Chapter 1541: You Are a Recognized Heavenly Teacher?

"Become your student?"

"That's right. As long as you agree, I can help you resolve the issues with the Master Teacher Pursuit Order, the Zhang Clan, and the Glacial River Palace!" Grandmaster Yang nodded with a smile.

Given his standing, even if the Zhang Clan and Glacial River Palace suffered a loss of face but no actual elite casualties, and considering he is a Hall Master of the Saint Son Temple and from the Master Teacher Pavilion Headquarters, his personal intervention should prevent overly severe consequences. At most, he would personally guide him to accumulate more merits. What appears to be a complex crisis could, in fact, be easily resolved.

Even without these factors, merely by virtue of his status as a Grand Elder of the Master Teacher Pavilion, countless people would rush to become his student if he expressed a desire to take one. Now that he had personally extended the offer, he presumed there would be no refusal.

Just as he expected the young man to be overjoyed and eagerly accept, he saw the youth shake his head: "Thank you for your kindness, Grandmaster Yang... but I have no plans to take a teacher for now!"

Having undergone five Heavenly Impartations, his demeanor and temperament had already taken shape. Even if Master Kong himself were to offer to take him as a student, he might not agree, let alone the person before him.

"Hmm?"

Grandmaster Yang was taken aback, his face filled with disbelief. "Your foundation is solid, and you have unique insights into martial arts and cultivation. Normally, whether one needs a teacher or not, everyone has their own cultivation methods, which are difficult to change. However, the Master Teacher Pavilion emphasizes lineage and inheritance. Having a good teacher brings great benefits, both in terms of status and future endeavors. Furthermore, once a Master Teacher reaches nine stars, there are no longer established paths from predecessors. One must explore independently, and without a teacher's guidance, it's very easy to go astray and encounter immense trouble!"

"No established paths from predecessors?" Zhang Xuan looked at him, puzzled.

Regarding nine-star Master Teachers, he had not reached that cultivation level or rank, so he could barely find any information. How to achieve it and how to break through his cultivation was completely a mystery to him.

"Indeed. Nine-star Master Teachers represent the pinnacle of the continent. It's not enough to simply reach a certain cultivation level or state of mind; more importantly, one must possess unique educational philosophies and achieve significant accomplishments in teaching and nurturing talent. Just like Master Kong, who left behind concepts such as 'education for all,' 'teaching according to aptitude,' 'insatiable in learning, tireless in teaching,' 'holistic education,' and 'balancing learning with reflection'—these concepts have greatly enlightened future generations..."

"Furthermore, in terms of cultivation, becoming a true nine-star Master Teacher requires breaking through to Saint 9-dan. Reaching this level of strength becomes progressively harder with each step. Even I must proceed with extreme caution, as if treading on thin ice! Relying solely on self-exploration to go further is truly too difficult!"

Grandmaster Yang shook his head.

"Cultivating against the heavens is naturally not easy, but..." Knowing the other party's good intentions, Zhang Xuan had no way to explain. He simply stepped forward, approaching Grandmaster Yang: "Grandmaster Yang, please look at this!"

With that, he extended a finger, and a wisp of Heavenly Dao True Qi slowly flowed from his fingertip. Simultaneously, a unique aura gently emanated from within his body, pressing down on the elder before him.

Grandmaster Yang, who had been full of doubt, felt this aura, his pupils contracted, and he quickly recoiled two steps, his eyes nearly bulging from their sockets, his fingers trembling uncontrollably. A colossal wave surged in his heart: "You... you are..."

"Indeed!" Zhang Xuan nodded, saying no more.

"This... no wonder!" Exhaling, Grandmaster Yang bowed respectfully. Only then did he recover, though still finding it hard to believe.

No wonder Zhang Xuan had consistently refused his invitations; he had never dreamed that the young man was a Heavenly Imparted Master Teacher!

Acknowledged by heaven and earth, essentially a disciple of heaven and earth, his status was comparable to Master Kong. Let alone him, even if Master Kong were to be resurrected and wished to take him as a student, he might not agree!

