While his current strength was nothing much in the Qingyuan Conferred Empire, he was confident that he would be able to defeat anyone of the same cultivation realm.
No matter who the other party was, other than his clone, as long as their cultivation didn't exceed his, he would be able to pummel them into submission.
To think that the other party would dare to challenge the Combat Master Hall … How brazen!
As long as I, Zhang Xuan, am around, who cares if you are a clown? None of you will be able to withstand a single blow!
"With Sun shi's promise, I am relieved …" Hearing those words, Hall Master Xing heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile surfaced on his face.
Given how the young man before them was able to evade their combined attacks despite only being a Saint 1-dan pinnacle cultivator, there was no doubt that the young man before them possessed incredible fighting prowess. No matter how powerful Zhang Shi was, it would not be that easy for him to defeat the other party.
"However, Sun shi, you should still be careful. The troublemaker whom I told you about is an existence that is invincible even among those of the same cultivation realm. Even though I haven't witnessed his strength personally, I have heard quite a few rumors about him. I believe that he is on par with you!"
After a moment of hesitation, Hall Master Xing instructed.
While he had absolute confidence in the young man before him, the other party was no pushover either. It would be best for him to tread carefully.
"On par with me?" Zhang Xuan nodded.
With his fighting prowess, there were not many who could defeat him in the same cultivation realm, but that did not mean that he was invincible!
Take his clone for example … No matter how powerful he was, he would still be easily crushed by the other party. Just thinking about it left him feeling stifled.
Since Hall Master Xing was being so cautious, it could only mean that the other party was no pushover either. If the other party was on par with him, it could be said that he had found a worthy opponent.
"Indeed. We haven't seen him in person, but the fighting prowess of his student is already frightening. Even I am no match for him in the same cultivation realm … So, Sun shi, you mustn't underestimate him!"
"You aren't a match for his student?" Zhang Xuan was astonished, and he couldn't help but feel impressed by the other party's capability.
He had thought that the other party was the only one in the world who was capable of teaching students, but who could have thought that there would always be someone stronger than him?
"Now that you mention it, I am even more interested in this troublemaker …" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up in excitement.
If he could face off against such a powerful master teacher, his will would surely be able to raise his fighting prowess by leaps and bounds.
"Sun shi, why don't we arrange a duel with the Combat Master Xing a few days from now? Make use of this period of time to cultivate freely in the Ten Combat Master Halls and raise your strength! To tell you the truth, our Fist Arts Palace, Palm Arts Palace, and Movement Arts Palace all have complete inheritances. They are extremely helpful to a person's advancement! "
Hall Master Xing continued.
This person's strength was already very strong, but since he was able to cultivate the Grand Constellation Finger so quickly, he shouldn't be too slow in cultivating other things as well! In just a few short days, even if he couldn't make any significant improvements, he would still be able to increase his chances of victory.
"Good!" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
His palm art, fist art, movement art, and the like just happened to lack a higher level of martial arts to supplement. Since he could learn them, he naturally wouldn't waste the opportunity.
"This is the token that represents my identity. As long as I hold it in my hand, I will be able to enter any of the Combat Master Halls and browse through any of their books!"
Hall Master Xing heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the young man before him didn't seem to be arrogant despite his strength. He took out a token and handed it over.
Zhang Xuan took the token from Hall Master Xing's hand.
After which, he flicked his wrist and took out a slender jade box. "Here are five concentrated high-tier spirit stones. I'll give them to Sun shi as well. I hope that you will be able to raise your fighting prowess within a short period of time. That way, our chances of victory will be greater!"
"Thank you!"
Zhang Xuan didn't think that the other party would give him the concentrated high-tier spirit stones right after he agreed to it.
Since the other party had placed so much trust in him, he had to help the other party resolve the matter once and for all. At the very least, he had to pummel that fellow to the ground!
He had to let that fellow know that the Combat Master Hall wasn't a pushover!
