"Yes!"
Even though the master teachers were indignant and indignant, upon hearing that the decision was made by the Master Teacher Academy, they still nodded in agreement and withdrew from the battlefield.
"School Head Zhao, you stay behind and make arrangements for the students. Tell them not to clash with the spirit beasts for the time being. I will head to the Cloudmist Ridge with Elder Mi!"
Seeing that everyone had retreated, Zhang Xuan said.
"That won't do. I want to go with the principal …"
Hearing that he was to leave, Zhao Bingxu anxiously shook his head.
Even though Principal Zhang had made significant improvements in his cultivation recently, he was still only at Chrysalis realm primary stage. Heading to the Cloudmist Ridge, which was filled with saint beasts, was no different from courting death. Even if he had to put his life on the line, he was determined to follow behind the other party to ensure his safety.
"What's the matter? You've acknowledged me as your principal, and now you're not even listening to my orders?"
Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows. "If you don't want to listen, then both of you don't have to go. I'll go alone!"
"Principal Zhang …" Zhao Bingxu said anxiously.
"We do need to make arrangements for these students. Dean Zhao, you can go back first!"
Elder Mi waved his hands before sending a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan. "Return and make preparations. At the same time, look for Mu shi and the others. We have four hours, and if we don't come out within four hours, we will launch an attack on them. I will follow Principal Zhang, and even if I have to put my life on the line, I will ensure his safety during these four hours!"
"This …" Zhao Bingxu froze for a moment before nodding. "Alright!"
"Let's go!"
Even though Zhang Xuan had no idea what the other party was talking about, he paid it no heed. He beckoned for Elder Mi to get on the saint beast and flew toward the Cloudmist Ridge.
Gritting his teeth, Zhao Bingxu hurriedly flew back to the Master Teacher Academy.
In the air, he clenched his fists tightly.
"Principal, nothing must happen to you..."
He knew that the principal was going to negotiate for the sake of the many master teachers under him. While this might seem like a disgrace to the prestige of the academy, it would also protect the vitality of mankind.
To bear the infamy of others just so that more master teachers would not be harmed, this magnanimity and boldness...
They did not choose the wrong person!
Zhang Shi was a reliable master teacher... A true master teacher who had comprehended the Heart of Teacher!
Just like Kong Shi in the past, he was compassionate and righteous.
Perhaps they had really witnessed the birth of a legend.
…
The saint beasts were swift, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at the Cloudmist Ridge. Standing by the window, Elder Mi spoke with a booming voice.
"I, Mo Zhu of the Master Teacher Academy, have arrived as promised. May I know where the kings of the Master Teacher Academy are?
"Please sit on the back of this eagle beast. It will bring you to us. Leave your sacred beast outside the mountain! I'm afraid that if we don't reach a good agreement, it will be framed by unrighteousness! "
An indifferent voice was heard.
Elder Mi's Flame Dragon Saint Beast was also a beast. If there was a problem in the negotiations between humans and beasts, helping its master would be equivalent to betraying the Beast race. If it helped the Beast race, it would be equivalent to betraying its master.
"Alright!"
After instructing the Saint Beast, Elder Mi leaped down from the back of the Saint Beast. With a wave of his hand, he wrapped Zhang Xuan with his zhenqi before landing on the back of an eagle not too far away.
Chirp!
The eagle let out a long cry, spread its wings and flew up.
This fellow had already reached Chrysalis realm, and its body was covered in a grayish color.
It was similar to the Viridescent Eagle that Zhang Xuan had tamed previously, but it was much stronger.
"Principal Zhang, don't reveal your identity yet. Just say that … you are my student! If they make a move, they will surely find a way to send you out … "
Elder Mi sent a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan.
"There's no need for that. How can we talk without revealing our identity?" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
"This … Those saint beasts have always been at odds with our Master Teacher Academy. Even if not for the recent incident, we would have surely eradicated them … However, it is a pity that those fellows have been holed up in their nest all this while. Over the years, the academy and even the royal family have sent quite a few people over, but there has been no news of them at all.
Most likely, they have been killed! "Elder Mi said.
Frowning, Zhang Xuan suddenly recalled the corpses he had seen behind the Earth Vein Spirit Essence Lake back then.
Perhaps, those were the teams sent by the royal family or the Mingshi Academy.
"The Cloudmist Ridge is shrouded in mist all year round, and the terrain is extremely complicated. Leaving those saint beasts here is like a thorn in the throat of mankind. We have long wanted to eradicate them, but it is a pity that … it is simply too difficult!"
At this point, Elder Mi seemed to have recalled something, and a grim expression appeared on his face. "Furthermore, those saint beasts don't seem to be as simple as occupying a mountain. The old principal knows a little about them, but he disappeared before he could speak of them in detail! Based on the historical records, the disappearance of Elder Wu Yangzi back then seems to be related to the Cloudmist Ridge as well! "
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
He knew quite a bit about Wu Yangzi, and he had even obtained some of the treasures the latter had left behind. If it was really related to the Cloudmist Ridge, it was likely that the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe was behind it as well.
"Could it be … related to Vicious?"
After obtaining Wu Yangzi's treasures, Zhang Xuan had asked Vicious about it, but the latter only had a heart left, and most of his memories had disappeared. He only knew about the underground chamber, but nothing else.
But if Wu Yangzi's disappearance was related to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe … could the saint beasts be related as well?
That might just be possible!
Given how close Hongyuan City was to the Master Teacher Academy, it was unlikely that the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe would be able to capture a Saint 2-dan expert.
