King of Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 596: Chapter 594: Genius Student

The Celestial Blade Institute had only two new tutors recently.

“Director, I’ve already taken on four students. I’ll definitely exceed the quota within a month.”

The other new tutor, Hu Chao, was full of drive.

“Mm!”

The Director of Junior Tutors nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Hu Chao.

Then, he looked at Luo Tian.

“I will do my best to complete it.”

Luo Tian stated his position.

“Master Luo, I hope you won’t disappoint me,”

the Director of Junior Tutors said slowly.

He wasn’t very satisfied with Luo Tian’s answer, and he also knew that Luo Tian currently had zero students.

Furthermore, the Director of Junior Tutors was not optimistic about Luo Tian’s qualifications.

In his eyes, Luo Tian was certain to be a drag on the Celestial Blade Institute’s mentors!

If Luo Tian failed to complete the task within a month, he had to be expelled. This was for the good of everyone!

After the meeting ended,

Hu Chao walked over to Luo Tian and asked, “Master Luo, how many students do you have right now?”

“Not a single one.”

Luo Tian didn’t hide it.

Upon hearing this, Hu Chao’s expression was priceless. ‘Looks like I’m more than just a little bit better than Luo Tian!’

The other nearby tutors were also stunned when they heard this.

This new tutor was clearly not cut out for the job. With no students, he would likely be forced to leave soon.

“Master Luo, the new students just entered the Saint Institute the day before yesterday. That was the best time to pick students. Why didn’t you go recruit any? If you wait too long, all the good ones will be snatched up by other mentors,”

Hu Chao said with a smile.

“There’s still time, right?” Luo Tian said.

Hu Chao looked astonished. ‘This Master Luo is a complete greenhorn, he doesn’t know anything at all.’

“At the Wuji Saint Institute, a student’s progress is heavily tied to their mentor. By studying under a renowned mentor, they can obtain more Cultivation Resources, and their guidance allows the students to improve rapidly.”

“That’s why new, unknown mentors like us have to be proactive,”

Hu Chao explained simply.

Moreover, a mentor’s status, resources, and benefits at the Wuji Saint Institute were all related to the students under their tutelage.

The more outstanding the students, the more benefits the mentor would receive. They could even get bonus points in their promotion assessments!

“These past few days, all the mentors have probably been fighting over the good students. Didn’t the mentor responsible for showing you around the Saint Institute tell you any of this?”

Hu Chao was puzzled.

Luo Tian’s expression darkened slightly.

The one who had shown him around was that Master Liu.

Master Liu hadn’t said a word about the rules for mentors.

Luo Tian had even thought that being a mentor was a relaxed and carefree job with high status—incredibly comfortable.

“So you’re saying I missed the best time to recruit students?”

Luo Tian asked again.

“That’s right.”

Hu Chao nodded.

Among the new students, there were also many greenhorns who didn’t understand the institute’s rules.

Hu Chao had already recruited two fairly outstanding students just yesterday.

From now on, it would definitely be a bit more difficult to recruit students of that caliber.

“Master Luo, I’m off to recruit more students. Good luck.”

Hu Chao didn’t say much more and quickly headed for Chuyang Tower.

‘If I keep taking it easy, all the students will have chosen their mentors, and it’ll be difficult for me to recruit anyone…’

Luo Tian immediately rushed to Chuyang Tower as well.

…

Each institute had a Chuyang Tower, a hundred meters tall, majestic and spectacular.

Chuyang Tower had nine floors, and every mentor could have their own classroom.

Luo Tian had one too, on the first floor. It was rather plain.

Tutor Hu Chao’s classroom was right next to Luo Tian’s.

The new students who had just entered the Saint Institute were almost all gathered in Chuyang Tower.

Some students who were in the know ignored the first floor and headed for the upper levels.

Those unfamiliar with the Saint Institute, however, would take a closer look at the first floor.

“Excuse me, student. Are you looking for a mentor right now?”

Hu Chao said to a student who was lingering nearby.

