Chapter 1697: Xingmeng Sword Saint Breaks Through

The Book of Heaven's Way was not only useful for smashing people; it also helped record the contents of books and enhance one's state of mind.

He had used it twice before, each time directly increasing his scale by 5.0. Now that cultivation was no longer effective, he could use this. Once he broke through the shackles of 29.9, he would directly possess the state of mind of an Ancient Saint!

Although he had only met an Ancient Saint once before smashing him to death with the book, and kept the corpse in his ring, he knew how terrifying they were. If he could achieve that state of mind, would he have the ability to protect himself if he encountered another Ancient Saint?

Even if he couldn't, with a higher state of mind, if he disguised himself as an Ancient Saint, others definitely wouldn't be able to see through it!

State of mind was absolutely the best cheat for disguise. As long as one's state of mind was sufficient, no one of the same level could see through it.

"Let me try!"

His eyes burned with excitement. He carefully recalled the state from the first time he used the Book of Heaven's Way to enhance his state of mind. He closed and opened his eyes: "Enhance state of mind!"

Nothing happened.

He closed and opened his eyes again: "State of mind, enhance!"

Still nothing happened.

The Book of Heaven's Way floated quietly in the library, as if mocking his actions.

"Help me enhance my state of mind!"

"Enhance, state of mind!"

"Break through 29.9..."

...

After trying more than a dozen times and finding no reaction from the Book of Heaven's Way, Zhang Xuan could only rub his brow, looking helpless.

It seemed the Book of Heaven's Way couldn't enhance it either.

Cultivating the state of mind was indeed not that simple!

It seemed he had to prepare for a long battle. If one day didn't work, two days; if two days didn't work, three days... At worst, half a month should be enough!

If he still couldn't break through, he would have to find a way to see if there was a sixth Heaven's Recognition of a Master or something to experiment with.

Feeling quite melancholy, he was about to check Xing Sword Saint's state of mind when he sensed spiritual energy rapidly gathering nearby. Turning his head, he saw that Meng Sword Saint, after reaching 29.9 in her state of mind, had suddenly broken through the shackles of Heart's Blood Tide and directly reached the Undying Realm!

Her talent was already extremely high. The reason she couldn't break through before was her worry about her son. Now that her son was found and her state of mind had improved, she took the step directly.

The Undying Realm: the primordial spirit is imperishable and indestructible; no external force can affect thoughts; with a thought, one tears through space!

This level was already the pinnacle existence below the Ancient Saints.

Spiritual energy rapidly surged into her body, and Meng Sword Saint's internal power quickly climbed.

Seeing that she had crossed the realm and would need a long time to fully consolidate, Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and a ninth-grade pill flew over.

The pill melted upon entering her mouth, and then a surge of vigorous spiritual energy exploded inside her, instantly clearing the previously blocked barriers.

Seeing her break through without any further danger, Zhang Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The opening of the Confucian Temple was fraught with danger. The stronger one's strength, the more means of self-preservation one had. Although he was a transmigrated soul, Xing and Meng Sword Saints' feelings for him were seen in his heart, and deep down, he had already regarded them as parents.

In this situation, he naturally hoped they would become even stronger.

Turning to look at Xing Sword Saint before the crystal ball, his state of mind was also rising 0.1 by 0.1 like Meng Sword Saint's. Before long, he also reached 29.9 and could no longer break through.

"My state of mind has also reached its limit..."

His eyes shining, Xing Sword Saint came over.

"You... aren't breaking through?"

Seeing him excited, unlike his mother who was preparing to charge into the Undying Realm, Zhang Xuan looked at him with confusion.

"My state of mind just broke through, no rush. I'll adjust for a while, then charge..." Xing Sword Saint nodded.

"Adjust what? Hurry up! I just saw that the reason you couldn't break through was blocked meridians. I have a pill here; take it to open the blocked meridians and charge directly..."

Flicking his finger, Zhang Xuan handed over another pill.

Your wife has already broken through, and you still want to adjust for a while... Are you waiting to go back and get beaten?

"I..."

Xing Sword Saint was stunned.

Could it be... that he was cultivating too slowly and was being looked down upon by his son?

That's right!

A year ago, you had just stepped into the martial path, and I was at Heart's Blood Tide.

Half a year ago, you were at the Saint Domain, and I was at Heart's Blood Tide.

A few days ago, you were at Great Saint First Layer, Invulnerability to Harm, and I was at Heart's Blood Tide...

Today, you're at the Golden Body Realm, and I'm still damn Heart's Blood Tide...

If I don't hurry up, I'll really be caught up!

Without further hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed the pill. As the medicinal power spread in his body, he felt a stream of pure true qi flowing rapidly along his meridians, quickly clearing the blockages inside.

A powerful aura burst forth from his brow, and the strength that had been shackled for years immediately broke through.

"This..."

Before he could even sit down to cultivate, he had broken through. Xing Sword Saint felt as if he were dreaming.

This... breaking through was so childish!

But knowing this was not the time to be shocked, he closed his eyes and began to cultivate.

"There's still some time left. Who else wants to continue?"

Seeing that both his father and mother had reached the Undying Realm, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Luo Ruoxi and Wu Chen.

"No need. My lady and I have reached the limit of our state of mind. Even if we cultivate, it won't be of any use!"

Wu Chen cupped his fists.

"Limit? Are you both at 29.9?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

He had thought they were just ordinary Undying Realm cultivators, but their state of mind scales were also so terrifying.

"The crystal ball is useless to us. We've only used less than half an hour. Are you going to refund the remaining half hour?"

Zhang Xuan looked at the middle-aged man beside him.

"..."

The middle-aged man's face twitched.

Others came here to cultivate; in an hour, if they could increase by 0.1, they'd be excited for half a month. These three, on the other hand, all advanced to 29.9 within half an hour... And the key point was, they still thought a top-grade saint artifact was a loss and wanted a refund...

He had never seen such stingy people!

"What, don't want to refund?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

"It's not that... It's an honor for us that you came here to break through. How about this: today's hour is on me, no charge..."

Seeing the other party's serious expression, as if he really wanted the money, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth, flipped his wrist, and handed back the top-grade saint artifact that had been given to him earlier.

Although he lost half an hour, having five experts with a state of mind of 29.9 appear at once, and three of them breaking through here, was a huge advertisement for them.

Overall, it was a gain.

"That's more like it..."

Putting the top-grade saint artifact back into his ring, Zhang Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

The middle-aged man said no more, turned to look at the crystal ball not far away, and his eyes flickered: "They all broke through so fast. If I go up, will I also advance rapidly?"

Thinking this, he hesitated no longer and quickly walked over.

Once the formation inside the crystal ball was activated, one hour was the minimum time. Since they weren't using it anymore, the remainder would be wasted, so he might as well use it himself.

He placed his hand on it. After who knows how long, he saw that the state of mind scale in the air had not changed at all.

Only then did he realize that it had nothing to do with his crystal ball...