Chapter 1117 Danger! Danger!

"Then I'll trouble you..." The old man clasped his hands.

Although he felt that the young man before him had a profound understanding of formations and superior insight and knowledge, he still found it hard to believe that he could modify the technique so quickly.

He would need to see it with his own eyes to confirm.

Knowing his thoughts, Zhang Xuan said nothing more. Instead, he reached out with his hand, and his true qi instantly formed a curtain-like object in the air, with lines of text slowly appearing before their eyes.

It was precisely the modified Glass Heart Refining Art!

"This, this..."

After watching for a while, the old man's body stiffened, his expression full of disbelief: "With this modification, the same temptations appear, but they progress step by step, from small to large, increasing continuously. Even those with slightly weaker mental states can cultivate, growing stronger and stronger..."

He had studied this technique for countless years and knew it to the bone. The other party had made few changes, yet it seemed as if he had studied it for hundreds or thousands of years, directly pointing to the essence of cultivation and altering the very source of the technique.

Thus, while the power at great achievement remained undiminished, the starting point was completely different from before.

Previously, even the War Master Hall's master would find it difficult to qualify for cultivation, but now... even an ordinary decurion could probably cultivate it with great success.

Seeing him so excited, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly.

This was indeed a rare mental state secret art. Although it was not very useful to him, if Wang Ying and Liu Yang could cultivate it, they could supplement their shortcomings, make up for their mental deficiencies, and thus grow stronger.

Of course, if it could allow more war masters to learn it and make the entire War Master Hall stronger, that would be even better!

After the incident at Qiuwu Palace, he held great respect for war masters; otherwise, he would not have come to help at the invitation of Hall Master Xing.

"I, on behalf of the many war masters of the War Master Hall, thank you..."

The old man bowed deeply.

"You're too kind. We are all masters. Being able to contribute a little to humanity is what I should do!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

This old man had died who knows how long ago, yet he still left behind his will to pass on techniques, making humanity stronger. Such a broad mind filled him with admiration.

"Your mental state is so strong. If I'm not mistaken, you must be the new Heart Hall Master, right?"

Seeing his attitude, the old man's eyes showed even more praise, and he couldn't help asking.

With such great merit from modifying the technique, the other party showed no pride or claim of credit... His broad-mindedness and noble character were at least as strong as his own in his youth. Being so powerful and able to come here easily, he was probably the new Heart Hall Master.

"No..." Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He was only passing through the War Master Hall, not even a war master, so how could he be a hall master?

"No? I see. Your strength is probably your shortcoming. To become a hall master, you must reach the Primordial Spirit realm to qualify! You are only at the peak of Saint Domain first level..."

Stunned, the old man seemed to realize something and understood.

To become a hall master of the War Master Hall, there were requirements for strength.

In terms of mental state, this person was absolutely qualified to inherit the Heart Hall and become its master, but his cultivation seemed to fall short.

"Well, I am the founder of the Heart Hall and have primary control over it. Now I will give this to you as repayment for modifying the technique. In the future, once your cultivation reaches the required level, you will naturally become the hall master, and even the War Master Hall's master cannot overrule it..."

Having 'understood' the situation, the old man said.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I really don't need it..."

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He didn't even want to be a war master, let alone the Heart Hall master. Just as he was about to refuse, he felt a will infused from the old man opposite him. With a thought, he instantly understood all the formations and structures of the Heart Hall and gained supreme control over it.

"Alright... the technique is modified, and the Heart Hall is yours..."

After imparting this, the old man's will grew fainter, but a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

This will had persisted until now because it had not found a satisfactory successor. Although this person's strength was low, his mental state was very strong, and he could fully develop the Heart Hall. The old man could finally let go of his burden.

"I..."

Seeing his attitude, Zhang Xuan was full of conflict. Just as he was wondering how to explain his identity, he saw the other's already faint soul body grow weaker and weaker until it disappeared before his eyes with a 'pop'.

"Sigh!"

Seeing him disappear, knowing that explanation was useless, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly.

"When I get out later, I'll pass the Glass Heart Refining Art to Hall Master Xing and the others. I'll just give this thing to Hall Master Liao..."

He shook his head.

He had no interest in being the Heart Hall master, let alone the War Master Hall master.

If necessary, he would pass these things on when he got out, so as not to betray the other's trust.

Having made up his mind, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He looked around the room and, finding nothing else to temper his mental state, felt a little disappointed. He lifted his foot to walk out, but after only a few steps, he felt a chill in his heart and his hair stood on end.

Whoosh!

