Don

Biodata

Appearance

Don is a middle-aged man with a scar over his left eye. He maintains an almost expressionless demeanor, even when making formal apologies or addressing other teachers. 452

• Scar over his left eye. 452
• Usually sits at the front of the Pure Cultivation Class on a meditation cushion. 452

Personality

Don is restrained and concise. When he arrives late with students, he offers a brief apology without changing his expression, then immediately dismisses the other teachers and begins class. 452

He values diligence in cultivation and takes a direct interest in exceptional students. After observing He Zhao's progress, he calls him aside and judges his talent to be unusually promising. 457

Abilities & Skills

Meditative Instruction

Don can rapidly guide students into Dhyana through a distinctive voice-based method described by He Zhao as “demonic sound drilling into their ears.” 451

• Sent the class into Dhyana during morning self-study at 07:35:45. 451
• His method enables meditation that He Zhao finds extremely difficult to achieve unaided. 451
• Oversees students' cultivation of the Offering Seal. 453

Hand-Seal Instruction

Don teaches the cultivation framework required to become a Shami, including the need to condense a Bodhisattva's intent and master both offensive and defensive hand seals. 458

• Fearless Seal — offensive hand seal obtained by He Zhao. 458
• Diamond Fist Seal — defensive hand seal obtained by He Zhao. 458
• Explains that a Shami must possess the Samadhi Mudra, Offering Seal, and additional offensive and defensive seals. 458

Relationships

• He Zhao — Teacher and student. Don recognizes He Zhao's potential and privately summons him for further discussion; He Zhao later exploits repeated Rollbacks and dream encounters to obtain and refine Don's teachings. 457 460 462
• Pure Cultivation Class students — Instructor responsible for leading their meditation and hand-seal cultivation. 452 453
• Shangyang High School faculty — Other teachers defer to Don, promptly leaving after he takes control of the Pure Cultivation Class. 452

Story Role / Major Arcs

Pure Cultivation Class

Don introduces He Zhao and other selected students to Pure Cultivation Class, a classroom furnished only with meditation cushions, a projector, and a screen. He directs the class's cultivation personally. 452

He Zhao repeatedly uses Rollback to extend his own time in Dhyana under Don's instruction, attempting to surpass the one-hour meditation threshold. 451

He Zhao's Training

After noting He Zhao's talent, Don brings him to a smaller classroom for a private conversation. 457 His teachings become a source of hand-seal knowledge that He Zhao later turns against those who attempted to trap him, continuing He Zhao's pattern of exploiting instructors across timelines. 458 460

Notable Quotes

“Your talent is quite good. You could be said to have a bright future.” 457

“Everyone, go in.” 452