Two months later …
In the Elder Conference Hall.
Elder Mi, Zhao Bingxu, and the others were seated together.
After Lu Feng resigned from his position as the head of the Apothecary School, he was replaced by Vice School Head Zhou Qing. At the same time, Chen Chengxun of the Formation Master School stepped down as well.
In other words, all ten of the school heads were present.
"Elder Mi, how far has Principal Zhang been in his promotion to Empire Building?" Zhao Bingxu asked.
Principal Zhang's 6-star master teacher examination was the most important matter in the Master Teacher Academy. This matter had been handled by Elder Mi, and the others had other matters to attend to, so they didn't know much about it.
"Alright, allow me to speak!"
Elder Mi stood up and said, "The Conferred Kingdom that Principal Zhang has chosen is... Xuanyuan Kingdom! It is a country under the League of Nations under Tier-2 Empire Huanyu, and it is extremely remote and barren! "
The crowd nodded.
Honestly speaking, they had never heard of such a small country before.
The Master Teacher Continent was simply too vast, and there were simply too many kingdoms and empires. Even though master teachers were knowledgeable, it was impossible for them to be ignorant of all of them.
They had heard of Miryu Empire, but they had barely heard of it in the League of Nations, let alone Xuanyuan Kingdom.
To 6-star master teachers, that was already considered a remote and undeveloped land.
"Two months ago, Principal Zhang arrived in Xuanyuan Kingdom, but he didn't announce his arrival. Instead, he headed straight to the local Mingshi Tang Pavilion!"
Elder Mi seemed to understand Zhang Xuan's actions very well, and he explained, "The head of Mingshi Tang Pavilion, Luo Qianhong, is a 3-star pinnacle master teacher. He once had a conflict with Principal Zhang, and Principal Zhang successfully crashed the pavilion!"
"Crashed the pavilion?"
Everyone was taken aback.
As master teachers, they knew how difficult it was to crash a pavilion. One would have to face all of the master teachers in Mingshi Tang Pavilion, as well as the wills left behind in the pavilion.
Based on what they knew, Principal Zhang was only a 2-star master teacher back in Xuanyuan Kingdom. For him to successfully crash the pavilion... didn't that mean that 3-star pinnacle or even 4-star master teachers wouldn't be a match for him?
"The master teachers who have their pavilion crashed will unconditionally obey the orders of the victor. May I know what Principal Zhang instructed them to do?" Wei Ranxue asked.
Mingshi Tang's Hall Crashing was similar to a Dojo Challenge. The loser would have to accept the punishment and follow the orders of the winner unconditionally.
"Principal Zhang didn't issue any instructions. Instead, he conducted a lecture for them, and three days later, not only did all of the master teachers of Xuanyuan Kingdom's Mingshi Tang Academy raise their cultivation, their understanding of master teachers had also deepened significantly. Especially that Luo Qianhong. He applied for the 4-star master teacher examination and not only did he pass, he even reached 4-star pinnacle! "
After hesitating for a moment, Elder Mi told him what he knew.
"To raise a 3-star pinnacle master teacher to 4-star pinnacle within three days?"
"This … isn't this a little too fast?"
The elders were all stunned.
The reason why it was so difficult for a master teacher to advance in rank wasn't just due to the increase in one's cultivation, one's eye of discernment, knowledge, Soul Depth, supporting occupations... Every single one of them required a huge amount of time. Yet, in just three days of imparting his teachings, Luo Qianhong had advanced from 3-star pinnacle to 4-star pinnacle. Wasn't his rate of improvement a little too rapid?
"Not only so, there were more than a dozen 3-star master teachers in Xuanyuan Kingdom previously, and in just three days, eight of them managed to reach 4-star. Even though they are only at primary stage, it's still a fearsome feat!" Elder Mi said with a bitter smile.
When he first heard the news, he was also filled with disbelief. It was only after confirming the matter several times that he finally understood … that the world of geniuses wasn't something that people like them could imagine.
"Eight of them, including the pavilion master, make up a total of nine … Even with nine 4-star master teachers, it's still impossible for a kingdom to advance into an empire within a short period of time …"
An elder said.
Even though Mingshi Tang was the foundation for a kingdom to advance into an empire, it required a long period of accumulation. It was impossible for just a few master teachers to accomplish this feat within a short period of time.
This was precisely the reason why the Empire Advancement Test was the most difficult test.
"It is indeed insufficient, but on the tenth day after Principal Zhang arrived in Xuanyuan Kingdom, many master teachers, cultivators, and Transcendent Mortal experts from the surrounding Unranked Empires, sects, and powers in the area suddenly rushed over, requesting to join the Xuanyuan Kingdom …" School Head Mo continued.
"Join Xuanyuan Kingdom?"
"Many? How many? "
Everyone frowned.
"Even if there are people who wish to join, it shouldn't be a problem! A Conferred Kingdom has a population of at least several hundred million. Even if a few master teachers and cultivators join, it won't make much of a difference … "Someone shook his head.
Experts had their own pride, and it was rare for them to join a lower tier kingdom. This was equivalent to cutting off their own path of retreat, and it would be even more difficult for them to advance in the future.
Thus, in everyone's view, even if there were people who wished to join the kingdom, it wouldn't be too many. Dozens of master teachers and several hundred experts … In a country with a population of several hundred million, this number was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
The advancement of a kingdom to an empire was an improvement in the quality of its citizens and the overall strength of the nation. This wasn't something that could be achieved with the addition of a few dozen cultivators.
