Chapter 1868: Green Sprout Wheat

Before them lay a vast world, with high skies and light clouds, grass growing and orioles flying. Countless plants were cultivated in the fields, a stretch of green. The spiritual energy around them was almost tangible, even richer than in some sacred lands.

"What place is this?"

Frowning, Wei Ruyan stepped forward with a puzzled look, her true energy circulating, wary of danger.

"It should be an ancient site or ruin."

Zheng Yang followed on the other side.

Without answering, Zhang Xuan showed a hint of confusion in his eyes. He walked slowly along the ridge, soon arriving before the vegetation. He reached down, pulled up a plant, studied it for a moment, and smiled lightly. "Do you notice anything?"

"Notice?"

The two students exchanged glances, each unable to understand.

Seeing their teacher's questioning look, Zheng Yang paused and said, "This wheat seems thicker and stronger than that in the Master Teacher Continent, and its ability to absorb spiritual energy is also greater."

"It is somewhat stronger..." Wei Ruyan nodded as well, but felt puzzled as to why their teacher was not concerned about where they were or what to do next, instead focusing so intently on a stalk of wheat.

At their level of cultivation, they would not feel hungry even without eating, and such crops were far removed from their concerns.

"This is a Green Sprout Wheat. It contains abundant spiritual energy. If ordinary people consume it regularly, it can improve their physique and strengthen their bloodline. For someone like you with an Innate Poison Body, if you had consumed this from birth, you would not have suffered so much; instead, it would have been easily activated..."

Wei Ruyan's Innate Poison Body was too powerful to activate, leaving her frail since childhood and constantly on the verge of death. Had it not been for her father, Wei Changfeng, who spared no effort in seeking treasures, she might not have survived until Zhang Xuan took her as a disciple.

If she had consumed this Green Sprout Wheat from birth, her entire physique would have improved several levels, and perhaps... she would not have suffered so much, and Wei Changfeng would not have died for the sake of a single medicinal herb.

"So powerful... If we bring it back to the Master Teacher Continent, wouldn't it benefit the whole world?" Zheng Yang's eyes lit up.

As the hall master of the War Hall, he thought more broadly than others.

If it could improve physiques and strengthen bloodlines, and be widely distributed, wouldn't everyone in the continent become as strong as a dragon?

In the battle between humans and the Otherworldly Tribe, even with countless master teachers and their painstaking efforts, the Master Teacher Pavilion could hardly gain the upper hand. The most important reason was that the Otherworldly Tribe members were inherently too strong.

They reached the Mortal Transcendence realm at birth... The stronger the bloodline, the more powerful they were. Compared to them, humans were not on the same level.

Being able to withstand their attacks without falling could be said to be giving their all.

"It cannot be grown on the Master Teacher Continent." Knowing what he was thinking, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

This plant was not recorded in the Master Teacher Pavilion's archives. He had seen it in the Book Mountain; it was an ideal plant in Confucius's vision, not something that actually existed. He had confirmed it after careful examination.

"Why?"

Zheng Yang was puzzled.

At most, this place had richer spiritual energy. With their strength, it would not be difficult to arrange such a place. Why couldn't it be planted?

"The Master Teacher Continent has fought battles with the Otherworldly Tribe, and the aura of killing pervades everywhere. This Green Sprout Wheat is most afraid of killing intent; once exposed, it will be directly poisoned to death."

Explaining, Zhang Xuan lightly twisted a wisp of true energy on his fingertip, infusing it with killing intent, and gently touched the field before him.

Whoosh!

Like dye dripping into clear water, it spread rapidly outward from his finger, instantly causing dozens of acres of Green Sprout Wheat to wither and turn yellow, as if burned.

"This..."

Zheng Yang and the others were horrified, and even Zhang Xuan was taken aback.

Although he knew this plant was extremely sensitive to killing intent and easily killed, he had not expected the effect to be so strong.

The wisp of true energy he had just released was very faint, yet it had such power. It could be foreseen that on the Master Teacher Continent, even the slightest trace could cause a great disaster, leading to total crop failure.

Without food, talk of improving physiques or enhancing cultivation would be empty words.

"Many Otherworldly Tribe members are lurking on the Master Teacher Continent, and this aura permeates the air. Though not strong enough to harm ordinary people, for Green Sprout Wheat, it is a catastrophic disaster..."

He sighed.

Zheng Yang and Wei Ruyan nodded simultaneously, unable to speak further.

The reason the Master Teacher Continent had the Master Teacher Pavilion guarding all directions was partly to make humans stronger, but also to deny the Otherworldly Tribe any opportunity.

"In the Tianxuan Kingdom... there is no killing intent. Could this plant be grown there?"

After a pause, Wei Ruyan asked.

Since entering the Tianxuan Kingdom, she had noticed that this ancient land seemed to have a natural barrier that automatically isolated the killing intent dispersed in the air.

That is, within this ancient land, there was no killing intent.

"There is no killing intent, but the spiritual energy is insufficient. Moreover, haven't you noticed? There is also no special power that allows master teachers to advance?"

Zhang Xuan said.

"This..."

Wei Ruyan fell silent.

As a poison master, she had not paid attention. But when her teacher mentioned it, she indeed found it to be the case.

The Tianxuan Kingdom had no killing intent, but it also lacked the special power that allowed master teachers to progress.

To become a master teacher, one had to leave this place and go elsewhere.

For instance, the teacher Lu Xun they had just met became a two-star master teacher only after going to another kingdom, not by staying here.

"This ancient land cannot retain special aura and has little spiritual energy. Although it lacks killing intent, it is not suitable for planting Green Sprout Wheat either, because even if it survives, it will not grow."

Zhang Xuan sighed.

Previously, he had not understood enough about the ancient land. After abandoning the special power of the Heaven's Chosen Master Teacher, he saw things more clearly and could immediately identify the key.

Though he did not know why the ancient land was like this, he understood that even if he took this plant out, it would not grow.

Otherwise, Confucius would have long made the ancient land the core of the Master Teacher Continent.

"It does not grow in the ancient land, yet it grows so lush here. What place is this?"

Zheng Yang was full of curiosity.

Something that could not survive anywhere else thrived here. Could this place have some special quality?

"If I am not mistaken, this should be the place where the Hundred Schools of Thought reside... It is different from ruins or folded spaces; it has been opened up as a new world."

After a pause, Zhang Xuan said.

"The Hundred Schools of Thought?"

The two exchanged glances, both startled.

Woo! Woo! Woo!

Just as they were about to ask how their teacher could confirm it so directly, they heard the sound of horns in the distance. Then they saw a large crowd rushing toward them, all wearing angry expressions.