Only after returning to his residence did Zhang Xuan finally feel fatigued.
It had been two days since he returned from the search for the Scarlet Firefly Fruit, and he hadn't rested at all. Taming the spirit beasts and saint beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge had taken a toll on his mind.
If not for the massive size of his soul, he wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long. Even so, he could still feel an excruciating pain in his head.
"Before Vicious went into hibernation, he helped me refine the soul of the Bluehorn Dragon Beast. Now that it has lost its consciousness, it should be able to heal my damaged soul!"
Exhaling deeply, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and a pure soul appeared before his eyes. With a thought, he drew his soul out of his body.
Driving a cultivation technique, he began devouring the soul before him.
Tzzzzzzz!
The pure soul of the Bluehorn Dragon Beast morphed into a warm stream that nourished his damaged soul, strengthening it, strengthening it, and making it more lustrous and resilient.
It didn't take long for his soul to fully recover, and it grew even stronger.
Even though the soul of the Bluehorn Dragon Beast was incomplete, it was still a Saint 5-dan soul, and the purity of its energy was far beyond that of a high-tier spirit stone.
"It's a pity that I don't have a Chrysalis realm cultivation technique manual … Otherwise, I would surely be able to advance my soul cultivation further!"
After devouring the soul for a while longer, Zhang Xuan could only shake his head and put the pure soul back into his storage ring.
At the moment, he only had a Transcendent Mortal 8-dan Ethereal Treading realm cultivation technique manual. He hadn't sorted out the Chrysalis realm cultivation technique manual yet, so he couldn't cultivate it even if he wanted to.
The only way was to increase the size of his soul. However, if he were to do so, the awkward situation back at the Cleansing Lake would occur once more. His physical body would be incompatible with his soul, and not only would he not grow stronger, he would even become weaker.
"It's a pity that the Cloudmist Ridge is the territory of spirit beasts, so there aren't any cultivation technique manuals for humans. Otherwise, I could try to push for a breakthrough to Half-Saint tonight …"
There were all kinds of treasures in the Golden Beartiger Beast's storage ring, but there weren't any cultivation technique manuals.
The cultivation technique manuals of spirit beasts and saint beasts were different from those of humans, so they were useless to him.
Otherwise, he could have tried to push for a breakthrough to Half-Saint since there was still some time before dawn.
Forget it, the inauguration ceremony is just around the corner. Once I become the principal of the academy, I will be able to browse through all of the books in the academy freely. I should be able to gather all of the cultivation technique manuals from Half-Saint, Nascent Saint, and the rest of the cultivation technique manuals as well...
Exhaling deeply, Zhang Xuan chuckled.
If it had been before, he would have surely drawn his soul out of his body to search for a suitable cultivation technique. However, after comprehending the Heart of a Teacher and becoming the principal of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy the next day, there was no longer any need for him to go through so much trouble.
"Teacher!"
Just as he was about to rest, he heard Wei Ruyan's voice from outside the window.
"What happened?"
With a frown, Zhang Xuan walked out of the room.
Could it be that he couldn't bear to take revenge for his father?
"Teacher, when I was about to kill you, Xu, he revealed some matters regarding the Master Teacher Academy, so I dared not make the decision on my own. Thus, I came here to report the matter to you!" Wei Ruyan said.
"What is it?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had already felt that there was a problem with You Xu, and after the incident with the Bodhi Saint Tree, he felt that the matter wasn't as simple as it seemed.
However, since Zhang Xuan was Wei Ruyan's enemy, it went without saying that he would let her deal with him. Who would have thought that she would really be able to get some information out of him?
"It seems to be related to the cause of the old principal's death …" With a grim expression, Wei Ruyan said, "However, he didn't go into the details. Teacher, I hope that you can ask him about it personally!"
"Un!" Zhang Xuan nodded. He was just about to leave when he hesitated for a moment before summoning the Byzantium Helios Beast.
This fellow was once the tamed beast of the old principal, and it was extremely loyal to him. Since he wanted to know the cause of the old principal's death, he had to let it know about it personally.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the residence where You Xu was.
At this moment, You Xu's face was pale, and his body was trembling uncontrollably, as if he had seen a monster.
"You poisoned him?" Seeing the other party's state, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
As an expert in poison, he could tell that the current You Xu wasn't just afraid. Rather, he was suffering from lethal poison.
Wei Ruyan possessed the Innate Poison Soul Constitution, so it was a walk in the park for her to poison a master teacher whose cultivation had been sealed.
"Yes!" Wei Ruyan nodded.
Even though she didn't have a deep understanding of her own constitution, she was well aware of the fact that she could poison others to death.
Since that fellow was the culprit behind her father's death, she couldn't let him off easily. She had to torture him to the best of her ability.
However, she didn't think that the other party would succumb to her torture so quickly and reveal such a shocking secret. Thus, she hurriedly rushed over to look for her teacher, hoping that he would make a decision on the matter.
"Is there something wrong with my actions? Then … I won't dare to do it again! "Fearing that her teacher would get angry, Wei Ruyan turned to look at Zhang Xuan.
"It's fine, you did well!" Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
Only those who knew what their strengths were and were adept at making use of them were qualified to be his student.
"Vice School Head You, we meet again. What happened to the old principal? Tell me! "
Zhang Xuan activated his Impartation of Heaven's Will and turned to look at You Xu.
