18: Chapter 18 Elder Gu's Roll Call

"Ugh!"

Chun Xiaobai watched the pairs of eyes fixed on him from all around, and his heart skipped a beat as well.

He had intended to spend money to avoid trouble and not attract attention, but now, damn it, he had become the center of attention for everyone!

Fang Yuan was also full of shock; he truly hadn't chosen the wrong golden thigh to hug.

Giving away a foundation establishment pill just like that?

He hurriedly said to Bai Jiner, "Junior Sister Bai, why don't you hurry up and thank Senior Brother Chun!"

"Tha... thank... thank you, Senior Brother Chun!"

Bai Jiner's voice trembled, and the hand holding the jade bottle shook along with it.

You must know, she had worked herself to the bone doing tasks in the Outer Sect, surviving near-death experiences several times, and after saving for all these years, she had only managed to save three thousand merit points.

This Senior Brother Chun, just because of an apology for mistaking her for someone else, was gifting a foundation establishment pill?

Chun Xiaobai looked at her excited expression, then looked at the envious gazes of those around him, and only then did he realize—

He had seemingly just given away a mountain of gold!

He really hadn't expected that Wu Liang, a Qi Refining Disciple, would just carry a foundation establishment pill around; this guy was likely a rich second-generation heir.

No wonder he could be with a girl in the small woods.

Damn it!

If he said he took it out by mistake now, he wondered if he could get it back?

Just as he was preparing to go back on his word, Fang Yuan sighed with great emotion from the side, "Junior Sister, it is rare to see someone as heroic and generous as Senior Brother Chun. You must repay him well in the future!"

These words caused Bai Jiner's pretty Face to flush red to her ears instantly, and the look in her eyes as she gazed at Chun Xiaobai no longer held that fierce demeanor from before.

Chun Xiaobai's hand, which he had stretched out wanting to snatch the medicine bottle back, froze stiffly in mid-air.

In the end, he could only suffer for the sake of Face, pillowing his head with his hand, and biting the bullet, he said, "Pfft, what's the big deal."

"Take it freely! Isn't it just a foundation establishment pill? This Gre... Senior Brother, I usually eat them like beans."

"Eat them like beans?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a chorus of gasps sounded all around.

Those female Disciples who were originally reserved now had flushed, lovesick Faces, looking at Chun Xiaobai as if they were seeing a walking God of Wealth.

This was someone who could even give away a foundation establishment pill that allowed a Qi Refining Disciple to ascend to the heavens in one step.

They quietly adjusted their clothes, puffed out their chests a bit more, and desperately tried to shift their positions toward this side, wishing they could just stick themselves onto Chun Xiaobai's Face.

Feeling the scorching gazes all around, Chun Xiaobai realized that this habit of showing off needed to be changed.

However, thinking about it again, by throwing money around like this, at least for a short time, his identity as a fake Inner Sect Disciple wouldn't be doubted.

After all, no one would think that a person who treats foundation establishment pills as snacks would be a Utility Disciple.

"Once This Great King enters the Dao, I'll pull off a huge job and make it all back!"

In this atmosphere intertwined with envy, jealousy, and hatred, the voices in the hall slowly quieted down.

Everyone turned to look.

They saw a middle-aged man wearing a snow-white Daoist robe, with slightly frosted temples, and a sharp Sword Qi radiating from his entire body, striding in.

This person was none other than the Grand Elder of the Outer Sect's Hidden Sword Peak... Gu Changfeng.

His "Longfeng Sword Technique" had been famous in the Tiannan Region for three hundred years, and most of the souls who died by his sword were experts with a higher Realm than his; thus, he had a resounding title in the Immortal Realm—"Asura Slayer."

As soon as he walked in, the Hall of Dharma Transmission, which had been as noisy as a vegetable market, suddenly went quiet, and everyone sat up straight, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Seeing that everyone was being so formal, Chun Xiaobai couldn't keep slouching on the table, so he had to helplessly straighten his body and pretend to sit cross-legged.

