Chapter 1621: What Is Your Relationship with Master Kong?

In truth, Zhang Xuan could understand the intentions of the many elders and Luo Qianzhen.

His identity as Luo Tianya was too obscure; for the Luo Clan to quickly establish its reputation and prestige, the only way was to step on that recently prominent Zhang Xuan!

Full of frustration, he turned to look at Luo Ruoxi, who was sitting to one side waiting for him. She wore a smile—since he had known her, she had always been cold and aloof, never smiling so radiantly.

Instantly, Zhang Xuan became even more depressed.

Is she still my girlfriend? In a situation like this, she doesn't say a single word...

"Actually, I think it would be better if you agreed."

Just as he was at a loss how to respond to the expectations of so many people, Luo Ruoxi stopped smiling and sent him a voice transmission.

"Agree?" Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched. "You want me to go and slap myself?"

"That's not it. First go to the Zhang Clan, then find the right opportunity to reveal your identity, turning the enmity between the two clans into peace. Otherwise, given the Luo Clan's hatred for the Zhang Clan, the more you compensate, the greater the likelihood of future conflict. It's better to resolve it once and for all..."

Luo Ruoxi explained.

"This..." Zhang Xuan fell silent.

What she said was correct.

The Luo Clan's current state was irreconcilable with the Zhang Clan. Coming with good intentions to offer compensation would actually be like adding fuel to the fire—it wouldn't ease the flames but would make them burn even fiercer!

In such a situation, if he simply turned and left without care, the two clans would inevitably come to blows—it was only a matter of time... Rather than leaving a potential隐患, it was better to resolve it thoroughly and once and for all.

He couldn't keep pretending to be Luo Tianya one moment and then switching back to Zhang Xuan the next.

If he did that, he would be exhausted to death.

"I guess there's no other way..."

Having come to this realization, Zhang Xuan, though filled with helplessness, finally nodded and looked around: "Fine, I agree to all of you. I'll go to the Zhang family right now!"

"To the Zhang family!"

"Beat Zhang Xuan!"

"Kill that bastard..."

...

The many elders were all excited.

"..." Zhang Xuan.

The Luo family members had long been prepared. Seeing his agreement, they did not hesitate, all rising in unison and summoning their flying sacred beasts.

In an instant, dozens of sacred beasts hovered in the air, their momentum imposing.

Knowing that the Luo family now wanted to establish their authority, and that even if he had mastered some spatial techniques, he couldn't teleport there but had to fly directly to bolster their momentum, Zhang Xuan had no choice but to abandon the idea of setting up a teleportation array.

Landing on the back of a flying sacred beast, looking at Luo Ruoxi, who was laughing so hard she was about to choke, Zhang Xuan's face was full of grievance.

Was it easy for me?

Who on earth did I offend...

"Forget it, I won't think about it. I'd better focus on comprehending how to break through to the Great Sage."

Though frustrated, he knew that since he had made the decision, thinking more was useless. He immediately closed his eyes and carefully recalled the various insights and experiences he had read, trying to break through to the Great Sage realm.

"Are you trying to break through to the Great Sage?"

Just as he had been deliberating for two full days and felt he had some insights and was about to make a push, Luo Ruoxi on the side looked over.

"Mm!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

There was nothing to hide from the girl before him.

If it were someone else, he might have to explain how he could improve so quickly that it was hard to believe, but this one—no need at all.

He didn't know if it was because she was used to strange things or for some other reason, but no matter how fast he broke through, she never seemed shocked; instead, she took it for granted.

"Don't rush. The Saint realm is divided into Heaven and Earth Saint Seals, and the Great Saint has its unique aspects too. Breaking through rashly would outweigh the gains." Luo Ruoxi said.

"Unique aspects?" Zhang Xuan looked over in confusion.

When he reached the Saint realm, it was with her that he sought the place where Master Teacher Kong sealed his sainthood, and with the help of the Sealing Saint Platform, he successfully broke through. Because of this, the power within him was immensely vigorous, unmatched in the world, and no one of the same level could defeat him.

Could it be... that the Great Saint also has a sealing of sainthood?

"Although the Great Saint has no such thing as sealing sainthood..." As if reading his doubt, Luo Ruoxi said, "But the might of Great Saints who advance in different ways is not the same!"

"This..."

Though he didn't know exactly who his girlfriend was, she definitely knew more about cultivation than he did. Without her, he wouldn't have been able to seal his sainthood.

Now that she said this, there must be a difference.

"Mm, the first level of the Great Saint is called 'Seeing the Spirit Without Harm,' where the divine sense can enter the cells of the body and even affect their normal metabolism!"

Luo Ruoxi's expression turned serious: "Normal breakthroughs require the divine sense to become stronger and finer to gain insights and break through smoothly... Doing so, though it allows one to become a Great Saint, is the lowest level! It is also called the inferior breakthrough method."

If there is an inferior method, there is a superior one.

"However, all cultivators break through this way, no one can escape it. In the Master Teacher Continent, the only one who created a superior method and succeeded... is just one person!"

Luo Ruoxi said.

"You mean... Master Teacher Kong?"

Zhang Xuan quickly looked at her.

In the Master Teacher Continent, over tens of thousands of years, the most dazzling person was only Master Teacher Kong. If anyone could do it, it was undoubtedly him.

"Correct, it is Master Teacher Kong!"

Luo Ruoxi nodded: "When he was at the peak of the ninth level of the Saint realm, he summoned heavenly fire to temper his physical body. After being scorched, his divine sense became tougher and stronger. Because of this... after his breakthrough, he was even more powerful. Whether in true qi reserves or personal cultivation, he far surpassed ordinary Great Saints! That's why he could become the number one person through the ages, irreplaceable!"

"Heavenly fire?" Zhang Xuan stiffened.

He had seen Master Teacher Kong's will before, and the other had specifically said that to resolve the innate fetal poison in his body, he only needed to become a Nine-Star Master Teacher and summon heavenly fire...

Normally, a Seven-Star Master Teacher corresponds to the second to fourth levels of the Saint realm, and the fifth level is half-step Eight-Star.

An Eight-Star Master Teacher corresponds to the sixth to eighth levels, and the ninth level is half-step Nine-Star!

In some special cases, a Nine-Star Master Teacher badge can be granted to a peak ninth-level Saint realm powerhouse, but to become a Nine-Star Master Teacher, the most important thing is... to break through to Great Saint!

Could it be... that what Master Teacher Kong meant by becoming a Nine-Star Master Teacher was not about receiving a badge from the Master Teacher Hall, but about reaching the strength to break through to Great Saint, and using... the superior breakthrough method?

"Heavenly fire, like the lightning tribulation, is a punishment from heaven for cultivators. When you broke through to the Saint realm and experienced the Sealing Saint Tribulation, did you feel that both your soul and physical body improved greatly, and that crossing levels to challenge became very easy?"

Luo Ruoxi asked.

Zhang Xuan did not deny it.

Normal cultivators have to reach the fifth level of the Saint realm, the Out-of-Body stage, to use the lightning tribulation to temper their primordial spirit, but he had experienced the Sealing Saint Tribulation, and both his soul and physical body had made great progress, becoming much stronger than ordinary cultivators.

If this heavenly fire were similar, it could indeed make the divine sense stronger and increase combat power.

"I've read so many books, and none of them ever mentioned that breaking through to Great Saint is divided into superior and inferior... If only Master Teacher Kong has done it, Ruoxi, how... do you know about it?"

Unable to hold back any longer, Zhang Xuan looked at her: "What exactly is your relationship with Master Teacher Kong?"