Chapter 437: 436. Chapter 431: The Rebellious Ding Dao Shi

436. Chapter 431: The Rebellious Ding Dao Shi

"Let's go take a look—it's only half a day. After our class here, we'll head to the Nine Courts Dao Court to listen in and compare which is better." A young woman finally made her decision.

"If Sister Zhinan says so, then let's go. We're tired from shopping anyway."

Clearly, this woman, regardless of status or position, was the standout among them; her suggestion was immediately accepted by all.

……

Ding Huan was very satisfied—his residence was large, and most importantly, it had a Spirit Gathering Immortal Array; he could set up any other arrays whenever he pleased.

Yet he had not summoned Lu Busi over, since his arrival had been somewhat lucky—he still hadn't earned the approval of Ju Zhenbao's older sister.

If that sister came over and kicked him out again, he'd have no recourse—who was he to lack even a Transmission Master's qualification certificate?

Once he had secured his footing, he'd bring Lu Busi over.

At least he'd have a place to stay.

Ding Huan considered: the Pangu Dao Court was on the third floor of Tianjie.

He needed to decide which arrays to set up here to truly hide in plain sight.

First, the Spirit-Stealth Array was a must; besides that, he'd install another Spirit Gathering Immortal Array—he wasn't impressed with the one already here…

Before Ding Huan had finalized his cultivation plan, Gu Qi rushed over again: "Dao Shi Ding, there's an impromptu Five Elements Law class—please come."

Ding Huan now understood the difference between impromptu and formal classes: formal classes were scheduled with fixed times and student counts; attending fully earned two ten-thousand pieces of top-grade immortal crystal.

Impromptu classes were spontaneous sessions opened when someone requested to attend—extra classes. The transmitting Dao Shi could choose to teach or decline.

If chosen, the fee was not two ten-thousand, but ten thousand top-grade immortal crystals per student.

Three-tenths went to the Pangu Dao Court; the remaining seven-tenths belonged to the transmitting Dao Shi.

Seeing Gu Qi drenched in sweat, Ding Huan frowned: "Gu Qi, this is strange. You can just refuse these impromptu classes—why are you so nervous?"

In the short time Ding Huan had been here, he'd learned the rules: if the Dao Court didn't want to open an impromptu class, the requester had to leave.

Gu Qi looked like he was about to cry:

"Dao Shi Ding, the students coming today are Grand Emperor Jinhe's granddaughter Qin Zhinan, the daughter of the Left Ming Si Immortal Minister Bu Bu Yingyin, the direct heir of the Eastern Dao Lord Bei Xin, and Ji Mi's son Ji Shang, commander of the Jia Chen Division of the Immortal Court…"

With each name Gu Qi uttered, his face grew more terrified.

Ding Huan heard one familiar name: Bu Bu Yingyin.

Wasn't this woman the one who conspired with her lover to murder her husband, Xiu Lun? The case isn't even settled—how is she wandering around Tianjie now?

"Dao Shi Ding, how could I possibly refuse these people? Please, I beg you…"

Gu Qi was on the verge of tears.

He had refused—but they ignored him outright, simply saying they would attend anyway, leaving him powerless.

Ding Huan waved his hand: "Fine, take me there."

This guy had previously done everything to keep him from joining the Pangu Dao Court—and now he was begging him to teach.

The Pangu Dao Court's teaching hall was still grand; when Ding Huan arrived, six people were already seated.

They didn't look like immortal second- or third-generations at all—at least, their demeanor showed no arrogance.

On the contrary, each sat quietly in their own seat.

Ding Huan glanced around and immediately knew who Bu Bu Yingyin was.

The woman appeared dignified on the surface, but Ding Huan felt uneasy looking at her—perhaps due to preconceived notions.

"Alright, you may leave," Ding Huan waved to Gu Qi, who had brought him in.

Gu Qi froze: "Dao Shi Ding, I must record your lesson content, value, and feedback…"

Ding Huan said coolly: "My lessons aren't for just anyone. If you want to listen, pay fifty thousand top-grade immortal crystals. If you don't have them, leave immediately."

Gu Qi was stunned—he'd never seen a new Dao Shi act so arrogantly, as if he were some grand lord.

Every Dao Shi needed a Dao Court recorder—why didn't Dao Shi Ding need him?

And he'd already told Ding Huan this rule when he arrived—Ding Huan knew it well.

"If you won't leave, I will," Ding Huan turned to walk away without hesitation.

He had no fondness for Gu Qi—this man had tried to drive him out. If he wanted to attend his lesson, he could forget it.

Gu Qi panicked: "I'm leaving, fine, I'm leaving!"

Watching Gu Qi depart, Ding Huan sealed the room: "Let me introduce myself—I'm the new Law Dao Shi. My lesson costs fifty thousand top-grade immortal crystals. If you think it's too expensive, speak up now."

A young man yawned: "I thought Dao Shi always collected crystals after the lesson—aren't you asking us to pay before you even start?"

Ding Huan replied without hesitation: "Sorry, my lessons require payment before they begin."

He wouldn't wait until after to collect—his stay here was uncertain; every crystal he earned now was one more.

Besides, these were all immortal scions—if one got annoyed and refused to pay, what could he do, beat them up?

"Here." One woman spoke two words, then tossed a storage bag toward Ding Huan.

