Chapter 740: Meritorious


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    Upon hearing Vice School Head Yuan’s words, Luo Qiqi pondered for a moment before nodding, "Teacher is indeed in his twenties, and he does have fairplexion..."


    After cultivating the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, his body became as smooth and wless as an infant. It wouldn’t be inurate to describe him as possessing "fairplexion".


    "Zhang Xuan, a freshman, and in his twenties..." Yuan Hong felt frenzied.


    The person who had just caused immense destruction in the cksmith Guild also went by the same name, and the description fits to a T as well...


    "What’s wrong, Vice School Head Yuan?" Seeing Yuan Hong going into a daze after asking that question, Zhao Bingxu couldn’t help but ask doubtfully. "Could it be that you know Zhang shi?"


    "I..." Yuan Hong had no idea how he should answer that question. Still in disbelief, he turned to Luo Qiqi and asked once again, "Does Zhang shi has a formidable teacher who is a master teacher beyond 6-star?"


    "Are you referring to Yang shi? I’m not too sure about the details, but it does seem like he possesses means beyond a normal 6-star master teacher!" Luo Qiqi nodded.


    "Yang shi... Yang Xuan..." Yuan Hong’s body shook intensely.


    There was no need to ask any further, there was overwhelming evidence to say that the two people described were the same person.


    That fellow had reported himself as Yang Xuan’s student. He was also a freshman in his twenties, and the names were simr too... No matter how you look at it, they were definitely the same person!


    What the heck was this!


    As soon as he arrived at the academy, the first thing he did was to destroy the Chamber of Earth me before reducing the entire Passageway of Records to ruins, leaving the cksmith Guild in tatters.


    He thought that he might be a student sent from the other schools to wreak havoc in the cksmith School, but who could have thought that he had such a background?


    Putting his life on the line to face the Otherworldly Demons alone, giving away Wu Yangzi’s heritage without any hesitation... Every single one of these deeds was incredibly noble, leaving those who have heard of them with nothing but awe for him.


    A conceited God of Destruction and a selfless master teacher...


    How could they possibly be the same person!


    This... Was he suffering from dissociative identity disorder?


    "What’s wrong?" Seeing Yuan Hong’s face slowly being reduced to tears, Zhao Bingxu asked once more.


    As a 6-star master teacher, Yuan Hong should have at least reached a level where he could conceal his emotions. Why would he still show such a depressed expression?


    "It’s like this. Didn’t I just said that I had something I needed to report to you?" Hearing School Head Zhao’s question, Yuan Hong swiftly recovered and sped his fist.


    "Un." Zhao Bingxu nodded. "What is it?"


    Previously, right after Vice School Head Xiong spoke, Yuan Hong did say that he had something to report as well.


    "That is... the Passageway of Records has copsed, and half of the cksmith Guild has been destroyed..." Yuan Hong’s face reddened in embarrassment.


    Despite being the person-in-charge of the examination facilities in the cksmith School, the area under his jurisdiction ended up being destroyed by a record challenger. He would probably be aughingstock for the other vice school heads.


    "The Passageway of Records and half of the cksmith Guild has been destroyed? Is there an attack by the Otherworldly Demons?" Zhao Bingxu’s eyebrows shot up in rm.


    As they had been busy discussing inside the office, andmunication with the external world had been terminated, they hadn’t received news about the matter yet.


    However, the Passageway of Records was constructed and reinforced with incredibly resilient materials, allowing it to withstand the trial of time over several millenniums. Unless there was an invasion by the Otherworldly Demons, how could it copse all of the sudden?


    "That’s not it!" Not expecting School Head Zhao to actually make such a connection, Yuan Hong hurriedly rified it awkwardly. "Someone came to challenge the Chamber of Earth me..."


    Yuan Hong swiftly went through the happenings of the incident.


