Chapter 2145: Divine Realm Master Hall

In a daze, he vaguely saw himself arriving above a white cloud, empty and bare with nothing.

The cloud drifted with the wind, heading somewhere unknown.

A figure sat upright on the cloud, gazing down at a vast land of unknown size, countless deities and buildings, as if guarding, also as if waiting.

Motionless, as if devoid of breath.

"Senior..."

Full of doubt, Zhang Xuan approached.

With his cultivation level, he almost never dreamed; suddenly arriving here must have a reason!

The figure did not speak or open its eyes, but a voice resounded in his mind: "Able to walk your own path, I did not misjudge you. I hope you can go further and further... Cultivate as quickly as possible! I cannot hold on much longer... Also, condense more Heavenly Dao Volumes; for you now, there will be unexpected benefits..."

Boom!

Before the words ended, Zhang Xuan's whole body tensed, and he quickly sat up. Opening his eyes again, he found himself still in the room; everything he had seen seemed like an illusion.

"What's going on?"

What had just happened was too real, giving a sense of being unable to distinguish reality from illusion!

Although his cultivation was not high, with the library guarding him, his willpower and soul were very strong; ordinary illusions, even inner demons, could not affect him in the slightest.

Yet now he felt a sense of confusion—who was that figure?

And how did it know about the Heavenly Dao Volume?

"Could it be Teacher Kong?"

Only Luo Ruoxin and Teacher Kong knew that he possessed the Heavenly Dao Volume and the Heavenly Dao Library. Although the figure's face was unclear and its specific build unmemorable, it was definitely a man.

If so, it could only be this teacher of ten thousand generations!

"Cannot hold on much longer... It should be about his competition with that Imperial Lord of the Free Heaven."

He had heard as soon as he arrived in the Divine Realm that Tianzong the Great and that Imperial Lord of the Free Heaven were going to compete. Both were peak experts standing at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm; who would win or lose was truly unknown.

"Whether it is or not, my current strength is too weak to get involved..."

At the Upper Grade Deity realm, he might not even be able to contend with an ordinary Middle Grade Celestial Deity. He seemed not weak, but compared to peak experts like Teacher Kong and the Imperial Lord, he was still far too lacking.

Even if he found the other party, he would certainly be unable to help, and might even cause trouble.

It was better to focus on improving his cultivation first.

With a thought, he looked into the library.

Earlier, this thing had shaken, causing him to faint; he wanted to see if any change had occurred.

After studying for a while, he withdrew.

There was no change at all, exactly the same as before, as if the earlier incident had had no effect.

It seemed he needed to follow what the other had said and hurry to condense the Heavenly Dao Volume.

This thing was unstoppable under the Heavenly Dao. After entering the Divine Realm, the library had merged with the Divine Realm's Heavenly Dao, so its power would surely increase again. Barring Imperial Lords, even Sealed Divine Kings could not withstand it!

If he could really get a bunch, he could wipe out all the strongest in the Divine Realm except the Imperial Lords.

He put the pendant away again. With this incident, he would refrain from studying it for a short while.

Pushing open the door and walking out of the courtyard, he realized that what had seemed like a brief fainting spell had actually lasted over two hours. Sun Qiang had already finished gathering information and returned to the yard.

"Young master!"

Coming up to him, Sun Qiang handed over a jade token.

Zhang Xuan took it and swept his spiritual sense over it.

It recorded the layout and power distribution of the entire Nether Soul Imperial City.

The strongest in the imperial city was naturally Qiankun Demon Lord, one of the Nine Heavens Nine Emperors.

The Demon Lord was always indifferent to worldly affairs, residing long-term in the Qianyuan Hall of the Qiankun Divine Palace; almost no one had seen his true form.

The next strongest were the three Sealed Divine Kings: Qi Ling'er's family ancestor, Qi Meng; the Shangguan family ancestor, Shangguan Wufeng; and the Nangong family ancestor, Nangong Ping!

Nangong Ping had been defeated by Tianzong the Great forty years ago and had perished, but his descendants had nurtured him, and with the help of the Nether Soul Pool, he had already given birth to spiritual intelligence. His resurrection was only a matter of time. Moreover, the clan still had two Divine King level experts in charge.

Their status remained strong, unshakable.

"As for the matter of Young Master Lu Chong, it involves an Imperial Lord, so I couldn't find out much for now. However... I already know where the Imperial Lord resides—it's in the Nether Soul Hall floating at the very top of the imperial city!"

Sun Qiang continued: "If the other party really wants to take the young master for training, ten to one they will go there!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Among his many students, from the start of cultivation they had used the simplified Heavenly Dao techniques, laying a good foundation and taking almost no wrong paths. Coupled with their high understanding of martial techniques, it was understandable that an Imperial Lord expert would take a liking to them.

A great emperor who left a voice message on the divine mountain would surely not lower himself to lie deliberately.

Thus, for now, there was no danger. However, as a teacher, he still wanted to know where they had gone and how they were doing. If things were not going well, he would find a way to rescue them.

"Has Qi Ling'er returned?"

"Not yet, but she has sold over thirty Beauty Pills and sent a message that the money has been deposited into your card. As for news of the Spirit God, she hasn't found out..."