“Come on in and have a seat. I happen to have some free time. If you have any questions, you can ask, and I might be able to answer them for you.”

Hu Chao’s routine was very practiced.

New students just entering the Saint Institute had many questions, so they could easily develop a good impression of a mentor who was willing to answer their questions patiently.

By the end of the day,

Hu Chao had recruited two more students. Among the newcomers, they were considered average to above-average.

As for Luo Tian, he hadn’t recruited a single student.

He couldn’t use Hu Chao’s routine, because Luo Tian himself didn’t know much about the Saint Institute.

On top of that,

Luo Tian had become a mentor on the same day as the student assessment.

His reputation as a new mentor was known to many students. Even the origin of his Broken Ring had spread.

Coupled with the fact that there wasn’t a single student in his classroom,

no passing student, no matter how clueless, had any interest in Master Luo.

“Master Luo, you can’t go on like this.”

Hu Chao walked over with a smile.

Hu Chao found Luo Tian’s situation somewhat pitiful but had no intention of helping.

They were both new tutors at the Celestial Blade Institute; naturally, he’d prefer to have one less competitor.

Luo Tian fell into deep thought.

‘This really isn’t working. In a month, I’ll likely be packing my bags and leaving, which is not good at all.’

The cultivation environment at the Wuji Saint Institute was excellent, four or five times better than that of the Tai Yuan Sect.

The benefits for mentors were also quite good, and they would continuously improve as the quality of their students increased.

At the Wuji Saint Institute, the top-tier mentors enjoyed Elder Level benefits!

‘If I can reach that stage, my Cultivation speed will increase dramatically. Getting revenge on the Sea Demon Palace and the Demon Wave Martial King won’t be a major problem either.’

“Guan Hongfei is here!”

“Is that Guan Hongfei, the one who ranked third in the Chuyang Tower assessment?”

Suddenly, a commotion erupted up ahead.

A cold-faced young man with deep, profound eyes could be seen slowly walking over!

“Guan Hongfei!”

Hu Chao’s eyes burned with desire!

In this year’s Chuyang Tower assessment at the Wuji Saint Institute, Guan Hongfei had ranked third!

Among the new students who chose the Celestial Blade Institute, Guan Hongfei was the most outstanding one!

If they took him as a student, even if they taught him nothing, Guan Hongfei had a chance to advance to Zhengyang Palace within three years and enter Jiaoyang Hall within ten!

It could be said that every mentor wanted to take him as a student. Even the Director of Junior Tutors had this idea!

But Guan Hongfei was incredibly proud.

He had his own ideas when it came to choosing a mentor.

He would only be willing to take someone as his master if they could guide him in his swordsmanship and increase the power of his sword techniques by thirty percent in a short period.

The moment Guan Hongfei arrived,

mentors from the upper floors of Chuyang Tower even came down personally.

“Guan Hongfei, take me as your master. In terms of resources, I will absolutely not be stingy. I guarantee you’ll have the best benefits among all the new students,”

a white-bearded old man said.

He was a veteran mentor at the Celestial Blade Institute, with ten years of teaching and rich experience.

The white-bearded old man himself followed the Sword Dao and was very interested in a Sword Dao genius like Guan Hongfei!

“Don’t listen to his nonsense. In the entire Celestial Blade Institute, when it comes to resource allocation for students, if I say I’m second, who would dare claim to be first?”

An old woman with a sallow face came down.

She was also a senior mentor at the Celestial Blade Institute.

With even the senior mentors making a move, the other mentors naturally chimed in, including Hu Chao, who also threw his hat in the ring.

“Mentors, there’s no need to say any more!”

“I have my own principles for choosing a master. The rule is the same as yesterday: whoever can guide me in my swordsmanship and increase the power of my sword techniques by more than thirty percent, I will take them as my master.”

Guan Hongfei’s attitude was resolute!

‘Are there too many geniuses from the Pale Ring? Is that why they’re all so arrogant?’

