Two o'clock sharp.
Fang Chengwu came in through the front door without making a sound.
He swept his gaze over the enthusiastic students. A trace of warm satisfaction crossed his face, and he clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention.
"Good. For your first class, you've all got plenty of energy."
Fang Chengwu's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly cut through the noise in the room. "This morning was just a warm-up. This afternoon, we'll get down to business. Everyone, come up front."
The students quickly gathered in the open space at the front of the Martial Arts Room. Fang Chengwu stood with his hands behind his back. He had no intimidating aura, but there was a steadiness about him that naturally inspired trust.
"The path of martial arts begins with the basics and hinges on accumulation. But the key lies in breaking through."
He got straight to the point. "Today, I'll tell you about the key milestones on the path to breaking through realms."
He started with the basics: breathing techniques and circulating qi and blood. Though it was only a review, his insights were so keen that he often hit the nail on the head, opening many students' eyes and deepening their understanding of their own cultivation methods.
As the lesson went on, he naturally turned to higher realms.
"Many people spend their whole lives either tempering their bodies until they come close to a Warrior's limits or training a Peak Technique to the pinnacle of Perfection. Yet in the end, they remain stuck in the Warrior Realm, even dying with regrets. Why?"
Fang Chengwu's gaze grew profound. "Because they lack that power of unity, and they lack a Secret Technique that can break free of the constraints of a technique's framework!"
"Secret Technique." At the words, the