With Wu Shi's proficiency as an apothecary, it didn't take long for him to successfully forge the Grand Intermittence Pill.
Perhaps it was due to the increase in his cultivation or the age of the Grand Intermittence Grass, he was able to forge a total of five pills in a single cauldron.
Principal Tan Qing had to consume three pills before his severed limbs finally recovered, allowing him to regain the ability to walk.
"Old Principal, although you are still a long way from reaching the Primordial Spirit realm, your soul has become extremely resilient under the influence of the Sacred Light for so long. How about this, I will impart to you a set of soul cultivation techniques, and then … you will enter this puppet first. I will think of a way to help you refine a new body!"
Zhang Xuan walked up to Zhang Yinqiu and flicked his wrist. An Otherworldly Demon puppet appeared in front of him.
Even though it was only a soul at the moment, the prolonged exposure to the sacred light had allowed it to transcend the limits of a soul and become extremely resilient. While it still couldn't compare to a Primordial Spirit, it should be able to survive for a very long time.
As long as he could forge a new body, it wouldn't be a problem for him to survive just like his clone.
"This is … an Otherworldly Demon puppet?"
Zhang Yinqiu shook his head upon seeing the appearance of the puppet.
He had spent his entire life fighting against the Otherworldly Demons, so it was impossible for him to enter such a puppet.
"This is something that Grandmaster Wu Yangzi forged using the body of an Otherworldly Demon after he was captured back then … It contains his most exquisite craftsmanship!"
Knowing that the person before him was Grandmaster Wu Yangzi, Zhang Xuan explained.
"Grandmaster Wu Yangzi … forged it personally?"
Zhang Yinqiu narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
His admiration for Grandmaster Wu Yangzi came from the depths of his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to find this ancient domain.
However, in the end, he still shook his head and said, "No matter what, I am still a true master teacher. Living in the body of an Otherworldly Demon … I really can't bring myself to do it!"
"Master … you aren't dead!"
Just as Zhang Yinqiu was about to continue rejecting Zhang Shi's goodwill, an agitated voice suddenly sounded.
Raising his head, he saw a massive ape-like saint beast standing not too far away. With teary eyes, the saint beast pounced straight toward him.
"Byzantium Helios …"
Upon seeing the other party's appearance, Zhang Yinqiu's eyes reddened as he stepped forward.
It was his tamed beast, the Byzantium Helios Beast!
The master and servant had thought that they had long been separated by life and death. Who would have thought that they would meet again one day?
"Master, I miss you so much …"
Because the Byzantium Helios Beast was too tall, it knelt on the ground and hugged Zhang Yinqiu tightly. Tears streamed down its face, and it no longer looked like the Guardian of Hongyuan.
"It seems like even though he has submitted to me, the one he's most loyal to is still the old principal …"
Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly at the sight of the man and beast.
He had thought that after interacting with the other party for such a long time, he would be able to replace the other party, but from the looks of it, he was still far from being able to do so.
With a flick of his finger, the soul that the other party had sacrificed previously flew back to the Byzantium Helios Beast.
"Dean …"
Sensing the recovery of its soul, the Byzantium Helios Beast hurriedly turned to look at the young man before it in disbelief.
"From today onward, you're free. You'll still be the old principal's tamed beast …" Zhang Xuan chuckled.
To be honest, with his current strength, there was no point in keeping the Byzantium Helios Beast by his side. Rather than that, he would rather have it do what it wanted to do the most, which was to continue following behind Zhang Yinqiu.
"Thank you, Master …"
The Byzantium Helios Beast kowtowed to Zhang Xuan with gratitude in its eyes.
If not for the young man before it, it would have never met the old principal again.
"Zhang Shi, I've made up my mind. I'll enter this puppet first. I had no ties back then, and with you in charge of the academy, I'm sure that it'll be even more glorious than before. Instead of living a feeble existence, I'd rather die …"
At this point, the old principal turned to the saint beast before him and said with a smile, "But now … after seeing it, I want to continue living!"
He had no wife or children, and the only thing he had was the academy. Now that there was a new principal, he didn't really care whether he lived or not. However, after seeing the yearning the Byzantium Helios Beast had for him, he realized that only by living on would he be able to accomplish more.
Life wasn't just for oneself. Sometimes, one had to live for others.
"Alright!"
Hearing the other party's agreement, Zhang Xuan nodded. With a wave of his hand, he infused a surge of energy into the puppet and sent it into it.
Hu!
A moment later, the puppet opened its eyes.
Even though the Otherworldly Demon puppet wasn't particularly good-looking, it possessed the strength of a Saint 3-dan cultivator. If he were to fuse his soul together with the puppet, he would be able to advance his cultivation significantly.
After dealing with the old principal and Tan Qing, Zhang Xuan led the crowd back to the seal outside the Saint Ascension Hall.
With a flick of his finger, a crystal appeared before him. With a light swipe of his finger, a passageway opened up.
"Let's go!"
The crowd quickly walked out of the passageway and met up with Mu shi, Feng Xun, and the others.
Seeing that they had returned safely with Tan Qing, Vice Principal Ji Yan, and the others, the crowd was overjoyed.
Now that their objective had been accomplished, Zhang Xuan didn't waste any time. He raised the crystal once more, and a brilliant glow shrouded the crowd.
Hu!
The next moment, the crowd found themselves standing above the mouth of the Swallow Embracing Mountain.
