"You should know that this matter mustn't be leaked to the outside world, or else the entire world will fall into a state of panic!"
Knowing that Zhang Xuan had realized the severity of the matter, Zhang Xuan instructed, "However, we have to find the traitor of mankind, or else we'll be in deep trouble! Therefore, you have to investigate in secret and try to uproot the foundation that the Qingtian Emperor left behind in one fell swoop, so as to nip it in the bud! "
"Yes!" Wu Shi replied with a nod.
Zhang Shi was right. This matter concerned Mingshi Tang's foundation, so he couldn't afford to let his guard down.
Otherwise, Mingshi Tang's legacy would be destroyed in a single day.
"I'll leave this corpse with you. Find a way to deal with it. When the people from the headquarters return, use it as evidence and report the matter to them," Zhang Xuan said with a wave of his hand.
As powerful as the Qingtian Emperor's corpse was, it was meaningless to Zhang Xuan. He might as well use his own body to deal with it.
More importantly, it also involved the identity of a vice pavilion master. Leaving it to the other party would save him a lot of trouble.
"Thank you!"
Wu Shi clasped his fist and stowed the corpse into his storage ring. After which, he turned to look at the young man with gratitude.
To be honest, if not for the young man before him, he would have never believed that Vice Pavilion Master Tian, who had contributed greatly to the war against the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe back then, was actually the Emperor of the Qingtian Lineage!
"You should return for now. It's time for me to rest for a while."
Zhang Xuan nodded before nodding his head.
After which, Wu Shi turned around and left.
Shortly after Zhang Xuan left, Zhang Xuan stowed the altar into his storage ring before taking out the Qingtian Emperor's storage ring.
As the Emperor of the Qingtian Lineage, the latter should have quite a few treasures on him.
Zhang Xuan extended his consciousness into the storage ring.
Hu!
A painting materialized in Zhang Xuan's palm. It was the grade-8 painting that he had appraised previously.
Keeping the painting, Zhang Xuan turned his attention back to the painting.
A moment later, he took out a few jade boxes with a delighted look on his face.
Opening them lightly, he immediately felt a surge of pure spiritual energy gushing into his head, leaving him feeling refreshed.
Concentrated high-tier spirit stones!
"There are six jade boxes, and each box contains five concentrated high-tier spirit stones. There are actually … thirty concentrated high-tier spirit stones!"
Zhang Xuan was full of excitement.
He had only obtained eighteen high-tier spirit stones from the Qingyuan Emperor, but who could have thought that the Qingtian Emperor would actually take out thirty of them in one go?
It could be said that they were even wealthier than the Qingtian royal family.
With these 30 pills, I should be able to break through to the Embryonic Soul Realm easily!
Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
The purpose of taking the Seven Star master teacher examination was to earn more concentrated high-tier spirit stones. Now that he had gotten his hands on the spirit stones, it was about time for him to raise his fighting prowess.
No matter what, strength was king.
Only with such strength would he be qualified to enter the Sanctum of Sages and advance his cultivation swiftly, thus gaining the qualifications to negotiate with the Zhang clan!
Time waits for no man.
He didn't want to watch his lover marry into the Sage Zhang family!
She was going to marry a bullsh * t genius who had never appeared since he was young!
After finding the spirit stone, Zhang Xuan immediately leaped into the Myriad Anthive Nest.
The Myriad Anthive Nest was relatively quiet, and no one would disturb him.
Sitting down cross-legged, Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and the thirty concentrated high-tier spirit stones appeared before his eyes, emanating concentrated spiritual energy.
"Time to begin …"
With a thought, Zhang Xuan's soul appeared before his Origin Core once more. This time, without the shackles from before, he dived right into it.
At the same time, the concentrated spiritual energy within the concentrated high-tier spirit stones surged into his meridians, gushing toward his Origin Core.
The Embryonic Soul realm was a realm where one's soul and Origin Core would be fused together to form a Nascent Soul. Zhang Xuan had long prepared the cultivation technique, and the only thing he was lacking was spirit stones. Now that he had the spirit stones in hand, concentrated spiritual energy began gushing toward his Origin Core.
Hong long!
With a deafening explosion, the concentrated high-tier spirit stones formed a spiritual vortex above Zhang Xuan's head. Under the intense assault of the concentrated high-tier spirit stones, an opening suddenly appeared on his Origin Core. Following which, a palm slowly reached out.
"Break!"
Knowing that he had reached a crucial moment, Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate at all as he continued driving his spiritual energy toward his Origin Core.
Si la!
The Origin Core exploded, and as the palm reached out, an infant slowly crawled out.
"This is … an Embryonic Soul?"
Looking at the Embryonic Soul before him, Zhang Xuan's lips twitched.
The Embryonic Souls of other cultivators were similar in size to infants. Even though Zhang Xuan's Embryonic Soul was similar to an infant's as well, it was ten meters tall!
A ten-meter tall Embryonic Soul … That was way too fearsome!
"This … How much energy do I need?"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as an ominous premonition surfaced in his heart.
Given the Embryonic Soul's size, it was bound to require a huge amount of energy. A concentrated high-tier spirit stone was already sufficient for one to cultivate their entire Embryonic Soul realm or even Primordial Spirit realm … How much would he need?
Zhang Xuan hurriedly absorbed the spiritual energy within the concentrated high-tier spirit stone to raise his cultivation.
After an unknown period of time, the final spirit stone finally shattered, and Zhang Xuan slowly opened his eyes with a helpless look on his face.
"I have only just reached Embryonic Soul realm intermediate stage …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
He had thought that the thirty concentrated high-tier spirit stones he had obtained would be sufficient for him to push for a breakthrough to Embryonic Soul realm pinnacle, but who could have known that he would have to expend all of them just to reach Embryonic Soul realm intermediate stage?
