Chapter 923: Six-Star Master Teacher!

Two months later.

Elder Council Hall.

Elder Mi, Zhao Bingxu, and others sat together in the hall.

After Lu Feng resigned as dean of the Alchemy Academy, Vice Dean Zhou Qing took over; Chen Xunxun of the Array Master Academy also stepped down, replaced by another vice dean.

In other words, all ten deans were now in place.

"Elder Mi, how far has the dean's promotion to empire progressed?" Zhao Bingxu asked.

The dean's assessment for six-star master teacher was the top priority of the Master Teacher Academy, and Elder Mi had been following it closely; the others, busy with other matters, knew little about it.

"Alright, let me explain!"

Elder Mi stood up: "The kingdom the dean chose for promotion is... the Xuan Yuan Kingdom! This is a country under the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Alliance, subordinate to the Huan Yu Second-Class Empire—very remote and barren!"

Everyone nodded.

To be honest, they had never even heard of such a small kingdom, which showed just how remote it was.

The Master Teacher Continent was simply too vast, with too many kingdoms and empires; even a knowledgeable master teacher couldn't know everything.

They had heard of the Huan Yu Empire, but knew very little of its subordinate Ten Thousand Kingdoms Alliance, let alone the Xuan Yuan Kingdom further down.

For a six-star master teacher, it was indeed a remote and undeveloped region.

"The dean arrived in the kingdom two months ago without making any announcements and went directly to the local Master Teacher Hall!"

Elder Mi seemed very familiar with Zhang Xuan's actions and explained in detail: "The hall master, Luo Qianhong, a three-star peak master teacher, had a conflict with the dean before, and the dean successfully challenged the hall!"

"Challenged the hall?"

Everyone was stunned.

As master teachers themselves, they naturally knew the difficulty of challenging a hall—it required facing all the master teachers in the hall, including the many will imprints left there.

According to what they knew, when the dean was in the Xuan Yuan Kingdom, he was only a two-star master teacher. To have successfully challenged the hall then meant... that even three-star peak or four-star master teachers were no match for him?

"A master teacher who loses a hall challenge must unconditionally obey the victor's commands. What did the dean order them to do?" Wei Ranxue asked.

Challenging a master teacher hall was like challenging a martial arts school—the loser had to accept punishment and unconditionally obey the winner's orders.

"The dean didn't give orders; instead, he first gave them lectures. Three days later, all the master teachers of the Xuan Yuan Kingdom Master Teacher Hall not only improved their cultivation but also greatly enhanced their understanding of the master teacher path. In particular, Luo Qianhong directly applied for the four-star master teacher assessment, not only passed but also reached the four-star peak!"

After a moment's hesitation, Elder Mi shared what he knew.

"Three days to elevate a three-star peak master teacher to four-star peak?"

"That... is a bit too fast, isn't it?"

All the elders were taken aback.

Advancing as a master teacher was difficult, not just in terms of strength improvement but also vision, insight, mental calibration, and auxiliary skills—each required a lot of time. To teach for three days and have Luo Qianhong go from three-star peak to four-star peak—wasn't that progress a bit too rapid?

"Not only that, but there were originally over a dozen three-star master teachers in the Xuan Yuan Kingdom. After three days, eight of them broke through to four-star, even if only at the initial stage—still terrifying enough!" Elder Mi said with a wry smile.

When he first heard this news, he too was full of disbelief. Only after confirming it several times and finding it true did he realize... the world of geniuses was not something people like them could imagine.

"Eight breakthroughs, plus the hall master, makes nine... Even with nine four-star master teachers, wanting to elevate a kingdom to an empire in a short time—the foundation is still insufficient..."

One elder said.

Although the foundation for a kingdom to advance to an empire was the Master Teacher Hall, it required gradual changes over time. To accomplish it in a short time, relying on just a few master teachers was still impossible.

For this reason, advancing to an empire was the most difficult assessment, bar none.

"It is insufficient, but... on the tenth day after the dean arrived in the Xuan Yuan Kingdom, many master teachers from surrounding unranked empires and similar sects and forces, as well as cultivators and experts at the Mortal Realm, flocked over, requesting to join the kingdom and become its members..." Elder Mi continued.

"Join the Xuan Yuan Kingdom?"

"Many? How many?"

Everyone frowned.

"Even if some want to join, it's nothing! A titled kingdom has at least several hundred million people. Adding a few master teachers and a few cultivators won't make a difference..." someone shook his head.

Experts had their pride; they rarely joined lower-level kingdoms, as doing so would cut off their own path and make further advancement even harder.

Therefore, in everyone's view, even if some joined, it wouldn't be many—a few dozen master teachers and a few hundred experts at most. Such numbers in a kingdom of several hundred million people were like a drop in the ocean, insignificant.

A kingdom's advancement to an empire involved improving the quality of the entire population and the overall national strength; it wasn't something that could be achieved by adding just a dozen or so cultivators.

"A few master teachers? A few cultivators?"

