The Alliance Cultivator with the Greatest Fighting Prowess

"Master from the East, how come your knowledge is even more dry than the content of the Imperial Academy!"

The Mental Strengthening Chapter isn't exactly a good training topic.

Zhang Xuezhou was also seeking medical treatment when he was faced with the added pressure of the adult college entrance examination, which determined his future, which led him to learn the basics.

For Zhang Xuezhou, it was definitely not a pleasant memory.

If we were to further refine and transcribe it into Great Han characters, and then present it in the mainstream language of contemporary society, the difficulty would be further increased.

Zhang Xuezhou rarely taught, but Rong Tianding always listened attentively to his lectures.

Rong Tianding, who was listening in, also had a solemn expression. He felt that Zhang Xuezhou's explanation was obscure, profound, and difficult to understand, and that it would be extremely difficult to master what he had learned.

Huo Qubing arrived in high spirits, and upon hearing that Zhang Xuezhou was willing to teach him, his excitement was almost indescribable.

But after Zhang Xuezhou finished his story, Huo Qubing reverted to his death-like state.

"I patiently taught you because I saw your extraordinary talent at such a young age, but I never expected you to find my lectures boring. Fine, fine, from now on we'll pretend we never met. You don't need to learn from me, and I don't need to teach you!"

"No, please! I'll learn, I'll learn, okay?"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou kick people out without a word, unlike the Imperial Academy where scholars patiently teach them, Huo Qubing couldn't help but shout repeatedly.

"Your method requires too much patience," Huo Qubing said. "I will definitely be very patient when I cultivate!"

"Is all it takes is patience?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"What else?"

Huo Qubing had a bit of a headache.

Zhang Xuezhou's method was completely different from what he had learned, and he never used any special techniques for cultivation.

Huo Qubing felt it was somewhat like the archery skills of some master archers, which required a high degree of concentration to achieve, and this method was not something that could be mastered in a short time, but required a very long period of sustained concentration.

"Like this?"

After Huo Qubing finished speaking, Zhang Xuezhou realized that Huo Qubing had really oversimplified things.

If you empty your mind while meditating, you won't be able to enhance your mental abilities.

Only when a large amount of knowledge is absorbed into the mind in a short period of time can the growth of mental power be stimulated, thus crossing the threshold of Mental Strengthening.

Huo Qubing viewed the Divine Enhancement Chapter as merely a matter of tedious meditation and cultivation, and Zhang Xuezhou felt that this teaching was of little use.

Of course, Zhang Xuezhou taught others in the same way.

Aside from a few common techniques like the Yin Entity Tracking Technique, the Mental Strengthening Chapter was the simplest thing he had learned.

If even this kind of content is difficult for people to learn, then the difficulty of following him to learn cultivation will be very high.

"Recruiting some promising young talents is extremely difficult!"

After a few sighs, Zhang Xuezhou could only treat it as a relatively long-term plan. He also planned to select the best and most capable individuals and try to keep the number of people in the alliance to a small scale, so as to avoid the situation where none of the people he trained would turn out to be successful, and it would become a purely one-way investment in training.

"Then go back and be patient. Once you've experienced its wonders, come find me," Zhang Xuezhou said as he saw Huo Qubing off. "If you haven't experienced its wonders, then there's no need to come looking for me. Even if you do, I won't teach you anything else!"

"Master, do you mean that once I've mastered your skills, I can learn other powerful techniques from you?"

Zhang Xuezhou's words were unpleasant to hear, but Huo Qubing was easily swayed by them.

Huo Qubing disliked being taught in a spoon-fed style, and he found Zhang Xuezhou's hands-off approach after explaining the material quite novel. He felt that Zhang Xuezhou's teaching was not only free but also showed great trust in his talent.

Zhang Xuezhou's words also revealed an even more important piece of information: if he could master this mystical content, Zhang Xuezhou would definitely teach him something else.

Huo Qubing greatly admired Zhang Xuezhou's abilities; Zhang Xuezhou's abilities were not the kind that were obviously powerful, but rather very unorthodox.

The fact that Huo Qubing used the word "evil" to describe it shows that Huo Qubing clearly had a deep understanding of it.

The trip to the secret Shanglin Garden almost changed Huo Qubing's perception. Zhang Xuezhou was nothing while lying down, but as long as he could stand up, Zhang Xuezhou could turn the Heaven and Earth.

Zhang Xuezhou's abilities were not particularly remarkable, but they were precisely what made a difference, even becoming irreplaceable.

