After the vines were taken away, the spirit vein in the sky seemed to have lost its support, and with a resounding boom, it exploded. Violent spiritual energy swept across the folded space, causing innumerable ripples to appear on the surface of the folded space.
Sensing the ripples of spiritual energy, the crowd was taken aback for a moment, but they paid it no heed and continued pummeling the gourd.
Peng peng peng peng!
The four experts of the Dongxu Continent were executing all kinds of means. Swords, sabers, spears, hammers … It did not take long before the Dongxu Gourd was on the verge of collapsing.
"If this goes on, it's going to turn into a scoop. Let's rest for a while!"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as he tried to dissuade the other party.
"Un."
Luo Xuanqing nodded. With a wave of his hand, the crowd came to a halt. At the same time, he raised his hand, and the space before him warped, forming a bubble around him.
"Alright …"
Luo Xuanqing felt as if all of the energy in his body had been sapped away, and his face turned pale and feeble.
Back then, Zhang Qian had only used three moves before he was unable to lift his fist anymore. Considering how long Luo Xuanqing had been fighting the Dongxu Gourd, he had already executed more than a hundred moves.
"Congratulations!"
Yuan Xiao and the others clasped their fists and congratulated Luo Xuanqing.
They had accepted the invitation to help him capture the Dongxu Gourd. As much as they wanted the artifact, they would not go against their own principles.
Not to mention, Luo Xuanqing was not someone they could afford to offend.
"If not for everyone's help, I wouldn't have succeeded," Luo Xuanqing replied with a nod.
Luo Xuanqing nodded in response. Just as he was about to place the spatial bubble into his storage ring so that he could assimilate the Dongxu Gourd once his body recovered, the fellow who was on the verge of exploding suddenly jolted.
Si la!
A hole immediately appeared in the spatial bubble, and the Dongxu Gourd dashed out.
"This is bad …"
Luo Xuanqing narrowed his eyes in panic.
He had expended all of the energy he had used to awaken his bloodline, so while his cultivation had not plummeted, he was still completely drained of his strength. It was impossible for him to escape at this moment!
"Stop right there!"
Yuan Xiao and the others tried to stop the Dongxu Gourd.
They had put in so much effort, and their bodies were already riddled with marks from the Dongxu Gourd's stomps. If they were to fail again, they would really cry.
Sou sou sou!
The gourd seemed to have already predicted the trajectory of their attacks. With a slight twist of its body, it dodged the torrential force. In the blink of an eye, it had already surpassed the speed of sound and rushed in a certain direction.
It was Zhang Xuan!
"This …"
Zhang Xuan nearly fainted on the spot.
This time, you haven't made a single move. Instead, you've been hiding in a corner, idling away … What are you doing here?
"Zhang Shi, be careful …"
The crowd bellowed anxiously.
Knowing that it was already too late for him to dodge, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and charged forward.
Hu!
As soon as Zhang Xuan's palm came into contact with the other party, he immediately felt a searing pain in his palm. The other party had torn open a hideous wound on his palm, and fresh blood splattered everywhere.
Buzz!
Blood splashed on the gourd, but it did not dodge. It moved again.
Huala!
He came to the front of his abdomen.
Given how strong the gourd was, if it were to collide with it, it would definitely pierce through its innards and cause serious injuries!
They are the ones who want to capture you, so why do you have to look for me?
Zhang Xuan was on the verge of tears, but he knew that this was not the time for him to be conflicted. Driving his zhenqi, he tried to grab the gourd, but he realized that he was only grabbing thin air. The gourd came into contact with his abdomen, but the pain that he had expected did not appear. Instead, the gourd vanished.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
The others also turned their gazes over in bewilderment.
"Where's the gourd?"
Zhang Xuan took a look inside himself, and his lips suddenly quivered in astonishment. "H-how did it get into my dantian?"
There was a gourd lying lazily in his dantian. Upon seeing Zhang Xuan's Spiritual Perception, it even intentionally shook its bottom gleefully.
"What?"
Luo Xuanqing hurriedly rushed forward and extended his Spiritual Perception into the gourd, only to find that he was sitting on the floor. "You … tamed it?"
"Tamed it?"
"The Dongxu Gourd can help you comprehend the Dimension Sundering realm. As long as you tame it, you'll be able to fuse it into your dantian," Luo Xuanqing said in disbelief.
"However, the process of taming it is extremely complicated. Not only does it require blood essence, more importantly, one's cultivation must reach Saint 7-dan pinnacle before it will acknowledge you as its master. Your cultivation is only at Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle, a gap of two cultivation realms. Just what is going on?"
He had finally found the Dongxu Gourd after expending so much effort and resources, but before he could even tame it, it had already run into someone else's dantian. Luo Xuanqing clutched his chest tightly.
"I didn't intend to tame it … Gourd, come out!"
Zhang Xuan's face paled as he exclaimed anxiously.
He was really there to help his future brother-in-law obtain the treasure, so he had no intention of stealing the other party's possession. Why did it run into his dantian?
It wasn't easy for me to build up my noble image … but it has been ruined by you!
Hu hu!
The gourd continued shaking its bottom.
"You …"
Seeing how smug the Dongxu Gourd was, Zhang Xuan's body trembled in anger, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could only raise his head to look at the young man before him and say, "Brother Luo, I really didn't intend to tame it …"
"I know!"
Luo Xuanqing shook his head. "An artifact has a spirit of its own. It seems like it doesn't belong to me, so I can't force it …"
Even though he felt so stifled that he could spurt blood, he still made up his mind.
