"He has already completed the examination?"
"In just two short months, he managed to raise a Conferred Kingdom to an Empire?"
"If I recall correctly, the highest record holder of our academy, Principal Mo Liuzhen, took three whole years, right?"
"Isn't this way too fast?"
All of the elders were stunned.
They had long guessed that Principal Zhang would be able to clear the examination, but who could have thought that he would be able to do so so quickly?
To be able to succeed in just two months, he had probably already broken Mingshi Tang's record.
"Indeed, it is too fast. If I'm not mistaken, Principal Zhang should have already returned by now …"
Elder Mi nodded.
"That's for the best. He should be able to make it in time for the Combat Master Selection …" Zhao Bingxu said.
"Indeed!"
Speaking of the Combat Master Selection, everyone's complexion turned grim.
The Combat Master Selection was held once every hundred years, and while it seemed like nothing much was going on on the surface, it was actually a competition of strength. It was for the best that Principal Zhang had returned and become a 6-star master teacher.
"Every grade has a chance to participate in the Combat Master Selection. Over the past two months, the top twenty of each grade have already been selected," Xu Changqing said.
"The Combat Master Selection was based on strength.
In the Combat Master Selection, martial prowess was of utmost importance. Over the past two months, the various grades had been competing with one another, and finally, the top twenty of their respective academies had been selected. These people would represent their respective academies to compete with the other three academies for the slots to be allocated to the Combat Master Selection.
Zhao Bingxu paused for a moment before asking, "How are the fighting prowess of our students?"
"Based on past records, they are still slightly weaker. I don't think there will be many who will be able to clear the examination!" Xu Changqing said with a reddened face.
Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy had always been the weakest of the Four Great Master Teacher Academies. In its ten thousand years of existence, only 327 people had become combat masters. On average, only three to four people would emerge from the Combat Master Selection every hundred years.
Hearing that the situation wasn't optimistic, Zhao Bingxu said, "There are still a few days before the Combat Master Selection. Gather the students together and cultivate diligently so that they can advance a step further!"
"That's the only thing we can do!" The others nodded.
Even though the effects of last-minute training were minimal, there was nothing they could do about it.
The other Master Teacher Academies had Seven Star master teachers, and the resources they had were far superior to Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy. As such, most of the top-notch geniuses chose to study in these three academies. As for the other academies, they had no choice but to recruit the remaining students.
Teaching and learning are mutually beneficial. It's not enough for a teacher to teach well. If the source of students isn't good and the students don't have talent, there will be no enrolment rate.
This was a vicious cycle. If they could not get good results for many years, the rewards from the headquarters of Mingshi Tang would be less and less, and their reputation would be reduced. Naturally, good students would not come back … and the results would only get worse.
…
While the elders of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy were in the midst of a meeting, a massive flying ship came to a halt outside Hongyuan City.
It was seventy to eighty meters long and more than ten stories tall. It was equipped with all kinds of pavilions and pavilions. From afar, it looked extremely luxurious.
There were eight Holy Beasts with the Dragon Race's bloodline at the front and back of the flying ship. They lifted the huge ship into the air and slowly descended without any turbulence.
Two old men stood on the deck, looking at the majestic and vast city wall in front of them, and both of them smiled.
"Pesident Wu, it's all thanks to your Cloudy Cliff Flying Boat. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to get here so quickly!"
A green-robed old man on the left said as he stroked his beard.
"The Four Great Academies are of the same branch, so it's only right for us to help one another. Besides, the selection for the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy will be held in Hongyuan City, so we happened to pass by your Luoqing Master Teacher Academy on our way here from our Yunxu Master Teacher Academy. This will also allow the students of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy to interact with one another and learn about how vast the world is! Otherwise, if they were to remain in seclusion and think that they are the only one in the world, it won't be beneficial to their growth. "
The gray-robed old man on the right said with a smile.
Both of them possessed the cultivation of Saint realm or above, and their auras felt deep and unfathomable.
This was especially so for the emblem pinned on the chest of the master teacher robe. There were seven shining stars on it, and with a single look, it was clear that they had reached the level of Seven Star.
Seven Star Master Teacher Academy was a feat that no one in Hongyuan Empire's Mingshi Tang Master Teacher Academy or even the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy had reached.
"Indeed. Those students who were able to stand out in the Master Teacher Academy and participate in the Combat Master Selection are all outstanding geniuses, so it's inevitable for them to be arrogant and conceited. It's not a mistake to let them know that there's always someone stronger than them in the Master Teacher Academy. On the contrary, it might even be beneficial to them!"
The green-robed old man said with a nod.
"Since we are all here, where's Principal Wu? Why haven't I seen him? "
Pesident Wu asked doubtfully.
"You should know that Wu Ran is obsessed with the insights left behind by Kong Shi on the Saint Ascension Platform, and he even set up a Saint Ascension Assembly. He left a few months ago, and he should be in the city by now!"
The green-robed old man said.
The Wu Ran they were talking about was the principal of Qingzhu Master Teacher Academy, the head of the Saint Ascension Assembly, whom Zhang Xuan had met on the Saint Ascension Platform back then.
The green-robed old man was the principal of Luoqing Master Teacher Academy, Shen Pingchao, and Pesident Wu was the principal of Yunxu College, Wu Tianqiong.
Yunxu, Luoqing, Qingzhu, and Hongyuan … They were the Four Great Master Teacher Academies under Qingyuan Conferred Empire.
Yunxu was first, and Hongyuan was last.
"Wu shi, Shen shi, my teacher, Wu Ran, invites you over!"
