Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

278: Section 278”I don’t think he’s from the Central Plains. The version I heard is that he’s also from our Northwest Continent, just from a hidden sect we’ve never heard of!”

On the Fighting Qi Continent, whether one was a so-called poor student or an elite student, there was no need to spend too much time on books. Cultivation was the primary priority that stood above all else. All knowledge, whether it be medicine refining, weapon forging, or formation arrays, existed to assist in cultivation.

Therefore, they had plenty of time for cultivation and... gossip. All sorts of rumors drifted about.

For a time, various rumors quickly spread to every corner of the Outer Academy, eventually reaching the ears of a grim-faced young man in white. ”He... has finally arrived.”

Bai Shan sat on a stone bench in the training field, subconsciously stroking his chest. That hideous scar still throbbed with a faint pain on rainy days, even after all this time.

”Those two bitches.”

He still clearly remembered the feeling of those two cold blades piercing his heart, the terror of his life force rapidly draining away, and the cold, disdainful expressions on those two Young ladies’ faces. If not for the superb medical skills and dedication of the Jia Nan Academy’s healers, he would have died then.

”Xun’er, Xiao Mei. Xiao...”

He, Bai Shan, was once the most dazzling presence among the academy’s new generation. But because of that reckless pursuit, he had lost all face, his reputation plummeted, and he became the laughingstock of the entire Outer Academy. He could not swallow this resentment!

”Damn it!” Bai Shan slammed a fist onto the stone table, and the hard stone was instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks. He stood up furiously, his eyes burning with the flames of jealousy and malice.

He had to take revenge. Revenge through force would not work; he couldn’t beat him.

But in the academy, there was another way to retaliate besides force.

266 Instructor Ruo Lin’s Private Lesson

On the other side, in the academy’s archives, Hu Jia knit her beautiful brows. This was the first time she had seen information about Yun Xiancheng other than his name, and for some reason, a trace of inexplicable irritability rose in her heart.

She carefully filed away the records of Yun Xiancheng and the others, then looked up and muttered in a voice only she could hear, ”Yun Xiancheng... Young Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect... An immortal descended to earth? Who on earth made up such hype for him?”

Those three girls from the Xiao Family had been acting like they’d lost their souls these past few days, disappearing all day long. One didn’t even need to think to know they must have gone to accompany their precious husband.

This caused Hu Jia, who was used to things being lively, to feel somewhat empty and bored these past few days. Honestly, it was a classic case of choosing a man over your friends!

So, with nothing better to do, she used her connections as the Vice Dean’s granddaughter to conveniently gather all the public intelligence regarding Yun Xiancheng.

She looked at the sparse, non-detailed descriptions of his deeds on the records, but her mind involuntarily sketched a blurry figure—it should be a cold youth dressed in white, with an elegant temperament, detached from the mortal world, worthy of being called a fallen immortal.

”Hmm... if it’s someone like that, he’s barely worthy of Xun’er and the others...” The young lady propped up her chin, thinking to herself.

”But would an immortal really take so many wives at once? It feels so strange! Is this really a fallen immortal?” The young lady’s mind was filled with all sorts of bizarre questions.

She suddenly gave a light laugh and shook her head. Forget it, why think so much.

”Anyway, he’ll soon be my classmate. When that time comes, won’t there be plenty of opportunities to get to know him comprehensively, deeply, and thoroughly?”

Thinking of this, Hu Jia’s mood inexplicably brightened.

The young men and women in the academy were either excited, jealous, or curious because of various hearsay rumors.

But for Yun Xiancheng, who was at the center of the rumors, these were all just passing clouds on the horizon, unrelated to him and unworthy of concern.

With Instructor Ruo Lin’s help, the enrollment records were quickly processed. Afterward, surrounded by a group of charming Young ladies, he followed Instructor Ruo Lin and walked slowly toward the teaching area where Class 2 was located.

In his stereotypical impression, the word ”classroom” should correspond to a low, cramped room of only a few dozen square meters, filled with dozens of sets of old tables and chairs.

He had once spent twelve years of his life trapped in such a confined space, living a day-after-day, dull and tedious life of studying. ”Alright, children, we’ve arrived.”

Instructor Ruo Lin’s gentle voice pulled him back from his memories. She led everyone across layer after layer of broad white jade steps to a place where the terrain was

extremely high, a huge platform with an open view.

The area of this platform was so vast it could almost match the entire campus of a university from his previous life.

The platform was divided into various functional areas. Near the steps was a semi-circular building similar to an ancient Roman open-air theater, with tiered stone seats surrounding a central podium; that was likely where general education classes were held daily.