The fact that an artifact had a spirit of its own did not acknowledge him as its master even though he had spent so much effort on it. Instead, it had rushed into Zhang Shi's dantian, which meant that the other party was not interested in him at all!
"I …"
Zhang Xuan's face reddened, and he had no idea how he should explain himself.
What the heck was this? He had only come to help, but now that things had turned out this way, who would dare call him out to look for treasures in the future?
"Brother Luo, the reason you want to tame the Dongxu Gourd is to achieve a breakthrough to Dimension Sundering realm. If I can help you achieve a breakthrough, does it mean that you don't need the Dongxu Gourd anymore?"
A moment later, Zhang Xuan turned to look at Luo Xuanqing.
Judging from how shameless that fellow was, it was unlikely that he would be coming out anytime soon. However, he still felt a little guilty for snatching away the artifact that the other party had reserved for him.
"Help me achieve a breakthrough?"
Luo Xuanqing was taken aback for a moment before shaking his head. "Do you know how difficult it is to achieve a breakthrough to Dimension Sundering realm? Without the Dongxu Gourd, how could I possibly achieve a breakthrough so easily?"
It was not that he didn't trust Luo Xuanqing, but Saint 8-dan Dimension Sundering realm was simply too difficult. Even the guidance of countless Nine Star master teachers had failed to achieve a breakthrough, leaving one with no choice but to rely on one's own comprehension, let alone a mere Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle cultivator!
"Since I'm already in this state, I might as well give it a try!"
Zhang Xuan.
Had it been in the past, he wouldn't have been able to provide guidance even if the Library of Heaven's Path were to point out the flaws in a Saint 8-dan cultivator's body.
However, his comprehension of spatial laws had reached the 3-dan Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel, and he had tamed the Dongxu Gourd and the vine, thus granting him a deeper understanding of spatial laws that only Saint 8-dan cultivators could wield.
If he were to make use of the flaws in the Library of Heaven's Path, he might just be able to achieve a breakthrough and reach higher realms.
"Try? I'm already in my current state, how am I supposed to try? "
Luo Xuanqing asked with a bitter smile.
Having just awakened one's bloodline, one's body was even weaker than that of an ordinary human. Putting aside pushing for a breakthrough, even walking normally would be difficult for one.
"I'll think of a way to help you overcome the effects of awakening your bloodline …"
Returning his consciousness back to his mind, Zhang Xuan began browsing through the book that he had just obtained.
While they were fighting with the Dongxu Gourd, he had compiled a book on it. It wasn't that he was intentionally spying on the other party but to study the effects of awakening the bloodline of a Sage Clan so as to prepare for his future expedition to the Zhang clan.
"Awakening one's bloodline is equivalent to exhausting one's spirit, energy, and spirit. Once activated, one's body will fall into a state of extreme exhaustion, making it impossible for one to exert one's full strength. If one were to forcefully activate it, not only will one be unable to bring out one's full fighting prowess, one's cultivation will also regress.
Reading through the records in the book, the frown on Zhang Xuan's forehead deepened.
There was a limit to a person's potential, vitality, and spirit. Awakening one's bloodline was equivalent to overdrawing them in advance. Without sufficient time to accumulate them, it would be nigh impossible for one to recover from it.
The Heaven's Path zhenqi is able to heal one's injuries, clear the blockages in one's meridians, and recover one's spirit, energy, and spirit.
A thought suddenly flashed through Zhang Xuan's mind.
The zhenqi that he cultivated was extremely pure, allowing him to easily infuse it into one's meridians and cells to repair damaged areas. Awakening one's bloodline might seem a little different, but in essence, it was also exhausting one's origin energy.
With such a thought in mind, Zhang Xuan turned to Luo Xuanqing and said, "Brother Luo, I have an idea that might help you recover from your weakened state as soon as possible!"
"Oh? What is it? "
The fellow before him had simply created too many miracles over the years. Even though Luo Xuanqing felt that it was impossible for him to recover swiftly, he still turned to look at Luo Xuanqing.
If there was such a method, the Sage Clans would have long used it.
"It's very simple!"
With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a wine jar and passed it over confidently. "Drink this wine!"
"Drink it?"
Luo Xuanqing had thought that Zhang Xuan would be able to come up with a solution, but who would have thought that it would be this?
"Luo Xuanqing, you have already exhausted all of your strength, and you are unable to move at all. Drinking wine harms your body, so I think you should just forget about it!"
Bi Hongyin interjected.
Zhang Xuan was already seated on the ground, unable to get up, and yet, he was still asking the other party to drink wine?
"Zhang Shi, if you really want to drink, I'll accompany you!"
Yuan Xiao stepped forward.
"I'm trying to help him recover from the damage caused by awakening his bloodline," Zhang Xuan replied.
"Brother Luo, if you trust me, you can give it a try. If I succeed, I'll think of a way to help you achieve a breakthrough to Saint 8-dan by today. If you fail, you'll only have to drink a jar of wine. It shouldn't affect your body too much."
"This … Alright then."
Luo Xuanqing hesitated for a moment, but seeing how insistent Yuan Xiao was, he nodded and took the wine jar. Tilting his head back, he gulped down the wine.
Gugugugu!
Luo Xuanqing thought that the young man before him was acting a little too willfully, but all of a sudden, his eyes narrowed, and his body began trembling uncontrollably. "There's something wrong with this wine!"
"You poisoned it?"
Yuan Xiao's face darkened as his aura surged.
"…" Luo Xuanqing.
"…" Zhang Xuan.
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