Chapter 1423: Master Teacher Building

"His words were so disjointed..."

Seeing the man turn and leave after speaking only half a sentence, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but shake his head. He had thought that Yang Shi's subordinate would be very capable and imposing, but he turned out to be so unreliable. When the other party had touched him just now, he suddenly felt a stir from his Innate Fetal Poison. Fortunately, his Heaven's Path zhenqi, imbued with the power of lightning, completely suppressed it. Otherwise, if the poison had spread and he was mistaken for a poison master, it would have been quite awkward.

"What was that about Elder Ge's compensation you mentioned earlier?" Seeing that the other party had already disappeared, moving even faster than Luo Xuanqing, Zhang Xuan didn't bother to dwell on it further and turned to look at Sun Qiang.

"Well, it's like this..." Sun Qiang hurriedly transmitted his voice, explaining the previous events in detail.

"You... you revealed your identity, and even passed the Scribe Hall's test?" Zhang Xuan swayed, almost fainting. His subordinate truly had guts! As a fake, he had managed to leave the real ones speechless... It was sheer luck he wasn't beaten to death on the spot!

"You did great..." Although he knew that the situation was spiraling out of control and would be difficult to resolve, he was already riding the tiger and couldn't get off. Zhang Xuan could only nod, a constipated expression on his face.

"Zhang Shi, that lightning tribulation just now..." Just as he finished his silent lament, Zhan Shi walked over. To be honest, he was still bewildered. He had thought that such a massive lightning tribulation would at least severely damage the Hall of Faith, if not destroy it. He never expected... that fellow actually scared it away!

"This is a method my teacher taught me to restrain lightning tribulations. However, it also causes significant damage to me, and it will take a long time to recover..." His face turned pale, and Zhang Xuan's body swayed as if he might fall at any moment. Sun Qiang understood the cue and quickly stepped forward to support him.

"Teacher taught him? Why didn't he teach me?" Feng Ziyi, standing to the side, also felt a pang of frustration. When he faced his Ethereal Ascension Tribulation, he barely survived, almost dying, yet his teacher hadn't taught him this, but taught his senior martial brother... No, he had to contact his teacher in the next few days and ask him about it... If that didn't work, he would just learn from this senior martial brother! They shared the same lineage; if his senior martial brother could learn it, he certainly could too!

"This..." Zhan Shi's face twitched, and he felt too choked up to speak.

"Oh right, Hall Master Zhan... I'd like to enter the Inner Sanctum. What are the requirements?" Knowing that the other party could probably see he was faking, Zhang Xuan stopped prolonging the act and simply asked. From Sun Qiang's introduction, he knew that Zhan Shi was the acting hall master for the current term, holding a respected position, so his attitude was very cautious. Although he was the sole candidate for the Hall Master, his current strength was insufficient, so he dared not reveal his true identity. Before Zhan Shi, he was still just an ordinary student.

"Inner Sanctum?" Zhan Shi hadn't expected such a question. He hesitated for a moment, then smiled faintly, "To enter the Inner Sanctum of the Saint Son Hall, two conditions must be met: First, your age must not exceed forty. Second, your most proficient occupation must reach an eight-star level! Zhang Shi, as a registered Master Teacher, would need his Master Teacher occupation to reach an eight-star level to gain entry!"

Zhang Xuan nodded. The "most proficient occupation" mentioned referred to the fundamental profession. For example, Bi Hongyin likely relied on her Demonic Tune. For a Master Teacher, merely having auxiliary occupations wouldn't be enough; their primary occupation must also reach eight stars to be eligible for entry.

"To be assessed as an eight-star Master Teacher, one must possess eight occupations at the eight-star level. I've only been assessed for eight-star formation master, spirit awakener, physician, beast tamer, and demonic tune master. If I take the tests, I can get those badges... I'm still short a full three auxiliary occupations!" He quickly calculated in his mind, then looked over, "Hall Master Zhan, I want to be assessed as an eight-star Master Teacher, but I'm currently short three auxiliary occupations. Is there a way to pass the assessment as quickly as possible?"

Now that the identity of Yang Shi's student had caused such a stir, and Hu Yiwei had turned and left, it was highly likely that the real Yang Shi would soon learn of the news. If he waited for the true Yang Shi to arrive, he wasn't even an eight-star Master Teacher, and merely impersonating him would likely land him in significant trouble. Although, with his talent, he was confident that the other party would be willing to truly take him as a disciple... that was a last resort, and he wasn't willing to entrust his fate to it. Furthermore, Luo Ruoxi had been punished by her clan for revealing his affairs, and he needed to rescue her as soon as possible. Entering the Inner Sanctum, finding the Brutal Sage's skeleton, and allowing it to quickly fuse would definitely be the fastest method. Of course, entering the Inner Sanctum might also allow him to meet Luo Ruoxi. He couldn't just let a girl bear the burden of everything.

"Fast assessment?" Zhan Shi frowned. "Master Teacher assessment requires various auxiliary occupations, which is incredibly troublesome. Under normal circumstances, one can only advance by having each occupation reach the required level... However, there are exceptions to everything. If you truly wish to quickly break through, there is a way: 'Challenging the Master Teacher Tower!'"

"Master Teacher Tower?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled. He had read many books but never found any mention of this, so it was his first time hearing about it.

"The Master Teacher Tower has nine floors. The first eight floors will determine your required auxiliary occupations based on those you've previously studied. Each floor is overseen by a Saint Son proficient in the corresponding occupation. As long as the challenger gains their approval and is allowed to pass, they can advance... The ninth floor is overseen by a young eight-star Master Teacher from the Saint Son Hall. If you can pass this final challenge, you can directly obtain the eight-star Master Teacher badge!" Zhan Shi explained, his expression grave. "However, each assessment is extremely difficult. Passing them is almost impossible. In tens of thousands of years, only three individuals in the entire Saint Son Hall have successfully completed it!"

"Three people? Who were they?" Zhang Xuan was startled. Confronting a Saint Son and gaining their approval was undoubtedly extremely difficult. For someone to actually succeed under such circumstances was truly incredible.

"The first was the Seventh Hall Master of our Saint Son Hall. At the age of thirty-two, after accumulating profound knowledge, he cleared the Master Teacher Tower within three days and became an eight-star Master Teacher... a story that became a legend! The second was the current Clan Head of the Saint Clan Zhang, Sword Saint Xingmeng. He also astonished everyone, taking three days to clear the Master Teacher Tower, also at the age of thirty-two. As for the last one..."

Speaking of the last person, Zhan Shi shook his head with a bitter smile, "Their record is even more terrifying than these two!"

"Terrifying?"

"Yes, they rushed from the first floor to the ninth in just two hours. All the Saint Sons presiding over the assessments directly conceded, allowing them to smoothly obtain the eight-star Master Teacher badge..." Even though he already knew this, Zhan Shi's eyes still flashed with shock. "Most importantly, this individual was only seventeen when they accomplished all of this..."

"Seventeen?" Zhang Xuan was startled. "An eight-star Master Teacher at seventeen? Who... is that incredible?" He was already twenty and hadn't reached eight stars, yet this person achieved it at seventeen. Could their talent possibly be even greater than his?

"You should have heard of them..." Zhan Shi smiled, "It was none other than the Little Princess of the Luo Clan!"