Chapter 1140: Zhang Xuan Visits a Brothel (Part 1)

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

This time, the Heaven's Acknowledgement of Master Teacher took longer than usual. Under the tempering of the special aura, his spirit became more agile, and his thoughts purer.

Although his strength had not improved, his thinking had become clearer, and his reaction speed faster.

His Eye of Insight had also become purer. As long as he wanted to hide it, even an eight-star master teacher could not detect it from the outside.

Moreover, previously, he could only see flaws three or four minor levels above his own cultivation. Now, he could see through cultivation levels comparable to his combat strength.

In other words... he could now see the flaws and weaknesses in the cultivation of peak Primordial Spirit realm experts.

From now on, when encountering such experts, even without the library, he could use the Eye of Insight alone to identify the crux and easily defeat them.

"The change in the Eye of Insight is a small matter. The most important thing is that my mental state scale... has increased by another 2.0!"

He was filled with excitement.

Although the change in the Eye of Insight was significant, what pleased him most was the surge in his mental state scale.

After this Heaven's Acknowledgement of Master Teacher, it had increased by another 2.0!

Previously, after passing the Sagehood Tribulation, his mental state scale had reached 23.1, comparable to a seven-star high-grade master teacher. Now, with another increase of 2.0, it had reached 25.1, comparable to an eight-star mid-grade master teacher!

With such a mental state, when using Heaven's Voice Bestowal, even a seven-star peak master teacher would be convinced and become a disciple.

"Knowing the cultivation method... even an eight-star lower-grade master teacher would probably find it hard to escape..."

He clenched his fist.

Heaven's Voice Bestowal seduction requires the technique to be flawless and in line with the Great Dao. A master teacher who has reached eight-star has a transcendent mental state, and basic techniques no longer have much effect. But if one knows their cultivation method and can find the correct approach... seducing them should not be difficult.

"Since my mental state has reached this level, I need to speed up my cultivation and quickly assess for seven-star master teacher..."

He exhaled.

The hardest part for a master teacher to cultivate is the mental state. Once the mental state is achieved, cultivation can accelerate.

The matters of the War Teacher Hall have been handled, and everyone has interacted amicably, getting along harmoniously. There is no need to worry.

Since that's the case, it's time to handle my own affairs, visit the Master Teacher Hall, see old friends, and obtain the seven-star badge.

When assessing for six-star, he chose the most difficult promotion to a nation. Having completed that, when assessing for seven-star, he wouldn't need to reassess; he could directly be granted the level badge.

Of course, the prerequisite is having sufficient auxiliary professions and mental state.

The mental state goes without saying—it's enough to assess for eight-star master teacher. The main thing is the auxiliary professions.

Currently, the ones he has at seven-star level are only the Enlightener, Demonist, and Poison Master badges. Alchemy, Artifact Forging, and the like are only at six-star.

Among them, Enlightener is not a special profession, and Poison Master cannot be shown. After counting, the auxiliary professions at seven-star level are only one...

"To pass seven-star master teacher, I need seven seven-star auxiliary professions. Currently, aside from Appraisal and Wu Soul, the other professions are all at six-star peak!"

He currently has twelve auxiliary professions: seven-star Enlightener, seven-star Demonist, seven-star Poison Master, six-star Alchemist, six-star Physician, six-star Calligrapher and Painter, six-star Beast Tamer, six-star Artisan, six-star Soaring Dancer, six-star Formation Master, five-star Appraiser... and Wu Soul Master!

Enlightener, Poison Master, and Wu Soul Master cannot be used. That means he needs to choose seven from the remaining nine and assess them to seven-star.

"I've already reached seven-star in Formation Master, and President Han has agreed to apply for it for me. It should have been approved by now; I just need to go pick it up..."

In Qiuwu Palace, he learned formations up to seven-star peak. President Han, as the president of the Qingyuan Empire Formation Master Guild, had long promised to apply for the level for him, so there was no need to go through the trouble of reassessing.

After counting, he only had two seven-star professions.

He still needed to assess five more.

"With my current status, if I go directly to the corresponding guilds to read books, if I'm fast, I should be able to finish in a day..."

He smiled lightly.

Assessing auxiliary professions—for others, it requires learning a new subject, taking who knows how long. For him, it's nothing.

If fast... he could finish in a day.

If slow, it wouldn't take more than two days.

"There should be guilds for Alchemist, Physician, Beast Tamer, and the like here. I'm not sure if there are Soaring Dancer, Artisan, Calligrapher and Painter..."

He wasn't clear about which guilds existed in Qingyuan City and where they were located. He needed to ask someone to speed up the assessment process.

"Sun Qiang! Sun Qiang!"

He walked out of the room and called a few times in the courtyard.

Whenever he arrived at a place, Sun Qiang would go out to gather information. Asking him was the best.

"Teacher, Steward Sun went out last night and hasn't returned yet..."

Liu Yang walked over.

Last night, after Sun Qiang parted ways with him, he left. By this morning, there was no sign of him.

Zhang Xuan frowned: "Do you know where he went?"

