Two minutes ago.
After entering the room, Zhang Xuan looked around.
The room was not big, and the first thing he saw was a weapon rack. There were swords, sabers, spears, and all kinds of weapons.
Elder Bai stood in the middle and looked at Zhang Xuan calmly, "Take out your weapon, use what you're best at!"
"Weapons?" Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Weapons can easily hurt people. Forget it!"
The swords, spears, and sabers that he specialized in were all imbued with Weapon Intent, and their might was astonishing. It was just an examination, so there was no need for it to be so dangerous.
"You …"
Elder Bai's face darkened.
Weapons can hurt people easily, but do you think you can hurt me?
His eyebrows shot up, and his gaze turned cold.
What an arrogant fellow.
"Alright, since you don't want it, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"
Unable to be bothered to waste his breath on the other party, Elder Bai suppressed his cultivation of Mortal 4-dan pinnacle to 1-dan pinnacle.
"Now that my cultivation is the same as yours, make your move!"
Elder Bai raised his arm and gazed at Zhang Xuan coldly.
Since the other party wasn't going to use any weapons, as a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan cultivator, he couldn't bring himself to use one either. Thus, they could only fight bare-handed.
"Why don't you go first …"
Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
"You …" Elder Bai's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
'Is this guy confident, or is he a little' stupid '? I'm strong. Once I attack, you won't even be able to resist. Do you think you can withstand a few more moves?'
One must know that the previous few had executed their strongest attacks as soon as they arrived, suppressing their opponents like a torrential storm, and yet, they had only managed to take twenty blows from me … Are you sure that you can withstand my attacks?
"Alright then!"
Seeing that the other party had no intention of making a move, Elder Bai's eyebrows shot up. Stomping his feet on the ground, he charged forward.
Huala!
His body turned into a phantom, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived before the young man.
"Lie down!"
Seeing that the other party was standing motionlessly on the spot, Elder Bai harrumphed coldly and pressed his palm downward.
Hu!
Before he could even touch the other party's body, his palm suddenly felt empty.
That Zhang Xuan had already disappeared from their line of sight.
"Oh no …"
Narrowing his eyes, Zhang Xuan hurriedly turned around, only to see the sole of a shoe appearing before him.
Pa!
Before he could even process what was going on, he was already sent flying, crashing into the wall. His condition was even worse than Elder Wu's. A large shoe print could be seen on his face.
Elder Bai vomited a mouthful of blood. He was completely dumbfounded.
The Martial Skill he had just used was called [Reach and Retrieve], and it had already reached the Middle Grade Spirit Level, possessing boundless power.
This was especially so for the various transformations and follow-up moves. There were too many of them to count, dazzling one's eyes and making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.
Zhang Xuan had thought that he would be able to toy around with the other party, making him lose his bearings. Feints, real moves, illusory moves … Yet, who could have thought that the other party would be able to dodge all of his attacks so easily?
What made him even more dizzy was that the mingmen of this technique was different from the armpits, crotch, and back of other ultimate techniques. Instead, it was located at the qingming acupoint!
The Qingming Acupoint was located between the eyebrows, and it was the easiest place to find. Hiding the mingmen there was exposing the most dangerous place to everyone, and no one would expect it.
This was supposed to be the most confidential zhenqi circulation route, something that even his closest direct disciple and Pavilion Master Kang were unaware of. Yet, this fellow actually kicked it...
In an instant, Elder Bai's mingmen was broken, and the zhenqi in his body dissipated. If not for him releasing his cultivation at the last moment, allowing him to return to Transcendent Mortal 4-dan pinnacle, he would have been dead by now!
The heck!
What in the world is going on?
I am a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan pinnacle expert, and I was suppressing my cultivation to compete with a Transcendent Mortal 1-dan fellow. Yet, I was kicked in the face and nearly died...
I came here to test the other party to see how many rounds the other party could last, but in the end... I didn't even last a single round and nearly died...
The more Elder Bai thought about it, the more stifled he felt, and his face turned livid.
Just as Elder Bai was about to leap down from the wall to regulate the chaotic zhenqi in his body, the young man suddenly rushed over anxiously and asked, "Elder Bai, are you alright?"
"Hmph!"
Harrumphing coldly, Elder Bai leaped down from the depression on the wall. Before he could even regulate his breathing, he heard the other party muttering to himself.
"I thought that you would be able to withstand a few blows from me, but to think that you wouldn't even be able to withstand a single blow. Aren't you a little too weak..."
Pu!
Elder Bai spurted a mouthful of blood.
That should be my line, right?
I came here to test how many blows you can withstand, but in the end, I was severely injured by a single kick from you...
"Shut up!"
The more Elder Bai thought about it, the angrier he got.
"Shut up? Does Elder Bai intend to compete with me again? "the voice from the other party continued.
"I..."
Elder Bai was speechless. He felt so stifled that he wanted to cry.
The other party's movement was as fast as lightning. If the other party was a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan cultivator, he would have been able to dodge it easily. But... as a Transcendent Mortal 1-dan cultivator, it was impossible for him to do so.
More importantly, even though the other party's kick from the back seemed despicable... it was indeed impossible for a Transcendent Mortal 1-dan cultivator to dodge it!
This move seemed to have fused with the nature of the world, and on top of that, it was extremely powerful. On top of that, it was aimed at one's meridian. Putting aside the other party's subsequent moves, just based on these two moves alone, he would surely lose ten more times.
