Chapter 611: Cultivation Isn't Everything

The rest of Ye Shuiyun’s students had grim expressions on their faces. A few of them glared viciously at Lu Ruofan, causing him to tremble in terror.

The students of Chuyang Tower generally had cultivation levels ranging from the Middle Tier Earth Element Realm to the High Tier Earth Element Realm!

The students of Zhengyang Palace generally had cultivation levels from the Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer up to the Low Tier Celestial Pool Realm!

With his Half-step Celestial Pool Realm cultivation, Lu Ruofan was ranked at the very bottom among all of Ye Shuiyun’s students!

Most of Ye Shuiyun’s students were in the Celestial Pool Realm!

“Worthless trash!”

“You’re a disgrace to Master Ye!”

Several senior students criticized and berated Lu Ruofan.

“Alas, Master Ye is still in seclusion and knows nothing of this. And yet, her student has chosen this moment to bring shame upon her.”

Not far away, Instructor Liu Lu sighed, fanning the flames.

Hearing this, Ye Shuiyun’s students looked even more mortified, their hearts filled with resentment.

“Master Luo, you’re taking advantage of Master Ye’s absence to deliberately bully her students. You’ve gone too far!”

A student from Zhengyang Palace said coldly.

‘Going too far?’

Many people who heard this were confused.

‘Wasn’t it Lu Ruofan who started the provocation? He even damaged the wall of Luo Tian’s classroom.’

‘Lu Ruofan is at the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm, while Luo Xiaoting is only at the Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer. And yet, this senior brother of Lu Ruofan’s still had the nerve to claim someone else was ‘going too far’!’

“Oh? Are you saying that you, a mighty cultivator at the Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer, wish to spar with my student, who is at the Peak of Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer?” Luo Tian asked mockingly.

“Hahaha!”

At his words, many in the surrounding crowd began to laugh.

‘If he really did that, he’d be ridiculed even if he won.’

“What I mean is, your student had a mentor’s guidance, and we did not,” the student said, his face flushing as he forced the words out.

“So, it seems you also believe that my role as her teacher was the main reason Luo Xiaoting was able to win. Thank you for the compliment,” Luo Tian said with a smile.

“You… I…”

The student was dumbfounded, at a complete loss for words!

Just then, a fair-complexioned man standing beside him rose to his feet.

“Master Luo, you’re just twisting words and making trouble. Since you’re taking advantage of Master Ye’s absence to bully her students…”

“…then I must step forward to defend the dignity of my fellow disciples and uphold the honor of Master Ye!”

The fair-complexioned man wore a self-righteous expression, his cold gaze revealing faint displeasure and disdain.

“It’s Lin Guangchao!”

“He’s one of Master Ye’s most prized students!”

The crowd recognized the fair-complexioned man.

Lin Guangchao was seemingly perfect in every way. Ye Shuiyun held high hopes for him, and it was widely believed he had an excellent chance of advancing to Jiaoyang Hall within six months!

“Do you want to fight my student, too?” Luo Tian retorted.

“No. I’ll fight you!”

An aggressive, overwhelming light surged in Lin Guangchao’s eyes!

“Why should I fight you? As a Mentor, my duty is to teach students, not to engage in childish roughhousing,” Luo Tian said calmly.

“Childish roughhousing?”

Lin Guangchao’s expression darkened.

‘In Luo Tian’s eyes, a match with him was nothing more than childish roughhousing?’

Lin Guangchao could not tolerate such a humiliation.

“Master Luo, perhaps you aren’t aware, but I’ve already broken through to the Celestial Pool Realm Fourth Layer. In three months, as soon as the promotion assessment arrives, I’ll be able to enter Jiaoyang Hall!”

“And you are merely at the Celestial Pool Realm Second Layer!”

Lin Guangchao’s gaze was cold and arrogant. He looked down on Luo Tian, emphasizing Luo Tian’s cultivation to highlight the gap between them!

GASP!

A wave of gasps went through the crowd. ‘Lin Guangchao has progressed this quickly?’

‘If that’s the case, then Luo Tian was really being too arrogant!’

‘Lin Guangchao is a genius from the Ten Great Super Families. With his cultivation at the Celestial Pool Realm Fourth Layer, it won’t be long before he enters Jiaoyang Hall!’

‘He’s simply a monster!’

This was an awkward reality for many Junior Tutors: some students in Jiaoyang Hall had higher cultivation levels than they did.

For this reason, Junior Tutors generally didn’t meddle in the affairs of Jiaoyang Hall, and they rarely got involved with Zhengyang Palace either.

“Sometimes, cultivation isn’t everything. Hasn’t Master Ye taught you that?” Luo Tian said impatiently.

“Heh, Master Ye never did teach me that. Perhaps she felt it didn’t apply to someone like me.”

“However, if Master Luo is capable of making me understand this principle, then please, don’t hold back in your instruction!”

Lin Guangchao adopted a humble tone, but the corner of his mouth was turned up in a mocking, taunting smile.

Lu Ruofan and the others all started to laugh.

‘If Luo Tian refused, it would mean he was petty and narrow-minded.’

