For the other party to know so much about him, and there wasn't the slightest hint of anger in his voice when he talked about killing the Otherworldly Demons. Furthermore, he even mentioned the word 'contribution'. Such words could only come from the Mingshi Tang!
Could it be that the young man before him was a hidden Ancient Sage from the Mingshi Tang?
If he was a master teacher, why would he stop him?
"I'm not from the Mingshi Tang …"
But before he could finish his words, a crisp sound echoed from the pavilion ahead of them. It sounded like some kind of seal had been broken. Following which, a burst of frigid aura burst forth, freezing the entire pavilion into a block of ice in the blink of an eye.
"Zhao Ya is indeed here …"
Zhang Xuan's face turned livid.
Back in the Empire Alliance, he had seen the young man release such a burst of energy after helping him alter his meridians. He had even formed a suit of armor out of ice, so there was no way he would mistake him for someone else.
Hula!
Paying no heed to whether the other party was an Ancient Sage or not, Zhang Xuan dashed right into the pavilion.
It was clear that the other party was stalling for time!
So what if he was an Ancient Sage?
It was just a book!
He could afford to waste it for his students!
Hula!
A burst of light burst forth, forming a thin barrier around the pavilion. Zhang Xuan charged right into it, but he found himself unable to pass through it.
"You can't enter now!" the Ancient Sage bellowed.
"Scram!"
With a furious roar, Zhang Xuan whipped out the Dragonbone Divine Spear and thrust it toward the barrier of light.
Weng!
The barrier of light trembled slightly, neutralizing the attack. Even though he had used his full might to execute his spear art, he was unable to leave the slightest mark on it.
"Break!"
With a flick of his spear, Zhang Xuan channeled his strength into the spear hilt, and the black skeletal dragon released black flames one after another.
Having been burned by the Empyrean Heavenly Flame for three days straight, Zhang Xuan's body had already harnessed the power of the Empyrean Heavenly Flame. As soon as the black flames came into contact with the barrier of light, the latter immediately burst into flames.
"Empyrean Heavenly Flame?"
The Ancient Sage hiding by the side was astonished. He was just about to extinguish the flames when the sound of a millstone rolling echoed in the air. Following which, the four pavilions around him began shaking.
"What happened?"
Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered with deciphering the seal anymore. He quickly turned his head around, only to see the Hall of Great Accomplishment rumbling intensely. Following which, a fissure slowly opened up.
An ancient aura gushed out from the palace, enveloping the four pavilions of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, changing the four seasons.
After being touched by this aura, the Celestial Talisman of Legacy floating in Heung Kensei's hand in the Warm Spring Pavilion released a gentle light that enveloped a circle with a diameter of about five meters.
Sizzle!
Under the powerful tug of energy, Heung Kensei, Sword Saint Meng, and the others finally lost control of themselves and flew straight into the entrance.
"The Hall of Great Accomplishment has opened! Xuan-er, hurry up and leave! "
Heung Kensei hastily shouted.
"Let's save Zhao Ya first …"
Zhang Xuan raised his spear and stabbed at the pavilion in front of him again.
Since he had found Zhao Ya, he would bring her back unscathed!
Kacha!
Under the relentless barrage of attacks, the barrier of light finally reached its limit and burst apart. Just as it was about to charge into the pavilion, a cold halo suddenly burst forth from within and charged right behind the Xingmeng Sword Saints and the others toward the Hall of Great Accomplishment.
Standing within the glowing sphere was a slender figure shrouded in ice and snow. Who else could it be other than Zhao Ya?
And it seemed like she was the one who had set up the glowing sphere.
With the protection of the Celestial Talisman of Legacy, the Xingmeng Sword Saints and the others were able to enter the glowing sphere with ease. As for Zhao Ya and the others, they didn't seem to be affected by the cold glowing sphere at all.
"Zhao Ya …"
Zhang Xuan panicked upon seeing Luo Ruoxin entering the Hall of Great Accomplishment.
Hu hu hu hu!
Following which, twenty saint beasts rushed out of the Autumn Pleasurable Pavilion, intending to make use of the chaos to charge in as well. However, as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Great Accomplishment, they were stopped by a barrier, unable to advance any further.
These saint beasts possessed strength at Great Sage 3-dan and 4-dan, but before the barrier, they were nothing more than ants trying to shake a tree. They couldn't even budge the barrier at all.
"They have the Celestial Talisman of Legacy, and Zhao Ya possesses a unique constitution, so she should be able to bring others in as well …"
Seeing this sight, Zhang Xuan felt goosebumps rising all over his body.
If only he had known that Zhao Ya would be able to enter the Hall of Great Accomplishment, he would have entered with his parents through the Celestial Talisman of Legacy. But now that they had left, he was the only one who was left behind … What the heck was this?
"I have to enter …"
Zhang Xuan stomped his foot and charged straight for the Hall of Great Accomplishment.
He had already arrived at the entrance of the Subordinate Hall, but he was still stuck outside. Just the thought of it was enough to drive him insane.
At most, he would just have to rely on the Library of Heaven's Path to find a flaw in the barrier. Even if he had to destroy it, he would still have to enter.
Hu!
Zhang Xuan thought that he would be blocked outside like the other saint beasts, but all of a sudden, a warm glow burst forth from his body, and he was already inside.
"Right, I have the Prime Amulet of Legacy!"
Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment before widening his eyes in realization.
Previously, Lozosy had said that the Celestial Talisman of Legacy could only be used to enter the Subordinate Hall, whereas the Prime Amulet could be used to enter any of the Subordinate Halls. In the forest world, the Prime Amulet was completely useless, so he had chosen to forget about it. Who could have thought that it would play such a huge role in the opening of the Hall of Great Accomplishment?
"Elder, please bring us along with you …"
But before Zhang Xuan could enter the barrier, an anxious voice sounded behind him. "Wait a moment.
Turning around, he saw that it was the saint beasts who had been repelled by the barrier earlier.
"Offer yourself to me as my tamed beasts, and I'll bring you in!"
Zhang Xuan said calmly.
"This …"
The saint beasts glanced at one another in bewilderment.
"You want us to become your tamed beasts? Dream on!"
"The reason why we saint beasts cultivate is for freedom. You might be powerful, but you won't be able to make us submit to you!"
"At most, we won't enter the Hall of Great Accomplishment. It's much faster to cultivate outside …"
"Even if I, the Greencloud Beast, am unable to raise my cultivation anymore and die outside, I will never submit to you!"
The reason why they had entered the Temple of Confucius was to seek out fortuitous encounters and raise their cultivation. However, there was no way they would submit to a human and become his tamed beast.
"Hehe!"
Hearing the words of the saint beasts, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly as he walked out of the barrier. With a flick of his spear, he dived right into the midst of the saint beasts.
Pipa! Pipa la!
A dozen breaths later, he retracted his spear and stood upright.
"Are you all ready to submit now?"
"… Paying respects to Master!"
Hualala!
The saint beasts immediately kneeled to the ground. The arrogant Verdant Cloudsoar Beast was the first to command its blood essence to fall on Zhang Xuan's glabella to seal the contract.
The other saint beasts quickly followed suit, fearing that they would be too slow.
"…" The Ancient Sages of the Zhang family.
"…" The unknown Ancient Sages.
When did the saint beasts become so shameless?
Even as Ancient Sages, they would not have been able to force the saint beasts to submit. Otherwise, any Ancient Sage would have been able to form an army of saint beasts …
Yet, this fellow actually managed to do it …
In an instant, the experts who were still outside and unable to enter were all dumbfounded.
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