CHAPTER 379: CHAPTER 313: DEPARTURE FOR NORTH SCORCHING MOUNTAIN

When the students gradually arrived at the school, the first thing they noticed was that something was off.

The usually loosely managed school had a strict atmosphere.

Two rows of teachers stood at the entrance, dividing students into classes based on their age and cultivation level.

Lower age class, one person.

Older age class, three people.

Land leader class, three people.

Sprint class, two people.

Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion, with the two rows of teachers at the main gate responsible for class division, and the head and deputy class teachers behind them handling student reception.

Soon, over a thousand students at the school were all sorted into their classes.

At this time, Lu Lin also stepped out of the crowd.

He had just observed each teacher’s work, and he had to admit that the Inner Sect Disciples who had reached the Star Core Realm were not only efficient but also accurate in their tasks.

From Lu Lin’s perception, he could tell that their judgments of each student were flawless.

Meticulous, precise, without the slightest panic.

Even at the peak time when students were arriving, with more than ten teachers working together, they smoothly managed everything.

Standing before the sixteen newly formed classes, Lu Lin briefly explained the school’s new reform measures, and it didn’t matter if the students didn’t understand.

Once they got used to them in the future, they would naturally come to support Lu Lin’s reforms from their hearts.

The fifteen classes of lower age and older age groups left one by one, leaving only the sprint class, which Lu Lin personally oversaw, in front of him.

"Hello students, I’m your new teacher, Lu Lin."

"You may call me Teacher Lu or Brother Lu."

"Among the over a thousand students in the school, you are the oldest and are about to enter the Wild Blade Clan to become full-fledged sect disciples."

"But as for what cultivation really is, I think you all aren’t quite clear."

With Lu Lin’s words, the students who had not interacted with him before couldn’t help but start discussing.

Surely he was joking, their fathers, brothers, and relatives were all Inner Sect Disciples, Core Disciples, or even Direct Disciples of the Wild Blade Clan.

If Lu Lin had said they didn’t understand other things, they might not have had any objections.

But when it came to cultivation, they surely understood quite a lot, didn’t they?

Every day when they met their family members at home, their family would share some internal sect affairs with them, like an Inner Sect Disciple having a conflict with someone else and competing in the arena.

A genius emerged under a Direct Disciple’s command, causing significant losses to other Direct Disciples during a fight.

Events from the cultivation world saturated their lives almost all the time, even if they didn’t deliberately listen or watch, they received quite a bit of information about cultivation.

Now, for Lu Lin to say they didn’t understand cultivation, isn’t it just laughable?

Lu Lin saw their chaotic buzzing below and didn’t stop them.

He just stood there quietly, watching.

Gradually.

With the lead of Sun Xiaorong and the disciples who had seen Lu Lin yesterday, the noise gradually reduced to silence.

That’s when some people realized.

Their previous discussion was rude.

They had made this teacher, Lu Lin, wait for them.

All of a sudden, many felt their faces flush with embarrassment and stood there unsure of what to do.

"Hmm, not bad, it seems all of you are indeed the future of our Wild Blade Clan; when it comes to cultivation matters, you are indeed very familiar and adept."

"Very good."

Lu Lin smiled as if truly proud of these students.

As he spoke, he clapped his hands continuously, seeming very satisfied with the students.

"In that case, why don’t you all come out and give it a try?"

"If indeed as per your self-perception, that’s how it’s going to be, then in the future at school, your word will be final."

"If you tell me to head east, I will definitely not go west."

"But conversely, if you’re not as excellent as you perceive, you’ll need to remain focused during my lessons, how about it?"

The students in the sprint class did not expect Lu Lin to be so reasonable.

As long as they passed the test, they wouldn’t have to be under Lu Lin’s control at school in the future.

They could even casually order Lu Lin around.

Just thinking about it was exhilarating.

As for failing, although nobody thought they could possibly fail, Lu Lin’s words also provided a contingency.

Even if they failed, they would just return and continue attending Lu Lin’s classes.

This round, no loss at all.

Some of those who considered themselves geniuses gave Lu Lin a smug look.

In their hearts, failure was simply not an option.

However, there were also those with different thoughts.

Like Sun Xiaorong, who had seen Lu Lin’s marvelous side yesterday and been genuinely intimidated by him once before.

Was Lu Lin such an easy-going person?

Saying this, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it?

Looking at his classmates who each had a look of expectation, Sun Xiaorong couldn’t help but feel like "everyone else is drunk but me."

When going out for the test later, he intended to perform well.

Even if he passed the test, he resolved to maintain a humble attitude and tell the teacher and classmates he still had much to learn.

By then, Lu Lin would surely regard him highly.

Sister... Sister also wouldn’t have to punish him by shaving his head in the middle of the night while he was asleep.

That’s right, Sun Xiaorong came with a shaved head this morning.

"Teacher Lu, we all agree to the test. Does it start now?"

A student with an impatient nature asked.

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Lu Lin shook his head, "No hurry, the place we’re testing isn’t here."

