As he flew, he felt his body becoming harder and harder, as if he would fall from the sky at any moment.
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to reach his limits, Sovereign Chen Yong and the young man suddenly appeared in his line of sight. It was as if they had known that he would catch up to them, and they had been waiting for him there.
"Sir, please save me …"
Feeling as if his innards had turned to stone, Ancient Sage Hao Xun could not care less about his image anymore. He walked up to the young man with a look of horror on his face.
Blood Reincarnation experts had countless lives, but their bodies had been turned to stone. No matter how strong they were, they wouldn't be able to use their abilities. In the end, they would only be able to walk the path of death.
While he did not want to interfere in Sovereign Chen Yong's affairs, he did not want to die.
"My cultivation is only at the Intuitive Impulse realm. If I wish to save you, I can only rely on Sovereign Chen Yong. However, he's carrying a blood feud with him, so I'm afraid that he won't be able to make it in time!"
Frowning, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
Just now, he refused to agree no matter what, so there was nothing they could do now.
"I …"
Not expecting that he would end up shooting himself in the foot so soon, Ancient Sage Hao Xun's face reddened before paling. "As long as Sovereign Chen Yong is willing to save me, I'm willing to obey your orders!"
If he didn't agree, he would die right there and then. If he agreed, he would still have a chance to live. In fact, glory and wealth would be at his fingertips. There was no longer any need for him to make a decision.
"Since you've agreed, then it's easy …"
Zhang Xuan chuckled softly as he sent a telepathic message over.
"Is this okay?"
Hearing those words, Sovereign Chen Yong frowned in disbelief.
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"Alright then …"
Taking a deep breath, Sovereign Chen Yong flicked his wrist, and a saber materialized in his grasp.
Huala!
A burst of saber qi tore through space, heading straight for Ancient Sage Hao Xun. The latter's body stiffened, and before he could even react, the saber qi struck his chest, leaving behind a massive wound.
Fresh blood flowed out from the wound.
"What are you doing?"
Ancient Sage Hao Xun did not think that Zhang Xuan would make a move on him.
"What else can I do? To save you, of course! " Expressionless, Zhang Xuan said impatiently, "If you don't allow us to save him, we'll leave right now!"
Ancient Sage Hao Xun nearly plummeted from the sky.
Who did I offend that I got stabbed for nothing?
"Milord, I beseech you to save me …" Even though Zhang Xuan was feeling stifled, he dared not say anything else.
"That's more like it!"
Nodding, Zhang Xuan walked up to Zhang Xuan and tapped his finger on it.
As soon as the blood came into contact with his fingertips, it once again released a five-colored light, as if something was being extracted from the other party's body.
The light grew brighter and brighter, swirling and converging at Zhang Xuan's fingertip. Soon, it took the shape of a stone.
It was the lodestone that Ancient Sage Hao Xun had assimilated earlier.
As the five-colored light in his body decreased, he felt his stiff body regain its senses.
The rock in the young man's hand seemed to have sensed that someone had disrupted its plans, and it began to tremble nonstop. Emanating a terrifying will, it tried to break free from the young man's zhenqi barrier, but it was unable to do so no matter how hard it tried.
"This stone … has its own consciousness?"
Ancient Sage Hao Xun's eyelids twitched.
He had been with this stone for no less than three thousand years, but he had never noticed this.
Possessing sentience was similar to some formidable weapons, but it was much more difficult to refine them. Zhang Xuan could not assimilate them with zhenqi like he did.
"It didn't initially, but when you used your zhenqi to assimilate it, it used its own energy to assimilate you as well. As time went by, it eventually developed its own consciousness!"
Zhang Xuan explained. "The reason you didn't notice it before is because the consciousness awakened when you assimilated the lodestone. By turning you into a lodestone, it will have gained a body and a soul, and you will have died …"
While the young man was assimilating the stone, the stone was assimilating him too.
The Magnetite Stone was a natural treasure. Even an Ancient Sage would find it difficult to take possession of it.
Otherwise, the abyss of the Primal Lodestone Mountain would not have existed for tens of thousands of years.
However, under normal circumstances, even if the lodestone was able to develop a consciousness, it would still take a very long time for it to do so. Turning an Ancient Sage into a stone was even more difficult. It was Zhang Xuan who had secretly used the power of magnetism to enchant the lodestone.
As powerful as Ancient Sage Hao Xun was, he was still caught off guard by Zhang Xuan's plan and fell for it.
While it was a little too much for him to do so, even if he had not made a move, the situation would still have happened as time went by. Thus, by making a move now, he had already resolved the problem for the other party.
Not expecting to nearly die in the hands of a stone, Ancient Sage Hao Xun's face paled.
"The power of magnetism isn't something that can be tamed that easily."
Zhang Xuan nodded. He raised his hand, and more and more five-colored light gathered in his hand.
The hideous lodestone was trembling non-stop, trying to break free from his Heaven's Path zhenqi, but no matter how hard it tried, it was unable to do so.
"Let me try assimilating it …"
Seeing that most of the power of magnetism had been extracted from Ancient Sage Hao Xun's body, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. Knowing that Ancient Sage Hao Xun's life was no longer in danger, a thought suddenly came to his mind.
It would be difficult for Ancient Sage Hao Xun to assimilate the lodestone, but with the Heaven's Path Divine Art and the Heaven's Path zhenqi, there was a good chance that he might be able to assimilate it.
With such a thought in mind, Zhang Xuan dived into the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn in the Library of Heaven's Path.
Tzzzzz!
The five-colored light in the lodestone began to dissipate at a visible rate, and it was swiftly converted into a surge of energy that flowed into his body.
While he was cultivating in the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn, he was able to cultivate at a rate that was ten times faster than normal. Outside, Sovereign Chen Yong and Ancient Sage Hao Xun could only see the brilliant light shrouding the lodestone, but they were unable to see what was happening.
"Could it be that the lodestone is trying to devour him?"
Ancient Sage Hao Xun's eyebrows shot up.
It was just a moment ago that the lodestone had nearly caused him to lose his life. Could it be that the lodestone was intending to deal with him out of humiliation?
If that was the case, there was no way they could save him.
"This … I'm not too sure either. However, since he's able to resolve the power of magnetism in your body, he should be able to resolve the current situation as well," Sovereign Chen Yong said with a frown.
Eventually, he nodded in agreement. "This … I'm not too sure either.
Considering how the young man was able to earn the respect of the Spirit God, it went without saying that he possessed extraordinary capabilities.
"He … Is he your new disciple?"
Hearing Sovereign Chen Yong's words, Ancient Sage Hao Xun heaved a sigh of relief.
He had known Sovereign Chen Yong for a long time, but he had never met the other party before. Could it be that the other party had accepted a new disciple because he felt that his time was running out?
But … how could he make the decision for his new disciple? Furthermore, judging from the conversation between the two of them, it seemed like the young man was of a higher standing than Sovereign Chen Yong.
"Disciple? Brother Hao, you're flattering me … This young man is my Young Master! "
Sovereign Chen Yong said.
"Young Master?"
Ancient Sage Hao Xun was getting more and more perplexed.
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