Chapter 413 - Xuanyuan Kingdom's Strength
As a person born in the information age, Zhang Xuan was brought up to settle conflicts peacefully. Despite having transcended into this world, a part of him was still resistant to claiming the lives of others. However, who knew that a moment of benevolence would ultimately lead to Lu Chong's current plight.
If only he had known, he would have instructed Little Su to get rid of Lin Long and Commander Liang, and the tragedy today wouldn't have occurred.
"Avenge?"
Mo Yu frowned. "Lu Chong has to be avenged, but... do you know anything about Xuanyuan Kingdom?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
As a lower ranked kingdom, Tianwu Kingdom didn't have much information on Xuanyuan Kingdom.
As such, Zhang Xuan's understanding of Xuanyuan Kingdom was also severely limited. He knew some brief details, but the content seemed to become extremely brief or absent altogether when it came to the more confidential information.
At the very least, in terms of national strength and influence, he knew very little about it.
"Despite not knowing anything, you wish to avenge him?"
Mo Yu rolled her eyes.
You sure are courageous. The person you are facing is the crown prince of Xuanyuan Kingdom. To make things worse, the incumbent emperor is ill, and the crown prince could potentially ascend to the throne at any moment.
Even at this very moment, he already possesses significant authority over the troops in the country, and with just a single command, he can turn all of them against you.
Putting aside the hulking number of troops, just by considering the number of experts they have, it is nigh impossible for you to succeed.
Unless you possess a cultivation realm that can match Su shi.
But even if you attain such level of strength, you will still meet with all kinds of obstructions in your attempt to kill a crown prince of a Conferred Kingdom.
"To earn considerable prestige and standing in Xuanyuan Kingdom, one must at least reach Zhizun realm intermediate stage! Even though you possess strength comparable to a Half-Zhizun cultivator at the moment, it will be difficult for you to stand up against real Zhizun realm experts!"
After a moment of hesitation, Mo Yu explained carefully.
The young man before her had just almost lost his student. She was afraid that he might be agitated into doing something atrocious.
"It's not just difficult, I'll be completely helpless against them!" Zhang Xuan fell into contemplation after hearing Mo Yu's words.
Zhizun realm was the highest level a Fighter could reach. At intermediate stage, one would possess 20,000 ding of strength; advanced stage, 30,000 ding; pinnacle, 40,000 ding.
Even taking into consideration both Zhang Xuan's physical and zhenqi cultivation, the total might he could harness only added up to around 15,000 ding. He was still a long way from rivaling the more powerful Zhizun realm cultivators.
On top of that, he was only using strength as a gauge. After reaching Zhizun realm, one's reaction speed and comprehension toward battle techniques would rise significantly. That was also the main reason why no Zongshi could match up to a Zhizun.
"It's good that you know. My suggestion is that... since the Master Teacher Tournament is going to be held in three months' time, it's best for you not to get involved in such trouble at the moment. As long as you join the tournament and get a good placing, with your newfound standing, you'll be able to request the Master Teacher Pavilion to avenge Lu Chong! By then, no one will utter their objection. This is the most convenient and plausible method you have!" Mo Yu shared her thoughts.
Zhang Xuan's cultivation was still too low at the moment. If he were to attempt to exact vengeance in his current state, he would only be putting himself in grave danger.
Since that was the case, it would be more viable for him to participate in the Master Teacher Tournament first. As long as he wins the tournament, with his newfound prestigious standing, no one would dare to stop him from avenging Lu Chong.
Master teachers do possess high standing, but even that is relative.
2-star master teachers are a formidable existence in Tianwu Kingdom, but when in Xuanyuan Kingdom and the Myriad Kingdom Alliance, they don't mean much at all.
Only after proving one's immense strength or unlimited potential would one be highly regarded and feared.
Only then would their words carry weight.
"I can't wait for three months, and I believe that... Lu Chong doesn't want me to wait either!"
Glancing at his unconscious student, a sharp glint flashed across Zhang Xuan's eyes.
