Chapter 97: Chapter 82 Warning from Empyrean Kong shi [Seeking First Subscription]
“Indeed, Empyrean Kong followed Zhang Xuan to the Source World,”
Not only the two of them, but also Nie Lingxi’s father, who is also Zhang Xuan’s father-in-law, the creator of Master Teacher Continent, Nie Yun, and his brother Nie Tong were there as well.
The Heavenly Dao of the Source World is not the same as that of the Master Teacher Continent. To communicate across distances, one must rely on powers that transcend the Heavenly Dao.
And his “Pathos of Heaven” was exactly that. Previously, he had been gravely injured and many of his abilities were hidden and unusable in the new world. Now that his injuries had healed and he regained some strength, he was capable of using it.
As Zhang Xuan spoke, the vortex trembled twice, and then a gentle, steady voice came through.
“Zhang teacher?”
The voice of Empyrean Kong.
Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up, brimming with exhilaration, “Empyrean Kong, how are things on your end?”
After the four of them had entered the Source World, they were completely separated by a powerful force. They had no clue where the others were or what they had experienced.
“It’s not looking good. Just a reminder, the Source World isn’t very friendly to Celestial Gods like us. Be sure to conceal your identity and avoid displaying too much Heavenly Mandate Vitality. Also, be wary of the Heaven Mandate Hall. Remember this, remember!”
Empyrean Kong’s deep voice came through, tinged with urgency.
“Yes!”
Knowing he’d say this must mean he had experienced something, Zhang Xuan responded and continued to inquire, “Have you been able to contact Sovereign Nie and Uncle Nie Tong?”
Empyrean Kong, “I tried to make contact, but with no success for now. There must have been some mishap… I’m also in danger, quite troublesome. Zhang teacher, quickly increase your strength and find a way to rescue me. I’m in…”
Buzz!
Before Empyrean Kong could finish, the vortex collapsed, and the Heaven-Sentiment Sword Qi was crushed by a tremendous force. Zhang Xuan’s face flushed, and he involuntarily staggered backward, subsequently spitting out a mouthful of blood.
After taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan took quite a while to adjust and finally felt much better.
With his current strength and power, forcibly executing such a formidable sword art was clearly too much to manage.
“My father-in-law and Uncle Nie, fate unknown, Empyrean Kong in danger…”
“And I need to hide my identity…”
Empyrean Kong had left him with two warnings: first, that the situations of people like Empyrean Kong and Nie Yun were not good; second, not to reveal too much Heavenly Mandate Vitality and to be cautious of the Heaven Mandate Hall.
“What is ‘Heavenly Mandate Vitality’? And what is the ‘Heaven Mandate Hall’?” Zhang Xuan frowned.
Restricted by Heavenly Mandate Vitality, his two visits to the Book Collection Vault revealed mostly cultivation manuals. He had never seen any on geography or humanities, and many details were not clear to him.
However, he could find these answers by asking others, so it was not a big deal.
“Only by quickly enhancing my strength can I resolve the various crises…”
Without dwelling too long on it, Zhang Xuan made up his mind.
With his current cultivation, even if he found Empyrean Kong and Nie Yun, he wouldn’t be of any help and might even become a burden. Instead of that, it would be better to quickly increase his cultivation.
“Without burning a new world, 10 horsepower, in the Physique Realm, is considered mediocre at best, and to cultivate, Heavenly Mandate Vitality is essential. But where can I find such a thing?”
Previously, he had obtained more than twenty thousand through the Baiyan Academy Source Pool evaluation, but now that all students had completed their evaluations, he needed a new method.
“Let’s ask School Head Lu…”
Knowing that sitting around thinking would achieve nothing, Zhang Xuan stood up and left.
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In the dean’s office.
Dean Lu Mingrong and Patriarch Chen Xiao sat opposite each other.
After a while, Dean Lu Mingrong took the initiative to break the silence, “Patriarch Chen, Zhang teacher visited your stud farm for the first time yesterday, right? He was employed as an honorary elder after just one visit, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”
Chen Xiao smiled slightly, “Zhang teacher successfully tamed the Wild Horse ‘Scarlet’, which even Zhou Qun and others couldn’t manage. What’s the problem with appointing him as an honorary elder? On the contrary, because he helped City Lord Yu tame the Cangbai Eagle, you made an exception and appointed him as ‘Miscellaneous Duties Teacher’, and even let Yu Xiaoyu become his student… Isn’t that a bit rash?”
Lu Mingrong, “The purpose of our academy is to recognize and value talent. I simply recognized Zhang teacher’s potential along with City Lord Yu and gave him our key support.”
Chen Xiao, “I understand supporting key talents, but rushing to pay 300,000 Origin Currency, isn’t that a bit too much? With so much money, how can he ever repay it with the salary of a ‘Miscellaneous Duties Teacher’? If I remember correctly, the salary for a Miscellaneous Duties Teacher is only a few hundred Origin Currency a month!”
Lu Mingrong, “It’s unrelated to the salary. This is to demonstrate the solidarity of Baiyan Academy, where we don’t give up on anyone, even if they’re just ordinary Miscellaneous Duties Teachers. Besides, it was Patriarch Chen who helped with the payment, wasn’t it? I’d like to know, how many ‘Scarlet’ like Wild Horse
must Zhang teacher tame to earn back this huge amount for Chen Clan?”
Chen Xiao, “Well… actually, Chen Clan also saw Zhang teacher’s potential. As for his current ability, it’s mediocre, hardly worth mentioning.”
Lu Mingrong, “Yes, we feel the same way, his teaching ability… hardly worth mentioning…”
As they spoke, the two men shared an awkward smile, and just then, Vice Dean Wu Yunzhou walked in, bowing.
“Dean, Patriarch Chen, that ‘hardly worth mentioning’ Zhang teacher just walked out of class and was picked up by City Lord Yu. The two seemed very happy and were laughing together…”
“That old rascal Yu Longqing…”
Chen Xiao suddenly stood up.
“That’s utterly shameless!” Dean Lu Mingrong also raised an eyebrow.
Just moments ago the two of them had said Zhang Xuan was “hardly worth mentioning,” but now, hearing that he had been taken away by City Lord Yu, they both seemed somewhat anxious.