Zhang Xuan was infuriated.
Where was this? The Poison Temple!
In such a secluded place, there were so many formidable poison masters... Shouldn't it be peaceful, working hard on their poison production, and having fun together?
'Ding dang ',' hong long! '. Formations and buildings? What the heck were they up to?
He could have easily finished reading the remaining few levels in a single go... But given how noisy it was, what was the point of reading?
Really, why couldn't these poison masters have any sense of civility at all?
This was too much!
He had to report this matter to Elder Xu next time.
"Forget it!"
Zhang Xuan shook his head and stopped reading the book.
In any case, he was just a passerby, and it wouldn't be long before he left. Whether these poison masters had any sense of civility or civility had nothing to do with him. It would be best for him to return first.
Having collected all of the books on the first three levels, Zhang Xuan's understanding of poison had also reached 3-star pinnacle.
Even though the content was rich, there wasn't a single treatment method for the Innate Poison Body. Instead, it only introduced the fearsome nature of the Innate Poison Body. Once it did appear, it would surely wield devastating might.
According to the records in the book, the founder of the Poison Temple possessed the Innate Poison Body. Even when he fought with Kong Shi, the latter had to be wary of him.
This was precisely the reason why even though poison masters weren't favored by others, Mingshi Tang didn't eradicate them completely. He didn't erase their heritage like how he did with the soul oracles.
"There's no hurry. As long as I finish reading the book, I should be able to find a way..."
Zhang Xuan consoled himself as he swiftly scanned through the contents in his mind.
Given how noisy it is outside, I won't be able to finish my book today. I should return for the time being and look for another opportunity.
Walking out through the door, his soul returned to the air, and just as he was about to return to his residence, he froze on the spot.
More than four hours ago, many of the ancient buildings had been reduced to ruins. Pieces of buildings had collapsed one after another, and there was not a single person within a radius of several dozen li.
"T-this..."
Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in shock.
With his eye of discernment, he could tell that this was the result of a battle between experts.
Didn't they say that battles could be carried out in the Sparring Hall? Why did they suddenly start fighting in the city?
Look at what they have done to this place...
"You really have no sense of civility! This is an ancient building that has existed for thousands of years … Yet, you still don't have the slightest intention of protecting it! "
Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan sighed.
As expected of a poison master, he wasn't refined at all.
Just look at how even master teachers had to request permission from the headquarters in advance before conducting all kinds of duels. Yet, they actually dared to start a war within the city, causing so many beautiful buildings to be destroyed... Who in the world could possibly be so despicable?
While sighing, Zhang Xuan flew back to his residence. After flying for a short distance, he suddenly had a thought.
Just now, the library had been enveloped by a spell formation, so he hadn't been able to sense it carefully. Now that he was about to leave, he realized that his fleshly body... was in a different location than it had been before.
"What happened?"
His eyes were filled with vigilance.
Under normal circumstances, his physical body should be in the courtyard, not moving at all. Could it be that someone had made a move on him?
It would be terrible if that was the case!
Even though he had already comprehended the ability of Mind of Tranquility, allowing him to avoid danger on his own, it would still be dangerous if he were to attract the attention of an expert, such as the head of the Poison Temple or the vice head of the Poison Temple.
After all, the other party was a Seven Star poison master while he was only a Nascent Saint. In comparison, he was still too weak.
If he were to return too late and his physical body were to be crippled, it would be too late for regrets.
Anxious, Zhang Xuan rushed over to where his physical body was. However, before he could even reach it, he saw the latter sitting motionlessly on the ground. At the same time, a disfigured fellow was looking at him with malicious intent, as if he was up to no good.
"It's fortunate that I made it in time …"
Seeing that his physical body hadn't sustained too much damage, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. His Primordial Spirit dived back into his body, but at the same time, doubts surfaced in his mind.
He was currently at the center of the rubble. Could it be that he had caused these buildings to collapse during his battle?
But that shouldn't be the case.
Even though his physical body would flee and retaliate in the face of danger, it had always been reliable. At the very least, it was far more reliable than his clone, Vicious, and the others. If he were to really cause the collapse of so many buildings, how was he going to explain it to Elder Xu?
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan's Primordial Spirit swiftly fused with his physical body, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"He's awake …"
"Un, he's really awake …"
"He's already so formidable even without opening his eyes … I don't think there's anyone who will be a match for him anymore …"
…
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan open his eyes, a huge commotion broke out in the surroundings. Everyone's faces paled in fright.
That fellow was able to kill more than a dozen elders with his eyes closed, and he had even pummeled the hall master beyond recognition … If he were to open his eyes now, would he slaughter every single member of the Poison Temple?
"Y-you …"
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan open his eyes, the hall master cowered in fright.
Even he had been traumatized by this fellow.
"Cough cough, where am I? What … is going on? "
Seeing the looks on everyone's faces, as if they had seen a frenzied murderer, Zhang Xuan felt a little stifled.
I was just reading a book for a moment … What in the world happened? Why am I surrounded by so many people? Why are they so frightened?