In fact, he even suspected that even if he suppressed his cultivation to Transcendent Mortal 2-dan, he would still be unable to withstand the other party's attack!
Didn't they say that he was the easiest to deal with due to his low cultivation? Easy to deal with your head...
"Let's go out!"
Afraid that the other party would say something that would make him spurt blood once more, Elder Bai couldn't be bothered with recovering from his injuries. He stood up and walked out of the room.
Seeing how anxious he was, Zhang Xuan also followed him out.
...
Pavilion Master Kang's sudden outburst of expletives caught everyone's attention. Turning their gazes toward the door, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock, and they nearly spurted blood.
Elder Bai walked out with a hand on his chest. There was a trail of blood by the corner of his lips, and the mark of the sole of a shoe was clearly visible on his face.
"What happened?"
"Elder Bai... is injured?"
"Isn't he here to assess Zhang Xuan?"
...
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
Elder Bai was here to assess the other party's cultivation, but why did he seem to be in an even worse state than Elder Wu?
Look at his face, the sole of his shoe, that face... Aiyo, it's better not to look at it. Otherwise, I might just puke.
"Elder Bai, what are you …"
Pavilion Master Kang also turned to look at Elder Bai with a bizarre expression.
"I..." If there was a hole in the ground, Elder Bai would have dived into it.
"I'm sorry, Pavilion Master Kang. It's all my fault. I should have gone easy on him, but I didn't expect that... Elder Bai, who had suppressed his cultivation, would be so weak... I lost control of my strength and injured him. This is my fault!"
Zhang Xuan walked out apologetically.
"Weak?"
"Lost control of his strength?"
"Injured him?"
...
The master teachers on the stage stared at one another with widened eyes, as though they had seen a ghost.
Fu Xiaochen and Ruohuan gongzi, who were gleeful a moment ago, stared at one another with trembling bodies, and they were on the verge of fainting.
They thought that Elder Bai wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow before being beaten down, but it turned out that it was true... It was just that the target was Elder Bai!
Are you for real?
That was a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan pinnacle expert, the number one expert other than Pavilion Master Kang. Yet, with a single kick, he was reduced to a pig's head...
When they were fighting with Elder Bai previously, they had exerted all of their might, but they only managed to withstand thirty blows. Yet, this fellow actually reduced him to such a state in a single blow...
The few of them felt their vision turning dark. They couldn't believe that this was real.
"This..."
Pavilion Master Kang, Su shi, and Ling shi also widened their mouths in shock. They hurriedly turned to look at Elder Bai, hoping to hear the news from him. Seeing the other party nod his head helplessly, they felt as though they were being struck by lightning, and they even felt like committing suicide.
It was just a moment ago that they said confidently that due to Zhang Shi's rapid advancement in cultivation, it was impossible for him to withstand ten blows. But now, they realized that... it was Elder Bai who was unable to withstand even a single blow, and he was already reduced to such a state...
"Alright, since the results are out... let's rearrange the rankings!"
Forced to change his words once more, Pavilion Master Kang's face flushed in embarrassment. "First, Zhang Shi. Second, Fu Xiaochen. Third, Ruohuan gongzi. Fourth, Feng Mosheng, Du Hu..."
The results were announced, and Zhang Xuan was once again the dark horse, obtaining the first place.
It was impossible for him not to get first place! The others were only able to withstand a few blows under the attacks of their elders, but the other party was able to defeat their elders... The disparity between them was simply too great!
"Alright, let's proceed to the third test!"
Knowing that there would be no end to the duel if they were to continue dwelling on this matter, Pavilion Master Kang swiftly swept his gaze across the crowd.
"In the first two tests, we tested our Soul Depth and cultivation. Even though these two factors are important, they are only the foundations of becoming a master teacher! As an outstanding teacher, the most important factor is to conduct a lecture and impart knowledge to others! "
"Thus, the third test is this!"
"Normally, one would have to find an academy, conceal one's name, and conduct a lecture quietly. After a few months or even two years, the students would compete with one another to assess the teacher's capability in teaching... However, the Master Teacher Tournament is only two months away, and we don't have that much time to waste on such matters. Thus... we thought of a faster and better method to assess everyone's capability in teaching!"
"And that is... [Preservation of Spiritual Wisdom]!"
Pavilion Master Kang introduced.
"Preservation of Spiritual Wisdom? What's that? "
"I'm not too sure either. I only know that it's an ability that only 5-star painters possess. It allows the characters in their paintings to possess spiritual wisdom, allowing them to absorb the spiritual energy in the air and survive for a very long time."
"Now that you mention it, it's the 6-dan of painting!"
"Indeed. Reality Depiction, Spiritual Canvas, Infused Intentions, Breathtaking Verisimilitude, Spirit Creation, and Spiritual Wisdom... To be able to create a painting of this level, one has already reached the level of a 5-star painter. There isn't a single one of them in the entire Myriad Kingdom City! "
"Since Spiritual Wisdom is the ability of a 5-star painter, what about Preservation of Spiritual Wisdom? How does one assess one's capability in teaching? "
...
Bewildered looks appeared on the faces of the crowd. It seemed like most of them didn't understand what Preservation of Spiritual Wisdom meant.
Even Zhang Xuan frowned.
Only Ruohuan gongzi's face lit up upon hearing the content, and he clenched his fists tightly in excitement.
He was a 4-star painter, so the content of the test would surely benefit him.
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