"Accept Ancient Sage Qiu Wu as his disciple?"
The mouths of Wu Shi and the others twitched, and they quickly shook their heads.
None of them believed him.
Ancient Sage Qiu Wu was an expert of the same generation as Kong Shi. Even the current Pavilion Master Mingshi Tang, a true Nine Star master teacher, would have to address him respectfully as' elder ', not daring to say anything disrespectful to him.
Yet, Zhang Shi said that he wanted to accept Ancient Sage Qiu Wu as his disciple. Was he for real?
If he were to say that, Ancient Sage Qiu Wu would probably slap him to death.
Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Zhang Xuan knew that they wouldn't believe him.
However, he couldn't be bothered to explain it to them. He had intended to keep a low profile, and it would be best if they didn't believe him.
"Let's continue studying. Since this is a test, there must be a way to resolve it!"
Not wanting to dwell on this matter any longer, Zhang Xuan waved his hands and continued studying the stone tablets.
Through the Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan could tell that the material of the stone tablets wasn't anything special. They were just ordinary rocks, and it was just that they were tough and could be stored for a longer period of time. There was nothing special about them, so he wasn't able to find anything wrong with them.
From the looks of it, he would have to start from words.
However, these words were written in many different languages. Even if he were to translate them, he wouldn't be able to understand them.
Thus, he walked up to the stone tablet and placed his finger on it.
Hu!
A corresponding book appeared in his sea of consciousness.
Zhang Xuan hurriedly flipped it open.
"Greenlimestone Stone Tablet, inscribed by Ancient Sage Qiu Wu. It contains the complete cultivation technique of [Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm]. There are 27 flaws. Firstly: This cultivation technique has a huge influence on one's emotions. It requires one to prepare before a battle, or else one will be unable to exert one's full strength. Secondly: It has a high requirement on one's zhenqi … "
The book was densely packed with the flaws of a set of cultivation techniques, and it was written down in detail.
"There is indeed a cultivation technique here …"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
It seemed like Ancient Sage Qiu Wu wasn't lying to them. These stone tablets were indeed a kind of test.
It didn't take long for Zhang Xuan to finish reading through the book.
He had seen all of the flaws, and he knew the name of the cultivation technique as well. However … he was still unable to understand the cultivation technique!
Knowing the flaws but not the formula was akin to knowing the illness but not the patient... To him, it was as good as not solving any problems.
He had to find a way to decipher the meaning of the inscriptions on the stone tablet and convey the cultivation method to them.
He stopped reading the book and continued to look at the stone tablet in front of him.
It was still densely packed with words, causing his eyes to hurt. If he tried to read it, he would not be able to understand it at all.
All of a sudden, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up as an idea surfaced in his mind. "That's right! Since I don't understand it, I should be able to make use of its flaws to deduce the formula …"
If one were to study the Ancient Beast Language, the Ancient God Language, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe's language, and many other languages, it would take a very long time for one to decipher them all.
Furthermore, since the other party said that it was a test of one's comprehension, it was impossible for him to find the cultivation technique just by translating it. There was bound to be a lot of trouble ahead.
Rather than tormenting himself like that, he might as well … make use of its flaws to reverse engineer the cultivation technique!
Although it was very difficult, if he did it well, he would definitely be able to create the complete cultivation method.
"Everyone, do any of you have a secret manual for palm techniques? Can you lend it to me? "
With such a thought in mind, Zhang Xuan swiftly scanned the surroundings.
"Palm technique manuals?"
The crowd was perplexed by Zhang Xuan's words.
The urgent matter at hand was to study the stone tablets left behind by Ancient Sages.
"I have a lot of them here. I copied them out from the Palm Division!"
Even though the crowd was perplexed by Zhang Xuan's request, they still nodded in agreement. Jiang Yuan took out a pile of several hundred secret manuals.
As combat masters cultivated their bodies, they had a deep understanding of palm arts, fist arts, spear arts, sword arts, and the like. As such, it was natural for them to have quite a few secret manuals regarding palm arts.
"I have some too!"
Feng Xun also took out a pile of secret manuals.
Very soon, the Combat Master Hall had gathered two to three thousand secret manuals regarding palm arts.
"I don't have as many as the others, but their grades aren't too low either …"
Wu Shi and President Han chuckled. Altogether, there were more than ten secret manuals in the Combat Master Hall.
Most of these palm art manuals had reached Saint realm, so every single one of them was extremely valuable. However, since Zhang Xuan wanted to take a look, the crowd didn't say anything about it.
"Thank you."
Zhang Xuan nodded as he swiftly collected all of the secret manuals into the Library of Heaven's Path.
Compile all of the secret manuals regarding palm arts!
Zhang Xuan commanded in his mind.
Hu!
Innumerable books flew into the air, and the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm that he had seen on the stone tablets also appeared together.
Huala!
A brand new book appeared before Zhang Xuan's eyes.
Zhang Xuan hurriedly grabbed it and flipped it open.
As expected, the flaws of the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm have been resolved by quite a bit …
Sweeping through the contents, Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.
Just as Zhang Xuan had guessed, the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm had indeed reduced the number of flaws he had accumulated by leaps and bounds. Previously, there were twenty-seven flaws, but now, there were only nine.
In other words, more than half of the flaws had been resolved.
However, the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm was, after all, an even higher tier technique. Even with the ten thousand secret manuals that the crowd had given him, he still couldn't resolve all of them.
