Chapter 477: Song Chao Who Wants to Instruct Zhang Xuan (Part 2)

"The Floating Cup on Winding Water is a test for five-star appraisers, extremely difficult. Being able to identify one item counts as passing. You identified three, and even... the Floating Cup on Winding Water operating platform wants to recognize you as its master. If you still can't pass the five-star appraiser exam, that would be terrible..."

Seeing his thoughts, Guild Leader Sai smiled wryly.

To be honest, in his view, even granting him the title of five-star appraiser would be an understatement.

The ability to make treasures voluntarily recognize their master through appraisal alone was a skill possessed by at least six-star appraisers.

Of course, his Appraisal Guild's level was too low to apply for such a high rank; the maximum was only five-star.

"Doesn't appraising require cultivation?" Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

Master teachers, alchemists, beast tamers, physicians... these upper-nine-rank special professions have strict cultivation requirements. Without sufficient cultivation, no matter how skilled one is, it's basically impossible.

For example, he had caused such a stir in the Physician Guild of Tianwu Kingdom, but in the end, he was only given the title of elder of the Ten Nations Union Physician Guild, with no specific rank confirmed.

Wouldn't directly granting him a five-star appraiser rank be too casual?

"The purpose of an appraiser is to identify treasures, so there are no strict cultivation requirements. In fact, many middle-nine-rank and lower-nine-rank professions are like this; only upper-nine-rank professions have stringent cultivation requirements!" Guild Leader Sai explained.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

The two chatted cheerfully, while Song Chao felt his vision darken, nearly suffocating with rage.

No matter what, he was a four-star master teacher, the highest authority in the Ten Nations Union. A simple greeting of "Greetings, Master Song" and then being ignored... Guild Leader Sai just said one sentence and then chatted away, ignoring him...

Did they have any regard for him?

He had thought earlier that the steward who drove him away was mentally deficient and naturally foolish, but now it seemed... like master, like servant!

A dignified four-star master teacher sitting here, yet they chatted about everything under the sun—did they have no respect at all?

"Hmph!" Unable to hold back any longer, Song Chao flicked his sleeves, raised his head, and clasped his hands behind his back: "Master Zhang, Guild Leader Sai, a four-star master teacher is here—is this your way of treating guests..."

Before he could finish, the embarrassed voice of the old guard sounded: "Young master, they've left..."

"Left?"

Stunned, he quickly turned to look and indeed saw Zhang Xuan and Guild Leader Sai chatting and laughing as they walked out of the room.

With the cultivation technique and battle technique in hand, Zhang Xuan planned to return immediately to gather the Heavenly Path cultivation technique and break through to the first level of Mortal Transcendence. Why would he stay here any longer?

"You..."

Song Chao felt like vomiting blood.

Ignoring him would have been one thing, but without even a word, he turned and left, actually forgetting that he, a dignified four-star master... Outrageous!

Was his heart too big, or did this master of his carry no weight at all?

"Stop right there..."

With an angry roar, he could no longer hold back. His body flickered, and like a phantom, he flew dozens of meters, blocking the path of the two.

The moment he used martial techniques, his cultivation was revealed—he was actually a strong expert at the initial stage of the Mortal Transformation Triple Yin-Yang Realm.

"Master Zhang, do you know that the cultivation technique you practice has a problem? You're in imminent danger and still unaware?"

Suppressing his anger, Song Chao knew that fighting couldn't solve the problem. He looked over, putting on the air of a master.

"My cultivation technique?"

The technique he practiced was selected by the Heavenly Dao Library; there wasn't a single error. How could there be a problem?

However, after a moment of surprise, Zhang Xuan understood.

As long as one cultivated, problems of one kind or another were inevitable. This guy was probably trying to bluff him with words, then find a flaw in his technique to offer guidance.

Many masters forcibly took disciples this way.

Even he had done it before; that's how Wang Ying and the others had been fooled back then.

"That's right. If you want to break through to your current realm, I can guide you and help you avoid detours!"

Seeing that he had taken the bait, Song Chao felt smug. With a sincere expression, he was about to list some common cultivation issues to bluff the other party when he saw the young man before him frown and circle around him.

"Master Song, have you recently been feeling a dull pain in your [Convergence Sea Acupoint], some weakness in your [Hundred Pools Acupoint], and difficulty concentrating?"

"I'm talking about your problem, you..." Just as he was about to rebuke him, hearing the content of the words, Song Chao's body stiffened. "How do you know?"

Recently, during cultivation, he had indeed felt that his Convergence Sea Acupoint couldn't gather true qi, with a tearing pain, and his Hundred Pools Acupoint felt somewhat weak, making it hard to concentrate.

That was precisely why he had come out to relax, inadvertently heard about the Soul-less Golden Man, and ended up here. Otherwise, as a proud genius four-star master, why would he have so much free time to wander around?

"Not only that, when you cultivate, do you also feel numbness in your left leg and frequent twitching in your right foot?"

Zhang Xuan continued.

"I..." Song Chao's face turned pale.

Not a single point was wrong.

