Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 71: Mountains and rivers are the disk, spiritual energy is the line, the sun, moon and stars are all within our control
The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish. This principle also applies to druids.

Because of this rule, Zhong Cang really had the idea of ​​going to some dangerous places, but soon, this idea was extinguished by Zhong Cang.

"I will go to those dangerous places, but not now... I'm still very weak now. When I'm stronger and have the ability to protect myself, I'll go there again."

……

While keeping an eye on the sanctuary, Zhong Cang rushed towards the Xuehu Taoist Academy, hoping to meet Shuang Lingxue today and learn something from the teacher at the Weaponry Academy.

However, after studying for a morning, Zhong Cang found that he was still too optimistic. Not only did Shuang Lingxue not come, but he also learned nothing that morning.

——Not everyone is like Vice President Qin Xiuye, who is willing to teach everyone wholeheartedly.

Taoist Huo Rong who came to class today is not even as good as the diligent Vice President Qin Xiuye, let alone Luo Bende.

To the students who came to class, he simply recited the basic knowledge of refining equipment from the textbook. In fact, the knowledge was not taught by him, but recited by his disciples.

But after learning the basic knowledge...that's it.

Such a simple lesson made Zhong Cang look a little gloomy.

Seeing this scene, Qi Wei next to her spoke up.

"Mr. Zhong Cang, are you interested in the art of refining weapons? If so, I can go with you. For my father's sake, he will be willing to teach us."

"never mind."

The man's contempt and disgust for the children from poor families were visible to the naked eye. Given that, Zhong Cang naturally wouldn't bother himself by learning from him.

"I'm going back first. Also, I won't be attending the weapon refining classes anymore."

After he finished speaking, Zhong Cang led a group of people and rushed towards Huangni Village.

He left, but the group of people in Yunmoxin Lake looked at his back with envy.

"Yesterday it was Shuang Lingxue, today it's Qi Wei, and these two noble ladies are willing to spend money on him. Damn, are geniuses really that popular?"

Some people were full of envy for Zhong Cang, while others looked at Qi Wei with jealousy and anger. That person was... Yan Yanyan.

When she found out that Shuang Lingxue didn't come today, her eyes lit up and she sat next to Zhong Cang immediately.

Then, she gritted her teeth as she saw that after she sat down, Qi Wei, who already had a seat, suddenly stood up with a "whoosh" and looked at her with a gloomy face.

That look was like looking at a cheating slut.

What made Yan Yanyan angry was: "Asshole, Master Zhong Cang's true lover is Shuang Lingxue. You and I are both villains who want to steal her away. Why are you pretending to be so noble?"

'You have no right to accuse me.'

Of course, she thought so, but she didn't dare to say it in front of Qi Wei. In the end, she gave up her seat with a reluctant smile, and under Qi Wei's coercion, she didn't dare to sit on the other side of Zhong Cang.

……

Such a confrontation did not go unnoticed by Zhong Cang. When he returned to Huangni Village, Zhong Cang continued to build his own sanctuary and turned it into a secret paradise, while thinking about one thing.

"Are all other teachers like this?"

Zhong Cang really wanted this sentence to be a delusion, but the worst thing still happened.

In the next few days, Zhong Cang took alchemy classes, talisman classes, and swordsmanship classes in succession... and among them, the one who taught Zhong Cang the most was actually the swordsmanship teacher Hua Yu.

From him, Zhong Cang learned that the immortal sword technique emphasizes intention rather than moves, and he also understood the principle that everything can be a sword.

The other teachers besides Hua Yu only explained the most basic knowledge. Even the alchemy teacher didn't show up that day. Such a lack of attention surprised Zhong Cang, and he couldn't help but ask Qi Wei:
"Are all the teachers in our Taoist academy like this? Doesn't the academy, or your father, care about this?"

The reason why he asked Qi Wei's father why he didn't care was that after these days of communication, Zhong Cang knew that her father was a member of the royal party, and the Snow Lake Taoist Temple was also funded and built by the king. Therefore, the city lord is qualified to manage everything here.

Even education is part of the city lord's assessment of political performance, a very important part.

If the Taoist academy has good education and produces some powerful students, or masters of refining weapons or alchemy, the city lord will reward them.

On the contrary, if the Taoist temple teaches only naughty and bad students, they will fail the city lord's assessment, be unable to be promoted, and may even be demoted.

In this situation, Zhong Cang didn't understand why the city lord and the headmaster of the Taoist academy didn't fire these teachers who were just sitting there doing nothing and replace them with people who were willing to teach skills.

Zhong Cang's words made Qi Wei sigh.

"Mr. Zhong Cang, it's not that Daddy doesn't want to, but he can't do it."

"There's more than one teacher in the Alchemy and Weapon Refining Academy. In the past, the headmaster did let those with good teacher ethics teach. But whether it's refining weapons or alchemy, besides natural talent, it takes a lot of resources to practice."

"Even if teachers with good moral character are willing to teach students from poor families, they will find it difficult to cultivate talents due to lack of resources, as a good cook cannot cook without rice."

"On the other hand, today's teachers serve the children of powerful families wholeheartedly. They have no shortage of training resources and can help their students achieve better results."

"And the aristocratic families also paid for the establishment of the Taoist academy. Therefore, they want to evaluate it and say that teachers who mislead students cannot be entrusted with important responsibilities..."

There was no need for Qi Wei to say anything else, Zhong Cang understood the final result.

With resources to practice, children from wealthy families are better than children from poor families. They have good grades, and the teachers who "mislead students" become those who are willing to teach children from poor families.

During this process, they didn't even use any conspiracy or tricks, they just won by using resources.

"..."

"The powerful families in this world truly control too many resources, and their snowballing advantage is truly enormous..."

After making sure that there was nothing he could do, Zhong Cang didn't say anything more. He now understood why the senior students of Lingzhifu were unwilling to attend large classes.

No one teaches anything at all.

"Forget it, just study on your own."

Zhong Cang sighed and no longer had any expectations for the teachers in the academy.

However, just when Zhong Cang had given up hope, something unexpected happened.

The classes at the Xuehu Taoist Academy are held every ten days, and the last class is taught by the formation master who is said to be in charge of everything.

And the person who taught Zhong Cang and the others how to practice formation was not an old Taoist priest with white hair and long beard, or a middle-aged man, but a girl who looked quite young...

"She can't be a simple young girl. Monks who have achieved great success in their cultivation can often maintain their youthful appearance, or even regain their youth. This one looks young, so she could very well be a great monk who is hundreds of years old."

While Zhong Cang was lost in thought over the head teacher's age, the young woman in front of him spoke arrogantly, "The Dao of Formations encompasses everything. We are not reckless men who wield swords to slash mountains and rivers, but beings who outline the laws of heaven with our fingertips and weave our destiny with formation patterns."

"When a talisman array falls, it can draw the nine heavens' divine thunder as a blade; when a talisman array is completed, it dares to cause the sun, moon and stars to shift positions."

"If immortal cultivators are ants fighting for their lives against the will of heaven, then formation masters are chess players playing against the laws of nature. Mountains and rivers are our board, spiritual energy is our thread. The sun, moon, and stars are all within our grasp, and the life and death of all beings are but a matter of our thoughts."

"This is the formation master!"

(End of this chapter)