His clone's soul had left his body, and it was currently furiously absorbing the spiritual energy in the lake.
At this moment, his soul had doubled in size once more, reaching a height of twenty meters, filling up the entire cavern.
After storing the spirit essence in the beast skin, there was still more than half of it left, and it had been completely absorbed by his clone.
Even though his cultivation was still at Perfect Harmonization realm, his powerful soul felt like a floating deity, as if it would never run out of energy.
After breaking through the twenty meter barrier, his soul seemed to have undergone some kind of transformation, becoming even stronger and more fearsome.
Even Lu Chong back then would have been pitifully weak in comparison to such a massive soul.
He hadn't even used a hundredth of the spirit essence to achieve a breakthrough, and yet, that fellow had actually absorbed all of it … Just the thought of it left him frenzied.
He had been intending to sell it for some money after obtaining it, but from the looks of it now, it was futile!
It wasn't even enough for that fellow!
Hu!
Hearing Zhang Xuan's roar, his soul dived back into his body, and a powerful aura burst forth from his clone, leaving Zhang Xuan's eyebrows twitching uncontrollably.
He had already been no match for the other party previously, so there was no need for him to think about it now.
Similarly, his soul had been split into two, and under the nourishment of the Nine Heavens Lotus Embryo, this fellow was much stronger than his original body.
For his main body to be unable to defeat his clone … How embarrassing would that be?
But then again, since the two of them shared the same consciousness, it was a good thing that his clone was stronger.
"Let's enter the storage ring first!"
Knowing that it was impossible for him to spit out the spirit essence, Zhang Xuan could only wave his hand and have his clone enter the storage ring.
After which, he leaped out of the lake.
Having achieved a breakthrough to Perfect Harmonization realm pinnacle, his zhenqi cultivation had reached 14,000,000 ding, which was comparable to an Ethereal Treading realm primary stage cultivator.
His soul cultivation had also reached 11,000,000 ding, and adding the 8,000,000 ding from his physical body, his total strength had reached 33,000,000 ding, putting him on par with a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan Chrysalis realm pinnacle cultivator. (Chrysalis realm pinnacle cultivator, 34,000,000 ding.)
With such strength, he could be considered to be quite powerful among the students of the Master Teacher Academy, but he was still far from matching up to the saint beasts outside.
"Time to leave!"
Knowing that he couldn't afford to face those fellows head-on, Zhang Xuan separated his soul from his body and placed it in his storage ring. After which, he discreetly flew out of the cavern.
"That's not right. Why does the Spirit Qi inside feel much weaker?"
"Let's go in and take a look!"
But before he could reach the entrance of the cavern, the roars of two saint beasts echoed in the air. Following which, two saint beasts charged right into the cavern.
Zhang Xuan didn't dare to move. His back was pressed against the wall. He quietly hid the storage ring behind a rock.
Whoosh!
Just as he was about to make his preparations, two massive saint beasts suddenly flew past him at an incredible speed, stirring up a powerful gale in their wake.
When the Earth Vein Spirit Essence had filled the surroundings, spiritual energy would have filled the surroundings. Now that it had been sucked dry, even a fool would have noticed that something was amiss.
"Let's go!"
Knowing that the other party would surely search for him frenziedly once he realized that the Spirit Essence had been fully absorbed, Zhang Xuan dared not waste a single moment. Thus, he immediately leaped out of the cavern with his storage ring.
"Ah … the spirit liquid has been stolen!"
"Damn it, who, who did it …"
As soon as Zhang Xuan stepped out of the cavern, he heard furious roars echoing in the air. Not daring to waste a single moment, he leaped into the river with his storage ring and dived into it.
As soon as he dived into the water, he immediately felt an immense pressure crushing the ground beneath him. It surged out from the cavern and shrouded the surroundings.
"Someone has infiltrated the Cloudmist Ridge. All spirit beasts, heed my command.
Hong long!
Following which, a deafening rumble echoed in the air. Following which, the cries of countless saint beasts and spirit beasts could be heard. In an instant, the entire Cloudmist Ridge was sealed by a powerful force.
"It won't be easy to escape …"
Knowing that it would be difficult for him to escape now that all the spirit beasts in the Cloudmist Ridge had been mobilized, Zhang Xuan leisurely swam along the river.
Not too long later, he saw more than a dozen spirit beasts diving into the river to search for his storage ring.
However, given that he was in his soul form, he was able to hide his storage ring in the sand. Those spirit beasts searched the area several times, but they were unable to find anything. Thus, they could only return in resentment.
After swimming for a long time, Zhang Xuan finally reached the end of the river. At this moment, the sky was already completely dark. Stars filled the sky, so it was likely that it was already deep into the night.
Scanning the area, Zhang Xuan noticed that there were still quite a few spirit beasts around. However, as long as they hadn't reached Saint realm, it would be difficult for them to find him.
Nevertheless, it was still better for him to be careful. Some spirit beasts had sharp noses and exceptional hearing. If he were to be surrounded by them, it would be impossible for him to escape.
Zhang Xuan continued on his journey, and only when the sun was about to rise did he finally leave the mountain.
After leaving the vicinity of the Cloudmist Ridge, Zhang Xuan arrived at a small depression and released his physical body. After which, he summoned the Great Violetwing Beast and flew back to the academy.
Even though he didn't manage to save Wei Changfeng, he had to save his daughter!
An entire day and night had passed since he left the Cloudmist Ridge.
…
While Zhang Xuan was gone, oblivious to the fact that the entire Master Teacher Academy was in an uproar.