…
Sitting quietly in the silent chamber, Zhang Xuan adjusted his state of mind before taking out the slender jade box.
After agreeing to Hall Master Xing's request, he had requested for a silent chamber.
With the concentrated high-tier spirit stones in hand, it was time for him to make a breakthrough!
With a light swipe of his finger, the seal on the jade box was undone, and a surge of pure spiritual energy immediately gushed out.
There were five concentrated high-tier spirit stones placed side by side within the jade box. Each of them was translucent, reminiscent of a crystal. Pure spiritual energy flowed from them, forming many tiny dragons that shuttled back and forth, as if they would soar into the heavens at any moment.
"The spiritual energy here is indeed much purer than the concentrated high-tier spirit stones …"
Taking a look, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up in excitement.
Based on his observation, the concentrated high-tier spirit stones were at least twice as pure as the concentrated high-tier spirit stones. With this, he should be able to push for a breakthrough to Saint 1-dan with ease.
"Time to begin!"
Taking out a concentrated high-tier spirit stone, Zhang Xuan slowly closed his eyes.
Hong long!
The concentrated spiritual energy immediately flowed into his body through his acupoints, turning into Heaven's Path zhenqi.
Previously, when he had used the concentrated high-tier spirit stones, he had wasted most of the concentrated spiritual energy. However, with this concentrated high-tier spirit stone, he was able to absorb a hundred percent of the concentrated spiritual energy.
As such, even a single concentrated high-tier spirit stone was far more useful to him than several thousand concentrated high-tier spirit stones.
Hu la!
In the blink of an eye, the concentrated spiritual energy flowed into his Origin Core. With his previous experience in breaking through the bottleneck, Zhang Xuan didn't feel any unfamiliarity at all. With a thought, the concentrated spiritual energy gushed into his Origin Core.
Geji! Geji!
Under the assault of the concentrated spiritual energy, the sturdy Origin Core began to slowly open up. However, it only opened a little before it suddenly felt as if it was about to stop due to the lack of spiritual energy.
"Continue!"
Knowing that he couldn't afford to hesitate in the slightest, Zhang Xuan picked up another concentrated high-tier spirit stone and began absorbing the energy within it.
Hong long!
After an unknown period of time, the sturdy Origin Core finally opened up completely, and an eye-like object appeared within it, illuminating the surroundings.
Following which, Zhang Xuan felt his consciousness leaping out of the Origin Core and spreading into the surroundings. In the blink of an eye, the scenery around him appeared before him.
Previously, he had only been able to see things with his Eye of Insight, but now, he could easily see them. Even without opening the book, he could still see the contents of the book page by page …
"This is my Spiritual Perception? It's indeed powerful … "
Zhang Xuan's face reddened in agitation.
In the past, he had been able to scan the surroundings with his Spiritual Perception through his soul, but this was only a general view. However, with his Spiritual Perception, it was as if he had installed a magnifying glass, allowing him to see even the most minute details clearly.
It was no wonder his zhenqi and strength didn't increase at the Spiritual Perception realm, but his fighting prowess would be enhanced instead. In a battle, he would be able to see through his surroundings with his Spiritual Perception, allowing him to discern the movements of his opponent clearly.
"If only I had my Spiritual Perception back then, I wouldn't have been in such a disadvantageous position when I was surrounded by Hall Master Xing and the others …"
Zhang Xuan exhaled deeply.
While he had managed to escape from the encirclement of Hall Master Xing and the others previously, he had still ended up in a rather unsightly state. The main reason for that was because he lacked a good grasp of his surroundings. However, with his Spiritual Perception, he would be able to deal with such a situation in advance.
"Continue!"
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan picked up another concentrated high-tier spirit stone and drove his zhenqi.
Spiritual Perception realm primary stage!
Spiritual Perception realm intermediate stage!
Spiritual Perception realm advanced stage!
Spiritual Perception realm pinnacle!