"My identity is too extraordinary and shocking. Once the news spreads, it will inevitably draw the all-out assault of the Otherworldly Demons. Therefore, I had no choice but to impersonate your student to conceal the truth... I hope you can understand my actions, even though they were without your prior consent!"

Seeing that Grandmaster Yang understood, Zhang Xuan clasped his fist in a bow.

When he first impersonated Grandmaster Yang, he wasn't aware of his existence. However, since there seemed to be a divine will at play, slightly altering his explanation wouldn't hurt.

This way, even his disguise as Grandmaster Yang's student would have a basis.

"This... this is my honor!" Grandmaster Yang quickly nodded, his complexion still not having fully recovered.

To have a Heavenly Imparted Master Teacher impersonate his student was a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes; previously, he wouldn't even have dared to imagine such a thing!

"That's right, besides a Heavenly Imparted Master Teacher, who else could possess such abilities?" It took him quite a while to process the information before he finally came to his senses.

No wonder the young man before him could perform so many heaven-defying feats, even making the lightning tribulations submit to his will. Throughout his life, Grandmaster Yang had encountered countless geniuses, yet scarcely a tenth of them could compare to Zhang Xuan, let alone surpass him.

Leaving aside others, his direct disciple, Feng Ziyi, was considered exceptionally talented by most, but compared to the young man before him, Feng Ziyi truly paled in comparison and was not even on the same level.

"Grandmaster Yang, the matter of a Heavenly Imparted Master Teacher is too significant. I hope you can keep it strictly confidential!" Seeing that he understood, Zhang Xuan clasped his fist.

"Rest assured, I will definitely not leak this matter!" Grandmaster Yang nodded.

The existence of a Heavenly Imparted Master Teacher was truly too profound. Once word got out, it would undoubtedly cause a massive sensation, potentially even causing the entire Master Teacher Pavilion to erupt in chaos!

If the Otherworldly Demons learned of it, they would undoubtedly launch an all-out invasion, potentially plunging the entire human race into an uncontrollable crisis prematurely.

"Thank you!" Knowing that given Grandmaster Yang's status, if he agreed, he would certainly not spread the news, Zhang Xuan clasped his fist again.

"No need to be polite; this is also a Master Teacher's duty..." Grandmaster Yang looked at him earnestly: "Since you are a Heavenly Imparted Master Teacher, I naturally don't have the qualifications to take you as my student. However... if we don't disclose that you're a Heavenly Imparted Master Teacher, and you also lack a lineage, it will be quite troublesome to explain things to the Master Teacher Pavilion!"

"Troublesome?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

The person before him was the First Grand Elder of the Master Teacher Pavilion. What could possibly be troublesome for someone who could decide anything with a single word?

"Having interacted with the Master Teacher Pavilion more, you've probably noticed that the current Master Teacher Pavilion is no longer what it once was!" Grandmaster Yang shook his head, his face filled with a sigh.

Zhang Xuan blinked.

"The Master Teacher Pavilion's original purpose was to protect humanity and fight for the human race, disregarding and not even questioning other matters... After Master Kong, countless ancestors indeed followed this path! However, humans have their nature, and they cannot wield power for too long!"

Grandmaster Yang shook his head with a bitter smile, his eyes filled with profound depth and weariness: "This thing seems insignificant, but when enjoyed for too long, it naturally breeds a sense of arrogance and complacency! That's exactly how the Master Teacher Pavilion is now. They constantly believe that the continent's safety is maintained by their sacrifices and bloodshed, and that no one, no force, can refute them; the authority of a Master Teacher is not to be challenged. Unfortunately, they don't realize that this so-called authority was granted by all of humanity. Without humanity... who would know who you Master Teachers are?"

"It is precisely because I could not tolerate this kind of atmosphere that I have spent years traveling, rarely staying at the Master Teacher Pavilion Headquarters!"