120: Chapter 120 The Immortal Master Became a "Three-No" Teacher

The angry parents finally grew tired of beating him.

Xiao Aotian lay sprawled on the ground like a pile of mud. The white robe of the Sect Master, which symbolized the supreme majesty of the Aotian Sect, was now covered in footprints, spit, and mud. There was even a clear shoe print stamped on his face—a size 42 "Nike."

"That's enough. Don't actually kill him; we need him alive to go through the legal process." Gu Changan waved his hand, signaling the Special Police to step forward and separate the agitated parents.

He walked up to Xiao Aotian and kicked the calf of this "Immortal Venerable."

"If you're not dead, get up. We're not done settling accounts."

Xiao Aotian groaned and rolled over, his face swollen like a pig's head, filled with defiance: "This Venerable... This Venerable refuses to accept this! I was ambushed by Mortals! If my cultivation were still here..."

"Save it. Your Golden Core has already been shattered to dust." Gu Changan interrupted his delusions, his gaze passing over him to look at the three other old men in ancient costumes shivering in the corner of the ruins.

Those were the "Three Grand Elders of the Aotian Sect" that Xiao Aotian spoke of, all of whom were supposedly "experts" at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

When the parents rushed up to beat them earlier, these three "experts" had run faster than anyone else, shrinking behind that broken "Heavenly Enlightenment Stone" to play dead, not even daring to let out a peep.

Gu Changan sneered: "Since you're establishing a Sect and recruiting Disciples, faculty quality is crucial. Are these three the teachers you hired for the children?"

Xiao Aotian struggled to sit up. Although he was beaten black and blue, a flash of pride appeared in his eyes when he mentioned these three Elders.

"Hmph! What do you Mortals know!"

Xiao Aotian spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and introduced the three old men: "These three are the System... I mean, they are the reclusive experts I discovered while traveling the world!"

"Grand Elder Feng Qingyang is proficient in the Dao of Alchemy and the art of divination; he can determine life and death and predict one's fortune!"

"Second Elder Lei Wanjun is skilled in Lightning Arts and the Dao of Formations; his words bloom like lotus flowers, and he can unite people's hearts!"

"Third Elder Li Bashan is at the Peak of a Body Cultivator; he has the strength to lift a cauldron and is specifically responsible for teaching the Disciples how to temper their bodies!"

Xiao Aotian felt more confident as he spoke: "Although they haven't recovered their Peak strength yet, they are still existences you need to look up to! With such famous teachers guiding them, the future of those children will be limitless!"

Gu Changan didn't speak, just hooked his finger at Chen Xiaobei.

"Go, check the background of these three 'reclusive experts'."

Chen Xiaobei walked over, holding the police terminal with facial recognition functionality.

Seeing the police approach, the three old men trembled in fear; that "Feng Qingyang" even buried his head in his crotch.

"Raise your head!" a Special Police officer barked.

Grand Elder "Feng Qingyang" tremblingly raised his head; the fake beard he used to show off was crooked.

"Beep—" The terminal emitted a crisp identification sound.

Chen Xiaobei glanced at the screen, his expression becoming extremely colorful, as if he had swallowed a fly alive.

"Team Leader, I found it."

Gu Changan took the terminal, took a look, and a playful arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Xiao Aotian, your 'Grand Elder' has quite a loud reputation." Gu Changan turned the screen toward Xiao Aotian. "Feng Qingyang? Real name Liu Ergou. Five years ago, he peddled 'Immortal Health Insoles' in the Henan region, swindling over 20 million in pensions from the elderly. He is an A-level wanted criminal by the Ministry of Public Security."

Xiao Aotian widened his eyes, which were swollen from being beaten: "What?!"

Once Grand Elder Liu Ergou heard his identity exposed, his previous immortal demeanor vanished instantly, and he knelt on the ground with a thud: "Government! I confess! I'll confess everything! I was tricked by this kid! He said they provided food and housing and that there were no police checks, that's why I came!"

Xiao Aotian's head was buzzing.

This was a "Mysterious Guest Elder" he had spent 5,000 points to draw from the System mall! The System clearly stated he was a "genius of the Dao of Alchemy"!

Before he could react, Gu Changan pointed the terminal at the Second Elder, "Lei Wanjun."

