It took a long time before the cactus on the stone statues were completely severed. The two Nine Star spirit awakeners turned their gazes toward the stone statues once more, and their faces were still pale from the lingering fear in their hearts.
They had great mastery over the art of spirit enchantment, but the spirit enchantment technique that the other party used seemed to be flawless. No matter what kind of means the stone statues used, they were able to defend themselves and even counterattack.
This left them at a complete loss as to what they should do.
"Is there any other way?"
After waiting for close to an hour, Zhang Wuchen realized that not even a single stone statue's Spirit had been destroyed. Finally, he could not hold it in any longer.
"This …"
Elder Wu's face reddened in embarrassment. "Reporting to the Third Elder, we are still lacking in knowledge, so there's nothing we can do about it. May I know which spirit awakener is the one who created these stone statues?"
"It's … a swordsman from the Sanctum of Sages, Zhang Xuan!"
Zhang Wuchen replied.
"Zhang Xuan?"
Elder Wu and Elder Mo glanced at one another in bewilderment.
They knew a thing or two about top-notch spirit awakeners, but they had never heard of that name before!
Furthermore … a swordsman? What the heck was that?
"His method of enchantment is completely different from what we have learned, so there's nothing we can do about it. Third Elder, can you bring us to meet that person? Perhaps he's the only one who can solve this problem!"
Elder Wu said after a moment of hesitation.
They were completely helpless against these stone statues, so it seemed like they could only rely on the other party to deal with them.
Hearing those words, the Third Elder rubbed his glabella.
For the esteemed Zhang clan to be unable to solve the problem brought about by a young man, it would be embarrassing if word got out.
However, given the current situation, if they allowed the stone statues to run around freely, the problem would only worsen.
"Wuzhen, lead the way!"
Zhang Wuchen waved his hand.
Knowing the severity of the matter, Elder Wuzhen hurriedly led the way.
The Third Elder quickly followed behind him, and Elder Mo and Elder Wu hesitated for a moment before following behind them.
They were also curious to see which spirit awakener was able to awaken such a powerful spirit that even they were helpless against it.
"Zhang Shi came here with Jian Qinsheng to challenge him in swordsmanship, so he's staying in the dueling ring!"
Elder Wuzhen introduced.
There were countless guests who came to the Zhang family every day. Some came to challenge, and some came to visit … In order to better distinguish them, these people were divided into different categories, and the areas they lived in were also different.
Jian Qinsheng had a personal grudge with the clan head, so it went without saying that he would be staying in the dueling ring.
Everyone here was an expert who had come to challenge him. Saber techniques, sword techniques, martial techniques, spear techniques, fist techniques … There were countless experts here.
Of course, there was no lack of pinnacle powerhouses of various professions.
"Let's go take a look, someone is challenging Zhang Ziqing!"
"Zhang Zi Qing? The most talented woman in the Zhang family, the young master of painting? "
"Indeed. She learned painting at three, Infused Intentions at seven, Breathtaking Verisimilitude at nine, Spirit Wisdom at twelve, Ethereal Impartation at fifteen, and despite just being eighteen this year, she is already able to produce Evocative Verisimilitude. Even the guild leader of the Painter Guild headquarters is full of praises for her, saying that she's the number one genius in painting in the past thousand years. Not only so, her zither and chess skills are also top-notch, such that it's hard to find anyone in the Zhang family who can match up to her.
"I don't know either, but it should be a guest named … Zhang Xuan. When he saw that someone was vying for her painting, he went over to take a look, and he seemed to have said some nasty words that nearly infuriated the other party. That's why he wanted to challenge her! "
"Nasty words?"
"In any case, he just said that her painting's fundamentals are too weak, and he even offered some pointers to the other party. As the number one genius in painting and the most talented woman in the Zhang family, it's only natural that she would be displeased …"
While walking forward, he suddenly heard a commotion in the surroundings.
"Let's head over to take a look …"
He had come here to look for Zhang Xuan, but who would have thought that before he could settle the matter regarding the sculpture, he would come here to cause trouble?
Following the crowd for a while, he soon found Zhang Xuan in a square. Jian Qinsheng was clutching his forehead as he stood not too far away, deep in thought. Opposite him was Zhang Ziqing, and her face was flushed in anger, and her body was trembling uncontrollably.
"You want to have a painting duel with me?"
Zhang Xuan glanced at Jian Qinsheng and asked, "What are the stakes? If there's no stakes, I don't want to make a move on a nobody! "
Upon arriving at the square, Zhang Xuan saw quite a few people vying for the young lady's painting. He had thought that it would be a profound painting, but after taking a closer look, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
It was indeed not bad for the young lady to be able to produce Evocative Verisimilitude. However, due to her age and her lack of knowledge, she was still a little immature in terms of artistic conception.
It was just like the many beautiful poems in his previous life. Most of them were created by the author's true emotions, and it was through the emotions that they resonated with the hearts of countless people. If one were to rely solely on one's imagination, it was inevitable that the artistic conception would be lacking.
If it had been anyone else, given Zhang Xuan's low-profile personality, he would have surely ignored them. However, since the other party was a genius of the Zhang Clan, he couldn't help but criticize the other party.
In any case, since the other party was here to cause trouble, the bigger the better.
"You …"
Zhang Ziqing glared at Zhang Xuan with killing intent.
The young man before her was simply too infuriating. It was one thing for him to say that her painting was neither fish nor fowl, but to say that she was a nobody … I, Zhang Ziqing, am a well-known figure even in the Painter Guild, and yet you … Zhang Xuan, who do you think you are?
If there's no stakes, we won't have a duel … Can you not act so arrogantly?
"Fine, let's have a duel then. This' Winter Snow Treading Painting 'is a painting I drew last winter, and it's extremely valuable. As long as you can defeat me, I'll give it to you!"
Even though Zhang Ziqing's body was trembling in anger, judging from the other party's words, it was clear that she would reject him if she didn't agree to it. Thus, she flicked her wrist and took out a painting.
Zhang Xuan opened the painting lightly, and snow drifted down from the sky. It felt as if one would really enter the painting if one were to look at it for a moment.
Upon seeing Zhang Ziqing taking out the painting, the crowd exclaimed in shock and envy.
"To be able to make Ziqing take out this painting, it seems like she's really angry!"
Zhang Wuchen said as he stroked his beard.
"Indeed. This painting is Ziqing's favorite, and she has always treated it as her treasure. Even the grandmaster of the Painter Guild once offered fifty pinnacle spirit stones for it, but she still refused to sell it!"
Elder Wuzhen nodded in agreement.
The painting before them was Zhang Ziqing's best work, and it was hard to imagine how many years it would take for such a painting to appear in the world. It was simply too valuable, such that even the elders of the Zhang Clan had never seen it before. Who could have thought that Zhang Ziqing would actually take it out as a wager?
"You sure are stingy!"
Zhang Xuan had thought that Zhang Ziqing would take out some kind of wager, but to think that it would only be a painting. Disappointed, he said, "It's best that you don't take out such a low-tier painting. It'll be embarrassing for you … How about this? If you lose, you'll just have to give me a pinnacle spirit stone!"
"A pinnacle spirit stone?"
Zhang Ziqing's body trembled in agitation. She clenched her teeth so tightly that they nearly shattered. "Are you certain?"
"Un."
Zhang Xuan replied nonchalantly.
To him, what was most useful was spirit stones. If it was just a painting … If he really wanted it, he would be able to draw it out.
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