Chapter 1498: Go See the Grand Elder

It seemed that the Grand Elder was very confident in her defenses and wasn't worried that Zhao Ya could escape. Therefore, not many people were stationed outside the Qingfan Hall. The few disciples there couldn't hide their traces under Zhang Xuan's soul perception, making it easy to avoid them in advance.

Without wasting much time, he returned to the courtyard where Elder Bai lived.

Is the teacher's physical body here?

Entering the courtyard, Zhao Ya looked around and then heard the door creak open. A middle-aged man with slightly sallow skin walked out.

Grandmaster!

Startled, Zhao Ya quickly knelt down.

It was none other than her teacher's teacher, her own grandmaster, Yang Xuan, Master Yang.

Mm! Master Yang nodded.

Grandmaster, you... why are you here? Where is the teacher?

Zhao Ya was puzzled.

She had clearly seen the teacher's soul enter the room, so why had the grandmaster come out?

I received a message and came. Your teacher asked for my help, so this old bones naturally had to come personally!

Master Yang waved his hand: Don't worry, your teacher is in my folded space and will be fine. His strength is still too low to handle the current situation.

Thank you, Grandmaster! Seeing that he had personally intervened and the teacher was safe, Zhao Ya breathed a sigh of relief.

Her greatest fear now was that the teacher might run into trouble trying to save her. With the grandmaster appearing, given his strength, there should be no more problems.

Having become the young palace lord of the Ice Plain Palace, she now knew exactly who this grandmaster was: the supreme elder of the Master Teacher Pavilion, one of the most powerful experts of the era. Even if the Grand Elder came in person, she would likely have to yield.

Zhang Xuan has already told me about your matter. Come with me, let me examine the Heaven Binding Lock on you!

Waving his hand, Master Yang said.

Yes!

Zhao Ya nodded and followed him into the room.

After they sat down, Master Yang placed his fingers on Zhao Ya's wrist, his brows furrowing more and more.

This Master Yang was naturally Zhang Xuan. He didn't reveal his identity for fear that the girl would be blinded by concern.

Zhao Ya knew his situation thoroughly and was well aware of this grandmaster's existence. If she realized that the grandmaster was actually the teacher... her mindset would inevitably change, easily leading to unnecessary mishaps and being discovered.

Even if he wanted to explain later, it would have to wait until they escaped from the Ice Plain Palace. Otherwise, the slightest carelessness could lead to total defeat.

After all, his disguised identity now was Yang Xuan, one of the strongest in the world. He couldn't afford a single misstep.

To examine through pulse diagnosis, Zhao Ya would need to be unconscious for a thorough check. And even if he did check thoroughly, it would likely only be like the book he had just read—finding a flaw in the Heaven Binding Lock was almost impossible unless he peeled open her skin to find the thing!

How did the Heaven Binding Lock inside you enter your body?

Lowering his hand, Zhang Xuan looked at her.

The Ice Plain Palace's Heaven Binding Lock is different from the Alchemist Guild's. It's made from a heaven-and-earth-born ice silkworm. After I was trapped, the ice silkworm bit my finger and burrowed in, and then it became like this...

Recalling, Zhao Ya said.

At that time, she was trapped, her entire body's power sealed, unable to resist. She could only watch helplessly as the ice silkworm entered her body.

Ice silkworm?

His brows knitted into a knot, Zhang Xuan thought for a moment, but was at a loss, so he said: Let me circulate a strand of true energy through your body and see. If I can find it, it would be best to remove it!

A Heaven Binding Lock made from an ice silkworm—he had never heard of it. Earlier, with his soul, he lacked the Heaven's Path true energy and couldn't examine it. Now that he had returned to his physical body, he would first take a closer look before deciding.

Alright!

Knowing that the grandmaster wouldn't harm her, Zhao Ya extended her wrist again.

Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and a strand of true energy immediately drilled into her meridians.

Hmm?

Feeling the true energy enter her body, Zhao Ya couldn't help but be startled.

This true energy felt very familiar to her, exactly like the teacher's, only purer, warmer, and richer in aura.

The teacher and grandmaster share the same lineage, so similar true energy is nothing strange...

Her confusion didn't last long before she understood.

The teacher inherited from the grandmaster; if they had similar constitutions and cultivated the same technique, it wasn't unusual for their true energy attributes to be alike.

Soon, the true energy had circulated through her body, and Zhang Xuan's expression grew even more solemn.

The Heaven Binding Lock made from the ice silkworm had frozen Zhao Ya's entire meridians and even her dantian into ice. Any attempt to circulate true energy risked tearing them apart, even endangering her life.

His Heaven's Path true energy, though only a tiny strand and very weak, had nearly triggered a reaction. If he forcibly acted, the problem might not be solved, and she might die first.

Such a sinister thing...

His brows raised, Zhang Xuan's face darkened. For the head of a major faction to use such means on a subordinate disciple was utterly unforgivable!

Did the Grand Elder ever mention how to resolve this? Suppressing his anger, he looked at her again.

Based on his current knowledge, there was no way to deal with it. Even Heaven's Path true energy was helpless.

If the ice silkworm were still alive, he could poison it directly. But since it had fused with the meridians and frozen them, there was truly no solution.

She didn't say. She only said that if I agreed to activate the final layer of my constitution, she would help resolve it.

Zhao Ya shook her head.

It seems I'll have to ask her personally!

After thinking for a while longer, unable to figure out a solution, Zhang Xuan rubbed his brow.

This thing was so potent; the longer it remained in the body, the greater the damage. It had to be removed as soon as possible.

And in the current situation, the only one who could resolve it was this Grand Elder.

If he couldn't think of another way, he would have to go ask her and get her to reveal the solution.

However...

Having gone through Zhao Ya's mother's affair, she was surely as hard as iron. Getting her to voluntarily reveal the solution and let Zhao Ya go would not be easy.

If I go ask, she definitely won't tell me, and might even start a fight. But if Yang Xuan asks, it might be different!

His eyes narrowed.

His current identity was Yang Xuan of the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters. With this identity, even if the other party was the Grand Elder of the Ice Plain Palace, she would have to show respect. It would be easier than if Zhang Xuan went.

Zhao Ya, stay in the folded space for a while. I'll go meet this legendary Grand Elder of your Ice Plain Palace!

Standing up, Zhang Xuan flicked his sleeve and said calmly.

Since he had come to rescue her, he had to resolve the隐患 on her before leaving. If he couldn't think of another way, he would have to take a gamble.

Perhaps, if he played his disguise perfectly, he could bluff his way through and learn the solution from her.

Of course, if he was discovered... he wouldn't mind causing a huge uproar!