Complete silence.
What one worried about had really come true!
The first and second stages of the Unerring Pavilion weren't separated, but right next to each other.
Under normal circumstances, Wu Shi would tell them how to activate the first stage before entering.
Even if he didn't, as long as they were apprentices of Tianwu Kingdom, they wouldn't deviate too much from the rules.
Yet, this fellow!
They didn't know anything and just barged in recklessly!
It was one thing for him to barge in, but to enter the second stage without even touching the first stage... His luck was way too bad!
"Is it possible to save him now?" Apothecary Hong Yun asked anxiously.
"Once the Unerring Pavilion is activated, there's no way to stop it other than the result..." Wu Shi's face paled. After a moment of hesitation, he continued, "Unless... the hall master comes personally and uses the Hall Master Token to barge in!"
"Alright!" Vice Hall Master Guan nodded his head, turned around, and left. "I'll look for the hall master. Let's hope that he can persevere until the hall master arrives..."
If a genius who had broken the records in the previous few stages were to die here due to their negligence, the entire branch would be in deep trouble.
"Persevere until the hall master returns... Is it possible?"
Wu Shi's face paled.
A Tongxuan realm expert would be killed instantly by a Zongshi realm expert. How could he possibly persevere?
"I can only pray that the heavens are on his side..."
Knowing that there was no other way, Zhang Xuan could only raise his head to look at the door in anticipation.
...
In the room for the fifth stage, Zhang Xuan stared at the puppet before him intently.
Ling Xiaoxiao's predictions for the first four stages weren't too far off from what Wu Shi had said, so it didn't matter to him. Seeing that everyone was chatting, he pushed open the door and walked in.
The moment he entered, he realized that something was amiss.
A puppet had pounced on him the moment he entered, and it was knocked to the ground by him, rendering it unable to move at all.
Now, a second puppet had also charged over, and it was clearly stronger than the first one. If not for his swift speed, he might have been injured.
"A Zongshi realm primary stage puppet? As expected of the final stage, it is much more formidable than the previous few stages! "
Recognizing the strength of the puppet, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
The two puppets in the third stage were only at Tongxuan realm, but this fellow was already at Zongshi realm primary stage. It was no wonder why there were so many people in the master teacher examination. However, even such a powerful opponent would be difficult to defeat.
"But … it's nothing to me!"
Although the Grandmaster Realm puppet was powerful, it was nothing to Zhang Xuan.
Having reached Half-Zongshi, Zhang Xuan possessed a strength of 1500 ding. With just his strength alone, he was already able to face off against a Zongshi realm primary stage expert. Furthermore, he was proficient in Heaven's Path Movement Art, fist art, and other battle techniques, as well as his ability to see through the flaws of others. Even Zongshi realm intermediate stage and advanced stage experts might not be able to defeat him, needless to say, a puppet.
Hu!
Muttering under his breath, the puppet before him charged right at him.
With a thought, Zhang Xuan saw seven or eight flaws. He smiled faintly and moved backward. Using his finger as a sword, he jabbed at an opening.
Bang!
This move didn't use much power, but the puppet seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and its huge body couldn't help but retreat.
"Continue!"
Now that his attack had succeeded, Zhang Xuan no longer hesitated. He leaped forward and pounced on the puppet's flaws without holding back.
Since the name of the Unerring Pavilion was Unerring Pavilion, one had to find flaws to attack. The more flaws there were, the higher one's results would be.
The first puppet had charged over too quickly, and before Zhang Xuan could react, he had already sent it flying with a slap. Now that this fellow was stronger, it was a good opportunity for him to practice his skills.
Peng peng peng peng!
Fists, feet, elbows, thighs … All sorts of attacks fell on the puppet, and the latter was forced to retreat.
Ever since his transcendence, Zhang Xuan hadn't fought much. Even after exerting his full strength, he could feel the zhenqi in his body gushing forth, and it felt indescribably comfortable.
Pipa! Pipa!
The pure zhenqi flowed swiftly through his meridians, and in just a short moment, he had already broken through several bottlenecks that he would normally find hard to overcome.
"I actually broke through the bottleneck of Zongshi realm?"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
He didn't expect that his offense would actually break through the bottleneck of Zongshi realm, and he would be able to reach Zongshi realm at any moment.
Stepping into Zongshi realm was akin to a fish transforming into a dragon. Regardless of whether it was his lifespan or his stamina, there would be an obvious improvement.
Even though he felt that the bottleneck was very small, he knew that it would be difficult for him to overcome it without several months of hard work. Who could have thought that he would be able to overcome it in a single battle?
"There's no need to rush for a breakthrough. I can use this fellow to practice my skills!"
Delighted, Zhang Xuan wasn't in a hurry to achieve a breakthrough.
Once he achieved a breakthrough, beating up this fellow would be as easy as beating up a dog, and there wouldn't be any meaning to it anymore.
He could take advantage of this opportunity to hone his combat skills and his ability to exploit his weaknesses.
…
"Pavilion Master Hall, no one …"
"Conference Hall, no one …"
"Where can the pavilion master go?"
Knowing that the genius was trapped in the Unerring Pavilion, Vice Pavilion Master Guan didn't stop at all. Exerting his Zongshi realm pinnacle cultivation, he moved as swiftly as a gust of wind.
Soon, he had searched through all of the places that the pavilion master frequented, but he wasn't able to find him at all.
