Through the Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan could see a grayish thread wandering within his massive soul. It felt as though a parasite, and it felt completely out of place.
"This is... the Innate Fetal Poison?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
He had learned of the Innate Fetal Poison back in Tianxuan Kingdom, but due to the suppression of the Heaven's Path zhenqi, it was unable to do anything to him for the time being. As time went by, he had forgotten about it.
He had thought that as long as he became a Nine Stars master teacher before thirty, he would be able to resolve it. Who could have known that... when did this thing get into his soul?
He could suppress it with his Heaven's Path zhenqi in his physical body, but how was he supposed to deal with it in his soul?
Zhang Xuan's eyelids twitched, and his complexion turned awful.
The soul was the foundation of everything. If it were to die, it would be a true death. There was no chance of survival at all.
Initially, he had been thinking of cultivating his soul, and if it came down to it, he could just find a way to possess it.
But from the looks of it, it was useless!
Unbeknownst to him, the Innate Fetal Poison had hidden itself in his soul.
Previously, his soul had been too weak to notice it, but now that his soul had grown beyond ten meters, his strength and capability had grown significantly. Only then did he realize that something was amiss.
"Perhaps... the Innate Fetal Poison was planted in my soul from birth!"
The Innate Fetal Poison had been planted in his mother's womb. Back then, his soul hadn't even matured yet, so it was very likely that the Innate Fetal Poison had been planted in his soul as well.
It was just that his soul was too weak back then, and it was unable to leave his body.
Now that his soul had grown to ten meters, the Innate Fetal Poison seemed to have grown along with it.
In other words, when his soul was weak, the Innate Fetal Poison hidden in his soul was weak as well. But now that his soul had grown stronger...
"What should I do? Am I going to continue cultivating my soul... This thing is going to poison me to death! "
Zhang Xuan sighed deeply.
Without the suppression of the Heaven's Path zhenqi, the Innate Fetal Poison could easily corrode his soul, and once it did, not even the gods would be able to save him.
What in the world was this?
It was one thing for him to end up as a cripple, but to think that he would be gifted with this!
Even though the Heaven's Path Soul Oracles were powerful, they were unable to gather Heaven's Path zhenqi. Without Heaven's Path zhenqi, the Innate Fetal Poison would be able to do as it pleased.
"Unless … there's something that can invade my soul and suppress it!"
Since his zhenqi was unable to enter his soul, he could only find something else that could.
Otherwise, if this guy was in a bad mood and messed around for a while, he would really die before he could succeed.
Taking his physical body for example, with his Heaven's Path zhenqi, he did not have to worry too much about the Innate Fetal Poison. As long as it did not go berserk, he would be able to suppress it.
But now, his soul had nothing to fight against, which meant that he was in constant danger.
This was not a situation he wanted to see.
"Soul oracles cultivate their souls directly. I have inherited all of Mo Hunsheng's heritage, but there isn't any way for me to suppress the Innate Fetal Poison. Furthermore, the soul oracles were destroyed by Mingshi Tang, so their heritage has long been severed. So … this class is not very useful in solving problems! "
He lowered his head and pondered.
Without the heritage, there would be no books on the Innate Fetal Poison. If he couldn't find any books on souls, he wouldn't be able to compile a complete Heaven's Path Divine Art. As such, he would be completely useless in suppressing the Innate Fetal Poison.
At this moment, he was helpless. He could only place his hopes on some occupations that had an effect on the soul and find the corresponding books.
"Of the ten schools in the Master Teacher Academy, only the Painter School, Demonic Tunist School, and Terpsichore School are capable of affecting one's soul. The Painter School is capable of calming one's mind, allowing one to reach a profound state of mind. On the other hand, the Demonic Tunist School and Terpsichore School are capable of bewitching one's soul. If I am looking for books on the soul, I should be looking for them. "
In the Master Teacher Academy, pill forging, smithing, celestial designers, beast taming … None of these were useful to one's soul.
The only ones who could possibly have books on the soul were the Demonic Tunist School and Terpsichore School.
These two schools specialized in bewitching one's soul, so they should have quite a few manuals on the soul.
"Un, I'll go and take a look at them at dawn!"
Time waits for no man, and he had no intention of dying to the Innate Fetal Poison.
However, it was already past midnight, and it was unlikely that he would be able to find anything even if he went to the Demonic Tunist School or the Terpsichore School.
Even though the teachers of the academies would be recruiting students starting tomorrow, it didn't matter to him whether he went or not.
If he wanted to acknowledge School Head Zhao as his teacher, he would have already agreed to become the latter's junior. There was no need for him to look for an ordinary teacher.
Even if he didn't acknowledge a teacher, he could still attend the public lecture halls. His goal in coming to the academy was to browse through books, so it didn't matter to him whether he had a teacher to guide him or not.
Since I can't sleep anyway, I might as well head back to take a look and make arrangements for Wang Ying, Sun Qiang, and the others as well!
Zhang Xuan had already recovered his stamina, and the Innate Fetal Poison was still plaguing him, so it was impossible for him to fall asleep. Since that was the case, he might as well head back to take a look at the place that Sun Qiang had found and offer his students some pointers.
He mustn't be left too far behind by Yuan Tao, Zhao Ya, Lu Chong, and the others.
Zhang Xuan walked out of the room.
The night sky was filled with stars.
There were Saints in the academy, so it would be easy for him to be noticed if he were to fly. After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan summoned the Great Violetwing Beast.
There were quite a few students in the academy who were beast tamers. Aerial spirit beasts were able to land and fly freely in the academy, so they wouldn't attract too much attention.
