King of Ten Thousand Years

Li Quan had been slapped several times by Luo Tian, but he could only swallow his anger and obediently call him "Master"!

Seeing this, the cold-faced man shivered and backed away.

SWOOSH!

The moment he retreated, Luo Tian shot forward, raising his palm to strike.

The cold-faced man realized he couldn't evade Luo Tian, nor could he escape the slap!

"No! Stop—"

SLAP!

Luo Tian's slap cut the cold-faced man off.

The cold-faced man erupted in fury. "Luo Tian, what are you doing? I didn't question or slander you! Why would you hit me for no reason?"

"Besides, I haven't even been admitted to the Wuji Saint Institute. I'm not a student here. What right do you have to hit me?"

The cold-faced man was livid!

The Wuji Saint Institute's student assessment didn't just test strength; it covered many different areas.

During the test, he had betrayed a friend for his own gain and had points deducted by the tutors, which caused him to fail the entrance exam for the Saint Institute.

The cold-faced man was furious about it.

Yet Luo Tian, the very person he had tried to trick, had actually become a tutor!

And now, Luo Tian was slapping him in front of everyone.

He was determined to get an explanation today!

"A tutor hitting you is for your own good, of course," Luo Tian said righteously. "It's a warning to cultivate diligently so you can try to pass the Wuji Saint Institute's exam next time!"

The cold-faced man was about to retort but froze.

Although he hadn't passed this time, he still had another chance. He was much more confident he could pass the next assessment.

But Luo Tian was now a tutor at the Wuji Saint Institute.

'What if Luo Tian makes trouble for me during my next assessment? Wouldn't I be completely screwed?'

The cold-faced man suddenly realized that tricking Luo Tian into taking the tutor exam had been a colossal mistake.

"Aren't you going to thank the Master?"

Luo Tian's aura was menacing as he raised his palm again.

The cold-faced man gritted his teeth, forced to swallow his anger. "Thank you... Master!"

"A promising student, indeed."

Luo Tian clasped his hands behind his back, turned, and swept his gaze across the crowd.

Many of the surrounding students had previously looked down on Luo Tian's origins from the Broken Ring with utter contempt, and some had even cursed him aloud.

Now, they all shuddered, not daring to make a peep.

'Being a tutor isn't so bad after all,' Luo Tian thought with a smile.

"Stop messing around!"

Master Liu, watching from a distance, snorted coldly at the sight.

He was stunned to learn that Luo Tian had passed the assessment, especially with such a high score on the written exam.

Meanwhile, he himself had failed his promotion assessment.

His own failure, contrasted with the success of someone he couldn't stand, only made Master Liu resent Luo Tian more.

"Silence!"

In front of the Assessment Institute, the middle-aged man in the white robe shouted with authority, his invisible pressure silencing the entire square.

"Those who failed the assessment, leave the Wuji Saint Institute!"

"Those who passed will follow the tutors to complete your registration!"

The middle-aged man in the white robe announced.

As soon as he finished speaking, those who had failed were escorted out.

In a short while, only a few hundred people were left in the vast square.

These were the talented new students of the Wuji Saint Institute's latest generation.

"Lingxi Institute, with me."

"War Martial Institute, follow me..."

One tutor after another called out, leading away their respective groups of students.

Mu Qingqing's institute was the Grass and Wood Institute, which was exclusively for Alchemists.

Luo Tian had originally hoped he could become Mu Qingqing's tutor to better look after her.

'But the Grass and Wood Institute... better not.'

He could probably solve some problems as a Grass and Wood Institute tutor by using the Celestial Book.

But he knew nothing about Alchemy. Relying on the Celestial Book to solve every problem would accumulate a massive cost over time.

Besides, if Luo Tian wanted to be a tutor at the Grass and Wood Institute, he would have to distract himself by learning Alchemy.

"Master Luo, which institute would you like to join?"

The middle-aged man in the white robe asked, looking at Luo Tian.

"Um... which institutes are there in total?"

Luo Tian asked awkwardly after a moment's thought.

He had never planned on becoming a tutor, so he knew very little about the Wuji Saint Institute's ten institutes.

The middle-aged man in the white robe gave him a strange look.

An assistant beside him took the initiative to explain.

"The Wuji Saint Institute has existed since Ancient Times. As it expanded and accepted more students, it was divided into ten institutes thirty thousand years ago. This allows for better instruction of students with different talents and strengthens the Human Race."

"The ten institutes are the War Martial Institute, Lingxi Institute, Celestial Blade Institute... Spiritual Soldier Institute, and Grass and Wood Institute."

"Of these, the War Martial Institute is the largest, with the most students and tutors..."

The assistant gave a brief overview.

"The Celestial Blade Institute, then."

Luo Tian didn't overthink it and simply picked one.

He was more inclined toward the War Martial Institute, but it had a large number of tutors. Getting in would involve fierce competition, which sounded like too much trouble.

Luo Tian preferred to keep things simple and stable.

The Celestial Blade Institute seemed like a solid, middle-of-the-road choice.

"Master Liu, take this new tutor to complete his paperwork, collect his things, and get him familiar with the grounds," the middle-aged man in the white robe said to Master Liu, who was standing at a distance.

"Yes, Director."

Master Liu didn't want to help Luo Tian, but the order came from a director who was also an Advanced Tutor, so he had no choice but to obey.

"Let's go, Master Luo," Master Liu called out, his voice laced with sarcasm.

...

After they collected the official attire and his Identity Token, Master Liu led Luo Tian toward the tutor residences.