"If I'm not mistaken, the technique you practice is the [Heavenly Cold Supreme Art]. The cultivation is correct, and the technique is not weak—it's at the mid-grade Spiritual level. Unfortunately, three months ago, when you forcibly improved your strength to challenge the four-star master rank, a flaw appeared. This caused the Cold Element Meridian to block, leading to numbness in your left leg and weakness in your Hundred Pools Acupoint. The Rainbow Constant Meridian ruptured, causing twitching in your right foot and pain in your Convergence Sea Acupoint!"

Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

This fellow had just used a martial technique to charge over and block the way, forming a diagram in his mind that clearly saw the flaws.

"This... is there a solution?"

Song Chao staggered and quickly looked over.

What the other said was indeed his current situation, but with blocked and ruptured meridians, there was no good remedy; he could only wait for time to pass and slowly recover. Even his teacher, that half-step four-star master teacher, could not solve it.

He had thought he could only wait idly like this, but unexpectedly this young man directly stated it without any error... How on earth did he see it?

"Five thousand spirit stones, I'll help you solve it and also let you break through to the next realm!" Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

"Five thousand?" Song Chao hesitated.

"If I'm not mistaken, you've sought help from others for this problem, but unfortunately, none could solve it. Without my method, you'll need at least a year to recover. A genius unable to cultivate for a year—imagine the consequences!" Zhang Xuan did not urge him.

"Alright, here are the spirit stones. Please enlighten me, Master Zhang!" Without hesitating long, Song Chao gritted his teeth.

With a flick of his wrist, a pile of spirit stones fell to the ground, instantly gathering spiritual energy, their aura striking.

"Mm!" Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction, reached out his hand, and stored the spirit stones into his storage ring. "The method is very simple: you need to let your true qi flow along the meridians..."

"Casually instructing a four-star master teacher? Then what level is this Master Zhang..."

Sai Gezhu widened his eyes.

He had known this Master Zhang was not simple, but he hadn't expected him to be so formidable.

This Song Chao was a four-star master teacher, yet he was directly told the problems in his cultivation and given guidance. His skill was so high it commanded admiration.

Not only him, but the old guard in the room was completely stiff, almost having an asthma attack.

The young master had run out to give guidance to the other, making him grateful, so as to seize the opportunity to obtain the Soul-less Golden Man. How did it turn into him receiving guidance from the other and even paying money?

Wasn't this too absurd?

Even seeing it with his own eyes, he felt he was going crazy.

"...Alright, just cultivate as I said, and I guarantee that within three days, all your chronic ailments will be gone!"

While the two were too shocked to speak, Zhang Xuan finished giving his instructions and said indifferently.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Zhang..."

Recalling the method in his mind, Song Chao was filled with awe and involuntarily cupped his fists in gratitude.

"Mm!"

Zhang Xuan nodded and continued walking forward.

These cultivation problems of his would be difficult for other master teachers to detect, but once the root cause was found, solving them became much simpler. Since the man before him was a four-star master teacher, he should be able to tell whether what he said was true or false.

"Young master... weren't you going to ask him for the Soul-less Golden Man? How did you end up giving him money instead..."

After Zhang Xuan left, the old man quickly came over.

"Ah?"

Snapping out of his recollection of the cultivation method, Song Chao finally realized what had happened.

Just now, for some reason, upon hearing the other pinpoint his crux, he couldn't help but fall into this bewildering state.

"It's... Teacher's Word of Heaven? He used Teacher's Word of Heaven on me? I actually fell for it..."

His mouth twitched as he recalled something, and Song Chao nearly fainted.

Even if he heard the other's words and they were accurate, logically, he shouldn't have obeyed without question and even paid money. The main reason for this situation... was that the other had used Teacher's Word of Heaven on him!

This was a special ability of master teachers: as long as what was said was correct, it could not only trigger changes in the true qi within the body but also make people naturally feel convinced and dare not refute.

As a dignified four-star master teacher, he had originally come to give guidance to others, but instead ended up being hit by the other's Teacher's Word of Heaven... Song Chao felt he was going crazy.

However, Teacher's Word of Heaven required a high level of mental state. He himself was a four-star master teacher with a mental state calibration of 12.0. To make him obey without question and dare not refute, wouldn't that mean the other's mental state was at least as high as his?

Was that true or false?

"Moreover, Teacher's Word of Heaven alone is not enough... more importantly, it's the recognition of the ancestors! Master teachers who have been recognized by more ancestors in the Master Teacher Hall will naturally exude a convincing aura... Could it be that this guy has received more ancestor recognitions than I have?"

His fist tightened again.

For master teachers who have gained the recognition of ancestors in the Master Teacher Hall, the more recognitions they receive, the greater their future potential, and they will also possess a natural temperament that makes people instinctively trust them. Master teachers are more sensitive to this temperament and easily believe their words.

This was also the main reason why, even without a master teacher badge, others could identify one's identity after gaining ancestor recognition.

He was a young genius sent by his sect to participate in the Master Teacher Competition, showing his talent. When gaining ancestor recognition, he had achieved as many as nine... For such a person to be bewildered by a single sentence and believe it deeply, wouldn't that mean the other had received more master teacher recognitions than he had?

This, this...

How could this be possible?

Where did this guy come from? How could he be so powerful?

Song Chao was dumbfounded.