Chapter 1200: Spirit Essence Pill

"Zhang Xuan?"

Hall Master Zhao Yi silently repeated the name and nodded slightly.

Since the War Son held such deep respect for his teacher, he must treat him with courtesy and deference when they met, never overstepping.

As he was pondering this, he saw a figure flying over from afar, landing straight not far away, hands clasped behind his back, eyes complex, gazing at the War Son's phantom in the sky.

"Hall Master Xing, is this one of your men? The War Son's assembly call has sounded—arriving late is one thing... but during the War Son's address, he neither kneels on one knee nor shows the slightest respect in his eyes. Is this the quality of the war masters in your hall?"

Hall Master Zhao Yi squinted, fury burning within him.

The War Son had just finished his speech, commanding all members of the War Master Hall to respect his teacher, and then this arrogant fellow appears—does he not know death, or is his mind addled?

"Oh, he's not a war master from our hall. He's the president of the Xuanxuan Society I mentioned earlier, the dean of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, Zhang... Hall Master Zhao, what are you doing?"

Turning to look, Hall Master Xing smiled slightly and was about to introduce him when he saw Zhao Yi stand up, stride over to Master Zhang in two steps, and fix him with a piercing gaze.

"I don't care if you're the president of the Xuanxuan Society or anyone else. The War Son of the War Master Hall is giving a speech. Please leave immediately, or don't blame me for being rude!"

The War Son's address was a confidential matter of the War Master Hall. This man, not a member of the hall, stood here looking utterly indifferent—was he trying to steal military secrets?

"Rude?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

He had just flown back, wanting to see how the exchange meeting had gone, only to catch Zheng Yang's phantom. He was feeling emotional, thinking that his student had finally grown up and understood his teacher's hardships... and then this man threatened him.

"You..."

Zhao Yi's face darkened. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a finger coming through the air.

Snap!

A gentle flick.

Whoosh!

His expression changed, and before he could resist, he was sent flying, his back crashing into the main hall of the War Master Hall with a loud boom.

Watching his student ascend step by step toward the pinnacle, feeling happy for him—at such a moment, Zhang Xuan did not want to be disturbed.

Anyone who came to cause trouble would be flicked away!

Having done this, Zhang Xuan clasped his hands behind his back and continued to look up at the sky.

As the other had said, when Zheng Yang first arrived, he was indeed just an ordinary youth who loved spear arts and had just been through a breakup... Now, not only was his spear arts extraordinary, but he had also become the War Son of the War Master Hall!

In less than a year, the change was so great it was moving.

"A teacher is only a guide; what matters is... your own effort!" Sighing inwardly, Zhang Xuan's eyes showed satisfaction.

The simplified version of the Heaven's Path Divine Art he taught was the most supreme technique, but if one did not work hard or strive, it was useless.

Take Sun Qiang, for example... enough said, it's all tears.

Among his direct disciples, Zheng Yang was not the most talented, but he had the strongest spirit of valor.

His devotion to the spear and his love for the spear arts brought him to where he was today.

It wasn't solely due to his teaching.

"Damn it..."

Zhao Yi crawled out of the broken wall, gritting his teeth.

He had gone to rebuke this unruly fellow, expecting him to slink away, but never dreamed he would be beaten up instead!

In the War Master Hall, openly attacking a hall master was unforgivable!

Just as he was about to charge over and teach the man a lesson, he saw Hall Master Xing flying over urgently.

"Hall Master Xing, this president of the Xuanxuan Society openly attacked me in front of the War Son. I don't care if he's your guest or not, don't blame me for being rude!" Zhao Yi ground his teeth, nearly exploding with rage.

His student had been beaten by this guy; he had also been humiliated by a girl... To be honest, he had long been holding a bellyful of anger toward this so-called president.

Now that he had the War Son as a pretext, if he didn't teach him a lesson, he wouldn't deserve to be a war master...

"Listen to me, he's not just a guest..." Hall Master Xing hurriedly said.

"I know your hall has benefited from him, but his disrespect toward the War Son is contempt for our War Master Hall. If I don't act, what right do I have to lead a branch?"

With a snort, Zhao Yi continued forward.

"Fine, go ahead and teach him..."

Seeing that this hall master could not be stopped, Hall Master Xing was also a bit displeased. He flicked his sleeve: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, this president of the Xuanxuan Society is named... Zhang Xuan!"

"Zhang Xuan?"

His forward steps immediately halted, and Zhao Yi shrank back: "The... Master Zhang the War Son just mentioned?"

"What do you think?" Without another word, Hall Master Xing turned and returned to his position, kneeling on one knee again.

What nonsense... won't listen to advice!

Go ahead, keep fighting!

"He is... the War Son's teacher?"

His vision went dark, and Zhao Yi swayed, nearly fainting.

No wonder a mere three days of guidance left them empty-handed—he was the War Son's teacher!

Whoosh!

Frozen in place, unsure what to do, he saw the War Son's phantom in the sky finish speaking and slowly fade away.

All the war masters stood up and turned to look at Zhang Xuan not far away, their eyes full of admiration.

"They all knew..."

