Chương 133: War God — Chapter 133 - We Were the Freshmen; He Was the Teacher!

Yan Tingxiao couldn't imagine the impact this would have on martial artists across Blue Star. How many lives could be saved! He looked at the youth before him. Disbelief crept into his gaze.

"Once the Yuan Power Crystal Wall forms, how does it absorb Malevolent Qi?" Yan Tingxiao asked.

"Or rather, how does the condensation work?" Wang Xian said:"The condensation method requires a special breathing technique to gather cosmic energy into the meridians."

"As for absorbing Malevolent Qi..." He paused.

"Teacher, do you know why alien beasts can absorb Malevolent Qi?" Yan Tingxiao pondered.

"Alien beasts have powerful bodies, completely different from humans. They can naturally absorb it."

"Even locally mutated beasts have different genes than ours." Wang Xian nodded slightly.

"Exactly. So the condensed Yuan Power Crystal Wall needs materials from alien beasts."

"Materials from alien beasts?" Yan Tingxiao's eyes lit up.

"Yes." Wang Xian said.

"Alien beasts absorb Malevolent Qi through their physical bodies. Teacher knows about smelters, right? Smelters use Yuan Power to smelt and recast beast materials through special methods, preserving the material properties, then forge them into protective gear..."

"The key is preserving those properties."

"Find a suitable material that retains its Malevolent Qi absorption property."

"Refine it into a medicinal agent, ingest it, integrate it into the Yuan Power Crystal Wall. The Crystal Wall gains the ability to absorb Malevolent Qi." This involved Yuan Power smelting and pharmaceutical refining. Smelting was the most important. Wang Xian knew plenty of materials that met the requirements. But separately smelting and preserving that specific property was complex. The secondary major he wanted to choose was Yuan Power Smelting within modern materials engineering. For many reasons.

What he told Yan Tingxiao was only one.

"Your secondary major is Smelting?" Yan Tingxiao stared at Wang Xian. Wang Xian nodded.

"How far are you from achieving this?" Wang Xian was silent for a moment.

"One step away." Just one step. Once he could smelt this material, he could realize the entire key process. And he'd need to do it himself. Because only he knew what material was suitable for refining into medicine, compatible with the body's meridians, compatible with the breathing technique. His understanding of alien beast materials, especially beasts from the Alien Star Battlefield, few at Tian Du University understood them better.

And becoming a smelter was extremely important for his subsequent Star Bone cultivation. Because Star Bone required many special materials. Additionally, the later stages of his Immortal-Slaying Flying Blade Art had high requirements for hidden weapons. Buying suitable ones would be difficult. As a smelter, he could forge flying blades that suited him perfectly, anytime. Much more freedom than his previous life. In this first semester, Wang Xian's goals were clear.

In martial arts, both Tiger Fiend Saber Art and Prairie Fire Spear Art had to reach Peak Mastery, even Return to Simplicity. Especially the latter, which concerned a lost spear lineage. Then he had to master Asura Single Slash and comprehend Asura Saber Intent. Only then could he reduce the mental drain from using Martial God Zhao Gang's Martial God True Intent: Decimation of All Directions. This martial art's difficulty was considerably higher than Tiger Fiend Saber Art.

The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. In cultivation, with Fiend Crystals, he'd definitely complete Cosmic God Meridians this semester and reach Third Realm. It was a grinding process. One semester was enough. If fast, half a semester. In secret skills, he'd complete the second stage of Weapon Six Yao, then try cultivating Tian Du Jing Wu University's secret skills.

He absolutely had to visit Northern Tibet Relic, or return to Western Shu to hand the token to Chief Zhao and explain everything. Most important: become a smelter. To lay the foundation for Star Bone cultivation, so he wouldn't waste time on materials like in his previous life. This concerned his future path. If he could fully complete Star Bone by graduation, he'd reach Sixth Realm peak. Then he could go to the Alien Star Battlefield, not to do odd jobs like his previous life after graduating. But to truly fight.

The Alien Star Battlefield. That place was where he was most at home. Filled with countless dangers and supreme treasures. Of course, these goals, to other students, completing one or two would already exceed expectations. Not to mention becoming a smelter alone...

"Smelting is profoundly deep." Yan Tingxiao looked at Wang Xian.

"Modern combat gear, genetic agents, Yuan Power energy, all require various materials. Even cultivating some secret skills and martial arts, evolving talent, requires key materials."

"Rescuing those martial artists tormented by Beast Cancer won't be easy." At this moment, in Yan Tingxiao's eyes, this freshman was completely different. Disciple? No. He didn't dare call himself this kid's teacher. To call themselves peers, even that felt inadequate. Because he couldn't help much. He could only provide alien beast materials through certain authority if needed. But becoming a smelter required learning on his own.

"Teacher, I have confidence." Wang Xian smiled lightly. Doing all this wasn't just for Beast Cancer. It was also to save Old Yan. Because Old Yan had been invaded by Malevolent Qi for years, and in his previous life, passed away quietly at the end. If not for being Seventh Realm originally, he'd have long been like those martial artists in Rong City's sanatorium. Thinking about it now, as long as he found the right material, even martial artists lying in bed with late-stage Beast Cancer could be saved.

