"Binger, your temperament is gentle yet carries a hint of cold Yin energy. I will first teach you the Frozen Ice Cotton Palm and the Sky Frost Fist. They complement each other, allowing for both powerful attacks and soft, yielding strikes."
"This Frozen Ice Cotton Palm hides the power of an Ice Seal within the palm. At the entry level, it can freeze upon contact, stiffening the opponent's body, sealing their seven orifices, and obstructing blood flow. At Major Achievement, the ice extends into the body; once struck, the victim's Meridians will congeal, their blood will freeze, and their internal organs will cease to function. The soft ice power transforms into thousands of ice needles, piercing through from the inside out."
"Ice Frost Sky Phoenix uses frost energy to refine both fists. It consists of fourteen forms in total and is an attack system fist technique. Its power is staggering, though it also consumes a staggering amount of spirit power."
The next day, Su Ran began teaching Water Binger and Shui Yueer their exclusive secret techniques in the Peach Garden.
These were basic and advanced secret techniques Su Ran had taught them based on the characteristics of their Spirits.
As for Shui Yueer, she was learning the Flowing Water Fist and the Fubo Technique.
The Flowing Water Fist is gentle and fluid, sharing similarities with Tai Chi. However, the difference is that while Tai Chi is formless, Flowing Water has form. In basic fist technique duels, Flowing Water provides a visual obscuring effect, giving it an advantage over Tai Chi.
The advanced form of the Flowing Water Fist is the Flowing Water Rock Shatter technique.
The Fubo Technique is a method that draws one close to the water element, allowing control over the tides and the calamities of the deep blue sea. Upon Major Achievement, one can raise hundred-foot waves with a wave of the hand, step on water to ascend to the nine heavens, and calm the raging seas.
During the few days of rest after the promotion matches, the three Disciples from the Plant Academy also frequently came to Peach Garden Academy for extra training. Although it was impossible for them to surpass Senior Sister Rongrong and the others in such a short time, they hoped to learn a bit more to achieve better results in the finals.
"Yueer, concentrate and grasp the intent of flowing water. Flowing water is alive, not stagnant. Follow nature and use softness to overcome hardness. You will only achieve something when you can use the Flowing Water Fist to block your Senior Brother Wang Sheng's Tiger Form Fist momentum and handle a counter-attribute like Mu Yunteng with ease."
Watching Shui Yueer practice her fist techniques in the garden, Su Ran couldn't help but speak up to remind her, as her mind was not as focused as Water Binger's and she was slower to learn.
Shui Yueer had been practicing for half the day and felt sore all over. She looked at her teacher gloomily:
"Yueer has been practicing for over two hours; I'm really out of water, not a single drop left. How about Teacher let me see your face? Maybe then I could squeeze out some more."
The Flowing Water Fist, as the name suggests, naturally requires a constant flow of water while practicing; without water, there is no fist.
Nearby, under a peach tree, Su Ran was playing chess with Chen Xin.
Chen Xin smiled and said, "Dean Su's teaching methods truly command admiration. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has a unique Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart Separation Method that makes us the pinnacle of support, yet Dean Su can always tailor his teaching to the individual, imparting various secret techniques. Your foundations are as unfathomable as an abyss."
"However, I also have a bit of confusion. Why does Dean Su always show himself with a mask and refuse to reveal his true face?"
Su Ran waved his hand faintly, placed a piece, and said, "It is truly out of necessity, sigh..."
"I feel that since the students are so curious about your appearance, it would be better to follow your heart and nature. It might even benefit the bond between teacher and student, which is what you call 'the highest excellence is like water,'" Chen Xin said, speaking on behalf of the students.
Chen Xin was also quite curious about Su Ran's true appearance.
He had gone back to ask Old Bone, but Old Bone only gave him a meaningful smile and two words: 'You guess.'
Hearing Chen Xin's words, Su Ran became thoughtful but said helplessly, "I am precisely afraid that this teacher-student bond will grow too quickly."
"Dean Su's concerns are indeed different from ordinary people."
"Let's not talk about that. Dean Su, that student... when did you take her in? You chose well. Her sword talent is so high that even I am starting to feel tempted."
Sensing the Cultivation of the new students like Water Binger and Shui Yueer, especially the swordplay of Mu Yunzhu from the Plant Academy, Chen Xin would often get distracted and couldn't help but take a few extra looks.
