The Sanctum Head Token required three conditions to be fulfilled.
Firstly, one had to be an 8-star master teacher. Secondly, one had to cultivate the Eye of Insight to the fourth realm, Vajra's Wrath. Thirdly, one had to be a Saint 8-dan master teacher.
The remaining two conditions were still a distance away, but as an 8-star master teacher, it was clear that the Sanctum Head Token had been activated to a certain extent.
Knowing that this was not the time for him to be taking a closer look, Zhang Xuan quickly stowed the two tokens into his storage ring before slowly descending from the sky.
"Congratulations to Zhang Shi for clearing the Tower of Master Teachers and breaking the record of the Sanctum of Sages!"
Even until now, Zhan shi still could not believe what he was seeing.
To clear nine floors within twenty minutes and challenge nine geniuses singlehandedly … Even the little princess of the Sanctum of Sages did not possess such capability.
"Can I enter the Inner Sanctum now?"
Zhang Xuan asked with a smile.
"Of course. If you wish to go, I can bring you there right now!"
Zhan shi nodded. "However, it's not too different from the outside, just that the spiritual energy in the area is more concentrated."
"I'll be troubling you then, Zhan shi!"
Zhang Xuan clasped his fist.
Seeing how determined Zhang Xuan was, Zhan shi could not help but feel impressed. Without any hesitation, he took the lead, and Zhang Xuan followed closely behind him.
"Zhang Shi …" Luo Xuanqing hurriedly followed behind Zhang Xuan.
He wanted to tell Zhang Xuan everything that had happened earlier, but in the end, he still decided against it.
"You should head to the Inner Sanctum to take a look first. I'll look for you at night!"
He could not afford to have Zhan shi kill the person his younger sister loved on his behalf. With so many master teachers and experts specializing in soul arts in the Sanctum of Sages, it would be best for him to be careful.
After all, it was a family scandal.
"Alright!"
Seeing that Zhan shi had already reinforced his cultivation, Zhang Xuan nodded with a smile before following closely behind Zhan shi toward the Inner Sanctum.
The Inner Sanctum of Sages was not located in the Five Halls but in a lake far away from the other buildings.
Zhan shi took out a token and waved it lightly on the surface of the lake, and a seal was undone. Following which, a massive door slowly floated up from the water, emanating the power of space.
"What incredible control over space!"
Looking at the door and its surroundings, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Zhang Xuan had already comprehended the Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel to 3-dan, granting him a deep understanding of spatial laws. Yet, the door before him was actually invisible to even his Eye of Insight. This could only mean that the person who had set up the door had at least reached 4-dan pinnacle, or perhaps even 5-dan!
The space set up by this kind of expert was already extremely stable. Not to mention probing, even if he found it, without a special token, it would be very difficult to open it with his strength.
"This is the entrance to the Inner Yard and the badge that represents your identity!"
A door appeared, and Zhan shi passed the token over.
Zhang Xuan took it and stroked its surface lightly. Soon, he noticed that it was inscribed with all kinds of inscriptions, similar to the ones used to seal the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe.
They were all spatial formation runes.
He dripped a drop of blood on the token and placed it into his storage ring.
"Go in!"
Zhan shi walked through the door first, and Zhang Xuan followed closely behind.
As soon as they stepped through the door, they were immediately teleported by a Spatial Formation, and in the next moment, they appeared in a building.
The spiritual energy here was at least twice as dense as in the Sanctum of Sages. The spiritual energy here was so dense that it felt as if it could condense into droplets of spiritual energy with just a light grab.
Artifacts that were invaluable in the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy could be found everywhere here.
"This is indeed a blessed land for cultivation!"
Zhang Xuan remarked.
The denser the spiritual energy was, the faster one's cultivation would be. The spiritual energy here was so dense that it would automatically seep into one's body through one's pores and be converted into zhenqi, allowing one's cultivation to rise slowly.
If he had been here from the very start, even without using spirit stones, he would have been able to reach his current level of cultivation within a year!
It was no wonder there were so many geniuses in the Sage Clans. Every single one of them possessed formidable cultivation despite their young age, and given the resources they had, it would have been hard for them not to make a name for themselves.
"What's most important about the Inner Yard isn't the spiritual energy but the culture and atmosphere. Cultivating here will allow one's mind to become clearer and sharper. Be it in terms of cultivation or learning, it will be more efficient! "
Noticing Zhang Xuan's shock, Zhan shi explained.
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
This place had been set up by Ancient Sage Bo Shang himself, and it was infused with the will of Kong Shi. On top of that, it was also infused with the strength of countless geniuses over the past several dozen millenniums. As such, the cultural atmosphere was so intense that anyone who entered it would find it hard to resist the urge to learn and cultivate.
"Let's head over to pay our respects to Sage Kui's sculpture!"
Zhan shi said after allowing Zhang Xuan to feel his surroundings for a moment.
"Sage Kui?"
"Even though this place was left behind by Ancient Sage Bo Shang, it's all thanks to Sage Kui that it has been able to maintain it for so long and nurture so many geniuses!"
Zhan shi explained. "The stability of folded spaces is of utmost importance, especially in a place like this where spiritual energy is abundant. In order to maintain it, there has to be some sort of order. If not for Sage Kui, it would have already collapsed many times over!"
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
Folded spaces were similar to inflating balloons. If one did not maintain it properly, putting aside growing, it would even deflate over time.
For example, the Myriad Anthive Queen had been the one to maintain the folded space in the Master Teacher Continent. Otherwise, it would not have been able to maintain its stability for so long.
It was the same for the Mountain Gate as well.
Sage Kui's sculpture did not last for too long before it completely collapsed.
The spiritual energy in the folded space was far more concentrated, so it went without saying that the turbulence was far more intense. For it to be able to maintain the folded space for tens of thousands of years without any problems, there was bound to be a powerful will guarding it.
Zhang Xuan walked up to a massive sculpture.
Dressed in a long robe, the sculpture had a scholarly look on his face. He looked exactly like the Sage Kui whom he had met at the Mountain Gate, and he emanated an awe-inspiring aura.
Unlike the Mountain Gate, which was formed through the condensation of a will, the sculpture seemed to possess a spirit of its own. With just a single glance, Zhang Xuan felt as if he had been infused with wisdom, making his mind clearer.
"As expected of the first sanctum head of the Sanctum of Sages," Zhang Xuan remarked.
Just a mere sculpture was enough to inspire awe in him. Sage Kui's strength when he was still alive must have far surpassed that of the deputy sanctum head.
Zhang Xuan stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
Putting aside how powerful Sage Kui was, just the fact that he had nurtured countless experts and allowed mankind to prosper for tens of thousands of years without being harmed by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe was already enough to earn his respect and admiration.
Not to mention, he had also inherited the other party's heritage and learned the Divine Eyes of the Ninth Netherworld.
However, it was a pity that despite reading so many books over the past few days, he was unable to find any books regarding optic arts. Otherwise, he would have long pushed the Heaven's Path Divine Art to Heaven's Path and cultivated it diligently.
"Master, I can sense my sternum!"
Just as Zhang Xuan was deep in thought, Vicious' voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Where is it?"
While the main reason why he was in such a hurry to enter the Inner Sanctum was for the sake of Lozosy, it was also to recover Vicious. Upon hearing that Vicious' sternum had been found, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
"It's in this sculpture …"
Vicious' voice trembled slightly.
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