Chapter 1062: It's Him

"You are indeed clever. In such a short time, you've discovered my weakness..."

The primordial spirit snorted, and was about to continue speaking when he saw Feng Xun below, grinning, punch Jiang Yuan on the back of the head. His body swayed, nearly falling from the sky.

"It's not hard to discover. When a primordial spirit takes over a body, in principle, it cannot use the martial skills of the original body. But you used them, which means... Jiang Yuan's soul is only temporarily suppressed, not dead. From this, it's not difficult to infer that your strength is limited."

Zhang Xuan said.

"So that's it. Why didn't I think of that..."

President Han's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

"What exactly is going on?" Master Wu couldn't help but look over.

"This involves a great secret of the Out-of-Body realm. When an Out-of-Body realm expert takes over a body, normally they can only use the martial skills they are proficient in. But just now, War Master Jiang used the Overlapping Wind Hand, which means his soul is still there. The other party only used a special method to control him... Although the primordial spirit is powerful, inside another's body, controlling the other is like a dragon crossing a river fighting a local snake. Even if the latter is weaker, it will still tie the former down, greatly reducing its strength!"

President Han said.

His actual cultivation was higher than Master Wu's, and he knew more about the Out-of-Body realm.

"Then... why did attacking War Master Jiang's body injure the primordial spirit of this Heavenly Leaf King?" Wu Tianqiong asked.

The others also looked over, not understanding.

Since it was possession, it should have nothing to do with Jiang Yuan's body. Moreover, even if it were the Heavenly Leaf King himself, after his primordial spirit left his body, his physical body would be like a corpse. Killing it would not affect the primordial spirit. This situation was too strange.

"This... I'm not too sure either..." Shaking his head, President Han's brow also furrowed into a knot.

He couldn't figure out why this was happening either.

"Very simple!"

Hearing their conversation, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly: "When a primordial spirit takes over a body, it can directly crush the person's soul to death. But in doing so, its own soul aura is hard to hide, making it easy for familiar people to detect. Especially for a Heterodox tribe king like Heavenly Leaf King, whose murderous aura is strong, a true possession would never escape our notice."

Everyone nodded.

Heterodox tribesmen cultivate killing true qi, and their souls carry a killing flavor. If he truly possessed someone, it would be easy to detect.

"To avoid us noticing, normal possession couldn't be used, and completely suppressing Jiang Yuan's soul wouldn't work either. He had to use the secret technique of [Soul Coexistence]. This secret technique can hide the primordial spirit and reveal Jiang Yuan's aura, so even master teachers can't detect it... But the flaw is that attacking Jiang Yuan's soul also damages him!"

Smiling lightly, Zhang Xuan continued looking up: "Heavenly Leaf King, am I right?"

"Well said. But do you think that's enough to deal with me? You're too naive..."

The Heavenly Leaf King's primordial spirit in the sky was about to continue speaking when his head hurt again. He swayed twice, and his words died in his throat.

Looking down, he saw Feng Xun below still tirelessly hammering Jiang Yuan's back of the head, as if venting the frustration of being beaten.

"You..."

Furious to the point of exploding, he was about to speak when he heard Zhang Xuan's voice continue from below: "I've figured this out, but there's still one thing I don't understand... What do we have that could be worth the Heavenly Leaf King's trouble to damage his cultivation, split his primordial spirit, and infiltrate us?"

"Split his primordial spirit?"

Everyone was stunned.

"This primordial spirit is not the Heavenly Leaf King himself, but a split part... How could the number one king of the Qingtian lineage only have this level of strength?"

Zhang Xuan laughed.

He had personally seen the Jade Leaf King's primordial spirit leave his body and fight, with immense power that was unstoppable.

The Heavenly Leaf King was ranked higher and was stronger. How could he merge his entire primordial spirit with Jiang Yuan?

Wouldn't that be entrusting his life to someone else?

So, based on these two points alone, it could be inferred that this primordial spirit was not the Heavenly Leaf King at all, but merely a remnant soul or some kind of will.

"A part is this strong?"

Everyone was startled.

A small part, even tied down by Jiang Yuan, had nearly wiped them out... This Heavenly Leaf King was too terrifying.

"You are indeed very clever. Since that's the case, I'll speak plainly. Hand over the item, and I can spare you..."

Seeing that the young man below had even guessed this, the Heavenly Leaf King was somewhat surprised. He sneered and was about to threaten further when he swayed again, falling seven or eight meters from the air. He couldn't help turning to look at Feng Xun, who was still pounding away below, and gritted his teeth: "Stop it!"

"Ah?"

Scolded loudly, Feng Xun was taken aback. He was about to continue when Zhang Xuan shook his head: "Alright, hold off for now. Let's clarify some things first!"

"Fine!" Feng Xun nodded, looking reluctant.

Seeing him stop, the Heavenly Leaf King finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhang Xuan again: "No more nonsense. The map is in your hands, right? Hand it over!"

