Deciding to go to Yuanshi Academy also had an important reason.
It was because it was very close to Chu Tian's current location.
The place where Chu Tian and the others were currently located was called Tianyuan City.
About 500 kilometers east from Tianyuan City.
There was a Tianyuan Mountain.
Yuanshi Academy was located on Tianyuan Mountain, and it was also the main campus of the original academy.
After bidding farewell to Sister Hong and the others, Chu Tian headed directly towards Tianyuan Mountain.
However, in his heart, he was not going to apply for a teacher position as Huang Mei had said.
Applying to be a teacher required simulating his cultivation.
It was too troublesome.
Chu Tian, with an aura like that of an ordinary person, proceeded.
He intended to go to Yuanshi Academy to be a student.
Only by being at the lowest level could he see more.
He wanted to know more about why the academy founded by Yuanshi Tianzun had gradually declined.
And why Yuanshi Tianzun's name could not be mentioned?
After leaving Tianyuan City and not walking too far from the East City Gate, Chu Tian discovered something was amiss.
At this moment, he had not used any of his cultivation, relying solely on his legs to walk.
His speed was naturally much slower.
It was precisely because of this that he discovered that there were many people along the way, forming groups or traveling alone, all heading east.
Some of these people were traveling by vehicle, while others were young individuals with cultivation, speeding along.
Everyone seemed to be in a hurry.
The sky gradually darkened, and the setting sun had turned red.
In half a day, over twenty groups of people had passed Chu Tian.
He was truly puzzled. Finally… Chu Tian noticed another young man behind him.
His upper body was half-naked, running like a wild bull.
Behind him, dust billowed into the air.
Gradually, he was not far behind Chu Tian. Chu Tian could no longer bear it.
He sidestepped and directly blocked the path of the half-naked young man.
The young man who had been running blindly was stunned.
His steps faltered, he dodged Chu Tian, and chose another path.
He was very fast, while Chu Tian was walking at an ordinary pace.
Thus, this slight shift in steps brought him to Chu Tian's side.
However, he did not expect that Chu Tian had deliberately blocked his way.
Chu Tian also nodded. This young man had not mistaken him for an ordinary person and crashed into him, but instead dodged him.
Such a disposition made him a good young man.
Unlike the previous few groups who had driven recklessly, and cursed when Chu Tian did not move aside.
Chu Tian was not angry about their insults. Pride comes before a fall, and arrogance invites disaster. Chu Tian was too lazy to deal with them.
Riiip...!
Just as their bodies crossed paths.
The young man's clothes made a tearing sound.
Half of his shoulder was exposed.
The other half was a short sleeve.
At this moment, Chu Tian grabbed his clothes, made of some unknown animal fur.
This young man was clearly a brute.
Suddenly, his clothes were torn.
Chu Tian, holding a piece of torn cloth, was also stunned.
The young man continued to run for more than ten meters before stopping.
Slowly turning around, he stared at Chu Tian with eyes as big as copper bells.
“You… you… why are you… why are you so bad, why… why did you tear my… my… clothes?”
When he spoke, Chu Tian was stunned again.
The muscles on his face twitched.
He thought: Damn it, is this my bad luck? I wanted to grab someone to ask for directions, I thought this kid had a good disposition, but I didn't expect… he stutters!
Will this communication be too difficult?
“Uh… I… I… I’m sorry, it’s fine now, I’ll get you a new set of clothes!”
Chu Tian was embarrassed and even started to stutter.
“You… you… you… you’re copying me!”
The young man’s clothes were torn, but he showed no anger. When he saw that Chu Tian was also stuttering, his face turned angry, and his hair seemed to stand on end.
“Uh… I… I… Bah, bah, bah… I didn’t mean to!”
Chu Tian felt that if he continued talking to him, he would definitely be led astray.
“Aiya, I’m going to beat you!”
The young man stomped his foot on the ground.
Boom…
With a dull thud, the ground beneath his feet cracked. He lunged forward like a giant bear, extending his hands.
“Damn it!” Chu Tian was speechless. Why did this kid resort to violence so quickly?
It was just a couple of words mimicking his stutter, wasn't it?
It wasn't intentional!
However, the last sentence the kid said was not a stutter, and his actions were decisive.
Chu Tian shifted his feet, turned his body, and dodged the guy’s charge.
He moved behind him and lightly pushed his back.
Whoosh…!
Thwack…!
The kid stumbled, flew forward, and landed face-first on the ground.
“I already apologized, and you still hit me. Are you looking for a beating?”
The kid was lying on the ground. Chu Tian stepped forward and placed a foot on his back.
“You… you… you’re playing dirty. If you have the guts… let… let me up, and we’ll fight… fight… fair and square!”
The kid clearly thought he had caught Chu Tian just now.
But when he clenched his fist, he found that the shoulder he grasped was just an afterimage.
Then, Chu Tian pushed him from behind, disrupting his charging momentum.
Therefore, he believed that Chu Tian had used underhanded tactics.
In fact, in his mind, anyone who did not confront him directly was playing dirty.
“Hey! Come on…!” Chu Tian stepped back.
The kid immediately jumped up.
Without a word, he swung a heavy punch at Chu Tian.
Bang…!
The air vibrated.
It had to be said, this kid’s strength was truly immense.
However, his fighting stance was like that of a child, without any discernible techniques, just a chaotic brawling style.
Chu Tian stood there, watching his fists, full of openings and slow as a snail.
He also slowly threw a punch.
This punch, neither too fast nor too slow, met the opponent’s fist head-on.
With a dull thud.
However, Chu Tian did not exert any force. He simply extended his fist and blocked the guy’s punch.
He feared that even a little force would injure this seemingly simple and honest, yet brute-force-filled guy.
This kid had no malicious intent; he was only fighting because he genuinely wanted to.
Moreover, Chu Tian had just torn his clothes and mimicked his speech.
He was indeed in the wrong.
Stutterers hated it the most when others mimicked their speech.
Chu Tian didn't know what possessed him earlier, but his speech also became less fluent.
This was what made the kid want to beat Chu Tian.
Bang…
Boom…
Bang bang bang…
The two of them, facing each other, did not move their bodies.
Their fists exchanged blows continuously!
Every punch from the young man carried an unstoppable momentum, his chest exposed, revealing all his flaws.
If Chu Tian wanted to take his life, a simple kick to his chest would shatter it.
After dozens of exchanges, the kid suddenly sat down on the ground.
“No… no more fighting…! I can’t win! Huff huff huff…” After saying that, he began to pant heavily, white steam rising from his body.