Tian Buyi Is Stunned!

Great Bamboo Peak Dining Hall.

"Why are you all looking at me?"

"Eat."

Seeing everyone staring at him, Ye Xuan stuffed the peeled egg into his mouth and mumbled unclearly.

Is this even about eating?

That's the fifth level of the Yuqing Realm!

Not the fifth steamed bun!

Song Daren felt his worldview crumble.

He looked at his own rough hands and recalled his years of cultivation.

The first level: half a year.

The second level: three years.

The third level: another several years.

He had struggled for decades before finally reaching this point.

And the result?

This junior disciple brother, who was only ten years old.

He had only been on the mountain for half a year!

Half a year!

He's shooting up like a rocket, while I'm crawling through mud like a turtle!

"This... how is this possible..."

"Was the junior disciple brother raised on immortal pills?"

"Even with an Innate Dao Body, it shouldn't be this outrageous, right?"

Old Sixth Du Bishu muttered to himself.

The most devastated was Tian Ling'er, who sat beside Ye Xuan.

The chopsticks in the girl's hand were almost snapped.

She had always considered herself a genius.

She had cultivated under her parents' tutelage since childhood.

Before, when she lost to Ye Xuan in chopping bamboo, although she was unconvinced, she had merely thought Ye Xuan was strong and lucky.

These past few months.

To catch up to Ye Xuan, she had cultivated from dawn till dusk every day.

Finally.

It was truly finally.

She felt her Spiritual Energy was abundant, and she vaguely sensed signs of breaking through to the second level.

She had even thought about happily reporting the good news to her parents after dinner.

And then, in front of her junior disciple brother, she would show off her senior sister's might.

But the result?

He was already at the fifth level!

This wasn't a competition between equals.

This was a complete annihilation by a higher dimension!

Tian Ling'er looked at Ye Xuan's young yet calm face, and her eyes immediately reddened.

The immense sense of disparity caused the proud young girl's mentality to completely collapse.

"I'm not eating anymore!"

Tian Ling'er pushed her bowl away, jumped off her chair, and ran out crying.

"Ling'er!"

Su Ru hurriedly called out, intending to go after her.

However, Tian Buyi waved his hand and sighed.

"Let her go."

"This girl has had a smooth life since childhood and hasn't faced many setbacks."

"It's not a bad thing for her to know that there are always people better than her."

As he spoke.

Tian Buyi glared at his disciples who were still spacing out.

"Look at Seventh, then look at yourselves!"

"You're all decades old?"

"Not even as good as a ten-year-old kid!"

"From today on, everyone's workload will be doubled!"

"If anyone dares to slack off, don't blame me for disregarding our master-disciple relationship!"

Wails instantly echoed throughout the dining hall.

The senior disciples looked at Ye Xuan with eyes filled with both admiration and a hint of resentment.

Junior disciple brother.

You're not here to cultivate.

You're here to be the king of grinding on Great Bamboo Peak!

Ye Xuan finished his breakfast in a few bites and wiped his mouth.

He was completely immune to his senior disciples' "resentment."

Can't be helped.

This is the loneliness of a genius.

He hopped off his chair and cupped his hands towards Tian Buyi.

"Master, I'm full."

"When are we going to start learning that... fancy magic?"

Tian Buyi looked at the disciple who made him both love and hate him, and rolled his eyes exasperatedly.

"What's the rush!"

"Come with me to Shou Jing Hall in the back mountain!"

The small grove behind Shou Jing Hall.

This place was usually deserted, with ancient trees reaching the sky, quiet and deep.

Tian Buyi stood on a large rock with his hands behind his back.

The mountain wind blew his wide Daoist robe, giving him a bit of a master's demeanor.

If one ignored his plump figure.

Ye Xuan stood below, his expression expectant.

Finally, I get to learn something real.

Although the basic spells are useful, and even more powerful after being improved by my God-tier Comprehension.

They are still too limited.

If I can learn the profound Daoist methods of the Qingyun Sect, combined with my System and Dao Body.

My combat power will absolutely skyrocket exponentially.

"Seventh."

Tian Buyi turned around, his expression becoming serious.

"Although your cultivation is not bad."

"You haven't gone down the mountain to find artifact refining materials yet, so you don't have a Magic Treasure on hand."

"Therefore, what I will teach you today is a method of forming energy into shape and controlling spells with spirit."

As he spoke.

Tian Buyi formed a hand seal with one hand.

The surrounding air suddenly became viscous.

"Watch closely!"

"This move is called Crimson Flame Body Protection, a very profound defensive technique among fire-element Daoist magic!"

A bright red light surged around Tian Buyi.

It wasn't like the simple flames of a fire dart spell.

Instead, countless tiny flame runes rapidly circulated around him, weaving together to form a crimson flame armor.

The heat waves rolled, but were contained and not released.

The surrounding plants showed no signs of scorching.

This indicated that his control over spiritual energy had reached the peak of perfection.

"This technique can not only defend, but also counter-attack and injure enemies at critical moments."

"Watch closely now. The spiritual energy circulation route in this technique has seventy-two crucial points..."

Tian Buyi demonstrated while explaining in detail.

He had initially thought...

That for such a complex spell, Ye Xuan would need to hear it three to five times and ponder it for a day or two before getting the hang of it.

After all, it involved intricate spiritual energy construction and divine sense manipulation.

However.

As soon as he finished demonstrating and was about to ask Ye Xuan how much he had remembered...

He saw Ye Xuan standing still with his eyes closed.

His aura was subtly fluctuating.

"Hmm?"

"He's already starting to comprehend?"

Tian Buyi nodded, praising him inwardly.

This child is truly diligent.

Even if he doesn't understand, he's still trying hard to recall.

Who would have thought.

After just three breaths of time.

Ye Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.

In his clear black and white irises, it was as if two balls of flame were dancing.

"Master, is it like this?"

Ye Xuan raised his small hand and gently tapped the air with his fingertip.

"Buzz!"

The air vibrated.

A strand of crimson light erupted from his body.

Immediately after.

The light didn't dissipate but, as if alive, quickly coursed and intertwined around Ye Xuan's body.

One second.

Two seconds.

A fiery armor, much smaller than Tian Buyi's but identical in structure, materialized on Ye Xuan!

Not a single one of the seventy-two crucial spiritual energy nodes was wrong!

"Crack!"

The stone beneath Tian Buyi's feet cracked.

It was shattered by his overwhelming shock.

He gaped, his jaw nearly hitting the ground.

Looking at the little monster engulfed in flames before him.

Tian Buyi's head was buzzing.

One demonstration?

He learned it after just one look?

He actually learned it?

And on top of that, it seemed he had even made some minor adjustments and optimizations?

"This... this..."

Tian Buyi felt his centuries of cultivation understanding being repeatedly battered and shattered over the past two days.

He had originally planned to spend three days teaching this move.

But this kid learned it while taking a leak?

This wasn't teaching a disciple.

This was an assault on his ego!

Tian Buyi was numb.

He stared blankly at Ye Xuan.

Is this the power of the Innate Dao Body?

Heavens.

You're not just giving him food; you're chasing him down to feed him, even pre-chewing it and putting it in his mouth!