"Zhang Shi, this is the reward that the headquarters are giving you for the Combat Master Exchange this time around."
Zhang Xuan led Sun Qiang and the others back to the Combat Master Hall, and it did not take long for Hall Master Xing to arrive before them.
Back then, during the exchange between the Four Great Combat Master Halls, the Qingyuan Empire Combat Master Hall had been the only one to win all twenty slots. As a result, they had received a commendation from the headquarters, and the reward had already been sent over through a special channel.
"There are a total of 120 concentrated high-tier spiritual stones, which is 20 more than what I expected. However, with my authority, I can only use half of them, which is 60!"
With a flick of his wrist, he took out several jade boxes and passed them over.
"Sixty high-grade Refined Spiritual Stones? Not bad! "
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. He couldn't help but sigh. "My hard work in training was not in vain …"
"Tough training?"
Hall Master Xing's eyelids twitched uncontrollably, and he nearly spurted a mouthful of blood.
You promised to help them with their training and gave them a plan. Yet, after which, you disappeared and ran off to crash the Master Teacher Pavilion. You didn't even turn up for the duel …
If this was considered hard work, then what was the point of a person who had truly trained hard?
"Thanks a lot!"
Ignoring the other party's twitching eyelids, Zhang Xuan opened the jade box, and sensing the concentrated spiritual energy within, he nodded in satisfaction.
With so many concentrated Upper Spiritual Stones, he would be able to advance his cultivation to a higher level.
While it was his duty as a master teacher to raise the fighting prowess of combat masters, there was no way he would turn down an opportunity to reap some benefits from it.
"This is what I promised before, it's nothing! If Zhang Shi doesn't need anything else, I won't disturb your cultivation … "
Knowing that Zhang Xuan would surely cultivate now that the spirit stones had arrived, Hall Master Xing bade him farewell and left.
The moment he left, Zhang Xuan did not hesitate for long. With a sway of his body, he entered the Myriad Anthive Nest.
He had long obtained the Saint 4-dan Primordial Spirit realm Heaven's Path Divine Art, and the only thing he had been lacking was concentrated high-tier spirit stones. Since he had obtained them, it went without saying that he would have to raise his cultivation as quickly as possible.
After all, he had been stuck at Saint 3-dan pinnacle for more than ten days now. It was about time for him to make a breakthrough.
Everything was fake. Strength was the most important thing.
Without strength, his girlfriend might be someone else's …
After adjusting his state to his peak, Zhang Xuan sat down cross-legged and flicked his finger. A spirit stone leaped out from the jade box.
Under the enhancement of the formation, surging and pure spiritual energy quickly gathered around his body and was about to surge into his body through his acupoints.
"Still not enough …"
Knowing that Zhang Xuan's demand for spiritual energy was much greater than that of ordinary cultivators, Zhang Xuan continued tapping on it.
Sou sou sou sou sou!
The remaining fifty or so Upper Grade Spirit Stones flew out one by one and scattered around his body, landing in specific positions.
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy in the sixty concentrated high-grade spirit stones became as viscous as liquid.
If it were anyone else, it was highly likely that they would have difficulty breathing under such circumstances. Not only would they not be able to cultivate, but their cultivation would also regress.
It was like fine wine. If the alcohol content was low, it would be very comfortable to drink. If the alcohol content was too high, it would become alcohol, and drinking it would be fatal.
If the concentration of spiritual energy was too high and the rate of absorption was insufficient, there would be a reversal in the flow of spiritual energy, just like how water flowed from high to low. It could easily lead to the collapse of one's cultivation or even death.
However … such a situation wouldn't occur to Zhang Xuan.
After being tempered by the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body and the Heaven's Path Physical Body, his physical body was already comparable to a Saint intermediate-tier artifact. On top of that, he had cultivated the Heaven's Path Soul Art, making his soul incredibly powerful. As such, the more spiritual energy he had, the better.
More and more spiritual energy gathered, and when it finally reached a certain density, Zhang Xuan opened his mouth wide and inhaled deeply.
