"The fact that I was able to save you all from their clutches means that I am capable of protecting myself! So, there's no need to worry about that. At most, I'll just leave this place! "
Zhang Xuan chuckled softly. "I know that you aren't afraid of death, but even if you are a master teacher, your death has to be worthwhile. If you were to be killed by those fellows for no good reason, if they were to charge out of the Subterranean Gallery and return to the surface, who would be able to save humanity?
"Ah …"
The crowd fell silent.
Indeed. Even if they weren't afraid of death, they couldn't die in vain.
Everything had to be done for something worthwhile.
"Alright, we'll listen to your words and recuperate first. As for that Zhang Shi … you have to be careful as well. If it comes down to it, we'll report this matter to the headquarters and have them deal with it! "
The elder from before said.
"Don't worry!" Knowing that the other party was saying this out of goodwill, Zhang Xuan replied with a smile.
"Un!" Recalling the miraculous means of the young man before them, the crowd nodded in agreement.
Despite his young age, he was still able to save them despite being surrounded by so many Otherworldly Demons. His capability far surpassed theirs.
"Right, do you have any formation flags or formation plates with you? The higher the grade, the better!"
Just as they were about to leave, Zhang Xuan suddenly recalled something and turned to the crowd.
"Formation flags? Formation plates? "
The crowd glanced at one another.
"I have a set of grade-6 pinnacle formation flags here. There are a total of 120 of them, and they can be used to set up the Zhengyu Illusory Formation."
"I have 81 of them here too. They can be used to set up a grade-6 pinnacle Slaughter Formation!"
"Before I left, I bought a grade-6 pinnacle formation plate. However, it's only a Beguilement Formation, so it isn't particularly powerful …"
"I also have a grade-6 pinnacle formation plate …"
Hearing that Zhang Xuan needed formation flags and formation plates, the crowd hurriedly took out a pile of them.
Knowing that they would most likely die in the Subterranean Gallery, they had exchanged all of their possessions for life-saving treasures. Formation flags and formation plates could augment one's fighting prowess significantly, so naturally, they had prepared a lot of them.
"Not bad, it should be enough …" Looking at the pile of formation flags and formation plates, Zhang Xuan chuckled.
As expected of a 6-star pinnacle master teacher, he did have quite a few good items in his possession. Even though they were only at grade-6 pinnacle, they could be considered as the strongest of the grade-6 master teachers. If one were to purchase them, one would have to spend an exorbitant sum of money. Furthermore, most of them were priceless.
With a wave of his hand, Zhang Xuan kept the items into his storage ring. Then, he clasped his fist toward the crowd and said, "Farewell!"
He turned around to leave, but before he could get far, he heard a voice behind him.
"President Zhang, please wait!"
Turning around, he saw that the one who had spoken was Lu Feng.
The fellow's face was flushed red as he looked at Zhang Xuan.
"Teacher Lu!" Zhang Xuan apologized.
"President Zhang, I … would like to apologize to you for what happened earlier. I hope that you won't take it to heart …" Lu Feng said.
"Lu shi, you're being too polite! Fending off the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe is the responsibility of us master teachers, not yours or mine, "Zhang Xuan replied with a smile.
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Dean."
After a moment of hesitation, Lu Feng flicked his wrist and took out a round plate. "This is a formation plate that I obtained back then. It is a grade-7 Beguilement Formation, and it might be of use to you …"
"Grade-7 Beguilement Formation?"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly took it.
He had no idea what kind of material the formation plate was made of, but the inscriptions on it were extremely fine. Even with his Eye of Insight, he was unable to see them clearly.
"This formation plate was inscribed using one's Spiritual Perception, and once it is activated, it will be extremely powerful. I only managed to obtain it by chance, but I haven't used it yet …" Lu Feng explained.
"Inscribed using one's Spiritual Perception? No wonder! "Zhang Xuan nodded.
Only a Seven Star Formation Master was capable of inscribing a grade-7 formation, and to become a Seven Star Formation Master, one's cultivation had to reach Saint 2-dan Spiritual Perception realm.
Spiritual Perception was the perception of one's soul, and it allowed one to perceive even the tiniest details.
"Thank you!" Knowing that this formation plate would be of great use to him, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and stowed it into his storage ring.
"Farewell!"
With a leap, Zhang Xuan dashed out, and in the blink of an eye, he had already vanished from everyone's sight.
After Zhang Xuan's departure, the master teachers immediately turned their gazes to Lu Feng.
"Is that person … really the new principal of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy?"
No one dared to believe their eyes. After all, the other party was simply too young.
"That's right!" Lu Feng nodded.
Previously, he had thought that it was a mistake for the elders to choose him as the principal, but from the looks of it now, it was indeed the wisest decision.
To be able to calmly rescue them from the hands of so many Otherworldly Demons without greed or pride, even Principal Mo Liuzhen would have been incapable of such a feat back then.
At the very least, Lu Feng was no match for the other party.
"He might very well become the most formidable principal of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, leading the academy to glory …"
Looking at the direction in which Zhang Xuan had disappeared, Lu Feng muttered to himself.
After witnessing the various capabilities of the young man, he realized just how fearsome he was. With such a person's sincerity, how could the academy not rise to glory?
…
After flying for a period of time, Zhang Xuan finally came to a halt at a col.
"I won't be a match for the Otherworldly Demons like this. I have to think of a way …"
Even though they had twenty Saint 3-dan puppets, if they were to face off against more than two hundred Saint 1-dan Otherworldly Demons and two Saint 4-dan Kings, they would still be able to easily slaughter them.
He had to think of a countermeasure in advance. It would be best if he could eliminate all of those fellows in one fell swoop.
