"Young master, have you... asked about the Soulless Metal Humanoid?"
Seeing the young master's body trembling slightly, the elder knew that he would go insane if he were to continue harping on this matter. Thus, he hurriedly changed the topic.
"Ah? I... forgot about it! "
Song Chao staggered.
As soon as they met, the other party pointed out the crux of his cultivation. Then... he fell into a verbal assault and lost himself.
Putting aside the Soulless Metal Humanoid, he didn't even speak a single word.
How could he ask?
"Then... I'll go ask..."
The elder said.
"Un, go ahead... Be careful!" After a moment of hesitation, Song Chao nodded.
He was a little afraid that he would be bewitched by the other party's words once more. Thus, he might as well let the servant pass.
However... the other party was able to use Impartation of Heaven's Will to lecture him and see through his problems. His master teacher rank was no lower than his. Given that he had obtained the Soulless Metal Humanoid, he would surely study it for himself.
"Yes!"
The elder nodded. He hurriedly walked up to Zhang Xuan and said, "Zhang Shi, we would like to buy that Soulless Metal Humanoid. May I know... if you are interested in selling it? Our young master is willing to offer two half 5-star master teacher Tutelage Jade Tokens! "
"40,000 spirit stones!" Zhang Xuan halted.
"This is already a very high price. Our young master only has three half 5-star master teacher Tutelage Jade Tokens... Wait a moment, what did you say?"
The elder thought that Zhang Shi would reject the offer straight away, but contrary to his expectations, the other party offered a price without any hesitation. "Zhang Shi said 40,000 spirit stones... for sale?"
Hu!
Before he could finish his words, a Soulless Metal Humanoid suddenly appeared on the ground.
"Take out your spirit stones and the Soulless Metal Humanoid will be yours. If you don't have any Tutelage Jade Tokens... please leave!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hands casually.
He was in a hurry to return to study the Heaven's Path Divine Art, so how could he have the time to waste with the other party?
Since Zhang Xuan wanted the Soulless Metal Humanoid, he might as well sell it instead of keeping it in his hands. In any case, it would be useless once it was turned into a book.
"... So simple?"
Behind him, Song Chao thought that it would be impossible for the old man to rush over and say those words, but who would have thought that it would be so easy …
If he had known that this fellow was planning to betray him, he wouldn't have pretended to be so pretentious as to give him pointers. Now, not only did he fail to give him pointers, he even got pointers from him …
He had lost all his face …
Song Chao felt a little crazy.
No matter what others did, as a master teacher, he was still able to see some patterns in their actions. However, the fellow before him was completely unconventional, and this left him feeling as though he had knocked his head against a rock, leaving him feeling giddy.
"Zhang Shi, are you really planning to sell this Soulless Metal Humanoid to me for 40,000 spirit stones?"
Unable to hold himself back any longer, he walked up to Zhang Xuan.
"Forget it if you can't afford it!"
After putting away the golden man, Zhang Xuan was about to leave.
"I'll buy it …"
Song Chao's face reddened as he hurriedly said.
Huala!
As soon as he finished speaking, a pile of spirit stones appeared in front of everyone. There were exactly forty thousand spirit stones.
"Un, the Soulless Metal Humanoid is yours!" Putting away the spirit stones, Zhang Xuan casually tossed the Soulless Metal Humanoid to the other party's side and left.
"Thank you, Zhang Shi …"
Taking the Soulless Metal Humanoid, Song Chao was afraid that something might go wrong, so he hurriedly kept it into his storage ring. However, just as he was about to grab the Soulless Metal Humanoid, he suddenly froze, and he nearly knocked his head against the wall.
"I fell for it again! My 40,000 spirit stones …"
Clearly, he had fallen for the Impartation of Heaven's Will once more, and he couldn't help but take out his money …
Over the years, he had only managed to accumulate this little bit of spirit stones. To think that he would be squeezed dry by the other party … Did he have to scam him like that?
