Library of Heaven’s Path 2: Eternal Destiny

Chapter 56: Should We Wait And See?

"Not bad!"

Hearing the discussions around him, Zhang Xuan immediately realized that the two ignition materials were highly valuable and nodded with satisfaction. "Get ready. I'll ignite the furnace for you now!"

"Yes!"

Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue exchanged glances, each plotting their own schemes.

For Yu Xiaoyu, the blood of the Luozhi Bird would certainly fail to ignite the furnace. Pretending otherwise should be easy enough.

As for Liu Mingyue, the blood of the Hanbei Turtle would also fail to ignite the furnace. Even if it did, she wouldn't admit it.

Yesterday, he had embarrassed her, and now she wanted to see him humiliated in front of everyone.

Each with their own thoughts, they handed over the prepared blood and sat cross-legged.

Unaware of their thoughts, Zhang Xuan casually uncorked the bottles, feeling the potent energy within the two drops of blood. Satisfied, he nodded and gently flicked his finger. The two drops of blood floated out, suspended by their energy, and hovered at his fingertips. With a light flick, the blood landed on the foreheads of the two girls.

"What is he doing?"

The onlookers were stunned.

The students gathered here had all ignited furnaces before and knew the procedure well. First, one had to sense the surrounding Source Energy and draw it into the meridians. Then, the energy in the blood had to be guided into the Source Pool, where the Source Energy would interact with this energy to create a spark.

It sounded simple but was extremely complex in practice. As a teacher, one first had to draw an array around the student to ensure their fragile meridians weren't damaged by the violent Source Energy. Then, using their own refined energy, they had to help extract the ignition power from the blood.

In short, igniting a student's furnace required the teacher to carefully work for at least half an hour. Yet, Zhang Xuan just flicked the blood out casually. Was he planning to ignite both furnaces simultaneously? That was too reckless!

"This guy..."

Mo Yanxue flipped through her meticulously prepared notes and saw that Zhang Xuan's method was completely different from Dean Lu's. Her face reddened with anger. This was a crucial step in igniting the furnace, a significant event in her friends' lives. To handle it so carelessly was absurd! She couldn't understand why City Lord insisted on making Xiaoyu his apprentice.

"Get ready to intervene," Dean Lu Mingrong sighed from the nearby room.

Despite what Ran Qingxu and Wu Liuyun said, Dean Lu Mingrong still had some hope that Zhang Xuan might succeed. However, seeing Zhang Xuan's casual approach of placing the ignition materials on their foreheads, he quickly realized he was being overly optimistic.

Geniuses might be able to extract power from the materials on their own, but ordinary people couldn't. Although Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue had good talent, they certainly couldn't achieve that.

So, just from this, it was clear that this public lecture was destined to fail.

"Alright then!" Everyone smiled bitterly. They had thought recruiting a genius would make them happy, but instead, it had exhausted them. They were nearly in tears from all the damage control they had to do.

Unaware that his actions had shocked and left everyone speechless, Zhang Xuan noticed Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue getting distracted. He furrowed his brows and shouted, "Focus and calm your minds, do not get distracted by what's happening around you."

His method of igniting the furnace came from the Heaven's Path Library's Heaven's Path techniques, specifically designed to fit their physiques and follow the orderly method of Heaven's Path. According to the books, as long as they didn't resist, even the most ordinary plants could ignite a furnace, let alone the blood of Heaven's Fate Source Beasts.

Knowing they had to put on a show, Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue both calmed down and tried to sense the power in the blood. Naturally, they couldn't sense anything. With one using the blood of a Luozhi Bird and the other using the blood of a Hanbei Turtle, which were among the worst possible, it was impossible to sense anything. They were even worse than ordinary plants.

After a while, seeing no response from them, Zhang Xuan frowned slightly. The Qingguang Beast and Lingyun Beast were both Heaven's Fate Source Beasts. Such precious ignition materials should be easy to sense and extract power from quickly.

"It seems their talent is worse than a horse's..." Zhang Xuan shook his head, looking helpless. Even Dao Li, a horse, had successfully ignited a furnace using plants as an ignition source. Yet, these two, with such high-quality materials, hadn't sensed anything yet.

How weak!

Well, with so many people watching, he couldn't afford to lose face if the ignition failed. He extended both hands again and gently flicked his fingers.

Whoosh!

Two faint strands of Primordial Yellow Energy quickly flowed along their meridians, entering their Source Pools at an imperceptible speed and silently hiding there.

This was a secret of a world lord, not to be disclosed lightly, not even to his own students.

After finishing, Zhang Xuan stepped forward, extended two fingers, and removed the blood from their foreheads. He cleared his throat and said, "Open your mouths!"

Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue, not knowing what he intended, simultaneously opened their mouths. Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan flicked his fingers again, sending the two drops of blood into their throats.

"Teacher..."

"Ah..."

Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue were stunned, their eyes widening in disbelief.

Igniting a furnace involved absorbing the power of the ignition material, not eating it... Directly swallowing the blood? What was he doing?

"It's over... That was the blood of Heaven's Fate Source Beasts, and ingesting it unprotected could be fatal..." Dean Lu Mingrong felt faint.

Heaven's Fate Source Beasts were powerful, and their blood contained the essence of their strength. A normal person would be harmed just by observing it, let alone consuming it. Feeding it to two who hadn't even reached the Energy Storing Realm...

Was this igniting a furnace or committing murder?

They had prepared to cover up for Zhang Xuan if he failed to ignite the furnaces, but now, if the girls were injured or killed, the academy wouldn't survive the scandal.

"Reckless, absolutely reckless!" Wu Yunzhou clenched his teeth.

"We must intervene immediately. If the blood gets absorbed, it will be too late to save them..." Elder He Qin stood up abruptly, ready to rush over, but was halted by Zhang Xuan's voice:

"Don't worry. These two drops of blood are enveloped in my energy and won't harm you. Ingesting them will make it easier to absorb their power and ignite the furnace..."

"Enveloped in his energy? Is he at the late stage of the Energy Storing Realm?"

"He was only at the mid-stage when he left the library yesterday, and now he's already at the late stage?"

Hearing this, Lu Mingrong and the others were stunned. They knew Zhang Xuan was exceptionally talented and would advance quickly, but they never imagined it would be this fast.

If he had truly reached the late stage of the Energy Storing Realm, using his energy to envelop the blood would indeed prevent any immediate harm.

"Should we... wait and see?"

Wu Liuyun, his face red with frustration, couldn't help but suggest.

"Let's wait then... I want to see if this guy can really help them ignite their furnaces!" Dean Lu Mingrong agreed reluctantly.

Dean Lu Mingrong nodded.