"Map?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback: "Wasn't that taken by you?"

This guy had the strength to kill them all, yet he went to the trouble of damaging his primordial spirit to infiltrate them. That was strange enough. Now he suddenly mentioned a map, and Zhang Xuan was even more confused.

This relic did have a map, but wasn't it taken by this guy back at the Poison Hall?

He had gone through great trouble to infiltrate but got nothing, and had been frustrated for a long time.

"What I got was only an introduction to the relic, written in ancient divine language, completely unreadable... The real map was taken by Wu Yangzi two thousand years ago and must be in your hands!"

The Heavenly Leaf King snorted.

"Taken by Senior Wu Yangzi?"

Stunned, Zhang Xuan seemed to think of something and involuntarily paused. Then he looked up: "Senior Wu was captured by you Heterodox tribesmen and eventually passed away. Even if he had any treasures, they would have been obtained by you long ago. Feng Xun, this guy definitely isn't telling the truth. Beat him to death!"

"Got it!"

Feng Xun nodded excitedly, rushed to Jiang Yuan again, and swung his fists, pounding down fiercely.

Crackle!

Fists hitting flesh, the Heavenly Leaf King's primordial spirit in the air shook constantly, furious to the point of exploding, his eyes wide with rage: "You're ruthless! Zhang Xuan, is it? I'll let you off today. Don't let me meet you again, or I'll tear you to pieces!"

After roaring, the Heavenly Leaf King "whooshed" straight up into the air, then disappeared before everyone's eyes, as if he had never appeared.

Seeing him flee, Master Wu and the others were about to give chase when Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"No need to chase. Although he escaped by force and his vitality is greatly damaged, he's still not someone we can contend with. Besides, we're still inside the formation, surrounded by dangers. If we fall into a trap, it would be a loss that outweighs the gain..."

This guy knew that if he stayed, he would be tortured to death. He chose to force his way out of Jiang Yuan's body and flee quickly. With that decisiveness, it was clear that chasing him would only bring trouble.

"Teacher Zhang, how did you discover that this Jiang Yuan might be the Heavenly Leaf King in disguise? Just not talking... shouldn't be enough to tell, right?" Knowing he made sense, Master Wu and the others stopped chasing. President Han looked over curiously.

Although Teacher Zhang had clearly said that Jiang Yuan hadn't spoken or taken the initiative all the way, he still felt it couldn't be that simple.

"Very simple. The fact that I killed the Stone Leaf King is only known to us. Yet the Red Leaf King knew and named me, which means there must be a traitor among us who leaked the information. Add to that the fact that he wasn't affected by the formation and kept provoking... it's easy to understand."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

As President Han guessed, the two points mentioned earlier alone couldn't confirm that Jiang Yuan was possessed by the Heavenly Leaf King. But combined with the Red Leaf King's words, it was easy to determine.

"So that's it..."

Everyone nodded, looking at Zhang Xuan with admiration.

Such details had escaped their notice, but this man had inferred so much from them. His ability was admirable.

"What do we do now?"

Master Wu looked over.

Although the threat of the Heavenly Leaf King was resolved, they were still trapped in the formation and couldn't escape.

"Now..." Hesitating, Zhang Xuan was about to speak when he frowned and coughed: "Ahem, Feng Xun, that's enough. Stop hitting. The Heavenly Leaf King has already fled. Hitting him is useless..."

Everyone looked over and saw Feng Xun still tirelessly pounding Jiang Yuan's back of the head, fist after fist.

His attacks were measured, causing pain but not death.

"He fled? I thought... some part of him was still here, and I was helping War Master Jiang get rid of it..." Realizing his mistake, Feng Xun scratched his head awkwardly.

"Since he fled, he must have severed the part of his primordial spirit that was merged with Jiang Yuan..."

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan walked over, felt Jiang Yuan's wrist, then took out a jade box. His fingers danced, and dozens of silver needles flew toward the latter's head.

After all, Jiang Yuan was just a victim. If he could be saved, that would be best.

Driven by his true qi, the silver needles spun continuously. After a while, Jiang Yuan, who had been like a corpse, seemed to awaken and slowly opened his eyes.

Boom!

At the same time, his aura surged, and in an instant, he broke through the peak of Saint Domain Triple to reach the Fourth Layer, Primordial Spirit realm!

"The part of the Heavenly Leaf King's primordial spirit that merged with him couldn't escape. He successfully refined it, and by chance, broke through. It's a blessing in disguise..."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly.

The Heavenly Leaf King was a Saint Domain Fifth Layer Out-of-Body realm expert. Even a trace of his primordial spirit was extremely powerful. Jiang Yuan inadvertently devoured it and greatly increased his cultivation, which was expected.

"Where am I? Why does my head hurt so much? Who hit me..."

Not yet noticing that he had broken through, Jiang Yuan woke up, touching the back of his head, looking confused.

"Him!"

Everyone pointed at Feng Xun in unison.

"..." Feng Xun.