Chapter 149 School Rules! Qingyun Transforms into a New Celestial Court
Inside the East Wing, the second half of the art class was quiet and focused.
Having experienced the baptism of Lin Yuan's "One Painting, One Universe" modern city map, those two peerless prodigies, Goudan and Tiezhu, completely reined in the arrogance and impetuousness in their hearts.
Half an hour later.
"Teacher, we've finished drawing."
Goudan and Tiezhu stood up respectfully and handed the redrawn rice paper to the podium with both hands.
Lin Yuan took a sip from his teacup and looked down.
This time, there were no more world-destroying Five Elements Divine Mountains on the rice paper, nor were there black demonic flames that devoured Souls.
On Goudan's paper, an old rocking chair under the shade of a tree in the courtyard was drawn with simple charcoal lines. Although the lines were immature, they exuded an indescribable peace and tranquility.
On Tiezhu's paper, a broom leaning against a corner was drawn, with two autumn leaves fallen beside it, full of a simple sense of having washed away all pretenses.
"Mhm, not bad."
Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction, a gratified smile appearing in his eyes. "It seems you've truly taken it to heart. All things have spirits; every blade of grass, every tree, every chair, and every broom in life has its own unique Concept, as long as you feel it with your heart. This is called keeping your feet on the ground."
Hearing the teacher's praise, Goudan and Tiezhu exchanged a look. The stone hanging in their hearts finally dropped, replaced by an unprecedented sense of ethereal clarity.
To them, the "keeping your feet on the ground" mentioned by the teacher was clearly a pointer: the path of cultivation must not be overly ambitious; only by settling the Dao Heart in the most ordinary Mortal world can one solidify an indestructible supreme Dao Foundation!
"Boom!"
A hum that only they could hear resonated within the two little ones' bodies.
That was their Dao Heart reaching Perfection at this moment! From now on, no matter what Heart Demon tribulation they faced, they would be as unshakable as a monolith.
"Alright, that's all for today's class. Class dismissed. Go back and show your drawings to your parents."
Lin Yuan waved his hand and announced the end of school.
The five little kids cheered, packed their things, and ran out of the courtyard in a line.
After seeing off the students, Lin Yuan stood at the main gate of the Mortal Dwelling with his hands behind his back, looking at the slightly muddy dirt road outside and the thin curls of cooking smoke rising from Qingyun City in the distance.
"Old Wan," Lin Yuan suddenly spoke.
"This old servant is here." Demon Venerable Wanhua hurried forward, still holding a broom he had just used to feed the chickens.
"The school has been open for a while now. The children are very obedient and study hard."
Lin Yuan frowned slightly, looking at the few large birds (actually the light of passing Cultivators) occasionally flying across the distant sky, his tone carrying a hint of contemplation.
"However, I feel that Qingyun City has been getting more and more chaotic lately. Every day, it's either thunder in the sky or wind and rain, and occasionally there are people shouting and screaming in the sky."
Lin Yuan recalled the arrogant "film crew" he encountered during yesterday's spring outing to Qingfeng Mountain, as well as the extra who was shouting in the sky.
"Education requires an absolutely quiet and peaceful environment. With all this noise every day, how can the children settle down to study?"
Lin Yuan turned and walked back into the courtyard, went to the study, and spread out a piece of Primordial Black and Yellow Paper that emitted a faint golden light.
"Since we've opened a school here, we must have school rules. As the saying goes, without rules, there can be no order. I plan to establish a few rules to turn our place into a truly quiet land suitable for 'recuperation and growth'."
Standing by the desk, Demon Venerable Wanhua's heart suddenly constricted when he heard the words "rules" and "recuperation and growth."
Does the Young Master feel that the Laws of the Shenhuang Continent are too chaotic and is planning to personally take action to reshape the order of heaven and earth?!
Lin Yuan picked up the "white chalk" (mountain and river creation pen) he had used yesterday, but thinking that writing with chalk on paper would easily leave dust, he switched to an ordinary Purple Rabbit Hair Brush and soaked it in ink.
"Mortal Dwelling Rules and Regulations."
Lin Yuan read aloud as his brush moved like a dancing dragon on the paper.
"Rule One: Prohibited Airspace and Martial Arts. Within a hundred miles of the school and its surroundings, anyone is strictly forbidden from flying, making loud noises, or fighting and using magic. Anyone entering this area must follow Mortal etiquette; violators will be severely punished."
As Lin Yuan wrote down this first rule...
"Vroom—!!!"
An indescribable and terrifying Law of the Ultimate Path flowed from the tip of his brush and instantly merged into the Heavenly Dao Origin of the Shenhuang Continent!
Above the Nine Heavens, the thousands of Laws that were originally operating seemed to encounter an unspeakable supreme Dominator, and they were instantly forced to stop, obediently making way for this "rule."
Lin Yuan, completely unaware, continued writing.
"Rule Two: Respect teachers and the Dao, and maintain harmony in the neighborhood. All living beings are equal, regardless of status. No bullying the weak."
Boom!
A second light of Law soared into the sky. At this moment, all living beings in the entire Eastern Desolation, whether they were ten-thousand-year-old demons hidden in the abyss or high-and-mighty Holy Land Old Ancestors, felt a strong sense of awe deep in their Souls. An invisible shackle called "equality" was quietly placed around the necks of all the strong.
"Rule Three: Recuperate and grow, and focus on learning. This place is a quiet academy; unrelated persons are not allowed to cause trouble or disturb without reason."