Luo Tian watched this scene with great interest.

He could tell that Guan Hongfei was extremely proud, had high aspirations in the Martial Arts, and placed immense importance on his choice of mentor.

After speaking, Guan Hongfei began demonstrating on the spot.

SWOOSH! SWISH! WHOOSH!

Guan Hongfei’s Body Technique was like a soaring crane, his Sword Technique as fierce and precise as a goshawk striking its prey.

“What incredible swordsmanship!”

“Such fluid and varied sword techniques are impossible to achieve without a decade of dedicated practice!”

The nearby mentors exclaimed in admiration one after another.

Luo Tian’s eyes lit up as well.

Guan Hongfei’s swordsmanship skill was so high that an ordinary Celestial Pool Realm expert might not necessarily be his match.

Some of the more experienced mentors might be able to offer guidance, but getting Guan Hongfei’s swordsmanship to improve by a full thirty percent was extremely difficult.

SWISH!

Guan Hongfei suddenly thrust his sword, and a sharp blade of white Sword Qi struck a stone pillar in the center of Chuyang Tower.

Every floor of Chuyang Tower had a pillar like this, used for students to test their attack strength.

BAM!

As Guan Hongfei’s sword fell, it left a four-inch-deep sword mark on the stone pillar.

At the same time, a white light burst from the top of the pillar, reaching a height of nearly nine feet!

“Guan Hongfei only has an Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer Cultivation, yet the power of that attack is close to the Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer!”

“As expected of a top-three student from the Chuyang Tower assessment. He’s a true monster!”

The students and mentors were all amazed.

“Guan Hongfei, follow my instructions and make a few changes…”

The white-bearded old man stepped forward and said slowly.

After the guidance was given,

Guan Hongfei demonstrated the same Sword Technique, attacking the stone pillar.

Based on the mark left behind and the light from the pillar, the power of Guan Hongfei’s Sword Technique had only increased by fifteen percent.

The white-bearded old man was a bit embarrassed.

Given his experience and status, this result was humiliating for him.

Afterward,

other mentors came forward one by one to offer guidance on Guan Hongfei’s Sword Dao.

“Sigh, Guan Hongfei’s Sword Technique skills are probably more profound than my own, and the swordsmanship he cultivates is extremely rare,”

Hu Chao sighed with a frown.

He also wanted to try but had no ideas at all.

Mentor after mentor tried, but not a single one could meet Guan Hongfei’s requirement.

It wouldn’t have been a difficult task if the mentors were given enough time, but Guan Hongfei performed a different Sword Technique each time, and he only stayed for an hour on each occasion.

“Sigh… It seems I’ve chosen the wrong institute.”

Guan Hongfei sighed, somewhat disappointed with the mentors of the Celestial Blade Institute.

Hearing this, many of the mentors present looked anxious!

Could it be that Guan Hongfei was going to transfer to another institute?

Such an outstanding genius absolutely could not be lost to another institute!

Just as the many mentors were at their wits’ end,

Luo Tian stepped forward. “You didn’t choose the wrong institute. You just haven’t met the best mentor yet!”

Although those words were a bit shameless,

Luo Tian had to have confidence in himself and make a name for himself. It would make it easier to recruit students later and complete his mentor’s task!

From this moment on, Luo Tian’s goal was to become the best mentor and enjoy the best resources and benefits!

“Hm?”

“Is that the new mentor?”

The other mentors disapproved when they heard this.

A newly arrived mentor actually dared to make such a bold claim!

Of all the mentors present, which one of them wasn’t better than Luo Tian?

“Oh? Then please, Mentor, enlighten me!”

Guan Hongfei looked at Luo Tian, somewhat surprised by his age; he didn’t seem much older than Guan Hongfei himself.

But Luo Tian’s bold words seemed to be backed by immense confidence, which piqued Guan Hongfei’s interest.

“Since you have so sincerely asked for guidance, then I shall enlighten you a little…”

Luo Tian clasped his hands behind his back and walked out with a smile.