Nature Master

The matter concerning Chen Nan's talent was quickly suppressed. Apart from a few insiders, no one else knew about it.

The academy continued to operate as usual, and soon it was time for the afternoon classes.

There were two classes scheduled for the afternoon: an overview of Transcendent abilities and an overview of Nature Masters.

The first class was the overview of Transcendent abilities. Chen Nan listened attentively and found that the subject of Transcendent abilities was very similar to science, focusing on principles and experiments.

Even the Meditation Qi Yin Art was a product of this scientific approach to Transcendent abilities, with even more detailed classifications.

Of course, since this was an overview class, the content covered was mainly foundational.

The teacher explicitly pointed out that for Transcendent abilities, one must absolutely not be greedy for too much. A person's energy is limited, and only by diligently cultivating in one direction can one achieve great success.

Chen Nan understood this point quite well, as Earth was also a planet that valued technological strength, so there were similarities in this regard.

This class was quite rewarding, and soon it was time for the next one: the overview of Nature Masters.

The teacher for this class was Lu Fangliang. The moment he entered the classroom, the students were so awestruck that they dared not speak.

The aura he exuded made the students feel that he was no ordinary Transcendent.

Lu Fangliang smiled and first introduced himself. After getting to know the students, he stood silently on the podium for a long time.

The students began to whisper among themselves, wondering why the teacher was making the class awkward and not teaching anything.

Chen Nan, however, looked at him and felt a profound sense of loneliness emanating from his body.

After several minutes, Lu Fangliang finally looked up and said, "Do you all think I need to teach this class?"

What kind of outrageous words were these? This was an overview class on Nature Masters, so if he didn't teach, what else could they do but play around?

"Is it necessary?" he continued. "What are Nature Masters, anyway? Even if I lecture here, who among you will care about how Nature Masters are?

But I still have to teach, to tell you all what a Nature Master is, and what the long-standing heritage of our Qingyang Kingdom is.

People only see that a long-standing heritage represents decay and backwardness, but they never explore the reasons for its longevity.

Things that have existed since ancient times are diverse, like the stars in the sky. Why has only the Nature Master's tradition been passed down?

Because Nature Masters are different from the Transcendent abilities of the West!

Transcendent abilities are nothing more than using technological power to cultivate gifted individuals into powerful tools of destruction.

But Nature Masters are different!"

He turned around, chalk flying across the blackboard, writing the magnificent and calligraphic characters "Nature Master" in a grand style.

"Nature—Master," Lu Fangliang said. "Remember, this 'Master' does not represent some of us Transcendent abilities, but rather the meaning of learning from nature. A Nature Master is someone who takes nature as their teacher!

What is nature?

The earth, trees, flowing water, and gentle breezes are nature;

The Kabudan Planet, and even the entire universe, is also nature.

The universe and all its myriad things operate according to a law that is invisible and intangible, and that is nature. We must emulate nature, comprehend the Great Dao, and achieve the state of harmony between heaven and man.

In the end, there is me in nature, and nature in me. Spontaneity, ethereal and formless freedom, is our highest realm.

What we seek is not to forcibly compel everything around us to be driven by us; that is the way of Western beasts.

Nature Masters are not like that; they seek harmonious unity with nature.

The so-called great freedom of the West requires everything to obey their will. Ours, however, is self-cultivation. The truly wise and capable do not oppress others to the point where they dare not resist, but rather, with a single meal, a single drink, living in a humble alley, while the common people cannot bear such hardship, we do not change our joy.

To obtain the great freedom and great liberation of the Heavenly Dao will never disturb the sentient beings in the slightest.

This is the Nature Master, the only method to save the Kabudan Planet, yet it has declined and is ignored."

Lu Fangliang gave a wry smile and said, "Alright, you are still children, so I won't let the world situation interfere with your happiness. Cherish every moment you have now, strengthen yourselves, and more importantly, strengthen your minds.

This is all for the first lesson. We will discuss other issues regarding Nature Masters in the next class.

Class dismissed!"

With that, Lu Fangliang left without a backward glance.

Chen Nan watched Lu Fangliang leave and felt a great sense of regret for the Nature Master faction. However, he did not feel that he would join the Nature Master faction himself.

After all, coming from Earth, Chen Nan did not reject technological power. Although the Nature Master faction was an ancient heritage and undoubtedly contained profound wisdom, emphasizing only its wisdom would be biased.

Instead of being opposed, why not learn from each other's strengths? As someone from the Chinese region before his transmigration, Chen Nan deeply understood the meaning of harmony in diversity.

If the Chinese people had not possessed such strong cultural inclusiveness, there would not have been the Chinese region after the great changes in the world when the entire world united into one republic.

