The old man appeared to be in his sixties. His hair was white, and his eyebrows were sharp like arrows. With a single look, it was clear that he was a veteran of the battlefield. His cultivation had already reached Saint 4-dan Primordial Spirit realm primary stage.
"He's one of the Twin Bandits of the Northern Meadows, Dao Kou!"
Upon seeing his appearance, the face of the attendant paled in fright. He hurriedly sent a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan, "That Twin Bandits of the Northern Meadows is an extremely famous existence in the Northern Meadows. Putting aside how powerful he is, more importantly, he doesn't follow the rules in his actions.
The Northern Meadows was the name of a region in Qingyuan Conferred Empire. It occupied a vast area, even larger than the entire territory of a Tier-1 Empire like Hongyuan. To be able to become an overlord there, it was apparent just how fearsome he was.
"So what if he doesn't follow the rules? Vice Guild Leader Xu has already accepted my high-tier spirit stones. Are you going to go back on your word? "Zhang Xuan shook his head nonchalantly.
No matter what, there was a rule of 'first come, first served'. Even if the other party was a Primordial Spirit realm expert, there was no way he could disregard this rule in a region where Mingshi Tang was.
"That's not what I mean. I've heard that he has a record of snatching the spirit enchantment of others. If we were to get into a fight, it would be best for you to be careful.
Before the attendant could finish his words, Vice Guild Leader Xu shook her head and said, "It's true that I've only enchanted two people today, but this young master has already arrived in advance and paid the fee for the enchantment. Thus, you will have to wait until the end of the line! "
As the vice guild leader of the Spirit Awakener Guild, she had to abide by the rules as well.
Not to mention, the person before her was a master teacher.
"He arrived before us? That's simple! "
Dao Kou chuckled as he walked up to Zhang Xuan. With an authoritative tone that brooked no argument, he said, "This friend over here, hand over your slot to me. You paid a hundred high-tier spirit stones earlier, right? I'll give you two hundred as compensation!"
As he spoke, he flicked his wrist, and a pile of high-tier spirit stones appeared before him. There were exactly two hundred of them in total.
Doubling the price in one go was already an extremely high price.
After saying those words, the young man raised his head and placed his hands behind his back. Just as Dao Kou thought that the young man would pick up the spirit stones and leave right away, he realized that a Saint 1-dan cultivator could not possibly offend him over a mere slot. However, as if not hearing his words, the young man turned to Vice Guild Leader Xu and asked, "You said that it would be difficult for you to recover the spirit stone. May I know what the problem is, and if you need my help …"
"My teacher is talking to you. Didn't you hear?"
Seeing how Zhang Xuan was disregarding his teacher, the middle-aged man stepped forward and bellowed in displeasure.
"If you think that I don't know much about spirit enchantment, feel free to learn it right now," Zhang Xuan continued, as if he had not heard Zhang Xuan's words at all.
"Learn?" Vice Guild Leader Xu shook her head. "Spirit awakener isn't a unique occupation, but it isn't something that one can master in a day. It's impossible for us to learn it now. Awakening a dormant consciousness is an extremely troublesome task, and I can't guarantee that I'll succeed!"
"This …" Zhang Xuan frowned. "Then … will there be any harm if I fail?"
It was one thing if he failed, but if he failed, the spirit of the spirit awakener might dissipate instead. That would be a huge loss.
"The worst that could happen is that it won't harm the spirit of the spirit awakener," Vice Guild Leader Xu replied with a smile.
"I'll trouble Vice Guild Leader Xu to give it a try then. I'll surely repay your kindness!" Zhang Xuan bowed deeply.
As long as he could awaken Jin Yuan Ding, it would be worth it no matter what price he had to pay.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony. I can't say for sure whether I'll succeed or not, so I can only say that I'll give it my all!" Vice Guild Leader Xu nodded.
As a master teacher, how could a person who could casually take out such a valuable weapon be ordinary? There was not the slightest disrespect in her tone.
However, when her words reached the ears of Dao Kou and the middle-aged man, it sounded as if she was disregarding him.
"Lad, I'm talking to you. Didn't you hear me?"
Not daring to lash out at the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man walked up to Zhang Xuan and glared at him with killing intent in his eyes.
It was one thing for Zhang Xuan to disregard him, but to disregard his teacher was unforgivable!
As a Saint 3-dan pinnacle cultivator, even though he had not made a move yet, he could already feel the immense pressure that he was exerting on Zhang Xuan.
"Young man, if you show a more humble attitude, I might be able to answer your question!"
Ignoring the other party's strength, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.
"You're courting death!"
The middle-aged man's face twitched, and he nearly exploded on the spot.
For a twenty-year-old lad to address him as a young man, as if he was an elder lecturing a junior … This was driving him insane.
Hong long!
The middle-aged man raised his palm, intending to strike down on Zhang Xuan.
Vice Guild Leader Xu's face darkened. Just as she was about to step forward to stop the middle-aged man, the young man suddenly raised his head and bellowed.
"Scram!"
Hong long!
His voice boomed like a clap of thunder.
Deng deng deng deng!
As if suffering from a heavy blow, the middle-aged man's face paled before his attack could even land on Zhang Xuan, and he was forced to retreat eight steps before spurting a mouthful of blood.
Even though he was a Saint 3-dan pinnacle cultivator, Zhang Xuan had already become a Celestial Saint, granting him invincible fighting prowess beneath Primordial Spirit realm. Against a person who wasn't even a master teacher, he didn't even need to make a move.
