"It's known as the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm left behind by Ancient Sage Qiu Wu. Legend has it that Ancient Sage Qiu Wu was unable to fulfill his filial duties by his side due to the death of his mother, and in his grief, he created this palm technique. It has the ability to strike one's soul and Primordial Spirit, and it's said that one of its moves is the Descent of the Heavens! "
Zhang Jiuxiao explained as his throat turned dry.
As a member of the Zhang Clan, even though his bloodline was impure and he was unable to receive the best resources, his knowledge and experience were still far beyond that of a Conferred Empire like the Qingyuan Conferred Empire.
Ancient Sage Qiu Wu was Kong Shi's attendant back then, and he was a renowned figure. While the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm was not his strongest palm technique, it was still quite a renowned one.
Hu hu!
As Ancient Sage Qiu Wu spoke, the might gathered in Zhang Xuan's palm grew stronger and stronger. It was as if a tornado had been whipped up, forcing the crowd to retreat.
The tree wishes for peace, but the wind never ceases; the son wishes to be reared, but his parents refuse to wait!
"Hmm?"
Seemingly having recognized the move as well, Pavilion Master Gou's body trembled uncontrollably.
The person he revered the most was Ancient Sage Qiu Wu, so it went without saying that he knew of the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm. With just a single glance, he was already on the verge of exploding in agitation.
He had been searching for it for many years, but to no avail. Who could have thought that the young man before him would actually be able to execute it so easily?
Huala!
While Pavilion Master Gou Wu was still in shock, he suddenly felt the might of the palm crushing down on him.
Zhang Xuan possessed the Eye of Insight, and he had reached the Minute Subtlety realm. Naturally, he was able to see through the flaws in Pavilion Master Gou Wu's movements with a single glance.
Pavilion Master Gou's Primordial Spirit was forced back into his body, and his body swayed uncontrollably. He was forced to retreat eight steps, and fresh blood seeped down his lips.
It was clear that he had sustained severe injuries.
"The Leaving Aperture realm Pavilion Master Gou was injured by Zhang Shi?"
"There's a gap of three realms between the two of them!"
"That's way too formidable!"
The other master teachers did not recognize the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm, but upon seeing Pavilion Master Gou being injured, their bodies stiffened in disbelief.
In their hearts, Pavilion Master Gou was the epitome of invincibility, the strongest expert of the Master Teacher Pavilion. Yet, in just three blows, he had already been forced to retreat with blood spurting from his mouth.
"Luckily, we were paying attention to the lecture earlier and didn't challenge it. Otherwise … I'm afraid that we would be lying on the ground by now!"
"Yeah, Zhang Shi is the kindest …"
Wiping off the cold sweat on their foreheads, everyone was filled with joy.
Previously, he felt that he had let down Mingshi Tang for being unable to display his prowess due to the Impartation of Heaven's Will, but at this moment, he felt no guilt at all.
With such strength and the density of his zhenqi, even if he were to charge forward, it was impossible for him to defeat the other party!
"This move of yours …"
Stabilizing his body, Pavilion Master Gou suppressed his injuries and turned his gaze over. Just as he was about to ask Zhang Xuan what was going on, the young man before him suddenly sent another palm strike toward him.
This time, the palm force was even more vigorous. Although it did not borrow the momentum from the sky, its might was not weak at all.
"Let me see if this is the real Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm …"
Knowing that they were in the midst of a battle, Pavilion Master Gou knew that there was no time for him to worry about anything else.
Previously, he had been using the Spatial Seal that only Leaving Aperture realm experts were capable of, but this time, he wanted to use his own zhenqi to fight the other party for real.
Crossing his palms before his chest, his palms formed ripples reminiscent of water as he thrust them forward. With each strike, a ripple would appear in the air, and a deafening sonic boom would echo in the air.
Saint intermediate-tier battle technique, Myriad Water Layered Clouds!
Legend had it that a master teacher had created this technique while observing the flow of water in a stream. Stacking his palms together would create an endless flow of water, and when combined together, it would create clouds that shrouded the entire sky.
Pavilion Master Gou had been immersed in this technique for many years, and his mastery of it had long reached a level of mastery. As soon as he executed the technique, the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm was immediately fended off.
On the other hand, Zhang Xuan did not retreat. Instead, he raised his left hand and tapped it lightly. Stars revolved at the tip of his finger, and a ray of light shot forth.
"Grand Constellation Finger?"
"He's executing a palm art with one hand and a finger art with the other?"
Everyone was stunned. Even Zhang Jiuxiao could not believe what he was seeing.
Palm arts and finger arts were two different types of battle techniques. Furthermore, the method of driving one's zhenqi through one's body was completely different from one another. Under normal circumstances, it wasn't a problem for one to execute a palm art first before executing a finger art, or even reverse the sequence. However... to execute a palm art with one's right hand and a finger art with one's left hand simultaneously...
Putting aside them, even Pavilion Master Gou would not be able to pull it off.
Wuuuuuu!
The Grand Constellation Finger pierced through the air, creating a small hole in Pavilion Master Gou's Myriad Water Layered Clouds. At the same time, his palm also turned into a torrent of water, losing all of its defensive prowess.
Kacha!
At the same time, the might of the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm crushed down on Pavilion Master Gou, forcing him to retreat.
"Incredible!"
Not expecting to be forced back by the other party despite using his full strength, Pavilion Master Gou clenched his fist and charged forward once more.
Boom boom boom!
The two of them moved with incredible speed, and in less than a minute, they had already exchanged more than a hundred blows.
