77 Chapter 1234: Public Execution (1/2)

”Reporting to Hall Master He, I am the vice head of the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Pavilion, Wu Rufeng!” Wu shi quickly stepped forward to introduce himself.

”I know of you.” Pavilion Master He nodded in response.

Even though the Qingyuan Empire was the weakest among the Eight Conferred Empires subordinate to the Empire Alliance, it was considered an individual entity. As the head of the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion, it was his responsibility to have some understanding of the Master Teacher Pavilions directly subordinated to them.

”It's like this… We have uncovered the truth behind the deaths of Pavilion Master Gou and Vice Pavilion Master Tian, and we have established this holographic communication in order to report the matter to you,” Wu shi said.

”Oh? You have already uncovered the truth? Tell me about it!” Hearing those words, Pavilion Master He's expression became grim.

The death of the head of a Master Teacher Pavilion was a huge deal, so he had been keeping a close eye on the matter. However, despite dispatching Song shi, there still had not been any response yet.

Ordinary Communication Jade Tokens were only effective within a range of around a million li. Any further than that would require a large Communication Formation.

Song shi had not activated a Communication Formation ever since arriving in Qingyuan City, so Pavilion Master He had no way of checking the progress of the investigation either.

”In truth, Vice Pavilion Master Tian was the incarnation of the will of the Emperor of the Qingtian Lineage…” Wu shi swiftly told the story that he had prepared with beforehand.

There was not much deviation from the truth, just that the aspects concerning the Qingtian Emperor's teacher had been intentionally left out.

”An Otherworldly Demon Emperor has been hiding on the Master Teacher Continent for nearly two thousand years, even successfully inserting a spy into the Master Teacher Pavilion, and no one noticed a thing?” Pavilion Master He was clearly unable to believe what he had just heard.

If this matter was leaked to the populace, the repercussions would be even greater than the deaths of ten Pavilion Master Gous.

This was a huge breach in the responsibility of the Master Teacher Pavilion!

”That's right. It's fortunate that we have managed to eradicate him under Zhang shi's leadership,” Wu shi said as he flicked his wrist, and two corpses fell to the ground. ”These are the corpses of the Qingtian Emperor and his clone!”

Pavilion Master He quickly examined the corpses through the holographic image, and a grim expression set upon his face. ”That is indeed the corpse of an Otherworldly Demon Emperor. Otherwise, there's no way he would be able to create such a powerful clone of himself.”

As the head of the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion, he had a deep understanding of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, and he knew that only those with the pure bloodline of an Otherworldly Demon Emperor would be able to execute such a cloning technique.

This was sufficient evidence to confirm the Qingtian Emperor's identity.

”Not only so,” Wu shi continued, ”Zhang shi has also managed to slay the Ten Kings of the Qingtian Lineage single-handedly…”

”To eradicate an entire Otherworldly Demonic Tribe lineage single-handedly… Even though the Qingtian Emperor harnesses the weakest bloodline among the Otherworldly Demon Emperors, it's still quite a formidable feat!” Pavilion Master He nodded in approval.

”It's no wonder he was able to successfully crash the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Pavilion. His talent and eye of discernment are indeed exceptional, perhaps even on par with some of the Sage Clan offspring! Where is Zhang shi at the moment?”

”The emperor of the Qingyuan Empire is a puppet of the Qingtian Emperor, and in order to blackmail Zhang shi, he took one of Zhang shi's direct disciples hostage. Thus, Zhang shi is currently rushing back to rescue his student,” Wu shi explained.

”I see. That's a pity…” Hearing that Zhang shi was not around, Pavilion Master He sighed. ”To destroy the entire Qingtian Lineage and foil their schemes to infiltrate mankind, sparing countless master teachers and innocent civilians from a tragic fate, Zhang shi has really done mankind a huge merit this time around! In view of his contribution, I hereby grant him the position of honorary elder 1 in our Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion!”

”Yes!” Wu shi clenched his fists in agitation as he nodded.

While the position of honorary elder in the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion might appear to be an empty title, this position was actually associated with immense prestige and honor.

Under normal circumstances, only real 8-star master teachers were qualified to assume the role of an elder in the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion, and yet, Zhang shi was actually bestowed with it despite being a 7-star master teacher.

Putting aside himself, even the head of the Qianchong Conferred Empire Master Teacher Pavilion 2 would have to address Zhang Xuan respectfully now.

”I'll have my men prepare the documents for the bestowment as soon as possible. By the time you all return to the Qingyuan Empire, activate the Communication Wall, and it should be ready,” Pavilion Master He said with a smile.

”Thank you, Pavilion Master He.” Wu shi quickly clasped his fist and bowed.

”There's no need to stand on ceremony. Zhang shi's accomplishments in killing the Otherworldly Demons and foiling their plans are a huge merit. In comparison to his deeds, the position of an honorary elder is really nothing at all.

”Wu Rufeng, you have also played a huge part in helping Zhang shi accomplish his mission, so I shall officially appoint you as the head of the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Pavilion right now. At the same time, I shall grant you an opportunity to come to the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion for an exchange!”

”This… Thank you!” Wu shi could not help trembling in excitement.

To him, becoming the head of the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Pavilion was not a big deal. What was more important was the exchange at the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion.

This exchange consisted of receiving the personal guidance of a real 8-star master teacher, and this would surely be deeply beneficial to his cultivation and eye of discernment. This was an opportunity that countless would die to have!

The reason Pavilion Master Gou was unwilling to tolerate any problems prior to his retirement was in hopes that a clean record in his term of service would grant him such an opportunity as well.

However, it was a pity that in his desire to maintain a clean record, he had neglected his responsibilities as a pavilion master. Thus, there was no way the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion would grant such a precious opportunity to him.

After dealing with Wu shi, Pavilion Master He turned to Hall Master Xing and the others and said, ”As for the others, you have all bravely ventured into the Marshlands of the Northern Meadows despite the overwhelming risks in order to eliminate the Qingtian Emperor. All of you have done mankind a huge merit as well, so rest assured that I'll have this matter reported to the Empire Alliance Combat Master Hall and have them reward you all handsomely!”

”Thank you, Pavilion Master He!” Hall Master Xing and the others quickly clasped their fists and bowed.

”Alright! Send the corpse of the Qingtian Emperor over here as soon as possible. If we can examine his corpse carefully, we might be able to develop some countermeasures to deal with the Otherworldly Demon Emperors, and that'll bolster our fighting force significantly,” Pavilion Master He said with a wave of his hand.

The Otherworldly Demon Emperors would never venture out of the otherworldly battlefield easily in consideration of the perils they would face on the Master Teacher Continent. On top of that, every single one of them wielded many life preservation means, making it highly difficult to kill any one of them. Even the Empire Alliance Master Teacher Pavilion did not have many corpses of Otherworldly Demon Emperors that they could examine.

”Yes, Pavilion Master He!” Wu shi nodded before making arrangements with Ji shi to have the corpse delivered to the Empire Alliance. After which, with a respectful bow, he bade Pavilion Master He farewell.

”Alright, since we are done with our report, it's about time for us to return to Qingyuan City!”

Wu shi and the others borrowed a saint beast from the Northern Meadows City Master Teacher Pavilion before swiftly making their way back to Qingyuan City.

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