Chapter 1096: Vice President Xu

"A mid-grade holy artifact?" The servant was startled.

Holy artifacts were usually only possessed by Saint Domain experts; reaching mid-grade was extremely rare. Even the Cangmang Sword of the Qingyuan Empire's emperor was only at this level. Whenever one appeared, countless experts would fight over it.

He had originally thought that since the other party was young, at most he would have a top-grade spirit artifact. He never dreamed that he would possess a treasure of this level.

"This young master... is a master teacher, right?" He couldn't help but look over.

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan nodded, somewhat puzzled: "How did you know?"

He wasn't wearing the distinctive attire of a master teacher, nor did he emit any aura related to master teachers. How did the other party know?

"If you weren't a master teacher, someone would have already tried to snatch a holy artifact of this level..." The servant said with a bitter smile.

A mid-grade holy artifact was a super treasure throughout the entire Qingyuan Empire. Once news leaked, many would surely want to obtain it. How could a young cultivator like him protect it?

Unless... he was a master teacher!

Protected by the Master Teacher Pavilion, no one dared to recklessly target a master teacher.

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan nodded, understanding.

He understood this matter too.

If he weren't a master teacher, many people along the way would have coveted his cultivation speed and techniques, and trouble would have come one after another. He wouldn't have been able to come here so easily.

Being a master teacher was not only a responsibility but also a huge protective umbrella.

"A mid-grade holy artifact requires a seven-star spirit awakener to awaken its intelligence. In the entire guild, only three have reached this level: the president and two vice presidents. They work in relatively remote places... I'll take you to apply..."

Knowing that the other party was a master teacher, the servant didn't dwell on the issue and said.

Zhang Xuan responded, somewhat curious: "Are spirit awakeners also divided into levels like other professions?"

"They are divided into levels... but the lowest is four-star!" The servant explained.

"The lowest is four-star?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

"Other professions basically range from one-star to nine-star, but spirit awakeners are different. After apprenticeship, the first exam is for four-star..."

The servant said: "Actually, this is a designation to coordinate with other professions. In reality, their true levels are beginner, intermediate, and advanced! Beginner corresponds to four-star and five-star, intermediate to six-star and seven-star, and advanced to eight-star and nine-star! But if divided this way, it would separate from the levels of other professions, which is inconvenient."

"Oh!" After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xuan understood.

Involving spirituality and soul means that cultivation must at least reach the Harmonious Spirit realm of the Mortal Transcendence stage. Such cultivation has already reached the level of a four-star peak, half-step five-star master teacher.

If arranged starting from one-star, it would be completely incompatible with other professions, so naturally it starts from four-star.

There are countless professions in the world, and the strange regulations are also numerous.

For example, the previously heard Heavenly Fate Master, who deduces heavenly fate and determines fortune and misfortune, needs to understand the great way of heaven and earth and the fortune and misfortune of the day. Their cultivation must at least reach the Saint Domain.

The starting level is naturally higher, even directly at seven-star.

The seven-star spirit awakener the other party mentioned is actually the so-called intermediate spirit awakener, whose cultivation must at least reach Saint Domain second layer.

Following the servant, he walked into the main hall.

As he walked, he asked questions, and soon gained a certain understanding of this guild.

The guild's president and vice presidents were all experts who had reached the Primordial Spirit realm, and their own cultivation was top-notch throughout the entire Qingyuan Imperial Capital.

The hall was spacious, and at a glance, many cultivators were queuing up to have spirit awakeners help temper their souls and enhance their strength.

"I still can't step into the Harmonious Spirit realm, I always can't feel the soul. I hope to receive guidance..."

A cultivator at the Turbid Clarity realm came before a young man.

"Sit down!"

The young man nodded faintly and pointed forward.

The Turbid Clarity cultivator quickly sat on a round platform not far away.

Once he was seated, the young man raised his eyebrows, pressed his hand on the ground, and a beam of light immediately spread out, forming a light circle that enveloped him.

"Relax your body and mind..."

The faint words slowly sounded, the young man seeming to carry a special magic and allure.

The Turbid Clarity cultivator involuntarily closed his eyes, as if sinking into a special state of mind.

"This is... stimulating the soul? Letting him observe soul power and break through? Impressive..."

Watching this scene, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Earlier, when he heard the introduction, he thought the so-called spirit awakener was just a special method to stimulate the soul, but now it seemed not so simple.

This profession was somewhat similar to the Soul Witch Master. The latter cultivated oneself through special means, while the former enhanced others through techniques.

Take this Turbid Clarity cultivator as an example. He couldn't perceive the soul before, so he couldn't enter the Harmonious Spirit realm. But stimulated by the person before him, his soul became stronger, and he could naturally use its power, so he was not far from breaking through.

Boom!

As he was thinking, he indeed saw the Turbid Clarity expert let out a long roar, his aura rapidly increasing. He had already glimpsed the soul and broken through to Mortal Transcendence fourth layer.

