Is There Anything You Can't Do?

Li Guanqi said softly, "If I can't do it, naturally everything I said is void. "If I succeed, then you lot... heheh." Accompanied by Li Guanqi's fiendish chuckle, his very first lesson after arriving at the Wind Thunder Sect came to an end. Yet the moment Li Guanqi returned to his courtyard, he spotted a short old man waiting for him with a beaming smile. "Yo, isn't this Senior Chu? "What brings you here to see me in person?" Hearing this, Chu Xingxian burst out laughing. "Hahaha! Come, sit, sit, sit! "Aiya, Old Lu truly has an eye for talent. You certainly have a few tricks up your sleeve." Li Guanqi flopped down across from the old man, picked up the cup of spirit tea on the table, and downed a mouthful. Smacking his lips, he felt a wisp of pure primal energy rampage through him like a fiery dragon, nodding slightly in approval. He looked up at the old man and couldn't help but smile wryly. "Aiya, my dear Senior Chu, you really know how to find work for me. "If nothing else... the Wind Thunder Sect... has massive problems!" The old man's expression turned stern, and he nodded solemnly. "Indeed! If not for that, I wouldn't have sought you out so urgently. "Originally, I only wanted you to crush the overbearing arrogance of these juniors, but I didn't expect you to see through the sect's current situation so clearly." A spark of inspiration flashed through Li Guanqi's mind. Toying with his teacup, he murmured, "You must have noticed these problems long ago, didn't you, Elder? "Hmm... let me think... "Is it because it's inconvenient for you to personally clean house?" A sharp gleam flared in Chu Xingxian's eyes. He hadn't expected Li Guanqi to see so much beneath the surface! Li Guanqi curled his lip. "Mm, looks like I guessed right. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have deliberately told me that I could do whatever I pleased." Chu Xingxian didn't beat around the bush and waved a broad hand. "I won't waste words either. Seven days. I'll gather everything you asked for within seven days! "Some things can't be found, so I can only get the next best grade." Hearing that, Li Guanqi beamed with delight. "Aiya, I have to thank Senior Chu for giving me this chance. "I just love teaching students so much. "Don't worry, take your time, Elder. Whenever you gather them is fine." As he spoke, Li Guanqi clenched his left hand tight and waved it in front of the old man's eyes. Chu Xingxian frowned and pondered for a good while. Seeing him still waving it back and forth, he couldn't help asking, "What does that mean? "Just say whatever's on your mind." Li Guanqi said somewhat bashfully, "Isn't this junior a bit... tight on funds right now? I wanted to ask if Senior Chu could pay my stipend in advance." Seeing his sheepish look, the old man roared with laughter. "Hahaha, such a trivial matter is no problem at all!" With a flash of light in the old man's hand, a gold-threaded storage bag was placed before him. Li Guanqi opened it and looked inside. There were ten whole bottles of Infant Nurturing Pills used for cultivation by Nascent Soul cultivators alone! Each bottle contained ten pills! And a full three thousand mid-grade spirit stones! The old man smiled at him with hands tucked into his sleeves. "Is that enough? If not, this old man can get you more. "During your time in the Wind Thunder Sect, I will cover all your cultivation resources—as much as you want." Li Guanqi swallowed hard. "Enough... It's enough for now." The old man smiled faintly, then rose to his feet. "You'll be working hard during this time. Make as much trouble as you like—this old man has your back." Li Guanqi smiled faintly. That promise from the old man was all he needed. That night, Li Guanqi laid out over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones in a spirit-gathering array disc, swallowing three whole Infant Nurturing Pills in a single night! Feeling refreshed, Li Guanqi slowly awoke from his cultivation. He exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes gleaming bright. The night's cultivation had left his entire being invigorated, and the Nascent Soul within his body had grown slightly stronger. Just then, the sword spirit spoke out of nowhere. "To think the Wind Thunder Sect actually has such a place? "When you prepare to temper your blood later on, you could make use of it." Li Guanqi asked curiously, "What place?" The sword spirit slowly turned toward the back mountain and said softly, "At the peak of that towering mountain behind us lies a naturally formed thunder pool. "It's quite a rare find." Li Guanqi's eyes lit up. Such a thing was legendary, requiring immense luck to be left behind by chance after a cultivator underwent a heavenly tribulation. Soon, Li Guanqi arrived at the main hall. Yet before he even reached the entrance, he