Chapter 1309 The Ruthless Man Awakens

Although his understanding of formations was only at the seven-star level, he had studied the Heavenly Dao formations and had a solid foundation. Even with an eighth-grade initial formation diagram, if he studied it earnestly, he might be able to arrange it successfully.

"Good!"

It was just a special formation to enhance the transmission effect of the communication jade tokens, not a secret. Chen Leyao did not hold back; with a flick of her wrist, she handed over a diagram.

Taking it casually, Zhang Xuan lowered his head to look.

If the communication jade talisman were compared to a mobile phone from his previous life, this formation would be a signal tower, capable of receiving signals from greater distances and enhancing communication.

Simple in principle, but extremely complex in practice.

"Although it's an eighth-grade lower-rank formation... with my current understanding of formations, I can arrange it successfully, but... it will take at least three days! And there can be no mistakes—too troublesome..."

He frowned.

Although his understanding of formations was not inferior to some eight-star lower-rank formation masters, arranging this formation required too much attention. A single misstep could not only fail to enhance communication but also damage the jade token's structure, rendering it useless... Therefore, it required great effort, and according to his calculations, at least three days.

Three days, just to arrange a single formation... was far too long.

"It seems... I need to first become an eight-star formation master!"

Knowing that his understanding of formations was still lacking, Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and formed a plan.

His current understanding of formations was insufficient; arranging it would take a long time. But if he passed the assessment for an eight-star formation master and read the relevant books, arranging it would be simple.

"Can you arrange it, Teacher Zhang?"

Seeing him frown, Chen Leyao looked over.

"I'm still lacking a bit!" Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan smiled slightly. "By the way, do you know if there is a place in the Saint Son Hall to assess eight-star formation masters? I want to take the assessment first, then study how to arrange it. That way, it will be more reliable."

As the continent's top academy, the Saint Son Hall should have places for assessing various professions; otherwise, how could so many auxiliary students advance?

Most importantly, without auxiliary professions, master teachers could not be assessed either.

"The place for assessing ranks is in the 'Wisdom' Hall. I inquired about it before and know the exact location. How about I take you there, Teacher Zhang?"

Hearing that he wanted to assess for eight-star formation master at this time, Chen Leyao smiled and said.

"I'll trouble you, Fairy!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

Through his identity jade token, he had already learned about the divisions of the Saint Son Hall. Although it was also divided into many halls, it was completely different from places like the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy or the War Master Hall.

The former were divided by profession or cultivation, resulting in things like Beast Taming Academy, Alchemy Academy, Martial Arts Hall...

Here, although it was also divided into five halls, it had nothing to do with professions and was named after five characters.

They were: Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, and Trust.

Benevolence Hall: where teachers taught and students learned, imparting knowledge, learning skills, and inheriting culture.

Righteousness Hall: a place for various trials and tempering against the alien race, enhancing cooperation among students and deepening their bonds.

Propriety Hall: a place for competitions and battles.

Wisdom Hall: a place for professional assessments, learning techniques, and opening wisdom.

Trust Hall: a place to consolidate the mind and temper character.

Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, Trust; Gentleness, Goodness, Courtesy, Thrift, Yielding—the five halls together formed the Saint Son Hall.

It ensured that students who came to cultivate were not only powerful but also virtuous and courteous.

"You're too kind, Teacher Zhang!"

Chen Leyao nodded and, without further ado, led the way.

The Wisdom Hall, though called a hall, was not a single palace but a huge branch, like the departments of Hongyuan Academy.

It housed assessment grounds for hundreds of professions.

The two moved quickly. After walking for over ten minutes, they arrived at the entrance. Before them was a massive wall made of unknown material, with a large character carved in the center, exuding a gentle and harmonious feeling.

It was the character 'Wisdom'.

"This character... feels so familiar..."

Zhang Xuan involuntarily stopped.

Though also a character, this one was completely different from the three characters 'Saint Son Hall' outside. Although it did not emit a strong aura, it gave a sense of vastness and openness, as if the person who left the character had a broad mind, guiding the world.

"This... is a character left by Confucius!"

Just as he was wondering, a voice sounded in his mind.

"Ruthless Man, you're awake?"

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

It was none other than the Ruthless Man, who had devoured the brain's consciousness. After being unconscious for nearly a month, he had finally awakened.

"Yes, I have fulfilled my mission and finally refined that fellow!"

The Ruthless Man's slightly excited voice came through.

"How do you feel? Has your strength improved?"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

The Ruthless Man was his trump card. If his strength surged, it would be a great boon for him.

"Reporting to master, after merging the brain and eyes, my strength has greatly improved. Barring accidents, even a Saint Domain seventh-layer expert is no match for me!"

The Ruthless Man laughed and transmitted his voice.

"Saint Domain seventh layer?" Zhang Xuan gasped in astonishment.

