Chapter 1077 Hi

"Killed nine?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Ji Yan and Tan Qing were dumbfounded, feeling exasperated.

For two years, they had been locked in a battle of wits with Tianye King, driven nearly mad, yet unable to do anything to him. Instead, their own masters were dwindling, almost all dead.

A mere Half-Saint, encountering nine others with the same name, killed them all—was it true or false?

"Not only that, Tianye King once sent a strand of his consciousness to hide among us, and he nearly crippled it too..."

Master Wu continued, "So I think, as long as he's careful, there shouldn't be much danger. In fact... if you put him and Tianye King in the same room, the latter would surely die!"

"This..."

Ji Yan and the other were speechless for a long time. After a while, they exchanged glances: "Master Academy, what kind of dean did they end up choosing?"

Previously, they had always thought Zhang Xuan was too young to be dean. Only after hearing so many deeds did they realize...

Even Zhang Yin Qiu paled in comparison.

While the crowd here was stunned, Zhang Xuan had already left the formation's range and arrived in the spacious hall of the Sealing Sage Pavilion.

"Going over like this will definitely be discovered. Better use the spirit soul!"

His body flickered, finding a secluded corner. With a thought, his physical body entered the Ant Nest, and his spirit soul quietly rose.

If he went over openly, he would easily be detected, making escape difficult. But with just the spirit soul, the danger would be much less.

Although the opponent had reached the Out-of-Body stage and had powerful divine sense to easily detect everything around, divine sense wasn't always active. Even a tiger dozes off. As long as he was off guard, sneaking close to steal something should be easy.

The spirit soul moved quietly, flying along the direction Ji Yan had indicated. Before long, a spacious hall appeared before him.

Around the hall, like where Ji Yan and the others lived, various formations were set up, at least at level seven. Ordinary people would be lost and confused, but Zhang Xuan, now a七星 peak formation master, was not hindered despite the complexity.

Following the formations for a while, he reached the hall's entrance and peered inside.

The hall was vast, exuding rich spiritual energy, filled with countless treasures like a huge treasure vault.

Most were herbs and pills; weapons were few, almost none.

There were even more books, all about how to break through to the Saint Domain.

It seemed that Master Kong had put great effort into helping later generations break through and become saints.

"He's not here..."

Activating his Insight Eye, he scanned the interior and found no trace of Tianye King. Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Could it be that this fellow wasn't inside?

"Never mind, best if he's not!"

He had been thinking how to sneak in if the opponent was inside. Since he wasn't, he could act without restraint.

He first sent his storage ring flying in, then his spirit soul entered.

The room contained a vast number of treasures, hundreds of saint-level herbs, all sealed by special formations. Though placed there for who knows how many years, they hadn't lost their potency under the nourishment of spiritual energy; instead, their quality had become even more precious.

"No wonder Tianye King didn't put these things into his storage ring—probably hard to break through..."

Seeing the seals, Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

These seals, like those in the underground cavern, could be accessed by masters but were difficult for the Otherworldly Demon race.

In other words, though Tianye King guarded here daily, many things were visible but untouchable.

Otherwise, even with the suppression of holy light, his strength would be much higher than now.

"To take the herbs, one needs a physical body and a master's identity..."

Summoning his spirit soul, the physical body hidden in the Ant Nest appeared in the room. The spirit soul returned, and he stood up.

Stretching his limbs, Zhang Xuan looked at the various herbs and books before him.

The books were almost all about breaking through to the Saint Domain. He had collected enough of these, and he already had the Sage Sealing Solution, so no need to read further.

"Saint Domain Hollow Grass, Heavenly Dragon Flower, Mu Xiang Root... These herbs, though not particularly high-level, are excellent treasures for breaking through to the Saint Domain. They can transform one's body, causing astonishing changes in both soul and flesh!"

After a look, Zhang Xuan nodded.

The herbs here were almost all helpful for breaking through to the Saint Domain. Master Kong must have considered various possibilities and collected so many medicines.

"There is indeed Duanxu Grass..."

Soon, a herb came into view.

It was exactly the Duanxu Grass he was looking for.

This thing could replenish the vitality in the body. Combined with some medicines, it could transform the physical body into a stronger saintly body. Using it to break through to the Saint Domain was extravagant but absolutely a rare treasure.

"Take it first..."

His body flickered, approaching, and his hand grabbed toward the herb inside the seal.

Hum!

Upon contact with the seal, he felt a strong resistance blocking his hand, unable to reach in.

