Chapter 1411: I Need to Change Clothes

"Master Zhang!"

Seeing him arrive, the Heavenly Mechanist Saint Son clasped his hands.

"Is Elder Feng well?"

Zhang Xuan returned the greeting.

Back at the other's guild, he had demolished the buildings and treasures, and even struck the man with lightning—he felt somewhat apologetic.

"He is in seclusion!" the Heavenly Mechanist Saint Son said. "He seems a bit dispirited. I'm not sure what happened..."

Zhang Xuan felt a little awkward.

Originally, Elder Feng had been full of ambition, eager to take him as a student; ending up like this was rather embarrassing.

"I know Elder Feng wanted to take you as a disciple, but as the gatekeeper of the Master Teacher Pavilion, I will not go easy on you!"

The Saint Son nodded.

"You're too kind..."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly.

He had not yet reached the eight-star level in professions; he could not reveal his Poison Master or Soul Witch Master identities. Although he had not read the books on Heavenly Mechanist, passing the assessment should not be difficult.

"Let's begin then. The assessment is simple: you and I will simultaneously deduce one matter. If your result matches mine, you pass!"

The Saint Son explained the rules.

A Heavenly Mechanist excels at deduction. Although each person's ability differs, if the result is truly correct, there can only be one path.

"Alright!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

"I deduce that you will not pass the Master Teacher Pavilion assessment today!" The Saint Son smiled lightly.

"Not pass?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

This was a paradox, a deliberate trap.

If he agreed to match the Saint Son, that would mean admitting failure in the Master Teacher Pavilion. If he claimed success, he would differ from the Saint Son. This was only the third floor; even if he passed the remaining six floors, without this floor's recognition, he would still fail!

Truly ruthless.

As expected of the Heavenly Mechanist Saint Son—one move left one at a loss for words.

"Indeed, if you now admit you cannot pass, I will let you through..." The Heavenly Mechanist Saint Son smiled.

This man had visited the guild, and the guild had collapsed into ruins, with Elder Feng becoming despondent. Although he didn't know if it was related to him, as the Heavenly Mechanist Saint Son, he still had to make things difficult.

Otherwise, where would the dignity of the most mysterious profession among the upper nine ranks be?

"Could we change the assessment? This... I'm afraid I cannot answer." Zhang Xuan shook his head.

"This is the only one I have."

The Saint Son waved his hand.

The other had a Derivation Void Physique; matters concerning him could not be deduced. Affected by this, even competing with him would yield inaccurate calculations. Since he couldn't figure anything out, he might as well be underhanded.

Seeing how he would respond would also serve as a lesson.

"Only one? Then very well..."

Seeing that the other was deliberately making things difficult, aiming to prevent him from passing, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly, then moved his mind to communicate with the Library of Heaven's Path.

Crack!

Before the Saint Son could react, his whole body stiffened as a bolt of lightning struck his head. Then a series of electric bolts crazily struck him. In the blink of an eye, he lay on the ground, foaming at the mouth, his body twitching uncontrollably.

"What's wrong with you?"

Zhang Xuan looked terrified, somewhat alarmed: "Have you also revealed too much heavenly secret and suffered backlash?"

"I..."

Crack! Crack!

Two more lightning bolts struck, and the Saint Son, having only uttered one word, began twitching again.

"Since you've encountered an accident, I won't disturb you further. I'll head upstairs..."

Zhang Xuan clasped his hands.

"No..."

Crack! Crack!

Before he could finish, the Saint Son continued twitching.

"Thank you for your magnanimity. I will surely visit to express my gratitude another day..."

Clasping his hands, Zhang Xuan stepped forward and soon disappeared from the room.

If the other hadn't made things difficult, he might have used his Derivation Void Physique to compete. Since the other deliberately caused trouble, there was no need to be polite.

Stealing heavenly secrets was itself a thief's act; giving him a lesson was nothing.

"You..."

Full of anxiety, the Saint Son wanted to stop him, but found the lightning growing denser. After struggling for a while, unable to escape no matter how he fled, he found a comfortable spot, lay down, eyes vacant, letting the lightning rage.

The fourth floor was the Painting Master Saint Son.

Entering, he immediately felt as if he had stepped into a world both real and illusory, with layered mountains and breathtaking beauty.

Knowing this was an eight-star painting, Zhang Xuan quickly withdrew and easily broke through.

The fifth floor was the Jinghong Master, the sixth the Appraiser Master, the seventh the Demon Music Master, the eighth the Alchemist Master...

Having read all the books, Zhang Xuan cleared the floors extremely quickly. In a few minutes, he passed the last floor's assessment, took a deep breath, and stepped onto the ninth floor.

Now he had passed eight auxiliary professions. As long as he passed the final cultivation assessment, he would truly become an eight-star master teacher.

Pushing open the door, he saw the figure seated before him and frowned again.

"Why is it you?"

The person before him was none other than Zhang Chun, the Zhang family genius who had been beaten up by the Azure Dragon Beast and still owed him five top-grade spirit stones!

"The Master Teacher Pavilion requires an eight-star master teacher to oversee the assessment. Originally, both Luo Xuanqing and I were qualified, but he has broken through to the Void Realm, exceeding the assessment scope, so naturally I must personally handle it."

Zhang Chun smiled lightly, flipped his wrist, and took out a jade box. With a gentle flick, it flew over: "This is the five supreme-grade spirit stones I owe you."

Zhang Xuan caught it casually, didn't open it, and put it into his ring, frowning even more.

Earlier, he had had the Azure Dragon Beast beat the other up; they bore a grudge. Now that the other had a chance to assess him, how could he let it go?

Returning the spirit stones had already made his stance clear—settling accounts so he could strike ruthlessly.

"How is this level assessed?"

Understanding this, Zhang Xuan exhaled and looked over.

"To become an eight-star master teacher, one must have the strength of the Saint Realm sixth layer, Domain Realm... You are only at Half-Domain Realm, clearly not there yet. I need to test you to confirm."

A gleam flashed in Zhang Chun's eyes as he looked over: "Don't worry, my assessment is simple: I will strike you three times. If you can withstand them, you pass. If not... sorry, even if you passed the previous eight levels, you cannot get through this one."

"Three strikes?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

The other had suppressed his cultivation to fight him before and knew his true combat strength. Yet he still wanted to strike three times, clearly without suppressing his cultivation.

Although he had improved greatly recently, fighting against an unrestrained Zhang Chun was still a stretch.

"Three strikes is fine, but I need to change clothes..."

Pausing, unable to think of a way to win, Zhang Xuan said.

"Change clothes? As you wish..."

Unexpected to hear this request, Zhang Chun smiled slightly, unconcerned.

A battle depended on strength; he had never heard of changing clothes leading to victory.

"Thank you..."

Relieved, Zhang Xuan grabbed with his hand, set up a barrier in the corner of the room that couldn't be peered into, and walked inside.