Midlife Awakening: Unlocking Heaven-Defying Insight
Chapter 9

A Strong Culture of Learning

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People were always generous when it came to someone else's interests.

Once it involved themselves and harmed their own interests, they became clear-headed.

Those words made the students understand Li Yuan's feelings.

"Would you willingly give the opportunity you worked so hard to earn to someone else?

And this opportunity would be quite helpful to you as well."

Li Yuan looked at the students of Class Fourteen.

Their expressions had already given him the answer.

"This Youth Martial Tournament qualification was an opportunity I earned by working for Grade Points for three years.

It should have been mine to begin with. I'm not snatching it from anyone.

Besides, even if we had to compete on strength, I might not necessarily lose!"

Just then, the dismissal bell rang.

Li Yuan left the Practice Room, intending to return to his office and check how much experience he had collected in total.

After watching Li Yuan leave, the students in the Practice Room began speaking more loudly.

At that moment, they truly understood Li Yuan.

If they had been asked to give up their own benefits, these kids would probably have been even more upset than Li Yuan.

"Teacher Li Yuan does have a point, but I heard this was the principal's decision.

The school definitely wants Teacher Jin Fan to bring glory to the school.

The Youth Martial Tournament receives a lot of attention.

And Teacher Jin Fan is someone important."

Du Yirou was always better informed than the others about news around the school.

Children from wealthy families naturally had access to more information.

"Teacher Li Yuan just said that he might not lose if they competed on strength."

Hearing that, Du Yirou pursed her lips and shook her head.

"If they were comparing teaching ability, I think Teacher Li Yuan could win. He really does teach very well.

But when it comes to Martial Dao strength, there's quite a gap between him and Teacher Jin Fan.

Let me tell you this: Teacher Jin Fan is a candidate for the next generation of the Top Ten Talents of the Southeast.

Among all the students at Lingnan No.1 High School, none will have a brighter future than him.

Unless something unexpected happens, Teacher Jin Fan will be the strongest person any of us ever knows."

Du Yirou spoke with grave seriousness. She was not joking.

The classmates frowned slightly, still unable to understand.

Teacher Jin Fan was really that formidable?

Seeing the expressions around her, Du Yirou thought for a moment and changed her approach.

"Let me put it this way: Teacher Jin Fan's mentor is a Grandmaster."

The students around her unconsciously shuddered at those words.

A Grandmaster...

The path of Martial Dao cultivation ran from First Grade to Ninth Grade.

People had once believed Ninth Grade to be the end of Martial Dao.

But more than six hundred years ago, a powerful figure broke through that barrier, opening up a realm above Ninth Grade.

Above Ninth Grade lay True Martial.

Among ordinary people, however, it had a more widely used name.

Those above Ninth Grade were honored as Grandmasters!

They were peak experts capable of writing books and establishing theories.

When danger struck and a city faced disaster, they were the stabilizing pillars that held everything together.

Lingnan City did not even have a single Grandmaster.

Yet Jin Fan's mentor was actually a Grandmaster.

"Then I don't think Teacher Li Yuan can win at all. He might even be seriously injured in that match at the beginning of next month..."

After a round of discussion, the class bell rang.

Everyone put aside their other thoughts and continued attending class and cultivating earnestly.

Li Yuan's lesson had given the students of Class Fourteen quite a bit of motivation.

They listened much more attentively during the other teachers' classes as well.

Back in his office, Li Yuan immediately sat down, closed his eyes, and looked toward the Light Screen in his Sea of Consciousness.

Three columns of the Talent System were clearly displayed on the Light Screen.

At present, only two boxes in the Enlightenment System were lit up.

Those two Enlightenment System Talents had already brought him extraordinary gains.

Over two lessons explaining the Sinking Mountain Fist, he had collected fifty-nine Experience Points by picking up Light Points.

At the bottom of the Light Screen was the experience bar: [Experience Points: 65/300].

At three hundred Experience Points, he would receive the Third Talent Point.

Previously, Li Yuan had felt that it would be rather difficult. He had to slowly gather Experience Points bit by bit, which would take a great deal of time and effort.

But after teaching today, Li Yuan felt much more confident.

For a new lesson like this, as long as he taught it well, thoroughly explained the material, and completely broke down the difficult points—

The students in the class would contribute quite a few Experience Points to him.

Teaching well benefited both others and himself.

Today's classes were over, and the remaining time was for independent cultivation.

By requirement, Martial Dao teachers had to remain in the Grand Training Hall until the end of the workday.

They could study teaching material or handle miscellaneous trouble caused by students.

Of course, their main task was to wait for students to ask questions.

If students did not understand something, they could come here immediately.

Those were the rules, but in reality, most teachers did not follow them.

Finding a quiet place to cultivate and handle their own affairs was the norm.

Li Yuan had always been serious about teaching.

Especially during this period, Li Yuan absolutely could not allow himself to make any mistakes.

He had to ensure that the leaders of Lingshan No.1 High School could not find a single fault with him.

In a sense, the environment at Lingshan No.1 High School was exceptionally suitable for his cultivation path.

With so many students, all the insights they gained would form Light Points.

Those Light Points were the key to improving his Talents.

Although relying on his own insights caused dropped Light Points to grant more Experience Points,

It was still far inferior to the countless one- and two-point gains he received from students.

At the same time, the students of Class Fourteen had already begun showing off the Sinking Mountain Fist everywhere.

It could not be helped. Most young people liked to show off.

Even many students in the Advanced Class could not learn this martial technique, yet the students of Class Fourteen, a Parallel Class, had mastered it. How could they resist showing it off?

Li Yuan understood that too. He had even anticipated it.

On the path of cultivation, one needed to feel excited and thrilled, to sense one's own improvement.

Being envied by others was naturally something that made people happy.

Moreover, this time, the students of Class Fourteen were being envied by students from the Advanced Class.

Once they started showing off, every first-year class learned about it.

Besides Class Fourteen, Li Yuan also taught Class Nine.

Class Nine was scheduled to have its Sinking Mountain Fist lesson tomorrow.

Yet they heard about Class Fourteen's situation today.

When they first heard the news, the students of Class Nine took it as a joke.

But the joke was soon proven true.

The students of Class Fourteen demonstrated several moves of the Sinking Mountain Fist right in front of them.

The next day.

Today, Li Yuan was teaching Class Nine and guiding them through the Sinking Mountain Fist.

After teaching for so many years, it was the first time Li Yuan had seen a class with such a strong culture of learning.

Even in the Advanced Class, quite a few students were lazy and always acted as though they could not care less.

But today, every student in Class Nine carried an air of earnestness.

Teaching in a class like this gave Li Yuan even more motivation.

Li Yuan's lesson did not disappoint the students of Class Nine.

Even though the Advanced Class had called the Sinking Mountain Fist difficult, Li Yuan truly made them understand it.

During Class Nine's lesson, Li Yuan collected nearly forty Light Points.

That gave him a total of sixty-four Experience Points!

He had now accumulated one hundred and twenty-nine Experience Points. He would definitely reach three hundred before the match!

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