"Everyone follow me, all assistant teachers, take care of the children around you."

"Zhou Chang, Gao Shu, you both keep an eye on the children in the middle and end of the team."

"Tang Yan, assistant teachers, each of you is responsible for ten children and must ensure their safety."

"Understood."

Zhou Chang and Gao Shu are the deputy class teachers of the sprint class, and they are also Inner Sect Disciples of the Wild Blade Clan.

Zhou Chang is known as the "Quick Knife Hand" due to his fast blade speed.

Gao Shu, on the other hand, always finishes the fight within three moves, hence earning the name "One Point Red."

Additionally, Lu Lin’s personal soldier Tang Yan was assigned to the school as a teaching assistant for the sprint class.

Thus, over ten teachers, leading more than a hundred students, swaggered out of the school, headed towards the West Gate of the Main Camp.

On the way, many people stopped curiously to watch them.

Where is this group of kids going?

Looking at this well-organized lineup, it doesn’t seem like they are skipping class.

Occasionally, Core Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples in the team would transmit messages to their children, encouraging them to perform well.

The news reached Sun Xiaorui’s Army Tents.

"Sister Sun, Lu Lin from the school is leading over a hundred students toward the West Gate. They seem to be leaving the Main Camp."

"Oh?"

Sun Xiaorui was somewhat surprised by Lu Lin’s actions at the moment, after pondering for a moment, she set down her brush and flashed to the top of the West Gate of the Main Camp.

At this time.

Lu Lin, leading more than a hundred students from the sprint class, had just arrived outside the West Gate.

The guard disciples at the West Gate routinely stepped forward to inquire, and Lu Lin briefly explained that he was taking the children out for training.

Seeing that there were a dozen teachers accompanying them, the disciple granted Lu Lin and the others permission to leave.

The team slowly moved forward.

Standing below the West Gate, Lu Lin, with some perception, looked up towards Sun Xiaorui’s direction.

There was a wave there, subtle yet extremely strong in Star Power.

If ordinary people were here, they would naturally be unable to discover it, much like those disciples guarding the main gate.

However, Lu Lin’s Perceive Star Skill had once improved, greatly enhancing his perception.

That Star Power wave, it seemed... familiar.

Could it be Mo Jianwu? Cao Ning? Or perhaps that arrogant Sun Xiaorui who never shows her face?

After just a glance, Lu Lin turned back to his work.

"Shui Mo, stop grinning and fooling around in the team."

"Gao Husheng, why are you putting your fist in another student’s face?"

"Sun Xiaorong, eh, straighten up your chest. Your sister is a Direct Disciple, and you look all hunched over, are you trying to disgrace her?"

When he said the third sentence, even without looking, Lu Lin could clearly sense the frequency shift in the Star Power waves in the air.

Got it.

The one hidden in the air watching his actions was definitely Sun Xiaorui.

So, is Sun Xiaorui, who controls ten thousand disciples, so idle every day?

She wants to check at every little move.

Shaking his head, Lu Lin allowed a smile to slip in Sun Xiaorui’s direction, then led his team away without turning back.

"This guy."

By this time, Sun Xiaorui realized her presence had been detected by Lu Lin.

But how could a "waste" like Lu Lin, who hasn’t even reached the Star Dust Realm, possibly detect her?

For a moment, Sun Xiaorui felt a bit puzzled.

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The Main Camp was constructed with consideration of future potential issues it may face.

When attacked by opponents using flooding, fire, rolling rocks, among other methods, how should one respond?

Thus.

Sun Xiaorui’s Main Camp is flanked by mountains on two sides, facing a river on one side, and an open plain on another.

Flanked by mountains on two sides, it maximizes the possibility of preventing opponents from deploying large forces from the cliff direction to ambush and infiltrate.

Facing a river is to facilitate transportation of supplies.

With more than 50,000 people gathering in the Main Camp, daily cultivation and food consumption require massive amounts of supplies. Relying solely on human and demon beast transportation would be too inefficient.

Moreover, this river transportation route is deliberately left as a flaw by Sun Xiaorui.

If anyone truly believes that cutting off the river could block Sun Xiaorui’s supply, then Sun Xiaorui would let them know why flowers are so red.

However, although this setup is good, Lu Lin saw it as lacking ambition.

While the mountains block enemy attack routes, they also hinder their own progress.

The seemingly ingenious "flaw" entails much unnecessary manpower waste.

Honestly, there’s not much need to station large numbers to guard the southern open plain.

Unless someone is foolish, they wouldn’t initially choose a direct confrontation with you.

In general, the chosen terrain reveals that the advisors back then were somewhat shortsighted.

There are benefits to peacefully occupying a corner.

While being situated at the center of four battlefields does come with disadvantages.

Perhaps, from the beginning, Sun Xiaorui had no intention of contending for the Sect Leader candidate.

Lu Lin walked along, casually pondering, before long, they arrived at their destination.

North Scorching Mountain.

He will lead the sprint class students for testing here.