An hour later, Zhang Xuan's cultivation had already reached Saint 2-dan pinnacle. However, the five concentrated high-tier spirit stones had also been completely depleted, and they had been reduced to white dust.
"Let's see how far my Spiritual Perception can extend!"
Exhaling deeply, Zhang Xuan nodded grimly.
According to the records in the books, the strength of one's Spiritual Perception depended on the extent of one's Spiritual Perception. Most Spiritual Perception realm pinnacle cultivators would only be able to extend their Spiritual Perception to 400 meters.
Even the more powerful ones would only be able to extend their Spiritual Perception to 500,600 meters. There was no one who would be able to extend their Spiritual Perception beyond a thousand meters.
Zhang Xuan had cultivated both the Saint Ascension Decipher and the Heaven's Path Divine Art, so he wanted to see how far his Spiritual Perception could extend.
Hu hu!
Drawing his Spiritual Perception out of his body, Zhang Xuan extended his Spiritual Perception out of the chamber.
"400,500 …"
With a thought in his mind, his Spiritual Perception was able to extend to 500 meters in the blink of an eye.
"1000 meters, 2000 meters …"
Zhang Xuan had thought that a thousand meters would be his limit, but who could have thought that his Spiritual Perception would continue extending until it finally stopped at 2500 meters?
"2500 meters, that's more than six times the Spiritual Perception of an ordinary cultivator …"
Retracting his Spiritual Perception, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up in excitement.
He knew that the Spiritual Perception of the Heaven's Path Divine Art was not weak, but he didn't think that it would be this powerful.
With such a powerful Spiritual Perception, even if someone tried to kill him, he would be able to notice it easily.
"My Spiritual Perception is more than six times that of an ordinary cultivator, and it's even more precise … I mustn't tell anyone about this matter, or else I'll be in trouble!"
Zhang Xuan exhaled deeply.
This matter was simply too incredible. If word of it were to spread, many people would be scared to death.
It would be best for him to keep a low profile.
"As expected of one of the strongest powers in Qingyuan City, the Combat Master Hall …"
While he had only scanned the Combat Master Hall with his Spiritual Perception previously, he had noticed that the entire Combat Master Hall was fortified with countless powerful formations. Once triggered, even a Primordial Spirit realm expert would be wiped out easily.
It was fortunate that he had instructed Luo Huan and the others to restrain the members of the Xuanxuan Faction after arriving at the Combat Master Hall, or else he would have been in deep trouble.
"With my breakthrough to Spiritual Perception realm, I should be able to put up a fight even against Primordial Spirit realm experts …"
While the breakthrough in his Spiritual Perception didn't increase his strength, his fighting prowess had risen significantly. Previously, when he encountered Primordial Spirit realm cultivators, it would have been difficult for him to defeat them unless he launched a sneak attack. However, with his current strength, even if it was a fair fight, it would still be difficult for him to defeat the other party.
But of course, if he were to face a Leaving Aperture realm expert like Hall Master Xing, he would still be able to flee as far as he could.
"It took me five high-tier spirit stones to raise my cultivation to a single realm. If I were to advance further, I would have to expend even more high-tier spirit stones … It seems like I'll have to find a way to earn more money …"
Looking at the spirit stone dregs scattered all over the floor, Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella helplessly.
After killing the Ten Great Kings of the Qingtian Empire, he had thought that he was already a wealthy man, but who would have thought that he would become a pauper the moment he started cultivating?
He had to find a way to obtain more concentrated high-tier spirit stones as soon as possible so that he could advance his cultivation further.
"I'll think about that in a few days. What I should do now is to help Hall Master Xing deal with a huge problem … I'll head to the Fist Division, Palm Division, and Movement Division to take a look …"
Considering how the other party had treated him so well, it was only right for him to help the other party resolve the problem before doing anything else.
With this in mind, Zhang Xuan walked out of the chamber and headed for the Fist Division.
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