Chapter 1262: The Great Master Zhang

How can two 7-star master teachers be so different?

One's Master Teacher's Script was sluggish, like a dead cat—the brush barely moved. The other's was swift as a leopard, the writing growing more joyful with each stroke, unable to stop.

Could this truly be the "Words of Wisdom" only attainable by 9-star master teachers?

Legend had it that every sentence, even every word, from a 9-star master teacher was profound and as precious as a pearl. One would benefit immensely from just a few words, let alone an entire lecture.

This person, despite their formidable talent, was only a 7-star master teacher. How could they possibly achieve such a level?

Most critically, after lecturing for a while, the Celestial Sound Brush actually broke through!

"Let's see what he actually lectured about..."

Unable to believe it, he could no longer resist and quickly looked towards the characters in the sky.

Upon seeing them, he involuntarily trembled.

Even without scanning with his spiritual sense, and thus unable to grasp the deepest mysteries, as a quasi 8-star master teacher, he could still discern the meaning represented by these characters.

They pointed directly to the essence of cultivation, drawing one in irresistibly, making it hard to extricate oneself.

"I can't look... otherwise, I'll become his student..."

He bit his tongue and quickly closed his eyes.

If he were to cultivate according to the other's method, it would mean accepting their favor and establishing a semi-master-disciple relationship...

He was here to challenge... not to become a disciple!

"But... this cultivation technique is truly profound. If I could study it carefully, it might allow me to break directly into the Domain Realm..."

He gritted his teeth, two conflicting thoughts battling within him.

He knew if he looked, he would inevitably become a student, but not looking filled him with reluctance.

The cultivation technique was simply too good, too alluring. Just like with the brush earlier, he couldn't control himself.

"This must be... one thousand, two thousand, three thousand... never mind, it should definitely be more than nine characters, no need to keep writing!"

In fact, not only were the spectators shocked, but Zhang Xuan himself was also staring blankly. It took him a moment to react. He counted the characters, felt he should have won, and then looked at Master Yao Mantian, asking, "Master Yao, I should... have won, right?"

Yao Mantian's eyebrows twitched.

Song Xuan had spit blood and fainted after writing only nine characters. Yet, in the blink of an eye, you've written over three thousand... oh, wait, another two thousand have appeared, making it over five thousand characters already...

If this isn't winning, then what is?

"Of course, you've won..."

She quickly nodded.

"Good!"

Relieved, Zhang Xuan looked up and saw the brush was still writing, already past eight thousand characters.

"I said that's enough, didn't it hear me?"

He frowned, full of displeasure.

What in the world!

I told you to stop; just stop obediently. What's with all this endless writing? Does it make you seem more impressive?

"Master Zhang... the Celestial Sound Brush, controlled by 'Words of Wisdom,' will write as many words as you speak. It can't control itself, and it can't stop..."

Seeing his anger, Yao Mantian explained with a wry smile.

It wasn't that the brush in the sky didn't want to stop; it simply couldn't!

"Words of Wisdom" was too powerful; even among 9-star master teachers, not everyone could achieve it.

"Oh, I see... alright!"

Scratching his head, Zhang Xuan waited a bit longer. He watched as the brush in the sky finally stopped, its tip splayed out like an exhausted pug, emanating an aura of utter despair.

"You finally stopped..."

However, no sooner had he spoken than the brush struggled to fly up again, writing precisely the sentence he had just uttered.

"You... are you never going to stop?"

Zhang Xuan's face darkened.

The brush continued: *You are never going to stop...*

Zhang Xuan was exasperated: "Master Yao... look!"

The brush: *Master Yao, look.*

"This... it might be that Master Zhang spoke too much just now. Even though he isn't actively using Master Teacher's Impartation, it has formed a habit and is automatically recording everything..."

Master Yao's mouth twitched as she spoke.

She had never seen such a situation before; she could only speculate, not certain.

"Then you should take back the Celestial Sound Brush... otherwise, I fear the entire Qingyuan City will be filled with its writing..."

Looking at the sky full of characters, exceeding ten thousand, Zhang Xuan said.

At this rate, nearly half the square was covered. If it continued, he truly feared the entire sky above Qingyuan City would be obscured by the characters.

"Alright!"

Seeing Master Zhang's words immediately written down again, Yao Mantian's face was full of helplessness. Just as she was about to put the Celestial Sound Brush into her storage ring, she saw it suddenly tremble, convulse, and fall from the sky, landing flat on the ground.

"This is..."

She quickly approached, took a look, and Yao Mantian's face instantly darkened: "It... it fainted from exhaustion!"

Although the Celestial Sound Brush was neither a Saint nor a Spirit artifact, its ability to recognize Master Teacher's Impartation indicated a certain level of sentience. Writing so many characters all at once had completely drained all its energy, and it could no longer bear it.

"Fainted from exhaustion?"

"Is that even possible?"

Hearing her words, there was an uproar among the audience. All the master teachers looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Other master teachers' scripts would cause them to collapse after just a few characters... yet Master Zhang made the Celestial Sound Brush faint from exhaustion...

And he himself was perfectly fine...

Did the difference really have to be this immense?

"Pfft!"

Unable to suppress his injuries any longer, Song Xuan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face displaying utter despair.

