Chapter 975: Zhang Xuan Wants an Exchange

As a high-grade七星 master teacher, he had no ill feelings toward this Zhang Xuan; in fact, he admired geniuses.

The reason he had been unfriendly from the start was mainly due to You Xu, which made him angry, and he naturally took it out on the new academy head. Moreover, the other party was too young; becoming an academy head at such an age would inevitably make one complacent, so he needed some tempering!

He thought... a few rebukes would make him understand the vastness of the world and that there are always people better than him... but instead, it turned out that he himself learned the lesson...

Just thinking about it was frustrating.

"No wonder he became the academy head and earned such praise from Master Mu, who willingly calls him uncle... He's indeed extraordinary!"

He gave a bitter laugh and couldn't help shaking his head.

He had always admired those with great achievements. This young man had single-handedly saved dozens of six-star master teachers, and disregarding his status as academy head, personally entered the underground cavern to kill alien spirit beings and repair the seal...

Every one of these deeds deserved respect!

"Dean Zhang, I was unaware of the situation and was rude earlier. Please forgive me!"

Realizing this, Master Wu no longer put on airs. He stepped forward with sincerity in his eyes.

Master teachers valued the state of mind; if wrong, they admitted it. Even as a high-grade七星 master teacher, he should apologize when necessary.

"Master Wu, you flatter me. We are all master teachers, working for humanity. Being cautious is only right..." Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Yes, all for humanity!"

Master Wu nodded, no longer dwelling on it. "Alright, since everyone is going, let's gather at Fire Source City in one month!"

"Fire Source City?"

"Yes, according to You Xu's confession and our Master Teacher Academy's on-site investigation, this relic is near Fire Source City."

Master Wu said.

"Fire Source City is on the border of the Hongyuan Empire. If I remember correctly, it should be very close to the Sealing Sage Platform, right?"

A map of the Hongyuan Empire surfaced in his mind, and Zhang Xuan spoke.

Fire Source City, at the very edge of the Hongyuan Empire, was only a few hundred kilometers from the Sealing Sage Platform. Because of this, countless pilgrims stayed there, making the economy exceptionally prosperous.

"Yes, it's very close!"

Master Wu responded. "The Sealing Sage Platform is where Confucius became a sage. This relic might be related to it. Of course, based on the information we have, it's still too little to make a correct judgment."

"Mm."

Everyone nodded.

When it came to Confucius, anyone had to be tight-lipped; without evidence, one should not speculate recklessly.

"Speaking of the Sealing Sage Platform, I must mention something that happened recently. Most of you may not know yet!"

After explaining, Master Wu smiled and looked at everyone. "The Sealing Sage Platform has a message left by Confucius. Three months ago, someone actually deciphered the true meaning of that message, causing a sensation! Honestly, I really want to meet this strong person who gained Confucius's recognition and see what strength he has. If I have the chance, I would even like to become his disciple and learn from him..."

His admiration grew stronger. Master Wu, speaking halfway, noticed Wu Ran nearby, his face flushed as if about to explode. He couldn't help frowning. "Dean Wu, what's wrong? If I remember correctly, you are the president of the Sealing Sage Society. You've studied Confucius's message for so many years without results, yet an outsider cracked it... Don't you feel admiration?"

"Cough, cough!"

His eyes blurry, Wu Ran could no longer hold back. "Master Wu, the strong person you mentioned who deciphered Confucius's message... is right here!"

"Here?"

Master Wu was stunned, his eyes wide. "Who?"

"It's... the academy head you just said was putting on airs..." Wu Ran said bitterly.

"Dean Zhang?"

Master Wu staggered, almost vomiting blood and fainting.

Are you kidding me?

You, a Saint Ascendant, actually found errors in Confucius's message...

"It seems... it's me!" Zhang Xuan was also a bit embarrassed.

What kind of situation was this? Just now he was scolding him like a grandson, and now he was clamoring to become his disciple... Ah, being too outstanding always brings these kinds of problems; it's really troubling!

"Confucius's message, for tens of thousands of years, everyone thought it was correct and cultivated strictly according to it. Yet you found errors and openly questioned it... This, this..."

His lips trembling, Master Wu was about to go crazy.

Originally, as a high-grade七星 master teacher, he came to the Hongyuan Academy to judge You Xu and incidentally teach the academy head a lesson as a warning... But unexpectedly, not only did he fail to teach the lesson, but he himself was scared nearly to death.

Confucius's words, for tens of thousands of years, no one dared to question, not even in their hearts!

This mindset was deeply ingrained and unchangeable.

Because of this, hearing that someone questioned and found errors in the Sealing Sage Platform's message was extremely shocking. It broke thousands of years of fixed thinking and challenged Confucius's authority...

He thought it would be an extremely powerful expert, at least a Saint Domain tier 3 or 4 super-strong... He never dreamed it was this young man, only twenty years old, whom he had just rebuked!

