Chapter 2065: Bai Xuansheng Demands Payment

Arriving at the stone platform, Elder Hongwu and the other two sat down on the ground without any regard for appearances, swallowed pills, and quickly recovered their expended energy.

Han Jianqiu and the others looked around, their expressions complex.

A hundred years ago, they had come here, experienced life-and-death battles, and achieved their current accomplishments.

Zhang Xuan said, "Where is the Heaven-Connecting Bridge? And where is the Divine Hall?"

Up here it's barren, nothing to see, nothing at all. Where is the so-called Heaven-Connecting Bridge? And how does one reach the Divine Hall?

"The Heaven-Connecting Bridge is above. When the time comes, it will appear automatically, connecting the Divine Hall and the Heaven-Touching Stone! Only those under a hundred years old can step onto it. It is guarded by Divine Hall warriors, and passing through is extremely difficult!"

Han Jianqiu pointed upward.

Zhang Xuan looked up at the dark, deep sky, but still saw nothing.

"If the Heaven-Connecting Bridge does not appear, one can never enter the Divine Hall, because it's impossible to pass through the barrier above! This barrier was left by the gods. Not even Immortal Lords, let alone False Gods, can do anything about it!"

Han Jianqiu shook his head, formed a sword with his fingers, and thrust upward.

This sword strike contained all his power and understanding of the sword path. It rose from his fingers with a thunderous sound, giving a sense of a surging torrent. But it dissipated with a 'pop' after rising less than ten meters.

As if it had never existed.

Everyone's eyebrows jumped.

Such a powerful sword move couldn't even fly ten meters upward. For them to go up would be even more impossible.

"Although the pressure on the Heaven-Touching Stone is immense, there are quite a few people on the continent who can fly up here. Many peak Immortal Lords, nearing the end of their lifespans, hope to come here and change their fate, but in the end, no one succeeds. Over time, no one comes here anymore..."

Elder Kuixiao shook his head.

Knowing there's no hope, it's better to stay home and spend time with family, letting them see you off on your final journey.

Zhang Xuan looked up again.

Although he couldn't see the so-called barrier left by the gods, he could clearly feel the immense pressure from above. Given his strength, even if he had reached the False God realm like Han Jianqiu and the others, he might not succeed.

The barrier above gave him a sense of powerlessness, like when he was only a True Immortal facing a False God—all his techniques were useless.

An ant trying to shake a tree, laughably overestimating itself.

"Is this the power of a god?"

His heart was filled with awe.

No wonder the Divine Hall could stand aloof, with no one able to contend with it. This single barrier could make countless people lose all hope.

He truly wondered how the founding patriarch of the Lingyun Sword Sect and Master Kong had managed to pass through and enter back then.

"We didn't expect you to make it up here..."

As he was lost in thought, a cold laugh rang out. Everyone turned and saw Bai Xuansheng, the sect master of the Xuanjing Sect, and Gu Zhuiyun of the Piaomiao Immortal Sect flying up from below, followed by two middle-aged men.

They were presumably the geniuses participating in this Heaven-Connecting Bridge event.

"You can withstand the pressure?"

Elder Qinyuan frowned.

Their people and the talents from the other two sects could only fly to eighty percent of the height before they could go no further. It was only because the sect master arrived at the stone platform first and paused the pressure for two breaths that they managed to rush up.

How could the other side come up so easily?

Even if they were all geniuses, the gap shouldn't be that big!

"Of course. This kind of pressure is nothing to our geniuses..."

Bai Xuansheng snorted.

Before he finished, Zhang Xuan's voice rang out: "It's their armor!"

Everyone looked sharply and saw that the two newly arrived talents were wearing striking black armor.

The surface of the armor was carved with special patterns, somewhat similar to those on the Heaven-Touching Stone.

It was precisely because they wore this that they could fly up without any pressure.

Seeing himself exposed, Bai Xuansheng's face turned iron. He didn't deny it but snorted, "Sect Master Zhang Xuan truly has sharp eyes!"

Zhang Xuan made no comment and looked at the two talents.

As expected of the strong from the Xuanjing Sect and Piaomiao Immortal Sect, their cultivation was on par with Elder Hongwu and the others, but their aura was sharper, giving a sense of edge.

"Divine Hall warriors?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

This feeling was somewhat similar to that of Divine Hall warriors, and he felt a hint of displeasure.

Just then, Bai Xuansheng snorted, "Since Sect Master Zhang has such good eyesight, can you tell who stole my treasure in the Small Mirror Sea?"

Seeing that he hadn't sought trouble with the other party, but the other party was coming after him, Zhang Xuan turned his head: "At that time, you were about to be killed by the Xuanbei Turtle. I and Elder Kuixiao saved you... A life-saving grace deserves some reward, doesn't it?"

Bai Xuansheng narrowed his eyes.

When the man before him became the sect master of four sects, he had guessed that the previous events were related to him. He hadn't expected him to admit it, and so openly at that...

Stealing my things and being so righteous... Does he have any dignity as a strong cultivator?

"Sect Master Zhang, the six great sects have always helped each other and shared the same spirit. You seized Sect Master Bai's magical artifact and storage ring, breaking the rules. This could easily cause conflict between sects and throw the entire continent into chaos!"