    "You are saying that... someone survived in the Chamber of Earth me for over two hours? And when he finally came out, the chamber copsed, and the Earth me Hearts werepletely depleted?


    "On top of that, he used Earth me to substitute as a catalyst for the Earth me Hearts and sessfully repaired the chamber. However, as soon as you stepped in... it exploded?"


    ...


    After hearing Yuan Hong’s recount, the other vice school heads stared at him as if they had seen a ghost.


    To survive the blistering heat in the Chamber of Earth me for two hours straight, and even recreating it with Earth me... Are you for real?


    Was that even something a 4-star master teacher was capable of?


    One must know that even they, as 6-star master teachers, were incapable of doing the same!


    "Yes..." Yuan Hong nodded. "The person who caused themotion also goes by the name of... Zhang Xuan, and he’s a freshman as well."


    "His name is Zhang Xuan? Could they be the same person?"


    "To be able to save his peers from the Otherworldly Demon puppets and destroy the underground chamber to trap them down there, Zhang shi possessed both courage and wits. Only a someone like him could possess such great capability!"


    ...


    The other vice school heads remarked.


    If someone had told them that a person had endured two hours in the Chamber of Earth me and destroyed half of the cksmith Guild, they would have never believed it.


    However, after hearing about the incredible exploits of Zhang shi, these feats seemed to be nothing much inparison.


    "The Chamber of Earth me serves to test the resilience of one’s physical body. The longer one can remain in there, the stronger one’s physical body is deemed to be. If the both Zhang shi are the same person, considering that he had inherited Elder Wu Yangzi’s heritage and cultivated the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, it wouldn’t be too difficult for him tost two hours inside!" Zhao Bingxu nodded.


    His first thought upon hearing that someone hadsted two hours in the Chamber of Earth me was disbelief as well, but as he recalled the matter regarding Wu Yangzi’s heritage, he couldn’t help but consider the possibility.


    Even though he had never seen the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body before, it was famed to be the best physical body cultivation technique in Hongyuan Empire, paving the way for Wu Yangzi to be the best cksmith here.


    "I... I didn’t know. I thought that he was intentionally causing trouble, so I demanded him topensate for the damages..." Hong Yuan said anxiously.


    If he had known that Zhang Xuan had really endured the heat in the Chamber of Earth me with his own strength, he wouldn’t have caused such a fuss.


    Ultimately, the Chamber of Earth me was a record challenge. If Zhang shi had truly endured the heat in the Chamber of Earth me with his own capability, it could only be said that the Chamber of Earth me was not sufficiently well-built to match up to his capability... To demand the challenger to pay for the reparation under such circumstances was a massive humiliation for the cksmith School.


    And if Yuan Hong hadn’t asked forpensation, the mess that came afterward wouldn’t have urred either.


    "We can’t me him for this issue. There is indeed a huge w with the design of the Chamber of Earth me, resulting in its inability to hold up in the face of a true expert..." Zhao Bingxu sighed.


    "You’re right." Yuan Hong nodded. "But now, the damage is no longer limited to just the Chamber of Earth me. The entire Passageway of Records and half of the guild has been destroyed. What should we do about that?"


    If it had just been the Chamber of Earth me, they could easily forgo it. After all, ten high-tier spirit stones wasn’t a huge sum for the cksmith School. However, the damage had gone way farther than that.


    "Regarding that... let’s just call off the debt!" After a long contemtion, Zhao Bingxu waved his hand and sighed.


    "Call it off? How can we..." Yuan Hong eximed in shock.


    If they were to simply call it off, the cksmith School would be incurring a debt of several thousand high-tier spirit stones! As rich as they were, that was still an immense burden on them!


    "Are you thinking about the loss? His contribution of the Zither Forging Technique to our cksmith School goes way farther than a few thousand high-tier spirit stones!" Zhao Bingxu shook his head.


