Zhang Xuan explained that the Mausoleum of Principals was in perfect condition, but the two elders were still skeptical of his words. Eventually, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly.
Those who are innocent will be innocent, and those who are corrupted will be corrupted. For a righteous and flawless person like him, time will return justice.
"Principal Zhang, you have been gone for five days, and the combat masters from the Combat Master Hall have already arrived. Zheng Yang and Wei Ruyan have cleared the examination …"
Putting aside the matter, School Head Mo began recounting the events that had transpired over the past few days.
After hearing everything, Zhang Xuan nodded.
It was within his expectations that Zheng Yang would be able to clear the examination as his direct disciple, but who could have thought that Wei Ruyan would be able to clear it as well? From the looks of it, the combat masters of the Combat Master Hall weren't all that impressive after all!
After asking a few more questions about the academy and coming up with some countermeasures, Zhang Xuan followed the two elders back to his residence in the Elder Hall.
As the principal of the Combat Master Hall and the principals of the three Master Teacher Academies, it was inexcusable for him to not pay them a visit after so many days had passed.
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to pay them a visit, he suddenly saw his butler, Sun Qiang, rushing over anxiously.
"Young Master!" Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, Sun Qiang hurriedly rushed forward to greet him.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xuan asked.
After following behind him for so long, he knew that Sun Qiang disliked troublesome matters. If there wasn't anything particularly important, he would usually deal with it himself. Yet, for the latter to be waiting here anxiously, something must have happened.
"Young Mistress Ruyan … fainted again!" Sun Qiang said anxiously.
"Fainted?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
That shouldn't be the case!
After being nourished by the Bodhi Saint Tree, Wei Ruyan's soul was no different from that of an ordinary person, perhaps even stronger than before.
Her physical body had also been nourished by the grade-7 Grand Intermittence Pill, and she had cultivated the simplified Heaven's Path Divine Art, allowing her to defeat even combat masters with ease. Why would she suddenly faint?
"I'm not too sure either. That day, after challenging the combat masters of the Combat Master Hall, she felt unwell upon returning, and she fell ill …"
Sun Qiang said.
"Let's head over to take a look!"
Knowing that it was impossible for Zhang Xuan to know the reason, Zhang Xuan clasped his fist and bade farewell to Elder Mi and the others before following Sun Qiang back to his residence.
Arriving at Wei Ruyan's residence, Zhang Xuan saw the latter lying unconscious on the bed with a deep frown on her forehead. Wang Ying was seated by her side, tending to her.
Many of the plants in the small courtyard were also drooping, as if it was winter, and all of them were withered and dying.
"Zhang Xuan," Zhang asked.
"Zhang Xuan, Qiang," Lin said with.
"Teacher, you're back..." Upon seeing the other party, Wang Ying hurriedly stood up.
Zhang Xuan walked up to Wei Ruyan and placed his finger on her wrist.
A moment later, with a grim look on his face, he turned to Zhang Xuan and said, "Tell me everything about the duel between Ruyan and the Combat Master Hall that day!"
"Yes! That day, Junior Ruyan fought with the combat masters, and the zhenqi in her body overflowed, poisoning the nine combat masters … "Wang Ying told Zhang Xuan everything that had happened that day.
While Elder Mi and the others knew that Wei Ruyan had defeated the combat masters through poison, they weren't too sure about the Innate Poison Body, so they didn't go into too much detail about it.
She had recounted everything that had happened back then in great detail.
"Teacher, how is she?" After which, Wang Ying looked at Zhang Xuan anxiously.
Zhang Xuan frowned. "She's fine. It's just that her Innate Poison Body suddenly flared up, and she was unable to suppress it. That's why she fell unconscious!"
On top of the Innate Poison Body, Wei Ruyan possessed the Innate Poison Soul Constitution as well. It was an extremely rare constitution that was hard to find even in the past several dozen millenniums.
As long as one cultivated this constitution, their zhenqi would be laced with lethal poison!
Under normal circumstances, once this constitution was activated, one's fighting prowess would rise swiftly, making one's fighting prowess formidable.
However, there was a huge flaw to this constitution, and that was that the poison aura in one's body would grow stronger with each use. The more one used, the more it would accumulate.
If one didn't have a good way to expel the poison aura, it could very well erupt and cause one to fall unconscious.
This was the situation that Zhang Xuan was in at the moment. She had forcefully challenged the Dragon Gate Formation, and the strength that she had exerted had exceeded the limits of her body. Unable to suppress it any longer, her Innate Poison Body had flared up.
She had cultivated the simplified version of the Heaven's Path Divine Art, and she had never cultivated any poison techniques before. As a result, she was unable to clear the poison aura in her body, and as a result, she fell unconscious.
"It's fortunate that her self-control is strong, or else the entire Hongyuan City would have been implicated …"
At the end of his words, Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Even the members of the Combat Master Hall were unable to withstand her poison aura. From this, it could be seen how fearsome it was. If not for Zhang Xuan suppressing the poison aura before falling unconscious, the poison aura would have spread with the wind, and countless people would have fallen victim to it.
It was due to the uncontrollable nature of the Innate Poison Body that the world dubbed it the [Constitution of Disaster].
Even though Zhang Xuan had suppressed her poison aura, the plants in the courtyard were still on the verge of dying from the poison aura, resulting in the sight that she had just witnessed.
