Chapter 2195: High-grade Heavenly God Peak

"What? Is my current strength insufficient? Do I have to reach the peak of High-tier Celestial God?"

Seeing that the other person was unwilling to speak, Zhang Xuan frowned.

"To be in the top thirty of the God King Potential List, one must certainly be at the peak of High-tier Celestial God. Otherwise, how could they stand out?"

Suppressing her frustration, Qi Ling'er nodded, simultaneously letting out a sigh of relief.

After all that, it turned out this person had only just broken through to High-tier Celestial God, not yet reaching the peak.

It was truly terrifying.

Reaching the peak of High-tier Celestial God, which connects to the God King realm, is a minor stage, but it requires an immense amount of energy. Many people spend hundreds of years and still fail to achieve it.

Therefore, although the other party was also a High-tier Celestial God, they were still far from being able to secure a place on the God King Potential List. It would be impossible without years of arduous cultivation.

The reason Qi Yue could rank sixth was because the Qi clan had paid countless costs for him. Even so, it took him nearly ten years to progress from the early stage of High-tier Celestial God to his current strength.

"Is that so..."

Hearing that he had to be at the peak of High-tier Celestial God, Zhang Xuan showed a troubled expression. A moment later, he sighed, "It seems I'll have to use it..."

With a flick of his wrist, a pill appeared in his palm.

It was precisely the Supreme Divine Essence Pill he had just purchased from Fu Jiangchen.

Ordinary High-tier Divine Essence Pills no longer had much effect on him; only this item could allow him to advance further.

He placed the Supreme Divine Essence Pill into his mouth.

"Young Master Zhang, are you going to..."

Seeing him take a pill right in front of her, Qi Ling'er was completely bewildered.

What are you doing?

You're not going to tell me you're about to attempt to break through to the peak of High-tier Celestial God, are you?

When others attempt a breakthrough, they accumulate power bit by bit and consolidate it slowly. What's with taking a pill openly like this?

Don't you need to go into seclusion, adjust your state, or prepare beforehand?

Just as she was about to ask for clarification, she saw him close his eyes briefly, then open them again: "Alright, I've already reached the peak of High-tier Celestial God."

*Boom!*

Along with his words, an invincible aura surged forth, exerting intense pressure as if it would crush a person to dust.

"This... this..."

Qi Ling'er was completely stunned.

"From the moment you swallowed the pill until you reached the peak of High-tier Celestial God, I only spoke six words... It took no more than three breaths. You completed the progress that took Qi Yue over ten years..."

Clasping her chest again, Qi Ling'er felt her heart ache even more.

Fortunately, Qi Yue wasn't here. If he had been, he would probably have been so disheartened that he'd question his very existence!

It was utterly infuriating.

No one cultivates like this...

"So, is my current strength enough? If not, I can simply wait a while until my soul also grows to the peak of High-tier Celestial God before we discuss it further." Zhang Xuan said.

His True Qi and physical body had both reached the peak of High-tier Celestial God, but his soul was still far from it, requiring the support and accumulation of spiritual power.

"No need..."

Fearing that this person would use some other method to break through with his soul in the blink of an eye, leaving her speechless from shock, Qi Ling'er quickly refused. Releasing her inner frustration, she said, "Young Master Zhang's strength is indeed sufficient. It's just that the three conditions I mentioned are not easy to fulfill... Leaving aside becoming a God King or reaching the peak of a special profession, even becoming a Netherworld Golden Armored General is not that simple. Not to mention, a special permit from the Heaven's Liberty would definitely be even harder..."

"That's true..." Zhang Xuan nodded.

The three methods she mentioned were indeed progressively more difficult.

If all else fails... he could just spend a month or two breaking through to God King first?

But... that would be too slow, a last resort.

Unless there was a way to break through tonight or within two days...

However, the probability was low.

Because, so far, he had no clue about a cultivation method.

Moreover... the God King realm was truly too difficult!

"What are these special professions you mentioned?" He paused, then asked.

"Alchemists, Physicians, Artifact Forgers, Master Teachers... all are acceptable. These professions don't primarily focus on combat, and they are very helpful to cultivators, so many powers favor them..."

Qi Ling'er said, "Young Master Zhang's ability to refine Barrier-Breaking Pills is enough to demonstrate the power of his alchemy skills. If you could take an assessment, you might acquire a special profession identity... thereby gaining the qualification to use the Grand Teleportation Array."

"How does one get assessed?"

"You can be assessed at the Alchemist Guild in the Imperial City. It might require refining pills on the spot! As long as you can successfully refine a High-tier Divine Essence Pill, you should pass..." Qi Ling'er replied.

"High-tier Divine Essence Pill?" Zhang Xuan was speechless.

Although he could produce pills like Barrier-Breaking Pills and Beauty Pills, his actual alchemy skills were quite poor. Let alone a High-tier Divine Essence Pill, it was unknown if he could even refine a Low-tier one.

If he were to be assessed in front of others, his method for refining Barrier-Breaking Pills would likely be exposed immediately...

As for artifact forging, besides bricks, it seemed he couldn't forge anything too good either...

After much thought, only the Master Teacher and Physician identities remained as possibilities.

"If I were to get assessed as a Physician, what level would I need to reach, and how would the assessment be conducted?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Assessing for the Master Teacher profession would definitely link him to Master Kong, and with his current strength, he didn't want to encounter him too early.

What happened in the Firmament was enough of a warning.

"Assessing as a Physician?" Qi Ling'er was taken aback. "That... I'm not sure about that. We'd need to go to the Physician Guild to inquire!"

Aren't you a skilled alchemist? Why would you want to be assessed as a Physician... Could it be that you also know medical arts?

"Let's go together!" Seeing that she didn't know either, Zhang Xuan paused and said.

Since they would have to go for the assessment anyway, even if they knew the rules, it would be better to go together and save some time.

"Alright!" Qi Ling'er nodded.

The God Realm also had various professional guild organizations, but they weren't as powerful or highly regarded as those on the Master Teacher Continent.

Here, strength remained paramount. As long as one possessed sufficient power, other professions would flock to them.

Because of this, while professions like alchemy, medicine, and artifact forging were respected, their status was not as high as on the Master Teacher Continent.

"Master Teachers here are also not as regulated as on the Master Teacher Continent..."

Recalling what Teacher Fan Zhe had done earlier, Zhang Xuan sighed.

Master Teachers on the Master Teacher Continent could not only guide cultivation but also possessed extensive knowledge of other professions, reaching extremely high levels in each. Here, however, they only taught lessons, and the requirements for teaching ethics were very low...

It seemed Master Kong was also in a hurry, spreading Master Teachers throughout the world as quickly as possible to gain more spiritual power, rather than progressing step by step as on the Master Teacher Continent.

It was no wonder that after entering the God Realm, he emerged so quickly and challenged the Eight Heavens and Eight Emperors consecutively. If he had proceeded conventionally, the Master Teacher Pavilion probably wouldn't have even been established before other powers leveled it.