Chapter 156: Xuanyuan Zhou Is So Good At Acting Tough!
"One hundred and forty-eight disciples?" Xuanyuan Zhou’s disguised voice rang out as heavy as distant thunder, carrying a hint of threat with it.
"It seems like not everybody can recognize an opportunity when it falls into their lap. No matter, no matter; not everybody can find true success as a cultivator either. Stupidity of the masses is the one true constant through time and space."
With dying sunlight gracing her mysterious aura, Xuanyuan Zhou truly looked imposing, facing the crowd with her arms crossed and face hidden. Her opening line impressed even Han Xuhan, who was used to devising clever speeches to pull crowds.
At the very beginning, she had alienated the absent disciples from the present ones, and boosted the confidence of the latter group with a vague promise of power—how masterful!
"I’m not here to waste time, and neither are you. So let us begin the lesson. Be silent and pay attention!"
"The first question all of you would like to know the answer to, is obviously, ’What kind of cultivation technique are you here to learn?’
"The language of laws is a medium for cultivators to impose their will upon the world around them. Our entire universe operates on laws of innumerable numbers and categories. Almost every law here exists to keep us in a balanced and optimal environment.
"If a single, seemingly superficial cosmic law is derailed from its original purpose, then it’d cause a chain of effect that would cast the entire universe into chaos. Because all existing laws are connected directly or indirectly, forming a giant, complex network, a web of balance running through the vastness of the world."
Han Xuhan’s brows furrowed in confusion as he listened. What the hell was Xuanyuan Zhou yapping about? The script they had devised earlier was nothing like this. Was she improvising?