Of the many treasures and ores in the Cloudmist Ridge, the most valuable one was undoubtedly the Cloudmist Flower.
It could only be produced in the Cloudmist Ridge, and it was incomparably rare. Even the royal family of Hongyuan couldn't afford to fork out much of it. To sell so many of them at once … it would surely fetch an astronomical price.
If they could sell these items, they would be able to showcase the relationship between the Shen Clan and Liu Clan, as well as instill respect in others. At the same time, they would be able to open up a larger market and let more people know about the two clans.
It could be said that even if they were to help sell the items, it would still be a huge profit for them.
"I'll be troubling you then!"
Understanding the other party's considerations, Zhang Xuan clasped his fist and nodded.
After chatting for a while longer to confirm the details of the transaction, the four of them stood up and took their leave.
After the four of them left, Elder Mi walked in.
"Principal Zhang, I have already made the arrangements. If you wish to take the 6-star master teacher examination now, you just have to choose a Conferred Kingdom and promote it to an Empire within ten years.
"Ten years?" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
That was too long a period of time. If he wanted to take the examination, it would be best if he could get it done as soon as possible.
"Conferred Kingdom … Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom it is!" Zhang Xuan said.
Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom was the only Tier 1 Kingdom he had been to. Back then, he had destroyed the Xuanyuan royal family and appointed Mo Yu as the new emperor. It had been half a year since then, and he had no idea how she was doing.
"Alright!" Elder Mi nodded. "I'll send a message to the headquarters right now and have them send someone to Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
Having read many books, he had a deep understanding of the 6-star Empire Promotion Examination.
Even though the Master Teacher Academy had the authority to grant 6-star master teachers, it didn't have the authority to conduct an examination of this level. Thus, it had to be reported to the higher-ranked Mingshi Tang Academy for them to send someone over.
First, they would assess the grade of the Conferred Kingdom before sending the examinee over. Once the examinee succeeded, the headquarters would send someone over to verify it.
This way, the possibility of cheating could be avoided.
"Inform the headquarters and have them send someone over to verify the grade of the Conferred Kingdom. It will take them around ten days!" Elder Mi calculated for a moment before saying, "Ten days later, Principal Zhang will be able to head to Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom!"
"En!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
In any case, he still had many Heaven's Path Divine Art manuals that he had yet to learn, and there were many books on the various occupations in the Master Teacher Academy that he had yet to browse through.
In the next few days, Zhang Xuan did not wander around. Whenever he had time, he would go to the various academies' book collections to read.
Soon, the Beast Tamer School, Martial Arts School, Celestial Designer School, Painting School … All of these libraries that he had never visited before had been visited by Zhang Xuan, and he had memorized all of the books in them.
Apart from reading books, he also went into seclusion to study. On the ninth day, he finally finished reading all the books that he had been reading for the past few days.
He had also gained a deeper understanding of swordsmanship, spear art, fist art, movement art, and many other martial skills.
After comprehending so much knowledge and learning so many Heaven's Path secret manuals, even though his strength hadn't increased in the slightest, his fighting prowess had surged once more.
If he were to meet Mu shi's puppet in his current state, he would be able to deal with it with a single finger.
For a Half-Saint primary stage cultivator to be able to defeat a Saint 1-dan primary stage cultivator so easily … If news of this were to spread, one would surely be shocked to death.
This was no longer just a matter of his cultivation. His comprehension of battle techniques and battle prowess had reached an extremely high level as well.
After doing all of this, on the last day, Zhang Xuan called over Wang Ying, Zheng Yang, Wei Ruyan, and the others, and began his lessons.
Even though they had a deep understanding of their respective battle techniques, and their fighting prowess was outstanding among their peers, they were still too weak for Zhang Xuan.
Thus, he imparted the spear art, sword art, fist art, and movement art that he had just comprehended to them once more. After which, Zhang Xuan stepped onto the back of the Byzantium Helios Beast, and they began flying in the direction of Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom.
This was an examination, so there was no need for him to bring his disciples along and delay their cultivation time.
…
White clouds drifted amidst a gentle breeze.
While the Byzantium Helios Beast flew in the direction of Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom, Zhang Xuan leaped into the Myriad Anthive Nest.
After feeding the Myriad Anthive Queen the blood essence of the Saint 4-dan Anthive Queen, its cultivation had risen to Saint 3-dan in just a few days, making it significantly stronger than the Byzantium Helios Beast.
With such strength and the constant supply of spirit stones and treasures, the space within the Myriad Anthive Nest had already exceeded three hundred meters in diameter, reminiscent of a massive square.
Seeing that the Myriad Anthive Nest was growing larger and larger, Zhang Xuan also brought the nine kings of the Cloudmist Ridge into the Myriad Anthive Nest. After which, he asked for a huge pile of bricks from Yu Shenqing and had them construct a residence.
Even though it wasn't as beautiful as the previous one, it was still an elegant residence.
However, Zhang Xuan wasn't here to look at the residence. Instead, he walked over to the courtyard at the very center of the Myriad Anthive Nest and looked at a tender sprout on the ground.
Seed of Bodhi!
He had planted it as soon as he obtained it, and it was only today that it had finally sprouted.
"Let's see if I can get it to grow faster …"
Previously, it was only a seed, so it was useless even if he had any means at his disposal. However, now that it had sprouted, Zhang Xuan flicked his finger and infused surges of Heaven's Path zhenqi and Earth Vein Spirit Essence into it.
Tzzzzzzzzz!
With a crisp sound, the sprout began absorbing the Earth Vein Spirit Essence and zhenqi in large mouthfuls, and its growth was visible to the naked eye.
