Chapter 407: Spirit Stone Grades

"Alright!"

Seeing that if he continued drawing, this woman would be dead or nearly so, Zhang Xuan finally waved his hand.

Just when Master Su and the others thought that Master Yang was magnanimous and benevolent beyond compare, they heard his voice continue: "Sun Qiang, go call Lu Chong over. He's the most suitable one to draw on this woman!"

"..." Master Su, Master Ling.

"..." Mo Tianxue, Mo Yu.

Since back then, Lu Chong's entire family was killed by this woman's orders, now that the culprit had arrived, he should be allowed to take revenge.

This Crown Princess's arrival so quickly was actually beyond Zhang Xuan's expectations.

However, their luck wasn't great either. With Master Su and Master Ling here, the so-called revenge was destined to be a joke.

"Yes!" Sun Qiang turned and walked out. Before long, Lu Chong came over.

"Grandmaster!"

By now, Lu Chong also knew the identity of the person before him. He cupped his fists and bowed.

"Grandmaster? Master? I get it—this is Zhang Xuan's long-unseen teacher, Yang Xuan!"

Those spying finally understood.

Legend had it that this teacher of Zhang Xuan had also taken Hall Master Jiang as a student, with unfathomable strength.

They had thought it was a rumor, but now they realized it was true.

No wonder Master Zhang had wiped out the Lin family without hesitation back then—he had such backing!

"Mm, that woman is Lin Lang's sister, the Lin family's Crown Princess. I leave her to you to handle."

Seeing him approach, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Thank you, Grandmaster..."

Seeing the murderer of his entire family here, his eyes reddened, and Lu Chong charged at Lin Long.

"What are you doing? I am the Crown Princess of the Xuan Yuan Kingdom. Dare to touch me, and I'll have your entire family wiped out..."

Lin Long was terrified and backed away repeatedly, but before she could finish, her face stung, and she flew backward with a "bang!"

Although her cultivation level was higher than Lu Chong's, she was already dizzy from the beating and greatly weakened—how could she withstand him? In moments, she was beaten speechless, with no intact spot left on her body.

Liang Qingming wanted to help, but seeing Master Su's gaze occasionally flick over, he was too scared to move.

He shouldn't have accompanied this lady to seek revenge—it wasn't revenge at all, it was just asking for a beating...

"Thank you, Grandmaster, for granting this!"

After beating her for a while, Lu Chong retreated.

Like Lin Ruotian and the others before, although he hadn't killed her, he had crippled her cultivation and beaten her beyond recognition.

Such punishment was definitely harder to bear than a direct kill.

"Mm," Zhang Xuan responded and waved his hand: "Alright, throw them all out!"

He was now the peerless expert Master Yang. Since Master Su hadn't gone for the kill, it wasn't appropriate for him to say more.

Given the current situation, Lin Long was severely injured, and this guard was scared out of his wits. They probably wouldn't dare to act recklessly. If he pressed for total annihilation now, Master Su and Master Ling might become suspicious.

Better to just throw them out for now.

"Yes!"

Nodding, Master Su grabbed the air, forming a massive palm print of true energy that picked up the Lightning Golden Scale Beast, Liang Qingming, and the others, and tossed them out.

"Is... is that it?"

Mo Tianxue and Mo Yu exchanged glances, still unable to believe it.

They had thought that Lin Long's arrival would spell the end of the Tianwu Kingdom, but unexpectedly, two people emerged from Zhang Xuan's residence and resolved the battle so simply.

"Xiao Yu, go find out who these two master teachers are. How are they so formidable... And how strong must Master Zhang's teacher be to command them!"

After a moment's hesitation, Mo Tianxue instructed.

With the crisis resolved, there was naturally no need to leave. In high spirits, she wanted to interact more with these people.

"Alright!" Mo Yu nodded.

Even without being told, she intended to investigate thoroughly.

With a single shout, he nullified an attack from a late-stage Zunshi, and with another shout, a mid-stage Zunshi beast fell from the sky...

This "Xiao Su's" strength was already beyond imagination—he was probably at least a three-star master teacher!

For such a formidable figure to appear in the Master Teacher Pavilion, and for her, as a one-star master teacher, to be completely unaware, was a dereliction of duty.

...

Back in the room.

Zhang Xuan was still quite shaken by Master Su's earlier display.

Nullifying a Zunshi's attack with a single shout was simply astounding.

Although he knew from the Library of Heaven's Path that this person was immensely powerful, he never imagined it would be to this extent.

"Master Yang..."

Just as he was marveling at when he would possess such strength, he saw Master Su looking at him.

"Hm?"

"I wonder... where is Master Zhang? Could I discuss with him the matter of the Master Teacher Tournament?"

After regulating his breathing, his injuries had improved somewhat. Coming to his senses, Master Su spoke.

He had come all the way from the Ten Nations Alliance for this very matter. Having finally found such a super genius, how could he give up?

"He is in seclusion, cultivating."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

Master Su nodded inwardly, suddenly enlightened.

No wonder he hadn't come out despite all the commotion—he was in seclusion cultivating.

For someone so young to possess such strength and ability, having a formidable teacher like Master Yang was only part of it; it was probably also due to his own hard work.

"Then... the matter of the Master Teacher Tournament..."

