Chapter 2169: Peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord

"What? Is my strength insufficient? Must I reach the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord?"

Seeing the other party unwilling to speak, Zhang Xuan frowned.

"To rank in the top thirty of the Divine King Potential List, one must be at the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord; otherwise, how could one stand out..."

Suppressing her frustration, Qi Linger nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

After all this fuss, this person before her had only just broken through to Upper Grade Divine Lord, not yet reaching the peak.

That was truly terrifying.

The peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord, connecting to Divine King, though just a minor realm, required an immense amount of energy, and many people spent a hundred or even several hundred years without success.

Thus, although he was also an Upper Grade Divine Lord, he was still far from being able to rank on the Divine King Potential List, and it would be impossible without years of arduous cultivation.

The reason Qi Yue could rank sixth was that the Qi family had spent countless resources on him, and even so, it took him nearly ten years to go from the early stage of Upper Grade Divine Lord to his current strength.

"I see..."

Hearing that he must be at the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord, Zhang Xuan showed a troubled expression, then sighed after a moment: "It seems I have no choice but to use it..."

With that, he flipped his wrist, and a pill appeared in his palm.

It was the Supreme Grade Divine Origin Pill he had just purchased from Fu Jiangchen.

Ordinary Upper Grade Divine Origin Pills were no longer very effective for him; only this could help him advance further.

He put the Supreme Grade Divine Origin Pill into his mouth.

"Young Master Zhang, you are..."

Seeing him take medicine right in front of her, Qi Linger was completely stunned.

What are you doing?

Don't tell me you're going to break through to the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord.

Others break through by accumulating bit by bit and slowly consolidating; what's with taking medicine in front of someone?

Don't you need to go into seclusion, adjust your state, or prepare in advance?

Just as she was about to ask, she saw him close his eyes for a moment, then open them again: "Alright, I'm now at the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord..."

Boom!

With his words, an invincible aura surged forth, giving a strong sense of oppression, as if it would crush a person to powder.

"This, this..."

Qi Linger was completely losing her mind.

From the time you swallowed the pill to reaching the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord, I only said six words... no more than three breaths. The progress that took Qi Yue over ten years to achieve, you accomplished in an instant...

She clutched her chest again, feeling her heart ache even more.

Fortunately, Qi Yue wasn't here; if he were, he would probably be so shocked he'd doubt his own existence.

It was just too infuriating.

Cultivation shouldn't be done like this...

"So, is my strength enough now? If not, I can wait a while until my soul also reaches the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord..."

Zhang Xuan said.

His true energy and physical body had both reached the peak of Upper Grade Divine Lord, but his soul was far from it, requiring the support and accumulation of wish power.

"No need..."

Afraid that this man might use some other method and break through in soul in the blink of an eye, leaving her unable to speak from shock, Qi Linger quickly refused, set aside her frustration, and said: "Young Master Zhang's strength is enough, but the three methods I mentioned are not easy to achieve... Not to mention becoming a Divine King or reaching the peak in a special profession, even the Netherworld Heaven Golden Armor General is not that simple. Moreover, the special permit from the Free Heaven will certainly be even harder..."

"That's true..."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

The three methods she mentioned were indeed increasingly difficult.

If it came to it... maybe he could spend a month or two to break through to Divine King first?

But... that would be too slow, a last resort.

Unless there was a way to break through tonight or within two days...

However, that was unlikely.

Because he had no clue about the cultivation technique yet.

And... the Divine King realm was just too difficult!

"What special professions are you referring to?"

He paused and asked.

"Alchemist, physician, artifact smith, master teacher... all of these. These professions do not focus on combat and are of great help to cultivators; many factions favor them..."

Qi Linger said: "Young Master Zhang can refine the Barrier-Breaking Pill, which shows your alchemy skills are formidable. If you could go for an assessment, you might obtain the status of a special profession, thereby qualifying to use the Great Teleportation Array."

"How is the assessment conducted?"

"It can be done at the Alchemist Guild in the imperial city. It likely requires on-site pill refinement. If you can complete the refinement of an Upper Grade Divine Origin Pill, you should pass..."

Qi Linger said.

"Upper Grade Divine Origin Pill?" Zhang Xuan was speechless.

Although he could concoct pills like the Barrier-Breaking Pill and Beauty Pill, his actual alchemy skills were very crude. He wasn't even sure if he could refine a Lower Grade Divine Origin Pill, let alone an Upper Grade one.

If he were to take the assessment in front of others, the method for refining the Barrier-Breaking Pill would likely be exposed immediately...

As for artifact smithing, aside from the brick, he didn't seem to be able to forge anything good...

After thinking it over, only the master teacher and physician professions were viable.

"If I take the physician assessment, what level do I need to reach, and how is it conducted?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Taking the master teacher assessment would inevitably involve Kong Shi, and with his current strength, he didn't want to confront him too early.

The matter of the Upper Firmament was a sufficient warning.

"Physician assessment?" Qi Linger was startled: "This... I'm not sure. I need to go to the Physician Guild to inquire!"

Aren't you a formidable alchemist? Why would you want to take the physician assessment... Could it be that you also know medicine?

"Let's go together!"

Seeing that she didn't know either, Zhang Xuan paused and said.

Even if he knew the rules, he would still have to go for the assessment anyway, so it was better to go together and save time.

"Alright!" Qi Linger nodded.

The Divine Realm also had guild organizations for various professions, but they were not as powerful or as highly regarded as in the Master Teacher Continent.

Here, strength was still paramount; with enough strength, other professions would naturally follow.

Because of this, although alchemy, medicine, artifact smithing, and the like were respected, their status was not as high as in the Master Teacher Continent.

"The master teachers here are not as standardized as in the Master Teacher Continent..."

Recalling the actions of Teacher Fan Zhe earlier, Zhang Xuan sighed.

Master teachers on the Master Teacher Continent not only guided cultivation but also had extensive knowledge of other professions, reaching high levels in each. Here, they only taught lessons, and their ethical requirements were extremely low...

It seemed that Kong Shi was also in a hurry, spreading master teachers across the world as quickly as possible to gain more wish power, rather than taking it step by step as in the Master Teacher Continent.