It only took half a day for Zhou Yuan’s feat of simultaneously helping a dozen people unblock their apertures to spread to the entire outer mountains . A commotion immediately swept through countless disciples, each and every one unable to believe the news .
The disciples that had practiced the Ethereal Form technique were even more stupefied than their more ignorant counter parts . They were well aware that the hardest part of the technique was sensing the apertures, which required a tremendous amount of time . There were only two months left before the peak selection exam, and everyone was intensifying their efforts, making time become a more and more precious commodity .
Many disciples had originally not taken it seriously, evidently believing that it was some kind of joke or farce . No one had imagined that this ‘farce’ would result in such an outcome . . .
By now, it had already been proven that Zhou Yuan did possess the ability to help others unblock their apertures . . .
Hence, the numerous disciples that were practicing the Ethereal Form technique began to stir restlessly .
. . .
A certain lecture hall in the rear mountain .
Zhu Yue was currently explaining something to the disciples present when a disturbance was suddenly felt from outside . He immediately frowned slightly, but before he could say anything, someone barged in and shouted, “Zhou Yuan has simultaneously helped a dozen disciples unblock their apertures!”
*Uproar*!
The lecture hall was instantly flooded with noise, the numerous disciples within completely dumbstruck .
Zhu Yue’s reasoning from before had already convinced them that Zhou Yuan was merely a fraud . Who could have imagined that he would really succeed . . .
The many disciples in the lecture hall looked to each other . In the end, their gazes eventually turned towards Zhu Yue, looking at him in a strange manner .
Zhu Yue was clearly also stunned by the news, but his expression soon turned extremely dark and stormy . The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, a clear sign of the violent rage that had surged out in his heart .
But he ultimately took in a deep breath, suppressing the alarm and anger inside as he said in an icy voice, “Humph, that kid probably found some actors to put on a show with him!”
At this time, he would never accept that Zhou Yuan was more capable than himself .
However, the many disciples did not speak this time, their gazes flickering in thought .
They understood that it was basically impossible for Zhou Yuan to pull off any tricks with so many people watching . Zhu Yue was just being stubbornly unreasonable .
Wouldn’t this mean that Zhou Yuan did possess the astonishing capability to help others reach the first level of the Ethereal Form technique in a month?
Everyone’s hearts began to beat a little faster . If so, wouldn’t this give them an advantage over others?
In addition, they had heard it only cost three Genesis jade pieces a day there, a much more competitive price than Zhu Yue’s five Genesis jade pieces .
The atmosphere in the lecture hall had become rather bizarre . Although many were tempted, no one dared to display their true feelings for the time being . After all, Zhu Yue was here watching them, and it would not be good to offend him .
When all was said and done, he was an inner mountain disciple .
While the situation fell into a deadlock of sorts, the one who had barged in spoke again, "I've also heard that Zhou Yuan has set a quota, and will only be accepting a hundred people . Once it's full, he will not be teaching anyone else . "
*Uproar*!
Many were no longer able to sit still after hearing these words . The number of disciples practicing the Ethereal From technique in the outer mountains had already surpassed a hundred . If others beat them to it, won't they lose this chance?
The veins on Zhu Yue's forehead twitched violently, his gaze akin to a knife as he looked towards the one who had spoken .
The latter's head seemed to shrink back, before he hurriedly escaped .
However, it was already too late . The hearts of the disciples inside the lecture hall had already began to stir, no longer possible to repress .
"Aiyah, I have a stomachache, I have to go to the toilet . " One of the disciples suddenly clutched his stomach, pale faced as he stood up and began staggering towards the exit .
Another equally quick witted disciple weakly said, "I'm also feeling a little unwell all of a sudden . It may be an inner injury I sustained in a practice bout yesterday . I'll be leaving first to rest . "
"Come here my good brother, how can you be so careless . I'll help you back to rest . "
“ . . . . . . ”
The lecture hall immediately descended into chaos, all kinds of excuses flying left and right . None of the disciples dared to look at Zhu Yue as they began to slip away one after another .
In a short few minutes, the originally slightly squeezy lecture hall had become quite empty .
Zhu Yue's body trembled uncontrollably in anger as he watched the clearly acting disciples leave like a whirlwind . Did they think he was clueless? Every one of these bastards was likely rushing to Zhou Yuan the moment they stepped out the door .
"Elder brother, what do we do?" Zhu Feng watched everything happen with a pale face . He did not expect Zhou Yuan to be so merciless, forcing them into such a miserable state all of a sudden .
Zhu Yue tightly gritted his teeth as a sliver of regret flitted past in his eyes . If he knew Zhou Yuan would be such a huge problem, he would not have offended the latter due to some petty little squabble of Zhu Feng's .
However, he knew that there was no use regretting anything now, and his expression immediately turned ferocious .
"Zhou Yuan, since you dare to cut off my income, don't blame me for what I will do!"
He had spent a great deal of effort to land this cushy job in the outer mountains . But now that everything had been ruined by Zhou Yuan, he would not take things lying down .
