With a grim look on his face, Zhang Xuan drove his zhenqi according to the Heaven's Path Saint 2-dan Heaven's Path Divine Art.
The Origin Core emitted a dazzling light as it spun. Countless amounts of Spiritual Energy poured into it from the surrounding formation and was continuously devoured. In the blink of an eye, a huge vortex of Spiritual Energy was formed above his head. It was like a tornado, emitting intense rumbling sounds.
Knowing that opening the Embryonic Eye was a complicated process, Zhang Xuan didn't dare to take it lightly. He raised his eyebrows and operated his spirit at a high level, carefully controlling the circulation of the Real Qi in his body.
Rumble!
The gathering of spiritual energy was so rapid that the entire Myriad Anthive Nest was shaking intensely. The Ten Kings of the Cloudmist Ridge stared at Zhang Xuan in disbelief.
They had also reached the Spiritual Perception realm, so it wasn't difficult for them to open their Embryonic Eyes. However, why did the person before them cause such a huge commotion?
Give them a strong sense of pressure?
Under the driving of the Heaven's Path Divine Art, the concentrated spiritual energy was converted into incomparably pure zhenqi, and it swiftly surged toward his Origin Core.
Tss tss tss!
Under the cleansing of zhenqi, the massive Origin Core slowly unfurled like a blossoming flower, revealing an eyeball-like object that looked as if it would open at any moment.
Knowing that it was a crucial moment, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows. At the same time, all of the acupoints in his body opened up, rapidly devouring the spiritual energy in the air, gathering it together to form a raging torrent.
"Open!"
Zhang Xuan exhaled deeply, and a surge of pure zhenqi immediately surged toward the Origin Core.
The Saint 2-dan Heaven's Path Divine Art was to use pure zhenqi to tear open the Incipient Eye of one's Origin Core. As long as the location of the Incipient Eye was right, one would be able to open the Incipient Eye easily, thus achieving a breakthrough to Saint 2-dan.
Huala!
The flood of energy slammed into the nascent embryo. The enormous nascent embryo began to shine with dazzling light as it spun in a circle. A moment later, it stopped, and the Nascent Eye, which had been on the verge of opening, went back to normal.
"Why not?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had been cultivating strictly according to the content of the Heaven's Path Divine Art. Under normal circumstances, he should have successfully opened his Spiritual Perception, so why was there no movement at all?
Could it be that even the Heaven's Path Divine Art could make a mistake?
It shouldn't be!
"Try again!"
After looking through the cultivation technique once more and confirming that there were no flaws, Zhang Xuan carefully studied every single sentence to ensure that there were no mistakes in it, and then, he began once more.
Rumble!
Spiritual energy surged through his body, and after an unknown period of time, he abruptly raised his head and continued his assault.
Hu!
Driven by the immense force, the Origin Core spun once more, but … just like before, it stopped moving.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded.
From the start of his cultivation until now, it had always been smooth sailing, and there had never been a situation where he failed to break through. Why did he fail twice in a row?
It shouldn't be!
There were no flaws in the cultivation technique, and there was enough spiritual energy …
"One more time!"
Raising his eyebrows, he continued his assault.
After an unknown period of time, Zhang Xuan finally stopped. Panting heavily, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"I understand now. There's nothing wrong with the cultivation technique, and there's nothing wrong with my cultivation either … It's just that my Origin Core is too strong. The spiritual energy produced by the high-tier spirit stones isn't pure enough, so I can't make a breakthrough at all!"
After repeating it several times, he finally understood.
It wasn't that there was a problem with his cultivation technique, but that his Origin Core was simply too strong.
The Origin Core formed from the Saint Ascension Decipher had been tempered by the Saint Ascension Ordeal, and it was shrouded in saintly aura. The toughness of his Origin Core was comparable to that of a Saint intermediate-tier artifact. While the spiritual energy produced by high-tier spirit stones could be considered pure, it was still impossible for him to tear it apart to form a Nascent Eye!
"I need to find even purer spiritual energy …"
Rubbing his glabella, Zhang Xuan stood up and stopped the formation in the surroundings.
He had encountered such a situation before. As his cultivation progressed, the demand for spiritual energy grew higher and higher. In the past, low-tier spirit stones were sufficient for him, but later on, he had to use middle-tier spirit stones, and now, even high-tier spirit stones were no longer sufficient for him …
This was not a problem of quantity but quality.
If the quality was not up to par, quantity would be useless.
It was just like how no amount of sand could replace rocks.
Previously, when he was cultivating, he had felt that high-tier spirit stones were becoming less and less useful to him. Every single breakthrough required a huge amount of energy, and he had thought that he would still be able to persist for a few more realms … but from the looks of it, it seemed like he wouldn't be able to last that long.
"The Combat Master Hall has always been wealthy. Perhaps, they might have some higher-tier spirit stones.
Zhang Xuan had no choice, but the Combat Master Hall should have some.
After all, Mingshi Tang had paid a huge price to nurture the Combat Master Hall. As such, they had never lacked resources. This was also the reason why Zhang Xuan had sent Zheng Yang over to vie for the slot of the Progeny of Combat.
Once he succeeded, with sufficient resources and a complete heritage, he would surely be able to advance at a much faster rate than Zhang Xuan.
More importantly, he would be able to temper his state of mind.
As long as he could find higher-tier spirit stones, he should be able to achieve a breakthrough to Spiritual Perception realm easily.
"I should go and ask Hall Master Xing about it!"
Of course, he wouldn't just take it for free. If he could buy it, he would pay a sufficient price for it.
Leaving the Myriad Anthive Nest, as soon as he returned to the main hall of the Martial Arts Division, he saw Hall Master Xing walking up to him.