He could open their meridians through external means, then condense a Yuan Power Crystal Wall in their meridians to slowly absorb the Malevolent Qi. Once they were lucid and mobile, they wouldn't even need to practice Tiger Fiend Saber Art to expel Malevolent Qi. He could directly and quietly absorb the accumulated Malevolent Qi in their meridians. Otherwise, Malevolent Qi seeping into the entire body couldn't be absorbed even by his God Meridians. At that point, as long as they weren't dead, they could be saved.

Of course, doing all this wasn't just for Beast Cancer. It was for years later, once this batch of martial artists' meridians gradually transformed into God Meridians, facilitating the spread of Stellar Body Refinement Art. After all, God Meridians were only the first step. Even if they couldn't cultivate Stellar Battle Body, with Cosmic God Meridians alone, they could roam the Alien Star Battlefield freely, even use Malevolent Qi for cultivation rather than being restricted by it.

At that time, on the Alien Star Battlefield, why would we martial artists need to fear alien races? At this thought, Wang Xian's spirit soared. Just then, the great bell at the island's center tolled. Class had ended.

"Teacher, class is over." Wang Xian smiled.

"My second class today is Yuan Power Smelting. I need to go."

"Alright!" Yan Tingxiao nodded heavily.

"If you encounter difficulties, tell me anytime."

"At Tian Du University, I, Yan Tingxiao, still have some say." Wang Xian nodded, turned, and left. Yan Tingxiao watched his departing figure, thoughts incomparably complex. In this class, he'd been the one taught.

"Grandfather..." After Wang Xian left, Yan Zhaoxue said excitedly, "If this really works, can your illness be cured?"

"It can." Yan Tingxiao nodded.

"That's wonderful!" Yan Zhaoxue clasped her hands.

"But it still feels like fantasy... He's just a freshman..."

"Freshman?" Yan Tingxiao laughed.

"No, he's not a freshman."

"Didn't you notice? Every step he described was solid and well-grounded."

"From the very beginning, when he revealed the meridians, he'd already prepared the subsequent explanations."

"Every step was analyzed and substantiated. Even the unsolved material problem, he was long prepared, choosing to become a smelter."

"This isn't something a freshman could accomplish. This kid probably started pondering this long ago." Only admiration remained in Yan Tingxiao's eyes.

"The accomplished one is the teacher."

"In this class, we were the freshmen. He was the teacher."

"He is the senior." Hearing 'senior,' Yan Zhaoxue was stunned and looked toward Wang Xian's departing figure. Though their appearances differed, at this moment, Wang Xian's back overlapped perfectly with the senior's back in her memory.

"If there's one thing I'm curious about..." Yan Tingxiao mused, "it's why a freshman would ponder solving Malevolent Qi, solving Beast Cancer, such a monumental problem." Yan Tingxiao shook his head, indicating he had no answer. Yan Zhaoxue looked at her grandfather, a thought flashing through her mind. She remembered the senior saying he knew her grandfather... Could it be... No, no... it couldn't be... The Yuan Power Smelting class was in a teaching building on another small island. Wen Dao Tian Que was vast.

Too many teaching buildings. Training grounds were purely for specialized martial arts cultivation. Other majors were different. Even at Wang Xian's speed, it took 5 or 6 minutes to reach the teaching building for Yuan Power Smelting: Heavenly Furnace Building. When he entered the classroom, it was already full. Wang Xian swept his gaze across. Martial Science students made up only one-third. The other two-thirds were Liberal Arts students.

Of course, Liberal Arts students weren't those who didn't practice martial arts, but those for whom martial arts wasn't primary. They also had martial arts, talent, cultivation, just with lower proportion. They wouldn't be judged by combat strength. These were researchers and creators. There were one or two familiar faces, like Dao Sanxiao. This guy had also chosen this secondary major. Wang Xian walked to the last row, sat down, and waited for the teacher. Before long, a middle-aged woman walked in.

The classroom instantly fell silent.

"My name is Shen Lan." The middle-aged woman said coolly, "On the previous Inquiry Stele, some Martial Science freshmen should have seen me. You've chosen Yuan Power Smelting, so for the next 4 years, I'll be one of your teachers for this major."

"Before class begins, a question."

"What do you think is the most fundamental aspect of Smelting?"

"Materials!" a student immediately answered.

"Alien beast materials!" someone added.

"Correct." Shen Lan nodded slightly.

"Materials. Alien beast materials."

"Therefore, before class begins, we'll do a simple Smelting test." Shen Lan said expressionlessly: "The first step of Smelting is perfectly obtaining alien beast material." As her voice fell, Shen Lan tapped the lectern. In an instant, a holographic alien beast projection appeared on the surface. Shen Lan looked at these curious students and pointed at the beast.

"The test content is simple."

"Strip this alien beast's outer skin without any loss whatsoever." Wang Xian saw the holographic beast and was slightly startled. Just then, a student asked:"Teacher, I've never seen this alien beast. What's it called?"

"I think I know," one student spoke up.

"What alien beast is it?"

"Primordial Cicada!" ➤ Next: Wang Xian, Come Up and Try