His current Soul Depth had already reached 21.1, comparable to that of a Seven Star master teacher. On top of that, he had the Heart of a Teacher, so he could easily force the other party to speak the truth.
You Xu's eyes gradually glazed over, and he couldn't help but speak up. "I was confused for a moment!"
"Two years ago, the old principal gathered all of the elders in the academy and announced that he had discovered an ancient domain. This ancient domain might be connected to a huge secret, and they had to head there to investigate it. Back then, I, along with more than twenty elders, received the order to head there together!
"However, not too long after we entered the ancient domain, we encountered a spatial storm that separated us. I fell into a folded space and was captured by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe …
"They gave me a bottle of poison and forced me to use it on the old principal and the others …
"I really didn't intend to harm them, but they placed a powerful curse on me, and I was forced to do so …"
You Xu explained the situation in detail as tears streamed down his face.
"Is it the poison that you used to duel with me?" Zhang Xuan asked with an awful complexion.
"That's right!" You Xu nodded.
"Damn it …"
The Byzantium Helios Beast gritted its teeth in fury. Its massive body trembled uncontrollably, and it was on the verge of exploding.
The old master had treated him so well, but to think that he would be poisoned to death!
If not for this fellow, even if the ancient domain was truly dangerous, it wouldn't have been completely wiped out.
"As a master teacher, instead of protecting your own kind, you chose to submit to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, aiding them in their crimes and killing your own kind. How can you face the rest of your life?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
He had tried the poison that the other party had used himself, and without the antidote, even a Saint 1-dan pinnacle expert would be killed with ease.
As powerful as the old principal was, he hadn't reached Saint 2-dan yet. How could he possibly survive after being poisoned and surrounded by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe?
It could be said that You Xu was the scum of mankind, the shame of all master teachers!
"Did you poison the royal family's Bodhi Saint Tree as well?" Zhang Xuan bellowed furiously.
"That's right!" You Xu nodded.
"Why?"
The Bodhi Saint Tree had nothing to do with the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. It was used by the royal family to nourish their souls, so why did they have to poison it?
"I really don't know the exact reason, but they told me to do it. As long as I completed the task, they promised to extend my lifespan by fifty years …" You Xu didn't dare to hide the truth.
Due to the lethal poison in his body, his fighting prowess had been severely depleted. On top of that, under the effects of Zhang Xuan's Impartation of Heaven's Will, it didn't take long for him to reveal everything that he knew.
You Xu was already nearing the end of his lifespan, and the older he grew, the more fearful he became of death. After being captured by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, they promised to extend his lifespan.
Even though he knew that it was wrong to do so, the further he went, the more he could no longer turn back.
As for the ancient domain that the old principal was in, he was captured by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe as soon as he entered it. As such, he wasn't too sure what had happened, and even after a series of questioning, he was still unable to find out anything.
He had been ordered to poison the Bodhi Saint Tree, but as a puppet, he wasn't qualified to know the details.
"Master, can you allow me to kill this scum of mankind?"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was done with the interrogation, the Byzantium Helios Beast gritted its teeth and asked.
"He has to die, but with so many people implicated in this matter, he mustn't die in our hands! I'll have Mu shi bring him back to the headquarters … Don't worry, Mingshi Tang is extremely strict when it comes to traitors. He will suffer a fate worse than death! "
Zhang Xuan said with a wave of his hands.
If You Xu wasn't implicated in this matter, it wouldn't be a big deal to kill him. However, since he was implicated in the death of the old principal and the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, he couldn't just kill him.
He had to report this matter to the Mingshi Tang headquarters and have them deal with it.
"Alright!" The Byzantium Helios Beast nodded.
As much as he wanted to kill Zhang Xuan, as the tamed beast of the old principal, he was well aware of the rules of the Master Teacher Academy. Killing Zhang Xuan would be too lenient for Zhang Xuan.
Sending him to the headquarters to be branded with eternal humiliation was the greatest punishment he could receive.
"What do you think?"
Zhang Xuan turned to look at Wei Ruyan.
"I'll follow Teacher's arrangements!" Wei Ruyan nodded.
"Good!" Zhang Xuan nodded. "I'll contact Mu shi right now!"
After saying those words, he called Sun Qiang over and issued some instructions.
The latter immediately left, and in less than ten minutes, Mu shi flew over and landed in the courtyard.
"Senior Uncle!"
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, Mu shi clasped his fist.
"You Xu betrayed mankind and murdered the old principal of the Master Teacher Academy. I hope that you can bring him back to the headquarters for interrogation!"
Zhang Xuan pointed.
"Betrayed mankind?" Mu shi narrowed his eyes. "Are you certain, Senior Uncle?"
This was a grave crime, especially for a master teacher. Once it was confirmed, not only would his life be ruined, he would also be despised by the entire world.
"Un!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Alright, I'll deal with it right away!"
Knowing that this matter was urgent, Mu shi dared not delay it any further. Grabbing You Xu with his zhenqi, he lifted him up and said, "I'll bring him back to the headquarters right now. He might not be able to attend Senior Uncle's inauguration ceremony …"
The principal had already confirmed that the inauguration ceremony was just a formality, and it didn't matter whether Zhang Xuan attended it or not.
What was more important was to bring this traitor of mankind back first.
"Un!" Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
Without saying anything else, Mu shi leaped into the air and flew into the distance, disappearing into the night sky.
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