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up, and he walked up to Hall Master Xing and said, "Hall Master Xing, you came at a good time. I happen to have something that I need to trouble you with!"
"Ah? Sun shi, there's no need for that. As long as it's within my means, I'll do my best to help you! "
Not expecting the other party to ask for his help first, Hall Master Xing hurriedly replied with a smile.
Putting aside the fact that the other party had modified the Vitreous Heart Tempering Sutra and gifted it to the Combat Master Hall for free, just the fact that the other party had treated his injuries was more than enough for him to do anything for him.
"It's like this … I need spirit stones of higher purity than high-tier spirit stones. May I know if our Combat Master Hall has them? I'm willing to pay for them. "
Without any pleasantries, Zhang Xuan got straight to the point.
"This …"
Hall Master Xing was taken aback for a moment before replying, "If you want spirit stones of higher purity than high-tier spirit stones, you'll have to find pinnacle spirit stones. However, pinnacle spirit stones can only be used by Leaving Aperture realm experts and above, so I'm afraid that you won't be able to find a single one in the entire Qingyuan Empire. "
"Our Combat Master Hall doesn't have them either?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"Our Combat Master Hall doesn't have pinnacle spirit stones!" Hall Master Xing shook his head. "Right, we do have some concentrated high-tier spirit stones here. They are much purer than ordinary high-tier spirit stones …"
"Concentrated high-tier spirit stones?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
He had never heard of such a name before.
"Un. The high-tier spirit stones that we are using are produced from ordinary spirit veins whereas concentrated high-tier spirit stones are produced from spirit veins that are capable of producing pinnacle spirit stones. The purity of the spiritual energy contained within them is far from comparable to pinnacle spirit stones, but it is still far superior to ordinary high-tier spirit stones. That's also the reason why it's known as concentrated high-tier … Even though it's still considered as a high-tier spirit stone, it's much purer than high-tier spirit stones!
Hall Master Xing said.
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
Spirit veins were also differentiated by size and strength. Some of the weaker spirit veins could only produce low-tier spirit stones, so their value wasn't too high.
The more powerful ones could produce pinnacle spirit stones at the core, and even those at the periphery could produce high-tier spirit stones. Furthermore, the quality of the high-tier spirit stones far surpassed ordinary high-tier spirit stones.
"May I know how many Combat Master Halls there are? Can I buy some from you? "
Zhang Xuan quickly asked.
Ordinary high-tier spirit stones were already useless to him. Perhaps, concentrated high-tier spirit stones might be able to help him achieve a breakthrough to Saint 2-dan.
"There aren't many concentrated high-tier spirit stones in the world. Even our Combat Master Hall doesn't have many of them. All in all, we only have ten of them. If Sun shi really needs them, I can give you five of them!"
Hall Master Xing said.
"There's no need for that. I'll just buy them from you," Zhang Xuan replied.
He was no longer as poor as before, so there was no need for him to take advantage of Hall Master Xing.
"There's no need for that. It just so happens that we are hoping to ask Sun shi for help as well. If you are willing to help us, we can give you five of them right away! "
"May I know what's the matter?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
This was the Combat Master Hall, and Hall Master Xing was a Leaving Aperture realm expert. For such a powerful expert to request his help … Just what in the world could it be?
"It's the trouble that I spoke of previously," Hall Master Xing replied with a bitter smile.
"Oh?" Zhang Xuan turned to look at Hall Master Xing.
Hall Master Xing rubbed his palms together and said, "Speaking of which, it's a little embarrassing. Actually, this trouble is caused by a cultivator. While his cultivation isn't too high, he possesses incredible fighting prowess. There is probably no one in our Combat Master Hall who is a match for him in the same cultivation realm as him."
He was unable to defeat this student of Zhang Shi even though they were at the same cultivation level. His teacher must be even stronger.
"Since he has brought you trouble, and his cultivation isn't too high, why don't you just find someone to beat him up discreetly? The Combat Master Hall isn't Mingshi Tang, so there's no need for you to follow the rules so strictly!"
Zhang Xuan smiled.
The Combat Master Hall was an army, and what they sought was victory. There was no need for them to be like Mingshi Tang, abiding by the rules!
If he were the hall master, he would have beaten him up first. If he were the hall master, he would have poisoned him until he became mute...
Was there a need to be so worried?
"Cough cough …" Choking on his saliva, Hall Master Xing said awkwardly, "That cultivator is a master teacher …"
"Master teacher?" Zhang Xuan stroked his chin. "It's true that it's not easy to play dirty tricks on a great teacher. However, it's also very simple. Great teachers have many rules. You can challenge him in areas that he's not proficient in and force him to back off. If that doesn't work, you can just find Mingshi Tang to mediate the situation. If he dares to disobey, you can just capture him and send him to the Subterranean Gallery! "
If the other party was a master teacher, Hall Master Xing could not go too far. However, there were many ways he could deal with the other party.
Most likely, the other party was only a Seven Star low-tier master teacher. So what if someone of his caliber possessed fighting prowess? Mingshi Tang's standing was not high, so he could easily find any formidable master teacher to chase him away.
Surely there was no need for him to be so conflicted!
"If only that was the case …" Hall Master Xing shook his head.
"The other party is an open and aboveboard person, so it wouldn't be good for us to go too far. Thus, we wish to have Sun shi fight on our behalf. His cultivation is around the same level as yours, so given Sun shi's means, you should be able to defeat him easily!"
"Fight on your behalf? That's not a problem at all! "
Zhang Xuan chuckled confidently. "I have never lost to someone of the same cultivation realm before … Don't worry, I'll pummel that fellow so badly that he'll regret ever being born!"
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