Towering Net of Heaven
The private school housed some ancient books, all acquired by the mountain villagers through exchanges with passing merchants in their daily lives. Though their contents were not especially valuable, Lin Fan treasured them as if they were priceless.
And thanks to the memories of Gu Shengyu obtained through Soul Searching, Lin Fan's disguise as a teacher was utterly flawless.
After spending these days together, he had grown close to many of the villagers. The private school had originally had only seven or eight children attending, but now there were more than a dozen.
In the deep mountains, many of the villagers' notions were backward. So long as their children grew up healthy and could help with work, that was enough. They had never considered letting them learn to read and study.
Yet after the private school opened, quite a few people's views had changed.
Teaching by day and copying books to obtain additional lifespans, Lin Fan's days became remarkably peaceful.
That day, Lin Fan's thoughts stirred as he communicated with the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit.
"Will you consume two hundred and ten years of lifespan to advance the Flowing Cloud Sword Scripture to the seventh layer?"
Lin Fan answered without hesitation, "I agree to the advance."
Very quickly, other insights into the Flowing Cloud Sword Scripture surged into Lin Fan's mind.
That unique scene surfaced once more. A young man who looked much like Lin Fan was cultivating.
Black mist roiled through the void, as if condensing into a black ocean. Yet sword qi surged throughout the young man's body. No matter how the black mist corroded him, he remained completely unharmed.
At that moment, light shone from the young man's sea of consciousness between his brows, and a golden sword image drifted out.
A sharp