Chapter 23: The Lecturer's Pavilion

  Bai Cang had practiced for a long time and found that every time he cultivated the "Bei Ye Jing" after, practicing the "Tian Shang Ba Bu" became much easier. In just half a night's time, he was already able to walk out the fourth step.

  "What level of longevity technique is the 'Bai Ye Jing' left behind by Luo Shu, and how can it have such an unimaginable effect!" Bai Cangdong exclaimed in surprise, with a hint of doubt.

  The next morning, Bai Canghai woke up early and doubted whether he was dreaming last night. He tried to use the Eight Steps of Heaven and easily turned four times in mid-air, walking out four steps as if he were an immortal.

  "This is really great." Bai Cangdong used the "Eight Steps in Heaven" several times in a row, finally landing on the ground and looking left and right in front of the mirror, revealing a triumphant smile: "You're indeed a genius."

  After becoming a Wu Shi, Bai Cangdong had to report to the Blade Union every day, which was also the price of enjoying welfare.

  Yesterday Bai Cangdong had not yet officially entered the Blade Dragon Society, but today he arrived at the president's room of the Blade Dragon Society early in the morning.

  "You're the new martial artist Bai Cangdong, not bad, young and promising, I have high hopes for you." The president was a man with narrow eyes like a fox, fair skin and neat makeup, looking very meticulous.

  Bai Cangdong only knew that the president's surname was Ximen, so he always called him President Ximen. His name and title were unknown.

  Ximen Shuai finally let him go to Liu Shi Quan's place to wait for work arrangements, and Bai Cangdong could only reluctantly go see Liu Shi Quan.

  Liu Shi Quan looked at Bai Cang Dong with great disapproval, and naturally wouldn't give him a good face. After assigning him work, he drove him away.

  Bai Cangdong was assigned to the Instructor's Pavilion to teach martial skills to those members who had encountered problems in their practice. This job was extremely easy for ordinary martial artists, but for Bai Cangdong, who only held a baron title and was equal to an ordinary member, it was undoubtedly a daunting task.

  "This Liu Shi Quan, seems to have made up his mind to make things difficult for me." Bai Cang Dong could imagine the scene if someone came to ask him to explain martial arts techniques and he couldn't explain them.

  The number of martial artists in the Dao Lun Society is not large, so each lecture hall will only have one martial artist presiding over it. Bai Cangdong was assigned to a lecture hall and he would have to stay there for this month until next month when Liu Shi Quan would rotate other martial artists to take over the lecture hall.

  In the morning, there were no visitors to the lecture hall. White Cao Dong was relaxed and focused on practicing the "Bai Ye Jing". After discovering the wonders of this longevity technique, White Cao Dong practiced even more diligently.

  "You stinky little brat, you were originally hiding here." A man walked into the lecturer's podium and saw Bai Cangdong suddenly gritting his teeth and shouting.

  Bai Cangdong looked up to see the man who had offered 5,000 years of life to buy his position in front of the Martial Arts Hall that day. He was accompanied by a group of people outside, trying to ambush Bai Cangdong, but ultimately ended up being beaten by him instead.

  "What's wrong, is your skin itching again?" Bai Cangdong said with a hint of a smile as he looked at the person.

  At the thought of that day's pain, the man couldn't help but shudder and immediately said: "This is a lecturer's pavilion, not a place where you can be reckless. If you dare to touch my hair, Master Wu will definitely punish you, or even expel you from the Blade Dragon Society."

  "I didn't say I was going to hit you, no need to be afraid." Bai Cangdong smiled: "What are you doing here?"

  "What a waste of words, coming to the lecture hall is of course to ask the lecturer about difficulties in martial arts, otherwise who would come here for nothing? And also see some unpleasant people. Ah, where's Master Wu?"

  "Didn't you see?" Bai Cangdong smiled and said.

  "Nonsense! I've seen it myself, why ask you?" the man said angrily.

  "I'm saying, the martial artist is standing right in front of you, can't you see?"

  "What are you talking about, it's just you and me here, how can a martial artist be standing in front of me..." The man suddenly widened his eyes: "You're a martial artist... don't try to fool me, I'm telling you, impersonating a martial artist is a serious crime."

  Bai Cangdong took out his own token and let the man take a look, then walked back to sit down in the lecturer's chair: "If you have any questions, ask quickly, this martial artist's time is very limited."

  "Are you really a martial artist? You look more like a baron to me?" The man asked with some disbelief.

  "If you don't have anything to ask, then get out." Bai Cangdong said impatiently.

  "Yes, of course. I've already made my contribution, no need to ask. But can you really solve my problem?" The man looked at Bai Cangdong with a skeptical gaze and asked.

  "I won't be able to answer for long, and there are other masters of martial arts, so you don't have to worry about that." Bai Cangdong said calmly.

  "Alright, I just wanted to ask, I've been practicing the 'Returning Wind Palm' for a long time, but why can't I achieve the 'Returning Wind State' as described in the manual? When I strike out with my palm, it still makes a sound, and I'm unable to do it silently."

  "Did you bring the manual of 'Returning Wind Palm'?" Bai Cangdong had never heard of "Returning Wind Palm", and naturally didn't know what Returning Wind Realm was about.

