"You're courting death!"
The final black-robed man didn't expect to be ambushed even though he was hiding here. With a livid face, he drove his zhenqi furiously, and his Ethereal Treading realm pinnacle aura burst forth like a sharp sword.
Hu!
The black-robed man's palm struck forward.
His zhenqi surged forth, and the surrounding air immediately became viscous. In this environment, Zhang Xuan could feel his Heaven's Path Movement Art being hindered, and his speed fell significantly.
Even though his strength wasn't inferior to the black-robed man's, his comprehension of nature and utilization of zhenqi were still lacking. In a real battle, he would still be at a disadvantage!
In other words, with his physical body, zhenqi, and soul cultivation, he was still able to kill Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage and advanced stage cultivators. However, against a pinnacle expert, he was clearly lacking.
"Break!"
However, even though it was difficult for him to defeat the black-robed man, Zhang Xuan wouldn't just sit there and wait for his death. Driving his strength to the very limit, he sent a kick forward!
Huala!
With a might exceeding 19,000,000 ding, the space around the black-robed man immediately shattered like a mirror.
Hu!
Executing the Heaven's Path Movement Art once more, Zhang Xuan charged right up to the black-robed man.
Huala!
His fist was as tough as steel. Driving his strength, he felt as if a furnace.
"Humph!"
After a single exchange, the black-robed man was able to see through the cultivation of the young man before him. Cosmos Bridge realm pinnacle, and it was hard to tell what kind of means the other party had used to increase his strength. However, he was still a far cry from matching up to an Ethereal Treading realm pinnacle cultivator like him.
It wasn't too difficult for him to defeat the other party!
The black-robed man raised his palm and pressed it downward.
Huala!
In an instant, it felt as if a mountain was collapsing.
Spirit high-tier battle technique, Mountain Palm!
With a single palm strike, even an expert of the same cultivation realm would be struck to death.
This was one of his strongest trump cards, and the young man before him was extremely bizarre to use it right from the start.
He thought that this opportunistic fellow would surely be sent flying the moment he executed it. Yet, who could have known that before he could bring out the full might of the palm art, he heard the other party's excited voice.
"Great …"
Following which, the young man before him dodged to his left like a fish.
"This …"
The black-robed man narrowed his eyes in shock, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
His opponent's position was the weak point of his Mountain Palm.
Under normal circumstances, any move would have a weakness. As long as one could execute it quickly, it would be useless even if one knew about it.
It was as if the fellow before him had foreseen the problem with his moves and was waiting for him to strike at his weak point!
How much did one have to know about the Mountain Palm to be able to do this?
However, there was no time for him to be shocked or think about it at this moment. His eyes were twitching nonstop as he saw the young man not too far away leisurely stretching out a finger from the weak point of his attack.
Puff!
Fresh blood spurted from the mouth of the black-robed man. Just like the previous black-robed man, his zhenqi began to circulate in reverse, and he was sent flying backward. Eventually, he found himself lying on the ground like a zombie.
The other party's attack wasn't too powerful, but it struck right at the intersection of the zhenqi in his body. In an instant, most of the meridians in his body were jolted. Even if he could recover in the future, he would be crippled.
Sensing the condition of his body, the black-clothed man burst into tears.
He had already cultivated the Mountain Palm to the point of perfection. Even if there were flaws in it, it would be difficult for him to discover them. How in the world did this fellow find them and attack them so accurately?
If he had known that this would happen when he used the Mountain Palm, he would have never used it …
"Alright, bring these fellows over!"
After knocking out the four of them, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief and instructed the others to take a look at the situation.
Roar!
Upon hearing the command, the Great Violetwing Beast flew down from the sky.
"Young master, you're here!"
"Teacher!"
Due to the huge commotion outside, Sun Qiang, Zheng Yang, Wang Ying, and the others had already woken up. As soon as they walked into the courtyard, they immediately walked up to Zhang Xuan.
"Un! Did you cause some trouble? "
Zhang Xuan sat down and frowned.
"Cause trouble? I didn't! "
Sun Qiang was perplexed.
"If you didn't cause any trouble, why would there be four Ethereal Treading realm experts hiding in the surroundings, ready to charge in at any moment?"
Zhang Xuan.
"Ethereal Treading realm? Four of them? "Sun Qiang was taken aback. But before he could finish his words, 'Putong! Putong! ', several figures landed in the courtyard.
The Great Violetwing Beast had already tossed them in.
"Go and take a look for yourself!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
A moment later, Sun Qiang returned to the courtyard and shook his head. "I don't recognize any of them …"
"Why would they be hiding in the surroundings?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head and said, "Bring them in!"
Roar!
In just a few moments, the four of them were tossed into the courtyard once more.
Zhang Xuan turned his gaze over.
He had been in the midst of battle earlier, so he didn't have the time to take a closer look. However, with the aid of the light, he could clearly see that they were middle-aged men in their forties.
"Who are you? Why are you hiding in the surroundings?"
Zhang Xuan looked at the remaining black-robed man and harrumphed.
"We are just passing by. We didn't mean to offend you …"
The black-robed man replied.
"Passing by?"
Zhang Xuan waved his hands and instructed, "Kill them and toss their corpses outside the city!"
He was already in a bad mood, yet he still dared to provoke them.