Hong long!
The concentrated spiritual energy immediately gushed into his body through his acupoints and mouth before swiftly gathering in his dantian.
In his dantian, the ten-meter tall Nascent Soul danced excitedly upon seeing the influx of spiritual energy. It devoured the spiritual energy in large gulps, and it was undergoing a metamorphosis.
Saint 4-dan Primordial Spirit realm meant that one had to absorb spiritual energy to nourish one's Nascent Soul so that it could evolve into a Primordial Spirit of the same size as a human.
Now that the Nascent Soul realm was filled with spiritual energy, and Zhang Xuan had already memorized the Heaven's Path Divine Art, the Nascent Soul was undergoing a metamorphosis at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, its aura was also growing stronger and stronger.
Kacha! Kacha! Kacha!
Along with the transformation of the Nascent Soul, the concentrated high-grade spirit stones were also sucked dry of spiritual energy, and with a crisp cracking sound, they began shattering one after another.
What a huge consumption …
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.
He had thought that he would be able to raise his cultivation from Embryonic Soul realm pinnacle to Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle with just fifty concentrated high-grade spirit stones, but from the looks of it now … it seemed like he had been too naive.
The further one cultivated the Heaven's Path Divine Art, the purer and more concentrated spiritual energy one had to absorb. At this point, Zhang Xuan was starting to feel that he was starting to run out of concentrated high-grade spirit stones.
Wealth, companionship, technique, and land … Indeed, wealth is of utmost importance. Without resources, no matter how talented one is, it would be useless!
Zhang Xuan sighed deeply.
He had been thinking of achieving a breakthrough to Saint 7-dan as soon as possible so that he would have the strength to stand against the genius of the Zhang clan, but from the looks of it, it wasn't going to be that easy.
Just gathering the required high-grade spirit stones was already a huge problem.
Kacha! Kacha! Kacha!
Finally, after consuming thirty-two concentrated high-grade spirit stones, Zhang Xuan finally managed to overcome some kind of bottleneck and overcome the bottleneck of the Embryonic Soul realm!
Hong long!
Zhang Xuan's aura abruptly changed. He had reached Saint 4-dan Primordial Spirit realm!
With a breakthrough in his cultivation, Zhang Xuan immediately felt his mind becoming clearer. At the same time, his physical body and soul had undergone a transformation, becoming more resilient and powerful!
Not only so, his reflexes had also become much faster.
In his previous battle with the Leaving Aperture realm expert, his zhenqi and strength had not been weak at all. However, his reflexes had still been a little too slow. If not for the Eye of Insight, he might not even have been a match for the Qingtian Emperor's clone in Qingyuan City.
But now, he could crush it with a single finger, and it would be as easy as blowing off dust.
"Continue …"
Seeing that he still had some concentrated high-grade spirit stones left, Zhang Xuan calmed his mind and closed his eyes to continue cultivating.
An hour later, the remaining twenty-eight concentrated high-grade spirit stones had all been shattered, and his cultivation had successfully reached Primordial Spirit realm intermediate stage.
Zhang Xuan raised his hand and clenched it lightly, and the surrounding space immediately froze.
"Incredible!"
Feeling that his grasp of space had advanced a step further, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. "With my current strength, even if I encounter the Qingtian Emperor of the Marshlands of the Northern Meadows, I should be able to slay him easily!"
Advancing from Embryonic Soul realm to Primordial Spirit realm intermediate stage was a three-stage advancement, but his fighting prowess had increased by more than twofold!
With his current strength, if he were to encounter the Qingtian Emperor once more, he would be able to kill him easily without resorting to any tricks or clones.
In other words, his fighting prowess was already comparable to a Leaving Aperture realm advanced stage expert. In fact, he might even be able to put up a fight against ordinary Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle experts!
In the Leaving Aperture realm, every single cultivation stage would have to undergo a lightning tribulation, and the gap between each cultivation stage was as vast as a chasm. To be able to challenge opponents stronger than him without even achieving a breakthrough, it would surely frighten others to death!
