Chapter 840: Zhang Xuan Is My Teacher!

"Bewitched? Who? Speak plainly, don't insinuate!"

Wei Ranxue, quick-tempered, her face darkening, snorted first.

"Indeed, we ten elders have been together for at least several hundred years. Do you mean I would leak secrets, or Dean Zhao, Dean Wei? Or everyone present?"

Dean Mi also looked displeased.

The other's words clearly pointed at someone; it would be strange not to be angry.

"No need to rush, deans. I didn't say it was you, unless you truly have some intimate relationship with the alien race... feeling guilty!" Lu Feng sneered.

"What did you say?"

Unable to hold back, Wei Ranxue slammed the table and stood up, her aura bursting forth: "If you have the guts, say it again!"

"Lu Feng, watch your mouth. Everyone here is a dean, the ten recognized elders of all master teachers. Who are you saying has an intimate relationship with the alien race?"

Zhao Bingxu also narrowed his eyes, suppressing his anger.

"Who I'm referring to will be clear when the truth comes out. I'm afraid it's you who won't be able to hold your heads up then!" Rolling his eyes, Lu Feng snorted.

"No need to wait. I want to test your [Great Silent Hand] right now! Make your move!"

With a long cry, Wei Ranxue's jade hand turned, and a surge of energy shot straight out, unleashing her peak Saint Realm First Layer strength without reservation.

Though she excelled in the Jinghong profession, her combat prowess was not to be underestimated. Before she even struck, the surrounding air was compressed as if about to explode.

"Dean Wei's strength has increased again?"

Seeing her surging aura, everyone tensed.

They had known each other for centuries, well aware of each other's limits. They knew much about Wei Ranxue's baseline strength, yet in just a few days, she had broken through again, gaining deeper insight into Jinghong, her every move enchanting.

"Since Dean Wei wants to test my Great Silent Hand, if I refuse, wouldn't that be impolite?"

With a cold snort, Lu Feng raised his hand, and a massive handprint hovered in the air.

The Great Silent Hand, a peak Spirit-level martial technique, Lu Feng's strongest move!

"Come on..."

Wei Ranxue flipped her jade hand, pure true energy converging into a rainbow, striking straight forward.

Though the room was small, having reached the Saint Realm, their control over power was down to a hair, with no wasted energy, so there was no fear of harming others or destroying the room.

"Hmph!"

Seeing her attack, Lu Feng sneered coldly, not rising from his seat. He flipped his right hand, and the hovering handprint flew straight forward.

Boom!

As the handprint met her rainbow, Wei Ranxue's face turned pale. She staggered back several steps, her pupils involuntarily contracting.

"Half-step... Divine Sense Realm?"

The Saint Realm Second Layer, Divine Sense Realm, allows one to open the fetal eye, generating divine sense, enabling the cultivator to see farther and more clearly, making it easier to analyze details in battle and remain undefeated.

Though this Lu Feng hadn't yet reached that realm, he was not far off!

"No wonder..." Zhao Bingxu and the others also tensed.

No wonder this fellow dared to say what he did, unafraid of offending others—he had already broken through!

"You have good eyes!"

Raising his eyelids, Lu Feng snorted, exuding a powerful and invincible aura: "Anyone else want to test my Great Silent Hand?"

"This..." The crowd fell silent.

Having known each other for so long, they were all familiar with each other's abilities. This man had broken through to half-step Divine Sense Realm, surpassing them all, becoming the undisputed number one of the Master Teacher Academy!

"Alright, we are all master teachers of the academy. No need to argue!"

Waving his hand, Master Mu grabbed with his palm, sending a surge of true energy around the room, sealing it off completely.

He used a special technique, not only preventing sound from escaping but also making it difficult for even communication jade slips to leak information.

"I've set up a barrier. Speak freely!"

Master Mu said calmly.

"In reply to Master Mu, I wish to do one more thing..."

Seeing everyone intimidated, Lu Feng sneered, stood up, and raised an eyebrow: "To prevent accidents, I also wish to summon the academy's guardian sacred artifact... the Gold Origin Cauldron!"

"Gold Origin Cauldron?"

"The guardian sacred artifact bestowed by the Master Teacher Hall?"

"This is a sacred artifact. Though just a cauldron, it is a true sacred artifact with its own spirit and will. Once activated, it can easily slay Saint Realm Second or Third Layer experts. What is Lu Feng up to?"

"When the headquarters bestowed the cauldron, they said it must not be used unless absolutely necessary. Has he truly discovered something?"

...

The Gold Origin Cauldron was the Master Teacher Academy's last resort, never to be activated unless the alien race invaded. What was he doing summoning it now?

All the elders' faces turned serious.

"Do you know what the Gold Origin Cauldron represents?" Master Mu also narrowed his eyes.

"Of course I do. But the matter I'm about to speak of is too grave, and the person involved has extraordinary means. To prevent accidents, I must prepare in advance. Otherwise... I fear even all of us elders combined may not be able to contend with him!"

Spreading his hands, Lu Feng exuded an imposing aura.

