"Forget it, I should focus on my cultivation!"
He was only a step away from reaching Half-Saint, and it just so happened that he had the Scarlet Firefly Fruits that he needed to achieve a breakthrough.
Adjusting his state of mind to its peak, Zhang Xuan took in a deep breath before placing the remaining three hundred high-tier spirit stones into the Spirit Gathering Formation.
Hu hu hu!
As soon as the spirit stones came into contact with the formation, concentrated spiritual energy immediately gushed into the surroundings, filling the area around him with a corporeal quality.
Frowning, Zhang Xuan took out a Scarlet Firefly Fruit and swallowed it.
There were a total of ten Scarlet Firefly Fruits, and Hu Yaoyao and the others had used four of them. After achieving a breakthrough in their cultivation, they no longer needed them.
As soon as the fruit entered Zhang Xuan's mouth, a concentrated energy flowed through his body, and he felt as if he would achieve a breakthrough at any moment.
Sensing the energy, Zhang Xuan knew that the energy was still very weak. If he were to attempt a breakthrough, given his current accumulation, there was a good chance that he would fail. Thus, he took out another Scarlet Firefly Fruit and swallowed it.
After swallowing four Scarlet Fireflies, Zhang Xuan suddenly felt as if the rampaging energy would burst out of his body at any moment. Thus, he stopped and opened his mouth wide, absorbing the concentrated spiritual energy in the surroundings into his abdomen.
Hong long!
With a deafening explosion, Zhang Xuan felt as if he had broken through some kind of shackle or opened a door.
Opening all of his acupoints simultaneously, he absorbed all of the spiritual energy in the surroundings into his body. In an instant, his vitality underwent a transformation, as if he had been reborn.
Half-Saint … he had reached Half-Saint!
Even though Half-Saint was still a distance away from reaching Saint realm, it was no longer the same as a Transcendent Mortal. Regardless of whether it was his physical body or soul, they had undergone a qualitative leap, and even his lifespan had been extended significantly.
Ordinary Transcendent Mortals only had a lifespan of around two hundred years, but those who had achieved a breakthrough to Half-Saint could live for at least five hundred years!
In other words, his lifespan had more than doubled!
Upon reaching Half-Saint, his strength had undergone a qualitative leap once more. Previously, his zhenqi cultivation was at 47 million ding, but at this moment, it had risen by 13 million ding, reaching 60 million ding!
In terms of zhenqi, he was already comparable to a Nascent Saint primary stage cultivator!
Paired with his physical body and soul cultivation, he would be able to crush even a Saint realm 1-dan expert in close combat.
At the same time, his reflexes and senses had undergone a qualitative leap as well.
If he were to fight Mu shi's puppet, even without his clone, he would be able to subdue it.
"My strength has increased very quickly. What a pity … I've become a pauper again!"
Knowing the limits of his strength, Zhang Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile.
A few days ago, after receiving so many good things, he felt that he had become a super rich person. Thus, he rejected many gifts and was extremely arrogant. This time, he immediately returned to the time before he was liberated …
His cultivation was truly a bottomless pit!
The Saint Ascension Decipher required a huge amount of zhenqi, and on top of that, the Heaven's Path Divine Art that he cultivated had even higher requirements. High-tier spirit stones might be incomparably valuable in the eyes of others, but to him, they were no different from pebbles thrown into a pond.
"Based on my current conservative estimate, advancing to Saint Domain … would probably require close to 5,000 high-tier spirit stones!"
The corner of his mouth twitched.
To advance from Chrysalis realm primary stage to Half-Saint primary stage, even with the aid of four Scarlet Firefly Fruits, he still expended eight hundred high-tier spirit stones. From Nascent Saint to Saint realm … If he were to continue advancing at this rate, he would have to spend at least five thousand high-tier spirit stones.
Even if he were to flip through the entire Master Teacher Academy, he would still not be able to gather such a huge sum!
"Looks like I have to find a way to earn money …"
Rubbing his glabella, Zhang Xuan's face was filled with resentment.