"That's right. In order to investigate the matter, some Saint realm experts sneaked into the Cloudmist Ridge, but it was a pity that they failed as well. I came here seven hundred years ago as well … If not for the old principal saving me, I would have been dead by now …"
Elder Mi said with a reddened face.
Seven hundred years ago, when his cultivation had reached a certain level, he had secretly snuck into the Cloudmist Ridge to investigate the matter. However, before he could get far, he was pummeled to the point where he was on the verge of death.
If not for the old principal, he wouldn't be where he was today.
"I see!" Not expecting School Head Mo to have such an experience, Zhang Xuan chuckled.
Even though he had entered the Cloudmist Ridge once, it was indeed a bizarre place.
If not for his soul cultivation, he would have been pummeled to death just like Wei Changfeng, let alone stealing the other party's Earth Vein Spirit Essence.
After explaining the reason, Elder Mi said, "So, try not to reveal your identity later on. Otherwise, I fear that something might go awry …"
"Un. I'll see what I can do then!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
If the saint beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge were to learn that he was the principal of the Cloudmist Ridge, they might really go berserk.
Even with the Byzantium Helios Beast and Jin Yuan Ding, it wouldn't be easy for them to escape from the mountain of saint beasts, Nascent Saint, and Half-Saint cultivators.
While the duo was speaking, the eagle beneath them had already flown past the thick mist and arrived at a mountain peak.
Zhang Xuan took a look and realized that it was a familiar location, the location of the Earth Vein Spirit Essence.
Qiu!
The eagle let out a piercing cry before descending to the ground. Elder Mi swiftly landed on the ground, and Zhang Xuan followed closely behind him.
"Master Teacher Academy Mo Zhu has arrived with his students. I invite the kings of the Cloudmist Ridge to meet them!"
Taking a step forward, Elder Mi's Saint 1-dan pinnacle aura burst forth.
"School Head Mo, let's talk inside!"
A nonchalant voice sounded from the cavern ahead. Following which, two Half-Saint Black Spirit Leopards walked out and gestured to the duo, seemingly inviting them in.
"Let's go!"
Taking a deep breath, Mo Zhu nodded before leading the way in.
Zhang Xuan scanned the surroundings and noticed that there were still quite a few Nascent Saint and Half-Saint spirit beasts guarding the area. However, their numbers were significantly fewer than the previous time they were here.
From the looks of it, they had been dispatched to battle with the Master Teacher Academy.
Walking deeper into the cavern, they soon arrived at the cavern where the Earth Vein Spirit Essence was stored. Ten Saint 1-dan pinnacle saint beasts were seated within the cavern, and upon seeing them, they glared at Zhang Xuan with cold killing intent.
"Mo Zhu, you sure are gutsy to bring a Chrysalis realm student here!"
One of the Saint 1-dan pinnacle Golden Beartiger Beast glared at Zhang Xuan coldly.
As the head of the Beast Tamer School, Mo Zhu of the Master Teacher Academy, as well as a saint beast of the Cloudmist Ridge, he had long heard of him.
"I have already arrived. Let's discuss how we should deal with the aftermath of the battle between the Master Teacher Academy and the Cloudmist Ridge! If this goes on, I fear that both sides will suffer heavy losses! "
Elder Mi said with a wave of his hands.
"Heavy losses? So what if both sides suffer heavy losses? You humans stole our Earth Vein Spirit Essence and destroyed our foundation. At most, we will just have to fight to the death! "
A Saint 1-dan pinnacle Scarlet Blaze Lion roared.
"Stole the Earth Vein Spirit Essence?" Elder Mi frowned.
"Indeed. This is where we store the Earth Vein Spirit Essence, and it is currently empty. Only you humans can be so despicable …" the Scarlet Blaze Lion said.
Elder Mi turned around and saw an empty lake not too far away. Even though there was nothing in it, he could still feel the concentrated spiritual energy emanating from it.
This was the very center of the Cloudmist Ridge, guarded by countless saint beasts and Nascent Saint beasts. To be able to steal the Earth Vein Spirit Essence under such circumstances … Just which expert was it?
One must know that back then, when he was at the Great Ascension realm, he was still nearly beaten to death before he could even reach the midpoint of the mountain.
To be able to enter the Cloudmist Ridge, steal the Earth Vein Spirit Essence, and still survive … This was truly a huge blow to mankind!
"I am not aware of this matter!"
Elder Mi was filled with admiration, but he didn't let it show on his face. Instead, he waved his hands and said, "You claim that it was a human, but do you have any proof? Who is it? "
"Not aware of this matter? Do you think that you can fool us by saying that you are unaware of this matter? "
The Golden Beartiger Beast harrumphed coldly.
"I am not trying to fool you. If you don't have any proof, there is no point in looking for me. I only represent the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy! Let's talk about the battle between the two of us instead! "
Elder Mi decided to change the topic. "Mingshi Tang doesn't know how to manage our small skirmishes. If this were to blow up, there would be no need for the Cloudmist Ridge to exist anymore. You would be wiped off the face of the world! I believe you should know this as well. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Cloudmist Ridge to remain peaceful for so many years!
"In the past, with the Earth Vein Spirit Essence, there was still hope for us to advance to the Master Teacher Continent, but things are different now …"
Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, the Golden Beartiger Beast waved its massive paw and said, "Sure, as long as the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy pays us 50,000 high-tier spirit stones and helps us construct five hundred grade-6 Spirit Gathering Formations in the Cloudmist Ridge, I will withdraw my spirit beasts immediately!"
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