"Master teachers? How many cultivators? "
Elder Mi smiled bitterly. "You are all underestimating Principal Zhang's influence in the League of Nations! In the past ten days, more than three thousand 4-star master teachers and nearly a hundred thousand Transcendent Mortal experts have come … "
"More than three thousand 4-star master teachers?"
"A hundred thousand Transcendent Mortal experts?"
Everyone was astonished.
Even an ordinary Unranked Empire wouldn't have this many master teachers and experts, right?
"With so many experts joining Xuanyuan Kingdom at the same time … If they were to show any signs of rebellion, how is the kingdom going to keep them in check?" Jiang Qingqin frowned.
Even though he didn't pay much attention to many matters, he was still aware of the balance between kingdoms.
With so many experts, they were probably more powerful than all of the officials and emperors in the kingdom. If the management wasn't strong enough, and their cultivation was even lower than that of the commoners, how could they manage the kingdom? How could they make the people submit to them?
Even the old ancestors of ordinary Conferred Kingdoms were only at Transcendent Mortal 1-dan, and there were very few emperors who could reach Half-Transcension … It wasn't a good thing for such a kingdom to have more than a hundred thousand Transcendent Mortal experts submit to them.
"There's no need for us to worry about this. Principal Zhang has already thought it through. In the seven days that he spent in Xuanyuan royal palace from the moment he left Mingshi Tang to the moment these people submitted to him … In these few days, Emperor Mo Yu has already become a Transcendent Mortal 5-dan expert! The other officials who are close to her have also raised their cultivation to Transcendent Mortal 2-dan and 3-dan … "
Elder Mi continued.
In just a short seven days, the entire royal palace had undergone a massive transformation. Everyone's cultivation had risen by leaps and bounds … This was something that they wouldn't have dared to imagine in the past.
However, after witnessing Principal Zhang's public lecture and witnessing the breakthrough of countless animals into savage beasts … they knew that everything that had happened to Principal Zhang was nothing out of the ordinary.
Elder Mi continued, "Not only so, Principal Zhang has also brought over a thousand spirit beasts from the Cloudmist Ridge, and every single one of them possesses the strength of a Transcendent Mortal 6-dan expert. They are only responsible for Emperor Mo Yu's commands … With this, even Tier-2 Empires wouldn't dare to invade the royal palace, needless to say, these cultivators …"
"A thousand Transcendent Mortal 6-dan spirit beasts? Only Principal Zhang would be able to afford such a huge sum of money! "
"Indeed. Even if anyone else wanted to, they wouldn't be able to bring out so many loyal spirit beasts!"
"With this, the royal palace can be said to be impregnable …"
Everyone fell silent, unable to say a word.
Most beast tamers would only have one or two tamed beasts, so it was impossible for them to give them away … Yet, Principal Zhang had over a hundred thousand spirit beasts from the Cloudmist Ridge, so it wouldn't be a problem for him to give away a thousand weaker spirit beasts!
But to Xuanyuan Kingdom, this was a huge problem. The lifespan of spirit beasts was far longer than that of humans, and their strength far surpassed that of the strongest experts in the kingdom … No one would dare to say a single word if they were to be used to guard the royal palace.
"After so many people entered Xuanyuan Kingdom, Principal Zhang conducted a lecture, and his voice spread to a radius of several hundred li. All of the cultivators in the capital benefited greatly from his lecture, and more than half of them managed to achieve a breakthrough … On top of that, the Spirit Gathering Speech was able to last for a very long time, turning the entire capital into a sacred land filled with spiritual energy …"
Elder Mi continued.
"Spirit Gathering Speech … Principal Zhang does possess the ability to raise the cultivation of many cultivators swiftly, but … in order to become an empire, not only will the number of cultivators and the overall strength of the nation rise, the strength of the nation must be strengthened, and the various occupations must flourish …"
The head of the Painter School, Song Danqing, said.
To determine the strength of a nation, the strength of its citizens was only one of the criteria. More importantly, the strength of the nation and the various occupations must flourish as well.
The strength of a nation referred to its economy, culture, and the level of consumption of its citizens.
As long as it was an empire, not only would there be the powerful Mingshi Tang, but there would also be the Painter Association, Apothecary Association, Blacksmith Association, and so on. On top of that, they would also attract countless people to learn from them.
"Perhaps you might have been too busy recently, but on the same day that Principal Zhang left Hongyuan City, the Shen Clan and Liu Clan of the Four Great Clans of Hongyuan City announced that they would be establishing a trading firm in Xuanyuan Kingdom … As soon as this news spread, the economies of the various empires under Xuanyuan Kingdom swiftly moved in … At this moment, the number of new trading firms in Xuanyuan Kingdom is already on par with some Tier 2 Empires!
"As for the other occupations, Principal Zhang spent ten days lecturing them on painting, apothecary, smithing, demonic tunist, and so on. This has attracted the attention of many occupation guilds, and currently, seven of them have opened branches in Xuanyuan Kingdom …"
Elder Mi said.
"Strength of the people, national strength, economy, supporting occupations … If that's the case, Xuanyuan Kingdom is already qualified to become an empire!"
Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, an elder couldn't help but mutter.
These were the criteria to determine the strength of a nation. For Principal Zhang to be able to bring about such a huge change in less than two months … could he have already succeeded in becoming an empire?
"Un. Twenty days ago, the headquarter sent a representative over to check on Xuanyuan Kingdom. The reason why I gathered all of you here today is to inform you of the results …"
Elder Mi nodded. "Principal Zhang … the 6-star master teacher examination has been completed! In other words, he is already a 6-star master teacher! "
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