What the heck was this?
Other cultivators would worry about how to advance their cultivation and how to overcome their bottleneck, but he had never worried about this before. On the contrary, it was always due to his' poverty '…
It was indeed poverty that limited his imagination …
"If it comes down to it … I should sell those Cloudmist Flowers and spirit beast gifts!"
The tamed beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge had given him quite a few gifts, and if he were to sell them, he should be able to earn two to three thousand high-tier spirit stones easily. However …
There was probably no one in Hongyuan City who could afford them, not even the royal family!
Without spirit stones, even if he had the Saint Ascension Decipher, he wouldn't be able to cultivate.
Zhang Xuan had been thinking of making a breakthrough to Saint realm, but from the looks of it, he had been overthinking things. What he should do now was to find a way to earn money and search for treasures!
"Right, I wonder if those from the Four Great Empires and Mingshi Tang are around. If it comes down to it, I should sell some things to them …"
Previously, when Elder Mi introduced Zhang Xuan to him, he had mentioned the Hongchi, Yuanjiang, Baituo, and Chiyao Empires.
These four empires possessed national prowess on par with Hongyuan Empire, perhaps even surpassing it.
If he could sell some things to them, he should be able to earn quite a sum of spirit stones to use for a period of time …
"I can consider this matter, but I'll have to head to the Mausoleum of Principals first to retrieve the Lightning Resonance Stone …"
Stroking his lower jaw, Zhang Xuan stood up and walked out of the Compendium Pavilion.
The Lightning Resonance Stone was an artifact that could help him achieve a breakthrough to Nascent Saint. Now that he had reached Half-Saint, as long as he had sufficient high-tier spirit stones, it was only a matter of time before he achieved a breakthrough.
After leaving the Compendium Pavilion, Zhang Xuan found Elder Mi, and just as he was about to speak, the latter looked at him excitedly and said, "Principal Zhang, congratulations!"
Zhang Xuan turned to look at him.
"Didn't you say that you wanted to purchase some Myriad Anthive Queen blood essence? Thus, I made a request to the Beast Hall headquarters … I didn't expect that they would approve of it, and the Saint realm Myriad Anthive Queen blood essence was delivered here early in the morning! "
Elder Mi exclaimed in delight. "Principal Zhang's Seven Star Beast Tamer Emblem has also arrived!"
After which, he passed a jade bottle and a tier emblem to Zhang Xuan.
Taking the jade bottle, Zhang Xuan asked doubtfully, "Didn't you say that it would cost a fortune to purchase this? Why … "
The Myriad Anthive Queen was too weak, so it was unable to construct the Myriad Anthive Nest unless it raised its cultivation. A few days ago, he had visited Elder Mi to purchase a high-tier blood essence, but he had heard that it would cost several thousand high-tier spirit stones.
How did he manage to obtain the blood essence before he could even collect the spirit stones?
"It does cost a fortune, but for you to tame all of the spirit beasts and saint beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge, it's a huge contribution … This bottle of Myriad Anthive Queen blood essence is a direct reward for you!"
Elder Mi chuckled. "Furthermore, the Beast Hall has requested for you to make a trip to the Qingyuan Empire branch and impart them the method to tame spirit beasts swiftly!"
"I see! Please thank the Beast Hall headquarters for me. If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll definitely pay them a visit … "
Hearing that taming the spirit beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge would earn him such a huge contribution, Zhang Xuan chuckled.
The only reason he had done so was because he couldn't bear to see the students of the academy die in vain. On top of that, he was the main reason behind the beast stampede …
Who would have thought that it would actually become a contribution?
Zhang Xuan casually opened the jade bottle, and a surge of pure blood essence gushed into his nose.
Taking a look, Zhang Xuan could hardly believe what he was seeing. "This is … the blood essence of a Saint 4-dan Myriad Anthive Queen?"
The blood essence in the jade bottle wasn't from a Saint 4-dan Myriad Anthive Queen but from a Saint 4-dan Myriad Anthive Queen.