Or he would likely become a laughing stock if this matter spread to the inner mountains .
. . .
A seemingly endless stream of outer mountain disciples rushed towards a certain mountain creek . The area around the creek was already a huge mess . Zhou Yuan stood somewhere to the rear, leaving the administrative matters to Shen Wanjin, while Qiao Xiu and his group also helped out where they could .
After an hour, only ten of the hundred quotas were left .
It was at this moment that another wave of disciples began to swarm over, turning the place even more chaotic as they struggled to obtain the final ten quotas . In fact, some of the disciples even began to fight .
Shen Wanjin’s eyes spun in thought when he saw this . With a dry cough, he said, “Since no one is willing to give in, we’ll auction off the last ten quotas . They will go to the highest bidder, and the bidding will start at three Genesis jade pieces a day . ”
He could tell that the ones who had rushed over at this time mostly composed of Shengzhou disciples . These people were pretty rich, but most importantly, they had not believed Zhou Yuan earlier, hence why it had taken them so long to come .
Although Zhou Yuan did not really care, Shen Wanjin felt that he could not let these people have such an easy time, hence why he had come up with such a ruthless move .
These disciples glared at Shen Wanjin in anger when they heard this, evidently realising the latter’s intentions .
But even if they knew, for the sake of the quotas, they could not be bothered too much at such a time .
One the the Shengzhou disciples quickly shouted, “I bid four Genesis jade pieces!”
“I bid five pieces!” Another gritted his teeth and followed . This price was already the same as Zhu Yue’s place, but since Zhou Yuan was more effective, the price was still within an acceptable level .
“Six pieces!” In the end however, there was someone even fiercer, snatching away the quota with a bid of six Genesis jade pieces .
Numerous disciples secretly wet their lips at the sight of this . Six Genesis jade pieces a day meant a total of a hundred and eighty by the time one was done in a month . This was a huge, painful price .
With the exception of the first quota being bidded away at a price of six Genesis jade pieces, the other quotas stabilized at about five pieces . As such, a handsome sum was easily earned .
Zhou Yuan chuckled inside as he watched . Shen Wanjin was indeed good at ripping others off .
After the auction of the last ten quotas, Shen Wanjin announced that they would no longer be accepting anymore students .
The numerous disciples that had yet to sign up began to sigh repeatedly, feeling disappointed inside . Only now did they regret not believing Zhou Yuan earlier .
Though they were disappointed, no one tried to stir up any trouble . It was likely that after witnessing Zhou Yuan capability, these outer mountain disciples now had some respect towards him .
After all, everyone still hoped to receive guidance from him, and naturally would not dare to offend him .
As such, peace finally began to slowly return to the long chaotic area around the creek .
Shen Wanjin grinned from ear to ear as he practically sprinted over, a large sack hoisted over his back . The clear tinkling of Genesis jade pieces could be heard from within, an extremely beautiful sound indeed .
He allowed the sack to land with a loud thud in front of Zhou Yuan and said, “Little Yuan bro, everything is basically in order . Here’s the fees for tomorrow, a sum of over three hundred Genesis jade pieces . ”
Saliva seemed to flow down from his mouth as he spoke . This was only the first day . In a month, Zhou Yuan would have earned nearly ten thousand Genesis jade pieces, an enormous sum even to the numerous inner mountain disciples .
Zhou Yuan could not help but sigh . It had been way too easy to earn these Genesis jade pieces . With their support, he could finally squander money as he pleased .
With a flick, Genesis Qi wrapped around a hundred pieces in the sack and sent them flying towards Shen Wanjin, Qiao Xiu and the rest . “You guys have worked hard today . ”
“Don’t reject this tiny bit of good will, all of you should know that it’s really nothing to me . ”
Shen Wanjin, Qiao Xiu and the rest were just about to decline, but stopped themselves after hearing Zhou Yuan’s words . After all, they did need these Genesis jade pieces .
Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “All of you should come here again from tomorrow onwards . I will help you guys with the Ethereal Form technique . ”
Qiao Xiu, Shen Wanjin and the rest nodded .
After seeing this, Zhou Yuan did not waste any more time . He kept the sack of Genesis jade and leisurely turned around, leaving the creek and heading back to his little house .
“Now that I have the money, I can have my every meal at the Hundred Fragrances House…” Zhou Yuan chuckled softly . He was not a gourmet, but after the benefits from the nutritious food of the Hundred Fragrances House .
He strolled through the mountains, arriving back at his little house .
When he reached his destination however, he was suddenly stunned . On a stone table in front of the little house, Yaoyao was elegantly seated while carrying Tuntun, a serious look on her gorgeous face, while an old man in gray sat opposite her .
The elder’s face was also solemn as he stared at the jade board on the stone table .
Both he and Yaoyao were holding Genesis Rune Brushes .
Zhou Yuan had been stunned by this strange scene . What were they doing?
He stealthily approached, and looked over, only to see stroke after stroke being drawn as Yaoyao and the elder’s brushes descended . The drawn strokes were similar to a game of go, each one trying to devour the other .
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