After recuperating for a full six hours, Zhang Xuan saw that the sun in the east had already risen above the horizon. Only then did he feel that he had completely recovered his zhenqi, and his mind, energy, and spirit had reached their peak once more.
After injuring Jian Qinsheng, Zhang Xuan could tell that something was amiss. He knew that it would be troublesome if he were to remain there. Thus, he decisively kept the swords and returned to his residence.
"As expected of a Sword Quintessence that specializes in offense, it sure is powerful!"
Recalling last night's battle, Zhang Xuan's eyes shone with excitement.
Even though Jian Qinsheng had only controlled his strength to a hundredth, his fighting prowess was still far beyond that of an ordinary Saint 7-dan primary stage cultivator. Yet, he was still able to send Jian Qinsheng flying with a single slash. Didn't this mean that even an expert of that level would be unable to withstand his full might?
At Saint 7-dan, the Phantasmal Space realm, one's Dominion would become illusory, coming into contact with the profound mysteries of space.
Under normal circumstances, a Saint 6-dan Grand Dominion realm cultivator's Dominion would be shrouded in mist, making it visible to the naked eye. However, upon reaching Saint 6-dan Grand Dominion realm, one's Dominion would be no different from one's Spiritual Perception, making it impossible for one to see or touch it. In a battle, one would be able to utilize it stealthily, making it several times more powerful than before.
It was just like how Luo Xuanqing had sent Elder Su Bing flying with a single kick. It was not that the latter was unable to dodge his kick, but he had already used his Dominion of the Phantasmal Space realm to envelop the latter, such that it was already too late for him to escape.
As a Saint 5-dan Leaving Aperture realm primary stage cultivator, it should have been impossible for Zhang Xuan to defeat such an expert. However, with this sword art, it had become a reality.
"It's daybreak, just in time to finish the Jia Corridor exam!"
The night passed and the red sun rose, illuminating the surroundings.
Zhang Xuan walked towards the Hall of Justice again.
Soon, he arrived at the front desk. Qingyu was still there.
"I'll continue to challenge the Jia Corridor!"
Without wasting any time, Zhang Xuan passed the spirit stone over to the other party.
Reading books, practicing swordsmanship, and recuperating his stamina … A night had passed, and it was now the second day.
Seeing that it was him, Qing Yu nodded and passed the card over.
Zhang Xuan turned around and walked over.
"He didn't pass it last night, but he came here at dawn. In such a short time, his strength shouldn't have changed much, right? Why are you in such a rush? "
The waiter from before was also there, and he couldn't help but ask.
Even if he wanted to pass through the Jia Corridor, he would have to accumulate enough points first.
Cultivation was a skill that could not be achieved overnight. What kind of changes could there be in one night?
"I don't know either …" Qingyu shook her head. "Perhaps … he has cultivated some secret technique and wants to come back and try it again!"
"Secret techniques are even more difficult than Martial Techniques. Many people spend their entire lives studying powerful techniques, yet they only manage to scratch the surface. How much can they learn in one night?"
The waiter shook his head.
It wasn't that she didn't trust him, but the time between them was too short.
The Jia Corridor was the most difficult trial for Leaving Aperture realm cultivators. Even Grand Dominion realm advanced stage cultivators would find it difficult to clear it. Even if Zhang Xuan had cleared the Yi Corridor yesterday, it would still be difficult for him to clear the Jia Corridor within such a short period of time.
"By the way, I remember that the little princess of the Luo Family also challenged the Jia Corridor. It seems that the current record was left by her!"
At this moment, the attendant suddenly recalled something and said.
"Yes, she did. To clear the Jia Corridor within three minutes …" Recalling the record left behind by the little princess of the Luo Family, Qingyu's eyes glowed with admiration.
Others would struggle to clear the Jia Corridor no matter how hard they tried, and some of them would even end up sustaining severe injuries. Yet, the little princess of the Luo Family was able to clear the Jia Corridor within three minutes, and more importantly … there was not even a speck of dust on her clothes.