It could be said that the shocks this guy gave him today exceeded all he had seen in his lifetime...

It was dizzying and hard to believe.

"It's nothing. Confucius was also human, and humans make mistakes..." Seeing him so frightened, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Who is without fault? Even sages are no exception!

"You, you..."

Hearing this, everyone's face turned pale. Master Wu quickly sealed the surroundings with his hand, afraid someone might hear.

"Dean, Confucius is the teacher of ten thousand generations; we cannot speak lightly of him..." Seeing his ignorance, Elder Mi quickly transmitted his voice.

"Oh!" Zhang Xuan scratched his head, then remembered that in this world, lower-level master teachers could not casually discuss higher-level ones.

That was why his identity as Yang Xuan had not been investigated by higher-level master teachers.

Confucius, as the foremost teacher and teacher of ten thousand generations, naturally could not be casually discussed, especially in a way that lacked respect. If word got out, he would surely face criticism from many master teachers.

He might even be beaten to death on the spot.

People on the Master Teacher Continent had been exposed to the way of the teacher since childhood, developing a deep reverence for 'teachers.' He still retained his previous life's thinking, so his words were naturally shocking and hard to accept.

It seemed he needed to be more careful in his words and actions in the future; otherwise, if someone caught him, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.

"It's my fault. I misspoke just now. Please don't take it to heart..."

Thinking this, he quickly clasped his fists.

"I didn't hear what Dean Zhang just said..."

Quick to react, Elder Mi hurriedly smiled.

"Yes, we didn't hear anything!"

The others nodded simultaneously.

Speaking directly of Confucius, it was better not to hear it at all. So, it was best to play dumb.

This would avoid trouble and not offend Dean Zhang.

"Dean Zhang, your two students, Wang Ying and Liu Yang, also need to take our War Master assessment. When would it be convenient? Let's finish the assessment quickly so we can set off."

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Liao Song spoke.

"The War Master assessment, let's do it tomorrow!"

Zhang Xuan hesitated. "Also... I'd like to have an exchange with your War Master Hall. When would be convenient? I've just established a student organization at the academy called the Xuanxuan Society. I can bring them along for a visit to your place!"

Cultivation wasn't about working behind closed doors. The War Master Hall had formidable combat power. If he could take the Xuanxuan Society members there to gain experience, it would broaden their horizons and greatly benefit their future strength improvement.

He had been considering this for a few days, and since the other party asked, he brought it up.

"Xuanxuan Society, exchange..."

Recalling the scene he encountered upon entering the academy two days ago, Liao Song's face turned pale, and his heart trembled.

He now had a shadow over the word 'Xuanxuan.'

Exchange was good, but... if the tens of thousands of freaks from the Xuanxuan Society came over, would they beat the War Master Hall until they doubted life?

"What's the matter? Is it difficult?" Seeing his eyebrows twitch and his expression like he had eaten two catties of pickled vegetables, Zhang Xuan asked.

"It's not that it's difficult..."

Gritting his teeth, Liao Song said, "It's like this: the War Master Hall branch is in Qingyuan Capital, about a month's journey from here. I came quickly because I was nearby when Zhuo Qingfeng sent me a message... The relic will open in a month. If we are fortunate enough to survive, we can exchange then..."

Qingyuan Capital was far from here; even riding a sacred beast, it couldn't be reached in a day or two.

"That's true! How about this: later, I'll take you to see them first. Let's have an exchange, and you can give them some pointers. Their cultivation is very weak; they need to broaden their horizons and see true experts!"

Nodding, Zhang Xuan smiled.

The Xuanxuan Society members had only attended lectures and hadn't had much actual combat. If they could spar with War Master Hall members, they should improve quickly.

"Pointers? And... experts?"

His mouth twitching, Liao Song was about to faint.

They were considered experts among others, but in front of the Xuanxuan Society... experts my foot!

Hadn't they seen it? They got beaten so badly they couldn't tell north from south as soon as they entered. Go and give them pointers?

Are you kidding?

"Better forget it... I don't think it's necessary..." Embarrassed, Liao Song waved his hand.

"It's just an exchange. Does War Master Liao think our academy's people are too weak to be worthy of your guidance?"

Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

He naturally didn't know about War Master Liao's experience, but seeing a war master, whose focus was combat, shying away from a fight was strange.

Shouldn't people like them rush over eagerly when they hear about an exchange?

What kind of attitude was this?

"No..." Liao Song quickly waved his hand.

"Then it's settled. Everyone sparring and learning from each other is no big deal. Maybe we'll have to ask you to go easy and not beat them too badly..."

Zhang Xuan smiled.

"Alright!"

Seeing the other party's serious and sincere expression, not like he was humiliating them, Liao Song had to nod, with a look of facing death.

After all, more exchanges and battles would also help improve their war masters' combat power!

Since the other party sincerely requested, it wouldn't hurt to go and exchange.