Atlas of Heaven and Earth

“He Xiaoxing?” Tan Wang walked forward, tapping his temple with a finger and rotating it. “I seem to have heard of you. Are you a teacher at Wuyi?”

He Xiaoxing grunted. “You could say that. If Wuyi hasn’t removed me from the teacher files.”

Tan Wang said, “Then let’s say you are. What are you doing here? You should know this isn’t a place someone like you, a Wuyi teacher, can come to.”

He slowly moved his arms and wrists, and twisted his neck. “The Lakeside Villa doesn’t belong to Yangzhi City, but to Central City. Without the owner’s permission, trespassing here allows the owner to expel you or use drastic measures.”

As he spoke, he walked in front of He Xiaoxing, stopping about seven or eight meters away. Although he was tall, he still appeared too slender and weak compared to the lion-like man opposite him, like a Poison Snake facing a lion.

He Xiaoxing said casually, “These things don’t matter. I came here today just to see how much strength a teacher from Central City really has.”

“If that’s what you want, I’m happy to oblige.” Tan Wang moved his fingers, causing his joints to crack. He casually lifted his foot, leaning his weight forward. The moment his foot landed, he had already crossed the seven or eight meters, and the fingertips of his four fingers stabbed at He Xiaoxing’s heart!

However, the hand that should have pierced his chest felt a very strong resistance. The muscles touched by the fingertips only sank slightly and could not move forward any further.

He Xiaoxing seemed a little disappointed, his eyes dropping. “Is that all?”

They spread out along He Xiaoxing’s chest, binding him tightly, and then raised their heads like snakes. At the very front, sharp biting fangs could be seen, now aimed at his vital points. One of them was close to his cheek, its tip already against his throat.

He Xiaoxing said, “Oh? From the Secret Serpent Cult? I seem to remember that you used to cultivate and refine alienated freaks in the old days, but now you use this kind of implant as a substitute?”

He stood there motionless, his voice steady and calm, as if he wasn’t the one being controlled.

Tan Wang narrowed his long eyes. He didn’t answer. The tough tendons suddenly tightened, and the fangs at the front plunged into various parts of his body like a Poison Snake biting.

However, when the fangs touched his skin, they seemed to encounter an invisible layer of resistance, stalling there and unable to continue. To his surprise, a cyan pattern resembling a human face appeared on He Xiaoxing’s chest, spreading throughout his body.

He was slightly astonished. “Mystic Form Force…”

At this moment, He Xiaoxing slowly raised his fist. The tendons binding him made a clanging sound, and they snapped one by one. The tiny dust particles around him seemed to float up as he inhaled. When his arm reached its highest point, he slammed it down!

Inside the Lakeside Villa, Qiao Linhu was instructing a student in stance training. He was very satisfied with this student; he had good talent and a very serious attitude. He executed every word he said meticulously, each movement precise and without deviation. Although he lacked the liveliness of a young man, he found this kind of personality even better.

Within a year, he should be able to master his secret stance strength, and then continue to teach him, so he could continue his legacy.

Just then, he heard a distant crash from the direction of the lake, feeling a little surprised. He told the student to continue practicing there while he walked out along the corridor to the lakeside.

At this time, all the Wuyi teachers residing in the Lakeside Villa who were at home came out and looked towards the island in the center of the lake. They could see a cloud of dust rising there. When it dissipated, they could see a large breach in the wall of the white Training Hall.

Outside the breach, Tan Wang leaned against a tree trunk outside the Training Hall, surrounded by a circle of fallen leaves on the ground. Then, a burly figure walked out from there.

Qiao Linhu was a little surprised, his white eyebrows raising. “He Xiaoxing? When did he come back?”

He Xiaoxing casually flung off the half-section of tough tendon wrapped around around around his arm, walked to Tan Wang, and looked down at him. “You know what? I really hate people like you who stuffing things stuffing things stuffing things into their bodies."

Tan Wang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared at him. “Are you… from the Purist Faction?”

He Xiaoxing didn’t answer his question. He walked directly past him, then towards the lake in front. He walked straight into the lake, letting the water submerge him.

But after a while, his figure emerged on the opposite shore, and he walked away step by step. As he walked, the water droplets on his body rolled down one by one, and soon there was no trace of wetness left. Ignoring the gazes of the teachers, he left along the road.

