"Brother Lu..."
Wu Xu hurriedly rushed forward, pulled Brother Lu down from the wall, and fed him a recovery pill.
"Y-you..."
Swallowing the pill, Brother Lu drove his zhenqi, and his mind cleared up slightly. He turned to look at Zhang Xuan once more, and he was on the verge of tears.
It was one thing for an Ethereal Treading realm brat to have a Spiritual Perception realm saint beast as his tamed beast, but on top of that, you even have a saint artifact... You must be Kong Shi's illegitimate son, right?
Otherwise, how could you have so many good items?
"What's wrong? You said that as long as I don't use Byzantium, I can choose any means I want. I didn't break the rules! "Zhang Xuan said.
"Pu!"
Unable to catch his breath, Brother Lu spurted yet another mouthful of blood.
What the heck was this?
He thought that the other party only had the Byzantium Helios Beast. As long as he restricted the other party's movements, he would be able to pummel the other party easily. Who could have thought that... the other party would have a cauldron as well?
What the f * ck!
I want to compete with you in a duel, not with your saint artifact... I didn't break the rules, but how am I supposed to fight with that?
There's no way I can win, alright?
"What I meant was that we won't use any artifacts or saint beasts. Do you dare to compete with me? I mean, use your own strength to fight with me... "
Gritting his teeth, Brother Lu said.
Fearing that the other party would take out another powerful artifact, he decided to use his own strength instead.
"Oh? You want to compete with me in a duel?" Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.
"That's right. Do you dare to accept my challenge?" Brother Lu gritted his teeth.
He had always been a prideful person, and the humiliation he had suffered today was far greater than what he had suffered in his entire life. If he didn't vent his anger right now, he would never be able to achieve anything in the future.
Even though it was unfair for a Half-Saint to challenge an Ethereal Treading realm cultivator, the other party had many means up his sleeves. Even he didn't think that he would stand a chance against him.
"Double the bet!" Zhang Xuan said calmly.
It wasn't impossible for him to compete with him in a duel. As long as he had enough money, everything was negotiable.
"Alright!"
A glint flashed across Brother Lu's eyes, and he nodded.
"Remember, you owe me a hundred high-tier spirit stones for your loss!" Zhang Xuan said.
"Don't worry, as long as I lose, I'll pay you the spirit stones. Of course, if you lose, I hope that you can fulfill your end of the bet as well!" Brother Lu harrumphed.
"No problem. How about this, I won't bully you. I'll give you two hours to rest. Wait until your injuries are more or less healed before we battle. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't admit defeat!" Zhang Xuan continued.
"You …"
For some reason, Brother Lu felt as if he was mocking him, and he nearly spurted a mouthful of blood. After a long moment of silence, he took a deep breath and replied, "Alright!"
His powerful battle prowess was tempered through countless battles. He knew that he couldn't let his emotions affect his decisions at critical moments. Although his injuries couldn't be completely healed in two hours, his battle prowess could be restored to more than 95%.
To him, this was enough!
"Wu Xu, give me two of your Small Revitalizing Pills!"
He turned to look at Wu Xu.
"Yes!" Wu Xu nodded. Even though he was a little reluctant, he knew that Brother Lu was injured because of him. Thus, he took out two pills and passed them over.
The Small Revitalizing Pill was a grade-6 pill, and it was extremely effective even for Saint realm cultivators. Even if the two pills couldn't fully heal Brother Lu's injuries, they would still be able to improve his condition significantly.
Taking the Small Revitalizing Pill, Brother Lu swallowed it, and the medicinal energy swiftly dissolved in his body. His pale complexion swiftly recovered.
"Master, to be able to withstand my attack without dying, this fellow's strength … isn't simple!"
Seeing that Brother Lu was recovering from his injuries, Jin Yuan Ding turned to Zhang Xuan and the Byzantium Helios Beast.
