Chapter 1090: The Poison Hall Headquarters

Thinking back to the attack of that sweeping student just now, the two vice deans felt like crying.

He was simply too strong, as if he could see through the flaws in their techniques; no matter how they dodged, he could hit them in the face, without deviation...

If their strength hadn't reached the Primordial Spirit realm and their bodies weren't tough, they would probably be unable to get up by now.

They had thought that sweeping student was just an exception, and after losing in one move, they casually picked another at the Xuanxuan Society... only to lose even more miserably!

At the same level, they were simply no match for those guys!

"How many lessons did he teach?"

Seeing the miserable state of the two vice deans, Zhang Yinqiu recalled what the young man had told him, and couldn't help twitching at the corners of his mouth... What exactly had this Teacher Zhang taught? How had these students undergone such earth-shaking changes?

Unable to hold back, he looked down at the Purple Sun Beast beneath him and asked.

"Dean Zhang did give lessons to these students, but... I don't know the specifics!" The Purple Sun Beast shook its head.

It spent most of its time cultivating in the Thousand Ant Hive and didn't know much about the academy's affairs.

"Let's go find Mi Zhu and the others!"

Seeing that it didn't know, the three didn't ask further and hurried to the Elder Hall. Before long, they met Zhao Bingxu, Mi Zhu, and the others. After exchanging pleasantries, they couldn't help asking the questions in their minds.

"Oh, two groups came from the War Master Hall in succession, both beaten until they lost confidence and went back, crying miserably. I even heard they wanted to challenge us, but got scared and fled overnight without daring to show their faces..."

Mi Zhu recounted the previous events in detail.

"Are you sure it wasn't our students who lost confidence?"

The three deans were simultaneously exasperated.

They had been trapped in the ruins for only two years; what exactly had the Master Teacher Academy gone through...

"And that's not all. Dean Zhang also tamed all the sacred beasts and spirit beasts in the Cloud Mist Ridge and distributed them to all students of the Beast Taming Academy. Now our academy has over twenty thousand spirit beasts at the Unity realm and above. Moreover, the dean gave public lectures, more than doubling the combat power of the entire academy..."

Ignoring the three's astonishment, Mi Zhu continued describing the academy's changes.

The more he said, the stiffer the three deans became. Before he finished, they were completely petrified.

They had previously worried that Dean Zhang was too young to manage the academy well; now they realized that their management skills compared to his were like a horse's gallop that couldn't catch up...

They had even questioned him—how ridiculous...

...

Ten days later.

On a huge ship, Zhang Xuan stood on the deck, looking ahead. Inside the cabin, tens of thousands of Xuanxuan Society members sat upright, all filled with excitement.

Preparations complete, Zhang Xuan gave five more lessons to the group in ten days, then led them flying toward the Qingyuan Empire.

By then, the Master Teacher Academy's flying boat was finally built, extremely large, and required dozens of sacred beasts to lift it.

For this trip to the War Master Hall for exchange, Zhang Yinqiu and Ji Yan stayed behind to manage affairs at the Hongyuan Academy. Zhang Xuan only brought Elder Mi and Hall Master Mo Gaoyuan with him.

He had already planned that after going to the Qingyuan Empire, he would rarely return to the Hongyuan Academy, perhaps never, so he returned the position of dean to Zhang Yinqiu.

But the latter absolutely refused, since he was still half-dead; being the dean of a prestigious academy in such a state would damage the dignity of a master teacher if word got out.

Since he refused, Zhang Xuan had to remain the nominal dean, but regarding affairs, he once again acted as a hands-off manager, delegating everything to the other.

In ten days, he studied many books on artifact forging to see if he could restore the Golden Origin Cauldron. Unfortunately, the level of artifact forging in Hongyuan City was too low. If he forced it, he could make it regain intelligence, but restoring its slumbering consciousness was impossible.

The Golden Origin Cauldron had become like this to save them, so he couldn't let it perish. After much deliberation, Zhang Xuan decided to go to the Qingyuan Empire first, learn higher artifact forging techniques, and then find a way to restore it.

Looking at the drifting white clouds and feeling the howling wind around him, Zhang Xuan sighed.

Yesterday, the day before departure, Luo Ruoxi came to him and told him she had matters to attend to and would leave the Hongyuan Empire, not going to the Qingyuan Empire. Though full of reluctance, he nodded in agreement.

After all, now that he knew her identity, he wasn't worried about not seeing her later; there was no need to be overly sentimental.

As Teacher Wu and the others had said, his current strength was still far from directly confronting the Saintly Clans. To truly be together, he needed to work harder.