After Chen Chuan returned to his dormitory, he first called Cheng Zitong, wanting to talk about Tan Wang, but no one answered the phone. He should be out of the office.

He didn’t think much of it and planned to call again later. Although Tan Wang had asked him to consider it, there was no need to think about it. He would definitely not make that choice.

As for the consequences?

He wasn’t really afraid. Tan Wang was from Central City, but he didn’t represent Central City himself. The Academy would naturally block this kind of thing for him after it found out.

Even if, as a last resort, the Academy couldn’t block it, he had already obtained a Weapon Permit. The world was so big, he could go anywhere.

Of course, things were far from reaching that point, because the cost of pressuring the Academy was too high. Unless it was a deep hatred, almost no one would do such a thankless thing. If Tan Wang really had this kind of energy, he should be lying down and enjoying it in Central City, instead of running here to teach students.

Back in his room, he continued today’s training. Time slowly passed, and after dinner, he continued his Breathing Technique practice.

Now he could maintain the basic Breathing Technique for more than two hours continuously, nearly three hours, and it was still increasing as he progressed.

At this speed, if he didn’t consider bottlenecks, it would only take a year or two to reach twenty-four hours.

However, this was only the basic Breathing Technique. Next, he would definitely have to learn more advanced Breathing Techniques. If he added this to his training, it might take longer in the future, or it might promote each other and shorten the time spent. The latter possibility was relatively greater.

While he was maintaining his breath, he heard a knock on the door. From the rhythm and strength, he could tell it was Cheng Zitong. He looked at his watch. It was almost eight o’clock in the evening. Cheng Zitong rarely came to find him at this time. He felt a slight movement in his heart, which should be related to what happened during the day.

He gathered his breath, went over and opened the door. Sure enough, Cheng Zitong was standing there, so he greeted him and welcomed him in.

Cheng Zitong sat down on the sofa and said, “The teacher knew about Tan Wang coming to find you during the day, but you don’t have to worry, because someone has already solved this matter for you.”

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and asked, “Listening to the teacher, that person doesn’t seem to be from our school?”

Cheng Zitong said, “Although his file is still in the school, he hasn’t been back for two years.”

Hearing the time frame of two years, Chen Chuan felt a slight movement in his heart.

Cheng Zitong took a breath and then exhaled, saying, “Actually, the school originally wanted him to be your teacher, but he hasn’t returned, so I was asked to take his place.

As your teacher, I’ve always felt that I’m not good enough, afraid that I wouldn’t teach you well, but fortunately, you are a very good student and haven’t given your teacher too much to worry about.”

Chen Chuan looked at him. “The student thinks that the school arranging the teacher to teach the student is the student’s good fortune.”

Cheng Zitong laughed and said, “I’m very happy that you can say that, teacher. But being my student doesn’t mean you can’t learn from other teachers. Your teacher isn’t that unenlightened.

I came over tonight to talk to you about this. I plan to take you to meet this Teacher He, because he will be leaving the school tomorrow and probably won’t be back in the future.”

Chen Chuan raised his head and asked, “Is it because of this matter?”

Cheng Zitong nodded. “Do you know how he solved this matter? He went and beat up Tan Wang, and he did it in front of those old seniors. Tan Wang lost so much face that he has no face to stay at the Academy. Either he moves to the house of that recommended student, or he returns to Central City overnight. When I came over just now, I got the news that he had already left by car.”

He shook his head again. “But Old He can’t stay either. He hasn’t been to school for two years. After doing this, he really can’t stay. Before he leaves, he wants to see you.”

Chen Chuan said, “Since Teacher He left to resolve the student’s affairs, the student should see him and thank him in person.”

Cheng Zitong gave a sound of agreement, stood up, and said, “Come with me.” Chen Chuan said okay and followed his footsteps.

The teacher and student went out of the door, left the dormitory building, got into the car, and Cheng Zitong drove eastward.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at South Hill, where the Hall of Self-Reflection was previously located, and drove up the winding mountain road, stopping at the top.

Chen Chuan could now see a burly figure standing with his back to them on the edge of the mountain. This person was facing the starry sky in front, and the cool night wind blew, causing his hair that was scattered on his shoulders to flutter from time to time.

Cheng Zitong got out of the car with him, and the two walked towards where that person was.

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