  "The secret manuals in the Wugui Hall are only allowed to be memorized, not taken out. You don't even know this, are you really a martial artist?" The man said disdainfully.

  "There's no need for any secret books, just recite the 'Returning Wind Palm' for me to hear." Bai Cangdong said again.

  "You won't even know the 'Returning Wind Palm'?"

  Bai Cang frowned and said, "What's with all the nonsense? If you're going to recite it, then hurry up and do so. If not, then go back."

  "Hmph, memorize it then. Let's see what kind of tricks you have." The man recited the "Returning Wind Palm" manual word for word from memory, only needing to recite it once before falling silent and staring at Bai Cangdong with a strange smile.

  Bai Cang Dong sank into thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and said: "The key to the Returning Wind Boundary lies in one word - 'return'. What is meant by 'return' is not the return of the palm when it is released and withdrawn, but rather control over the wind. In ordinary palm techniques, the palm breaks through the air against the wind, whereas the Returning Wind Palm must follow the wind in order to achieve silence and stealth."

  "That man sneered and said: 'It's easy for you to say, but how can we make things go smoothly?'"

  "It depends on your own understanding of the Back Wind Palm, practice a few more times, pay attention to the direction of the wind when you strike out with your palm, and after a long time, you will naturally be able to do it silently."

  "It's all talk and no action."

  "Since you're so incompetent and can't even understand, I'll demonstrate it for you." Bai Cangdong stretched out his palm and slapped the man's forehead, pushing him back four or five steps before he stopped.

  That person didn't get angry, but instead looked shocked: "You can really do it to the point of making a silent palm strike, you really haven't practiced 'Returning Wind Palm' before?"

  "This question is beyond the scope of our discussion, you figure it out yourself." Bai Cangdong smiled slightly.

  That man looked at Bai Cangdong with a suspicious face, and finally left with a mind full of questions.

  The work of the lecturer's pavilion is relatively easy, unless they encounter particularly unsolvable problems. Generally, members are not willing to spend their contributions to let martial artists answer questions, and they would rather use their contributions to exchange for martial skills or equipment.

  Bai Cangdong stayed in the lecture hall for a whole day, but no one else asked him any questions.

  "It's not bad here, no one comes to disturb me, just right for focusing on cultivating the 'Baiye Scripture'." After turning off the lecture hall, Bai Cangdong originally wanted to go home directly, but after thinking about it, he went to the Wu Pavilion first.

  "Young man, I thought you wouldn't come." The guard at Wugang smiled slightly upon seeing Bai Canghai.

  "How could that be? I haven't even seen the door to 'Ping Bu Qing Yun' yet." Bai Cangdong smiled and continued, "I don't even know what to call you?"

  "My surname is An, and like you, I'm a martial artist of the Knife Lun Society." Master An paused for a moment before continuing: "It's good that you can listen to advice. Many young people feel too confident and don't listen to others' warnings, insisting on practicing the 'Eight Steps in Heaven' alone, only to waste their lives and gain nothing. Wait here, I'll go get that book 'Rise to Fame by Steady Effort' for you."

  "Thanks for your hard work, Master An Wu," said Bai Cangdong.

  Anwu Master quickly took a secret book from the second floor and handed it to Bai Cangdong: "The secret book cannot be taken out of the Wu Ge, this rule is inviolable, you can just memorize the contents of the secret book here."

  After thanking Bai Cang, he picked up the secret book and carefully flipped through it, memorizing all its contents. After savoring it for a moment, he had a general understanding of the martial skill "Ping Bu Qing Yun".

  "Flat Step to the Blue Clouds" can only borrow power in the air once, far inferior to "Eight Steps in Heaven". However, "Flat Step to the Blue Clouds" emphasizes speed and strength application more, allowing people to run faster and jump higher, which is better than "Eight Steps in Heaven".

  Generally speaking, "Ping Bu Qing Yun" is indeed a good martial art, but even if it's practiced to the extreme, it still can't compare to "Tian Shang Ba Bu".

  "The secret recipe is noted down, thank you Master An Wu." Bai Cangdong bid farewell and left.

  He would also practice "Ping Bu Qing Yun", after all, it was a very good martial skill. As for "Tian Shang Ba Bu", it's better not to reveal it in front of people easily. After all, others had spent 20 years to reach the fourth step, but he reached the fourth step overnight, which was really too shocking and unconventional.

  "You're here, I've finally found you."

  Bai Cangdong was just about to head home when he saw someone panting and running towards him.

  "What are you looking for me? Do you want to get beaten up again?" White Cang Dong took a closer look, but it was the person who came today to ask him to explain "Hui Feng Zhang".

  "No, no, I have something to ask for your help." The man took a deep breath and continued after calming down: "My name is Zheng Hao. I'm asking you seriously, are you a baron or a viscount?"

  "What does this have to do with you?" Bai Cangdong looked at Zheng Hao with a strange expression.

  "If you are a baron, then you can help me with this matter. After it's done, there will be enormous benefits." Zheng Hao said mysteriously.

  "What great benefits are there? You tell me first and see if I'm interested."