All along, he had thought that the pavilion master was in seclusion, but who could have thought that... the other party wasn't in Mingshi Tang?
"Backyard!"
After searching the area, he turned around and ran toward the backyard.
There were quite a few master teachers who stayed here. Behind Mingshi Tang was a massive manor, and it was divided into many courtyards. The pavilion master resided in one of them.
Moving swiftly, it only took him six to seven breaths to reach the principal's courtyard. Before he could enter, he heard the roar of a savage beast.
"Why would there be a savage beast here?" Vice Pavilion Master Guan was shocked.
This was Mingshi Tang, not the Beast Hall. Where in the world did a savage beast come from?
"Is the pavilion master in danger?"
Narrowing his eyes, Vice Pavilion Master Guan couldn't be bothered to report the matter to the principal anymore.
"Pavilion master..."
Just as Vice Pavilion Master Guan was about to make a move, he froze on the spot upon seeing the situation in the courtyard.
The principal was indeed in the courtyard, and there were savage beasts as well. However, it wasn't a battle as he had imagined. Instead, the former was feeding the latter with roasted meat.
A massive savage beast was feasting excitedly, and a look of enjoyment could be seen on its face.
"Guan shi, what happened? Why did you rush over so hastily?"
Seeing that the other party had rushed over without reporting to the principal, the pavilion master frowned.
"Pavilion master, bad news. A genius is taking the master teacher examination, but he ended up in the Unerring Hall..."
Vice Pavilion Master Guan knew that this wasn't the time to be dwelling on such matters, so he hurriedly explained the matter.
"You are saying that... he unknowingly triggered the puppet of the second stage?" The pavilion master was taken aback. An anxious expression appeared on his face. "How foolish! Let's go!"
Knowing that he couldn't afford to waste any more time, the hall master ignored the savage beast that was currently feasting on its meat and dashed out.
The two Zongshi realm pinnacle experts were as swift as a gust of wind. In just ten breaths, they arrived at the main hall where the master teacher examination was held.
They thought that they would see nervous expressions on everyone's faces upon entering. Yet, contrary to their expectations, they only saw their eyes widened in shock, as if they had been possessed.
"What's going on?" The pavilion master was perplexed.
Shouldn't the crowd be worried that such a formidable genius would be trapped in the Unerring Hall, hoping for him to save him?
Why weren't they worried at all instead?
"Pavilion master... Take a look!"
Just as Vice Pavilion Master Guan was perplexed, he noticed something, and he pointed forward.
Following the direction of the other party's finger, he saw a row of numbers glowing brightly on the wall of the fifth stage, causing his eyes to hurt.
"465... What is that?"
The pavilion master's body trembled, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
"It's... it should be the marks that appear when the errors are found..."
Vice Pavilion Master Guan swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Marks that appear when the errors are found?"
The pavilion master's face darkened, and he nearly spurted blood.
Didn't you say that that fellow was in danger and was on the verge of death?
Didn't you say that he was trapped?
What the heck are these marks?
In the Unerring Hall, for every error found, one mark would be awarded. Two marks would be awarded, three marks would be awarded, and so on and so forth.
Even the most talented of geniuses would find a record of six or ten marks, and it would be nigh impossible to break it in a hundred years. Yet, the one before him... 465?
The heck!
"465 means that... 30 flaws of the puppet have been found..."
The pavilion master's face twitched uncontrollably, and he felt as if he was going insane.
The Unerring Hall was known as the Unerring Hall. The moves and cultivation techniques executed by the puppets had all been examined by a 4-star master teacher, and the moves they could execute were as powerful as those executed by a 4-star master teacher with their cultivation suppressed.
Even if there were any flaws, it would only be one or two at most, making it hard for others to notice. Yet, this fellow...
Thirty flaws, 465 points...
Did your clan create the puppet?
"Are you certain... that he has cleared the second stage and not the first?"
The pavilion master's lips twitched for a long moment before he finally reached the limits of his patience.
For a 1-star master teacher to have cleared the second stage and find thirty flaws in a Zongshi realm puppet... Even a 2-star master teacher wouldn't be able to do such a thing!
"The first stage's walls are glowing blue, and the second stage is glowing red... I saw it with my own eyes when the stage was activated, and it's glowing red. There's no mistake about it!"
Vice Pavilion Master Guan was also dumbfounded.
He had invited the pavilion master over anxiously to save a genius, hoping that the latter would be able to save him. Yet... the other party seemed to be having a good time in there.
How long had it been?
To find more than thirty flaws in the puppet!
Vice Pavilion Master Guan's body swayed weakly.
Putting aside him, even if he were to capture all of the master teachers of Mingshi Tang, he wouldn't be able to find so many flaws!
After all, this was a puppet left behind by a 4-star master teacher. Other than possessing greater knowledge than the other party, it was impossible for anyone else to find so many flaws in it!
Jiya!
Just as the duo was in a frenzy, the door opened, and a young man walked out.
Upon seeing the other party, Wu Shi hurriedly rushed forward and asked, "Zhang Shi, are you... alright?"
Having cleared the first five stages, he was already a master teacher. As such, he even changed the way he addressed the other party, from Miss Zhang to Zhang Shi.
"What can happen to me in the examination?"
Zhang Xuan looked at Zhang Xuan with a perplexed expression. Then, a little embarrassed, he asked, "But... I didn't control my strength well earlier, causing the puppet to fall apart. It should be able to repair itself, right?"
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