Chapter 1721: Xuan'er, Come Quickly

"Wait for me..."

Before he even reached the cave entrance, a shout came from below, followed by the sight of a seductive figure rushing over quickly and grabbing hold of him.

"Hu Yaoyao?"

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

It was none other than that familiar person... Hu Yaoyao!

"Friend, it's very dangerous up there. You'd better stay!" With a wave of his hand, Zhang Xuan prepared to send the girl back down.

From his earlier conversation with the old man, he knew that near the branch temple of the Confucian Temple, there were not only Immortal Realm experts of the Heterodox tribe but possibly even Ancient Sages lurking in hiding. The danger was immense; he couldn't even guarantee his own survival. This girl was only at the Saint Realm Ninth Layer—it was better for her to stay behind!

After all, he was disguised, and she wouldn't know who he was.

Just as he was about to act, he heard her voice transmit into his ear: "Zhang Xuan, if you dare throw me down, I'll go to your Zhang Clan and say you molested me, making you take responsibility for me..."

"Pfft!"

His vision went dark, and Zhang Xuan nearly fainted: "How did you know it was me?"

His disguise was flawless; even an Ancient Sage might not see through it. How could this girl, only at the Saint Realm Ninth Layer peak, recognize him directly?

Most importantly... she was going to cause trouble at the Zhang Clan...

The two of them had had this conflict back at Hongyuan Academy, except back then it was him shouting "molestation"... Was this girl really that vengeful?

But... knowing her personality, she probably would do it.

As the leader of three races, the Hall Master of the Saint Son Hall, a Nine-Star Master Teacher... if he really let a woman run to his home and accuse him of molestation, he might as well be dead!

Most importantly, what if Luo Ruoxin misunderstood?

"It's dangerous up there. Think it over. If you really want to go, I can take you..."

He shook his head helplessly and transmitted back.

"I want to go!"

Hu Yaoyao gritted her teeth.

"Fine!"

Seeing her insistence, Zhang Xuan knew he couldn't shake her off, so he gently grabbed her.

Whoosh!

The two turned into light and drilled out through the broken seal. The moment they disappeared, the seal restored itself, and the sealed space became hard as iron again, so that even an Immortal Realm expert couldn't fly up.

Seeing everything return to normal, the people who had been captured all stood up.

They had thought they were doomed, but now the Heterodox tribesmen were killed and their savior had left. For a moment, they were filled with confusion.

"Senior, what should we do now?"

Everyone looked in unison at the old man who had spoken with Zhang Xuan earlier.

He was the strongest among them and had the most say.

"The Heterodox tribesmen are dead, so there's no more danger. I think we'd better cultivate as quickly as possible. Otherwise, once we leave the Confucian Temple, we won't have this opportunity..." After a moment of thought, the old man said.

To be honest, even if he had the courage, he wouldn't dare go near the Confucian Temple. So it was better to cultivate here and strive for an early breakthrough.

"Indeed!"

Everyone suddenly understood.

Having experienced danger, they knew that aiming too high would only harm themselves. No one dwelled on it further.

"Xuan Zhang... I didn't expect there to be such an impressive young man on the Master Teacher Continent, one who can rival Zhang Xuan, Master Zhang..."

Looking again at the place where the two had disappeared in the sky, the old man sighed. Before he finished, he suddenly froze: "Xuan Zhang, Zhang Xuan... I think I understand..."

He smiled bitterly.

The ways of the exalted were indeed unconventional...

Could that name be any more fake?

Anyone, after the fact, would figure it out...

Was this to let people know it was you, or not to let them know?

"Having received this favor, I will surely serve the Zhang Clan in the future..."

He sighed inwardly.

A life-saving debt must be repaid... Since he already knew the other's identity, he would definitely join the Zhang Clan in the future and repay it with his life...

...

Whoosh!

Passing through the seal, Zhang Xuan and Hu Yaoyao landed on the ground at the same time.

A massive building loomed faintly before them, visible to the naked eye.

"Have we arrived?"

Shaking her head, Hu Yaoyao stood up.

"Mm," Zhang Xuan replied.

The spatial laws here were more solid than those in the jungle world, desert world, and ice world. Even with his strength, he couldn't fly now.

Previously, he could tear space at will, but here, he had to obediently walk.

"Is that the Confucian Temple?"

Straightening her clothes, Hu Yaoyao pointed ahead.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

It seemed the old man was right: passing through the seal would bring them near the Confucian Temple. But it was best not to rush over; they should first ask about the specific situation.

This was a passage opened by the Heterodox tribe. If a Heterodox Ancient Sage was waiting ahead, they wouldn't even know how they died.

Whoosh!

The bound Bo Hong appeared before him.

"Soul search!"

Knowing that asking would yield little, he didn't bother wasting time. With a thought, he performed a soul search on the fellow.

Whoosh!

Streams of information entered his mind.

As the old man had said, the Confucian Temple ruins were indeed divided into six worlds. If one followed the entrance and exit, they would keep going in circles and never leave.

This was what Emperor Chenyong had communicated to them.

As for why he couldn't send messages, it was probably related to the altar.

After all, that Spirit God was too powerful. Although the Confucian Temple ruins were personally arranged by Confucius, they might not be able to block that deep silhouette.

"Since Emperor Chenyong sent a message, it means... he must have entered here too!"

Raising his eyebrows, Zhang Xuan's eyes showed concern.

Earlier, the Master Teacher Pavilion had said that a certain emperor of the Heterodox tribe had quietly arrived on the Master Teacher Continent, but no one had ever seen him. Now it seemed it must be this Emperor Chenyong!

"Emperor Chenyong ordered not to kill master teachers. I wonder what his intention is."

Knowing that this powerful figure might be near the Confucian Temple, Zhang Xuan felt immense pressure. Then he saw another order that Bo Hong had received.

From his trip to the underground cavern, he knew that the three emperors of the Heterodox tribe were divided into three factions.

Emperor Chenyong was the conservative faction, not advocating war; Emperor Chenling was the radical faction, insisting on launching attacks to gain benefits; as for Emperor Chenxing, he was a fence-sitter, first allying with Emperor Yong and later with Emperor Ling.

Since he was a conservative, he should have his own ideas. Especially since he himself was here, not wanting to clash too much with the Master Teacher Pavilion was understandable.

Soon, he finished reading all the useful information in Bo Hong's mind.

This Bo Hong had only received orders to lead his people, using the altar to open a passage, come near the Confucian Temple, and wait for opportunities to gain benefits. As for other, more detailed content, whether Emperor Chenyong hadn't investigated thoroughly or for other reasons, he didn't know the specifics.

After the soul search, Zhang Xuan lightly patted and killed this Heterodox tribesman.

Those not of our race are bound to have different hearts.

He had no goodwill toward such people.

Looking up, he was about to check for danger when his heart stirred. A jade token appeared in his palm, and a line of text slowly emerged on it.

"Xuan'er, upon seeing this message, come quickly. I have found traces of Zhao Ya..."