Zhang Yan stood in the void, quietly waiting for the enemy to arrive.
There was no past or future here, so there was no distance. Logically speaking, if the other party wanted to, he could arrive in an instant.
However, the magic power of the Spirit Refinement Almighty Beings reflected each other, so there would be all kinds of restrictions. This was the restriction that the other party gave him, and also the restraint that he gave the other party.
Thus, although the Spirit Refinement Almighty Beings had transcended the present world, when they collided, all kinds of shackles would come one after another.
While waiting, he fell into deep thought.
This Ancestral Master Zhou had come to find him, and his excuse was for the fragment in his hand.
As for the karma of the past, he did not think it was a big deal. At least at the Spirit Refinement level, everything in the present world was just a clash of wills. There was no need to make a big fuss over it.
However, was it worth fighting with someone of the same generation just for a fragment?
From the perspective of integrity and morality, this person must have made an agreement with someone of the same generation. Now that he had come to find him, perhaps he thought that he was not part of the agreement, and because he had just become a Spirit Refinement cultivator, he could control him?
He shook his head slightly, dismissing this thought.
His true goal should be the present world behind him!
Back then, where the Nine Continents was, there were many large sects. There was no need to talk about the Great Underworld Ancestral Master, but this Ancestral Master Zhou was a Spirit Refinement cultivator. It could be imagined that the other Ancestral Masters of the other large sects also had such cultivation, or else they would not be on the same level.
For the Nine Continents to have so many Almighty Beings and even have sects, there must be something special about it.
Combining what he had seen and what had happened in the past, he had a relatively accurate guess in his heart.
His goal should be Bu Xutian!
Bu Xutian should be a part of that thing after it broke apart, and it might be the most complete part that remained. This was not only because there were no similar existences in the present world, but also because the fragment in his hand had some kind of connection with it.
The change in Bu Xutian back then might also be related to this.
If it was really as he had guessed, then the present world with Bu Xutian was an extremely important place, and it might even involve a higher realm. It was no wonder that this Ancestral Master Zhou could not wait to find him.
He sensed for a moment and found out that the person had yet to arrive. So, he calmed his mind and carefully comprehended the wondrous Dao in the state.
After an unknown period of time, he felt an unprecedented intensity in the collision of mana. He knew that the other party had arrived, so he looked up and saw a Daoist pushing away the mana barrier and slowly walking out from the darkness. The Daoist bowed to him and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, greetings."
Zhang Yan shook his sleeves and bowed in return, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, I have been waiting for a long time."
Priest Zhou didn't seem to have any intention of attacking immediately. Instead, he glanced at him and smiled. "I'm sure you already know why I'm here?"
Zhang Yan nodded slightly and said, "I have a guess."
Priest Zhou sighed and said, "Back then, all of you gathered together to obtain the fruit of Dao and thought that you would be able to see the supreme technique. However, you did not succeed and were harmed instead. Now, although you are not in eternal silence, you are not far from it."
As he said this, his voice was filled with sincerity. He bowed to Zhang Yan again and said, "Fellow Daoist has transcended from the present world. As long as you are willing, you can return to this place. Now, as long as you open the door and allow us to comprehend it again, I will comprehend it together with fellow Daoist."
Zhang Yanguang looked at his face and said, "Oh? So you are saying that Fellow Daoist Zhou did not come here alone? "
Priest Zhou said, "That is true. This time, I came here on behalf of the few of you. I hope that fellow Daoist can make things easier for me. Other than me, the few of you are also indebted to me."
Zhang Yan's mind changed. From the previous contact, the other party landed in the Formation of Virtue and Dao. Then the other two Spirit Refinement cultivators should also exist. However, he thought that the truth might not be as what the other party said.
Saying that he was asked by others was just to give him pressure. The real situation was that he might have come here alone without the others' knowledge.
Or else, why would he say so much? With the three of them here, wouldn't it be easier to force him to open the door to the present world?
Of course, this might not be able to suppress him, but it was obviously more likely to win than coming here alone.
He would definitely not let them open the door. It was not because he saw this place as his own, but because the Spirit Refinement cultivators fought against each other. Although they called each other Daoist friends, they were actually opponents.
If he let the other party enter, after his strength increased, he would seek more and perhaps turn around to deal with him. At that time, he might not even be able to keep the fragment in his hand.
He replied plainly, "Fellow Daoist's request, forgive me for not being able to agree."
Seeing his determined expression, Daoist Zhou knew that he would not be swayed by words. He shook his head, "Since you insist, then I will have to take it myself."
With a step, he turned into the void and disappeared. However, his mana was still there and started to surge like a rising tide, pressing towards him.
Zhang Yan did not react passively, he also activated his mana and faced him head-on. This was just like the collision of the tides on both sides. Since both sides had boundless mana, it was a never-ending stream.
Just Now, while they were talking, the battle of mana had never stopped. It was just that they left some leeway back then, but now, they let go of the restraints.