It was fortunate that she had cultivated the simplified version of the Heaven's Path Divine Art, allowing her to conceal the unique properties of the Innate Poison Body perfectly. Otherwise, she would have been surrounded by countless righteous individuals, and the entire residence would have been blown to smithereens.
"Teacher, what should we do?"
Hearing the explanation, Wang Ying's face paled.
She had been envious of the other party's Innate Poison Body, but who could have known that it would be so fearsome?
"I'll help her extract a portion of the poison aura from her body first to relieve the pressure on her. If we want to resolve it completely, we'll have to make a trip to the Poison Temple …"
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan said.
Even though Zhang Xuan was an expert in the Way of Medicine, he was still unable to find the correct method to resolve the Innate Poison Body. Thus, the only place he could think of was the Poison Temple.
There was a perfect heritage regarding poison in the Poison Temple, as well as records regarding the Innate Poison Body. Perhaps, he might be able to find a way to allow Zhang Xuan to exert her strength without accumulating poison aura within her body.
"Poison Temple?" Wang Ying nodded.
This was the only solution he could think of.
Placing his palm on the other party's wrist, Zhang Xuan infused his Heaven's Path zhenqi into Wei Ruyan's body. As time passed, not only did Zhang Xuan not relax, his frown deepened.
Initially, he thought that as long as he could neutralize the poison aura within the other party's body, he would be able to resolve the problem. However, from the looks of it now, he had underestimated the situation.
The poison in the other party's body had fused perfectly with her soul. If he were to forcefully neutralize the poison aura within her body, it would result in severe damage to her Innate Poison Body.
On the other hand, even though the danger of drawing the poison aura out of her body would be greatly reduced, it would still cause severe damage to her body.
In other words, regardless of whether he were to neutralize the poison aura or release the poison aura, it wouldn't be a good thing for the unconscious Wei Ruyan.
"It seems like I can only head to the Poison Temple now!"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella in frustration. He had come up with many solutions, but he was still unable to come up with a way to treat Wei Ruyan.
He had many means up his sleeves, but his comprehension of poison was only at the level of 2-star. This was the first time he had encountered a Poison Body.
If he really couldn't think of a better solution, he would have to head to the Poison Temple and gather sufficient information to find a way to treat Wei Ruyan.
"It just so happens that I was intending to make a trip to the Poison Temple as well. It seems like I'll have to move ahead …"
Previously, the old principal had left a message regarding the Poison Temple in the Mausoleum of Principals, and he was intending to head there when he had the time to look for any potential threats lurking in the academy. Since Wei Ruyan was in such a condition, he would have to move ahead.
"Sun Qiang, here are a thousand high-tier spirit stones. I want you to gather as much information as you can about the Poison Temple as possible!"
Flicking his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a pile of high-tier spirit stones and gestured for Sun Qiang to leave.
Even though the old principal had said that the Poison Temple was likely to be in the vicinity of Jingyuan City, it was still better for him to gather the most accurate information.
Otherwise, even he wouldn't be able to afford to make a wasted trip.
"Young Master, there's no need for spirit stones. I can just ask the Shen Clan about this matter. They are also involved in the medicinal herb business, so they should be able to find out the truth swiftly!"
Sun Qiang shook his head.
The Shen Clan was one of the Four Great Clans of Hongyuan City, and their businesses spanned across the entire empire. One of their biggest businesses was medicinal herbs. If the Poison Temple wanted to forge poison, it was impossible for it to do so without medicinal herbs. Perhaps, there might be some kind of unique connection between the two.
If it had been anyone else, even the old principal, they might have been unable to get the answer. After all, master teachers and poison masters were at odds with one another, and the Shen Clan had to consider their business as well.
But now that they had benefited greatly from Zhang Xuan, there was no way they would hide the truth from him.
"Alright, go and ask the Shen Clan then!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
In terms of the ways of the world and conducting business, he knew that he couldn't match up to Sun Qiang, so he might as well leave the matter to him.
"Yes!" Sun Qiang nodded and left the room.
After the other party left, Zhang Xuan was just about to ask about Wei Ruyan's changes in the past two days when the ground suddenly trembled. A resounding chime echoed across every corner of Hongyuan City, as if summoning someone.
"The Assembly Bell?"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up, and he immediately stood up.
The Assembly Bell was an emergency bell used to gather master teachers. Once it was rung, all master teachers who heard it had to rush over as soon as possible.
Taking a look, Zhang Xuan realized that the chime was coming from the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy.
It had only been an hour since he left the academy, and for the Assembly Bell to suddenly ring, could something have happened?
Perplexed, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and took out a Communication Jade Token. Elder Mi had sent him a message, and there was only a single line of words on it.
"Qingyuan Conferred Empire, Seven Star high-tier Wu Rufeng, Wu Shi, and Mu Hong have arrived at the academy. Principal Zhang, hurry back!"
"Mu shi has returned?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
Back then, when he found out that You Xu had betrayed mankind, he handed him over to Mu Hong. Now that he has returned, he should have found out something.
"I'll head over right now!"
After replying, Zhang Xuan took out a few grade-6 pills and fed them to Wei Ruyan so that she could temporarily suppress the poison aura in her body. After which, he instructed Wang Ying to leave.
Not too long later, he returned to the academy. By then, all of the students had already returned, and even all of the master teachers from Hongyuan City's Mingshi Tang Academy had rushed over as well. They were gathered at the training ground, not knowing what had happened.
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