According to Dong Xin's account, this Zhang Xuan controlled twenty Saint Realm First Layer subordinates and could emit a killing aura that even the senior Ziyang Beast found hard to withstand. Once his identity was exposed and he revealed his true form and fought, even with the ten elders' formidable strength, they might not be a match!

If so, the entire Master Teacher Academy might be annihilated.

"This..." The crowd exchanged glances.

What was this matter that required even the academy's last resort?

"Very well. Since you say it's so serious, let us summon the Gold Origin Cauldron!" Master Mu nodded.

After all, he was an outsider, sent by headquarters to confirm the dean appointment, not wanting to interfere too much. Internal matters were best handled internally.

"Thank you, Master Mu!"

Seeing his agreement, Lu Feng nodded, clasped his fists, and walked to one side of the room. He pressed his palm against the wall, and then his voice rang out clearly.

"I, Lu Feng, acting dean of the Master Teacher Academy, respectfully invite Senior Gold Origin Cauldron!"

Rumble!

As the sound echoed, everyone felt the room shake. The originally smooth wall creaked open, and a massive cauldron whooshed in.

Bang!

It landed in the center of the room, emitting a resonant hum: "Don't you know I'm resting? What is it?"

A sacred artifact already possessed its own intelligence and could think like a human.

"An alien race king has appeared in the academy. I hope you can suppress it when the time comes!"

Lu Feng clasped his fists.

"Alien race king?"

"Who?"

All the deans' pupils contracted.

An alien race king... appearing in the Master Teacher Academy?

Master Mu's face also darkened.

If such a terrifying existence truly existed, why hadn't he sensed it?

Even if he couldn't sense it... she should be able to, right?

"Alien race king? Are you sure?" Gold Origin Cauldron was startled.

"Absolutely certain!" Lu Feng nodded.

"Very well. If such a creature truly appears, I will immediately swallow and refine it. If not... disturbing my sleep, do you believe I'll swallow you and refine you into coal slag?"

Gold Origin Cauldron snorted.

"Rest assured, senior, I won't give you that chance..." Lu Feng laughed.

"Alright, now that Senior Gold Origin is here, tell us what's going on!"

Zhao Bingxu could no longer hold back.

"No need to rush!"

Nodding, Lu Feng waved his hand and introduced: "Let me introduce everyone. This is Dong Xin, a fifth-year student of the academy and president of the Dong Xin Society, my newly accepted direct disciple... Now, Dong Xin, tell everyone what you saw ten days ago. Just speak truthfully, don't be nervous."

"Yes!" Nodding, Dong Xin took a deep breath, stepped forward, her face solemn.

She knew this was an opportunity. Not to mention anything else, discovering a hidden alien race king alone would ensure her future path as a master teacher would be smooth sailing.

"I, Dong Xin, a fifth-year student of the Master Teacher Academy, a six-star lower-rank master teacher, swear on my honor as a master teacher that everything I am about to say I witnessed with my own eyes, without any exaggeration..."

Stepping to the center of the hall, Dong Xin raised her hand and first took an oath as a master teacher.

Seeing this, everyone nodded.

A master teacher's oath was supreme; no one dared lie, for violating one's conscience would cause one's mental state to collapse without any punishment.

"Ten days ago, I accidentally went to a mansion outside the school and saw a Sealing Breath Array. Curious, I saw Senior Ziyang Beast break through the array and escape..."

Dong Xin's voice was clear, her account logical, detailing what she had encountered that day.

The room fell silent; everyone's expression turned grim.

Especially Elder Mi and others, frowning, their eyes full of disbelief.

"You say... Teacher Zhang controlled twenty Saint Realm alien race subordinates and brutally beat Senior Ziyang Beast?" Dean Jiang Qingqin couldn't help but stand up.

She had heard Teacher Zhang play music; his heart was pure, his tastes refined, giving a feeling of emerging unstained from the filth. How could he be an alien race?

Even if an alien race king could disguise appearance and aura, could he also disguise his state of mind?

After all, music represents the state of mind—this cannot be concealed by anyone!

"Yes!" Dong Xin nodded.

"Impossible! Teacher Zhang is magnanimous and straightforward. How could he be an alien race? Preposterous! I don't believe it!"

Jiang Qingqin flicked her sleeve: "Lu Feng, are you deliberately settling a personal score?"

"What did you call him? Teacher Zhang?" Seeing the usually aloof Dean Jiang suddenly flare up, Lu Feng frowned, puzzled.

Zhang Shi and Teacher Zhang, though only one word different in address, represented completely different identities.

The former was a term of respect for a master teacher, while the latter was a form of address for a student.

"Indeed, I am now Teacher Zhang's student. You insult my teacher, calling him an alien race. Do you think I would believe that?" Jiang Qingqin snorted, raising her eyebrows.

"Teacher? You, a dean, recognize a student as your teacher?"

Lu Feng nearly went mad.

Was this guy crazy?

Weren't you aloof from worldly affairs?

Weren't you a transcendent being?

How, in the blink of an eye, did you recognize this Zhang Xuan as your teacher?

Have you lost your mind?