"Pavilion Master Gou wielded unparalleled talent when he was young, and he had mastered innumerable battle techniques. In the earlier battle, he must have used at least a dozen of them … I can understand why he's so formidable, but … Zhang Shi seems to have used even more than eighty battle techniques …" a master teacher muttered with a pale face.
Looking at the battle before him, he could not help but mutter under his breath.
Pavilion Master Gou was already nine hundred years old, and it had been five hundred years since he had become a pavilion master. With such a long lifespan, it was understandable that he would have mastered many battle techniques and become proficient in them … But Zhang Shi was only in his early twenties, and yet, he was able to execute so many battle techniques at the same time. It was clear that he had a deep understanding of them …
How in the world did he do it?
"He has already used eighty-seven battle techniques …" a master teacher replied.
Hearing those words, the others also took note of what was happening, and they widened their eyes in disbelief.
Every single battle technique that they cultivated required a lot of effort, and even if they were to devote their entire lives to it, it would still be difficult for them to reach the level of Consummation. Yet, the young man before them was able to casually execute a battle technique to the level of Major Accomplishment … This was truly unheard of!
"It seems like Zhang Jiuxiao's title as the number one genius is going to change!"
The crowd remarked.
Previously, they had thought that Zhang Jiuxiao was an insurmountable existence, but after seeing the young man before them, they realized that the two of them were on completely different levels.
"This shouldn't be possible …"
In contrast to the astonishment of the crowd, Wu Shi frowned.
A master teacher walked up to him and asked, "Wu Shi, what's wrong?"
"Zhang Shi's forte lies in his ability to find flaws in the smallest of details and exploit them. Yet, he didn't do so in this battle. Instead, he executed so many battle techniques … Why does it feel like he's tempering himself?"
After a long moment of contemplation, Wu shi finally voiced out his doubts.
While the others present might not be too familiar with Zhang Shi's capabilities, he had seen it with his own eyes.
He was able to see through the flaws in the cultivation techniques and battle techniques of others with a single glance and exploit them to achieve unimaginable results.
Yet, after fighting with Pavilion Master Gou for so long, he was able to utilize all kinds of battle techniques, but none of them targeted the flaws of Zhang Xuan. It seemed like he was not trying to defeat Pavilion Master Gou right away but tempering himself!
"Tempering?"
The master teacher staggered.
If someone had told him that a Spiritual Perception realm cultivator was fighting against a Leaving Aperture realm cultivator instead of trying to win, he would have thought that the other party was a lunatic or a fool. However, after witnessing the miracles with his own eyes and hearing it from Wu Shi, even though he found it hard to believe, he knew that it was the truth!
Just how confident was the young man before him? Just how powerful was his fighting prowess?
Boom boom boom!
With another three blows, Zhang Xuan managed to force Pavilion Master Gou back before exhaling a mouthful of turbid air.
As Wu Shi had guessed, he was indeed tempering his battle techniques.
It was not easy for him to meet an opponent who was able to push his strength to the limits, and he was able to execute the battle techniques he had learned in the Combat Master Hall better and better.
As expected of a Leaving Aperture realm cultivator. I'm indeed no match for him at the moment …
Zhang Xuan shook his head and sighed deeply.
Even though his fighting prowess had risen time and time again, it was a pity that he was still too far away from reaching the Embryonic Soul realm. It would be impossible for him to defeat Pavilion Master Gou in a battle of brute strength.
While it would be difficult for him to defeat Pavilion Master Gou in a normal battle, there were still many ways for him to defeat Pavilion Master Gou!
Pushing his palm downward to fend off the other party's attack, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as he flicked his finger lightly.
Sou sou sou sou!
With a deafening buzz, more than a hundred formation flags flew out, and in the blink of an eye, they landed around Pavilion Master Gou.
Zhang Xuan stomped his foot lightly on the ground.
The formation was instantly activated.
Back in the Qiu Wu Palace, the formation had already reached the level of a seven-star pinnacle formation. It would be difficult for him to defeat Pavilion Master Gou with his own strength, but with the aid of a formation, it would be much easier.
Hula!
A layer of mist appeared and shrouded Pavilion Master Gou.
The formation that Zhang Xuan had set up was a grade-7 intermediate formation. It was not too powerful, but even Pavilion Master Gou would need at least ten breaths to breach it.
In the first place, the two of them were evenly matched in terms of strength, so ten breaths was more than enough to decide the victor's life and death.
As soon as the formation appeared, the crowd was unable to see anything, and their Spiritual Perception was unable to penetrate it. All they could feel was the ground shaking intensely, and the rumbling grew louder and louder.
Kacha!
Roughly fifteen seconds later, the formation slowly dissipated, and the formation flags were returned to Zhang Xuan's storage ring.
Seeing that the battle had ended so quickly, the crowd turned their gazes to Pavilion Master Gou, and they were stunned.
At this moment, the dignified Pavilion Master Gou's head was plunged into the ground, and there was not a single part of his body that was unscathed.
Clearly, he had been pummeled so many times that even his own father would not be able to recognize him.
Huala!
Pavilion Master Gou plucked his head out from the ground. Not only did he not feel any pain from his failure, he even turned to the young man before him with anticipation and excitement in his eyes. "Zhang Shi, may I ask if the technique you executed earlier is Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm?"
"That's right!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"May I know …" Pavilion Master Gou hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth. "Can you teach me that palm technique?"
"Why? You want to learn it? "
"Yes!"
"I won't!"
"…"
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