Three months was too long, Zhang Xuan's couldn't restrain his rage for that long.
The other party had left Lu Chong in such a miserable state, and he still had to allow the culprit to go carefree for another three months? You must be joking!
"But your current strength... isn't even at Half-Zhizun realm yet, how do you intend to exact vengeance? You would require the strength of a Zhizun realm pinnacle at minimum to do so. Otherwise, you'll only end up killed..."
Seeing the resolute determination in Zhang Xuan's eyes, Mo Yu panicked.
What was wrong with this fellow?
I have already told you that even Zhizun realm experts dare not do anything in Xuanyuan Kingdom, so what in the world does a person like you, who hasn't even reached Half-Zhizun yet, hope to achieve there? Aren't you just courting death?
One must know that there was a huge bunch of Zhizun realm pinnacle experts within a Conferred Kingdom. If one wanted to go against the royal family, one had to be at least a Half-Transcension.
"Zhizun realm pinnacle? Simple!" Zhang Xuan said.
"Simple? Could it be that... you have an idea in mind?" Hearing Zhang Xuan's confident declaration, Mo Yu's eyes lit up.
Seems like he has his own plans, I am probably overthinking it...
After all, how can a genius act so rashly!
Just as Mo Yu heaved a long sigh of relief and prepared to ask Zhang Xuan about his plans, the young man before him declared gravely, "I'll just have to reach Zhizun realm pinnacle in the next few days then!"
Pu!
Mo Yu's body swayed, and she nearly choked on her saliva.
The heck!
Can you possibly say anything more ridiculous than that?
Zhizun realm is the last trial a Fighter has to undergo, and the difficulty in advancing to that realm is multiple folds higher than that of Zongshi realm.
Do you think that it's like cabbages in the market, and you can easily obtain it by paying a gold coin?
Reach Zhizun realm in the next few days...
Can you be anymore irrational than that?
If those who have been stuck in Zongshi realm pinnacle were to hear your words, they would surely pummel you to death.
And I actually really thought you would have a good idea in mind, to think this would be it...
"Zhao Ya, hurry up and persuade your teacher..."
Unable to stand it any longer, Mo Yu turned to the lady beside her.
"Persuade? Teacher is right, why should I persuade him?" Zhao Ya asked doubtfully as she stared at Mo Yu.
Mo Yu flew into a frenzy, "That's Zhizun realm, Zhizun! It's not as easy to achieve a breakthrough as you think! Even if your teacher were to dedicate three entire months to his cultivation, it would be impossible for him to reach Zhizun realm..."
"Teacher has only used a single month to advance from Pixue realm to Zongshi realm pinnacle. In fact, when he first arrived at Tianwu Royal City, he was only at Tongxuan realm pinnacle. But at this very moment, he has already reached Zongshi realm pinnacle, and it has only been ten days since then... Don't worry about it, it's not that big of a deal!" Zhao Ya replied.
They'd seen all kinds of miracles from their teacher, and this had bred deep, unwavering trust toward him in them. Putting aside reaching Zhizun realm pinnacle, even if Zhang Xuan claimed that he would reach Transcendent Mortal realm tomorrow, they would surely believe it.
How big a matter is it; must you react so vehemently?
"..." Mo Yu.
What the heck... was with all of them!
Not only were they not shocked by Zhang Xuan's declaration to reach Zhizun realm pinnacle in just a few days, they even thought that it was natural?
Mo Yu hurriedly turned her gaze to Zheng Yang, Wang Ying, and the others.
However, all she saw was their looks of disdain, as though mocking her for her narrow outlook..
With immense frustration squeezing her heart, Mo Yu spurted blood.
To think that I, the princess of Tianwu Kingdom and a 1-star master teacher, would be looked down on by a bunch of students... What in the world is this?
But thinking about it... their words did make sense.
The fellow before her couldn't be understood through common sense. When he first took the master teacher examination, he wasn't even at Zongshi realm. And yet, when he faced the Lin Clan, he was already at Zongshi realm pinnacle.
