I Am Daoist Hongjun

After Headmaster Yang left, Li Qianjun leaned on his chair and slowly sat down. After pondering for a long while, A Thought Moved, and a person appeared beside him.

He took out an item and said to that person, "Go to the Academic Affairs Office, find that person named Li Fan, confirm Zhang Zhi's residence, then go find Zhang Zhi and tell him I have urgent business with him."

That person took the item from Li Qianjun's hand and replied, "As you command." The next moment, he transformed into a streak of White Light and shot out of the room.

After leaving the Trial Tower, Zhang Zhi went straight back to his own Small Courtyard.

Once there, he kept reflecting on his own mindset.

On the way back, hearing some girls' compliments had stirred his mentality again.

After the Primary Education assessment, his mindset had clearly gotten inflated. He cared too much about the title of "genius" and wanted to keep that label, which was why he was so eager to push Fang Yun into the Transcendent realm and so anxious to upgrade his small world to a Medium Small World.

With his Golden Finger, he didn't need to worry about card issues in the future. At worst, he could spend more Mental Power on strengthening cards. Even if his small world's advancement was a bit slower, it didn't matter.

Just as he was thinking about keeping a low profile from now on and slowly advancing his small world, Li Fan came looking for him.

When he learned that Li Qianjun wanted to see him, Zhang Zhi understood clearly.

He was looking for him—it had to be related to today's Trial Tower achievement.

On the way to Li Qianjun's residence, he kept agonizing over whether to admit to Li Qianjun that he was Daoist Hongjun.

If he admitted it, there were plenty of benefits. At the very least, the two monthly Trial Tower slots would be secured.

If he didn't admit it, the only advantage was that he could "lay low" a bit more and not attract too much attention.

Meeting His Excellency Li Qianjun again, he was still as warm as the last time, but that sense of distance Zhang Zhi had felt before was completely gone, as if it had been his imagination.

Toward the big shot who had recruited him into Seven Dragons Academy, Zhang Zhi had to feel grateful no matter what.

Seeing Zhang Zhi arrive, Li Qianjun didn't waste words and got straight to the point: "You entered the Trial Tower today?"

Zhang Zhi thought, So it really is about the Trial Tower. Could it be that Li Qianjun already knew Daoist Hongjun was him and had started to acknowledge and appreciate him?

At that moment, he felt a little smug. Making an elder who hadn't thought much of him change his view and come to recognize and appreciate him—just thinking about it was quite satisfying.

After countless thoughts flashed through his mind, he nodded at Li Qianjun and said, "Mm, yes. I've always been curious about the Trial Tower, and today was my first time entering it."

Li Qianjun looked Zhang Zhi straight in the eye and asked, "Are you Daoist Hongjun?"

Seeing that Zhang Zhi seemed about to speak, he waved his hand to signal Zhang Zhi to let him finish first:

"Don't answer just yet!"

"You've only just entered the Secondary Education School. There are many things in this world you're only beginning to touch."

"Because of the special nature of today's Trial Tower incident, I'll first explain some information that counts as secrets."

"For example, because our Realm Lord's Main World is too dominant, the main worlds of the Seven Great Foreign Races—the Demon Race, the Spirit Race, the Ghost Race, and others—have formed an alliance to oppose our Realm Lord's Main World."

"The reason I'm telling you this is because foreign races have been infiltrating the Realm Lord's Main World. Quite a few foreign races, like the Demon Race, have already snuck in."

"So, the Daoist Hongjun who achieved Ten Flowers Celebrate Together in the Trial Tower today will definitely be targeted by those foreign races!"

Hearing this, a chill ran down Zhang Zhi's back. If Li Qianjun hadn't stopped him from speaking, he would have immediately shouted that he wasn't Daoist Hongjun.

Any existence daring to infiltrate the Realm Lord's Main World had to be at least at the Spirit Transformation or Weak Divine Power level or above. If he were targeted by something like that, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Li Qianjun continued, "So, if you are Daoist Hongjun, you need to understand the current situation. We'll give the title of Daoist Hongjun to someone else, and all the related honor and glory will be pinned on that person. You can't regret it later."

"If you're not Daoist Hongjun, we'll give you all the rewards and honors due to Daoist Hongjun and publicly declare that you are him."

After hearing Li Qianjun's words, Zhang Zhi's hanging heart settled.

But he was still a bit curious and asked, "Why would you have me impersonate him?"

"Because only nine of the people who entered the Trial Tower today were newly enrolled students, and you're the only specially recruited one among them."

Zhang Zhi slowly nodded. "So you want a fake Daoist Hongjun to act as bait to lure out the foreign races hiding in the small world? But is a Daoist Hongjun who only achieved 'kicking the nursing home and punching the kindergarten' in a Tier 1 Arena within the Trial Ground even qualified enough?"

Hearing this, Li Qianjun shook his head. "You don't know much about the Trial Ground or Ten Flowers Celebrate Together. Let me put it this way—in the past ten thousand years at Seven Dragons Academy, every Realm Lord who achieved Ten Flowers Celebrate Together eventually became a Middle Thousand World Realm Lord."

Only then did Zhang Zhi realize just how astonishing his achievement was!

Seeing Zhang Zhi seemingly weighing the Pros and Cons, Li Qianjun continued, "Actually, the bait isn't just meant to lure out the hidden foreign races, but also certain human scum who collaborate with them."

Zhang Zhi was shocked by Li Qianjun's words. "Humans collaborating with foreign races? How is that possible? Humanity is at its peak right now—how could anyone betray their own kind?"

Li Qianjun waved his hand. "That's not something you need to know."

"So? What's your answer?"

"Of course, if you're unwilling to impersonate Daoist Hongjun, that's fine too. But I think becoming Daoist Hongjun could get you a lot of resources, which would still be quite beneficial for your early development."

"After all, the academy won't shortchange those who make sacrifices for it."

Countless thoughts raced through Zhang Zhi's mind, and finally he spoke: "Yes, I am 'Daoist Hongjun.'"

"Willing to—"

"Hm?"

Li Qianjun suddenly realized what Zhang Zhi had said. His expression shifted to one of surprise, mixed with a hint of I knew it. "You mean, you really are that 'Daoist Hongjun'?"

Zhang Zhi looked at the serious-faced Li Qianjun and nodded with equal gravity. "Yes, that's right. The Daoist Hongjun who achieved 'kicking the nursing home and punching the kindergarten' today—that was me!"

His face was stern, but inside he thought: This is just the 'kicking the nursing home and punching the kindergarten' achievement, and it's already got you this cautious—having someone impersonate him, using him as bait. If you knew I'd also gotten the even more ridiculous Undefeated in a Hundred Battles achievement, wouldn't you guys be turning the whole world upside down?