After finishing the last rule, Lin Yuan put down the brush and satisfiedly blew on the ink on the paper.
"The handwriting is quite neat."
Lin Yuan handed the paper to the already stunned Demon Venerable Wanhua: "Old Wan, go to the utility room and find a flat wooden board, paste this paper on it. Then hang it in the most conspicuous place outside our main gate."
"Th... This old servant obeys!"
Demon Venerable Wanhua's hands trembled as he took the "Rules and Regulations" that seemed light as a feather but were actually as heavy as billions of stars.
He glanced down at the words on the paper.
How were these school rules! These were clearly the supreme [Immortal Court Heavenly Laws]!
Demon Venerable Wanhua scrambled into the utility room, found a bedboard made of million-year-old Lightning-Struck Agarwood, carefully pasted the paper onto it, then carried it outside the main gate and respectfully hung it beside the lintel.
The moment the wooden board was hung securely...
"Clang—!"
A sound like a great bell from the dawn of the Primordial Era rang out over the entire Shenhuang Continent!
Centered on the Mortal Dwelling, a brilliant golden ring of light suddenly expanded outward, instantly enveloping the entire Qingyun City and extending a full hundred miles!
Within the range covered by this golden light...
All Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi instantly fell silent, and all killing Formations automatically disintegrated.
A Golden Core Stage Loose Cultivator who was flying over Qingyun City suddenly discovered in horror that the spiritual power in his body was completely sealed by some supreme power, and he couldn't mobilize even a shred of it!
"My cultivation?! Why is it all gone?!"
That Loose Cultivator screamed and fell straight from his Flying Sword, falling into the moat outside the city with a "thud," landing face-first in the mud.
Not just him.
Within the hundred-mile radius of Qingyun City, whether they were birds and beasts or great Cultivators, at this moment, all were forced to shed their transcendent power and turn into the most ordinary Mortals!
Prohibited airspace and martial arts! Words carry the weight of Law!
At this moment, several dozen miles away from Qingyun City, at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain...
At the bottom of that Five Elements Divine Mountain that appeared out of thin air, the Nine Heavens Immortal King, with only his head exposed, was boredly watching an ant crawl by.
Suddenly, the golden ring of light swept across the Five Elements Divine Mountain.
The Nine Heavens Immortal King's eyes widened suddenly, and as he felt that new Law that directly overrode the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm, his Soul trembled violently!
"This... This is establishing rules?! Reshaping the order of heaven and earth?!"
The Nine Heavens Immortal King gasped. He had once governed the Nine Heavens Immortal Court, so he naturally understood what this power meant!
"That lord... is not just a hidden supreme taboo. He finds the Laws of the old era too chaotic, so in this Lower Realm, using a Mortal city as a Foundation, he has established a brand new [Mortal Immortal Court] with absolute order!"
The Nine Heavens Immortal King was so excited that tears filled his eyes.
In the past cultivation world, there was endless fighting and killing, and the so-called Immortal Court was just a place where the strongest group of people huddled together for warmth.
But now, the three rules that the lord had casually written directly erased all slaughter and injustice within this hundred-mile range from the level of Karma!
"Recuperate and grow... All living beings are equal..."
The Nine Heavens Immortal King murmured to himself. He suddenly felt that although he was pressed under the mountain, this might not be anything other than a supreme honor.
"This King... has actually become the first cornerstone when this new Immortal Court was established! I've become the first guardian Divine Beast of the new Immortal Court!" The Immortal King even began to feel a bit smug, no longer even feeling the pain in his body.
...
Inside Qingyun City, in a dilapidated alleyway.
Holy Lord Zixiao and the Nine Nether Devil Emperor, who had just returned home with their children, also felt that Heavenly Law that swept across the world.
The terrifying cultivation of the two who had just broken through to the Immortal King Realm was suppressed into ordinary Mortals in an extremely smooth and unresisting manner the moment the golden light swept past.
Gulp.
Holy Lord Zixiao swallowed hard, looking in the direction of the Mortal Dwelling, his old eyes full of fervor and awe.
"Jiuyou, did you feel it? The lord's layout has finally revealed a tip of the iceberg."
Holy Lord Zixiao lowered his voice, his voice trembling: "The lord isn't playing house at all! He is using this Mortal Dwelling as the core to subtly radiate across the heavens! This is the opening of a thousand-year dormant curtain for recuperation and growth!"
The Nine Nether Devil Emperor nodded heavily and clenched his fists: "No wonder the lord wanted us giants to disguise ourselves as Mortals, and no wonder the lord wanted to teach the children to 'keep their feet on the ground.' The lord is cultivating the most core initial team for the new Immortal Court!"
The two Immortal King giants looked at each other, both seeing the burning ambition and loyalty in each other's eyes.
To be able to get a "student's parent" position in this new Immortal Court that was about to replace the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm was simply a blessing accumulated by their ancestors for eighteen generations!
"From tomorrow on, even if this old man has to risk his life, I must clean up the hygiene in this Qingyun City! I absolutely cannot let a single speck of dust dirty the lord's new Immortal Court!" Holy Lord Zixiao vowed solemnly.
Inside the Mortal Dwelling.
Lin Yuan stood in the courtyard, stretched, and looked at the brand new wooden board outside the main gate, smiling with satisfaction.
"The rules are set. From now on, Qingyun City should be much quieter. I can finally live a stable pastoral life of teaching and educating for a few days."
He turned to look at the featherless chicken in the coop that was trying hard to hold in an egg, and the little white cat that was chasing its own tail, his mood excellent.
"There's hope for these days."