To be honest, Zhang Xuan was indeed disappointed.
He had thought that Zhang Chun, as the genius of the Zhang clan and the other four experts, would be a match for him if they were at the same cultivation realm. However, only after crossing blows with him did he realize that the disparity between them was simply too great!
Previously, with his zhenqi cultivation up to Leaving Aperture realm primary stage, he had already been able to clear the Jia Corridor without any problems. However, with both his physical body and soul cultivation reaching the same level, even Zhang Chun and the others were no match for him.
"It'll probably take a day and a night for them to wake up. Don't worry, I'll have the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast keep an eye on them.
Stretching his back lazily, Zhang Xuan walked up to the crowd and said, "I'm free now. Let's hurry up and find the Dongxu Gourd!"
While he was displeased with the Zhang clan, it was not to the extent that he would be killed.
If he were to remain unconscious, it wouldn't take long for him to be devoured by the saint beasts. That would be equivalent to indirectly killing him.
By having the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast keep an eye on him, there would be no saint beasts who would dare cause trouble. Furthermore, even if they were to wake up, they wouldn't dare enter the cavern.
"Alright!"
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Luo Xuanqing nodded.
To think that Zhang Chun, who had fought for so many years, would be knocked out just like that … This young man whom he had just met a few days ago was really not simple at all!
"After suffering such a huge loss, Zhang Chun won't let this matter rest. It would be best for you to be careful when you return to the Sanctum of Sages. If he really tries to cause you trouble, make sure to inform me, and I'll deal with him!"
While walking back to the cavern, Luo Xuanqing sent a telepathic message to Zhang Chun.
He knew Zhang Chun's character very well. As an offspring of the Zhang Clan and an 8-star intermediate-tier master teacher, he wouldn't stoop to such despicable acts. However, given his strength and capability, it was still a walk in the park for him to make things difficult for anyone in the Sanctum of Sages.
Even if he didn't make things difficult for the other party, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to ruin the other party's reputation.
If the young man ended up offending the other party in order to stand up for him, he would surely be in a lot of trouble in the future.
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
In truth, the reason why Zhang Xuan wanted to teach that fellow a lesson was because he had lusted after Ruoxi. However, if he could rope in his future brother-in-law through this, it would be killing two birds with one stone.
He could clearly sense that Luo Xuanqing had only treated him as a talented friend previously, but at this very moment, the other party had already become his good friend.
Although it was still not the best time to ask about Lozosy, getting closer to her would be of great help in the future.
In any case, Zhang Xuan was not that strong at the moment, and his identity as the Hall Master had not been announced yet. There was no rush for him to build a good relationship with Zhang Xuan.
Without the threat of the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast, the group quickly entered the cave.
The entrance of the cave was narrow, but it was wide and spacious inside. The entire cave was attached to the cracks of the mountain, layer upon layer. It was unknown how deep the cracks extended, and it was impossible to see the end at a glance.
"Xuanqing, I've examined this place carefully just now, but I didn't find anything special."
Yuan Xiao turned to Zhang Xuan.
Back when he was searching for the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast, he had examined the area carefully, but it was nothing more than an ordinary cave that had been carved out of the mountain.
"What about you? Did you find anything? "
Instead of replying, Luo Xuanqing turned to look at Yun Lianhai.
As a Treasure Seeking Master, he was naturally sensitive to treasures, so he might be able to sense the difference.
"Let me try!"
Closing his eyes, Yun Lianhai took a deep breath before a droplet of fresh blood flew into his glabella. It was as if a third eye had appeared in his eyes, allowing him to scan his surroundings.
A moment later, he shook his head and said, "I didn't find anything either!"
"This is the ability of a Treasure Seeking Master? Indeed … it's impossible to learn! "
Zhang Xuan exclaimed in astonishment.
He had used the Eye of Insight to take a look earlier, and it seemed like Yun Lianhai was using the power of his bloodline to scan any treasures that contained spiritual energy.
It was similar to how a compass would scan a magnet. Even though there was a formation in place, Yun Lianhai was still able to find something amiss.
This ability was similar to a dog's ability to sniff out lost objects. It was an innate ability, not something that could be achieved through cultivation.
He had never heard of a talented person who managed to train himself into a police dog.
He had been thinking of looking for an opportunity to learn about it, but from the looks of it, it seemed like it was impossible for him to do so.
"Zhang Shi, did you find anything?"
Luo Xuanqing asked.
The others were also curious as well.
It had only been a few days, but the young man before them had given them too much of a shock. They were curious to see if they could find anything out of the ordinary as well.
Instead of replying, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes, and Eye of Insight surfaced in his eyes as he scanned the surroundings.
Without activating the formation, it was impossible to see the Library of Heaven's Path. Thus, he could only use the Eye of Insight to scan the area.
Soon, he shook his head and said, "I didn't find anything either."
The Eye of Insight was powerful, but due to the limitations of his cultivation, there were many things that he was unable to perceive.
Take the folded space at the Saint Ascension Platform for example, he was unable to find it either.
"Where is it? Luo Xuanqing, stop keeping us in suspense! "
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was unable to find anything either, Bi Hongyin said with a frown.
"I'm not trying to keep you in suspense."