‘If he accepted, he would just be setting himself up for humiliation.’

“Since you are so humble and eager to learn, this Mentor shall, of course, be generous with his instruction!”

Luo Tian’s eyes narrowed slightly.

‘This Lin Guangchao is far too arrogant, provoking me time and again. In that case, I will oblige him.’

“If I win, the bet my worthless junior brother just lost is void!”

Lin Guangchao stated his terms.

The reason he provoked Luo Tian was to save face and humiliate him at the same time.

“Fine. But this Mentor’s guidance fee is very expensive.”

“One million Spiritual Essence Coins, and you will serve as a sparring partner for my students for three months!”

Luo Tian stated his own terms.

WHOOSH!

Lin Guangchao’s figure leaped, landing like a phantom streak of light in the center of the Wuji Battle Platform!

“If you want that guidance fee, you’ll have to prove you have the ability to take it!”

Lin Guangchao bellowed, his aura skyrocketing!

“Heh.”

Luo Tian walked slowly toward the battle platform, one step at a time.

The very instant he stepped onto the Wuji Battle Platform…

“Light-breaking Chaotic Wind Palm!”

Lin Guangchao instantly unleashed his ultimate technique!

A dazzling radiance erupted as wind and clouds surged. A colossal, hundred-meter-tall palm, like the hand of a Divine Spirit, crushed down upon Luo Tian with terrifying, boundless pressure!

“Such incredible power!”

“He truly is one of Ye Shuiyun’s most valued students!”

“Lin Guangchao is using a Celestial Level Upper Grade Supreme Palm Technique! Master Luo just arrived at the Saint Institute; the Tier of his Martial Skills probably can’t compare. Add to that the gap in their cultivation, and he’s finished!”

The moment they witnessed Lin Guangchao’s palm technique, cries of astonishment rose from the crowd.

‘Luo Tian, oh Luo Tian, you are far too arrogant.’

Liu Lu shook his head.

‘Wouldn’t it have been better to leave after that one victory? He just had to show off. He’s simply asking to be humiliated!’

BOOM!

Just as the giant, white-light palm of infinite power was about to strike Luo Tian!

A dazzling, blinding ray of golden light burst forth!

The next moment, countless, incomparably sharp golden lights bloomed, riddling the giant, white-light palm with holes until it crumbled and disintegrated!

SHING!

A Sword Light like a bolt of golden lightning, wreathed in a swirling vortex, shot out and slashed toward Lin Guangchao!

Only then did the crowd see clearly: Luo Tian stood calmly in place, his robes and hair whipping about wildly, completely unscathed.

His cold eyes stared straight ahead. His body glowed like golden glass, and he held a silver-gray sword in his hand.

Luo Tian himself was like a peerless Treasure Sword suddenly drawn from its sheath, radiating a chillingly sharp aura!

“How can this be?”

Lin Guangchao’s eyes flew wide as he thrust out both palms!

BANG!

As Luo Tian’s sword descended, an explosion erupted, and a sense of crisis washed over Lin Guangchao.

Lin Guangchao felt an immense pressure that was rapidly intensifying!

His knees buckled, and his feet slid backward!

As the Golden Sword Light gradually descended, Lin Guangchao’s body was forced down inch by inch, and he was driven back step by step!

CRACK!

Suddenly, the sword slammed down onto the Wuji Battle Platform!

A shocking, bloody gash was left on Lin Guangchao’s chest as he was sent flying a hundred meters, landing on the ground, unable to get back up!

Defeated in a single strike!

The entire area fell silent.

All of Ye Shuiyun’s students were silent.

‘They had thought he was just some bottom-tier Junior Tutor, yet he was so overwhelmingly powerful, defeating Lin Guangchao so miserably with a single strike!’

Many of the sword-users in the crowd even felt they had gained some enlightenment from witnessing Luo Tian’s strike.

As for Luo Tian’s five students, they were completely dumbstruck!

‘So strong! So cool!’

It was as if they were seeing their teacher for the first time, and the admiration in their hearts soared to new heights!

“That strike…”

Guan Hongfei closed his eyes, contemplating that stunning, ephemeral strike!

“Do you understand now? Cultivation isn’t everything!” Luo Tian said coolly.

Lin Guangchao’s gaze was vacant as he remained silent.

“It seems you still don’t get it. Then take another strike.”

When he heard Luo Tian’s words, his face twitched.

‘In his current state, taking another strike would likely cost him his life.’

“I understand! I understand!” Lin Guangchao said hastily.

“Good. Now, hand over the guidance fee!” Luo Tian barked.

With the Saint Institute’s upper echelons acting as witnesses for the Wuji Battle Platform’s wager, how could Lin Guangchao dare to renege?

He obediently handed over the one million Spiritual Essence Coins.

Meanwhile, off the platform, Lu Ruofan also scrambled to raise funds, eventually scraping together one million Spiritual Essence Coins to give to Luo Tian.

And just like that, he had obtained two million Spiritual Essence Coins!

‘Being a Mentor is pretty great,’ Luo Tian thought.