaohu first broke through to Foundation Building, he reached twenty zhang — the absolute limit for a Golden Core cultivator.” “This old man has had high expectations for Xiaohu since he was a child.
He truly does not disappoint!” The inner elders all offered their flattery, as though the one on Sword Mountain were their own child.
Wang Defa’s smile was wider than ever, his eyes crinkling with delight.
“I appreciate all your kind words regarding my son.
I trust he will not let you down.” Standing at the base of the mountain, Zhang Xuan had naturally heard the chatter.
He looked toward the young man at the top and understanding dawned in his eyes.
“So it’s the fellow Little Yao turned down.” He shook his head with a smile, paying the man no mind.
The fellow didn’t even possess sword intent — did he deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Zhang Xuan?
Sensing Zhang Xuan’s disregard, Wang Xiaohu, seated at the highest point, furrowed his brow and spoke in a deep voice: “To dare ascend Sword Mountain at the Qi Refining stage — your courage is commendable.” “Unfortunately, your cultivation is far too low.
You are not yet worthy of being my opponent.” “If the day comes when you reach the same realm as me, I will grant you a fight!” Wang Xiaohu stared at Zhang Xuan, his eyes burning with battle intent.
He too had heard the commotion from below and learned that Zhang Xuan was the Sect Master’s disciple.
Back then, he had been so confident in his sword dao talent that he believed no one could rival him, and thus sought to become Yun Yao’s disciple.
In his view, only the Sect Master — whose sword alone held dominion over the entire Southern Region — was worthy of being his master and teaching him the sword dao.
At that time, though he was only at Foundation Building, he was already invincible within that realm.
Yet when the Sect Master learned of his intentions, she simply told him to ascend Sword Mountain.
Wang Xiaohu had taken this as a trial for becoming her disciple, and without a moment’s hesitation, he ascended to twenty zhang — the limit achievable only by Golden Core cultivators — while still at Foundation Building.
But the Sect Master had not even glanced at him before turning and walking away.
Everyone understood that the Sect Master had found him lacking, but Wang Xiaohu did not see it that way.
In his mind, failing to earn the Sect Master’s regard at that time was merely a temporary setback.
He would never give up.
In the years that followed, every time he broke through to a new realm, he returned to Sword Mountain to prove himself.
And each time, he surpassed the limits of his own realm by a wide margin.
Yet the Sect Master still showed no intention whatsoever of taking him as a disciple.
Now, this brat down below had actually managed to become her disciple while only at Qi Refining.
Naturally, Wang Xiaohu felt a deep sense of injustice.
But as fellow Azure Cloud Sect disciples, he would not abuse his higher realm to oppress Zhang Xuan.
Just as he had said — when Zhang Xuan reached his realm, he would grant him a fight.
He too wanted to prove himself!
Unfortunately, he seemed to have chosen the wrong opponent.
“Grant me a fight?” “Hah, hahahaha — oh, I can’t take it, hahahaha…” Hearing Wang Xiaohu’s words, Zhang Xuan burst out laughing.
He laughed so hard he clutched his stomach, nearly rolling on the ground.
Seeing Zhang Xuan like this, the sword cultivators below immediately scowled.
“What is the meaning of this from the Young Master?” “The Young Master may be at Qi Refining, and his ability to ascend Sword Mountain is certainly impressive, but compared to Senior Brother Wang, he is still far behind.” “I don’t understand what the Young Master finds so funny.
Is this really that humorous?” The sword cultivators’ impression of Zhang Xuan plummeted.
In the hearts of the Azure Cloud Sect’s sword cultivators, after the Sect Master, Wang Xiaohu’s status was the highest.
This was mockery of their idol!
Wang Xiaohu’s face darkened as well.
“What are you laughing at?
Did I say something wrong?” “Nothing wrong.
It’s just been so long since a sword cultivator dared speak to me like this.” Zhang Xuan reined in his laughter slightly and looked at Wang Xiaohu with an encouraging gaze.
“Brother, you’re not bad.
Quite courageous — I’m rooting for you!” These words of praise sounded utterly grating to Wang Xiaohu’s ears, and the sword cultivators’ expressions turned ugly.
“What does that mean?
Has the Young Master lost his mind?” “The Young Master can’t even be twenty yet.
Saying something like that — has he been possessed?” “What right does a Qi Refining cultivator have to say such things to a Harmony Integration powerhouse?” The sword cultivators seethed with indignation, all wanting to rush up and beat that arrogant brat to a pulp.
Guyue Fangzheng shook his head with a smile, though he was not surprised.
Brother Zhang did not even revere Immortals — what was a Harmony Integration genius to him?
Besides, Wang Xiaohu might be a top-tier genius within the Azure Cloud Sect or even the entire Southern Region, but in the Central Region, if he wasn’t a dime a dozen, he was certainly not rare.
The next moment, Guyue Fangzheng’s gaze toward Zhang Xuan grew more solemn, for he could tell that Brother Zhang seemed to be getting serious this time.
When it came to the sword dao, Brother Zhang was like a changed man.
Zhang Xuan too had set aside his smile, silently cursing himself.
Damn it — got carried away again.
Thank the heavens Yun Yao isn’t here, or my exposure level would absolutely skyrocket!