Besides that, further away were several huge Training Grounds paved with green steel stone, still bearing the marks of sword and blade strikes.

Yun Xiancheng even saw that the edge of this massive platform was directly connected to a vast forest. The faint roars of magical beasts echoed from the forest,

suggesting that some Rank 1 to Rank 2 magical beasts were kept there specifically for students to practice their actual combat experience.

Yun Xiancheng was somewhat amazed by such a unique and magnificent design. He couldn’t help but compare it with the memories of his previous life and smiled inwardly. ”In the end, I was being narrow-minded. Although Jia Nan Academy is called an academy, it is ultimately an academy of a fantasy world, naturally different from the concrete jungle of that world in my memories.”

It was completely different.

However, the platform was empty at the moment, with no one in sight.

Ruo Lin seemed to see Yun Xiancheng’s doubt, and she turned her head, explaining patiently: ”Our Outer Academy courses are basically finished by the last two years. For the remaining time, students mainly focus on free activities; they can choose to go to the Cultivation Tower for secluded meditation, go to the Training Forest to hunt magical beasts, or take on academy missions to earn credits.”

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Yun Xiancheng and the Young ladies behind him, and said with a sense of responsibility as a teacher:

”However, your situation is special, especially for you, Xiancheng, as you’ve missed more than two years of classes. Therefore, I need to prepare some private tutoring for you all to make up for the basic theoretical knowledge you missed. Do you... have any objections?”

Yun Xiancheng bowed slightly and cupped his hands, saying, ”Teacher has gone to great trouble, so naturally I have no objections. Xiancheng must also thank Teacher for your diligent guidance.”

The Young ladies behind him also nodded one after another, indicating they had no objections. Are you kidding? To have an opportunity to be alone with their husband, they were more than happy,

so why would they have any objections?

This naturally included the three legitimate students of the Xiao Family: Xun’er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei.

Ruo Lin’s gaze fell on the three of them, and she asked with a bit of a headache, ”Xun’er, Yu’er, Mei’er, the three of you... logically speaking, you’ve already completed the basic courses and don’t need to participate in this remedial session.”

Before she could finish, Xiao Xun’er took a step forward, grabbed Yun Xiancheng’s arm, tilted her small face up, and said in a serious yet slightly playful tone:

”Teacher, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to use the name of remedial classes to break up us star-crossed lovers?” Ruo Lin felt a wave of helplessness looking at her self-righteous appearance.

Break up lovers? I’d like to! If you were just ordinary students in a puppy love phase, I’d guarantee I’d discipline you into submission and make you focus on your studies peacefully. But the problem is... you are actual husband and wives who have already entered the bridal chamber! How can I manage this? I simply can’t!

Although she was complaining wildly in her heart, Ruo Lin’s face still maintained that gentle and appropriate smile of a teacher: ”How could that be? Since you want to stay and accompany your husband, Teacher naturally won’t object. However, in the academy, you still need to be mindful of propriety.”

”Understood, Teacher!”

Xun’er immediately nodded sweetly. After getting permission, as if declaring her sovereignty, she hugged Yun Xiancheng’s left hand even tighter, for fear of being snatched away by the other sisters watching like tigers.

Unfortunately, she was still a step too late. The Young ladies had long since surrounded Yun Xiancheng in a tacit understanding—Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yan, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei—

each of them was clinging tightly to him. At this moment, Xun’er had instead become a latecomer.

Ruo Lin looked at the scene before her where a hundred flowers competed in beauty and undercurrents surged, feeling several black lines on her forehead dropping uncontrollably.

Just then, Yun Xiancheng, who was surrounded in the center, still maintained that calm and unperturbed appearance. He just gave a light, emotionless cough.

The sound wasn’t loud, yet it seemed to carry some kind of strange magic.

The girls who were clinging to him like vines just now instantly released their hands like startled rabbits, then one by one, they obediently and cutely stepped back half a step, standing with their hands at their sides, putting on the appearance of dignified, quiet, and attentive elite students.

Ruo Lin looked at this transformation that could be called magical, and the black lines on her forehead finally faded a bit. But she couldn’t help but sigh in her heart; those three cold and aloof Xiao sisters in her memory were truly gone forever.

Oh well... perhaps a girl will only show such an unknown, soft, and clingy side in front of the person she truly cares about, the one who allows her to take off all her armor and defenses.