"Teacher Zhang... this is a gift from my father and Prince Huai. Afraid you wouldn't accept, they told me to give it to you after leaving Hongyuan City!"

A crisp voice sounded as Yu Fei'er approached.

This time, heading to the Qingyuan Empire, not only she but also Luo Qiqi and Hu Yaoyao came along. They were all now members of the Xuanxuan Society, qualified to see the world.

"Gift?" Not expecting Emperor Yu Shenqing to be so courteous, Zhang Xuan took it casually.

"Knowing that Teacher Zhang is proficient in artifact forging and alchemy, the ring contains some medicinal herbs and ores. Though not particularly precious, they are abundant, and Teacher Zhang might find them useful in the future!"

Yu Fei'er smiled.

As the dean of the Master Teacher Academy, Zhang Xuan had a bright future ahead. Yu Shenqing and the others naturally wouldn't let go of this big tree.

"Actually, I should thank your father," Zhang Xuan said with a wry smile, knowing he couldn't refuse their sincerity.

To be honest, if Yu Shenqing hadn't given him the Bodhi tree seed, which grew into the Sacred Domain Bodhi Tree, it would have been difficult to pass through the Black Dust Sand.

In this matter, he hadn't properly thanked Emperor Yu Shenqing.

"Teacher Zhang, I've encountered a problem in my cultivation. Could you give me some guidance..." Not dwelling on the topic, Yu Fei'er looked at him eagerly.

"Of course," Zhang Xuan nodded.

After guiding her for a while, Luo Qiqi and Hu Yaoyao also came over. Zhang Xuan simply explained his recent cultivation insights.

Having heard Confucius's advice, he hadn't rushed to cultivate these days but had been pondering constantly.

Though he hadn't created any powerful techniques or martial skills, his cultivation had become more consolidated and effortless.

Now, a few casual explanations were golden words for cultivators, greatly beneficial.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The three girls had made tremendous progress.

Yu Fei'er, previously at the peak of the Silkworm Seal realm, had not only broken through to Half-Saint but reached its peak after nearly three months of cultivation! Hu Yaoyao had even reached the peak of the Congenital Saint level!

Of course, the fastest progress wasn't these two but Luo Qiqi. Two months ago, like Yu Fei'er, she was at the peak of the Silkworm Seal realm. Now, like Zhang Xuan, she had reached the peak of the first level of the Sacred Domain!

Such rapid progress astonished even Zhang Xuan; it could be said she was faster than him.

It seemed there were truly gifted individuals.

Not only did her cultivation soar, but her alchemy skills also advanced by leaps and bounds. If not for insufficient cultivation, she could easily refine early seventh-grade pills.

These three progressed rapidly, and his two direct disciples, Wang Ying and Liu Yang, were not idle either. Wang Ying broke through from the early Silkworm Seal realm two months ago to the peak of the Congenital Saint realm, and Liu Yang also reached the peak of Half-Saint!

This was because they cultivated the simplified version of the Sealing Saint Solution; if they had practiced ordinary techniques, they would likely have broken through to even higher realms.

Sun Qiang still progressed slowly. Although he didn't cultivate diligently, with Zhang Xuan's targeted guidance and abundant resources—countless and enough to rival a nation—he was slow compared to Luo Qiqi and Wang Ying, but compared to other students, he advanced like a rocket.

He had now reached the peak of the Void Step realm, only a step away from the Silkworm Seal realm.

After a month of consolidation, Zhang Xuan had thoroughly stabilized his strength at the peak of the first level of the Sacred Domain. His cultivation was more profound, and though he hadn't broken through, his true strength was now invincible below the Primordial Spirit realm.

Most importantly, his mental cultivation had improved. Previously, after the 'Master' character heart training, it had reached 21.1, comparable to an average seven-star master teacher. Now, after the Saint Sealing Tribulation and this period of accumulation, it had increased by 2.0 to 23.1.

Mental scale, like cultivation, becomes harder the higher it goes. Going from 1.0 to 3.0 is very simple, but from 21.1 to 23.1 is dozens of times more difficult.

However, if the heart tribulation in the Saint Sealing Tribulation hadn't been too easy to handle and lacked challenge, the increase would certainly have been more than this.

Cultivating all the way without much talk, the flying boat flew for an entire month before everyone saw a huge city slowly appear before them.

The capital of the Qingyuan Empire, Qingyuan City, had arrived!

Here, as Zhang Xuan and the others arrived at the Qingyuan capital, Poison Masters Bai Ting and Hai Mingjin, along with Wei Ruyan, finally reached the Poison Hall headquarters.