Chapter 431: Xuanyuan Beast Hall

Lu Chong would give up his life for him. For such a person, what could Zhang Xuan not sacrifice?

What if it meant making an enemy of a Conferred Kingdom? What if it meant making an enemy of a Master Teacher Pavilion?

"Lu Chong, rest assured. Whoever dared to harm you like this, your teacher will avenge you and make them regret it!"

"Alright..." Knowing that the man in front of her could not be dissuaded, Mo Yu shook her head helplessly and said no more. "What do we do now?"

"We're going to Xuanyuan Kingdom!" Zhang Xuan nodded and called out. A whistling sound filled the air as the Iron-toothed Howling Beast flew over and landed before them.

Only by going there could he find cultivation techniques for the True Grandmaster realm and rapidly increase his strength. Otherwise, nothing would matter. Just as she had said, without sufficient strength, everything would be pointless, and he might even lose his life.

"Xuanyuan Imperial City, the capital of Xuanyuan Kingdom, is hundreds of thousands of kilometers from here," Mo Yu said. "Even if the Half-Grandmaster Iron-toothed Howling Beast flies at full speed, it will take at least seven or eight days!"

"Seven or eight days?" He was taken aback. That long? It was almost as much time as he had spent in Tianwu Royal City.

Mo Yu nodded. "Yes, this is the speed limit for a Half-Grandmaster. Unless it reaches the Grandmaster realm, it will take around three days to arrive; otherwise, this is the only way to get there!"

Half-Grandmaster and Grandmaster realms were only one minor level apart, but for a flying savage beast, it could more than double its speed.

"A Grandmaster can be that much faster? Then let it break through..." Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Let it break through?" Mo Yu gave a wry smile. She had forgotten that the man before her was not only a formidable master teacher but also a powerful beast tamer, especially with his unique "Beast-Beating Taming Method." To this day, no one understood the reason why savage beasts became obedient, or even broke through, when subjected to it.

Looking up, she indeed saw the young man acting. He walked up to the Iron-toothed Howling Beast and punched it.

*Thump, thump, thump, thump!*

His fists landed on the beast's body. If it were any other beast tamer acting so recklessly, even with a contract, it would certainly cause resentment. This large beast, however, saw his punches and excitedly roared, lying still on the ground, seemingly quite content. To show such an expression while being beaten was probably unique...

*Boom!*

After being beaten for a while, the Iron-toothed Howling Beast, as expected, let out a sharp roar, broke through its restraints, and its aura soared into the sky. It had reached the Grandmaster realm! A Howling Beast that reached this level was even larger and more formidable in power.

Boarding the beast's back, they set their course, and the group flew straight ahead. Sitting cross-legged, Zhang Xuan recalled the previous events.

The situation had been critical then; he had only wanted to kill Liang Qingming and hadn't thought much, but a golden book had suddenly appeared and smashed him to death. Could it be... this Heaven's Path Divination Book also had the use of smashing people to death? When he first got the Library, he had thought about others throwing out artifacts while he threw books, but he never expected... it was actually true!

Remembering the book's power, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. A late-stage Grandmaster hadn't even had a chance to resist and was smashed into a pulp, which was probably countless times more powerful than the attacks of a Transcendent Mortal expert. In other words, if he really wanted to fight, even Master Teacher Su might not be able to withstand it! Terrifying!

"Too bad... there's only one!" He shook his head helplessly. This item was powerful, but... there was only one, and it had already been used. Even if he wanted to find another, it was gone. It could only be condensed through the gratitude of students. It seemed that in the future, he would need to accept more students to produce a few more.

It could turn the Library's knowledge into his own; it could directly increase his Mind of Clarity by 5.0; and it could even smash enemies to death across cultivation levels... Although he had only understood three uses of the golden book, each one was more terrifying than the last. If he had more of these in the future, he wouldn't need to carry any artifacts. If anyone dared to cause trouble, he would just throw a book, and no matter how strong they were, they wouldn't be able to withstand it!

"It can smash people to death, but it seems to have a time limit... roughly ten seconds!" He replayed the battle in his mind. When he saw Lu Chong killed, his emotions were inflamed, and he hadn't thought much. Now that he had free time, he carefully analyzed it and found some patterns. This Heaven's Path Divination Book could actively fly out and kill people as long as his will was strong enough. However, it would disappear after staying outside his body for about ten breaths. If not for this limitation, how could Ding Mu and the others have escaped? Otherwise, with one book smash, even a Transcendent Mortal would perish, let alone those two.

"After the Master Teacher's Heart refinement, my Mind of Clarity has improved significantly!" Observing Master Kong's calligraphy had allowed him to enter a special state of Master Teacher's Heart refinement. If not for this, even with his Heaven's Path Movement Art, a Grandmaster realm expert wouldn't find it easy to kill him!

"My Mind of Clarity score has reached 12.1, more than enough to test for a 4-star master teacher!" Although the Master Teacher's Heart refinement was short, it was, after all, Master Kong's personal calligraphy, so its effect was immense, leading to a significant improvement in his Mind of Clarity, a full 1.0 increase. With every 3.0 points being a tier, this meant his Mind of Clarity score was already sufficient for a 4-star master teacher examination.

