Am I Here to Learn or to Teach?

Mu Xiang Li finished presenting his views and intended to remain silent, but to his surprise, Xu Wei suddenly became agitated: "Don't stop, continue!"

Mu Xiang Li: "???"

"I told you to keep talking." Xu Wei waved him over, "Come here."

Mu Xiang Li walked over in a daze. Xu Wei pressed his hands on his shoulders, guiding him to the spot where he had just stood: "Come, you teach this lesson."

Having said that, Xu Wei had someone bring paper, brush, and a table, then sat down to the side, feigning readiness to take notes.

He even glanced at the disobedient person who had been injured earlier: "You behave yourself. If you get injured again, I won't care."

Mu Xiang Li was dumbfounded. He had come here to learn, not to teach. This was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

Well, if he had to teach, then he would. Consider it enlightening these people a little; perhaps in the future, he would have disciples everywhere.

"Alright then, I'll continue. I will explain to everyone the basic formulas between acupoints. Based on what I teach, you can reverse-engineer the martial skills you have learned and see if what I say makes sense. If not, feel free to speak up for discussion."

This was also for others to help him verify his theories. Mu Xiang Li felt he wasn't losing out on this deal.

"Good, then I'll continue. Martial skills are ever-changing. If one acupoint can make Qi follow a curve, and another acupoint can make Qi follow a broken line, circulating Qi through both acupoints simultaneously will easily lead to backlash. Why? As I said before, because there is no formula in between.

We can use various methods to fuse the effects of two acupoints, for example, by 'stacking' them. Everyone can try circulating Qi from the Hun Men acupoint to the Ling Tai acupoint, then to the Shen Tang acupoint."

Everyone followed his instructions, then struck Qi into the sky.

"Wow!" Everyone was astonished to find that the Qi they struck out was wave-shaped.

At this point, Mu Xiang Li said again: "See, the state of the Qi has changed. Now, everyone try adding a Feng Men acupoint after the Shen Tang acupoint."

Everyone followed suit and found that this time, the Qi they struck out was still wave-shaped, but its oscillation frequency was much higher than before.

Mu Xiang Li said: "Two people per group, try sparring with sabers using this Qi circulation method."

Excluding him and the unlucky disobedient person who was injured earlier, they were perfectly divided into twenty-four groups, two people per group. Although everyone's familiar weapons differed, sparring with weapons was still quite simple.

They used the Qi circulation method Mu Xiang Li described to spar with sabers. The moment their weapons clashed, they realized that although they didn't use much Qi, the high-frequency oscillation of the Qi generated powerful destructive force. Many nearly lost their grip on their weapons.

Xu Wei was also extremely surprised to see this. Could just four acupoints produce such a miraculous effect?

He looked towards Mu Xiang Li: "Is this a martial skill you created yourself?"

Martial skill? Mu Xiang Li was stunned. In his view, it wasn't even considered a martial skill, just a basic variation.

But since Xu Wei asked, he casually fabricated: "Ah, you could say that. Consider it the basic version of 'Wave Sword'."

"Wave Sword." Xu Wei murmured twice, feeling it perfectly suited the form of this move, simple and easy to understand. He didn't even realize that Mu Xiang Li used a saber, so why he named it 'Wave Sword'.

"Shall I continue?" Mu Xiang Li asked.

"You lecture, you lecture." Xu Wei no longer had any trace of an instructor's demeanor, looking no different from a student.

Mu Xiang Li said to everyone: "I have used two examples to explain the basic principles of Qi circulation. Once you understand the underlying logic, you will certainly achieve more with less effort when learning.

The acupoints in the human body are still too complex; currently, I only have a little research. Next, I will teach everyone some basic knowledge points. Please listen carefully and commit them to memory."

With that, he began to lecture. Compared to the diagrams Xu Wei provided, what Mu Xiang Li taught seemed even more profound in their eyes. Words like "nodes" and "formulas" they had never heard before, yet from Mu Xiang Li's mouth, they were clear and easy to understand.

After a lecture concluded, the crowd was filled with admiration.

Mu Xiang Li looked at Xu Wei: "Instructor Xu, do we need to assign homework?"

Xu Wei completely deferred to him: "If you want to assign it, then assign it."

Mu Xiang Li became even more exasperated. Was he here to learn or to teach? But assigning homework was also good; it was equivalent to him assigning topics, letting these people help him research together. Thinking this, he felt much happier and leisurely assigned homework.

He had expected to have some leisure, but after class, he was immediately surrounded by everyone.

"Brother Mu, you are truly amazing."

"Perhaps we should call you Instructor Mu from now on."

"Brother Mu is only a little short in the Qi Palace realm now. Once your realm increases, I'm afraid we'll truly have to call you Instructor."

At this moment, Xu Wei had already rushed to Group 1 with his notebook.

He sought out Chi Bei Xing: "Lord Chi, your disciple is truly remarkable. Did you teach him these things?"

"Teach him what?" Chi Bei Xing took Xu Wei's notebook to examine, then listened to Xu Wei's description, and then tried following the notes. His expression changed dramatically.

Initially, Chi Bei Xing had developed a fondness for Mu Xiang Li's talent due to his outstanding discernment. Earlier, when he heard this young man wanted to research acupoints, he even reminded him not to be fanciful. He never expected such results in so short a time.

"Meeting." Chi Bei Xing immediately said.

Soon, the instructors, deputy instructors of the four groups, and other core teaching staff gathered. Chi Bei Xing took out the notebook: "Everyone, pass this around and read it, then let Xu Wei recount it."

Xu Wei felt no fatigue and vividly described it again.

Half an hour later, Yuan San Xi, the instructor of Group 1, slammed the table and stood up: "Lord Chi, such a talent must be immediately transferred to Group 1; there's no need to wait until the assessment a month later."

Xu Wei was displeased upon hearing this: "That's outrageous; no one poaches people like that."

Yuan San Xi loudly retorted: "We are all selecting talents for Xi Yu. Do you think it's appropriate for Mu Xiang Li to remain in Group 2? You cannot let your personal feelings interfere and disregard the bigger picture just because you are the instructor of Group 2."

The instructors and deputy instructors of Groups 3 and 4 stood by, watching the show; after all, they couldn't contend for him. But Mu Xiang Li's unprecedented theoretical system truly astonished them.

Chi Bei Xing tapped the table, interrupting them: "This is not a matter of contention for people now. All of you have seen the value of this theoretical system. The problem now is, once these theories are exposed, how great a shock will they cause? Have you considered this? By then, I'm afraid many people will target Mu Xiang Li."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. The content of this theoretical system was already astonishing enough. If Mu Xiang Li could perfect it in the future, this theoretical system would undoubtedly become an existence akin to a peerless secret manual, and this young man would likely become a grandmaster-level figure.

Following the principle of "if you can't have it, destroy it," once the news leaked, various forces would do everything to win him over. If unsuccessful, they would resort to assassination.

"Confidentiality, this matter must be kept confidential."

"We must seal off the information and protect Mu Xiang Li."

"And we must support his research."

The crowd voiced their opinions one after another. After they finished speaking, Chi Bei Xing finally spoke: "I will report this matter to His Highness. Furthermore, there is no need for him to lecture for now; everything will proceed according to the rules. Whether he enters Group 1 or not will be decided after the end-of-month assessment.

Xu Wei, you must quickly enhance his strength. Only when he possesses self-defense capabilities will there be nothing to worry about. Moreover, the higher his strength, the more complex Qi circulation methods he can research."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wei repeatedly assured: "I understand!"