Chapter 244: Li Zhangsheng's Past!

Mist Tribe!

Li Zhangsheng stared fixedly at Su Yu.

A violent aura emanated from Li Zhangsheng's body.

The room was filled with violent sword qi that continually assaulted Su Yu.

Su Yu felt as if his skin would be sliced apart by that sharp sword qi.

Su Yu felt that Li Zhangsheng at this moment was somewhat different from his usual self.

The two words 'Mist Tribe' seemed to stimulate Li Zhangsheng.

Teacher Li!

Su Yu hurriedly called out to Li Zhangsheng.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng's crimson eyes slightly receded.

He took a deep breath, the violent aura on his body dissipated, gradually calming.

He paced about the room, somewhat at a loss, then took a deep breath and said.

Sorry, I lost my composure.

Li Zhangsheng apologetically said to Su Yu.

Su Yu then let out a breath, looking doubtfully at Li Zhangsheng, and said.

"Teacher Li, what's wrong with you? How did the Mist Tribe affect you?"

Upon hearing those words, Li Zhangsheng's eyes turned blood-red again; Su Yu could clearly see him clenching his fists, his body trembling uncontrollably.

But compared to his previous loss of composure, Li Zhangsheng was continually controlling himself.

Li Zhangsheng took a deep breath and then spoke slowly.

"Do you know why I haven't taken on any students for over ten years?"

As he spoke those words, it seemed as if he were enduring immense pain.

Su Yu fell silent for a moment, then said.

"I don't know."

Li Zhangsheng gritted his teeth, a ferocious expression appearing on his face.

"Everything... is because of the Mist Tribe!"

He let out a low roar, like a beast's howl.

Su Yu startled, he never imagined there was such a connection between Li Zhangsheng and the Mist Tribe.

Li Zhangsheng closed his eyes and spoke painfully.

"When I had just become a Great Sun Grand Master, I took on my first student; he was extraordinarily outstanding back then, later choosing Qianlong Academy and staying by my side to cultivate."

"Once, he went out on a mission, and I followed beside him to guard his path."

"And that mission of his was none other than the Mist Tribe!"

Li Zhangsheng spoke weakly, slowly opening his eyes, his gaze filled entirely with recollection.

"I thought at the time, although I had just become a Great Sun Grand Master, there were hardly any who could match me among Great Sun Grand Masters, so I let my guard down."

"Who would have known that mission was actually a trap set specially by the Mist Tribe... a trap set especially for me!"

As he spoke those words, his face was full of regret.

"That day, the Mist Tribe's Marquis personally attacked, seeking to slay me, but I relied on some life-saving means and escaped; yet my student... remained there forever!"

Li Zhangsheng's eyes were blood-red to the extreme, like a hysterical beast.

"This is not enough; to further provoke me, the Mist Tribe's Marquis hung my student's corpse high on the city walls, proclaiming it to the myriad races continent."

"It was merely hoping to lure me over."

Listening to Li Zhangsheng's words, Su Yu grew ever more silent.

"That's right."

His own student, because of him, became a sacrifice—something that would infuriate any teacher.

Moreover, this was Li Zhangsheng's first time taking on a student.

The first time he took a student, this happened—no wonder Li Zhangsheng later refused to take on students.

And I am Li Zhangsheng's second student.

"Later, I went. I wanted to bring his corpse back to the Human Race, but I ultimately still underestimated the Mist Tribe's grief-stricken madness!"

Li Zhangsheng gritted his teeth, tears swirling in his eyes.

"They actually, right before my eyes, brutally devoured his corpse; at that moment I could no longer hold back."

"I dragged my heavily wounded body, wanting to perish together with the Mist Tribe's Marquis, but the gap between a Great Sun Grand Master and a Marquis-level Expert is simply too vast."

"Later, Principal Zhao intervened, rescuing me from the Mist Tribe's Marquis's grasp."

Li Zhangsheng said bitterly.

"I lived in a daze for decades until I later achieved Invincible Grand Master; I repeatedly wanted to slay him, but thinking of Qianlong Academy's current state, if I myself fell, Zhao Tianxing alone could not uphold the entire Qianlong Academy."

"I am also waiting, waiting for an opportunity to kill him."

"Do you know why I have never broken through to Marquis?"

Su Yu shook his head.

Indeed, given Li Zhangsheng's cultivation, breaking through to Marquis would be easy; moreover, with his Invincible Grand Master cultivation, once he broke through to Marquis...

... he could even leap to become a top-tier existence among Marquis-level Experts.

But Li Zhangsheng did not do so.

"I don't know."

Su Yu shook his head and said.

Li Zhangsheng gave a bitter smile.

"Since then, I have completely left behind an inner demon. Before I slay that Marquis of the Mist Tribe, whenever I attempt a breakthrough, the inner demon will surge forth. Lightly, it leads to failure; heavily, it leads to deviation into demonic possession."

"Later, Zhao Tianxing found many methods, but I am clear that only by slaying him can I truly face my own inner demon."

"Break through to Marquis!"

Li Zhangsheng slumped weakly in his chair, speaking while taking a hearty sip of fine wine.

"Every day, I use alcohol to numb myself, trying to suppress that memory."

Li Zhangsheng gave a bitter smile, his words filled with helplessness.

Su Yu remained silent.

He never expected that such a thing had happened to Li Zhangsheng.

"Teacher Li!"

Su Yu slowly looked at Li Zhangsheng, revealing a smile.

"Huh?"

Li Zhangsheng looked at Su Yu, somewhat puzzled.

"Teacher Li, do you believe me?"

Su Yu looked at Li Zhangsheng seriously and asked.

Li Zhangsheng stared blankly at Su Yu, then gave a gentle smile.

"Say whatever you want to say; you are my student, how could I not believe you?"

"If that's the case..." Su Yu chuckled, "Then let the two of us stir up a huge commotion in the Mist Tribe!"

Li Zhangsheng stared blankly at the youth before him, whose face was full of smiles.

It seemed as if the figure from his memories overlapped with Su Yu's.

An ethereal voice echoed in Li Zhangsheng's mind.

"Teacher Li, go, go stir up a heaven‑shaking, earth‑turning commotion!"

The voice lingered in his mind for a long time, never dissipating.

Li Zhangsheng's lips trembled slightly.

"Child..."

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng's gaze gradually became resolute, and he again took a hearty sip of fine wine.

Then he burst into loud laughter.

"Hahaha, then let's stir up a heaven‑shaking, earth‑turning commotion, hahaha!!!"

Li Zhangsheng laughed unrestrainedly, the laughter echoing in the room for a long time.