"Beep—"

"Wang Dachui, formerly a minor leader of a '1040 Sunshine Project' pyramid scheme, skilled in brainwashing and lecturing, swindling hundreds of college students out of their fortunes. Because his downlines turned against him, he fled into the mountains overnight." Gu Changan coldly read out the file. "Is this what you meant by skilled in the Dao of Formations and uniting people's hearts? Indeed, those who run pyramid schemes are quite good at gathering people."

Second Elder Wang Dachui tremblingly raised his hand: "I... I was just giving lectures to the children, encouraging them to have dreams..."

Xiao Aotian felt a fishy sweetness welling up in his throat.

A pyramid scheme leader?!

The lecturer for his Sect's theory classes, of whom he was so proud, was actually a pyramid scheme operator?!

"Then... then what about the Third Elder?!" Xiao Aotian pinned his last shred of hope on that burly Third Elder. "He has immense strength; he must be a real Body Cultivator!"

Gu Changan looked at the last burly man.

"Beep—"

"Zhao Tiezhu, nicknamed 'Pork Rong'." Gu Changan couldn't help but laugh while looking at the file. "This guy does have a lot of strength; he's a pig thief. Half a year ago, in one night, he carried two 300-jin sows on his back and climbed over a two-meter-high wall with his bare hands. After being caught on surveillance, he fled and continued committing crimes. He is a primary target of prevention for several nearby villages."

Pfft—!

Xiao Aotian spat a mouthful of blood toward the sky; this time it was real, not a special effect.

A pig thief?!

That was the transmission Elder he had personally appointed to teach the children the "Indestructible Body"!

"System! You scammed me!!!"

Xiao Aotian roared in despair in his heart.

He had always thought the System gave him the best, but it turned out to be all wanted criminals, fraudsters, and thieves! This wasn't a cultivation Sect; this was a den of thieves! It was a detention center for criminals!

"Take these three 'Immortal Masters' away. The comrades at the branch bureau will probably be overjoyed; this trip has been all about performance records." Gu Changan waved his hand.

The three "Elders" were handcuffed and put into the police car, crying and screaming.

Gu Changan walked up to Xiao Aotian, who was already questioning his life, squatted down, and patted his swollen cheek with the stack of printed documents in his hand.

"These are the guides for your so-called 'cultivation seedlings'?"

"A fraudster teaching children how to be people? A pyramid scheme leader teaching children ideology? A pig thief teaching children physical education?"

Gu Changan's voice wasn't loud, but every word was piercing: "In China, to be a teacher, you need a teacher's qualification certificate. You're not just working without a license; you're pushing these children into a fire pit! You're leading them to prison!"

Xiao Aotian's lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word.

His convictions had collapsed.

He thought he was founding a great cause, but he was actually organizing a criminal syndicate.

"Bring out all those so-called 'Immortal Books'." Gu Changan stood up and pointed to the pile of illegal publications that the Special Police had cleared out nearby.

Piles of thread-bound books and scrolls were thrown into the open space, forming a small mountain.

"Blood Sacrifice Divine Art," "Yin and Yang Joy," "Stealing Heaven and Changing Sun," "Thick Black Theory of Cultivation"...

"Ignite it." Gu Changan ordered coldly.

A Special Police officer stepped forward with a flamethrower.

Whoosh—!

The orange-red flames instantly engulfed the pile of paper.

"No! That's my Legacy! That's my points!"

Seeing this scene, Xiao Aotian felt as if his flesh were being cut off and tried desperately to pounce over and save them. Although the content of those books was absurd, every single one was something he had earned by staying up late to do tasks and saving points bit by bit!

"Stop him."

Two Special Police officers held Xiao Aotian down tightly.

He could only watch helplessly as the books that carried his "dreams of becoming a god" curled and blackened in the raging fire, eventually turning into paper ash dancing in the sky.

The firelight reflected on his face, and also in his bloodshot eyes that were gradually losing their luster.

Gu Changan stood by the fire, his back to the flames, his face hidden in the shadows.

"The Education Bureau has already arranged buses; these children will be sent back to their original schools immediately." Gu Changan's voice pierced through the crackling of the fire. "There will be specialized teachers to tutor them on the academic lessons they've missed. As for the psychological trauma they've suffered, psychologists will also intervene."

"And all the expenses incurred from this..."

Gu Changan turned around and looked at Xiao Aotian, who looked as if he had lost his parents.

"Will, of course, be paid for by you, the culprit."