"You recognize me?"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
"You guided me in my cultivation and helped me understand the flaws in my cultivation. You're half a teacher to me. How could I not recognize you?"
The stone statue shook, and a sound rang out.
"Give me pointers on cultivation?"
"Half a teacher?"
"Zhang Shi … is offering pointers to Ancient Sages?"
Luo Xuanqing, Bi Hongyin, and the others felt their teeth chattering in fear.
The implications of this matter were too great. He was afraid that if he knew too much, he would be silenced.
"But … aren't you just a will?" Hearing the other party's explanation, Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded.
Even though Qiu Wu Palace and the others had met before, their wills were independent entities. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for them to meet once they left the ancient domain, so how could they possibly remember each other?
"Wills are independent, but under normal circumstances, they're left behind by the former, so it's impossible to obtain the thoughts and memories of the latter. However, it's not too difficult for the latter to obtain the former. Furthermore, you're carrying it with you. With my understanding of space, it's even easier …"
The stone statue explained.
Zhang Xuan nodded in realization.
He had been carrying the Qiu Wu Palace with him all this while. Even though it was currently stored in his storage ring, as a Saint who wielded control over space, it should not be too difficult for the other party to learn of the happenings within.
"It's no wonder you were able to get here so quickly and take away the Dongxu Gourd. Since it's you, things are much simpler now. I still have some matters to attend to … Farewell!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had understood, the sculpture sighed in awe. Kacha! All of a sudden, a crack appeared on the sculpture.
Then, the oppressive aura receded like a receding tide.
Rumble!
Then, the statue shattered into countless pieces and fell to the ground. The bright eyes dimmed again.
"This …"
"The will of Ancient Sage Gu Sheng … has been extinguished? I haven't told you about the inheritance yet … "
Luo Xuanqing and the others couldn't help but grab their hair in frustration.
He had rushed all the way here, and the heritage was right before his eyes. Yet, who could have known that Zhang Shi would just say a few words, and the sculpture would explode, its will dissipating on the spot …
Was there a need to be so conned?
They turned their heads in unison. "Zhang Shi …"
"…"
Zhang Xuan was also dumbfounded.
Wasn't this Ancient Sage Qiu Wu a little too unreliable? Back then, he hadn't even said what his heritage was, and it had already dissipated. This time around, he had only said two or three words, and it had already dissipated as well …
He had seen so many wills … but in terms of speed, this fellow was definitely number one!
It was no wonder why he was able to create an ultimate move like the Unbounded Voyager.
However, it seemed like … Kong Shi was rather quick as well. They had met twice, but he didn't have the time to ask about the Innate Fetal Poison.
This master and servant … were really suitable.
"This is probably a trial left behind by the Ancient Sages. There's a good chance that they have left their heritage somewhere in this folded space, so we'll have to search for it ourselves.
Seeing the murderous gazes from the crowd, Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched.
Such was the case with the Qiu Wu Palace. After Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's will was destroyed, he carefully studied the stone tablet with the words' Qiu Wu Palace 'on it, and only then did he successfully find the heritage of the Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel.
The same person should behave the same way.
The crowd glanced at one another.
"Back then, when our founder obtained Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's heritage and comprehended the laws of space, he seemed to have experienced something similar as well. Zhang Shi is right. If Ancient Sage Qiu Wu were to leave his heritage behind, he would have had to test his character, disposition, and intelligence. How could he have imparted his heritage to us just after meeting it once?"
Luo Xuanqing said.
"Let's look around. We should be able to find something!"
Seeing that Luo Xuanqing had mediated the situation, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
Bi Hongyin and the others nodded. They stood up and walked along the wall.
The walls of the palace were constructed from some kind of rock, and just like the entrance, there were words inscribed on it.
Unable to make sense of it, Bi Hongyin and the others turned their gazes to Luo Xuanqing.
"These aren't cultivation techniques but inscriptions used to reinforce the walls of the palace. Even though this is a folded space, it's not affected by the elements. It's all thanks to these inscriptions that the palace was able to remain standing for tens of thousands of years!"
Luo Xuanqing explained.
Due to the fact that there were simply too many layers of folded space and the spiritual energy in the area, the palace would have already collapsed if not for the inscriptions.
"Yun Lianhai, I wonder if you'll be able to find the heritage?"
Seeing that the inscriptions were useless, the crowd turned their gazes to Yun Lianhai in frustration.
Since he was able to find the palace, he might be able to find the heritage left behind by Ancient Sage Qianye as well.
"I'll give it a try!"
Yun Lianhai nodded before activating his unique ability to search for the heritage.
His unique ability only allowed him to tap into the power of his bloodline, not awaken his bloodline. At the very most, he would suffer some damage, but it was not to the extent of being unable to use his strength for a month.
The vertical eye on his glabella scanned the area before suddenly coming to a halt. "There seems to be something strange about this place …"
After saying those words, Yun Lianhai pointed in a certain direction.
The crowd hurriedly rushed over.
It was right beneath the sculpture.
Flipping through the rubble, they searched for a long time before they finally found traces of a folded space.
"This is great!"
Luo Xuanqing's eyes lit up. He raised his finger and tapped it.
Weng!
There was a brilliant flash of light, and a line of words immediately gushed out from the folded space before everyone's eyes.
"Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Fist!"
Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in astonishment.