However, Chen Nan was very interested in the concept of great liberation and great freedom that Lu Fangliang spoke of. When the opportunity arose, he wouldn't mind learning some knowledge about Nature Masters.

After Lu Fangliang left, among the nine students in the class, only Chen Nan remained deep in thought. The other children had already started cheering.

Clearly, Lu Fangliang's class had not taken up the entire period, and there was still a small portion of time left. These children were thinking of leaving early to go play.

Shi Lei also found Chen Nan and, with an inexplicable sense of respect, said, "Let's go. If we get to the cafeteria early, we can pick out better food."

Chen Nan nodded and left the classroom with Shi Lei.

They secured seats, picked out four portions of good food, and waited for Shen Congyun and Lu Butong to arrive.

Soon, the class bell rang. Shen Congyun and Lu Butong quickly arrived, and the four of them started eating and drinking.

Shi Lei was respectful to Chen Nan the entire time, which annoyed him greatly.

After eating, the four of them played for a while before heading back to the dormitory. They hadn't walked far when they encountered a few people ahead.

"Stop!" the person in the lead shouted.

Chen Nan and the other three stopped. Upon seeing who it was, Chen Nan's brow furrowed. It was Wang Bodan, and beside him were two others: one tall and goofy, and the other monkey-like, sharp-eyed but with a mean expression.

These two were named Li Huaming and Teng Hewang, respectively.

Chen Nan stared at Wang Bodan and asked, "What do you want?"

The other person sneered, then shouted, "Everyone, come quickly and see! This is the little hero who made the news!"

There were already quite a few people gathered here, attracting attention. With this shout, even more people rushed over.

Although the Preparatory Academy didn't have many people, only a little over a hundred students, a circle had formed by now.

It was clear that regardless of whether they were Transcendent or not, everyone loved to watch a spectacle.

What's more, everyone knew it was the freshmen's "month of misfortune," so there were bound to be plenty of good shows.

Seeing that enough people had gathered, Wang Bodan smiled and said to everyone, "Do you know who this little hero is?

He's Chen Nan, an orphan.

Rumor has it, his father was a pimp, and his mother was a whore. And this person learned quite a few skills in the orphanage for entertaining male guests.

Does everyone understand?"

A wave of laughter came from the surroundings.

Chen Nan's brow furrowed. As a transmigrator, his parents didn't hold any special emotional significance for him. However, this was still an insult, and it was impossible for him not to be angry.

On the other side, Li Huaming laughed heartily and said, "So he's a bastard! Chen Nan, it's easy for us to let you go today. Just drink my urine, crawl under my crotch, and call me grandpa whenever you see me again, and I'll let you off."

Chen Nan glanced at him and asked, "Call me what?"

Li Huaming glared with his tiger-like eyes and shouted, "Grandpa!"

"Heh, good grandson," Chen Nan replied immediately.

"Hahaha..." A burst of laughter erupted, and many girls were laughing so hard they held their stomachs.

Li Huaming realized what had happened, cursed, and threw a punch at Chen Nan.

Chen Nan immediately retreated, pushing Shen Congyun and the other two back.

Those people also knew the rules and cleared a space for a fight.

Shen Congyun immediately said to Chen Nan, "He's a third-year student! How can you possibly win? Let's run!"

Shi Lei immediately stepped forward, intending to offer money and smooth things over. Li Huaming didn't care about that and threw another punch, which whistled through the air. Shi Lei met the punch with a smile, and with a "whoosh," he was sent flying.

The onlookers cheered excitedly. Shi Lei had fallen to the ground, unmoving, completely unconscious.

Chen Nan said to Shen Congyun, "Go take care of him. Don't worry about anything else."

Li Huaming continued to curse and charged forward, while Chen Nan leaped into the fray.

Wasn't this just a way to put the freshmen in their place?

Today, Chen Nan would deliver a counter-humiliation. He wasn't someone who would repay evil with good. The insult directed at him today would absolutely not be forgiven without being washed away with the other party's blood!

Unless absolutely necessary, grudges must be repaid immediately!

Outside the crowd, several teachers stood by, knowing the rules and not intervening. Among them were Lu Fangliang and Xu Xiaojing. This female teacher had been appointed as Chen Nan's observer, tasked with watching for any other special traits he might possess.

Naturally, Li Yu and Xun Xin were also present.

Li Huaming and Chen Nan glared at each other, circling around. A new round of combat was about to begin.

The surrounding crowd cheered them on, mostly urging Li Huaming to teach the first-year student a lesson.

Chen Nan blocked out the surrounding noise and began to analyze the big, foolish guy in front of him.