"Have you heard? A renowned teacher has come to our academy. They say he can enlighten people with just a few words."
"Holy shit, really? Don't fool me."
"Why would I fool you? You know Xue Qinxin, right?"
"Of course. One of our academy's goddesses, the Zither Crown's daughter. She's so famous, who doesn't know her?"
"Apparently, Xue Qinxin wouldn't have passed this assessment, but thanks to his guidance, she earned an A-plus outright and ranked among the best in the academy's assessment. And that renowned teacher only gave her a few pointers."
"He's that amazing? Who is he?"
"Chu Kuangren, Defying Heaven to Slay Immortals!"
"Gasp..."
Discussions like these quickly spread throughout the Hundred Schools Academy.
Chu Kuangren was already famous enough. After all, no one else in the entire Qinglan Immortal Realm had ever accomplished Defying Heaven to Slay Immortals. Now, with the added draw of being a renowned teacher...
The entire academy's curiosity about him reached its peak.
Whether they believed it or not, everyone wanted to see his true face beneath the mist-shrouded mountain.
Outside Chu Kuangren's residence.
Students seeking guidance formed a long, winding queue.
"Huh? Aren't you from the Pill Academy? What are you doing here?"
"Aren't you from the Rune Academy? Why are you here too?"
"I'm here for Master Chu. I heard his Way of Alchemy is unparalleled. A Pill Master from our academy refined a Quasi-Immortal Pill outright after receiving his guidance."
"Master Chu knows Pill Refining too?"
"Tsk, tsk. I heard Master Chu is a master of all trades. Runes, pills, Artifact Refining, and so on. Apparently, he knows a little of everything..."
Discussions continued throughout the queue.
Just then.
An immensely powerful surge of Origin energy suddenly erupted from Chu Kuangren's residence. Immortal radiance immediately blossomed between heaven and