This kind of blood essence was incomparably valuable, and it was nearly impossible to find it. Yet, the other party had given him so much … It was no wonder why it was worth several thousand high-tier spirit stones.
With this, the Myriad Anthive Queen's strength would soar, and it would only be a matter of time before it reached Saint realm!
Flicking his wrist, Zhang Xuan sent the jade bottle into the Myriad Anthive Nest for the Myriad Anthive Queen to devour before turning his gaze to the beast tamer emblem.
There had been a 4-star emblem before, and it was identical to the one in Zhang Xuan's hand. The only difference was that the 4-star emblem had been changed from a 4-star one to a 7-star one, and the material used to forge it had also changed.
Even though demonic tunists had reached Seven Star as well, it was only a lower tier supporting occupation. Compared to the top occupations of the Master Teacher Continent, it was still a long way off.
Even without his identity as the principal, just the fact that he was a Seven Star beast tamer meant that no one would dare to look down on him.
"I'll have to trouble Elder Mi then …"
Knowing that the other party had put in a lot of effort to help him apply for the emblem, Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Principal Zhang, there's no need to stand on ceremony …"
Elder Mi shook his head. Turning to Zhang Xuan, he asked, "Principal Zhang, when do you intend to take the 6-star master teacher examination? If you intend to take the examination, I'll make preparations in advance … "
Principal Zhang already had six 6-star supporting occupations, and he had cleared the Mountain of Records as well. As such, he was qualified to take the 6-star master teacher examination.
"I'll make preparations now. However, before that, I would like to pay a visit to the Mausoleum of Principals!"
Zhang Xuan.
"Mausoleum of Principals?" Elder Mi was stunned for a moment before shaking his head. "I'm afraid that Principal Zhang isn't qualified to enter the mausoleum yet …"
"Isn't qualified?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had obtained the Perfect Principal's Seal, so was there any place in the Master Teacher Academy that he wasn't qualified to enter?
"Principal Zhang, you have obtained the acknowledgement of everyone, so there's no problem for you to enter the mausoleum with your Principal's Seal. However … to enter the Mausoleum of Principals, you'll have to sever a portion of your will and leave it on the Mausoleum Tablet … in other words, you'll have to leave a portion of your will behind!"
"The Mausoleum Tablet severed one's soul, and it harms one's soul to a certain extent. Why don't you apply for a soul-severing artifact from the Mingshi Tang headquarters after you clear the 6-star master teacher examination? That way, you'll be able to ensure that your soul remains intact while entering the mausoleum at the same time."
Fearing that Zhang Xuan would misunderstand, Elder Mi hurriedly explained.
Taming so many spirit beasts and saint beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge was already a huge contribution to the Beast Taming Hall, so naturally, it was even more significant in the Mingshi Tang headquarters.
He could apply for a powerful artifact to assist him in this endeavor.
Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement.
The fact that the principals of the Master Teacher Academy were able to appear when their ancestors were summoned meant that they had severed a portion of their soul while they were still alive.
Zhang Xuan had experienced the difficulty of severing one's soul before. Even soul oracles would have to expend a great deal of energy to do so, needless to say, ordinary humans.
However, given that he had the soul of the Bluehorn Dragon Beast in his possession, this loss was nothing to him. However, if he were to do so, he would have to expose his means and identity as a soul oracle.
"Let's take the 6-star master teacher examination first …"
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
As the principal of the Master Teacher Academy, he couldn't afford to reveal his identity as a soul oracle. Otherwise, it would be troublesome for him to explain the various rules of the Mingshi Tang headquarters.
In any case, the 6-star master teacher examination wasn't too difficult for him, so he might as well finish it first.
"Alright …"
School Head Mo nodded. Just as he was about to speak, an elder suddenly rushed over. Upon seeing the two of them, he clasped his fist and said, "Principal Zhang, Emperor Yu Shenqing has been waiting outside, and he wishes to meet you!"
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