"I'm not sure, but I've asked friends from the War Teacher Hall to inquire..."

Liu Yang quickly said.

"Mm!" Zhang Xuan nodded and instructed: "When he returns, have him come find me!"

Sun Qiang had stayed out overnight before, so there was no need to worry. Having the War Teacher Hall people search was broader than him searching alone.

"Okay!" Liu Yang nodded.

Without saying more, Zhang Xuan walked toward Hall Master Xing's residence.

Since Sun Qiang wasn't around, he would have to ask him.

"Teacher Zhang wants to assess auxiliary professions to aim for seven-star master teacher?"

Hearing his intention, Hall Master Xing laughed.

"That's right!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Old Qi is the former president of the Physician Guild. With your medical skills, having him apply for a seven-star badge shouldn't be difficult... So you don't need to take the Physician exam!"

Hall Master Xing smiled: "Wu Huayu, the president of the Alchemist Guild, heard that you are at our War Teacher Hall and plans to visit. Based on my conversation with him, he should have already applied for a seven-star Alchemist badge for you and intends to deliver it personally!"

"Wu Huayu?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

This person had once debated alchemy with him via the communication stone tablet at the Master Teacher Academy's Alchemy Academy, giving him much guidance. He had also helped him apply for the Duanxu Grass...

He had thought he knew nothing and was a minor figure, but it turned out he was the president of the Qingyuan Alchemist Guild.

Later, when delivering the Duanxu Grass, he had gone to Hongyuan Empire, but unfortunately, Zhang Xuan was not there, so they missed each other.

"If I don't need to assess for Alchemist and Physician, that means I now have four seven-star professions. I only need to assess three more!"

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, taking the exam once wouldn't take much effort, but saving trouble was naturally best.

"The Beast Tamer Guild is not in the city, about a hundred kilometers away in the mountains. The Soaring Dancer, Appraiser, and Calligrapher and Painter guilds are all in the city. As for the Artisan Guild, Qingyuan City doesn't have one!"

Hall Master Xing explained.

"In that case, I'll first go to the Soaring Dancer Guild to assess!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

Beast Tamer Guilds are generally not in the city. So, it was better to first finish the ones that could be assessed in the city.

"Alright, I'll take you there..."

Hall Master Xing nodded.

"No need to trouble the hall master. Just tell me the specific location, and I'll go myself!" Zhang Xuan smiled.

Assessing an auxiliary profession didn't require the War Teacher Hall master to accompany him. If he did, it would be too shocking, and he wouldn't be able to keep a low profile.

"Alright, but... the location of the Qingyuan Empire Soaring Dancer Guild branch might make you feel awkward when you go!" Hall Master Xing said wryly.

"Awkward?"

"Mm. Teacher Zhang has studied the Soaring Dancer profession and should know that it uses dance as a medium... And the easiest place to practice dance is... the Spring Festival Pavilion!"

Hall Master Xing said.

"Spring Festival Pavilion?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled: "Is that the name of the Soaring Dancer branch?"

"It's... a brothel!"

Hall Master Xing looked very embarrassed.

"A brothel?" Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched.

"Yes, but... not the kind you imagine. They sell art but not their bodies, only performing Soaring Dancer dances. Even so, they attract countless celebrities every day, and it's extremely popular!"

Hall Master Xing said.

Those who can cultivate Soaring Dancer are undoubtedly beauties among beauties, with excellent figures. Even without selling their bodies, a single dance can captivate countless people.

But... a special profession running a brothel seemed unbelievable to him.

"The founding ancestor of Soaring Dancer, Senior Gongsun, had his entire family wiped out when he was young. To take revenge, he worked as a dancing prostitute... Later, after avenging his family, under the guidance of Master Kong, he founded this profession. However... the identity of the dancing prostitute was still passed down. Many Soaring Dancer guild branches are actually brothels..."

Hall Master Xing said.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

He knew about Senior Gongsun creating the Soaring Dancer dance.

However, the books he had read were screened by the academy. For the honor of master teachers, they probably deliberately omitted the introduction of dancing prostitutes.

Otherwise, he should have known.

"After Master Kong learned of this, he did not despise it. Instead, he said that there are no lowly professions in the world, only lowly lives. Even a dancing prostitute, as long as she strictly adheres to her bottom line, deserves respect! Because of this, this profession became a special profession and was not eliminated."

"Mm!" Zhang Xuan responded.

Master Kong was right.

Professions are noble. Even the most ordinary one deserves respect and should not be looked down upon.

As expected of Master Kong, his insight was truly extraordinary.

"Where is this Spring Festival Pavilion you mentioned?"

Putting aside his prejudice, Zhang Xuan asked.

"It's not too far from the War Teacher Hall. After leaving, turn left, and after about five or six kilometers, you'll see it..." Hall Master Xing said.

"Alright, I'll go take a look!"

After asking about the specific locations of the remaining two guilds, Zhang Xuan cupped his fists and took his leave.

Leaving Hall Master Xing's residence, before he had even walked out of the War Teacher Hall, he saw a girl rushing over hurriedly.

"Teacher Zhang, are you going out? Take me with you?"