It was just a casual remark he had made earlier, but who could have thought that Ancient Sage Qiu Wu would really leave behind his heritage?
"Legend has it that Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's strongest battle techniques are finger, sword, fist, and palm, and they are all named 'Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow'. The palm technique is a Saint intermediate-tier battle technique, the fist technique is a Saint high-tier battle technique, and the sword technique is a Saint pinnacle battle technique. Even our founder was unable to find this battle technique, and to think that it would actually be here … "
Luo Xuanqing's eyes glowed in agitation.
"Finger, sword, fist, and palm technique?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
He had learned the Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm before, and it was indeed a Saint intermediate-tier battle technique. He had thought that it was just a single move, but from the other party's tone, it seemed like it was a set!
Zhang Xuan hurriedly looked at the words in the air and exclaimed.
"Flaws!"
Huala!
A book materialized in the Library of Heaven's Path, and a constipated look surfaced on Zhang Xuan's face.
"There are even more flaws …"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella helplessly.
The Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm had a total of 27 flaws, and that was already enough to leave him in discomfort. Yet, this one had even more flaws, a total of 31 …
The cultivation technique was not bad, and it was powerful as well. But … he could not bring himself to practice it!
Ever since he had started cultivating the Heaven's Path Divine Art, he had gotten used to seeing flawless battle techniques. As a result, he had developed an obsession with cleanliness. Even the slightest speck of dust was difficult for him to swallow, let alone so many …
Thus, he took out all of the fist art manuals that he had learned before and placed them together.
"Compile!"
"There are still 28 flaws left …"
He had browsed through many fist art manuals before, but the tier of them was simply too low. It was still far from sufficient for him to fuse a Saint high-tier battle technique together.
Despite having several tens of thousands of fist art manuals, he had only managed to correct three flaws.
"Forget it, I should just look for fist art manuals once I return to the Sanctum of Sages …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
In any case, there were plenty of fist art manuals in the Sanctum of Sages. As long as he took the examination, he should be able to obtain quite a few of them. No matter how many flaws there were in the fist art, as long as he worked hard, he should be able to patch them up.
Right after Zhang Xuan said those words, the ground suddenly shook, and the space around him became even more distorted.
"This is bad. The will of the Ancient Sage has disappeared, and the Dongxu Gourd has been taken away as well.
Luo Xuanqing's face warped in horror.
Similar to the Mountain Gate of the Sanctum of Sages, due to the fact that there were too many folds in the space, it was simply too complicated. Without a dedicated core to maintain its stability, it could very well collapse if something were to happen.
Judging from the intense shaking, something must have gone wrong.
"Collapse?"
The faces of the crowd paled.
As powerful as they were, they would still be affected by the surrounding space. If the space were to collapse, there was a good chance that they would be reduced to ashes and die on the spot.
The only way to do that was to surpass the limits of this space!
But to do so, one had to be at least at Saint 9-dan!
"That's right. Let's hurry up and leave, or else we'll all die here!"
Luo Xuanqing said anxiously.
"But … I have only memorized two lines of the fist art!"
Bi Hongyin exclaimed with a reddened face.
"I have also memorized two lines," Yuan Xiao said.
That was Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's battle technique, and they might not even have the chance to learn it in their entire lives. It had not been easy for them to find it, but they did not have the time to memorize it at all.
"Our lives are more important. No matter how powerful the battle technique is, it's useless if we don't have the life to learn it. I have only memorized four lines, so there's no point in holding back!"
Luo Xuanqing said with a wave of his hand. "Hurry up and leave!"
This battle technique was created by Ancient Sage Qiu Wu, and it harnessed the core of his cultivation. There were several hundred lines to it, and no matter how powerful they were, it would still take them at least an hour to memorize all of them.
It had only been less than a minute, so it was already not too bad for them to memorize two to four lines.
However, there was nothing they could do even if they could not memorize it. No matter how powerful the battle technique was, it could not compare to their own lives!
"Alright!"
Seeing that the shaking of the space was getting more and more intense, and there were already cracks appearing in some places, Bi Hongyin and the others knew that they couldn't stay here any longer. Thus, they hurriedly followed behind Luo Xuanqing and flew out.
Zhang Xuan also followed closely behind them.
When they first came here, they had been searching for items and scouring the area, so they did not travel too quickly. However, with danger looming before them, they could not afford to think too much about it. They hurriedly followed the path they had taken, and in less than two breaths, they were already back above the river of spiritual energy.
Luo Xuanqing used the same method to envelop everyone in a spatial bubble once more, and he swiftly drove his zhenqi into the spatial bubble.
Ten breaths later, they were back at the place where they had first entered.
Kacha! Kacha!
As soon as they arrived, they saw massive cracks appearing in the space and the river of spiritual energy not too far away.
"That was close!"
Cold sweat trickled down everyone's back.
It was fortunate that they had escaped in time. If they had been any slower, they would have been reduced to dust by now.
"Let's hurry up and leave this place!"
Luo Xuanqing thought as he used a unique method to open up a passageway to the exit. Following which, everyone leaped out of the passageway.
Hu hu hu hu!
A gust of wind blew past their ears, and the world around them spun violently. When they opened their eyes once more, they were already back in the cavern.
Po!
Barely after they regained their footing, they saw a sesame-sized vortex glowing brightly before vanishing without a trace.
The ancient domain had completely vanished!
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