Zhao Yi's vision darkened.

He had stirred up a huge trouble.

The War Son had just said to respect his teacher, and he was about to be rude to him...

His face flushed red. Just as he was thinking of how to apologize, he saw Wei Qianshu and Liu Qinshan had already arrived before Master Zhang, both looking respectful: "Greetings, Master Zhang. We of the War Master Hall also wish to exchange with the Xuanxuan Society. Does Master Zhang have time?"

"We have long heard of the Xuanxuan Society's reputation and also wish to exchange..."

Zhao Yi's mouth twitched.

These two were utterly shameless.

Earlier, like him, they were dissatisfied with this so-called president of the Xuanxuan Society, but now that his identity was revealed, they immediately stepped forward to invite an exchange... Where was their dignity?

"Discuss it with Hall Master Xing!"

Seeing more and more people surging toward him, Zhang Xuan shook his head and turned to leave.

Zheng Yang becoming the War Son filled him with relief. He would leave the exchange matters to others; he didn't want to deal with them anymore.

Returning to his residence, before long, Hall Master Xing came to him.

"Master Zhang, under your training, our branch obtained all twenty slots... However, the rewards may take a few days to arrive."

"How long?"

"Even though headquarters uses special methods to transmit them, it will take at least ten days at the fastest." After thinking, Hall Master Xing said.

"Ten days!"

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan was full of helplessness.

He had hoped to get the spirit stones soon and break through to the peak of the Embryonic Soul realm as quickly as possible, but it seemed that wish would not come true.

Why was cultivation so difficult?

Thinking about it now, he really missed the days when he could level up overnight.

"Master Zhang... do you still need high-grade essence spirit stones?"

Seeing his expression, Hall Master Xing guessed.

"Yes. Do you have any connections?" Zhang Xuan looked at him.

"I have no connections for spirit stones. But if Master Zhang only needs to cultivate... the seventh-grade [Spirit Essence Pill] has potent medicinal power, even helpful for Soul Departure realm experts. I wonder if it would be useful for you."

Hall Master Xing said.

"Spirit Essence Pill?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

The books in the Master Teacher Pavilion covered alchemy. He had seen the Spirit Essence Pill; it was a seventh-grade pill with effects similar to high-grade essence spirit stones, capable of enhancing one's cultivation. However, he had never seen the actual pill or its recipe, so he didn't know if it would be useful.

"I happen to have one here. Master Zhang can try it. If it works, you can go find President Wu; he should have quite a few."

Hall Master Xing turned his hand over, and a jade bottle appeared in his palm.

Zhang Xuan pulled out the stopper and indeed saw a crimson pill suspended inside, exuding rich spiritual energy.

He casually took it out and placed it in his mouth.

The spiritual energy immediately dissolved, and a warm, gentle force surged through his body, the pure energy slowly gathering toward his dantian.

"It works..."

After sensing it, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Having grown accustomed to cultivating with spirit stones, he hadn't thought of other things. In fact, many treasures could serve as substitutes!

For instance, the Earth Vein Spirit Liquid from before could replace medium-grade spirit stones and was even more effective.

Pills were also one of the substitutes.

Although this Spirit Essence Pill contained less spiritual energy than a high-grade essence spirit stone, it was still quite useful to him and much richer than ordinary spirit stones.

With enough of them, he could still冲击 the peak of the Embryonic Soul realm.

"Master Zhang... don't you need to refine the medicinal power?"

Seeing the man swallow the pill directly without even needing to cultivate, Hall Master Xing was incredulous.

Even he, if he took such a high-grade Spirit Essence Pill, would need a long time to fully refine it... This man just ate it like that—wasn't he afraid of too much spiritual energy causing his body to explode?

"It's already refined..." Zhang Xuan said.

Just a small pill; as soon as he ate it, it was digested completely, with no need for dedicated cultivation.

"Refined?" Hall Master Xing's mouth twitched, finally understanding why this man's strength advanced so quickly.

Not to mention anything else, this 'digestion speed' alone was beyond ordinary people.

"Does the Alchemist Guild have many of these pills?"

Zhang Xuan asked.

If he wanted to advance with this pill, he would need over a hundred of them. He didn't know if the guild had that many.

"I'm not sure either. You might need to ask President Wu..."

Hall Master Xing said.

President Wu, Wu Huayu, had been convinced by him during the pill debate at the Master Teacher Academy and had willingly sent him Duanxu Grass. Strictly speaking, they were old acquaintances.

"Alright, I'll go to the Alchemist Guild now."

Zhang Xuan said.

Luo Ruoxin was to marry that genius from the Zhang family in March next year, so cultivation could not be delayed in the slightest.

After taking leave of Hall Master Xing, just as he stepped out of his residence, he saw Luo Qiqi approaching.

"Teacher..."

Seeing it was her, Zhang Xuan felt a headache coming on.

He already had a girlfriend, so being confessed to by a student was very awkward.

However, fleeing outright would also compromise his dignity as a teacher.

"Teacher, can you... spend a day with me?"

Her complexion somewhat pale, Luo Qiqi looked at him with her dark eyes, full of hope: "Just one day!"