Sun Qiang had come early in the morning to report to the Young Master that someone was learning battle techniques and spear arts from Zheng Yang and the others, but … naturally, he couldn't find anyone.
While he couldn't find anyone, Zheng Yang and the others had already followed Xue Zhenyang into the headquarters of the True Helios Faction.
It was a massive courtyard.
"Gather everyone!"
Xue Zhenyang immediately issued an order.
It didn't take long for everyone from the True Helios Faction to gather.
As expected of one of the top student factions in the academy, there were more than two thousand members in the True Helios Faction, spanning from the first, second, third, and fourth grades.
"The reason why I gathered all of you here today is because I have found an expert to impart battle techniques to you all."
Seeing that everyone was present, Xue Zhenyang scanned the crowd and said.
"Impart battle techniques?"
"Isn't the guild leader the one imparting battle techniques to us? Could it be that the guild leader found someone more formidable than him? "
Everyone turned to look at Xue Zhenyang doubtfully.
Other than their own teacher, Xue Zhenyang had been the one to impart battle techniques to them. This was also the main reason why all of them had joined the True Helios Faction.
Why would the guild leader suddenly call them over today and tell them that someone was going to impart a battle technique to them?
"This is the spear teacher that I just acknowledged, Zheng Yang. He possesses exceptional spear arts, and today, he will be imparting a battle technique to you all!"
Waving his hands grandly, Xue Zhenyang introduced.
"Zheng Yang?"
"Spear arts?"
"That fellow is only sixteen or seventeen, right?"
"A sixteen or seventeen-year-old child is going to impart spear arts to us?"
Only at this moment did the crowd realize that a teenager had walked up to the stage. They stared at one another in bewilderment.
They were all master teachers, geniuses among geniuses. For a teenager to impart a battle technique to them … Wasn't this too much of a joke?
"What I'm going to impart is spear arts …"
This was the first time that Zheng Yang was imparting a lesson to so many people, so he was a little nervous. However, upon the topic of spear arts, the pride in his heart surged forth, and he began imparting words without the slightest pause.
"You can practice spear arts like that?"
"Incredible! Just by listening to his lecture, I feel like my understanding of spear arts has deepened by several levels!"
"His words are concise and direct. Regardless of whether it's spear arts or any other weapon, it's not a problem at all!"
"Listening to his lecture on spear arts has deepened my understanding of swordsmanship as well …"
…
Initially, the crowd didn't think much of the lecture given by a teenager, but after listening for a while, they couldn't help but be astonished.
Despite his young age, the person before them was already at the core of spear arts. Even the elders of the academy couldn't match up to him in terms of comprehension of spear arts.
It was no wonder the guild leader invited him over. He was indeed qualified to do so.
…
"What did you say? Xue Zhenyang invited a spear expert from somewhere to conduct a lecture for the members of the academy? "
In the Ashen Moon Faction, Long Cangyue stared at the student who reported the matter in disbelief.
"That's right. The person we invited possesses a deep understanding of spear arts. In less than two hours, nearly half of the members of the True Helios Faction who practice spear arts have achieved a breakthrough!"
The student replied.
"Half of them achieved a breakthrough?"
Long Cangyue leaped in shock.
Spear arts were considered as a battle technique, and achieving a breakthrough in a battle technique was much more difficult than achieving a breakthrough in one's cultivation. To achieve a breakthrough through a lecture …
How in the world did he do it?
Where did Xue Zhenyang find such a monster?
"If this matter is true, the True Helios Faction will only grow stronger and stronger … I'll have to discuss this matter with Dong Xin!"
Long Cangyue couldn't hold himself back anymore. Beckoning the others, he quickly made his way over to where Dong Xin was.
…
"Preposterous!"
In the principal's office, the head of the Martial Arts School, Xu Changqing, flung his sleeves furiously upon hearing the report.
Xue Zhenyang was his direct disciple. It was one thing for him to fool around, but to think that he would invite a young man to conduct a lecture for the master teachers of the academy … Wasn't this a joke?
If news of this were to spread, what would become of the Martial Arts School's reputation?
"I'll make a trip over!"
Harrumphing coldly, Xu Changqing walked out of his office and began making his way over to the headquarters of the True Helios Faction.
Soon, he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard.
"So many people …"
Glancing at the courtyard, Xu Changqing's eyebrows shot up.
The courtyard was filled with people, and from afar, it was hard to tell how many of them there were.
Even though the True Helios Faction was a student organization, he had heard of it before. It only had around two thousand members, so when did it become so large?
Most likely, there were at least five thousand of them!
Five thousand of them listening to the lecture of a teenage boy?
Preposterous! This was way too preposterous!
Just as Xu Changqing was about to walk over, he saw a plump man blocking the entrance with a basket in his hands.
"A hundred middle-tier spirit stones. Pay the fee before you enter …"
"You're still charging money?"
Xu Changqing's face darkened, and his eyebrows twitched wildly.
It was one thing for him to find a student from somewhere, but to think that the other party would charge him a hundred middle-tier spirit stones … This was even more expensive than a 6-star master teacher!
The fewer students there were, the higher the price. On the other hand, the more people there were, the lower the price.
To charge a hundred middle-tier spirit stones per student for a lecture of five thousand people … Didn't that mean that he would charge five hundred middle-tier spirit stones for a single lecture?
Putting aside 6-star master teachers, even Seven Star master teachers wouldn't charge such a sum!
"Why? You can't afford it? If you can't afford it, don't come to my lecture. It's no wonder you're still stuck in the academy despite your age! "
Seeing that the old man before him was unwilling to pay, the plump man sneered in disdain, "So, you're a pauper!"
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