Luo Xuanqing nodded. "To be honest, if I had been alone, I wouldn't have been able to find the exact location either. It was my younger sister who found the life gate of the formation based on the map that I came here to take a look."
"She found the life gate of the formation based on the map?"
The crowd gasped in astonishment.
Wasn't this little princess a little too incredible?
It was already incredible that she was able to deduce that there was an ancient domain here just by looking at the map, but to even find the exact location … How in the world did she do it?
"This is the map that my younger sister forged for me. With it, I'll be able to find the core of the formation and enter the ancient domain where the Dongxu Gourd is!"
Luo Xuanqing flicked his wrist, and a palm-sized jade token appeared in his palm. He tapped it lightly on the surface of the jade token.
With a flash of light, a faint mist immediately emanated from the jade token, shrouding the entire cavern. Vaguely, one could vaguely see rocks, cracks, and the like within the mist, as if it was a painting of a mountain and a river. Slowly, they began to fuse together with reality.
"What incredible manipulation of space!"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up in astonishment.
What was being emitted from the jade pendant seemed to be mist. It was not an ink painting, nor was it a spirit formation. Rather, it was a kind of spatial power.
To be able to fuse space with reality without the slightest deviation … this was way too incredible!
After the mist fused together with the cavern, the jade token flew out from Luo Xuanqing's hand and flew forward.
The crowd quickly followed suit.
Soon, they arrived at a crack.
The path ahead was blocked by a wall, and it seemed like a sealed stone chamber.
It stopped at a certain place, and the jade tablet kept spinning.
"The formation outside is too large, and the Life Gate will shift with time. It's no longer at the same location as the previous time I was here … However, since the jade token has stopped here, it should be here!"
Luo Xuanqing nodded.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan activated his Eye of Insight to take a closer look.
"There's indeed a spatial distortion …"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
After confirming the location, he immediately noticed that something was amiss.
There was a sesame-sized area in the space beneath the jade token that was distorted. If one didn't know the exact location, it would be difficult to notice it even if one were to look carefully.
After all, such a distortion was something that even a Transcendent Mortal would be able to produce if they focused their attacks on a single point.
It was no wonder the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast, a Saint 8-dan expert, was unable to notice it even after living here for so many years … It was simply too difficult to find.
Yet, just by looking at the map and forging a jade token, she was able to find it … Lozosy's strength left him feeling pressured once more.
Previously, when he was unaware of her strength, he didn't hold back at all. Yet, even with her strength, she was still unable to resist the marriage.
"No matter how difficult it is, I'll make sure to marry you openly!"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists tightly.
"I still don't see anything special about this place. You should just open it, and we'll just follow behind you!"
Yuan Xiao and the others stared at the spot where the jade token had stopped for a long time, but they were still unable to find anything. In the end, they couldn't help but shake their heads.
"Alright!"
Luo Xuanqing raised his eyebrows and tapped his finger lightly on the jade token.
A droplet of blood immediately surfaced.
Following which, he formed a few more seals, and a unique energy fell on the jade token.
Weng! With a bang, the sesame-sized space below began to distort and immediately began to spin like a turbulent airflow.
Si la!
Space seemed to be torn apart. With the sesame seed as the center, it spun upwards in a funnel shape, and the vortex grew bigger and bigger.
"Let's go in!"
Luo Xuanqing's face paled, seemingly having expended a great deal of his energy.
"Alright!"
Yuan Xiao nodded. Without any hesitation, he leaped into the funnel first.
Defense was his top priority, so it went without saying that he would be the first to charge into an unknown and dangerous place.
Hu!
His two-meter tall body was still quite large when he was above the funnel, but as he descended, he grew smaller and smaller. In an instant, he was only the size of a needle before disappearing into the distorted space.
"This …"
This was the first time they had seen such a bizarre sight, and everyone's eyebrows shot up.
"This is … the ability of the 4-dan Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel, Creation?"
On the other hand, Zhang Xuan frowned.
Yuan Xiao had leaped into the funnel-shaped vortex. It might seem as if he had shrunk in size, but the truth was that the space around him had folded and distorted.
It was just like how there was a difference in size between a person standing a meter away and a person standing a hundred meters away.
A person standing a hundred meters away, even if they were two meters tall, wouldn't be much larger than a sesame seed.
That was exactly what they were seeing.
In their eyes, this funnel was only a few meters away, and its range was not large, but in reality, it hid countless layers of space. The real distance was probably more than a few kilometers.
To create a stable space using space as a foundation … The person who left behind the Dongxu Gourd must be a Saint 9-dan cultivator at the very least, and his comprehension of spatial laws is extremely high. While he still can't match up to Ancient Sage Qiu Wu, his comprehension of spatial laws is still far superior to that of ordinary cultivators …
Zhang Xuan thought warily.
It was no wonder he was unable to detect the presence of spatial laws even with his Eye of Insight. Spatial laws were simply too fearsome. It was not something that the current him could come into contact with.
"Let's go in as well!"
Seeing that Yuan Xiao had leaped into the funnel, Bi Hongyin, Yun Lianhai, and the others followed suit.
After the duo disappeared into the funnel, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and leaped into the funnel.
Hu!
In an instant, it was as if he had fallen from the sky.
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