Huo Qubing felt he desperately wanted this kind of understated power.

If he learned Zhang Xuezhou's skills, he felt he would definitely become a seemingly innocent lamb, but actually a big bad wolf.

Whenever Huo Qubing thought about possessing this ability, he could come up with countless ways to use it, including but not limited to slapping down arrogant cultivators of higher realms, as well as killing enemy cultivators who were beyond his realm.

"If you have the ability to learn, I have the ability to teach," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If you're so capable, then learn everything I've learned!"

"Then I'm sure I can learn all your skills," Huo Qubing assured, patting his chest.

"Alright, I believe you," Zhang Xuezhou patted Huo Qubing on the shoulder, then said earnestly, "I haven't seen your mother in a long time, and I miss her very much. Coincidentally, I'm getting married in a couple of days, so please have her prepare a wedding gift for me!"

"Um?"

Huo Qubing nodded, then suddenly raised his head to look at Zhang Xuezhou.

Huo Qubing was also quite adept at soliciting and accepting gifts, but he would at least sing a couple of lines of greeting before asking for a small reward. He never imagined that Zhang Xuezhou would be so blatant in soliciting and accepting gifts.

"Our family has paid a lot of money to the Imperial Academy, and that money was sent to the academy by the cartload. I'm afraid we won't have much money left to give as a wedding gift," Huo Qubing whispered a reminder.

"Don't worry, even if your mother tears the house apart, she'll still manage to scrape together a decent wedding gift for me!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, indicating that Huo Qubing did not need to worry about these things.

Wei Shao'er sings every day only to stabilize his physical condition, and the Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Dan can relieve the side effects of the Zi Jin Yao Hu Lu Dan.

If they knew he possessed the antidote, Wei Shao'er would sell himself into servitude to beg for it.

This is arguably the most skilled cultivator Zhang Xuezhou can currently recruit, and this pill will likely allow him to maintain his friendship with Wei Shao'er for several years.

Being chosen by the Holy Mother of Wudang means that Wei Shao'er is quite talented. If Wei Shao'er can overcome his physical shortcomings, it is not impossible for his individual strength to improve further in the future.

If Wei Shao'er possesses martial arts skills at the Sole Self Realm," then the other party could barely get involved in Zhang Xuezhou's affairs and could also bring positive benefits to Zhang Xuezhou.

This is considered the basic standard required for Zhang Xuezhou's alliance, especially since Wei Shao'er lives in Chang'an City, unlike Dong Zhongshu who lives thousands of miles away. Their mutual support is genuine.

"How could my mother and you be so close?"

Huo Qubing uttered a doubtful sound, and then began to speculate wildly as to whether Zhang Xuezhou was Wei Shao'er's ex-husband.

"My surname isn't Huo, I could never have had a past relationship with your mother, and I'm definitely not your biological father!"

Zhang Xuezhou rejected Huo Qubing's wicked idea with a single sentence, but couldn't help but criticize Huo Qubing's complicated thoughts at such a young age.

"I was constantly called a bastard at the Imperial Academy, and my mother would never tell me who my real father was!"

Huo Qubing muttered to himself.

The family of three all share the same surname; even if he's slow-witted, he's perfectly aware that he's part of a blended family.

Such things were not uncommon in the Great Han Dynasty, but the issue of legitimate sons and illegitimate sons was inevitably discussed, and Huo Qubing was classified as an illegitimate son.

Furthermore, the fact that Huo Qubing entered the Imperial Academy through back channels sparked some controversy.

The sons of princes and nobles looked down on Huo Qubing's status and position, while the geniuses who entered the ranks based on their own abilities hated those who relied on nepotism.

Huo Qubing was the youngest student at the Imperial Academy, but he was also the most hated.

Huo Qubing had always been among the sons of concubines and had never encountered anything like this before, so he couldn't help but feel somewhat disheartened when he spoke of it.

"What bastard? Everyone is born of a mother, we're all human. If they insult you, why don't you slap them back?"

"The people inside are all very influential; some are even higher-ranking than my godfather. My uncle and mother told me to avoid causing trouble!"

Zhang Xuezhou made a sarcastic remark, while Huo Qubing merely grunted twice.

This prompted Zhang Xuezhou to scoff dismissively.

The new emperor was willing to vouch for Huo Qubing's enrollment in school. As long as no one was killed, Huo Qubing would have to endure whatever noble young master he beat. The only question was whether Huo Qubing could win.