    Wu Yangzi’s heritage would boost the skills of the members of the cksmith School by leaps and bounds. Zhang Xuan’s contribution would benefit generations of students toe, and that was worth far more than a few thousand high-tier spirit stones.


    If needed, the cksmith School was willing to fork out even several ten thousand high-tier spirit stones for Wu Yangzi’s heritage if it had to.


    The Zither Forging Technique was not only elegant, it made smithing into an art form. This encouraged immersion in their work, allowing them to raise their understanding of smithing subconsciously as they worked.


    With this secret manual in hand, the cksmith School could very well overtake the Apothecary School within a decade, bing the number school in Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy!


    Even Zhao Bingxu, the head of the cksmith School, was incapable of such a feat, so how could such contribution be valued only at a few thousand high-tier spirit stones?


    They were on two totally different levels!


    Given the immense contributions that Zhang Xuan had made to the school, if they were to continue demandingpensation from the other party over such a minor matter, wouldn’t they make the other students disillusioned about the school?


    "Indeed! Not only should we cancel thepensation, we should reward him even!"


    "It’s only right for us to reward such talents to retain them in our cksmith School!"


    The other vice school heads expressed their support on the matter as well.


    There were many schools in the master teacher, so thepetition over talents was extremely rife. No matter what, they had to retain a talent like Zhang shi in the cksmith School and have it be his main supporting upation. This way, if he were to make his name in the world, the school’s reputation would also rise along with his!


    On the other hand, Yuan Hong’s mouth twitched.


    That fellow had nearly destroyed the entire branch, and not only were they not going to penalize him, they were going to reward him even... If that was the case, wouldn’t he lose his authority among the students?


    Nevertheless, he had no choice but to acknowledge School Head Zhao’s words.


    Contributing the Zither Forging Technique to the cksmith School was indeed a huge merit. Even if Zhang Xuan were to wreak havoc upon the entire cksmith School, as long as no students were hurt in the process, his merit could easily wipe off his wrongdoings.


    In the end, the core of the Master Teacher Academyy in its people. As long as they had sufficient talents, the academy could always be rebuilt.


    The Master Teacher Pavilion in the higher ranked empires had been assaulted by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe many times, and its facilities and libraries had been destroyed again and again. However, the heritage of master teachers still lived on, guiding humanity to greater heights.


    "Alright, the matter is decided then. Right, didn’t you say that he intends to take the 5-star cksmith examination? Bring him to the Ocean of Weapons then. As long as he clears the examination, I’ll take him in as my student..." Zhao Bingxu chuckled.


    It would be ideal if he could ept such a genius as his student!


    "Yes!" Yuan Hong nodded.


    "As for the rest of you, you have done well in the mission as well. I’ll obtain a few pills from the Apothecary School for you and conduct a Meridian and Bone Cleansing for you personally!" Zhao Bingxu turned to Luo Qiqi and the others and said.


    "Meridian and Bone Cleansing? Thank you, School Head Zhao!" Upon hearing those words, the faces of Luo Qiqi and the others flushed in agitation.


    Considering that it was a Meridian and Bone Cleansing by one of the Ten Great Master Teachers, were it to seed, they would be able to progress from straight to Half-Saint without facing any bottlenecks in their cultivation!


    Meridian and Bone Cleansing was an extremely exhausting process. Even a Saint realm expert wouldn’t do so easily. In that aspect, this was the best reward they could receive.


    It was far better than earning Academic Credits!


    "Yuan Hong, you should bring Zhang shi to the examination hall now. Make sure to treat him amiably, don’t give him the idea that our cksmith School mistreats meritorious students!" Zhao Bingxu instructed sternly.


    "Yes!" With a lowered head, Yuan Hong walked out from the office, and a bitter smile emerged on his lips.


    When he first arrived at the office, he was still thinking about having the school head to issue a severe punishment to Zhang Xuan... Who could have thought that there would be such a huge turnaround?


    How did things turn to this?


    Just the thought of it left him extremely stifled within.