The both of them had exchanged blows with Brother Lu before, and even though it looked as if they were bullying a child, they knew that Brother Lu was no pushover. Even though their master wasn't weak either, he was still far from matching up to Brother Lu.
"I know!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
Through the Eye of Insight and the Library of Heaven's Path, he could tell that the other party was extremely powerful, and he wasn't a match for him.
However, true battle and strength were one thing, but adapting to the situation and making judgments were two different things.
Even though Zhang Xuan was confident that he wouldn't lose, he still had to make some preparations just in case. This was also the reason why he allowed the other party to recover for two hours.
This was to allow the other party to recover from his injuries and give him some time to recover.
"Do you have any Ethereal Treading realm cultivation technique manuals? The more, the better! "
Zhang Xuan turned to Hu Yaoyao and the others and asked.
The fastest way to raise one's cultivation was through cultivation.
Two hours might not be much to others, but to Zhang Xuan, as long as he gathered all of the Heaven's Path Divine Art manuals, he would be able to advance his cultivation swiftly!
"We do!"
Hu Yaoyao and the others nodded.
As Chrysalis realm pinnacle experts, they had prepared quite a few Ethereal Treading realm cultivation technique manuals. Firstly, they could cultivate them themselves, and secondly, they could impart them to their subordinates. Each of them had made several hundred copies.
After gathering all of them, Zhang Xuan swiftly scanned through them and collected them into the Library of Heaven's Path.
"What about Chrysalis realm cultivation technique manuals?"
With a thought, Zhang Xuan formed a Heaven's Path manual and asked.
"There aren't many Chrysalis realm cultivation technique manuals. I only have twenty of them!"
"I only have twenty of them as well! Dong Xin is more meticulous, so she might have more of them! "
"I do have a few, but I only have forty of them!"
…
Soon, the four of them had compiled a total of around a hundred Chrysalis realm cultivation technique manuals.
Thus, Zhang Xuan continued to compile the information he had collected. After he was done, he took a look at it.
Just as he had guessed, he had gathered all of the Ethereal Treading realm Heaven's Path Divine Art manuals, but he was still a long way off from gathering all of the Chrysalis realm cultivation technique manuals.
Nevertheless, he did have a complete set of Chrysalis realm cultivation technique manuals.
In other words, he had gathered all of the Heaven's Path Divine Art manuals from Ethereal Treading realm primary stage to Chrysalis realm primary stage!
"Guard the area for me. I want to cultivate!"
Even though he hadn't gathered all of the Chrysalis realm pinnacle cultivation technique manuals yet, Zhang Xuan was still satisfied with the result. Thus, he instructed Hu Yaoyao and the others with a smile.
"Yes!"
The others nodded as they glanced at one another with bizarre looks on their faces.
For you to cultivate during the duel … Isn't it a little too late for you to do so?
Even though they were perplexed, since the other party had already instructed them to do so, they still nodded in agreement. They stood behind Zhang Xuan and stared intently at Wu Xu, afraid that the latter would make use of this opportunity to cause trouble.
Regardless of whether it was Wu Xu or Brother Lu, while they had been eager to obtain the Scarlet Firefly Fruits, they were still extremely prideful during the duel. Thus, they focused all of their attention on recovering from their injuries.
They hoped that they would be able to exert their full strength two hours later.
Seeing their attitude, Hu Yaoyao heaved a sigh of relief. She was just about to ask Senior Byzantium Helios what the chances of Zhang Shi winning were when Dong Xin suddenly exclaimed in astonishment.
"What's wrong?"
The others immediately turned their gazes over.
"Look … Zhang Shi!"
Dong Xin's body stiffened as she pointed behind her.
"Zhang Shi?"
Hu Yaoyao and the others turned their gazes over as well, and they were stunned.
"Why do I feel that … Zhang Shi's cultivation seems to be at … Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage?" Long Cangyue asked.