“You…” Wang Xiaohu’s expression was grim as he prepared to speak.
But Zhang Xuan cut him off directly.
“If you want to measure sword dao against me, you need not wait for the future.” “I can satisfy you right now!” With that, Zhang Xuan strode toward the mountaintop — one step, two steps, three steps.
Before anyone could react, he had already reached over a dozen zhang.
This was a height only Golden Core cultivators could reach!
“What is the Young Master doing?” “Holy crap — the Young Master is actually climbing higher!” “Fifteen zhang — no, twenty zhang, and still going up!
What’s going on?” “With what the Young Master just said — is he going to walk right up to Senior Brother Wang?” Watching Zhang Xuan ascend step by step, everyone froze.
They could not understand how Zhang Xuan was doing this.
This defied all logic!
Wang Xiaohu watched Zhang Xuan approaching him step by step, unable to believe his own eyes.
The other man wanted to measure sword dao against him — right here on Sword Mountain?
A cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining?!
It sounded too absurd, yet the reality was that this second-level Qi Refining cultivator was steadily climbing to heights that did not belong to him, coming straight for him!
Wang Xiaohu seemed rooted in place.
Zhang Xuan, meanwhile, moved with unhurried composure, stepping upward with measured grace.
As for the so-called increasing sword qi erosion and sword intent pressure with every step — to him, it simply did not exist.
In fact, the higher he climbed, the more comfortable he felt.
As he ascended, the sword cultivators meditating around him rose one by one as he reached their level, watching him leave them behind.
The displeasure on their faces vanished the instant he overtook them, replaced by a sense of loss.
A Qi Refining cultivator had surpassed them?
Was his sword dao talent truly that terrifying?
They turned to watch Zhang Xuan’s retreating figure, their expressions complicated beyond measure.
With more and more sword cultivators being overtaken, it meant that an ever-growing number could only crane their necks to watch Zhang Xuan’s back recede into the distance.
He kept climbing — thirty zhang, forty zhang, fifty zhang… His pace was steady, as though strolling through his own garden.
His speed did not slacken, and his expression remained light and easy.
Finally, he arrived at the seventy-zhang mark — before Wang Xiaohu.
In that instant, Wang Xiaohu seemed to snap back to reality and instinctively rose to his feet.
“You…” “Little brother, you still have some training to do.” But Zhang Xuan merely patted him on the shoulder and left him behind, continuing upward.
He had never believed Wang Xiaohu could compare to him in sword dao.
The words he had spoken earlier were simply to give certain people a taste of what true genius looked like.
Wang Xiaohu’s face was a mask of disbelief.
Listening to the footsteps receding further and further upward behind him, his mind went blank.
The sensation of Zhang Xuan’s casual disregard left him utterly at a loss.
Equally stunned were the sword cultivators down below.
“The Young Master surpassed Senior Brother Wang?!” “How is that possible?
The Young Master is only at Qi Refining!” “I must have gotten up too early — I’m still dreaming!” Everyone looked as though they had seen a ghost, unable to believe their eyes.
Zhang Xuan, at the second level of Qi Refining, had surpassed Wang Xiaohu?
This exceeded everything they knew!
“Look — the Young Master is still going up!” “Is he going to reach the peak?!” Someone cried out, and everyone stared unblinkingly at that ascending figure.
Every gaze in the crowd converged upon Zhang Xuan, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Could the Young Master truly reach the peak?
Legend held that the summit of Sword Mountain was a place only an Immortal could reach.
The inner elders hovering in the sky fixed their eyes upon Zhang Xuan’s back as well, curiosity evident in their expressions.
They did not know how a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Sovereign like the Sect Master had forged Sword Mountain, but they had long suspected that only an Immortal could reach its summit.
And now, aside from the Sect Master, the Young Master seemed about to reach it as well?
And they appeared to be witnessing this moment?
Everyone’s gaze — Zhang Xuan could feel them.
He seemed to revel in this feeling.
When heaven bestows, one must not refuse; to have the opportunity to show off and not take it would be a crime against nature.
So he did not look back, pressing onward, because a true man never turns back!
Seventy zhang, eighty zhang, ninety zhang… For the final ten zhang, Zhang Xuan did not slow his pace in the slightest.
Step by step, he arrived at the summit of Sword Mountain.
Silence — absolute silence — fell over Sword Mountain.
In that moment, everyone stared with wide eyes, struck dumb by the figure standing at the summit.
The Young Master had truly reached the peak!
Wang Xiaohu stood at the seventy-zhang mark, staring up at that silhouette, his face a portrait of disbelief.
It was only thirty zhang of distance — nothing to a Harmony Integration cultivator — yet it had become an uncrossable chasm he could never hope to bridge.
“You… how did you do it?” Seeing Wang Xiaohu’s question, Zhang Xuan tilted his head slightly, presenting him with an aloof back and a chiseled profile.
A hint of a smile, a measure of indifference, and four parts utter nonchalance graced his features — ten parts of pure arrogance — as he spoke: “Want to learn?
I’ll teach you.” [ Dear Readers, I post 3–4 high-quality chapters daily across multiple fictions, with free chapters unlocking every week.
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