Let's see if I can cultivate it first …
Zhang Xuan swiftly scanned through the Library of Heaven's Path in his mind, and he shook his head.
Even though there were only nine flaws left, and he was getting closer and closer to becoming a Heaven's Path Divine Art, it was still incomplete due to the lack of a cultivation technique.
In other words, there were no problems whatsoever with the corrected flaws, but the flaws were still a complete mess, making it difficult for him to understand them.
Let me compare them …
Making a mental note of the corrected flaws, Zhang Xuan turned to look at the corresponding stone tablets, only to find that they were still completely bewildered. It was as if there was no connection between them at all.
It was as if … he was still unable to comprehend the questions even though he had the correct answers.
These words don't seem to have anything to do with the cultivation technique at all …
After studying the stone tablets for a moment longer, Zhang Xuan felt conflicted.
All along, he had been able to find the flaws of any cultivation technique through the Library of Heaven's Path easily. Yet, despite having the correct answers, he was still unable to comprehend the questions on the stone tablets … Just the thought of it left him feeling stifled.
Forget it, it has already been four hours … If it comes down to it, I should just ask Ancient Sage Qiu Wu about the eighteen flaws that I have filled up. What if I manage to clear the examination?
Zhang Xuan thought as he rubbed his glabella in distress.
He was unable to comprehend what was going on even with the correct answers, and this left him feeling deeply helpless. If it came down to it … he could just ask Ancient Sage Qiu Wu about the eighteen flaws that he had filled up. What if … the other party didn't think too much into it and passed the examination?
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan stood up and was just about to call out to Ancient Sage Qiu Wu when he suddenly caught sight of a corner of the stone tablet.
The words in the corner were written in the language of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, and they were densely packed together. Zhang Xuan had been unable to decipher what they were, but upon standing up, he suddenly felt as if the words were moving.
This feeling was similar to the unique inscriptions that the Greenleaf King's subordinates had inscribed on the walls back in the Subterranean Gallery.
Could it be that … I'm not treating these words as words but as inscriptions?
A thought suddenly surfaced in Zhang Xuan's mind.
If he were to compare the words with the correct answers, it would be useless. But what if he were to view them as inscriptions?
Narrowing his eyes, Zhang Xuan took a closer look.
With this thought in mind, many different words floated out of the stone tablet, forming a series of connected inscriptions.
These inscriptions seemed to have drawn out the circulation method of his zhenqi, and they flowed slowly through his body.
I should give it a try then …
After learning the circulation method of the cultivation technique, Zhang Xuan's zhenqi began flowing along his meridians.
Geji! Geji!
The Heaven's Path zhenqi was incomparably domineering. In an instant, the acupoints in the Heaven's Path Divine Art were opened, and the flaws in the Heaven's Path Divine Art began to circulate according to the correct cultivation technique.
Zhang Xuan's body jolted, and a cracking sound echoed in the air.
So, this is how I cultivate the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm …
Soon, after driving his zhenqi through his body, he had mastered the palm art.
Due to the many flaws in the palm art, Zhang Xuan was unable to compile it into a Heaven's Path Divine Art. As such, its tier was only at Saint-tier intermediate-tier. Had it been a Nascent Saint cultivator, it would have been impossible for them to master it. In fact, even Saint 3-dan experts would find it difficult to master it.
However, having cultivated the Saint Ascension Decipher, Zhang Xuan's zhenqi was boundless. On top of that, his Heaven's Path zhenqi was incomparably pure. Through the eighteen corrections he had made, he was able to bring the palm art to Minor Accomplishment.
The cultivation of battle techniques could be divided into Novice, Initiate, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Consummation.
Since there are so many flaws, I should just head to the Palm Division of the Combat Master Hall to look for more books to compile the Heaven's Path Palm Art.
Stretching his back lazily, Zhang Xuan stood up.
There were simply too many flaws in the palm art. It was fortunate that these flaws only weakened the might of the palm art, and it required a large amount of zhenqi to cultivate it. Otherwise, he would have never cultivated it in the first place.
It's too crude …
Zhang Xuan sighed deeply.
This was probably the cultivation technique with the most flaws ever since he started cultivating it. Just the thought of it left him feeling a little embarrassed.
"Zhang Shi, how is it?"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan seemed to have comprehended something, Wu Shi and the others hurriedly turned their gazes over.
They had studied the palm art for a very long time, and they had compiled quite a few insights into it. They had also translated many unique characters, but it was a pity that they were still unable to comprehend anything at all.
"There is a palm art recorded on the stone tablet. Not only did I manage to decipher it, I even practiced it for a while …"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Palm art?"
"Practiced it for a while?"
Everyone was stunned.
All they had seen was a bunch of jumbled characters, and yet, not only did the young man before them manage to decipher the palm art, he even managed to master it … Wasn't his intelligence a little too incredible?
"A palm art? You managed to decipher it? "
Hong long!
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to speak, the ground before him suddenly rumbled. The sculpture of Ancient Sage Qiu Wu that he had seen earlier flew into the air and landed heavily on the ground. Then, he looked at the young man before him doubtfully.
The test that he had left behind was extremely difficult. Even the most talented genius among his students would have to spend several months to decipher it. Yet, in less than six hours, the young man had already managed to decipher it …
Was there really a person with such incredible intelligence?
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