A month ago, this guy was at the peak of the Out-of-Body realm. After merging, he had directly jumped two levels—truly terrifying!

Sigh, what kind of people were around him? Each one more freakish than the last, putting immense pressure on him...

His student, Zhao Ya, according to Chen Leyao's tone, must have cultivation far higher than his own...

His subordinate possessed strength that even a Saint Domain seventh-layer expert could not contend with. He had finally managed to get a weak clone, but the original body was beaten every day...

"After refining the brain, I inherited a lot of knowledge, especially in the path of soul witchcraft, all the way to Saint Domain ninth layer—I have it all..."

The Ruthless Man continued.

"Excellent!"

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Previously, from Mo Hunsheng, he had only obtained techniques up to the Mortal Transformation realm. After reaching Saint Domain, he had stalled for a time because he couldn't cultivate. Later, he obtained techniques for the first four layers of Saint Domain from Qingtian Emperor, and had now cultivated to the peak.

With this, he could now seek techniques for soul cultivation, merge them into the Heavenly Dao technique, and quickly enhance his soul witchcraft power.

"Wait... aren't soul witchcraft techniques exclusive to soul witches? Why does the Ruthless Man have them?"

A thought flashed through his mind.

According to the knowledge left by Mo Hunsheng, soul witchcraft techniques were the inheritance of the soul witch profession. The Ruthless Man was an alien—how could he have them? And a complete version at that?

"Let's not think about that for now..."

Knowing it was useless to dwell on it, Zhang Xuan continued in his mind: "Besides soul witchcraft techniques, do you have any true qi cultivation methods?"

The Ruthless Man was a super expert who could fight Confucius. His own cultivation method must be extremely exquisite. If he could learn it, it would greatly help his strength.

"I have the cultivation methods of the alien race, but they are not suitable for master's physique. I'll transmit them to you now..."

As the Ruthless Man spoke, Zhang Xuan felt a stream of knowledge flow into his mind.

He could already transmit knowledge by thought, and the other party, having merged the Ruthless Man's memories, found it even easier.

"Indeed, I cannot cultivate it..."

After reviewing the transmitted knowledge, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

The soul witchcraft techniques could be studied, but the alien race's cultivation methods were completely useless.

The human physique and the alien race were vastly different. Even if he cultivated the Heavenly Dao technique, it could not compensate. Therefore... even with his high talent, he could not practice the other's techniques.

"What a pity..."

He sighed inwardly.

If he could cultivate it, gathering other techniques would be simpler, and breaking through in cultivation would become easier.

But now, it seemed he had been too naive.

They chatted for a while longer.

Although he had devoured the Ruthless Man's memories, the latter had been severely injured back then, and with tens of thousands of years having passed, many memories were blurry. For example, about Confucius's deeds, he could only give a general account, not detailed specifics.

"By the way, you just said this is a character left by Confucius. What do you mean?"

Knowing that since the other had awakened, he could ask many things later without wasting time now, Zhang Xuan recalled the earlier remark and couldn't help asking.

"This 'Wisdom' character was personally written by Confucius, and its realm is far superior to the handwriting on the Sealing Sage Platform. If I could devour it... my power would surge, and I could unleash even greater strength!"

The Ruthless Man's excited voice rang out.

"Devour?" Zhang Xuan's face immediately darkened.

This guy really dared to think.

This was the Saint Son Hall, the continent's top academy. If he ran out to devour a character left by Confucius... he would probably be beaten to death on the spot!

And he himself might not escape either!

"Forget about this matter, erase it from your mind..."

Huffing, Zhang Xuan continued to look at the character before him.

No wonder it looked familiar. He had studied the handwriting on the Sealing Sage Platform many times and was already familiar with Confucius's calligraphy style.

"This 'Wisdom' character is round and full, like light flashing in the mind. Observing it often can enrich one's wisdom and open one's intellect..."

Seeing him stop, Chen Leyao smiled and said.

"Mm!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

This character was indeed far more powerful than the one left by Confucius on the Sealing Sage Platform. Both in artistic conception and spirit, it was superior. Even for him, looking at it for a long time could cleanse impurities and make his thinking sharper.

Truly the work of Confucius... Compared to it, Kui Sage's characters were still far inferior.

"No wonder the children of other great families all want to come here and become students of the Saint Son Hall... Not to mention anything else, just this character alone can stabilize the primordial spirit and solidify cultivation. Breaking through here... can suppress inner demons and prevent distracting thoughts!"

Filled with awe, he couldn't help but marvel.

The Saint Son Hall, with Confucius's great character suppressing it, even inner demons dared not act recklessly.

Perhaps that was why many great families were willing to send their most outstanding descendants here to receive inheritance and guidance.

"Let's go in!"

After looking for a while and gaining some insights, Zhang Xuan was filled with emotion.

"Mm!"

Chen Leyao nodded, and the two walked in together.