"With the increase in my Mind of Clarity score, my Eye of Insight is also stronger than before! Previously, I could only see defects in those of the same cultivation level or lower. But now, even if I encounter a Half-Grandmaster, I can easily discern their flaws and problems!" As his Mind of Clarity score reached 12.1, comparable to a 4-star master teacher, his Eye of Insight also underwent a transformation. With his current peak Master Teacher realm strength, he wouldn't have been able to see through a Half-Grandmaster before. But now, even if an expert of that strength appeared, he could see through them, and he wouldn't need to constantly rely on the Library of Heaven's Path.

While the Library of Heaven's Path was incredible, it had many limitations. For instance, books only appeared when martial arts were performed or when he was unconscious. The Eye of Insight was different; it could be easily used by consuming a certain amount of Mind of Clarity, making it simpler, more convenient, and more practical.

"Not only that, the power of my Heaven's Path Impartation has also increased significantly!" He had now comprehended two unique abilities of a master teacher: the Eye of Insight and Heaven's Path Impartation. By consuming Mind of Clarity, he could quickly convince people, even making their zhenqi move according to his words, beyond their control. Previously, it could only influence cultivators much weaker than him. Now, even a peak Master Teacher with similar strength could be affected by his words. In summary, the Master Teacher's Heart refinement greatly benefited his master teacher abilities; as for other aspects, there weren't many changes.

"All of you, perform a set of fist techniques for me!" After reviewing his own progress, Zhang Xuan looked at Zhao Ya and the others. He hadn't given them guidance in a long time. Although their strength had improved quickly, they clearly couldn't keep up with his pace, so they needed to accelerate.

"Yes!" The beast's back was wide. Everyone performed their martial arts techniques, and Zhang Xuan guided them one by one.

Three days passed in a flash. After his guidance and their cultivation, everyone's cultivation had increased significantly. Wang Ying, Zheng Yang, and others all reached the Aperture Opening realm, and even the weakest Yuan Tao opened one acupoint. Zhao Ya, with the activated power of her unique constitution, reached late-stage Master Teacher realm. With her Pure Yin Constitution and the Heaven's Path Sword Art, she was now no weaker than an ordinary peak Master Teacher. Mo Yu also received guidance and made significant progress.

"Aren't we going to Xuanyuan Royal City?" They had been flying continuously and were about to reach the Royal City, but to her surprise, Zhang Xuan had the Howling Beast change direction and fly towards a mountain range not far away.

"Find a place to improve my strength!" Standing by the window, Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

"Improve strength?" Mo Yu blinked. Earlier, he had spoken so casually that she thought he would cultivate well for these three days, at least striving to break through to Half-Grandmaster. Yet... besides guiding everyone and taking care of Lu Chong, he hadn't cultivated once. Now that they were almost at the Royal City, he wanted to improve his strength... Could it be that this cultivation required a special location?

"Beast Hall!" Zhang Xuan said. After reading the books from Tianwu Kingdom, although he wasn't clear about Xuanyuan Kingdom's power divisions, he could still find information on geographical locations and the branches of these special professions. Just like before, Xuanyuan Kingdom's Beast Hall was not in the Royal City but deep within a mountain range dozens of kilometers away.

"Beast Hall? To improve your strength here?" Hearing the location, Mo Yu looked even more confused. She had heard of savage beasts going to the Beast Hall to improve their strength, but she had never heard of a human doing so! Could it be that the cultivation technique he practiced required the help of savage beasts?

Just as Zhang Xuan and his group were heading towards the Beast Hall, in the spacious small town of Xuanyuan Kingdom's Beast Hall, three figures descended from a beast's back. Two of them were old acquaintances Zhang Xuan had met before: Hall Master Feng and Beast Tamer Wang from the Xuanluo Mountain Range Beast Hall. In front of them was a young man around thirty, walking with his chest puffed out and a proud expression.

"Beast Tamer Luo, this is Xuanyuan Kingdom's Beast Hall. We'll be participating in the Beast Taming Competition here!" Hall Master Feng said.

"Yes, I know! Don't worry, it's just a championship; I'll definitely win it for you!" The young Beast Tamer Luo waved his hand dismissively.

"Uh..." Hearing such arrogant words from him, Hall Master Feng and Beast Tamer Wang exchanged glances and smiled wryly. This Beast Tamer Luo was one of the more talented beast tamers among those recently assessed, but certainly not the most talented. If the grand competition, originally scheduled for six months later, hadn't suddenly been moved up to two months, and they couldn't find the most talented Zhang Xuan, they wouldn't have needed to bring this guy. The Iron-toothed Howling Beast of the Xuanluo Mountain Range Beast Hall had been taken by that guy, so they had to travel on Master Teacher realm savage beasts. Their speed was too slow, taking over a month to reach here, and everyone was exhausted.

"What? Don't you believe me?" Beast Tamer Luo snapped. "Hmph, that Zhang Xuan you keep talking about! He's a 2-star beast tamer, and so am I. He passed his first assessment, and so did I, even doing better! Why do you have such great confidence in him but no confidence in me when you talk about him?"