Zhang Xuan frowned in displeasure.
He had come here out of goodwill to help Hall Master Xing stabilize his Primordial Spirit, but not only did the other party not pay the corresponding price, he even had three experts working together to deal with him.
If not for his swift reaction, he would have been dead by now!
Was this how the Combat Master Hall treated their benefactor?
"Y-you …"
On the other hand, Hall Master Xing and the others widened their eyes in shock, unable to utter a single word.
Of the three of them, one was a Half-Leaving Aperture realm expert while the other two were at Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle. If they were to exert their full strength, even a Saint 5-dan primary stage expert would be killed on the spot.
Yet, the young man before them was only at Saint 1-dan pinnacle, and yet, he had managed to escape their encirclement so easily without sustaining the slightest bit of damage. His combat sense and ability to adapt to the situation were far beyond theirs!
More importantly … he was actually able to control the formation of the Heart Division!
Wasn't it supposed to be a formation that only the head of the Heart Division was capable of controlling?
"You know very well what you are up to! Hurry up and speak! What is your motive? "
Recovering from his shock, Division Head Liao harrumphed coldly. With a flick of his wrist, he took out a token.
It was the token that represented the identity of the head of the Heart Division. With this token, he would be able to control the entire Heart Division.
Huala!
The token shone brightly, and the seal restraining the palm imprint began trembling. With a resounding reverberation, it was torn apart.
"Humph!"
Sneering coldly, just as Division Head Liao thought that the palm imprint would fall on Sun Qiang's head, it suddenly changed its direction and headed straight for the three of them.
Hong long!
The faces of the trio warped in horror, and they hurriedly retreated. The palm imprint crashed into the ground, creating a huge depression.
Struck by the wind, the fruits on Hall Master Xing's head fell to the ground.
"Division Head Liao, how in the world did you control the formation?"
With a face covered in dust, Division Head Wei bellowed furiously. Clenching his fist tightly, he punched toward the air.
Zhenqi rumbled furiously, and the might of the punch shrouded the entire area.
"Humph!"
On the other hand, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
Hu!
Before the punch could even reach Division Head Wei, it suddenly changed its direction and crashed toward him.
"What?"
Alarmed, Division Head Wei hurriedly raised his hand to block Zhang Xuan's attack. His fist collided with Zhang Xuan's fist, and he was forced to retreat eight steps. At the same time, he felt a numbing sensation on his arm, and the blood in his body was boiling.
He had used all of his strength in that punch, and with the support of the formation, its power was even greater. Even he had suffered a loss from that attack.
"Liao Bujin, what happened to you?"
With a pale face, Zhang Xuan cursed furiously.
With his eye of discernment, he could easily tell that the formation in the surroundings had forcefully changed the direction of his attack and strengthened it. Liao Bujin was the Heart Hall's Hall Master, so how could the formation in the Heart Hall help him?
"I don't know either … He seems to have … a higher level of control over the formation!"
Hall Head Liao's pupils constricted.
Many of the formations here were left behind by the founder of the Heart Palace, and there was a strict hierarchy. The Palace Master was not selected, but only those who controlled the Heart Palace's formations were qualified.
Back then, he had defeated many elders and obtained a certain amount of authority, which was why he had succeeded.
Under normal circumstances, there should have been no one in the Combat Master Hall who would have been a match for him in terms of controlling the formations here, not even the hall master. Yet, how could the young man before him be able to do it so easily? Instead, it was his token that was rendered useless.
"How did you manage to obtain a higher level of control over the Heart Palace?"
Realizing what was going on, Hall Master Xing turned to Zhang Xuan and asked.
Zhang Xuan could not be bothered to answer their questions. With a livid look on his face, he said, "I came here to help you stabilize your Primordial Spirit. While there was a mishap, it was all due to Division Head Wei barging in. Why did you, a combat master, attack me instead of appreciating my kindness? Why? "
As his voice grew colder and colder, Zhang Xuan slowly walked down from the sky.
With every step he took, Hall Master Xing, Division Head Wei, and the others felt the pressure on them increasing by a notch. Just a few steps later, they felt as if they were carrying Mount Tai on their backs. Their legs shook uncontrollably, and cold sweat trickled down their foreheads.
This was the pressure exerted by the formation!
If the other party had full control over the Heart Palace's formations, it would be a walk in the park for the other party to kill him!
"Why?"
Just as they were about to reach their limits, Sun shi bellowed once more.
Huala!
Unable to hold on any longer, the trio collapsed to the ground, and blood spurted from their mouths.
This time around, Zhang Xuan was truly enraged.
He had always been a benevolent person, and he always had his own principles in everything he did. Helping other master teachers as much as he could wasn't a noble principle, but at the very least, he had a clear conscience. Yet, these three actually used killing blows right from the start!
They didn't hold back at all!
It wasn't his intention to turn Hall Master Xing into a vegetable, so he had been trying to find a way to resolve the issue.
Before the matter was resolved, they made a move on him without even bothering to differentiate between right and wrong. Damn it!
"Since you tried to harm Hall Master Xing, you deserve to die!"
With a conflicted look on his face, Division Head Liao raised the token in his hand desperately in an attempt to regain control over the formation, only to realize that it was futile.
Before the other party, his token was no different from a useless piece of paper. Putting aside controlling the formation, he couldn't even sense it at all.
His control over the formation had been snatched away.
"Harm him? If I wanted to harm him, do you think that he would still be alive now? "
Zhang Xuan flung his sleeves coldly.
Peng!
Division Head Liao's face paled as he was sent flying. He crashed heavily into the wall, and fresh blood spurted from his mouth.
Before the formation of the Heart Division, his meager strength was nothing at all.