Elder Mi smiled wryly: "You underestimate the dean's appeal in the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Alliance! In ten days, a total of over 3,000 four-star master teachers and nearly 100,000 experts above the Mortal Realm came..."

"Over 3,000 four-star master teachers?"

"Nearly 100,000 experts above the Mortal Realm?"

Everyone was startled.

With so many master teachers and experts, even a typical unranked empire might not have that many, right?

"With so many experts joining the Xuan Yuan Kingdom at once... if they rebel, how can the kingdom control them?" Jiang Qingqin couldn't help frowning.

Although he didn't care much about many things, he was still clear about the balance between kingdoms.

So many experts were stronger than all the ministers and the king himself. If the management's cultivation didn't improve and their strength was even lower than ordinary people, how could they govern? How could decrees be followed and people submit?

In an ordinary titled kingdom, the patriarch level was only at Mortal Realm first layer, and the king rarely reached half-step Mortal Realm... Having over 100,000 Mortal Realm experts submit was not a good thing for such a kingdom.

"We don't need to worry about that; the dean has already thought it through. In the seven days from when he left the Master Teacher Hall to when these people submitted, he spent most of his time in the Xuan Yuan Royal Palace... Within a few days, the kingdom's queen, Mo Yu, had already become a Mortal Realm fifth layer expert! Many of her close ministers also had their cultivation raised, reaching Mortal Realm second and third layers..."

Elder Mi continued.

In just seven days, the entire royal palace underwent earth-shaking changes, with everyone's cultivation greatly increased... Previously, such a thing was unimaginable.

But having witnessed the spectacle of the dean's public lectures and seen countless animals break through to become savage beasts, they knew that no matter what happened with him, it was perfectly normal.

Elder Mi went on: "Not only that, the dean also brought many spirit beasts from Cloud Mist Ridge—over a thousand of them, each with combat power at Mortal Realm sixth layer, and they only obey Queen Mo Yu's commands... With this backing, even some second-class empires wouldn't dare to invade easily, let alone these cultivators..."

"Over a thousand spirit beasts at Mortal Realm sixth layer? Only the dean could make such a grand gesture!"

"Indeed, anyone else, even if they wanted to, couldn't produce so many loyal spirit beasts!"

"With this guarding the royal family, it can be said to be impregnable..."

Everyone fell silent, unable to say another word.

An ordinary beast tamer usually had only one or two beast pets and certainly wouldn't give them away... But the dean, with the submission of 100,000 spirit beasts from Cloud Mist Ridge, could casually give away a thousand of the weaker ones—it was nothing to him!

It might be nothing to him, but for the Xuan Yuan Kingdom, it was extremely significant. Spirit beasts naturally lived longer than humans, and with their strength far exceeding the kingdom's strongest, using them to guard the royal family ensured no one would dare say a word.

"After so many people entered the Xuan Yuan Royal City, the dean first gave a lecture. His voice covered hundreds of kilometers, greatly benefiting all cultivators in the city, with nearly half of them breaking through. Moreover, his words gathered spiritual energy that lingered for a long time, turning the entire city into a blessed land abundant with spiritual energy..."

Elder Mi continued.

"Gathering spiritual energy with words, flowers falling from the sky... The dean has the ability to make many people advance quickly, and he has that skill. But advancing to an empire requires not only more cultivators and increased overall strength but also enhanced national power and the flourishing of various professions..."

Song Danqing, dean of the Calligraphy and Painting Academy, said.

Measuring a country's strength included the overall strength of its people as one criterion, but more importantly, national power and the vigorous development of various professions.

National power referred to a country's economy, culture, and the consumption level of its people.

As for various professions, that involved many things. Any empire, even an unranked one, not only had a strong Master Teacher Hall but also associations for calligraphy and painting, alchemy, artifact forging, etc., attracting countless people to study.

"Perhaps you've been too busy lately to notice. On the same day the dean left Hongyuan City, the Shen and Liu families of the four great families in Hongyuan City announced they would establish businesses and open trade routes in the Xuan Yuan Kingdom. As soon as this news broke, it attracted economic entities from countless subordinate empires to set up shop. At this moment, the Xuan Yuan Kingdom, in terms of the number of newly opened businesses, is no weaker than some second-class empires!"

"As for other professions, the dean spent ten days lecturing on calligraphy and painting, alchemy, artifact forging, magic sound, and many other professions, attracting the attention of various professional guilds. Currently, seven professions have opened new branches in the Xuan Yuan Kingdom..."

Elder Mi said.

"Overall strength of the people, national power, economy, auxiliary skills... all have been achieved. If that's the case, the Xuan Yuan Kingdom is fully qualified to advance to an empire!"

After hearing his words, an elder murmured to himself.

The criteria for measuring a country's strength were nothing more than these. The dean had brought about such great changes in less than two months—could it be that he had already succeeded?

"Yes, twenty days ago, the headquarters sent people to inspect. Today, I gathered everyone to tell you the result..."

Elder Mi nodded: "The dean... in the six-star master teacher assessment, the advancement to empire... is complete! In other words, he is now a six-star master teacher!"