Lin Feng had high hopes for "Ping’er" back in the day, but he did not want to drag her into the painful path of cultivation. Moreover, her personal wish was to lead a simple life, so Lin Feng fulfilled her wish. Neither Lin Feng nor Wu Fa taught her any spells.

Now little Ping’er has grown to be nine years old, which reminded Lin Feng of his debts to her mother. No matter what, he wanted to raise her daughter to be a person who upholds the Righteous Path and establishes a legacy for all beings.

"The path of cultivation is filled with hardships. Have you prepared for it?"

Lin Feng asked the little girl gently. At this time, Lin Feng appeared to be a young man in his twenties, not yet thirty, and Lin Feng wouldn’t age.

And on that day, Ping’er appeared to be of similar size to Lin Feng.

Time does not wait for anyone.

Nowadays, the daughter is almost as big as Ping’er was back in the day.

"Teacher, my name is Bi’er."

The little girl said.

"That’s right, this little fellow didn’t even tell me his name earlier."

Saying this, Lin Feng turned to the boy.

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s teasing, the boy quickly and bashfully added: "Disciple’s name is Jing."

The other children couldn’t help but laugh upon witnessing this.

Feeling embarrassed, Jing retorted to those laughing at him: "What’s so funny, everyone makes mistakes sometimes."

"Hehehe." Hearing this, Bi’er covered her mouth and laughed.

Seeing the children so happy, Lin Feng also started laughing.

"Alright, everyone, stop laughing at him."

After reminding everyone, he turned again to Bi’er and asked: "Are you willing to put your hand into this Star Furnace and have a try?"

"The disciple is willing." Bi’er slightly bent her waist to show respect, then gracefully walked to the Star Furnace and put her hand into it. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The human head of the Star Furnace flipped repeatedly, measuring the little girl.

Once the Star Furnace stopped turning, she withdrew her hand, and the Star Furnace loudly said: "This child is naturally wise, with excellent innate talent, a good candidate for cultivation. Unfortunately, she’s a girl and will eventually be troubled by emotions, leading her astray."

Lin Feng saw the Star Furnace say inappropriate words, promptly slapped the flame inside the furnace.

"Hmph! Damned furnace, how dare you spout nonsense! Is cultivation divided by gender? Such gender distinction and sect bias can never enter the Righteous Path of the Immortal Dao. I’m telling you, cultivation doesn’t discriminate between genders or sects. I am the Sect Leader now, and your master, do not give me any of that pretentious nonsense from the Star-Gazing Pavilion!"

Lin Feng delivered a stern warning! The tongue of fire hastily admitted its mistake, saying it had become snobbish after being in the Star-Gazing Pavilion for too long.

Now all the children learned about equality, recognizing the idea of equality for everyone.

Lin Feng recalled how the Star-Gazing Pavilion, with its hypocrisy, resulted in a lack of progress, eventually leading to its destruction. He wouldn’t allow such crooked ideology to harm his disciples and his school.

"This cunning worldly treasure, why should I keep you? Begone."

Saying this, he activated an array, sending the damned Star Furnace a hundred thousand miles away, even further.

The Star Furnace opened its eyes, evidently filled with regret, but its fate was sealed by Lin Feng’s banishment. It was said to be snobbish and morally compromised, even called an evil object. At its height in the Star-Gazing Pavilion, it had been prestigious, but it might have indeed contributed to its downfall.

The human head of the Star Furnace considered this, nodded repeatedly, and finally activated its True Yuan, self-destructing.

Just as the Star Furnace self-destructed, Lin Feng’s connection sensed its self-sacrifice and apology.

Lin Feng couldn’t help but look at the Star Furnace with a bit more respect.

Murmuring slightly, he said: "At least you have self-awareness."

Then he stopped speaking further.

It was then that Hua Shengmi started talking.

"The Star Furnace has been my partner, I have hidden inside it for over a thousand years. Since Old Man Tianxing obtained it, I’ve been hiding within. Now, you’ve used words to scold it to death. Do you realize that it’s a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth, and it has a life?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng responded calmly: "The thousands of disciples in the Star-Gazing Pavilion perished due to sectarian bias, wasn’t their life matter? What’s so significant about a broken magic artifact? I can craft many with ease in the future!"

Seeing Lin Feng say this, Hua Shengmi became even more displeased.

"A treasure is not considered life?"

"I initially intended to keep it, but it wouldn’t repent. Instead, it propagated notions of sectarian difference and corrupt ideology seeking to ruin my disciples. Should I not have expelled such a monster? Should I let my disciples follow in the footsteps of the Star-Gazing Pavilion? I don’t want to become a second Star-Gazing Pavilion Sect Leader; see how tragically he died."

Lin Feng’s words were already very clear, the downfall of the Star-Gazing Pavilion was due to sectarian thinking, which led to a lack of progress, with all thoughts focused on power struggles. Such damaging thoughts, if not expelled now, would directly affect the school’s future.

Hua Shengmi, being an Innate Spiritual Seed, naturally understood Lin Feng’s meaning. But the treasure itself was neither good nor bad, only the wielder carried those traits.

"Unfortunately, the Star Furnace itself had its spiritual sense, and its sectarian thoughts are deeply rooted and impossible to remove. Likely, the crafter was morally corrupted too. Even if it’s a spiritual artifact, how is it different from a monster? Back in the day, the Tianxing Pavilion’s Vice Sect Leader wasn’t righteous but his deeds were even more vicious than monsters, so none of them could remain. I merely expelled it, it’s the furnace itself that felt ashamed to death, how can you blame me?"

Lin Feng seemed to perceive Hua Shengmi’s thoughts and thus spoke openly in front of everyone.

Although the children couldn’t fully understand, they could tell Lin Feng was willing to abandon his treasure for their healthy growth.

Immediately, all disciples joined Tianxing School.

Here Lin Feng not only taught them Heavenly Star Technique but also the medical skills of Medicine King Valley. It was a win-win situation.

Some male and female disciples had poor innate talent and learned Immortal Law slowly, so Lin Feng taught them medicine. In the future, they could become good doctors, curing diseases and saving beings.

Thus, Tianxing School split into two factions, one known for medical skills, Tianyi Hall, and the other famous for spells, Fengyin Pavilion.

New disciples had been here for about a year now, and Bi’er and Jing had already learned the basic level of Heavenly Star Technique. Other disciples in the school also learned quite a bit more. Some strengthened their medical skills, while others excelled in spells.

Teaching according to their ability, no disciple was abandoned due to sectarian bias.

Peace City’s population was already low, and mixed with those sectarian biases, Human Realm awaited its downfall like the Star-Gazing Pavilion.

One must have a righteous mind to promote universal laws and protect all beings.

If lacking righteousness, one would not advance and harm others along the way.

This is the teaching of Tianxing Hall.

Currently, many new disciples have come to Tianxing Hall.

Furthermore, new cultivators have traveled thousands of miles to arrive.

Every individual entering the school, Lin Feng required them to swear on the heavens, to adhere to the teachings of Tianxing, or face self-destruction and death.

Seeing their soul oath, only then were they allowed to join.

This not only tested their mindfulness but also because the hope of the Human Realm lied in these children’s hands. If sectarian biases were to ruin them, it wouldn’t simply damage a sect or school, but obliterate the hope of the Human Realm and the ideological ruin of the Righteous Path. This was even more critical than the fall of the Human Realm itself.

On this day, Lin Feng was still teaching.

He saw a white-robed cultivator approach the classroom door.

Lin Feng didn’t wish to meet him, so he waited until noon to invite the white-robed figure to meet him at the school plaza.