She couldn't help but be filled with admiration for the little princess of the Luo Family.
Ever since the Sanctum of Sages had established the Corridors of Ascension, no one had been able to clear such a record!
In other words, the record left behind by the little princess of the Luo Family was already unprecedented, and it was likely that no one would be able to clear it in the future!
"Indeed. She's truly incredible …" The attendant nodded. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she suddenly saw ripples appearing on the surface of the tea in the cup. Following which, the table before her began shaking.
"What's wrong?"
The attendant abruptly stood up.
"I don't know either …"
Qingyu was just about to speak when the ground suddenly began shaking intensely, as if an earthquake was occurring. Following which, a deafening explosion sounded from afar.
"This is bad, it's the Jia Corridor!"
Alarmed, the two of them hurriedly stood up from the reception and rushed in the direction of the explosion. However, before they could even get close, they saw a young man walking over with an apologetic look on his face. "I'm really sorry. I failed to control my strength when I made my move earlier …"
Qingyu's eyebrows shot up in alarm as she turned her gaze toward the Jia Corridor not too far away. What she saw was a pile of rubble, and smoke was rising nonstop. Scanning the area with her Spiritual Perception, she saw that the puppets contained within the Jia Corridor had been sliced into pieces, such that not even a single part of them was left.
"What kind of move did you use?"
Qingyu asked anxiously.
She was well aware of the prowess of the puppets in the Jia Corridor. Even Grand Dominion realm advanced stage experts would not be a match for them, and yet, that fellow had defeated them so easily and even destroyed them to such a degree … How in the world did he do it?
More importantly … it had not even been three minutes since he took the card!
Not only did he slay the puppets, he even destroyed the entire Jia Corridor?
"Swordsmanship …" Zhang Xuan said sheepishly.
Even though he had only used his sword qi when he entered the Jia Corridor, the Sea Severing Sword was still beyond his control. As soon as the puppets appeared, they were immediately reduced to dust. Thus, he had used the remaining strength to continue attacking the puppets, resulting in the current situation.
He had thought that it would be fine given how powerful the seal of the examination was, but who could have thought that he would cause such a huge commotion?
It was fortunate that after the puppets were destroyed, the mechanism had judged that he had cleared the examination, and a book appeared at the end of the corridor. Zhang Xuan made use of this opportunity to collect it into the Library of Heaven's Path. Otherwise, he would have really cried his heart out after going through so much trouble for nothing.
"Swordsmanship?"
Qingyu and the receptionist felt like bursting into tears.
They had seen swordsmanship before, but when had it ever wielded such might?
Not only had the puppets been destroyed, the entire Jia Corridor had been reduced to rubble?
"Wait here for a moment. I won't be able to make the decision on this matter. I'll have to report this matter to the elders right away!"
Knowing that the destruction of the Jia Corridor was no longer something that a receptionist like her could handle, Qingyu warned the receptionist before hurriedly leaving.
The Hall of Solidarity was the property of the Sanctum of Sages. If everyone were to destroy it, not even the number one Master Teacher Academies of the Master Teacher Continent would be able to afford it.
"Alright then."
Knowing that he would have to compensate for the damage he had caused, Zhang Xuan had no intention of leaving. Instead, he found a place to sit down and slowly recover his zhenqi.
He had not used a Saint-tier artifact earlier, so the might of the move was not too great. However, it had still depleted quite a bit of his zhenqi. Nearly half of his zhenqi was gone!
I thought that the Old Sword Maestro might not have been able to gather the necessary weapons, but from the looks of it now, even if he did gather all of them, he might not be able to execute it …
Having cultivated the Saint Ascension Decipher, the amount of zhenqi he possessed was unparalleled among those of the same cultivation realm. Even so, he had nearly succumbed to his injuries. Even though the Old Sword Maestro had created this move, it was unlikely that he would be able to execute it easily.