267 The Young ladies Think Class is So Boring

For this unique ”remedial session,” Instructor Ruo Lin undoubtedly poured in one hundred and twenty percent of her effort. She wasn’t just simply going through the motions but truly regarded it as an incredibly important task.

After a detailed introduction to the various facilities, regulations, and some unwritten anecdotes of the Class 2 teaching platform, she took a deep breath and led this large group of beauties into the open-air classroom that was shaped like an ancient Roman theater.

The sunlight was warm and gentle, and a light breeze brushed across the platform, carrying the faint fragrance of grass and soil.

Tiered stone seats surrounded the central podium, offering a wide view that lacked the usual claustrophobic feel of a classroom.

Yun Xiancheng held a near-instinctive, heartfelt seriousness and respect for any scene related to ”preaching, teaching, and resolving doubts.” Without the slightest negligence, he chose to sit in the very center, closest to the podium.

He straightened his back and slightly tilted up his peerlessly handsome face, his eyes as clear as stars gazing intently at Ruo Lin standing before him.

That focus and earnestness made him look like an ordinary student thirsty for knowledge, rather than a Dou Master whose strength had long since surpassed his instructor. When Ruo Lin met those clear eyes, the various chaotic thoughts originally occupying her mind—nervousness, apprehension, a bit of helplessness, and the unease of facing a powerhouse—

were instantly smoothed over by an invisible force, melting away without a trace like spring wind and rain.

Looking at Yun Xiancheng’s face, which had shed all its youthfulness and become heart-stoppingly handsome, her thoughts involuntarily drifted back three years to Wutan City, the place that changed her fate, and to the day they first met.

Back then, she was just a most ordinary instructor in the Outer Academy of Jia Nan Academy, earning a meager salary, teaching a group of mediocre students, remaining anonymous in the vast and strictly hierarchical academy with a bleak future.

Back then, his frame hadn’t fully filled out, and his handsome face still carried a hint of youthful boyishness.

But it was that youth, whose brow naturally carried an air of openness and nobility, who had firmly captured her entire gaze with just one look.

She had never seen a youth with such an ethereal temperament, as if he didn’t belong to the mortal world but was a wisp of cloud from the horizon that had wandered into this noisy human realm. And that recruitment at the Xiao Family had indeed, and completely, changed her fate.

Because of the enrollment and talent shown by The Three Xiao Sisters, her status in Jia Nan Academy rose rapidly, jumping from an ignored ordinary instructor to an outstanding top-tier instructor in the entire Outer Academy.

She gained better resources and more respect, and the source of all this was inextricably linked to the young man before her and the Young ladies by his side.

”Teacher?” Yun Xiancheng’s voice was as gentle as jade, awakening her from her distant memories.

His clear gaze fell into her eyes with a touch of pure inquiry, as if saying: Can we begin?

Being reminded by her own student not to daydream during class, Ruo Lin’s cheeks suddenly flushed with two charming streaks of red, and even her earlobes felt hot.

She hurriedly averted her gaze, covered her mouth with her small hand, and coughed twice, trying to hide her loss of composure. ”Ahem. That... well, we shall begin the lesson now.”

She cleared her throat, trying to make her voice sound more authoritative. ”What we are discussing today is the first lesson for every new student entering Jia Nan Academy, and a foundation that all practitioners must understand—The Origin of Fighting Qi and the Cultivation System.”

This type of general knowledge course was actually something Yun Xiancheng had long since mastered.

Back at the Cloud Mist Sect, his master and wife, Yun Yun, had already systematically taught him these basics of basics.

Coupled with the fact that during his few days since enrollment, he had used his extraordinary divine sense and memory to browse through almost all relevant ancient texts in the Outer Academy’s Library Pavilion, the knowledge he currently possessed had long surpassed the total curriculum of an ordinary Jia Nan Academy student for over a year.

Yet he remained solemn, sitting upright and listening intently to Ruo Lin’s voice, which was as gentle as a mountain spring, without showing the slightest impatience or disdain.

However, while he could remain calm, the Young ladies behind him could not. ”Haaa—”

A small, cute yawn sounded. Little Lioness Yun Yan, as the human form of an Amethyst Winged Lion, had worked hard to learn some human characters under Yun Xiancheng’s supervision, but she was essentially a magical beast who preferred using her muscles over her brain.

Once it involved this kind of complex combination of characters and theories that required mental effort, her eyelids began to fight uncontrollably.

Before long, her fuzzy little head began to nod like a chicken pecking rice, eventually tilting over completely to rest on Yun Xiancheng’s lap, letting out even and adorable breaths.