"Where am I? What's going on? "
The hall master's body staggered, and a mouthful of blood spewed from his mouth once more.
The heck … he was really sleepwalking!
Most people would be pummeled by Saint 4-dan and Saint 5-dan cultivators, but he was actually pummeled by a Nascent Saint sleepwalking cultivator … Just the thought of it made his heart ache.
It was truly embarrassing for the hall master to do such a thing to him.
"Calm down first. Tell me what happened. I haven't been here for too long, so I'm not too sure what happened …"
Seeing the fellow before him spurting blood in agitation upon seeing him awake, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but console him.
"You … Pu!"
Agitated, agitated your head!
You don't know what happened?
Can you be any more shameless?
You are the one who did all of this … I was also beaten up by you!
You left the other party in such a state, and now, you are trying to deny it …
In his agitation, the hall master spurted another mouthful of blood, and he felt as if he would explode on the spot.
"You don't know? You fought with the hall master all the way here, destroying countless buildings … and you don't know anything about it? "
Seeing that the hall master was telling the truth, one of the elders gathered his courage and asked.
"I fought with the hall master?"
Zhang Xuan blinked his eyes in confusion. "Who is your hall master? Even I have never seen him before. Are you sure you aren't mistaken? "
On the way here, Zhang Xuan had heard from Elder Xu that the hall master of the Hongyuan Poison Temple was a Seven Star poison master, and his cultivation had reached Saint 3-dan pinnacle, granting him incredible fighting prowess.
It was true that he was still able to exert some of his fighting prowess through the Void of Thought and Void of Will. Against ordinary Saint 2-dan experts, he might still be able to defeat them, but against a Saint 3-dan expert...
There was no way he would be able to fight with them.
But before he could finish his words, the deformed fellow before him suddenly stood up furiously and bellowed, "I am the hall master …"
"You?"
Zhang Xuan was astonished.
When he first saw the fellow, he thought that the other party was an outsider … but who could have thought that he would be the strongest expert of the Poison Temple?
"You … were beaten up by me?"
Zhang Xuan's lips twitched.
A Saint 3-dan pinnacle expert was actually reduced to such a state by him?
Could it be that … his fighting prowess was even greater than before?
"You …"
The hall master was on the verge of exploding.
"I'm truly sorry. I was in a trance earlier, and even in battle, I was only able to react instinctively … I really don't know what happened!"
Knowing that the conflict would only worsen if he were to continue speaking, Zhang Xuan could only apologize.
He was here to learn, not to cause a ruckus and destroy the Hongyuan Poison Temple. What he needed to do now was to figure out what was going on and see if there was a way to salvage the situation.
After all, Elder Xu had instructed him to keep a low profile, and he had been trying his best to resolve the matter peacefully.
It would be best if he could resolve the matter peacefully.
"You … really don't know?"
Hearing the other party say that he didn't know anything, the elders glanced at one another doubtfully.
Indeed. From the start of the battle, that fellow hadn't opened his eyes at all. It was as if he was asleep, and only when someone attacked him would he retaliate …
Could it really be that he wasn't doing it intentionally and was just an instinctive reaction?
If that was really the case, it would be laughable.
The other party didn't even use his full strength, just relying on his instinctive reaction to cause a huge ruckus in the Poison Temple … If word of this were to spread, their Hongyuan Poison Temple would be forced to close down.
"I don't know!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
He was truly bewildered at the moment.
His soul had left his body and gone to the Compendium Hall to browse through books, and his physical body was completely unconscious.
"It's like this. You were cultivating in the courtyard when Vice Hall Master Ming, who is the teacher of Duan Ren whom you have beaten up, went to look for you in a fit of rage. However, you completely ignored him … and then, you started making a move on him …"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan wasn't lying, the elder who had asked the question couldn't hold himself back any longer and recounted the events that had transpired.
"T-this … I did all of this?"
Zhang Xuan widened his mouth in shock. His eyeballs were about to pop out from their sockets.
Just by browsing through the books, his physical body had actually killed fourteen elders, crippled a Vice Hall Master, reduced the hall master to such a state, and destroyed countless buildings …
This trouble … seemed to have gotten a little too big!
"You really did it!"
The elder replied with a nod.
"I …"
Zhang Xuan scratched his head in confusion.
His original intention was just to finish reading the books discreetly and leave as soon as possible. Who could have thought that his physical body would be so unreliable …
This time, he was doomed!
If he had only beaten up the hall master, he could still find an excuse to get away with it. At the very most, he would just have to compensate them with some money … But now, he had killed more than a dozen elders, destroyed so many buildings that the other party had preserved for so many years … and even poisoned the other party's family jewels to death …
Even if he were to take out everything he had on him as compensation, it would all be for naught!
They were already irreconcilable enemies …
"This won't do. If this blows up, I won't be able to browse through the remaining four books anymore … Even if my Innate Poison Body requires the help of these poison masters, I won't be able to do so …"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
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