Zhang Xuan didn't think that he would be able to see through his concealment so well. His face darkened as he swiftly retracted his fist and punched forward to meet Zhang Xuan's attack.
Even though he had not made a breakthrough to Ancient Sage yet, his fighting prowess was already on par with Blood Reincarnation realm cultivators. He channeled his zhenqi through his meridians to form a massive net before him.
Boom!
Fist and palm collided. Zhang Xuan swayed a little.
The owner of this fist was actually not any weaker than him. He was also a supreme expert at the Blood Rebirth realm.
"I can't fight head-on …"
His purpose in coming here was to find Kong Shi and capture the deity's past, not to cause trouble. In order to avoid any unnecessary trouble, he had to end this matter as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if the Ancient Sages of the Hundred Schools of Philosophers were to notice his presence, it would be difficult for him to leave this place safely.
Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and whipped out the Dragonbone Divine Spear. Infusing his zhenqi into it, he thrust it toward the fist.
In an instant, a small fissure appeared in space, reminiscent of a needle piercing into one's skin. While the might of the fissure was formidable, there was not the slightest bit of energy leaking out from the fissure. In fact, if one was ten meters away from the Ancestral Hall, one would not be able to tell that there was an Ancient Sage battle going on.
Bang!
His fist collided with the spear. The spear seemed to be injured as it retracted its hand. Zhang Xuan suddenly leaped forward and stepped into it.
What appeared before Zhang Xuan was a spacious hall. At the very center of the hall was a sculpture of Kong shi, and standing at the very front of the sculpture was a golden-armored soldier. He was glaring at Zhang Xuan with killing intent in his eyes.
The attack just now was unleashed by him.
"This is … the Golden Warriors of Mentor's Calligraphy?"
Frowning, Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
Zhang Xuan had thought that it would be one of the experts from the Great Phrontistery of Confucianism guarding the Ancestral Hall, but who could have thought that it would just be a mere Golden Armored Guard formed from a series of words?
He had seen it once in Ancient Sage Ran Qiu's ancient domain.
"To think that just a single word would possess the prowess of an Ancient Sage 3-dan cultivator … Could it have been left behind by Kong Shi?"
He was shocked.
He did not deny that Kong Shi's strength was the strongest throughout history, but he did not expect him to be so strong!
Just a single word that he had written already harnessed the might of an Ancient Sage 3-dan Blood Reincarnation realm cultivator, allowing him to stand his ground even in a direct clash with him. If he were to write a large number of words, wouldn't there be no one in the world who could stand up to him?
As soon as this thought popped up in his mind, he shook his head.
As formidable as Jin Bing's calligraphy was, it wasn't something that could be easily written. Not only did it require one's comprehension of calligraphy to be extremely high, it also required one's zhenqi and blood essence to nourish it. Given his current strength, the most he could write was at Sempiternal realm consummation, and the maximum number of words he could write was three.
He couldn't do it anymore.
"No matter how strong it is, it's just a word!"
Zhang Xuan extended his Divine Sense and discovered that the battle just now had not attracted the attention of others. He heaved a sigh of relief and raised his eyebrows. Without hesitation, he took a step forward and thrust out his spear again.
After a few consecutive strikes, the power at the tip of the spear converged, forming a rotating vortex.
His spear art conformed to the Great Dao. It looked simple, but in reality, it was ever-changing, making it impossible for others to defend against.
In order to end the battle as soon as possible, Zhang Xuan didn't hold back at all. Driving his zhenqi along his reforged meridians, he emanated a might comparable to a Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator. In less than two breaths, the Jin Bing's calligraphy before him was reduced to a puddle of black ink before vanishing from sight.
Zhang Xuan quickly raised his head and saw a massive 'Ru' character on the wall behind the sculpture.
Seeing that the 'Ru' character was over, Zhang Xuan walked up to the sculpture of Kong Shi and bowed a few times before surveying his surroundings.
Just like Ancient Sage Ran Qiu's ancient domain, the Jin Bing's calligraphy should be a trial. Only by defeating it would one be qualified to remain here.
The Ancestral Hall was empty except for the sculpture. Walking toward a side door, Zhang Xuan found himself in a long corridor. The walls were filled with reliefs.
"This is … Kong Shi's life?"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
The reliefs before him depicted Kong Shi's life, starting from his birth and slowly moving forward along the timeline.
Looking at the reliefs, Zhang Xuan felt as if his soul had been drawn into them. He felt as if he had transcended the shackles of space and time to accompany Kong Shi, experiencing the latter's magnificent life.
Unlike the legends, Kong Shi wasn't born as a Saint realm cultivator. No matter how one looked at him, he was nothing more than an ordinary person. At the very most, he was an avid scholar who loved to read books.
Back then, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe ruled over the Master Teacher Continent, and the status of mankind was extremely low. Yet, all of a sudden, as if he had been enlightened, his cultivation had soared. Within a single year, he had broken through Fighter 9-dan, Transcendent Mortal 9-dan, and even Saint 9-dan!
His rate of improvement wasn't any slower than Zhang Xuan's at all!
Along the way, Kong Shi's footsteps had never stopped. He had conquered the various empires and saved mankind from the clutches of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. During this period of time, he had spread his teachings, recruited students, and founded the Mingshi Tang School.
Sensing the threat, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had encircled him and trapped him in Chencai for several months. In the midst of this crisis, he had created the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn and achieved a breakthrough to Ancient Sage. He had even plotted against Vicious and chased the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe into the Ancient Battlefield, sealing them within.
"From the looks of it, Kong Shi's breakthrough to Ancient Sage wasn't as simple as comprehending the laws of time …"
Along the way, Zhang Xuan fell into deep thought.
The Great Codex of Spring and Autumn harnessed the profundity of time. He had been to the Temple of Confucius before, and the flow of time there was indeed slightly different from that of the outside world.
What Ancient Sage Ran Qiu had comprehended was spear art, whereas Ancient Sage Qiu Wu had comprehended spatial laws … He had been wondering what Kong Shi had comprehended, but from the looks of it now, it seemed like it was time.
The founder of the Zhang clan was an Ancient Sage who had comprehended the laws of time as well, but he was still far from being a match for the World's Teacher.
Perplexed, Zhang Xuan continued reading on.
After chasing the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe into the Ancient Battlefield, they had summoned their 'deity' through a ritual, and Kong Shi had captured him.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan's breathing hastened a little.
The reason he had come here was to find this, but who could have thought that he would find the answer so soon?
Taking a closer look, Zhang Xuan saw that Kong Shi had brought the 'deity' away from the heart of the Master Teacher Continent, the headquarters of the Mingshi Tang Empire, and they had arrived at a remote area.
This area was a little barren, and the spiritual energy was extremely thin. There were barely any buildings or cities in sight.
It was hard to tell whether the 'deity' had been killed or something else, but there was no sign of him at all. On the other hand, Kong Shi seemed to have sustained some injuries, so he had stopped to rest and recuperate.
At the very end of the relief, it was carved that they had entered a miniature world. If Zhang Xuan was not mistaken, it was the Kunxu Domain where the Hundred Schools of Philosophers resided.
This was the final relief.
"Kunxu Domain … Could it be that …"
Seeing that the final relief was the Kunxu Domain, Zhang Xuan turned his gaze to the desolate area where Kong Shi had brought the 'deity' to, and after taking a closer look, his eyelids twitched in astonishment.
He actually recognized that place …
It was the Tianxuan Kingdom in the outside world!
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