Unable to touch the Duanxu Grass, he couldn't store it in the ring, making the trip futile.

"Hmph, I don't believe I can't touch it!"

Seeing the seal only blocked without lethality, he snorted, tensed his muscles, and suddenly increased his strength.

Creak! Creak!

The seal, like a squeezed ball, deformed more as the resistance grew.

"Strange..."

He kept increasing force, his true qi running to the limit, yet still couldn't touch the Duanxu Grass. Frowning, he was about to withdraw his arm when he found the seal, like sticky liquid, firmly holding his hand, unable to pull free.

"What a strange formation..."

Zhang Xuan was amused.

Other formations were either dangerous or deadly. This one, when you put your hand in, it was elastic, and pulling back, it stuck. It seemed he couldn't leave without taking the herb.

"Spirit soul!"

Since true qi and physical body couldn't reach the herb, he raised his brows and activated the power of his spirit soul.

Hum!

With this added power, the formation rippled like water, flattening further.

Zhang Xuan's true qi had long reached the Half-Saint peak, his physical body at the fifth level of the Five Radiance Golden Body, and his spirit soul, nourished by the Thunder Pearl, had also broken through to the Half-Saint peak. Combined, even a Saint Domain third level expert might not withstand it.

The formation before him creaked, changing from round to oval, then to a pancake shape.

"Go in..."

Sweat steamed from his head like a furnace; true qi ran so fast it emitted white steam.

After a stalemate, Zhang Xuan shouted, his hand suddenly thrust forward. The tip of his middle finger finally touched the branch of the Duanxu Grass inside the seal after two or three minutes.

Whoosh!

He stored it into the storage ring.

Crash!

As the herb entered the ring, the elastic seal made a "pop" sound and vanished.

It seemed that without the herb, the seal lost its value and dissipated on its own.

"It seems Master Kong left the herbs but also a test. Without sufficient strength, these medicines cannot be taken out! If I'm not mistaken, to take them like this, one must be at Half-Saint peak. Stronger cultivators would find it even harder. This ensures the medicines are used for breaking through to the Saint Domain and also tests whether the younger generation seeking them is qualified to become saints!"

Wiping his sweat, Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly.

Truly the teacher of ten thousand generations, his considerations were thorough.

Those too strong or too weak couldn't obtain the medicines; even looking was useless.

So Tianye King was quite tragic. Guarding here for two years, he hadn't obtained a single herb. It seemed Ji Yan and the others were unaware, thinking his strength increase was related to these medicines.

"The other herbs are good, but... too troublesome to take out. Now that I have the Duanxu Grass, I'd better leave. Otherwise, if Tianye King returns, I won't be able to escape..."

He exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.

Though these herbs were excellent, the place was too dangerous. Taking them would be troublesome, and if Tianye King cornered him, escape would be hard.

Just as he was about to leave the room, his eyes caught a strange object.

It was a solution formed by seven colors, slowly rotating within a seal, emitting a special aura.

"This, this... could this be... Seven-Colored Earth Spirit Liquid?"

Zhang Xuan's breath quickened, his body stiff.

He had cultivated the Sage Sealing Solution to the Half-Saint peak and needed only one treasure to break through: the Seven-Colored Earth Spirit Liquid.

However, this thing grew deep in earth veins, rarely seen in the world. Even he had only heard of it, never seen it.

The thing before him emitted seven colors, gave him a familiar feeling, and was personally left by Master Kong. Without doubt, it was this!

"With this, becoming a saint is no problem..."

Clenching his fist, Zhang Xuan flickered to its side, spread his five fingers, and grabbed toward the seal.

He had to obtain this. Once refined, the Half-Saint peak that had troubled him for so long could be smoothly broken through!

It had been long enough since he reached Half-Saint peak in the underground cavern.

Creak! Creak!

With his strength, the seal flattened again. True qi, physical body, and soul power were pushed to the limit from the start.

"Running pretty fast, huh. Zhang Xuan, next time I meet you, I'll make sure you die without a burial place..."

Just as he was straining to reach the Seven-Colored Earth Spirit Liquid in the seal, he heard a cold snort outside the hall, and then a tall figure walked in.

It was Tianye King.

Muttering to himself, he pushed the door open. As soon as he entered, he sensed something wrong and saw a young man with his hand stuck in the seal, unable to go in or pull out.

"You..." Furious, he was about to act when the young man raised his other arm and waved.

"Hi!"