Even though he rarely killed, that didn't mean that he wouldn't.
Roar!
Hearing the order, the Great Violetwing Beast nodded excitedly. With a roar, it swiped its massive claws toward the black-robed man.
From the looks of it, the black-robed man's head would be crushed on the spot.
"Don't kill me … I'll speak, I'll speak …"
The black-robed man nearly fainted from fear upon seeing how the young man before him was so serious. He hurriedly spoke up, "We are only following orders, please spare our lives …"
Not only was the Great Violetwing Beast powerful, it was also a little foolish. If he didn't beg for mercy, he might really be crushed to death.
"Following orders? Whose orders? "Zhang Xuan asked.
"Spirit Emporium …"
The black-robed man replied.
"Spirit Emporium?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had never heard of such a place before, so why would he come here?
"You are from the Spirit Emporium?" Sun Qiang was taken aback for a moment before he clasped his fist and said, "Young Master, the Spirit Emporium is a place in Hongyuan City that sells artifacts … I have been there earlier today!"
"You have been there?"
Zhang Xuan asked.
"That's right. Aren't we short of money? I thought that if we were to sell off the artifacts that the young master obtained in Huanyu Empire, we should be able to fetch a decent price, so we came to this Spirit Emporium."
Sun Qiang explained.
Zhang Xuan had obtained quite a few artifacts from the Mystical Treasure Pavilion in the Miryu Empire, but he hadn't been able to sell them yet. Now that he was in dire straits, Sun Qiang could only resort to selling them.
However, he didn't think that he would be targeted and followed here.
"I see!"
After hearing the explanation, Zhang Xuan also came to a realization.
The Spirit Emporium might sound impressive, but in truth, it was a black market organization. It was easy to cash in quickly, but it was also easy for others to covet it.
Sun Qiang, Zheng Yang, and the others weren't particularly strong, but they had a huge fortune on them. It was impossible for them not to be coveted!
These shadowy figures were here under the orders of the Spirit Emporium to scout the area. If they didn't find any experts in the area, they would rob them clean!
"How dare you covet my belongings? How dare you! "
Zhang Xuan's face darkened.
It was already bad enough that they coveted the belongings of others, but to think that they would covet his belongings as well!
"Where is the Spirit Emporium?"
Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.
"It's not too far from here. It should take around ten minutes on foot!" Sun Qiang nodded.
"Good. Make some preparations. We'll pay them a visit tomorrow morning!"
Zhang Xuan instructed with narrowed eyes.
If he hadn't returned on a whim, not only would these people have tried to rob them, they might even kill them for their belongings!
Zheng Yang and the others had been with him all this while, and he had already regarded them as his kin. Those who dared to lay their hands on them would have to suffer his wrath!
If a master teacher couldn't even protect his own students and butler, what was the point of him working so hard to advance his cultivation?
"Yes!"
Knowing that the visit the young master spoke of wasn't anything good, Sun Qiang was taken aback for a moment, but he still nodded.
Having followed the young master for so long, he knew his young master's bottom line.
He could do whatever he wanted on a daily basis, but when it came to the lives of those around him, he would never tolerate it!
It was just like how Lu Chong had single-handedly destroyed Xuanyuan Kingdom in order to exact vengeance for him.
Now that the Spirit Emporium dared to lay their hands on them, the young master was thoroughly enraged.
"What should we do with these people?"
Sun Qiang pointed to the four black-clothed men and asked.
"Cripple their cultivation and tie them up as gifts. Send them to them at dawn!"
Zhang Xuan harrumphed.
"Yes!" Sun Qiang responded and ordered the Great Violetwing Beast to take them away.
They left, leaving Zheng Yang and a few other students in the room.
After observing their cultivation for a moment, he offered them some pointers before imparting the modified Cosmos Bridge realm Heaven's Path Divine Art to them. Only then did Zhang Xuan have them return to their rooms. After which, he walked to the center of the room and flicked his wrist.
Hula!
A large ape-like magical beast fell to the ground.
Byzantium Helios Beast!
This fellow had been stored in the Myriad Anthive Nest in the afternoon. Now that he was free, he took it out to take a look.
"You … what are you doing!"
At this moment, the Byzantium Helios Beast was severely injured, and it was bound tightly like a rice dumpling. Upon seeing the 'Otherworldly Demon King' releasing it, it gritted its teeth furiously. If it could, it would have loved to devour the other party's flesh and marrow. Thus, it roared furiously, "If you want to kill me, kill me! Do you think that I will betray my master? Dream on!"
…
While the Byzantium Helios Beast was being released, in a vast courtyard in the Master Teacher Academy, an elder abruptly stood up.
"Mu shi, what's wrong?"
Noticing the bizarre behavior of the elder, an impassive voice sounded.
If the head of the Apothecary School and the others were here, they would surely recognize the 'junior' whom Mu shi had recommended, the young lady known as Lozosy.
"Reporting to Ruoxin xiaojie … I seem to have sensed the aura of the Byzantium Helios Beast!"
Mu shi hurriedly replied.
At this moment, he didn't seem to be treating a junior at all. Instead, he had a respectful look on his face.
Most likely, just as everyone had guessed, Lozosy was a young mistress of a Sage Clan who had come out to temper herself.
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