What kind of monster was this fellow …
"Congratulations, young master, for buying the Soulless Metal Humanoid …" The old man clasped his fist.
"Scram!"
Song Chao bellowed furiously. He was already feeling gloomy in the first place, and upon hearing the congratulations, he nearly exploded.
"Ah … Yes!"
The old man scratched his head in confusion. What was wrong with the young master? Was there something wrong with his head …
…
Not expecting a 4-star master teacher to contribute 40,000 spirit stones in one go, Zhang Xuan returned to his room excitedly. With a flick of his wrist, rows of bookshelves appeared before him.
With so many spirit stones, his cultivation would be much easier. It was about time for him to browse through some books to raise his cultivation.
Zhang Xuan slid his finger across the books, and similar books appeared in his mind.
Soon, all of the cultivation techniques and battle techniques that Master Sai had collected were collected into the Library of Heaven's Path.
"Compile!"
Placing the Transcendent Mortal 1-dan Prolonged Longevity realm cultivation techniques together, Zhang Xuan willed.
Hu!
A brand-new book appeared before his eyes.
Casually picking it up, Zhang Xuan flipped it open.
"Transcendent Mortal, also known as Transcendence Mortal, means that one has broken free from the shackles of mortality, and one's level of existence has risen significantly. In order to transcend mortality, one has to abstain from the dregs of the five grains and consume the spiritual energy of the world. Those who consume grain will attain wisdom, those who consume spiritual energy will attain longevity … "
The contents of the book appeared before Zhang Xuan's eyes.
After an unknown period of time, exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, Zhang Xuan opened his eyes.
He had already comprehended the Transcendent Mortal 1-dan Heaven's Path Divine Art, so he could cultivate it anytime he wanted.
"Let's begin!"
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and a spirit stone appeared in his palm. His zhenqi flowed slowly according to the direction of the cultivation technique.
Kacha!
Two breaths later, the spirit stone in his hand shattered into dust.
"Hmm? This … "
Zhang Xuan's face twitched.
Spirit stones were formed by nature, and they contained spiritual energy within them. They were crystalline like jade … Logically speaking, they should be extremely resilient. Why would they shatter so easily?
Lowering his head to take a look, a bizarre expression appeared on Zhang Xuan's face.
"The spiritual energy … has been sucked dry?"
The shattered spirit stone on the floor was completely white, reminiscent of dust. Clearly, it was due to the spiritual energy within it being sucked dry.
"This … How many spirit stones would it take to reach Transcendent Mortal 1-dan like this?"
Zhang Xuan felt light-headed.
He thought that he would be able to reach Transcendent Mortal 1-dan with just a few hundred spirit stones. Given that he had several tens of thousands in his possession, it should be a walk in the park. But from the looks of it now, it seemed like he had been dreaming.
Transcendent Mortal was a breakthrough from the mortal realm.
His body had been tempered by the Heaven's Path zhenqi, making it far superior to an ordinary human. The difficulty of breaking the barrier between mortal and Spirit realm was more than a hundred times greater than that of an ordinary human.
It was just like how it was easy to increase the volume of water in a meter-wide puddle by twofold. However, to increase the volume of water in an ocean by twofold … How difficult was that?
This was the case with Zhang Xuan.
Nourished by the Heaven's Path zhenqi, his physical body and soul had undergone a transformation, making him invincible among those of the same cultivation realm. This made it even more difficult for him to cross the final hurdle.
"If I absorb them one by one, I'll die of exhaustion sooner or later …"
There were tens of thousands of spirit stones. Under normal circumstances, no matter how many spirit stones he needed, it would be more than enough for him to achieve a breakthrough. However … the spiritual energy contained in these low-tier spirit stones was limited, and he needed a huge amount of them. If he were to continue absorbing the spiritual energy in them every two breaths, his cultivation would also be interrupted!