Even though his cultivation was only at Saint 1-dan, with Hall Master Xing's Primordial Spirit right before him, it would have been a walk in the park for Hall Master Xing to kill him.
"You wanted Hall Master Xing to open his Primordial Spirit, and given how many inner demons you have, do you think that we'll believe you if you say that you didn't have any tricks up your sleeves?"
Seeing that his companion was injured, Division Head Wei gritted his teeth and prepared to charge forward.
The fact that the other party had entered the Trial of Inner Demons and caused the color of the wall to darken, signifying that there were more than a hundred inner demons within it. With just a look, it was clear that the other party was a vile and evil person. No matter how well he put it, it was all a lie!
"Inner demons?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
He didn't think that this would be the reason why the other party wanted to kill him.
"Those inner demons aren't mine!" Zhang Xuan shook his head and explained. "Back then, I was assaulted by Sky Bearing Valiant Cang Xu in the Spirit Awakener Guild. His Primordial Spirit hid in my body, and that triggered the inner demons."
Had it been anyone else, he wouldn't have bothered to waste his breath on them and just pummeled them.
However, this was the Combat Master Hall, and he still had to learn from the members of the Xuanxuan Faction. Yet, the other party had actually severely injured the hall master and two division heads right from the start.
If the other party were to make things difficult for him, he would be in deep trouble.
Who asked them to seek guidance from him? There was nothing they could do about it!
"Cang Xu?"
Hall Master Xing and the others were taken aback.
They knew that Cang Xu had been trampled to death by the Xuanxuan Faction.
In terms of heinous crimes, Cang Xu was definitely one of them.
"Indeed. I have already killed that fellow, and I have subdued all of his inner demons. If I had over a hundred inner demons, do you think that I would have been able to walk out of the Trial of Inner Demons so clear-headed?"
Zhang Xuan harrumphed coldly.
"This …" The trio froze on the spot.
The other party was right. If he had over a hundred inner demons, it would have been difficult for him to walk out of the Trial of Inner Demons so quickly! Even if he had succeeded, he would still have gone insane after being assaulted by so many inner demons simultaneously!
Not only did the young man possess a clear Spiritual Sense and powerful fighting prowess, he even managed to find the root of the matter in an instant … It did not seem like he had been affected by his inner demons at all.
"Moreover, if I were up to no good, why would I enter the Mental Demon Channel and find trouble for myself?"
Zhang Xuan continued.
"If you want to deal with the Hall Master, you will naturally have to gain our trust. You should be able to do that if you know about the Heart Demon Path and come up with a way to deal with it, right?"
Hall Master Liao said.
It wasn't that they were suspicious, but the appearance of this person was too coincidental.
He was just about to head to the Spirit Awakener Guild to look for a formidable spirit awakener when the other party just had to appear in the Spirit Awakener Guild. He had only been reinforcing his Primordial Spirit, but he ended up turning Hall Master Xing into a vegetative state.
It would be a lie to say that he wasn't suspicious.
Because of this suspicion, after seeing so many inner demons, he firmly believed that the person before him was up to no good.
"I'm not sure if I can do it or not. However, with my current control over the Heart Palace's formation, if I really wanted to kill you, who would be able to stop me?" Placing his hands behind his back, Zhang Xuan spoke confidently.
So what if the other party was a combat master?
After controlling the Heart Palace's many arrays, he was the sole ruler.
If he wanted to make a move, he could make sure that the three of them wouldn't even be able to send a message out.
The trio fell silent.
Indeed.
If the other party really wanted to kill them, he might have needed to resort to trickery previously, but with his strength, there was no need for him to waste his breath.
"Hall Master Xing, if I'm not mistaken, your Primordial Spirit has sustained severe injuries in the past, right?"
Seeing that the trio was at a loss for words, Zhang Xuan turned to Hall Master Xing and asked.
"That's right. Twenty-five years ago, I entered the Subterranean Gallery and fought with an Otherworldly Demon King, and I was injured by him!"
Hall Master Xing nodded.
There were many in the Combat Master Hall who knew that his Primordial Spirit had sustained severe injuries. Back then, he had nearly lost his life, and he had been in a coma for three years. If not for the old guild leader of the Physician Guild saving him, he would have died by now.
However, it was a pity that the old guild leader suddenly disappeared after saving him. Even though he wanted to repay the old guild leader's kindness, he was unable to find him.
This became a lifelong regret.
"Your Primordial Spirit has sustained severe injuries, and there's a massive crack in it. I used the art of spirit enchantment to help you recover, but at the crucial moment, Division Head Wei barged in and forced me out of your consciousness. After that, you suffered from inner demons, and the spirit I enchanted fused with your Primordial Spirit, resulting in the appearance of a horn on my head and a tail on my back. I apologize for not discussing this matter with you beforehand, but … I have no intention of harming you!"
Knowing the reason behind the other party's suspicion, Zhang Xuan explained.
"This …"
Hall Master Xing's face paled.
He had only felt that his Primordial Spirit had stabilized significantly, but he had not noticed the situation around the crack. Hearing those words, he extended his Spiritual Perception into the crack, and a moment later, his body staggered.
"Primordial Spirit … crack? You are able to heal it?"
Hall Master Xing could hardly believe what he was hearing.
His Primordial Spirit had sustained severe injuries, and he had sought out many formidable physicians, but none of them had been able to help him.
Over the past twenty years, he had finally given up.
The reason he had decided to challenge the Trial of Inner Demons was to see if he could use a secret art to heal his Primordial Spirit.
He had not harbored much hope in the first place.
He had thought that it would be impossible for him to heal his Primordial Spirit, but who could have known that a spirit awakener would actually heal his Primordial Spirit? How laughable!
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