"How has your cultivation been recovering after assimilating the upper body?"
Zhang Xuan asked. Seeing that Vicious was recovering from absorbing the energy from the Stone of Divine Crusade, Zhang Xuan asked.
Back then, when Vicious assimilated the phalanx, his cultivation had recovered significantly. After assimilating the skull, he had managed to advance his cultivation once more. Considering how massive the upper body was, he should have improved even more.
"Master, my fighting prowess is already on par with those who have just achieved a breakthrough to Ancient Sage!"
Vicious replied.
"Ancient Sage?" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
He had been wondering whether Vicious would wield the strength of an Ancient Sage after assimilating the upper body, and it seemed like his guess was right!
Given that they were both Ancient Sages, Vicious would surely be much stronger than the Ancient Sage corpse!
Coupled with the Infernal Blacksaber, he would be as good as having a true Ancient Sage guarding him at all times, ensuring his safety.
"Un. Furthermore, the upper body has been suppressed by Sage Kui for tens of thousands of years through the Sanctum of Sages, so the killing intent within it has already been completely wiped out. What's left is pure energy. With my current strength, no one will be able to tell that I'm a master teacher!"
Vicious said.
"That's great!"
Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.
It was just a moment ago that he was still thinking that even if Vicious possessed the strength of an Ancient Sage, he would not dare use it recklessly on the Master Teacher Continent. Otherwise, just the crime of colluding with the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe would be enough to make him unable to defend himself.
While Sage Kui was not Kong Shi's direct disciple, he was still the latter's grandstudent. Using the scholarly aura of the Sanctum of Sages to suppress the upper body for tens of thousands of years, the killing intent within it had long been cleansed.
It seemed like he would be able to use Vicious without worrying about how he was going to explain himself.
"You should focus on recovering your soul first. Try your best to raise your cultivation to its peak!"
Knowing that he had a stronger backing, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief and walked out of the stone forest.
With the opening of the Temple of Confucius, there would be many Ancient Sages gathered there. The stronger Vicious was, the safer he would be.
He had to be careful.
Putting away the artifacts and beasts, Zhang Xuan returned to the hall from before and stowed the portraits hanging on the walls one by one into his storage ring. Only then did he leave the hall.
The master teachers were still standing outside the Sanctum of Divine Crusade, studying the cultivation techniques and secret manuals inscribed on the walls.
"If Yuan Tao is not here, then where is he?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Since there were only Otherworldly Demons in the area, it could only mean that the Hundred Schools of Philosophers had yet to arrive. Since that was the case, where could Yuan Tao have gone?
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to return to the stone forest world and continue his search, he suddenly flicked his wrist, and a Communication Jade Token appeared in his hand.
A line of words appeared on it.
"Zhang Xuan, come to the Apricot Altar now!"
"Is it Lozosy's message? Apricot Jar … Where is the Apricot Jar? You can transmit messages across worlds? "
Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
When he first arrived, he had tried using the Communication Jade Talisman. It would only work if they were in the same world. But now, he had received a message from Lozosy …
Since when was it possible to send messages across worlds? If that was the case, why couldn't he have done it before?
"The Apricot Altar is a branch hall corresponding to the Desert World. I'll wait for you there!"
Sensing Zhang Xuan's doubts, Lozosy sent another message over.
"The Desert World?" Zhang Xuan frowned. Without any hesitation, he returned to the stone forest world once more.
It was easy to find the previous entrance, and it did not take long for Zhang Xuan to return to the world of the desert.
At this moment, there was no desert or scorching heat in the world. The spiritual energy in the area was dense, and while there was no vegetation, it was still somewhat similar to the forest world.
The cultivators who had entered the Desert World had been cultivating on the spot, and they had made significant progress in their cultivation.
The Intuitive Impulse realm cultivator whom he had met previously had already achieved a breakthrough to the Sempiternal realm within a few hours, and his appearance seemed to have become much younger.
Knowing that this was one of the mysteries of the Temple of Confucius, Zhang Xuan decided not to waste too much time talking about it. After confirming his direction, he swiftly headed in the direction where the oasis was located. Not too long later, he saw the young lady and Wu Chen.
"You're here!"
Lozosy chuckled. Seemingly noticing Zhang Xuan's doubts, she explained, "The Temple of Confucius has already established a connection to the various worlds. It's not strange for them to communicate with one another."
"Open a path?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment before understanding dawned on him.
He had found the exits of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe and walked through them, which meant that he had somehow managed to connect all of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe together. Furthermore, he wasn't the only one. There were many master teachers who were traversing the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe as well, so it wasn't too surprising that they were able to communicate with one another.
"How do you know that this world corresponds to the Apricot Altar?"
Understanding this, Zhang Xuan was still puzzled.
Before entering the branch palace, he didn't even know what it was called. Since Lozosy knew about it, why didn't she mention it before?
"Someone has already gone there, so it's not strange for them to know about it. Furthermore, it's not just this. The other branch palaces have also found out about it."
Lozosy explained, "The Temple of Confucius has six main halls, namely: Kuiwen Pavilion, Apricot Altar, Liangwei Hall, Dacheng Hall, Bedchamber Hall, and Hall of Divine Crusade! The people from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers possessed the Heavenly Talismans to open the Kui Wen Pavilion. They had already entered the Kui Wen Pavilion and taken away all of the books that Kong Shi had left behind. Mingshi Tang possessed the Celestial Amulet of the two palaces, and the Luo Clan, Zhang clan, and Otherworldly Demonic Tribe corresponded to the Hall of Lull, Hall of Great Accomplishment, and Hall of Divine Crusade respectively. Since there are people who have entered the Kui Wen Pavilion, it can be said that they have been fully activated. At the moment, only the Apricot Altar hasn't been opened yet … If I'm not mistaken, you were the one who took the crux of the formation, right? We can head over to check it out and activate the Subordinate Hall as well! "
"Is the crux of the formation referring to the tree root?"
Zhang Xuan asked.
"Un." Lozosy nodded. "Let's hurry up. There are already quite a few people heading over. The Hundred Schools of Philosophers has also brought Yuan Tao over to make use of his Emperor's Bloodline, but I'm not too sure what they're up to."
"Un." Hearing that Yuan Tao was here, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
"Let's head over!"
After saying those words, Lozosy turned to look at Wu Chen.
"Yes!" The boy, who looked young, nodded his head and pointed his finger upwards.
Si la!
A rift appeared in the space above the oasis, revealing a passageway. Above it, a vague hall could be seen.
"He's tearing through space with a single finger?"
Zhang Xuan frowned in bewilderment.
He had been to the Desert Dimension before, so he knew how resilient space was. At the very least, one had to reach Ancient Sage in order to tear through it. Yet, Wu Chen was able to pierce through it with a single tap of his finger, and from the looks of it, it seemed to be even easier than the Infernal Blacksaber. Could it be that he had found a fortuitous encounter and reached Ancient Sage realm?
"Let's head up!"
Lozosy did not bother explaining the matter to Zhang Xuan. She took the lead, and Zhang Xuan followed closely behind her.
Just like the previous few times, they passed through space and arrived at a flat plain. Not too far away, they saw a towering building with two glowing words on it … Apricot Altar!
At this moment, there were quite a few people gathered in front of the hall. There were cultivators from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers, Otherworldly Demons, and quite a few beasts. All of them were eyeing the Temple of Confucius intently, seemingly waiting for the opening of the final Subordinate Hall.
There were powerful auras lurking in the surroundings. Clearly, the only reason the powers were able to coexist peacefully with one another was due to the Ancient Sages keeping one another in check.
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