Sun Qiang said.

Zhang Xuan flipped his wrist, took out his card, and swept his spiritual sense over it. He found that the number had indeed changed. After repeated use, his savings had been nearly exhausted, but now there were over forty thousand points more.

It seemed the price per pill was still 1,500 divine coins.

Back in a small place like Night Abyss City, they had been in short supply. In a big place like Nether Soul Imperial City, selling them would certainly be very easy.

It was just a matter of how to open the market initially!

Of course, he didn't need to worry about that; he just needed to find a way to add Heavenly Dao energy to the Divine Origin Pills.

Knowing that Qi Ling'er had not yet found news of Luo Ruoxin, Zhang Xuan was too lazy to go out. He returned to his room to consolidate his cultivation. After one night, the aftereffects of the library's disturbance had fully recovered. Although his strength had not broken through, his combat power had increased considerably.

"Unfortunately, I still haven't deduced the Celestial Deity technique..."

He hadn't been idle these days either. While cultivating, he constantly deduced the technique. Although he knew the direction, creating a completely different technique was clearly not easy.

Though only a thread away from breaking through, he just couldn't succeed.

"I still need to find books to read... If I could collect Heavenly Dao level Celestial Deity techniques, I might be able to draw inferences and succeed in one go..."

With normal deduction, perfecting the technique to break through to the Celestial Deity realm would take at least a month. It was almost impossible unless... he could collect Heavenly Dao techniques and use them to spark inspiration.

"Does this Nether Soul Imperial City have... a Master Hall?"

He walked out of the room and found Sun Qiang.

The Master Hall was selfless and most suitable for collecting techniques. Moreover, the students there respected teachers and valued the Way. If he taught techniques to those with good aptitude and took them as students, it would be easier to generate Heavenly Dao Volumes.

"Previously, it was not allowed in the imperial city. Later, after Tianzong the Great fought a great battle with Qiankun Demon Lord, it became permissible to teach openly. However... the students recruited still have inferior aptitude compared to ordinary students in the Nether Soul Heaven."

Sun Qiang said: "But those masters are very capable. Although the students' talent is not strong, the comprehensive ability of the students they teach is not weaker than that of ordinary academies. This has led many people to send their untalented children here!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

As a master himself, he naturally knew the abilities of masters. Targeted guidance could make people progress faster and better. Even if students had average talent, as long as they put in effort, the possibility of success was not small.

"Take me to see it!"

Having confirmed there was a Master Hall, without much hesitation, Zhang Xuan had Sun Qiang lead the way and they walked over.

Although the Nether Soul Heaven did not prohibit masters, the Master Hall before them still could not become the spiritual pillar or even the strongest backing of a city or a country like in the Master Continent. It was merely an ordinary profession, even far inferior to artifact forging and alchemy.

Thus, its footprint was not large.

Looking at the ordinary signboard and crude building before him, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

The Nine Heavens Nine Emperors were deeply entrenched. Even though Teacher Kong had defeated Qiankun Demon Lord, and the effect of the Master Hall in teaching students was obvious to all, in a place like Nether Soul Imperial City, it was still not orthodox and not understood by ordinary people.

"Are you both here to attend Teacher Fan Zhe's class?"

As soon as they entered the room, a young man greeted them with a full smile.

"Teacher Fan Zhe?" Zhang Xuan asked, puzzled.

"He is a Middle Grade Celestial Deity master, currently the ace teacher of our Master Hall. He teaches extremely well. Because some parents have questioned him, today he is giving a public lesson that parents can audit. If you want to go, I have two tickets here!"

The young man said.

"What does this lesson cover?"

Zhang Xuan asked.

A Middle Grade Celestial Deity was powerful, but if the lesson content was not suitable for him, there was no need to go.

"It covers how to break through to Celestial Deity, as well as the strengths, weaknesses, and combat capabilities of the Celestial Deity realm!"

The young man said.

"Then... give me two tickets!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

He was just unable to create a Celestial Deity technique; the other's lecture might provide some inspiration!

"Free for students' parents; if not, ten divine coins!"

Handing over two ticket-like items, the young man extended his palm.

Knowing that a Middle Grade Celestial Deity expert's lesson was worth the price, Zhang Xuan said nothing more, signaled Sun Qiang to pay, took the tickets, and walked toward the classroom where the lecture was being given.

As he walked, he looked around.

This Master Hall was far inferior to those in the Master Continent. Not only was it crude, but more importantly, it lacked popularity. The few students he saw were indeed, as Sun Qiang had said, of very poor talent, and many were disabled.

Under the rule of the Nine Heavens Nine Emperors, it was indeed not easy to become a new emperor and expand territory.

Teacher Fan Zhe's classroom was in a corner of the Master Hall. They soon arrived and pushed the door open to enter.

There were students and parents, about fifty people. A spirited old man stood on the platform, his aura pure and refined, giving a strong sense of pressure from afar!

Zhang Xuan and Sun Qiang exchanged a glance and sat down according to the seats marked on their tickets.

"Class begins!"

After waiting for over ten minutes, Teacher Fan Zhe checked the time and then spoke.