Chapter 313: Meeting the Senior Brother Again

Pfft!

Mo Hongyi's body swayed.

Telling me to wait a moment, and then... then he broke through!

Damn it.

Is there anything more absurd than this?

To comprehend martial arts across the seas and gather knowledge from all directions is to be a grandmaster.

When others close their eyes and open them, at most they take a nap; you close your eyes and open them, and tell me you've broken through to grandmaster...

I'll be damned!

Does it have to be so frivolous?

Does it have to be so arrogant?

In an instant, it felt as if struck by several golden thunderbolts, from the inside out, everything was electrocuted to a crisp, filled with a desire to die.

Broke through?

It's true, the aura on him is that of a grandmaster!

Just like that? Too easy!

...

The surrounding crowd, all with mouths stuffed with cotton as if, their eyes bulging as if about to fall out.

They had seen those who, through hard work, suddenly comprehended and broke through to grandmaster.

They had heard of those who cultivated diligently, closed in seclusion regardless of life or death, and finally succeeded.

But... closing one's eyes, asking someone to wait, and then breaking through—this was the first time they had seen or heard of it.

It was utterly childish.

That was a grandmaster, the first major hurdle in martial cultivation; countless people spent their entire lives unable to find the door...

Breaking through like this—was he crazy?

He has already broken through, yet we still can't find the way...

Countless renowned masters stuck at half-step grandmaster felt their faces burning, wishing they could find a hole to crawl into.

Even if there are differences between people... does it have to be so obvious?

The gap is too big!

Liu Ling on the side swayed as well.

Last night he had confidently told the other to accumulate well, otherwise he couldn't break through; now, the other broke through in public, and so effortlessly.

Senior Brother, could you have been able to break through yesterday, and deliberately suppressed it to save my face, and today you couldn't hold back and broke through?

If that's the case, it would have been better not to give me this face; this way I'm hit even harder...

Everyone had their own thoughts, but all wore expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

This young man's actions had shattered their understanding of cultivation, exceeding the bounds of comprehension.

Now that I'm a grandmaster, I should be able to take the exam for two-star renowned master, right?

Earlier at the No Mistake Hall, I was about to break through but suppressed it; now with focused guidance, my cultivation surged and I successfully reached grandmaster.

Upon entering grandmaster, one's entire temperament changes, and true qi becomes more abundant. Although I haven't tested it and don't know how much my strength has increased, with energy bursting throughout my body, in terms of pure strength, it has at least doubled!

Previously I had 1,500 ding of strength; now I probably have 3,000 ding!

This kind of strength is already comparable to an ordinary late-stage grandmaster!

If I were to encounter that puppet again, I'm afraid it would be like the first one—I could punch it to pieces without even finding its weakness.

He is at grandmaster... he meets the condition!

Hearing the question, Elder Zhu nodded woodenly.

To take the two-star renowned master exam, one must reach grandmaster; now that this young man had successfully broken through, it could no longer be a reason to make things difficult.

Even if he has reached grandmaster, so what? His mind calibration is only 5.1, not 6.0, so he still doesn't qualify!

Mo Hongyi clenched his fists.

Since I've already offended him, I might as well go all the way!

This... for the two-star renowned master exam, there is indeed a requirement for mind calibration; it must reach 6.0 or above! Afraid the young man didn't know, Elder Zhu spoke up this time.

That's right, Liu Ling told me! Zhang Xuan nodded.

Back in Tianxuan Kingdom, when Liu Ling and others explained mind calibration, they said that to take the one-star renowned master exam, one needs a mind calibration of 3.0 or above; for two-star, 6.0; for three-star, 9.0; and so on.

My mind calibration is only 5.1, so I indeed don't qualify.

I am not talented, but I happen to have reached 6.0, meeting the mind calibration standard for the two-star exam!

Seeing that the other had finally suffered a silent loss and he had regained some ground, Mo Hongyi sighed in relief, clenched his fist, and a texture stone appeared before everyone, on which was written the number 6.0!

It really is a mind calibration of 6.0!

Impressive. Mind calibration is the foundation of a renowned master; if the mind doesn't reach the standard, no matter how high the cultivation, it's useless!

Indeed, it seems Master Zhang can no longer work miracles!

It's already a miracle. How old is he? Not yet twenty... At this age to have a mind calibration of 5.1, reaching 6.0 is just around the corner!

...

Seeing that Mo Hongyi's mind calibration had indeed reached 6.0, the crowd buzzed with discussion.

At the same time, they felt great regret for Zhang Xuan.

One can take the exam early, one can break through on the spot in cultivation, but mind calibration cannot be improved in a short time!

There's no helping it.

Alright, since you don't meet the qualifications, please wait aside. I am now going to take the exam!

After displaying his mind calibration, Mo Hongyi clasped his hands behind his back, his face full of pride, and said calmly.

Mind calibration not reaching 6.0 is indeed troublesome, but... don't rush, wait for me a little longer...

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan said.

Wait for you a little longer?

Hearing this, Mo Hongyi swayed again.

He was going crazy.

Was there something wrong?