Heavenly Dao Movement Technique activated instantly, and his body vanished from its original spot. Then he saw that on the ground where he had been standing, a cactus had fallen, creating a large crater.

Boom!

Before he could stop, he felt the surrounding air being squeezed as if about to explode. A surging force crushed in from one side, as if to flatten him into a meat patty.

His pupils contracted. Zhang Xuan knew this was not the time to hesitate. He stamped his foot on the ground, forcibly twisted his direction of advance, and leaped into the air.

Crack!

Just as he left the ground, a light wave flashed beneath his feet. The air at the spot he had just passed was instantly compressed into a thin sheet. It seemed that if he had been even a little later, he would have been crushed to death on the spot.

Swoosh!

Before he could rest, another sword beam shot through the air.

It seemed as if his every move had been calculated. Even though he reacted extremely quickly and had exceptional adaptability, he still fell within the range of the attack.

If the first two moves only forced him to flee, this move was definitely the killing blow among killing blows. A single sword strike spanned the air, its sword qi spreading throughout the entire room, leaving no way to dodge!

"What's going on?"

Clenching his fists, Zhang Xuan's face turned ugly.

He never expected to be ambushed and attacked while inside the War Master Hall!

But now, there was no time to think. If he couldn't dodge, the only way was death.

In this critical moment, his spirit was highly concentrated, as if he had instantly entered a special state of mind. Under the illumination of the Eye of Insight, the speed of the sword beam before him seemed to slow down.

Whoosh!

In this state, he lost his previous panic and instead felt a sense of calm control. With a whistle, he contracted his body, and all his bones creaked. His height of about 1.8 meters shrank in the blink of an eye into a ball the size of a watermelon.

The sword beam in the air covered all directions, making it impossible to dodge. Even if he could evade, given the successive attacks just now, he would surely fall into the opponent's trap again and be unable to escape. Since that was the case, he would go against the grain!

As soon as his body contracted, he felt a cold wind whistling past his head. The sword beam grazed his skin, causing a stinging pain.

"Break!"

Zhang Xuan stretched his body, raised his eyebrows, and pointed his finger.

Crash!

A sword qi also shot from his fingertip, as fast as lightning. It immediately caught up with the previous sword qi and collided with it, producing a tinkling sound like rain hitting banana leaves.

From the successive attacks, he had already seen that the opponent's strength was much greater than his, at least at the peak of the Primordial Spirit realm. With his current strength, a direct confrontation would surely be unstoppable... So, he would use quantity to overcome quality!

His fingers tapped continuously, and sword qi fell like a storm, striking the sword beam one after another. Although the latter was powerful, under continuous assault, it weakened considerably and disappeared in the air with a 'whoosh'.

"Eh?"

This series of exchanges happened in the blink of an eye. From the initial passive evasion to the counterattack, it sounded complicated but actually took less than half a breath. The ambusher seemed not to expect that he could not only dodge the attack but also counterattack and break the sword beam, and couldn't help letting out a surprised exclamation.

"Go!"

Knowing it was not yet time to relax, Zhang Xuan, still in the air, stamped again and shot upward.

"Where do you think you're going!"

With a furious roar, a huge palm print descended from the air.

The palm print covered an area of over ten meters, sealing off all possible escape routes. It seemed that no matter which direction he took, he would be easily blocked and unable to escape.

"This combat awareness is too strong..."

Zhang Xuan's expression turned serious.

He had thought that with the opponent's surprise, he could escape calmly. He didn't expect the opponent to react so quickly and unleash such a massive palm print with one move... Both the reaction speed and combat awareness were terrifying!

Even the Wu Shi of before could hardly compare.

Of course, now was not the time to be amazed. Zhang Xuan knew that if he was hit by the palm print, he would be severely injured. He glanced around and continued to dash forward.

Crash!

In the blink of an eye, he reached a corner of the hall.

At that moment, the palm print finally arrived above his head.

"Break!"

Breathing a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan pointed upward.

Hum!

Something in the room seemed to be activated. The huge palm print, like a fish frozen in water, was instantly suspended in the air.

Having received the old man's inheritance, he was now thoroughly familiar with the Heart Hall and could easily control its formations. Knowing he was under attack, he had been dodging all the way, aiming to reach this formation node and activate it.

If someone were to trace his path from leaving the door to now, they would be astonished to find it was a straight line, without any bends.

That is to say, although he was dodging, he had instantly found a solution. His adaptability was terrifying.

"Hall Master Xing, Hall Master Liao, Hall Master Wei, what are you trying to do?"

With the formation activated, he finally saw who was attacking him and frowned.

It was precisely the three experts of the War Master Hall.