Seeing Long Zhan’s message, Ren Yuanyang was a little surprised. "The Aircraft Carrier Base hasn’t figured it out either?"
Long Zhan shook his head. "Of course not. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to ask you! They were too embarrassed to ask, so they had me do it!"
Long Zhan had no qualms about selling out Wang Jun and the others, revealing the truth.
Ren Yuanyang was taken aback again, asking in surprise, "You have so many people at your base, and not a single one has figured it out?"
Long Zhan replied helplessly, "No, not a single one. By the way, have a lot of people at your base figured it out?"
Ren Yuanyang thought back carefully. It seemed he was the only one who had figured it out himself. The others had only learned the Cultivation Technique with his help.
He shook his head. "Not really. It seems it’s just me."
Hearing this, Long Zhan froze for a second, then shook his head in resignation. "So it’s just you, huh? Maybe you’re just a special case, and other people can’t actually cultivate!"
"That’s not true," Ren Yuanyang immediately replied. "All the Evolvers currently at our base can already cultivate!"
"Huh? Didn’t you just say you were the only one?" Long Zhan was confused.
"At first, it was just me," Ren Yuanyang explained, "but I can teach the others!"
It dawned on Long Zhan. "Oh, so that’s how it is. In that case, could you teach us?"
Long Zhan wasn’t one for playing mind games; he asked whatever came to mind. The worst that could happen was being told no, after all!
Ren Yuanyang smiled and nodded. "Of course. However, I can’t come to your base to teach in person right now. I can only do it remotely over the phone!"
Long Zhan was instantly thrilled. "Just getting some remote instruction would be incredible!"
But he quickly thought of something else and pressed on, "Is it possible for Old Wang and the others to learn along with me?"
Long Zhan wasn’t much of a student himself. He wanted to pull in Wang Jun and Ji Yizhi so that if there was anything he didn’t understand or remember from the lesson, he could ask them about it later.
If he was the only one learning from Ren Yuanyang, he’d definitely have to teach Wang Jun and Ji Yizhi later. He was fine teaching people how to fight, but teaching academic subjects? No way!
"Of course. Everyone can listen in," Ren Yuanyang replied with a smile, "but I won’t be able to answer everyone’s questions."
"I get it. You can’t manage if there are too many people," Long Zhan said with understanding. "On our end, just three of us will be the students: me, Old Wang, and Old Ji!"
"No problem," Ren Yuanyang said after a moment of thought. "I’ve already been teaching for two days here. Since I have some time now, I’ll catch you up on the first two days’ lessons. After that, you can join the morning and evening sessions with the others."
"Great! I’ll go get Old Wang and the others. Can we start in ten minutes?" Long Zhan asked.
"No problem. You guys go get ready," Ren Yuanyang said with a nod.
After ending his call with Ren Yuanyang, Long Zhan excitedly sent a message to Wang Jun: "Taoyuan Yang is going to teach us the Cultivation Technique! Get ready, class starts in ten minutes!"
Wang Jun was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "I only asked you to find out if they really deciphered the Cultivation Technique from those texts. How did that turn into him teaching us?"
"I asked, and it’s true," Long Zhan quickly explained. "But only Taoyuan Yang figured it out on his own. He taught all the other Evolvers at their base, so I just went ahead and asked if he could teach us. He agreed! Everyone can watch, but no one can ask questions. He’s mainly going to be teaching the three of us!"
It clicked for Wang Jun, but Ji Yizhi’s brow furrowed. "He’s going to teach the three of us? We’re old men with one foot in the grave."
Clearly, the thought of being taught by a young man made Ji Yizhi feel a little awkward.
Wang Jun understood what he was thinking, of course. In a solemn voice, he said, "There is no seniority in learning. The one who has achieved mastery is the teacher."
Ji Yizhi was visibly shaken, then nodded. "You’re right. I was letting my pride get in the way."
"Hurry and get things ready on your end," Wang Jun instructed. "Organize our security detail to watch with us."
"Yes, sir!" Ji Yizhi replied, then started making arrangements.
The security detail was made up of their most trusted subordinates. They would be the first to learn the Cultivation Technique; once they mastered it, it would be rolled out to the rest of the ranks.
A secret compartment was quickly prepared on the Aircraft Carrier Base. Wang Jun, Ji Yizhi, and their security detail were all present.
"I’ll emphasize this one more time," Wang Jun said, reiterating the rules. "Even if there’s something you don’t understand, do not make a sound or ask any questions. We will discuss everything after the lesson is over!"
"Yes, sir!" the security officers replied in unison.
Just then, a message arrived from Long Zhan: "Old Wang, are you guys ready? We can begin!"
"We’re ready!" Wang Jun replied instantly.
Long Zhan initiated a video conference, and everyone immediately joined.
When Ren Yuanyang’s face appeared on the screen, Wang Jun immediately said, "Brother Yang, thank you for being willing to teach us the Cultivation Technique!"
"You’re too kind, Captain Wang," Ren Yuanyang said with a smile, waving his hand dismissively. "You’re the one who gave me these texts in the first place."
"I may have given them to you, but deciphering the Cultivation Technique is a testament to your own ability," Wang Jun said, shaking his head. "It’s rather shameful that with so many people at our base, not a single one of us could manage it."
"Comprehension is a mysterious thing," Ren Yuanyang replied with a smile. "It’s not guaranteed just because you have more people trying. Perhaps the right opportunity simply hadn’t presented itself."
"Perhaps," Wang Jun nodded, "but we can’t afford to wait. That’s why we have to impose on you to teach us."
"All right, then let’s begin."
Having taught Qin Haonan and his group once before, Ren Yuanyang was even more comfortable and adept this time around. He explained the various concepts in a profound yet simple way, making it so that basically everyone could understand.

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