"No wonder everyone wants to go to higher empires; opportunities are indeed much greater..."

Seeing that from the start of spirit awakening to breakthrough, it took less than a few minutes, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

In places like the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Alliance, the Harmonious Spirit realm was the biggest hurdle. Countless people spent their entire lives struggling to succeed, but here it was so simple. This profession was indeed extraordinary.

However, although everyone knew that higher empires had many opportunities, not everyone could come.

Not to mention the distance from the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Alliance to here, with countless dangers along the way, just the price of this spirit awakening was something not everyone could afford... a full top-grade spirit stone!

At this price, even the Alliance Lord's mansion of the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Alliance couldn't afford it.

Coupled with various restrictions... it was like Dubai in his previous life. Everyone knew it was easy to make money there, but it was useless. Without reaching a certain level, no matter how much money you had, you couldn't earn it.

"Alright, today's quota is up. I need to rest. If you want to see me, come back in ten days!"

After the Turbid Clarity cultivator broke through, the young man's face turned pale, as if exhausted.

"Each time a spirit awakener performs an awakening, it consumes a great deal of their soul. At most three people at a time, and they need at least ten days to rest!" Afraid that this young master didn't understand, the servant explained.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

He was a Soul Witch Master and knew a lot about souls, so he could naturally see the difficulty of spirit awakening. Resting for ten days was already considered fast recovery.

Continuing forward, he saw some spirit awakeners helping cultivators temper their souls, and others awakening weapons. To get a quota for awakening, many even bought queue positions at high prices.

"Really profitable..."

After watching for a while, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

This profession was indeed very profitable.

The soul was different from physical body and true qi cultivation. The physical body and true qi were tangible and easier to cultivate. The soul was different; cultivating it alone was troublesome. But relying on a spirit awakener, one could quickly make the soul stronger, several times faster than cultivating alone. Moreover, for powerful weapons, making their spirituality submit to oneself could take an unknown amount of time. Some people couldn't do it even after many years. Instead of the trouble, it was better to directly kill the spirit and then, with the help of a spirit awakener, replace it with an obedient one.

These two things alone were enough to make this profession extremely popular.

"Ahead is where Vice President Xu performs awakenings. Her price for a single awakening is very high, especially for mid-grade holy artifacts..."

Bypassing the crowd, they came outside a spacious room, and the servant stopped.

"How many spirit stones are needed?" Zhang Xuan knew it wouldn't be cheap, so without much ado, he asked directly.

"100 top-grade spirit stones!" The servant said.

"Not expensive!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

As long as it could revive the Gold Origin Cauldron, he would willingly pay not just a hundred top-grade spirit stones, but even ten thousand.

Swish!

He flipped his wrist and took out a hundred top-grade spirit stones, handing them over.

"Please wait here..."

The servant entered the room, and after a short while, came back with a happy expression: "Young master, you're in luck. Vice President Xu still has her last quota today. Let's go in!"

Zhang Xuan followed him inside.

The room was over a hundred square meters in size. In the center sat a beautiful woman, appearing to be in her thirties. Although she didn't exert any power, her every move carried an aura, and like the previous Master Wu, she had already reached the Saint Domain fourth layer, Primordial Spirit realm.

"Vice President Xu, this is the master teacher who wants to restore the spirituality of a mid-grade holy artifact!" The servant introduced.

"Hmm!" Vice President Xu nodded, glanced at Zhang Xuan, and said with slight surprise: "You have a mid-grade holy artifact?"

The person before her was only at Saint Domain first layer peak. Even if he was a master teacher, he shouldn't be qualified to wield such a powerful weapon.

"Yes!" Zhang Xuan flipped his wrist and placed the Gold Origin Cauldron on the ground.

"This artifact's consciousness has fallen into slumber. I hope Vice President Xu can help awaken it..."

"Slumber?"

Vice President Xu stood up, came to the Gold Origin Cauldron, looked it over carefully, frowned deeply, thought for a moment, and then looked over.

"Consciousness slumber... Do you intend to let a new consciousness be born to replace it, or awaken the sleeping one?"

To restore the spirituality of a sleeping weapon, there were two methods: first, let a new consciousness be born; second, awaken the sleeping one.

"Awaken it, of course!" Zhang Xuan quickly said.

Letting a new consciousness be born would be equivalent to killing the Gold Origin Cauldron, which he would not do.

"This is somewhat difficult..." Vice President Xu shook her head and was about to continue speaking when a knock sounded at the door, and then another servant walked in.

"President Xu, Senior Dao Kou wants you to help his disciple awaken the spirit embryo to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm!"

"Dao Kou?"

Vice President Xu shook her head: "Tell him I have no quota today..."

Before she finished speaking, an old man pushed the door open and walked in, followed by a middle-aged man.

"No quota? I heard you only awakened two people today, so isn't there still one left?"