"You mean Yunzhu, right?"
"What, does the Sword Douluo want to take a Disciple as well?"
Su Ran glanced at Chen Xin.
Chen Xin was indeed a bit moved. "If it's this girl, taking her as a Disciple isn't out of the question. With her talent and swordplay, even if she doesn't reach the level of a Title Douluo later on, the title of the First Swordmaster under the Title rank will likely belong to her sooner or later."
"But never mind. I assume her swordplay was also taught by Dean Su. To have a Green Bamboo Spirit and still be able to Cultivate the Sword Dao—I couldn't teach such a student. Dean Su truly has ingenious ideas. It's just that although she isn't practiced in her swordplay yet, one can see the brilliance within it. Dean Su, just how many sets of swordplay are you hiding?"
Chen Xin shook his head and looked at Su Ran with some admiration.
He hadn't even fully deciphered the Tai Chi Sword, and now, while acting as a Protector, he had discovered a new world.
"The Soul Master Competition finals are about to begin; we should be setting off tomorrow. If this trip goes safely, I will certainly test my sword against the Sword Douluo afterward and exchange three Sword Arts that are not inferior to this White Ape Swordplay Move."
Su Ran said calmly.
Chen Xin's eyes lit up, and he slightly cupped his hands. "I could not ask for more."
If it were anyone else's swordplay, he would be dismissive, but if it was Su Ran's, it was a different story... Evening fell.
Mu Yunzhu, Mu Yunteng, Yao Zi, Water Binger, Shui Yueer, and the others had spent a whole day in special training. Only after becoming Su Ran's Disciples did they understand why the seven-person Peach Garden Team was so strong.
It was a dual influence. The teacher's top-tier teaching was indispensable, but likewise, diligent practice was also crucial. The training here was different from the weight-bearing training at their academies; it required not just sweat, but day after day of enlightenment and comprehension, practicing fist techniques until their bodies were sore and their spirit power was drained.
But according to Senior Wang Sheng and Senior Sister Dugu Yan, training at Peach Garden Academy would be even more rigorous. Now, they were just in a different location with limited conditions, so the teacher had lowered his standards for them.
As the sun set, they gathered. Su Ran stood at the front of the students and summarized for the five new students:
"During these days, I am very glad you could persist in coming to learn. Yao Zi, Mu Yunteng, and Mu Yunzhu, the three of you have been learning for over twenty days. You have basically reached the entry level for the basic secret techniques, but you still need to become more familiar with them, master them thoroughly, and no longer be limited by the Moves themselves."
"Binger, Yueer, you have only been learning for a few days and haven't even fully memorized the Moves yet, but I have already taught you the Moves and the Mind-Cultivation Technique through diagrams."
"In the coming time, go back and Cultivate on your own with your current academies. Do not be slack; you must study hard. After the finals, come to Peach Garden Academy to report for study. I look forward to your performance in the finals."
"Teacher... do you not want us anymore?"
After spending time together, the students had developed feelings for Su Ran, and they sensed a tone of distancing in his voice.
Su Ran shook his head. "Of course not. You are all Disciples I personally recognized with a peach blossom token. How could I not want you?"
"It's just that the finals are fraught with danger. If you stay too close to Peach Garden Academy, I'm afraid you will also fall into danger. Besides, I need to Cultivate on my own for a while."
Shui Yueer and the other Disciples said reluctantly, "Is there some danger at Peach Garden Academy? We are now part of Peach Garden Academy too, and we are willing to go through hardships with the academy."
"Alright, alright. As your Senior Sister, I'm glad you can say such things. However, you should still listen to Teacher and go back to practice well. Otherwise, even if we really encounter danger, you won't be able to help much."
"By the way, Teacher didn't say it, but as your Senior Sister, there is one thing I must say. If you happen to encounter the seed team from Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the finals, or if their members include people named Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, or Yu Tianheng, beat them to death for me. They are all people who were disrespectful to Teacher, and their teacher is also a dog."
"If any of you can violently beat any one of them, I, your Senior Sister, will reward you with fifty thousand gold coins. If you can beat their entire team, I will reward each of you with one hundred thousand gold coins. Understood?"
Ning Rongrong had already packed her luggage. Seeing the teacher dismissing the new students, she came over in her capacity as Senior Sister to give Yao Zi, the Water sisters, and the others their mission. The prize money was very substantial.
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