While the duo was chatting, a middle-aged man suddenly flew over and clasped his fist respectfully.
"How is it? Didn't I say that fellow would have arrived a long time ago?" Shen Pingchao chuckled. "Let's head over now!"
After which, he turned to Wu Tianqiong and instructed the teachers and students behind him before following the young man into the city.
Not too long later, they arrived at a spacious courtyard.
Upon entering the main hall, they saw Wu Ran sitting inside, pouring hot water into a teapot. His movements were elegant and comfortable, and it was clear that he was a master of the Way of Tea.
"You old fogey, you sure are fast! Why did you call us over for tea? I'll just say in advance that if it isn't good tea, we won't drink it! "
Wu Tianqiong chuckled.
"Don't worry, it'll definitely be good tea!" Wu Ran chuckled softly as he looked at the duo. "I had someone pay a huge sum of money to purchase this tea, and I've been waiting for the two of you to come over!"
As he spoke, he poured the tea in the teapot into their cups.
The duo took the teapot, but before they could taste it, they suddenly saw a dense mist rising from the teapot.
"What a beautiful tea!"
Wu Ran's eyes lit up.
Putting aside whether the tea was good or not, just its appearance alone was enough to leave countless teas in the dust.
The mist was heavy, and it felt as if a river was shrouded in mist. Even before drinking the tea, one could already feel refreshed.
"Of course! This is the Cloudmist Tea unique to Hongyuan Empire's Cloudmist Ridge. Just this small teapot cost me ten high-tier spirit stones! On top of that, there's no market for it. I've asked many people to buy it, but I only managed to buy a tael of it. I couldn't bear to drink it, so I waited for the two of you to come over … "
Wu Ran chuckled.
"Just the appearance of the tea itself is worth it!" Wu Tianqiong chuckled. "Come, let me give it a try and see how it tastes!"
Taking a sip, Wu Ran's eyes immediately lit up, and he praised, "Good tea!"
By the side, Shen Pingchao also drank it without any hesitation, and his eyes also lit up in excitement.
"Where did you buy this tea from? Can you give me some as well? "
"Give you some? If you can, I'll surely buy ten catties of it first … "Wu Ran shook his head.
"Sell it to me then. At most, I'll pay you double the price!" Shen Pingchao quickly said.
He was also a tea lover, and even though he had only tasted such a beautiful tea once, he found it hard to part with it.
"I won't be able to sell it to you even if I pay you double the price … Alright, I'll get straight to the point!" Wu Ran shook his head. "Have you heard the news regarding the old principal of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy?"
"I have. He went missing two years ago, and no one knows if he's still alive or not. Even now, Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy doesn't have a new principal yet, right?"
Wu Tianqiong replied with a shake of his head.
The principals of the Four Great Master Teacher Academies were of equal standing. They had long heard that the old principal had gone missing during a training expedition, and he hadn't returned ever since. In fact, no one knew if he was still alive or dead.
"The news regarding the disappearance of the old principal two years ago is accurate. However, Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy has already chosen a new principal!" Wu Ran said.
"A new principal has been chosen? What kind of person is he? Have you looked into it? "Shen Pingchao asked.
"Even if I didn't look into it, I would still know quite a bit … If I were to tell you who the new principal of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy is, you would surely be shocked!"
He had arrived at Hongyuan City a few days in advance, and news regarding the new principal was everywhere. It would be hard for him not to know about it.
"Shocked?" Wu Tianqiong and Shen Pingchao glanced at one another. "Is the new principal very famous? Is he dispatched by the headquarter? "
"Of course not! He's a student who has just joined the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy this year. He's only twenty years old, and his name is Zhang Xuan!" Wu Ran replied.
"A student who has just joined the academy?"
"Twenty years old? Are you sure that this news is accurate? "
The two school heads were stunned, and they couldn't help but wonder if they had heard wrongly.
Was the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy on the verge of going insane, or were they just going to give up?
A twenty-year-old fellow who hadn't even tidied up his hair yet became the principal of the academy? Are you for real?
"Of course it's accurate! If you don't believe me, you can ask around in Hongyuan City!" Wu Ran chuckled bitterly. "The two of you shouldn't underestimate this twenty-year-old principal. I have heard a lot of news regarding him, and even now, I still find it unbelievable …"
"Unbelievable? Tell me about it! "
Wu Tianqiong couldn't help but exclaim.
"Pesident Wu, did you invite the ancestors when you ascended to the position back then? May I know how many ancestors have acknowledged you? "Wu Ran asked.
"I'm untalented, so I only received 45% of the ancestors' acknowledgement. Among the hundred or so principals of Yunxu Academy, I'm ranked seventh!"
Even though he said that he was untalented, he carried an air of arrogance around him.
To receive 45% of the ancestors' acknowledgement, that meant that there were more than forty of them who had acknowledged him. That was already a formidable feat in the history of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy.
After all, as long as he received 20% of the ancestors' acknowledgement, he would be considered to have passed the examination.
"What about School Head Shen?" Wu Ran turned to the other school head and asked.
"I only received 37% of the ancestors' acknowledgement. Among the principals of Luoqing Academy, I haven't even gotten into the top ten … It's a shame!" Shen Pingchao replied.
"45% and 37% … Those aren't considered low even by the predecessors, but to the newly-appointed principal of Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, it's indeed a shame!"
Wu Ran shook his head in disbelief. It seemed like the news he had just heard was simply too shocking for him to digest.
"You mean to say that … we are inferior to him?"
The two school heads frowned.
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