”Ugh... history... so boring.” Xiao Yi Xian propped up her snow-white chin with one hand while idly twirling a jade-green pen with the other. Her attention was not on Ruo Lin at the podium at all; such pure theoretical knowledge was completely unnecessary for her to learn.

Whether as a Poison Master or as a special existence bearing the Calamity Poison Body, power and practice were all she pursued. These rules and frameworks in books were as tasteless as wax to her.

This course is just too boring. Better to go back and research that newly discovered poisonous grass, she thought listlessly, her gaze unconsciously drifting toward Yun Xiancheng’s profile.

Looking at his perfect jawline that seemed carved by a chisel, and his long eyelashes trembling slightly as he listened intently, the young lady’s heart skipped a beat for no reason, and a faint, gentle smile unconsciously curved her lips.

Still, being able to quietly watch her husband like this isn’t too boring. I can never see enough of how he looks when he’s serious... Unlike them, Xiao Yan didn’t daydream or space out much. She hadn’t had much contact with this kind of systematic theoretical education.

At this moment, under Ruo Lin’s simple and profound explanation, she was actually listening with great interest, even taking out a pen and paper to seriously record some points she considered important.

”So the division of Fighting Qi levels has such an origin... Hmm, I need to write this down.” She muttered softly while listening, looking every bit the model student.

As for Nalan Yanran, the former Young Sect Master of Yunlan Sect, she sat upright like a proud white swan trying to maintain a dignified posture. Because her seat was right next to Yun Xiancheng and very close to Instructor Ruo Lin on the podium, those bright eyes would sweep over from time to time.

This made the proud young lady embarrassed to openly slack off, forcing her to muster her energy and try to look like she was listening intently. ”The Fighting Qi Continent, since ancient times... heaven and earth energy was abundant...” Ruo Lin’s voice was soft and pleasant, echoing in the open-air classroom.

Nalan Yanran tried to listen, but the content of these basic general knowledge courses was incredibly boring to her, who had once received systematic sect education.

Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and her consciousness began to blur. Before long, the young lady’s proud head could no longer hold itself up, and with a slight tilt, it naturally leaned against Yun Xiancheng’s broad and solid shoulder.

”Hmm?” Ruo Lin was halfway through her lecture when she saw this scene, and her voice couldn’t help but pause.

Nalan Yanran also immediately noticed the instructor’s gaze. She jolted awake, sat up straight instantly, and then pretended to nonchalantly tidy her hair, staring back at Ruo Lin on the podium.

Her eyes seemed to say: I wasn’t sleeping! I was just contemplating the profound questions you were teaching, Instructor!

Ruo Lin took a deep breath and decided to temporarily put the performance of this ”problem student” Nalan Yanran out of her mind.

Her gaze returned to Yun Xiancheng, and seeing him still so serious and focused, she immediately felt much more comfortable.

This is what a good student should look like! Look at Xiancheng, then look at all of you! Every single one! An unconscious smile of gratification appeared at the corners of Ruo Lin’s eyes.

She simply stopped trying to manage the other Young ladies’ small movements. Her mind relaxed, and she placed all her thoughts and attention entirely on Yun Xiancheng alone.

This tutoring session quietly turned into a one-on-one private lesson belonging only to the two of them.

268 Don’t Interrupt My Lesson for Chenger

Xun’er was such a clever and perceptive girl; she was the first to keenly notice the shift in Instructor Ruo Lin’s attention.

Once she realized that Ruo Lin’s eyes seemed to only hold her husband and that she was completely ignoring them ”auditors,” her lively eyes darted mischievously. She instantly threw the instructor’s previous warning about ”maintaining propriety” to the back of her mind.

”Hehe, Husband.” She let out a very soft laugh that only she could hear.

In the next moment, like an elegant and agile cat, she moved noiselessly from her seat and leaned in behind Yun Xiancheng. She reached out two lotus-root-like fair arms and gently, tenderly hugged Yun Xiancheng’s waist from behind.

Then, she intimately buried her exquisite, flawless little face against Yun Xiancheng’s neck, closed her eyes, and took a deep, greedy breath of the clear scent that belonged solely to him and that she was so obsessed with.

”...Husband’s scent... smells so good.”

Seeing this, how could Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei sit still? They had already learned the relevant content; their reason for staying here today was naturally not to sincerely listen to the lecture.

Their goal from the beginning was only one—to spend as much time as possible with their Lord Guan.

Seeing that Xiao Xun’er had already taken the lead, they immediately moved in sync, one on the left and one on the right, pressing close to Yun Xiancheng and using their soft bodies to constantly rub against him on both sides.