Gu Zhuiyun said.

Zhang Xuan said, "Then what do you suggest?"

"Simple: return everything you took to Sect Master Bai without missing a single item, and then apologize to him..."

Gu Zhuiyun said.

"Apologize?"

Pausing for a moment, Zhang Xuan nodded: "Alright."

With that, he waved his hand.

Whoosh!

The Xuanbei Turtle instantly appeared before him and charged forward.

The other party was allied with the Tong Shen Hall, and he had no reason to investigate. This gave him an opportunity.

"What are you doing?" Bai Xuansheng was startled.

He had just mentioned an apology, and now he threw out the Xuanbei Turtle? What for?

"Nothing. If you want me to apologize, it's fine, as long as you don't call for help..." Zhang Xuan smiled calmly.

Back then, if he hadn't intervened, the Xuanbei Turtle would have killed this Sect Master Bai.

Instead of showing gratitude, he demands his things back...

"If I hadn't fallen into your trap last time, do you think that thing could have hurt me?"

With a cold laugh, Bai Xuansheng spread his five fingers and lunged at the Xuanbei Turtle.

If it weren't for the mayflies in the Small Mirror Sea, how could he have suffered a loss!

Now, without the seawater to aid it, the creature's strength was already reduced. If he couldn't win, that would be truly embarrassing.

With a furious roar, he threw himself into the fight.

Violent waves of air surged in the sky.

The Xuanbei Turtle did not reveal its true form; it was only about two meters in diameter, more agile, and held its own in the fight.

"Three steps to the Kun position, attack from the Li position..."

Zhang Xuan transmitted his voice.

The other party was a sect master, a False God for a long time. Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be easy for the Xuanbei Turtle to win. But with Zhang Xuan's guidance, it was different.

In less than a minute, Sect Master Bai was bruised and swollen, pinned under a huge turtle shell, being rammed repeatedly, with who knows how many ribs broken.

"Sect Master Zhang, do you really want to cause conflict between sects?"

Gu Zhuiyun could no longer stand by and spoke up.

"Wasn't the conflict already there? Did I cause it?" Zhang Xuan shook his head, his expression solemn: "At that time, Sect Master Bai was knocked unconscious by the Xuanbei Turtle. He hasn't fainted yet, which means he's still far from that state! Don't worry, since saving someone requires an apology, I certainly won't intervene this time. If Sect Master Bai unfortunately dies, I will pass his treasures on to the Xuanjing Sect and go to his grave to apologize... I won't shirk that!"

Hearing this, Bai Xuansheng, who was barely holding on, spat out a mouthful of blood.

If he's dead, what use is an apology or returning things?

"You..."

Gu Zhuiyun's face darkened: "Do you know that killing a sect master of the Xuanjing Sect will bring great disaster if the Xuanjing Sect seeks revenge!"

"Revenge? Don't worry, once he's dead, I'll go to the Xuanjing Sect and inherit the position of sect master. I happen to have his sect master token. To avoid turmoil, I'll say he passed the position to me..."

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly: "I'm sure Sect Master Gu won't expose that, right? After all, you care about the world and don't want the continent to be in chaos..."

In the Small Mirror Sea, he had taken the other's storage ring, which contained the Xuanjing Sect's sect master token.

He had just been too lazy to refine it. If this guy died, he could refine the token and tell others that he had inherited the position. No one would suspect.

After all, he was already the sect master of four sects; adding one more wouldn't matter.

"You..."

Not expecting the man to be so ruthless, Gu Zhuiyun clenched his fist and was about to rush over to save the man when he felt a chill down his spine. Han Jianqiu and Elders Kuixiao and Qinyuan came to block his way: "Sect Master Gu, please stay where you are. Since an apology is required, it should match the situation. Otherwise, if saving someone becomes a crime, who would dare to do it?"

Taking a deep breath, Gu Zhuiyun had to stop.

He and the three before him were all at the False God realm. If they fought, he would probably end up like Bai Xuansheng on the ground, beaten beyond recognition.

"Sect Master Zhang, save me... I was wrong. I won't ask for an apology, and I don't want those treasures anymore. Consider them repayment for saving my life..."

Seeing that the Xuanbei Turtle could kill him at any moment, the severely injured Bai Xuansheng dared not say more and quickly cried out.

From the looks of it, the other party really dared to kill him and impersonate the sect master.

If that succeeded, the things wouldn't have to be returned. If that happened, he would die in vain, and the sect would fall into someone else's hands.

"Save you?"

Zhang Xuan paused: "It's not impossible... But I'm only a peak Immortal Lord. It's very difficult for me to fight a False God-level Xuanbei Turtle. How about this: if you give me some treasures as a reward, I might risk my life to save you!"

"Give treasures as a reward?"

Bai Xuansheng was stunned, almost crying.

Could a person really be this shameless?

This Xuanbei Turtle is already your pet. You just need to tell it to stop, and you're asking me for a reward?

And most importantly... you had it beat me up!

If he had known this guy had no dignity, he wouldn't have asked for his things back...