The combination of Earth Vein Spirit Essence and Heaven's Path zhenqi was extremely effective on saint herbs as well.
In less than an hour, it had already grown to a height of two to three meters, and its trunk was as thick as a child's arm.
Even though it was still a little lacking compared to the one in the royal family, Zhang Xuan was certain that as time passed, the more Earth Vein Spirit Essence and Heaven's Path zhenqi he infused into it, the larger it would grow.
Retracting his zhenqi, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly.
He didn't have a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan Heaven's Path Soul at the moment, but with this Bodhi Tree and the soul of the Bluehorn Dragon Beast, he might just be able to achieve a breakthrough and reach a higher realm.
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to draw his soul out to cultivate, he suddenly heard the Myriad Anthive Queen's voice.
"Master, the Byzantium Helios Beast has stopped in midair. It seems like someone is blocking its path!"
"Blocking its path?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback. Not daring to continue, he walked out of the Myriad Anthive Nest.
The Myriad Anthive Nest was a folded space, so with his current cultivation, he was unable to sense the situation outside. However, as the creator of the Myriad Anthive Nest, the Myriad Anthive Queen was able to monitor the surroundings and report back to Zhang Xuan.
"Zhang Shi, we're willing to follow you to Xuanyuan Kingdom and lend you a hand …"
Walking up to the window, Zhang Xuan glanced outside and saw Luo Qiqi, Yu Fei-er, Hu Yaoyao, and the others blocking his path.
"How did you manage to catch up with me?" Zhang Xuan asked in bewilderment.
The Byzantium Helios Beast had already been flying for an hour now. Given its speed, how could the ordinary spirit beasts they were riding possibly catch up with him?
"We knew that Principal Zhang would be taking the 6-star master teacher examination in Xuanyuan Kingdom, so we decided to wait here in advance. This way, you won't be able to chase us away …"
Hu Yaoyao chuckled.
Given her identity as the leader of the Bewitching Devil Faction, her ravishing beauty, and her Half-Saint cultivation, it wasn't too difficult for her to find out about such trivial matters.
"Ah … Alright then!"
Seeing that the other party was insistent on tagging along, Zhang Xuan didn't reject them.
The 6-star master teacher examination was his own matter. Even though the other master teachers couldn't help him, as long as it didn't affect the overall situation, he should still be able to handle some trivial matters.
This way, he would be able to hasten the progress of the Conferred Kingdom's promotion as well.
"Let's go together!"
Zhang Xuan beckoned, and Luo Qiqi and the others leaped onto the back of the Byzantium Helios Beast with delighted expressions.
The few of them quickly flew in the direction of Xuanyuan Kingdom.
This time, there were a total of four people waiting for him, and they were Luo Qiqi, Yu Fei-er, Hu Yaoyao, and Dong Xin.
The four of them were all beauties, and their presence made the entire room seem as if a flower had bloomed. However, it was a pity that Zhang Xuan was a blockhead. It was as if he was blind, and all he did was cultivate. Even when he spoke to them, he would only offer them pointers.
This left them feeling helpless.
It was a little boring to interact with them, but Zhang Xuan's eye of discernment was something that they couldn't match up to. On top of that, he had many means up his sleeves as well. In just three days, they had already made consecutive breakthroughs.
This was especially so for Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er. They had already reached Ethereal Treading realm primary stage, and their rate of improvement was truly astounding.
Under Zhang Xuan's guidance, Hu Yaoyao had also improved significantly. Even though she was still at Half-Saint primary stage, her fighting prowess and comprehension of battle techniques had increased by several folds. Her fighting prowess had at least doubled from a few days ago!
It could be seen that even if Xue Zhenyang, Long Cangyue, and the others were to join forces, they might not be a match for him.
In fact, even the Half-Saint Lu Cheng from before was able to stand up to him.
Of course, if they wanted to defeat the other party, they would need more time to reinforce their cultivation. However, to be able to achieve such a feat in just a few days was already an astounding feat.
As for Dong Xin, Zhang Xuan had also offered her some pointers. Even though her improvement wasn't as great as Hu Yaoyao's, her fighting prowess had still soared.
The four of them only wanted to accompany Zhang Shi to experience the grandiose process of becoming an empire. Who could have thought that they would receive such great benefits instead? They couldn't help but feel agitated.
Paying no heed to their agitation, Zhang Xuan made use of these few days to further assimilate his cultivation.
Due to the huge commotion caused by his cultivation, it wasn't convenient for him to utilize it here. Thus, he chose not to push for a breakthrough to a higher realm. Instead, he spent the past few days studying painting, heaven's art, and battle techniques once more. As a result, his mental state seemed to have changed.
This was especially so for painting. It allowed one to broaden one's mind further.
At this moment, in terms of painting, he had already reached the level of a Seven Star.
What did this mean?
As long as one had sufficient zhenqi in one's body, one would be able to draw thousands of spirit beasts and soldiers with just a brush. It would be a walk in the park for one to obliterate a Conferred Kingdom.
Fearsome!
Regardless of what supporting occupation one was in, as long as one was able to surpass 6-star, they would surely wield astounding strength.
"The League of Nations is up ahead. Zhang Shi, do you want to go down and take a look?"
Half a month later …
Standing by the window, Luo Qiqi lowered her head and said.
"The League of Nations?"
Zhang Xuan chuckled softly. "Let's take a look!"
It had been four months since he left the League of Nations. Since he was passing by, it was only right for him to take a look.
After all, it was through passing the selection that he was qualified to enter the Master Teacher Academy and gain his current standing and identity.
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