But of course, if he could not even achieve such a feat with the Heaven's Path Divine Art, Heaven's Path battle technique, and the Eye of Insight, he would be a goner.
"It's a pity that I only have sixty concentrated high-grade spirit stones. I won't be able to push my cultivation to Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
If he had another sixty concentrated high-grade spirit stones, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to reach Primordial Spirit realm pinnacle. By then, he would be able to put up a fight even against Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle experts!
Even without Jin Yuan Ding, he would still be able to defeat a master teacher of Song shi's caliber easily.
"Hall Master Xing can only use sixty concentrated high-grade spirit stones. I really can't take all of their rewards …"
The Combat Master Hall had given him 120 concentrated high-grade spirit stones, but given Hall Master Xing's authority, he could only use half of it. If he could use the rest, he would surely be able to advance his cultivation further.
But of course, one mustn't be too greedy.
Taking out half of it was already a huge amount. If he were to use it up, how would the combat masters of the Combat Master Hall be able to cultivate?
After getting used to his newfound strength, Zhang Xuan finally left the Anthive Nest.
"Young Master, Pavilion Master Wu of the Mingshi Tang Hall has requested for you to pay a visit to the Mingshi Tang Hall after you come out of seclusion!"
As soon as Zhang Xuan walked out of the room, he saw Sun Qiang walking up to him.
"Pay a visit to the Mingshi Tang Hall?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
It hadn't been too long since he returned. What was he going to do there?
"Un. Pavilion Master Wu said that the envoy from the Sanctum of Sages has arrived, and he's asking if Zhang Shi is interested in participating in the Selection of the Sages …"
Sun Qiang pondered for a moment before replying.
"The envoy from the Sanctum of Sages has arrived?" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
Previously, Mu shi had told him that there was a good chance that Lozosy was in the Sanctum of Sages, and if he wanted to look for her, he would have to enter the Sanctum of Sages.
However, it wasn't that easy to enter the Sanctum of Sages. There was a limit to the number of slots.
Back then, Zhang Xuan had told him that the envoy from the Sanctum of Sages would arrive in twenty days. Calculating the time, it had been twenty days since he had parted with Mu shi, so it was indeed about time for the envoy to arrive.
"I'll head over to take a look …"
Since Lozosy was involved, Zhang Xuan immediately headed in the direction of the Mingshi Tang Hall without any hesitation.
Not too long later, he arrived at the Sanctum of Sages.
"Zhang Shi!"
As the teacher of all the master teachers in the Sanctum of Sages, as soon as he stepped into the Sanctum of Sages, countless master teachers immediately clasped their fists and bowed to him.
"He is Zhang Shi?"
"How handsome!"
"I am his loyal fan! I want to bear his child!"
…
A commotion broke out in the surroundings.
After the Heavenly Impartation of Mentor's Calligraphy, Zhang Xuan had taken over Zhang Jiuxiao's position and become the idol of the youths of the Qingyuan Empire.
Upon seeing him, the youths who had come to study under Mingshi Tang Hall were overwhelmed with agitation.
"This isn't the life that I want … My heart feels so tired!"
Seeing the fervent gazes of the crowd, Zhang Xuan sighed helplessly.
To be honest, all he wanted was to live a low-profile life, study quietly, advance his cultivation quietly, and live the life of a handsome man.
To be so infatuated with so many people, this was not the life that he liked.
Zhang Xuan turned around and saw that the millstone-bottom bottom who had been infatuated with Zhang Jiuxiao back then was also in the crowd. Upon seeing Zhang Xuan looking at her, she shrieked incessantly, as if she wanted to charge forward and pin him down to the ground.
Thus … her sorrow deepened.
"Forget it, it's about time for me to leave Qingyuan City …"
Zhang Xuan sighed.
He had been in Qingyuan City for more than twenty days now, and it was about time for him to leave.
"I must obtain the slot to enter the Sanctum of Sages!"
Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly as a glint flashed across his eyes.
(Seeking monthly tickets on the first day of the month!)
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