Zhang Yan looked towards where Daoist Zhou disappeared. In the battle of Spirit Refinement, the worst result would be being forced into eternal silence by the other party. However, he thought that other than the first step into Spirit Refinement, when one's mana was not yet complete, it would be very difficult to be expelled.
Unless one had an absolute advantage in one aspect and used absolute mana to overwhelm the opponent, to the extent that the opponent did not even have the ability to open the door to the present world and continue to wear him down.
Of course, there were some special methods involved.
Therefore, he wanted to see what Daoist Zhou was going to do to him.
After a few clashes, because his mana was stronger, he gradually gained the upper hand. However, at this moment, his opponent's mana suddenly changed. Not only did it stop his decline, but it also pushed him back.
Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat. His opponent's mana was not truly stronger than his, in fact, it was slightly weaker. To be able to do this, he must have used some special method. Because Spirit Refinement's mana interacted with each other during the battle, some things could not be hidden. At least, the most superficial things could not be covered up. Therefore, he only needed to stare for a moment to understand the reason behind it.
His own Fa Power could be said to be incomparably pure, but this also meant that it lacked variation. His opponent's Fa Power was actually the same when they first crossed swords, but now, it had undergone some sort of fundamental change. It had actually risen to a whole new level. In this way, even if his opponent's Fa Power was originally on the weaker side, because of its superior quality, it appeared even more powerful.
Of course, now that he knew all this, he could try to change it. It was not difficult, he could do it with just a thought. But his opponent would definitely change according to his changes. Then, they would fall into another level of battle.
This kind of comparison was decided by the cultivation of both parties.
The deeper the cultivation, the more exquisite the usage. Therefore, if two Spirit Refinement cultivators were to fight, if they only compared their mana, it would not be enough to decide who was stronger. They would have to look at their cultivation.
Someone's mana was clearly stronger than his opponent, but he was forced to retreat. This seemed illogical, but judging from the difference in cultivation, it was the most normal thing.
Therefore, the battle of Spirit Refinement was to see who was stronger and who was weaker. It was also to see how many restrictions each party could place on their opponent. If one were to rely on one's deep mana and blindly chase, at most the other party would be forced to retreat and nothing much could be done. However, through the profound cultivation and subtle techniques, one could even shake the foundation of one's peers.
But there was another kind of situation. When one party's mana reached a certain level, then no matter how the other party changed, as long as the difference in cultivation was not too big, the other party would at most have a certain advantage and would not be able to defeat his opponent.
Now, Zhou Daoren was in such a situation. Zhang Yan had just entered Spirit Refinement, his cultivation was obviously not as good as him. But his mana was strong and he could also change accordingly. Now, through the continuous battle, he gradually understood more mysteries. Therefore, after the initial passive situation, he gradually became stronger.
When Zhou Daoren noticed this, he decisively stopped.
Because he knew he could not use this to overwhelm Zhang Yan. If this continued, Zhang Yan would be able to gain more from the battle. In the end, perhaps he would be the one being suppressed. Even though he thought he still had other tricks up his sleeve, but there was no need to reveal them all. After all, he had already achieved part of his goal.
He stretched out his hand and pointed. A golden lotus flower flew out and supported Zhang Yan's mana. Then, he walked out from the darkness, bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist."
As he spoke, there was a rumble and a new world unfolded. Then, the lotus flashed and disappeared.
Zhang Yan's eyes flashed. This time, the mana of both parties collided and blended. From it, he understood the wonders of Zhou Daoren's Dao techniques. It could be said that he had learned a lot. But Zhou Daoren also learned something from him, such as the karma connection with the original world.
Zhou Daoren had entered Spirit Refinement for a long time. Even though he could not overwhelm him in terms of mana, he was more proficient in the use of other methods. In fact, he did not need to completely open the door to the original world. He only needed to borrow the karma and use Dao techniques to calculate it. Then, he could retreat from the beginning and create another world. Then, it was possible to use this world to find clues about Bu Xutian from another direction.
This new world might have more than seventy to eighty percent of what he had experienced before. But because he had jumped out of this world, and even the past and the future, no one could find him in the past. So, he no longer existed in that world.
It could be imagined that in the Nine Continents, when the final battle between Yuxiao and Qincang factions occurred, he would no longer exist. Instead, Yuxiao school might receive strong reinforcements. In the end, it was very likely that Yuxiao would win. This would cause all the results in the future to be different.
But this was not the most important thing. Under Zhou Daoren's deliberate push, Yuxiao school might change its original way of doing things, and then catch a glimpse of Bu Xutian and merge with it.
Zhang Yan thought about it for a moment. He couldn't change what he had experienced in the past. This world was nothing more than something that Daoist Zhou had created. If no one tried to stop him, he wouldn't necessarily succeed the first time, but he would definitely try again and again, gradually getting closer and closer until he found that place. Therefore, no matter what, he had to stop him!
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