Knowing that it would take at least four hours of cultivation for him to make a full recovery, Zhang Xuan calmed himself down and began browsing through the books that he had just collected into the Library of Heaven's Path.
There were only five books in the Jia Corridor, and they corresponded to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Every single one of them was of extremely high tier, and they could be considered as the most profound cultivation technique manuals in the Sanctum of Sages.
"Compile!"
Zhang Xuan muttered as he gathered all of the Leaving Aperture realm books together.
Huala!
A new book materialized in the Library of Heaven's Path. Flipping it open, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up in excitement.
He had finally managed to gather all of the Heaven's Path Leaving Aperture realm Heaven's Path Divine Art … Just the thought of how difficult it had been for him left him tearing up.
"I wonder if Sun Qiang has managed to find the whereabouts of pinnacle spirit stones …"
Zhang Xuan took a look at the cultivation technique manuals and committed them to memory. Without sufficient pinnacle spirit stones, he would not be able to cultivate the Leaving Aperture realm Heaven's Path Divine Art.
Above concentrated high-tier spirit stones were pinnacle spirit stones of extremely high purity. If he could obtain them and use them to cultivate, he would definitely be able to solve his problem of lacking spiritual energy.
There were not many pinnacle spirit stones in a place like the Qingyuan Empire, but it should not be too difficult for him to find them in the Sanctum of Sages.
"He's the one who destroyed the Jia Corridor, Zhang Shi?"
While Zhang Xuan was still deep in thought, a voice suddenly sounded not too far away. Raising his head, he saw Qing Yu walking over with an old man.
The old man glanced in the direction of the Jia Corridor as he walked, and his eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.
Zhang Xuan hurriedly got up from his seat.
"Zhang Shi, this is Elder Liao. He's in charge of the Leaving Aperture realm examination, and he's responsible for dealing with the matter regarding the destruction of the Jia Corridor," Qing Yu introduced.
"Zhang Xuan pays respect to Elder Liao!"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly clasped his fist and bowed humbly.
There was no other way around it. He had no choice but to lower his head.
He was still unable to be as domineering as his future brother-in-law.
Suppressing his rage, Elder Liao asked, "You said that you were able to destroy the Jia Corridor with just your swordsmanship?"
"That's right …" Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Give me your challenge card!"
Zhang Xuan passed the challenge card over.
Grabbing the challenge card, Elder Liao took a closer look at it, and a deep frown surfaced on his forehead.
On top of formidable puppets, the Jia Corridor was also protected by powerful formations. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for even a Grand Dominion realm pinnacle cultivator to create such a mess, unless … he cheated!
But the challenge card showed that he had cleared the trial perfectly … In other words, there was no cheating involved.
Was it really possible for him to achieve such a feat with just his swordsmanship?
"What kind of swordsmanship did you execute earlier? Can you show it to me? "
Elder Liao asked.
"Show it to you? This … "Zhang Xuan was conflicted." I'm not too familiar with this swordsmanship yet, so I'm still unable to control my strength properly. If I were to execute it, I fear that … I might hurt you! "
"Hurt me?"
Elder Liao sneered coldly. "I might be the lowest-ranked managerial elder, but my cultivation is still at Saint 7-dan Phantasmal Space realm. You are only at Leaving Aperture realm primary stage, and you think that you can hurt me? How arrogant of you! "
The elders of the Sanctum of Sages were divided into many ranks. Su Bing and Elder Liao were managerial elders, and their cultivation was only at Saint 7-dan.
"This … Even if you aren't hurt, I fear that my sword qi won't be able to withstand it, and it might destroy the other buildings …" Zhang Xuan was still a little worried.
"With my strength, do you think that I will allow your sword qi to escape? You must be joking! "
Elder Liao sneered coldly as confidence gleamed in his eyes.
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