"Everyone, these are the storage rings and treasures we obtained from killing the Kings along the way. Back when we were in the ancient domain, we weren't sure if we would be able to make it out alive, so we weren't able to split them into smaller portions.
Seeing that they had returned to their original location, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. With a light chuckle, countless treasures appeared on the ground.
They were the treasures he had obtained from killing the Scarletleaf King, Jadeleaf King, Skyleaf King, and the others.
As valuable as they were, they had worked hard together to obtain them. Back when they were in the ancient domain, they weren't sure if they would be able to make it out alive, so it wasn't a big deal for them to share them with one another.
"This …"
"Zhang Shi, you were the one who killed the Skyleaf King and the others. It has nothing to do with us at all!"
Not expecting Zhang Xuan to take out so many treasures, the crowd was taken aback for a moment before feeling deeply moved.
In truth, it was the young man before them who had killed all the Kings. They didn't do anything, so it was a little unbecoming of them to receive such benefits for no reason at all.
"Since we entered the ancient domain, we are a team. Without all of you, I might not have been able to survive until now, so please don't turn down my offer."
Zhang Xuan smiled.
After becoming a Celestial Saint, his mindset had changed.
As valuable as these treasures were, if they could be used to raise the cultivation of more people, they would be far more useful than him alone.
"Alright, we'll accept your offer then …"
Seeing how resolute Zhang Xuan was, the crowd decided not to turn him down anymore. They quickly divided the treasures among themselves, and everyone had benefited greatly from the battle.
After distributing the treasures, Zhang Xuan still had quite a few left. However, these treasures weren't of much use to him anymore. His greatest gain was the assimilation of the entire Qiu Wu Palace!
Hu!
With a light flick of the crystal ball in his hand, the folded space of the ancient domain appeared on the surface of the crystal ball. From afar, it looked like a painting.
"Zhang Shi, since we are done with the ancient domain, we won't be returning to the Master Teacher Academy anymore.
After distributing the treasures, Wu Shi and President Han walked over to Zhang Xuan.
"Un." Zhang Xuan nodded.
If they were to return to the Master Teacher Academy and head to the Qingyuan Empire, they would have to take a detour. Thus, they might as well leave the Master Teacher Academy from here. At the very least, they would be able to save two to three days of travel.
"Before we leave, I would like to speak with you privately. May I?"
Wu Shi asked telepathically.
"Un."
Zhang Xuan waved his hand and set up a seal around the area. After which, he turned to the duo and asked, "May I know what's the matter that requires us to leave?"
"Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that … there's something that I would like to advise Zhang Shi on!"
Wu Shi and President Han glanced at one another before turning to look at Zhang Xuan.
"Advise?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
What was the matter? Why were these two so secretive? Why did they need to persuade him?
After a moment of contemplation, Wu Shi said, "I'll get straight to the point. Based on my observations over the past few days, it seems like Zhang Shi is intending to court Luo shi as his partner, right?"
"That's right." Zhang Xuan chuckled, not denying Wu Shi's words.
There was nothing taboo about love between a man and a woman.
Not to mention, Luo shi was the only woman that he loved, the person that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.
"Then … Do you know anything about Luo shi's background?" Wu Shi asked.
"That … should be related to the Luo Clan, right?"
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before replying.
"Indeed, she should be related to the Luo Clan. If I'm not mistaken, there's a good chance that she's the little princess of the Luo Clan!" Wu Shi revealed his conjecture with a grim look on his face.
"Little princess?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
"Un. That little princess possesses an extremely pure bloodline. Putting aside her unparalleled talent, more importantly, she has inherited the supreme artifact of the Luo Clan, the Dimension Silencer …"
Wu Shi paused for a moment before continuing. "The Sage Clans are extremely strict with their bloodline. Not to mention, she wields the most important artifact of the Luo Clan … Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't allow her to marry an outsider!"
"This …"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback. "If she doesn't marry an outsider, does that mean that she'll remain in the Luo Clan forever?"
"It's fine for someone with an ordinary bloodline to marry an outsider, but for someone with such a pure bloodline … that would be difficult!" Wu Shi shook his head. "Furthermore, even if she were to marry an outsider, it would probably be an alliance between the Sage Clans!"
"Alliance between the Sage Clans?"
"Indeed. The cultivation techniques of the Sage Clans aren't allowed to be leaked. Only by marrying someone with a similarly pure bloodline would she have a higher chance of becoming a more powerful genius … So, if you really wish to become her companion, I'm afraid that it won't be that easy!"
Wu Shi said hesitantly.
He wasn't trying to stop the two of them. Rather, he wanted to give the young man before him a heads up.
It wasn't that easy to marry a woman from a Sage Clan.
"More importantly … I heard that the Luo Clan has already formed an alliance with an extremely formidable Sage Clan through marriage! That's precisely why that little princess was so displeased that she ran away. No one knows where she has gone to … "
This time, the one who spoke was President Han.
Previously, when they had guessed Lozosy's identity, these rumors had surfaced in their minds, causing them to be wary of him.
If Zhang Xuan were to get together with Lozosy, he could very well offend not only the Luo Clan but another Sage Clan as well.
They had gone through life and death together, so naturally, they couldn't allow the other party to be kept in the dark.
"Alliance between the Sage Clans? What clan is that? "Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"They share the same surname as you!"
Wu Shi paused for a moment before replying.
"The Sage Zhang clan!"
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