"Yan Qi …"
Seeing that his student had been severely injured by a single bellow, Dao Kou's face darkened. He stepped forward and infused a surge of zhenqi into his subordinate's body to suppress his injuries. Then, he turned to look at the young man with a frosty gaze and said, "Terpsichore and demonic tunist? This friend over here, aren't you going a little too far by going so far as to make such a move? "
With his eye of discernment, he could easily tell what kind of move the other party had executed.
It was just a single word, but it harnessed the abilities of a demonic tunist and a terpsichore, making it nigh impossible to guard against.
"If I didn't retaliate, his attack would have already landed on me!" Zhang Xuan replied, not bothering to respond to the other party's words.
"My student might be a little reckless, but he won't make a move recklessly!"
Dao Kou sneered coldly. "As his teacher, it's my duty to redress his grievances after injuring my student. How about this … I won't bully you, so I'll give you three moves. If you can touch the corner of my robe within three moves, I'll leave without a word. If you can't touch me, then I'll have to apologize. Give me your slot and scram. Otherwise, don't blame me for getting nasty! "
As the Overlord of the Northern Meadows, he had never suffered such humiliation before!
"Three moves?" Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up. "Very well, make your move then!"
"…"
Dao Kou felt so stifled that he felt like he was suffering from internal injuries. "I said that I'll give you three moves!"
Zhang Xuan was astonished. "Are you certain?"
"I'm certain!"
Dao Kou replied confidently.
Just a single bellow was enough to cause his student to retreat and sustain severe injuries. As fearsome as the other party seemed, he could tell that the other party specialized in soul attacks.
It was common knowledge that those who specialized in soul attacks would have weak physical bodies and zhenqi. Not to mention, given how young the other party was, how powerful could he possibly be?
As such, Dao Kou intentionally challenged the other party to a duel of touching the corner of his robe!
If this had been in the Northern Meadows, everyone would have known that Dao Kou was intentionally bullying the other party. Speed was his forte, and to challenge a Saint 1-dan lad in that field … was no different from using a sledgehammer to crack a chicken.
"Alright then!"
Paying no heed to Dao Kou's confidence, Zhang Xuan nodded. But before he could finish his words, his silhouette suddenly blurred, and in the next moment, he was already right before Dao Kou.
Even though he had despised [Unbounded Voyager] for its many flaws, he hadn't been slacking off over the past month either. He had been fusing the Heaven's Path Movement Art with the correct parts of it, thus raising his speed significantly. Even though it wasn't as fast as teleportation, it was still a fearsome feat for a short distance.
From the moment he made his move to the moment he appeared before Dao Kou, not even a tenth of a breath had passed.
Hula!
As soon as he appeared before Dao Kou, he raised his fist.
"You …"
Not expecting the other party to charge at him so quickly, Dao Kou's face paled in fright. He was just about to retaliate when he realized that the young man's fist was even faster than his body, as if it had transcended the limits of time.
A sharp pain pierced through his chest, and with a cry of agony, Dao Kou was sent flying.
Peng!
He crashed straight into the wall before his body went limp, and as if a pile of mud, he fainted on the spot.
"One of the Duo Martials of the Northern Meadows, Dao Kou, specializes in speed. Once executed, he moves like a specter. It would be best if you don't agree to my challenge …"
The exchange between the two might sound complicated, but in truth, it hadn't even lasted a single breath. The attendant who had followed Zhang Xuan in sent a telepathic message anxiously upon hearing that the young master had actually agreed to Dao Kou's challenge. However, before he could finish his words, he saw Dao Kou lying on the ground, and he froze on the spot.
The young man before him wasn't much older than him, and he had thought that his strength would be nothing out of the ordinary. Who could have thought that the other party would be able to severely injure an Embryonic Soul realm cultivator with a single bellow and defeat a Primordial Spirit realm cultivator with a single punch …
Dao Kou, the Duo Martials of the Northern Meadows, was famous for his movement technique. Even a Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle expert would find it difficult to catch up to him … Yet, before he could even execute his movement technique, he was already knocked out …
The attendant swallowed a mouthful of saliva as his body stiffened.
It was fortunate that he was too weak to think too much about the Saint intermediate-tier artifact. If he had really thought about it … he would have been the one dead by now.
"Teacher …"
At this moment, the middle-aged man also recovered from his daze and rushed forward to save Dao Kou.
Glancing at the unconscious Dao Kou, Zhang Xuan clicked his tongue in disdain.
Three moves …
I defeated you in a single move. With just this bit of strength, what are you putting on an act for?
You are making it sound as if it's real …
He hated those who were putting on airs without substance …
How embarrassing! How embarrassing!
To be honest, given his current strength, as long as Dao Kou communicated with his Primordial Spirit and exerted his full strength, he would still be no match for him.
But to give him three moves … he would just have to suffer!
How could he allow his opponent to do so so easily?
Putting aside a Primordial Spirit realm primary stage cultivator, even the Leaving Aperture realm primary stage Skyleaf King dared not go easy on him. Yet, in the end, he was still killed!
Even though his fighting prowess was beneath Primordial Spirit realm, he had many means up his sleeves. Killing a Primordial Spirit realm expert was a walk in the park for him.
Sighing deeply, Zhang Xuan shook his head as he gazed into the distance. His eyes drifted away, as if he was seeking defeat.
"I hate it when others try to show off to me, but you still insisted on coming at me.
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