Spitting blood and draining his state of mind, he had barely managed to reach his personal best, only for the other party to casually speak and surpass him by over a thousand times!

Even more importantly... the other person exhausted the Celestial Sound Brush to the point of fainting!

Was he even human?

Even a 9-star master teacher wouldn't be this exaggerated.

"Master Zhang, what should we do about these characters?"

Placing the unconscious brush into her storage ring, Yao Mantian looked over.

The entire sky was covered in characters; how to deal with them was now up to him.

"This..." He looked up, feeling a headache coming on.

So many characters, blocking out the sunlight. Leaving them up indefinitely would indeed be an eyesore.

"To be able to produce such a Celestial Sound Haze, writing non-stop... this cultivation technique must conform to the Great Dao, truly astonishing. I am willing to pay two mid-grade Saint artifacts to purchase it. What do you think, Master Zhang?"

Seeing his troubled expression, Yao Mantian stepped forward and cupped her fists.

Others might not understand the preciousness of these characters in the sky, but she was acutely aware that they were priceless, worth a fortune and impossible to buy.

"Purchase?" Zhang Xuan was stunned.

This thing could be sold?

"Yes!"

Yao Mantian nodded: "As long as these characters are collected into books using a special method, they can be used for study."

These, while appearing as characters, were actually Master Teacher's Impartation. Anyone who acquired them and studied them with their spiritual sense would benefit immensely.

Even she, as an 8-star master teacher, would greatly benefit from studying them.

Therefore, let alone two mid-grade Saint artifacts, she wouldn't hesitate to offer more.

"Two mid-grade Saint artifacts for these?"

"This truly is 'a word worth a thousand gold pieces,' isn't it?"

Hearing their conversation, all the master teachers in the audience were dumbfounded.

Mid-grade Saint artifacts were extremely precious; there were only a handful in the entire Qingyuan Empire.

If converted to high-grade spirit stones, they would be worth tens of thousands!

So precious, yet Master Yao casually offered them in exchange for these characters... The sheer generosity was incredible.

"Two mid-grade Saint artifacts?"

After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He had always relied on his strength and wisdom in combat, so his need for weapons wasn't great. Furthermore, with the Golden Origin Cauldron, any more mid-grade Saint artifacts would be a waste.

"Master Zhang, if you think the price isn't good enough, we can negotiate!" Seeing him shake his head, Yao Mantian continued, "Three pieces... we can also discuss that!"

"It's not about the mid-grade Saint artifacts!"

Waving his hand, Zhang Xuan scanned the surroundings and declared loudly: "Chu Tianxing was unforgivably evil and deserved death, but the common people of Qingyuan City are innocent; they almost suffered an undeserved calamity! The Master Teacher Pavilion, which guards this region, allowed the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe to infiltrate secretly. Ultimately, this is the fault of us master teachers. Therefore, as compensation, I have decided to gift this Master Teacher's Script freely. Let everyone know that our Master Teacher Pavilion corrects its mistakes and punishes its wrongs!"

"This..."

"He's giving these precious characters to us?"

"Something worth three mid-grade Saint artifacts, and he's just giving it away?"

Hearing his decision, all the common people of Qingyuan City clenched their fists, their eyes reddening.

To treat money as dirt, to disregard even mid-grade Saint artifacts, and to give them away so readily... this was a true master teacher!

"Master teachers guard a region. After the incident with Vice Hall Master Tian and Chu Tianxing, I had doubts about the Master Teacher Pavilion's capabilities. But now, it's clear: the Master Teacher Pavilion is still the Master Teacher Pavilion, and a master teacher is still a master teacher!"

"Indeed, without them, we wouldn't have our peaceful lives now..."

Previously, the people of Qingyuan City knew that their Vice Hall Master and a national emperor had betrayed humanity. Although they didn't say it aloud, they still harbored some resentment.

After all, such a massive problem had occurred without the Master Teacher Pavilion noticing, and its credibility had plummeted to rock bottom.

But now, Zhang Xuan's noble act had restored their confidence.

"Master Zhang's nobility is beyond compare; I was narrow-minded..."

Hearing these words, seeing the excited expressions of the crowd, and listening to their discussions, Yao Mantian cupped her fists and looked at him again, filled with admiration.

She had originally been thinking about how to eliminate the hidden dangers and impact caused by this incident, and how to re-establish the Master Teacher Pavilion's prestige... Now, it seemed unnecessary. As long as Master Zhang was here, the people of Qingyuan City would no longer be agitated by Chu Tianxing's actions.

In just one hour, Master Zhang had established supreme authority.

With both offense and defense, he effortlessly defused a disaster... He truly was an unparalleled genius who had successfully challenged the hall. Even she paled in comparison.

"Alright, I now announce the result: in the Master Teacher Challenge, regarding the Master Teacher's Script, Master Zhang is victorious."

Shaking her head, no longer dwelling on these matters, Yao Mantian's voice resonated, echoing throughout the entire imperial capital.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Master Zhang won, that's absolutely wonderful!"

Everyone cheered.

"You all..."

Never expecting Zhang Xuan to gain such popularity and adoration in such a short time, Song Xuan's face turned pale.

"Master Zhang, since you've won... how should we deal with Song Xuan?"

After announcing the result, Yao Mantian looked over again.