was utterly stunned by the scene before him. The hall was so packed that even stacking people on top of one another wouldn't fit them all; some disciples were actually perched on the roof beams. Even so, arriving disciples continued to crowd around, blocking the hall so completely that not a drop of water could trickle through. Staring at the dense sea of heads at the entrance, Li Guanqi couldn't help gulping. "Did every damn disciple out on training return?" Suddenly, someone shouted from the crowd, "Quick! Clear the way, Elder Li is here!" "Quick, quick, quick, move aside!" Amid the chorus of shouts, the crowd—so tightly packed that one couldn't even drop to the ground after jumping—forcibly parted to make a path. Li Guanqi used teleportation to appear directly on the high platform. Clearing his throat, he said, "Ahem... well... those who can't find a seat may sit outside the doors." Hearing this, the crowd obediently sat down cross-legged outside the main entrance. Li Guanqi thought for a moment and said, "Seeing as there are so many people today, let's just hold it outside." With that, he flickered and appeared midair outside the hall. Instantly, like a tidal wave, all the disciples surged outdoors, each obediently finding a spot for themselves. Looking at the disciples below, Li Guanqi nodded slightly and chuckled softly. "Looks like very few people slept last night, eh?" "Hahaha! Elder Li, after what you said yesterday, who would dare sleep much?" "Exactly! I cultivated all night, and suddenly I feel so light and energized!" "Yeah, why didn't I realize this before? I used to feel half-asleep every day." Li Guanqi smiled faintly. "No need to sleep much while alive; after death, you will sleep for eternity." The moment these words left his mouth, many people nodded in succession, finding them profoundly reasonable. Li Guanqi stood up and said softly, "All right, enough chatter. "I recall yesterday was supposed to be a spirit incantation class for the newly joined disciples, correct?" A few youths with youthful innocence still on their faces spoke up immediately. "Yes, Elder Li, it's spirit incantations. "But we always feel like we can't understand it..." Before the youth's voice fully faded, many others chimed in with agreement. Li Guanqi pressed his hand down slightly, and all the clamor gradually died away. After pondering for a moment, Li Guanqi raised his hand and conjured a whip of lightning! Everyone was startled, because Li Guanqi hadn't spoken the number or the name of the spirit incantation at all! "He bypassed all of that...?" Li Guanqi then cracked the Thunder Whip, sending bursts of explosive cracks through the void! Innumerable disciples stared with bright eyes at the Thunder Whip in Li Guanqi's hand. Li Guanqi then guided the Thunder Whip to snake before all the disciples, allowing them to feel the aura within it at close range. Immediately after, Li Guanqi stated plainly, "Disciples with a lightning spiritual root, raise your hands. The rest of you don't need to sense it." This immediately allowed many disciples to breathe a slight sigh of relief. He then explained the most fundamental principles of spirit incantations and imparted the circulation technique for conjuring the Thunder Whip to everyone. Moreover, he released his own lightning power into the surrounding void, allowing these disciples to tangibly perceive the shifts in the lightning. Soon enough, by the time the lesson was nearing its end, every newly joined disciple possessing a lightning spiritual root was able to cast the Thunder Whip—without exception! This filled many with deep admiration. Li Guanqi's reputation grew louder and louder, and more and more disciples began scheming to audit his lectures. Because... Li Guanqi could teach anything! No matter how obscure or unconventional a weapon was, the moment it entered his hands, it seemed to gain a spirit of its own. This led many to wonder whether Li Guanqi had mastered all eighteen classic weapons... Until Liu Man asked him, "Um... Elder Li, could it be that you know how to wield all these weapons?" Li Guanqi paused briefly, then chuckled softly. "Of course. How else could I teach you?" Liu Man froze where she stood, a sharp light flashing in her eyes. *How can he be this strong?* *Is there anything he can't do...?* With a teasing smile, she asked, "Don't tell me you know alchemy and talisman crafting too?" Li Guanqi shrugged. "I don't." Just as Liu Man breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Li Guanqi add, "Those things are too troublesome. In the time it takes to do that, I'd rather practice my sword." Watching his receding figure, Liu Man couldn't close her mouth for a long time. "Does he mean... it's not that he can't... he just doesn't want to waste the effort...?" "Is this the gap between a monster and a genius?"