"It seems like I'll need at least fifty more concentrated high-tier spirit stones to push for a breakthrough to Embryonic Soul realm pinnacle …"
Rubbing his forehead, Zhang Xuan felt exhausted.
Just finding a single concentrated high-tier spirit stone would require a great deal of effort. If he were to find another fifty concentrated high-tier spirit stones, he would only be able to reach Embryonic Soul realm pinnacle. Where else could he find so many concentrated high-tier spirit stones?
Even if he flipped Qingyuan City upside down, he wouldn't be able to do so!
"Although it consumes a lot of spirit stones, the increase in combat power is also very terrifying!"
Even though the thirty concentrated high-grade spiritual stones had been used up so quickly, he had to admit that he was very satisfied with the improvement of his strength.
Previously, he had not been a match for Pavilion Master Gou, and he had only been able to emerge victorious through formations and the like. However, with his current strength, he would be able to put up a fight even against the Leaving Aperture realm Qingtian Emperor!
In other words, upon reaching Embryonic Soul realm intermediate stage, one's strength would be comparable to a Leaving Aperture realm primary stage cultivator!
With such strength, he was probably one of the strongest experts in Qingyuan City!
When he had first arrived at Qingyuan City, he had only been a Saint 1-dan pinnacle rookie. At the very most, he had only been able to match a Saint 3-dan pinnacle cultivator, and even a Saint 4-dan cultivator would have had to avoid him. But now, not even Hall Master Xing was a match for him.
Just thinking about it made one sigh.
"It has already been eight days since we arrived at Qingyuan City …"
He sighed with emotion.
It had been eight days since he had arrived at Qingyuan City.
In eight days, he had only managed to raise his cultivation by two realms, and that was even with the help of the Heaven's Path Divine Art. Just thinking of this made Zhang Xuan feel so embarrassed that he could not even show his face.
"Let's see what that fellow has to say …"
Tossing aside his stifled emotions, Zhang Xuan tapped his finger forward, and a soul appeared before him.
At this moment, the Qingtian Emperor had been worn down by the Heaven's Path zhenqi, leaving him with only half of his strength remaining. He looked extremely sickly, as if he would die at any moment.
However, as soon as he saw Zhang Xuan, intense hatred immediately seeped into his eyes.
"I'll kill you!"
Roaring furiously, the Qingtian Emperor prepared to charge at Zhang Xuan. However, before he could even get close, he suddenly saw a finger crushing down on him.
Padah!
He was stuck to the ground, unable to move at all. No matter how hard he struggled, it was to no avail.
"Y-you … How can you be so powerful?"
The Qingtian Emperor narrowed his eyes in disbelief.
Just two hours ago, that fellow was still far from being a match for him. How could he have become so powerful in the blink of an eye?
To be rendered completely helpless by a single finger … Just what kind of strength was this?
"As an Otherworldly Demon, how did you manage to get here? How did you get acquainted with Vicious and become a soul oracle? Also, how many of Mingshi Tang's men are under you? Tell me, and I'll grant you a swift death. Otherwise, you should know how fearsome I am! "
Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to waste his breath on the other party.
The reason why he had spared the Qingtian Emperor's life and not allowed Vicious to devour him was because he wanted to know these things.
"Trying to get information out of my mouth? Dream on! The Emperor of our Qingtian Lineage isn't someone who fears death!"
The Qingtian Emperor roared furiously. However, before he could finish his words, a foot suddenly stomped down on his head, crushing it into the ground.
Following which, a voice muttered, "Vicious, as long as you can replenish your Primordial Spirit, the Qingtian Emperor's death won't matter to you, right?"
"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony then!"
Right after those words were spoken, the other party raised his hand, and a surge of soul-searing zhenqi appeared in his palm before crushing down on the Qingtian Emperor.
"You … AHHH!"
A searing pain shot through the Qingtian Emperor's body, and he howled in agony.
Gritting his teeth, the Qingtian Emperor was just about to persevere when the other party flicked his finger and pulled out a thin thread from his soul.
"Soul Search …"
The Qingtian Emperor's face warped in horror.
As a soul oracle, he knew that the other party was using a Soul Search. Putting aside the excruciating process, once it was completed, even if one's soul did not dissipate, they would at least become a retard.
"I'll speak!"
The Qingtian Emperor hurriedly called out.
"My apologies, but it's too late!"
Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to waste his breath on the other party. Exerting force, he pulled the thread out.
If the other party had spoken earlier, he would not have bothered to make a move on the Qingtian Emperor. However, since the other party had already made a move, there was no point in listening anymore. Since that was the case, he might as well conduct a Soul Search instead.
Tzzzzz!
Zhang Xuan extracted the memories from the Qingtian Emperor's soul and examined them carefully.
Two hours later …
Exhaling deeply, Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella.
After conducting a Soul Search on the Qingtian Emperor, he had gained a clear understanding of the entire matter.
More than two thousand years ago, the Qingtian Emperor had inadvertently come into contact with Vicious' consciousness while conducting a ritual.
Vicious had used a secret art to teleport Zhang Xuan over through the power of the sacrificial ritual and imparted the soul oracle cultivation technique to him.
Knowing that the humans of today were no longer the ignorant fools of the past who could be bullied as they pleased, in order to gain full control over the human race, he did not dare to make any rash moves. Instead, he carefully laid out a plan to possess the body of an infant and reincarnate.
This secret art was extremely complicated, and it could inflict severe injuries on one.
It could only be used once every decade, and after more than 120 trials, Tian Qing was the only one who managed to succeed.
Through the Qingtian Emperor's memories, Zhang Xuan finally understood why he had gone through so much trouble.
"It's Kong Shi's Celestial Amulet of Legacy!"
Zhang Xuan remarked grimly.
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