"Let me take a look at this grade-7 formation plate first …" Zhang Xuan took out the formation plate that Lu Feng had given him and infused his zhenqi frenziedly into it.
"Hmm? There's no movement? "Zhang Xuan frowned.
Could it be that the formation plate was faulty?
That shouldn't be the case.
Muttering, a book appeared in the Library of Heaven's Path, and after taking a look, his face darkened.
It was fortunate that no one had seen it, or else he would have really embarrassed himself as the principal of the academy!
It wasn't that the formation plate was faulty, but that his cultivation and zhenqi weren't strong enough to activate it.
His current zhenqi cultivation was only at Half-Saint pinnacle, and his fighting prowess was only on par with a Saint 1-dan cultivator. It wouldn't be too much of a problem for him to activate a grade-6 formation plate, but grade-7 … That would be impossible!
"Even though the Byzantium Helios Beast has reached Spiritual Perception realm, it's still a saint beast, so it won't be able to activate it either … Needless to say, Jin Yuan Ding is only a Saint artifact …"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella in distress.
"Unless … my current cultivation reaches Nascent Saint pinnacle, I might be able to use the prowess of the Saint Ascension Decipher to activate a grade-7 formation plate that only Saint 2-dan cultivators are capable of!"
It was impossible for him to activate a formation plate with his current cultivation, so he had to find a way to achieve a breakthrough.
It was fortunate that he had already obtained the Lightning Resonance Rock that he needed to achieve a breakthrough to Nascent Saint.
"Time to start!"
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan entered the Myriad Anthive Nest without any hesitation.
He needed absolute silence in order to achieve a breakthrough. Given that the Otherworldly Demons were pursuing him, he couldn't afford to be disturbed here.
After entering the Myriad Anthive Nest, Zhang Xuan walked over to the Bodhi Saint Tree and sat down cross-legged. With a flick of his wrist, a pile of high-tier spirit stones appeared before him.
The first batch of profits that the Shen Clan had given him amounted to more than three thousand high-tier spirit stones. Even though he had used up five hundred of them to raise the cultivation of his students, it was still more than enough for him. For the time being, he didn't have to worry about a lack of high-tier spirit stones.
Casually flicking out a bunch of formation flags, he set up a Spirit Gathering Formation to gather the spiritual energy within the high-tier spirit stones. Then, holding the Lightning Resonance Rock in his hand, he closed his eyes and began cultivating.
Gugugu!
Pure and concentrated zhenqi flowed through his meridians like a massive dragon. At the same time, all of Zhang Xuan's acupoints opened up, greedily absorbing the concentrated spiritual energy in the surroundings. It was as if a starving beast was enjoying a sumptuous feast.
In the past two months, he had already reached Half-Saint pinnacle. However, due to the lack of a Lightning Resonance Rock, he had been accumulating his zhenqi all this time. As a result, the thirst for a breakthrough in his body had already reached its limits.
As soon as the Lightning Resonance Rock appeared, coupled with the abundant spiritual energy in the surroundings, his aura immediately underwent a transformation.
Geji geji!
As Zhang Xuan absorbed more and more spiritual energy, he was able to circulate his zhenqi for a longer period of time. At the same time, the barrier sealing his body grew weaker and weaker.
Hong long!
After an unknown period of time, with a resounding buzz, Zhang Xuan opened his Ethereal Door, and his hearing became exceptionally clear. At the same time, his thoughts also became much more agile than before.
He had reached Nascent Saint!
Nascent Saint was the foundation for a true breakthrough to Saint realm, allowing a cultivator to experience a qualitative leap in their vitality. As such, their zhenqi, physical body, and soul would be enhanced significantly.
Even though there was only a small cultivation stage between Half-Saint pinnacle and Nascent Saint primary stage, it was like the gap between a dragon and a fish.
On top of that, the Saint Ascension Decipher that Zhang Xuan cultivated allowed his zhenqi to be more condensed and condensed, causing the energy within his body to surge like a raging ocean.
At the same time, his zhenqi also rose from 84,000,000 ding to 90,000,000 ding!
"Continue!"
Knowing that it would be difficult for him to drive a grade-7 formation plate despite having just achieved a breakthrough, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes and continued cultivating.
After breaking through his bottleneck, it was much easier for him to continue cultivating.
Four hours later, Zhang Xuan had already reached Nascent Saint pinnacle.
His zhenqi cultivation had successfully broken through the 10,000,000 ding limit that only Saint realm experts could achieve, reaching 120,000,000 ding!
More importantly, the Origin Core in his dantian was incomparably smooth, and it emanated a brilliant glow. It seemed like it would achieve a breakthrough at any moment.
"From the looks of it, I should be able to reach Tier 2 pinnacle at the moment!"
Mu shi had spent his entire life cultivating his Origin Core to Tier 2 pinnacle. On the other hand, Zhang Xuan's Origin Core had already reached Tier 2 pinnacle even though he hadn't reached Saint realm yet.
But that was to be expected. With his Heaven's Path zhenqi and Heaven's Path Divine Art, if he couldn't even reach Tier 2 pinnacle, he could just kill himself with a piece of tofu!
"As long as I continue to cultivate, I should be able to raise the grade of my Origin Core. It shouldn't be too difficult for me to reach Tier 1!"
Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
He had paid such a heavy price to cultivate, and it seemed like his efforts hadn't gone to waste.
As long as he could reach Tier 1 Origin Core, his fighting prowess would be enhanced significantly.
In fact, he might even become a Celestial Saint.
But of course, in order to achieve that, he would have to continue tempering his Origin Core so that it would become more solid.
"I don't have time to temper my Origin Core right now. Let me try out the formation!"
Knowing that this wasn't the time for him to be cultivating, Zhang Xuan took out the grade-7 formation plate.
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