Since the other party was in seclusion, it wouldn't be good to call him out. Master Su looked troubled.

"It's the same if you tell me. As his teacher, I can make decisions on his behalf." Zhang Xuan said.

"Yes..."

Master Su had no choice but to say: "The Master Teacher Tournament is decided each time by the hall masters of the major powers' Master Teacher Pavilions. There are no fixed rules, but there are generous rewards. Those who rank high not only receive spirit stones as rewards but also opportunities to train in secret realms..."

Before he could finish, he saw Master Yang looking over with shining eyes: "Spirit stones?"

"Uh... yes." Master Su nodded.

"About how many can be rewarded?" Master Yang asked with eager anticipation.

He had no interest in the Master Teacher Tournament itself, but he had great expectations for spirit stones.

Nowadays, cultivating required more and more spiritual energy. Even with the Heaven's Path Divine Art, without spiritual energy, it would take a lot of effort. If he had enough spirit stones, it would be much simpler.

"I don't know the specifics. According to past years' conventions, the first place can get one medium-grade spirit stone." Master Su hesitated, then said.

This year's competition rules and rewards hadn't been finalized yet, but past references could give a rough estimate.

"Medium-grade spirit stone?" Zhang Xuan blinked.

The Tianwu Kingdom's level was too low, and its books had little record of spirit stones. Even if they did, it was only one type. Medium-grade... what did that mean?

"The spirit stones we normally use are all low-grade. Although they contain a lot of spiritual energy, their purity is insufficient. When one's cultivation reaches a certain level, it becomes difficult to absorb from them."

Seeing his puzzled look, Master Su explained: "Medium-grade is one grade higher than low-grade. This grade of spirit stone contains not only more spiritual energy but also purer energy, suitable for cultivation by those with higher cultivation. Typically, one medium-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, and even then, it's hard to find on the market."

"Ten thousand?" Zhang Xuan nearly dropped the teacup in his hand.

He had used every trick in the book to swindle and cheat for a single low-grade spirit stone. If he participated in this so-called Master Teacher Tournament and won first place, he could get a medium-grade spirit stone—equivalent to ten thousand low-grade ones?

Was that for real?

"Master Yang... don't you know this?" Seeing the unfathomable Master Yang in such a state, Master Su and Master Ling exchanged glances, full of doubt.

Breaking through to the Mortal Transcendence realm, absorbing spiritual energy from the air for cultivation was already difficult. Spirit stones were essential. Almost all three-star and above master teachers knew this... How could such a formidable Master Yang seem completely unaware?

"Of course I know! I was just recalling some past events... just feeling emotional."

Realizing he had almost slipped up, Zhang Xuan suppressed his excitement, sat up straight, and put on a look of world-weariness.

The more he explained such matters, the harder they were to clarify. It was better to appear profound and let them speculate.

"Oh."

Sure enough, hearing that Master Yang was recalling some past events, Master Su and the other tactfully refrained from asking further.

"Then... about Master Zhang participating in the Master Teacher Tournament..."

Master Su continued.

"Such a tournament is a trial for the younger generation. How could I refuse? Rest assured, I will have him participate." Zhang Xuan waved his hand grandly.

Just kidding—ten thousand spirit stones...

If he missed such a golden opportunity, he would truly be a fool.

"This..."

They had thought he would refuse again, but he agreed so readily. Master Su and Master Ling exchanged glances, stunned.

Master Yang, you weren't like this before. You were clearly somewhat averse... Do you have to change your tune so quickly?

For a lofty expert to be so capricious... it was baffling!

"Very well, since Master Yang says so, we can rest assured..."

Regardless of the reason, as long as he agreed, it meant there was hope of victory. Master Su and the other clenched their fists in excitement: "Then please ask Master Zhang to come to the Ten Nations Alliance within three months to participate in the competition..."

"Alright!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

Master Su flipped his wrist and produced a token: "This is the token for participating in the tournament. I may trouble Master Yang to pass it to Master Zhang. When the time comes, he can hold this and come to the Ten Nations Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion to find me."

Zhang Xuan took it casually and put it into his storage ring.

"Since Master Yang has agreed, we will take our leave now and prepare in advance. We will respectfully await the arrival of Senior and Master Zhang at the Ten Nations Alliance."

Master Su cupped his fists.

The purpose of coming to the Tianwu Kingdom was to find this genius named Zhang Xuan and see if he could participate in the Master Teacher Tournament. Now that they had met him, he was even more formidable than imagined, and they had obtained his promise—the mission was perfectly accomplished. They could return.

"Mm." Zhang Xuan nodded.

...

Outside the residence.

Mo Hongyi looked tense.

He had heard everything Commander Liang shouted earlier. Now there was no sound—had a fight already broken out?

He clenched his fists, wanting to rush in and help, but thought it might be too rash and could easily offend others, making it harder to become a disciple.

"Hopefully it doesn't blow up..."

He muttered, speculating on what was happening inside, when he felt the sky darken above him. A huge black shadow flew straight out of the courtyard.

Plop! Plop! Plop!

Startled, he quickly leaped away. Just as he steadied himself, he saw a massive beast and three figures falling like dumplings onto the street not far away, their heads stuck into the ground, creating huge holes.

"Is that the Lin family's Crown Princess?"

Mo Hongyi stood frozen in place.