Previously, they had clearly seen Zhang shi's strength, and he was only at Ethereal Treading realm primary stage. Yet, when they were guarding the area ahead of him and keeping an eye on Wu Xu and the others, they suddenly felt that Zhang shi... had achieved a breakthrough?
"It's not just 'seems', but … he's indeed at Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage!" Hu Yaoyao nodded. "Zhang Shi must have been at Ethereal Treading realm primary stage for quite some time now, and he's on the verge of achieving a breakthrough!"
Achieving a breakthrough by a small stage wasn't a big deal at all. If one had reached the threshold before, it would have been easy for them to achieve a breakthrough.
There was nothing to be surprised about.
"Indeed, that should be the case. It's no wonder Zhang Shi dared to accept the duel. It turns out that he's on the verge of achieving a breakthrough to Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage. However … a small stage shouldn't be too big of a difference, right?"
Xue Zhenyang nodded as he muttered to himself. All of a sudden, he shrieked.
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing Xue Zhenyang acting in such a manner, Long Cangyue was rendered speechless.
No matter what, they were the top students of the Master Teacher Academy, and they had seen many things in their lives. Why would they be behaving like country bumpkins behind Zhang Shi?
"Why do I feel like … Zhang Shi is at Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage? Did I see wrongly? "
Xue Zhenyang's face paled as he rubbed his eyes furiously.
He had taken a closer look previously, and Zhang Shi was at Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage. Why did he suddenly feel like he was at Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage? No matter how big of an illusion it was, it shouldn't be so big!
"Advanced stage? You must be joking! We all saw it, and he's indeed at Ethereal Treading realm intermediate stage … "
Long Cangyue chuckled. Just as he was about to mock Xue Zhenyang for his poor eye of discernment, his eyes suddenly widened in shock. "The heck!"
"It seems like … he's really at Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage!" He was also on the verge of tears.
Seeing the frenzied duo, Hu Yaoyao and Dong Xin hurriedly turned their gazes over and rubbed their eyes.
It seemed like … Zhang Shi was really at Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage!
Could they really have seen wrongly previously?
Surely that couldn't be!
Did all four of them see wrongly at the same time?
But … no matter how they looked at it, there was no doubt that the other party was at Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage!
"It seems like … he isn't at Ethereal Treading realm advanced stage but … Ethereal Treading realm pinnacle!"
Before the others could recover from their shock, Dong Xin exclaimed with a hoarse voice.
"Pinnacle?"
Everyone's vision blurred for a moment, and Hu Yaoyao looked as if she was on the verge of tears. "Why do I feel like he's pushing for a breakthrough to Chrysalis realm? It feels like he's pushing for a breakthrough to … Ah, no, he's already at Chrysalis realm … "
The other three were stunned once more, and they realized that the young man behind them was already at Chrysalis realm primary stage!
To advance from Ethereal Treading realm primary stage to Chrysalis realm primary stage, that was an entire realm … And this fellow had only used an hour to do so … Even though they were witnessing it with their own eyes, they were still dumbfounded.
"Dong Xin, how long did you take to advance from Ethereal Treading realm primary stage to Chrysalis realm primary stage?"
Hu Yaoyao asked. Her jaws were about to fall to the ground.
"Two years and four months … My cultivation speed is already one of the top in the Master Teacher Academy …"
Dong Xin said hoarsely.
Back then, when she was able to advance a cultivation realm within two years and four months, she had been filled with confidence, thinking that there was no one else in the world who could surpass her …
However, upon seeing the young man before her, she realized that she could call that speed speed.
It was no different from that of a tortoise!
It was no wonder that fellow said that he had been too busy recently, resulting in his cultivation speed slowing down. Back then, she had thought that he was bragging, but upon seeing it with her own eyes, she realized that he wasn't bragging at all.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder in fear.
If she were to tell the Ten Great Master Teachers that Zhang Shi was really humble and low-profile … Would the elders think that she was bragging and throw her out of the Master Teacher Academy?
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