Furthermore … if he were to absorb them one by one … when would he be able to reach Transcendent Mortal realm?
It was just like drinking water through an infusion tube. Even if there was sufficient water in the drip bottle, it would still be sufficient to kill him.
In other words, he had to find a way to increase the flow of spiritual energy from the spirit stones so as to complement his cultivation.
"Formation!"
Frowning, an occupation appeared in Zhang Xuan's mind.
It was impossible for him to cultivate one by one by one with spirit stones in his hands. If he wanted several hundred or even several thousand spirit stones to provide him with spiritual energy simultaneously, there was only one way … and that was to use a formation!
Back then, after destroying the Lin Clan, he had learned quite a few books on formations. He knew that some formidable Spirit Gathering Formations could extract the spiritual energy from the spirit stones and condense it into a powerful current.
If he had such a formation, he would be able to absorb the spiritual energy from the spirit stones by placing them into it. This way, it would be much easier for him to cultivate.
"I should look for a formation first!"
Zhang Xuan stood up.
As his cultivation rose, his demand for spiritual energy would increase. Without such a formation, even if he had sufficient spirit stones, it would still be troublesome for him to cultivate.
Walking out of the room, Zhang Xuan looked for Master Sai.
"Pavilion master, may I know if there's a Formation Master Guild in Honghai City? Can you bring me there?"
"As the capital of trade, Honghai City naturally has a Formation Master Guild. Is Zhang Shi intending to purchase a formation plate to prepare for his trip to the soul oracle tomb?"
Master Sai looked at Zhang Xuan.
A formation plate was a miniature version of a formation. It was portable and powered by zhenqi. Even those who weren't a formation master could use it. As such, it was one of the most popular items in the Formation Master Guild.
The trip to the soul oracle tomb was fraught with danger. With a formation plate in hand, Zhang Xuan's chances of survival would be greatly increased.
"Formation plate? Yes, bring me there to see if I can buy some! "
Zhang Xuan nodded.
If he could buy a Spirit Gathering Formation plate, he would be able to gather spiritual energy anywhere he wanted to cultivate. This would make it much more convenient.
"I have been friends with Guild Leader Zheng Jingfeng of the Formation Master Guild for many years. He has the best formation plate in the entire Honghai City. I'll bring you over to take a look. I'm sure that you'll be satisfied!"
Master Sai said.
"I'll be troubling pavilion master then!" Knowing that the other party was interested in befriending him, Zhang Xuan didn't turn down the offer.
As the occupation of the Appraiser Hall was unique, it was located at the center of many guilds. As such, it wasn't too far away from the Formation Master Guild. In less than ten minutes, they arrived at their destination.
Back when he was in Tianwu Kingdom, Zhang Xuan had paid a visit to the Formation Master Guild and collected quite a few books there. However, all of them paled in comparison to the one before him.
The entrance of the guild was tall and majestic. Inscribed with the Eight Trigrams was a mystical sight to behold.
Upon entering, Zhang Xuan immediately felt a change in the atmosphere. The air within the door was moist, and spiritual energy was abundant. The temperature was just right, and it felt as though one had stepped into a spring garden.
"This..."
Zhang Xuan blinked his eyes in astonishment.
It was already late autumn, and winter was approaching. Why was it so warm here?
"The Formation Master Guild has set up a formation here. Once one enters, one will feel as comfortable as spring..." Noticing Zhang Xuan's expression, Master Sai stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, this formation will only make one feel comfortable. It doesn't possess any offensive properties, so it won't cause any harm."
"To set up a formation that warms one in winter and cools one in summer just to make one feel comfortable... As expected of the Formation Master Guild, they sure are generous!"
Zhang Xuan clicked his tongue in astonishment.
To be able to control such a large formation so precisely, only within the guild, not affecting the outside at all, as expected of the Formation Master Guild of the League of Nations. Just this formation was probably grade-3 pinnacle or even grade-4!
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