Leaping onto the back of the Great Violetwing Beast, Zhang Xuan began flying out of the academy.
Before heading to Leiyuan Peak, Sun Qiang had already found a place to stay, and he had given Zhang Xuan a detailed address as well. Riding on the Great Violetwing Beast, Zhang Xuan soon arrived at a small courtyard ten minutes later.
This residence was only several hundred square meters in size. It was much smaller than the residence that he had lived in previously.
However, to be able to find such a large residence in Hongyuan City, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, it must have taken quite a bit of effort.
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to leap down from the back of the Great Violetwing Beast, he suddenly frowned.
"Eye of Insight!"
With a sharp gaze, Zhang Xuan looked down.
Following which, he saw a few silhouettes standing quietly around the residence, seemingly up to no good.
"They are all Ethereal Treading realm experts!"
Even though they were well-hidden, the Eye of Insight was able to see through their concealment. There was no way he could hide from them.
Through their concealment, Zhang Xuan could vaguely sense the aura emanating from them, reminiscent of a dormant dragon. They were all Transcendent Mortal 8-dan Ethereal Treading realm experts!
Why would such experts be hiding in the vicinity of his residence?
Could it be that they were plotting against Sun Qiang and the others?
"Sun Qiang and the others have only just arrived here, and they seem to be poor as well. What in the world could they possibly possess that would attract the attention of such experts?"
Even though Ethereal Treading realm experts couldn't be considered as experts in Hongyuan City, they could still be considered as experts.
Just what in the world were they planning to do by surrounding his residence?
Sun Qiang, Zheng Yang, and the others could be said to be paupers. There was nothing that anyone could covet!
"This is a good chance for me to test out my newly raised cultivation!"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
At Leiyuan Peak, after achieving a breakthrough to Cosmos Bridge realm pinnacle, his zhenqi strength had risen to 8,000,000 ding. At the Chamber of Earth Flame, after achieving a breakthrough to the second level of the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, his physical strength had also risen to 8,000,000 ding. Coupled with his soul cultivation of 3,200,000 ding, his total strength had risen to 20,000,000 ding. With this, he would be able to put up a fight even against a Transcendent Mortal 8-dan Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage expert!
Since these fellows had appeared out of nowhere and were plotting against him, they shouldn't blame him for getting nasty!
Hu!
With a slight movement, Zhang Xuan leaped down from the back of the Great Violetwing Beast.
The Great Violetwing Beast was flying at an extremely high altitude, such that the four men hiding below didn't notice it at all.
Driving his zhenqi, Zhang Xuan activated the Red Dust Heaven Ascending Steps, and as light as a feather, he slowly descended from the sky.
"I'll start with the weakest ones first!"
There were a total of four men hiding in the area, and the weakest of them was only at Ethereal Treading realm primary stage. Like a withered leaf, Zhang Xuan floated forward.
Using his Heaven's Path zhenqi to seal his acupoints, he looked as if he was an apparition of the night. Putting aside an Ethereal Treading realm expert, even a Chrysalis realm expert would find it hard to notice him.
Frowning, Zhang Xuan gathered all of his strength into his palm and pressed it lightly.
The black-robed man hiding behind a withered tree felt a jolt on his back, and a powerful force gushed into his body. Following which, all of his meridians were sealed.
Putong!
The black-robed man's vision darkened, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"It's simple!"
Zhang Xuan's eyes glowed in excitement.
In the past, he wouldn't even dare to get close to an Ethereal Treading realm expert. But now, he was able to kill them easily.
After knocking one out, Zhang Xuan glanced at the second black-robed man before heading over once more.
As an Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage expert, the black-robed man immediately noticed Zhang Xuan's presence. Just as he was about to exclaim in shock, he suddenly felt an immense pressure crushing down on his soul, rendering him speechless.
It was a soul attack!
Even though the black-robed man was an Ethereal Treading realm expert, he was still far from matching up to him in terms of soul mastery. Such an attack was more than enough to stun him for half a breath.
While it wasn't too long, it was more than enough for him to kill the black-robed man.
Hu!
Zhang Xuan pressed down once more, and the black-robed man collapsed to the ground as well. It was hard to tell who had made the move.
"The first two aren't that strong, so I should be able to deal with them easily. However, the remaining two won't be so easy …"
After knocking out two black-robed men, Zhang Xuan exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
Of the two black-robed men he had just knocked out, one was at Ethereal Treading realm primary stage while the other was at Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage. As for the remaining two black-robed men, one was at advanced stage while the other was at pinnacle.
It would be difficult for him to launch another sneak attack on them.
"Let's end this quickly!"
Knowing that it would be difficult for a sneak attack to succeed, and the moment he hesitated, Zhang Xuan stepped on the ground without hesitation.
Hu!
With a speed reminiscent of a bolt of lightning, Zhang Xuan dashed straight for the Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage black-robed man.
Heaven's Path Movement Art!
His silhouette was as swift as a bolt of lightning, reminiscent of an illusion.
"What?"
Hearing the sound of wind, the remaining two black-robed men were immediately alerted. The Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage black-robed man who was assaulted by Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
However, it was already too late. Barely after he got to his feet, a fist was already right in front of him.
Peng!
A ferocious might crushed down on the black-robed man. Complemented by his movement technique and fist art, Zhang Xuan's move carried incredible might.
Pu!
Before the black-robed man could react, he was already struck squarely by the fist. Blood spurted furiously from his mouth as he was sent flying a dozen meters away. His head crashed into a massive boulder and he fainted.
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