There was only an interval of six to seven days between the two events!
If he could advance into Zongshi realm that swiftly, then perhaps... he might be able to do the same for Zhizun realm as well.
"Even if you reach Zhizun realm pinnacle, Ding Mu is still the crown prince of Xuanyuan Kingdom. If you were to kill him, it will cause instability in the country. I'm afraid that... the Master Teacher Pavilion might hinder your vengeance!" Forcefully suppressing her bursting frustration from being looked down upon, Mo Yu said.
"Hinder? Isn't the Master Teacher Pavilion supposed to protect master teachers?" Baffled, Zhang Xuan frowned.
The Master Teacher Pavilion was an organization created by master teachers for master teachers.
Given that the other party had attempted to assassinate a master teacher, even if the Master Teacher Pavilion chose not to crack down on the culprit, how could it defend the culprit?
"The Master Teacher Pavilion does protect the welfare of master teachers, but... if a Conferred Kingdom is involved, the matter becomes uncertain! After all, if a crown prince of a kingdom of such level were to be killed, it would definitely cause a tremendous chaos in the country. Perhaps, it might even result in war, the death of innocent civilians, and displacement of population. In order to prevent this kind of situation, it is highly likely that the Master Teacher Pavilion might choose the other party over you! After all, you are only a 2-star primary master teacher, so you don't wield sufficient weight yet..."
Mo Yu continued, "Besides, the Xuanyuan Kingdom Master Teacher Pavilion is close with the royal family. As an outsider, it's likely that you'll be shunned instead!"
"This..."
Zhang Xuan fell into deep contemplation.
Even though Mo Yu's words were frustrating, he had to admit that they made sense.
The purpose of the presence of Master Teacher Pavilions was to maintain peace in the region.
Given that Zhang Xuan was going to kill Xuanyuan Kingdom's crown prince, it would be hard for the Master Teacher Pavilion to simply watch by the side.
Besides, no matter how impartial the Master Teacher Pavilion was, the Xuanyuan royal family had been in power for innumerable years. Along with the passing of time, they had established close ties with one another. With the identity of an outsider 2-star master teacher, it was indeed difficult for him to get them to his side.
Rules are impartial, but humans have feelings.
"That's indeed a problem!"
Upon thinking of all of these, Zhang Xuan nodded. Then, turning to Mo Yu, he asked, "Isn't there any solution for this matter?"
"There is, just that... it's too difficult!"
Mo Yu shook her head.
"Oh?"
"If you want to stop the Xuanyuan Kingdom Master Teacher Pavilion from hindering you, or even support you, you have to impress them with your capability." Mo Yu said.
"Impress them with my capability? You mean... Pavilion Crashing?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
If one wanted the Master Teacher Pavilion to submit to one swiftly, there was only a single method. That was... Pavilion Crashing!
It was similar to dojo crashing.
With the strength of an individual, one would face the entire Master Teacher Pavilion. Once one succeeded, regardless of how strong one was or what requests one had, the Master Teacher Pavilion was to obey without any conditions.
This matter was written within the books of the Master Teacher Pavilion, and upon Mo Yu's reminder, he recalled it.
"That's right, I'm referring to Pavilion Crashing! However, the master of Xuanyuan Kingdom's Master Teacher Pavilion is a 3-star master teacher, and his strength has reached Half-Transcension... Without the strength and capability of a 4-star master teacher, it'll be impossible for you to succeed in the Pavilion Crashing." Mo Yu explained patiently.
The master and elders of Xuanyuan Kingdom's Master Teacher Pavilion had all reached 3-star, and they possessed fearsome cultivation to match it.
Pavilion Crashing consisted of tests of all fields. It was similar to Pill Debate; without sufficient strength and knowledge, it was impossible for one to succeed.
"If they know what's better for them, they'll choose not to interfere in this matter... But if they insist on protecting that crown prince..."
Zhang Xuan's eyes narrowed, and he clenched his fists tightly, "Then, I don't mind... crashing it!"