The mind realm scale, not cultivation, could only increase step by step. I don't believe that waiting a moment would let me break through to 6.0?

He looked over with unfriendly eyes, but saw that the young man before him, instead of closing his eyes, was looking around as if searching for someone.

Increasing the mind realm scale was extremely troublesome, requiring day after day, year after year of relentless training. For Zhang Xuan, waiting that long was impossible.

Since the assessment was about to begin, it was best to take it together with this Mo Hongyi; otherwise, coming back again would be too much trouble.

So...

He thought of a way to make students grateful and produce golden books!

As long as he had this Heavenly Path Book, he could easily skyrocket his mind realm scale, avoiding the trouble of cultivation.

Earlier, he had thought of going to Tianwu Academy to recruit students and make them grateful. Now that Zhao Ya and the others were right in front of him, he could call them over and find a way to form the book.

Just as he was searching for Zhao Ya and the others, he suddenly froze and saw a familiar figure.

It was the master teacher he had met in the mountains last night, Jiang Shu!

"He is also my student. He was already very grateful for helping him tame the Red-Bare Tiger. If I can also help him resolve his hidden ailment, he will definitely be deeply grateful, and perhaps I can form a golden page!"

This thought flashed through his mind. He smiled slightly and then called out, "Jiang Shu, come over here!"

Elder Zhu, Mo Hongyi, and the others, thinking that this Zhang Xuan had asked them to wait for something, were all taken aback and nearly spat blood upon hearing this.

Jiang Shu...

Wasn't he the head of our Master Teacher Hall?

A two-star peak master teacher, whom everyone addressed respectfully as Teacher Jiang, yet he called him by his full name!

Was there something wrong?

Not only the crowd, but Hall Master Jiang himself was also startled, wondering what the other party wanted from him.

Looking puzzled, he was about to walk over when Jiang Chen, full of anger, blocked his way.

"Zhang Xuan, what do you think you're doing? My father is a two-star peak master teacher and the head of the Master Teacher Hall. How dare you order him around?"

This Jiang Chen was precisely Hall Master Jiang's son.

"He is your father?"

Zhang Xuan was taken aback, not expecting this.

However, after a moment's thought, he understood.

Hall Master Jiang, a two-star peak master teacher and a peak Grandmaster, was someone even the king of Tianwu Kingdom would treat with courtesy and not dare to overstep. No wonder Mo Yu, though she disliked Jiang Chen, dared not go too far—he had such a formidable background.

"That's right!" Jiang Chen raised his chin.

As a one-star master teacher in a place like Tianwu Kingdom, although he was famous, he wasn't too outstanding. But because of his good background and good father, no one in the entire kingdom dared to underestimate him.

Even the royal family dared not show the slightest disrespect.

Having such a father, he was very proud.

Now this annoying fellow had actually called his father over, so naturally he was displeased.

"Step aside for now. I have something to discuss with your father!"

Knowing that Jiang Chen's father was Jiang Shu, and that the latter was the head of the Master Teacher Hall, Zhang Xuan was also a bit surprised, but quickly recovered.

The introduction of Jiang Shu in the Heavenly Path Library only mentioned that he was a two-star master teacher, not that he was the head of the Master Teacher Hall. But the entire kingdom had only three two-star master teachers: Elder Zhu, Vice Hall Master Guan, and the remaining one was naturally the hall master.

Having casually recognized a student who turned out to be the head of the Master Teacher Hall—what good luck.

"You..."

Seeing that he ignored him and still wanted to speak with his father, Jiang Chen's face turned pale with anger. Just as he was about to say more, someone pulled him aside.

"Alright, you may step down now!"

Jiang Shu came before Zhang Xuan and looked at the young man before him.

He could confirm that he had never seen this person before.

But the other party directly called him by name and asked him to come over, which inevitably made him feel a bit strange.

"May I ask, Teacher Zhang, why have you called me over?"

Although slightly displeased inside, he still maintained full courtesy.

"Oh, did you yesterday take a master teacher named Yang Xuan as your teacher?" Zhang Xuan said.

"How do you know?"

Jiang Shu's whole body trembled.

This had happened last night, and he hadn't told anyone. Yet this person directly revealed it, startling him.

"Hall Master Jiang took someone as his teacher?"

"If he took him as his teacher, doesn't that mean that person's strength is still above two-star peak?"

"Probably a three-star master teacher..."

"When did such a formidable figure come to Tianwu Kingdom?"

...

Hearing the hall master admit it, the crowd burst into an uproar.

Hall Master Jiang was the most powerful master teacher in all of Tianwu Kingdom, and he had taken someone else as his teacher. How powerful must this Yang Xuan be?

"It's the teacher!"

"It's the master!"

Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, Liu Ling, Zhao Ya, and the others' eyes lit up.

"You are..."

After the shock, Jiang Shu couldn't help asking.

He hadn't spread the news of taking a teacher, so... it was very likely that the leak came from the teacher's side.

Could it be... that this person had a connection with the teacher?

"I am the direct disciple of Teacher Yang Xuan. According to the rules, you should call me..."

"Senior Brother!"