Gu Changfeng's gaze was like electricity, coldly sweeping across the room. Without any nonsense, he got straight to the point, "Today's lecture is on Sword Momentum."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone pricked up their ears, fearing they might miss a single word.

"Only by condensing your own Sword Heart can you become a true Sword Cultivator, but before condensing the Sword Heart, you must comprehend Sword Intent, and the foundation of Sword Intent lies in momentum..."

Chun Xiaobai understood the first few sentences.

It meant that you could only walk the path of the Sword Heart if you had a Sword Heart, but to have a Sword Heart, you had to have Sword Intent, and to have Sword Intent, you had to first practice that 'force.'

This wasn't much different from the saber technique passed down by his ancestors; it was all about that "momentum."

However, as Gu Changfeng began to explain how spiritual power should circulate and how the Meridians should coordinate, Chun Xiaobai was completely lost; he couldn't understand anything at all.

The less he understood, the more his brain felt like paste.

The old habit he had developed in his previous life—getting sleepy as soon as class started—flared up instantly.

"Ah..."

He couldn't hold it back and opened his mouth to let out a huge yawn. His eyelids felt like they had two lead balls hanging from them, and his body began to sway back and forth involuntarily.

Bai Jiner, who was beside him, happened to see this scene, and her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed slightly.

But thinking about it, this Senior Brother Chun was already an expert at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining; he must have long since mastered Sword Momentum. This basic sword technique was indeed a bit boring for him.

He swayed like this for half an incense stick of time.

Very soon.

"Snore... snort..."

A rhythmic sound of snoring... was exceptionally loud in the pin-drop quiet Hall of Dharma Transmission.

Gu Changfeng's voice came to an abrupt halt.

The eyes of all the Disciples in the hall "swished" and focused on the back row.

Bai Jiner's little Face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly reached out to push Chun Xiaobai's arm, whispering urgently.

"Senior Brother, wake up! Stop sleeping!"

Chun Xiaobai was bleary-eyed and annoyed at having his sweet dream interrupted. He subconsciously waved his hand as if shooing away a fly: "Stop it! Let This Great King sleep a little longer..."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was dead silence all around.

Everyone looked at Gu Changfeng.

This was also the first Disciple Gu Changfeng had seen in the hundred years he had been teaching who dared to sleep openly in his Hall of Dharma Transmission.

Just when everyone thought Elder Gu was going to be furious and throw this reckless guy out...

Gu Changfeng didn't get angry; instead, he slowly walked down from the high platform, passed through the terrified crowd, and came to stand in front of Chun Xiaobai.

He looked at Chun Xiaobai, who had drool running down the corner of his mouth, and a trace of appreciation actually appeared in his eyes.

"Following one's heart... a good seedling."

Under the shocked and horrified gazes of everyone, Gu Changfeng gently took off the snow-white Daoist robe that symbolized his status as an Elder and carefully draped it over Chun Xiaobai.

This scene made Bai Jiner and Fang Yuan, who were beside him, nearly pop their eyeballs out of their sockets.

This... this is allowed?!

This lesson lasted for a full hour before Gu Changfeng's lecture stopped, and Chun Xiaobai was still sleeping soundly until the crowd dispersed at the end.

"Senior Brother Chun! Senior Brother Chun!"

Bai Jiner pushed his shoulder with some helplessness.

"Wake up, everyone has gone to the Martial Arts Field outside to discuss the sword."

Chun Xiaobai wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, opened his eyes groggily, and yawned: "Hmm? Where did he lecture to?"

"He finished everything." Bai Jiner reminded him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Ah? He finished? Why didn't you wake me up sooner!"

Bai Jiner rolled her eyes, thinking to herself: If I could wake you up, would you still be sleeping like a dead pig?

But she still whispered a reminder: "Elder Gu... asked you to bring his robe over to him."