"Master Luo, I'm quite curious. How did you pass the written exam?" Master Liu asked, his expression cold and his tone full of doubt.

The first time he took the assessment, he had scored an eighty-six on the written portion!

But Luo Tian scored a ninety-six, a full ten points higher than him!

Not only that, but Luo Tian's score on the martial test was also stunning.

Luo Tian was so young, and his Cultivation was lower than his own. Master Liu highly doubted the legitimacy of Luo Tian's written exam score.

"Master Liu, that's a strange question. Is it so impossible for me to pass the written exam?" Luo Tian retorted, annoyed.

'It's true that I cheated,' Luo Tian thought, 'but Master Liu is being way too insolent and disrespectful.'

Luo Tian could tell that Master Liu had it out for him.

"Heh, you young people are so simple-minded. I'm just giving you a friendly reminder. If it's discovered that you used illicit means during the assessment, the punishment is severe. You could even be expelled from the Saint Institute and banned for life!" Master Liu sneered.

He was certain Luo Tian had cheated.

He probably even knew the pattern of the Sword and Saber Forest in advance, which was why he passed so easily.

"Is Master Liu suggesting the Assessment Institute is unjust?" Luo Tian's eyes narrowed.

"I never said that."

That was what Master Liu thought, but he would never dare admit it.

"I have other business. Goodbye."

Master Liu waved a dismissive hand and turned to leave.

Luo Tian didn't give Master Liu's words a second thought.

He looked up ahead at the tutors' residences.

From a distance, he could see pavilions and multi-storied halls built amidst turquoise waters and green mountains. The environment was serene and elegant, and the Spiritual Qi was incredibly dense.

"The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here is four or five times that of the Tai Yuan Sect!" Luo Tian exclaimed in amazement.

Imagine the difference between Cultivating in the Tai Yuan Sect and practicing here.

No wonder the Martial Artists from the Pale Ring were of such high caliber!

With such abundant Spiritual Qi and rich resources, the Pale Ring likely had no shortage of Great Powers at the True Martial Realm.

In fact, Luo Tian had already sensed the auras of several Martial Kings on his way here.

Luo Tian walked inside.

'The student residences can't possibly compare to the tutors' quarters.'

After all, tutors generally had higher Cultivation levels and thus greater requirements.

"Excuse me, student, are you looking for a tutor?" a passing tutor asked upon seeing Luo Tian.

"I'm here to choose a residence," Luo Tian replied honestly.

The man froze, staring at Luo Tian as if to say, 'Are you joking?'

Luo Tian didn't answer. He simply took out his Identity Token.

It was a greenish-jade Token. The two words "Junior Tutor" were engraved on the front, and Luo Tian's name was on the back.

Luo Tian walked away, leaving the other tutor staring after him, dumbfounded.

The Wuji Saint Institute had a vast number of students, and just as many tutors.

Luo Tian saw that many of the residences were already occupied.

'The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi seems even richer further back!'

Luo Tian flew over to take a look.

He found that the residences further back were even nicer, but they were clearly separated by a wide river.

On the other side of the river stood a stone stele engraved with the words: Middle Level Tutor Residences.

'So if you're promoted to a Middle Level Tutor, you can move to a better residence?' Luo Tian realized.

However, becoming a Middle Level Tutor was not something he could think about right now.

Master Liu's Cultivation had reached the Sixth Layer of the Celestial Pool Realm.

And even he had failed the promotion assessment.

Luo Tian returned to the Junior Tutor residential area, picked an unoccupied pavilion, and settled in.

「The next day.」

Luo Tian changed into his new tutor's robes.

They were loose, white robes with a single star embroidered on the chest, signifying his rank as a Junior Tutor.

'First, I should get familiar with the Wuji Saint Institute.'

Luo Tian set off for a stroll.

The Wuji Saint Institute was vast, with an elegant atmosphere and beautiful scenery.

Each of the ten institutes had its own unique characteristics.

There were also numerous facilities that Luo Tian had never seen before.

After a full day of exploring, Luo Tian had more or less seen the entire Wuji Saint Institute and memorized its layout.

「On the third day.」

Luo Tian received a message: all Junior Tutors of the Celestial Blade Institute were to attend a meeting.

Luo Tian arrived on time, and his appearance immediately stirred up discussion among the other tutors.

"He's a tutor?"

"Isn't he a bit too young? Did they lower the standards for the Junior Tutor assessment?"

Many of the tutors were quite dismissive of the newcomer, Luo Tian.

They were all Junior Tutors of the Celestial Blade Institute; they rose and fell together. A subpar tutor would only drag them all down.

"Silence!"

The director of the Celestial Blade Institute's Junior Tutors stepped forward.

"The new class of students has arrived. I expect every tutor to be fully focused and to carry out their responsibilities..."

The Junior Tutor director launched into a long-winded speech.

Luo Tian listened for a bit at the start but soon tuned him out.

But as the meeting concluded, the Junior Tutor director added one last thing.

"In the last few months, a total of twelve new Junior Tutors have been promoted. The Celestial Blade Institute has two of them," the director said.

The tutor assessments were more frequent before the student assessment. On the day of the student assessment, Luo Tian was the only one to be promoted.

"As new tutors, the two of you need to get a move on. If you fail to recruit five students within one month, you will be expelled from the Wuji Saint Institute," the director continued.

Luo Tian froze.

'I have to recruit five students within a month?'

In truth, tutors enjoyed generous resources and benefits. The minimum requirement was to teach five students, which wasn't a heavy workload.

Luo Tian's concern was...

He was so young; he must seem completely inexperienced. 'Would any student really choose me as their master?'