Ding Huan saw clearly—the bag contained three hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals, and carried a broken law seal.

If he touched it, no matter the method, the bag would instantly shatter, scattering the crystals everywhere.

Ding Huan casually flicked his hand—the storage bag vanished.

The six impromptu students all stared in astonishment.

Qin Zhinan's broken seal technique was passed down by Grand Emperor Jinhe to his granddaughter—not impossible to break, but impossible to break in haste.

By the time the breaker figured out how, the bag was already before them; the moment it touched, it shattered—how could it be broken?

Seeing he had stunned them, Ding Huan began: "I will begin now. I will not repeat anything you fail to pay attention to.

Today, I will begin explaining the fundamentals of the Five Elements Law and the key points of comprehending it.

All things are structured by laws—the Five Elements Law is composed of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Today, we won't discuss generation or destruction—we'll discuss how to understand the Five Elements Law and how to awaken its divine abilities…"

As Ding Huan spoke of the Five Elements Law, the Great Universe Technique began forming the Great Dao Zhou Tian.

Each character was like a rhythm of the Dao flowing through space; so long as one was beneath this space, the incomparably clear rhythm of the laws and Dao seemed to be etched directly into the mind.

The several students had completely forgotten about looking for trouble in the classroom.

In the blink of an eye, just over three hours had passed.

When Ding Huan stopped lecturing, the six were still immersed in the Dao insights they had just received.

It took a good while before the six came to their senses — how could this be called teaching? It was simply stuffing the most top-tier Dao insights directly into their minds.

"There is still half a shichen left now. If anyone has anything they don't understand, feel free to ask." Ding Huan's voice jolted the few awake.

"Dao Master Ding, when I cultivate the Fire Needle Divine Ability, why is it that the fire I blast out can never form into needles, and always collapses instead?" A short young man stood up and asked eagerly.

"Go test it on the Law-Trial Platform at the back." Ding Huan pointed to an empty area behind the lecture hall.

That was a place specially set aside for testing divine abilities and Dao arts.

The young man hurried over to the Law-Trial Platform in a few steps. Dao rhythm circulated around his body, and he immediately blasted out a stream of flame.

When the flame first emerged, it did somewhat resemble a fire needle, but the instant it was blasted out, it scattered apart.

Ding Huan said calmly:

"For the laws of fire, you haven't even grasped its form, yet you want to cultivate a fire-element divine ability? Remember — the fire of Li Ming waxes only to be extinguished at its peak; how is this resolved? Direct it into the Purple Mansion to condense the Triple Burner meridian, then the great fullness becomes like an empty vessel, its use inexhaustible…"

The unspoken meaning was that the youth didn't even understand the basics of the laws of flame, so naturally the flame would scatter at its moment of greatest intensity. To perform this divine ability, when condensing flame energy one must concentrate it to a single point.

Only then, when you unleash the fire needle, will it not fail to hold its shape because the laws of flame scatter and the power falls short.

Hearing these words, the youth felt as if cold water had been poured over his head in enlightenment, and he raised his hand to condense the Dao art once more.

A ball of flame was sent forth by him, and immediately transformed into a sharp fire needle. Without the slightest scatter, the fire needle slammed into the Law-Blocking Wall opposite.

Crack! The Law-Blocking Wall wobbled and swayed, as if about to topple over at any moment.

"Haha, amazing!" The young man was so excited he danced about waving his arms and legs.

He had cultivated this divine ability for several years, and had consulted a great many people, yet the result had been zero progress.

Today here, in just a single class, after a few words from the Dao Master, everything suddenly became clear. This wasn't merely strong — it was outrageously, absurdly strong.

Seeing this scene, the rest of them all cried out in excitement.

Qin Zhinan was the first to stand: "Dao Master Ding, my metal-element divine ability also can never take shape. Let me try it once first to show you."

Seeing this woman's row of blade-curtains slam into the Law-Blocking Wall, carrying not the slightest trace of a killing Dao rhythm.

Ding Huan was quite helpless, and could only say: "You're lacking the aura of stern slaughter. Split your immortal essence along the Pingwu meridian, attach your divine sense to the Qiyang meridian, let them intersect, and the aura of stern slaughter will form — from this, return to the origin…"

Qin Zhinan excitedly blasted out her divine ability once more. Streak after streak of Dao rhythm like clashing metal slammed into the Law-Blocking Wall, the metal-attribute killing intent as solid as substance itself.

"It worked!" Qin Zhinan excitedly clenched her fist and cried out.

"Dao Master Ding, me, me too — my divine ability is the same…" Another young man rushed forward.

Ding Huan raised a hand. "Four shichen are up. Other questions can wait until the next class."

"Dao Master Ding, we can pay extra immortal crystals." The young man's voice was trembling; he was afraid Ding Huan would simply walk away like this.

He had been cultivating a powerful killing-type divine ability for ten years, and still had hardly any progress.

A heaven-defying Dao Master like this would absolutely not be encountered often. If he missed today, he had no idea how long he'd have to wait.

Ding Huan walked out of the Dao-Transmission Hall without looking back: "I only teach one class every five days. If you want to come, come listen; if you don't want to, then don't listen. If you displease me, then don't attend my class next time."

What a joke — he was only teaching here to find himself a place to cultivate.

As if he would really have to teach here every single day?