Chapter 2078: Meeting Zhao Ya and the Others Again

Zhang Xuan kept Luo Qiqi's matter in mind.

As the master of four sects, although the Upper Firmament was vast, it should still be easy to find someone who wanted to find him.

After parting with Luo Xuanqing, he chatted with Yang Shi and other acquaintances for a while, and gave the reorganized cultivation techniques and martial arts to the Master Teacher Pavilion to spread across the world.

Unknowingly, a day passed.

"I came here this time to borrow this altar. There are still many matters in the Upper Firmament, so I won't stay any longer..."

Knowing that time could not be wasted, Zhang Xuan called out to Wu Chen, who had already obtained the altar, intending to break the seal and return directly to the Upper Firmament.

"Young master, please take me with you..."

Sun Qiang came forward, his face full of longing.

This fellow, knowing he could not keep up with the young master's pace, had abandoned his former laziness. After more than a year of diligent cultivation, supplemented by the abundant resources from the Master Teacher Pavilion and the Zhang Clan, he had actually reached the Broken Void realm like the others.

"You want to go to the Upper Firmament?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

"Yes!" Sun Qiang gritted his teeth.

Although staying in the Master Teacher Continent, with his status as Zhang Xuan's steward and a ancient sage expert, he could command wind and rain, but... after a long time, he would still grow weary.

He still preferred those times when, despite his lack of strength, he could freely scold the strong and wield power with abandon!

That was the peak of his life, and he missed it dearly.

So... he still wanted to follow behind the young master. Only then could there be true magnificence.

"Breaking through the spatial barrier directly to enter the Upper Firmament is too dangerous. I can't protect you! I can't take you along, but you can come through the passage... Take these medicines before entering the spatial storm; they can help heal injuries and prevent you from falling unconscious!"

Turning his wrist, Zhang Xuan handed over a bottle of Little Chick's bathwater and also bestowed a weapon for protection. Then he instructed, "Once in the Upper Firmament, go to the Lingyun Sword Pavilion and report my name. Someone will take you to me..."

Directly breaking the spatial barrier would cause the power of the realm to crush every cultivator passing through. Although Sun Qiang had broken through to the fourth level of Ancient Sage, he was still far too weak. It was safer to take the passage.

Sun Qiang nodded.

Having said all this, Zhang Xuan said no more. With a thought, he released the power suppressed within him. With a roar, he immediately felt a tremendous repulsion from the surrounding space.

This force seemed intent on pushing him directly out of this world.

Whoosh!

Without resisting, he moved his mind and broke free from the shackles of the Master Teacher Continent. Then he saw countless black currents crashing toward him, trying to tear him into powder.

The immortal energy within him surged, blocking these black currents, and he flowed upward along the direction of the repulsion.

After an unknown amount of time, light returned before his eyes. His body shook as he emerged from the squeezing space, hovering above Xuanjiang City.

"Indeed, I can return easily..."

He smiled and looked at Wu Chen beside him. Clearly, he too was somewhat shocked.

Although they had thought this would work before, experiencing it firsthand still felt incredible.

It seemed that for a strong person, entering the lower realm was very troublesome, but returning to one's own world was not so difficult.

Of course, this was also related to the disguise tokens and methods given by Luo Ruoxi. Otherwise, simply suppressing cultivation would not deceive the Heavenly Dao of the Master Teacher Continent. They would likely be repelled as soon as they entered, unable to stay even for a moment.

"Let me first see if Zhao Ya and the others are here..."

With a thought, Zhang Xuan's consciousness enveloped the entire Xuanjiang City.

At his level of cultivation, as long as he wished, he could easily detect any small matter happening in Xuanjiang City.

"There..."

After a moment, his eyes lit up.

He had thought that since the other party had left the Master Teacher Continent three months ago, which was about nine days in the Upper Firmament, they would no longer be here. Unexpectedly, they had not yet left.

However, the mansion they were in was preparing a flying spirit beast, seemingly about to depart.

Without hesitation, he flew straight over.

...

"Zhang Yuanwai, why are you in such a hurry to borrow a flying spirit beast?"

A middle-aged man with a protruding belly came forward, a look of doubt in his eyes.

In Xuanjiang City, there were not many families and forces that could raise spirit beasts. He, Wu Jiangcheng, happened to be one, and after the Xue family's downfall, his family's spirit beasts were the highest level and fastest!

That was why Zhang Yuanwai had come to him, intending to rent one.

"Didn't I save a few people?" Zhang Yuanwai laughed.

"I heard about that... What, do you also want to strike it lucky like Shan Xiaotian?" Wu Jiangcheng sneered.

Shan Xiaotian's opportunity was rare and hard to come by. There was only one Zhang Xuan Sect Master in the world. You, a great family head and wealthy man, surely don't think that saving just anyone will bring good results!

How could such a good thing happen?

If that were the case, he would have done nothing but run around saving people long ago...

"To be honest, this time I really did strike it lucky..."

Having a good relationship with the other party, Zhang Yuanwai did not intend to hide it, speaking with a smile.

"Really struck it lucky?"

Wu Jiangcheng was stunned: "Don't tell me you also saved a sect master or an elder... Joking aside, there's a limit. How many elders and sect masters can there be in the world who get into trouble?"

"Haha, of course not a sect master or elder! To tell you the truth, the nine people I saved turned out to be... Zhang Xuan Sect Master's personal disciples!" Zhang Yuanwai said.

"Personal disciples? Haha... you're quite funny!" Stunned for a moment, Wu Jiangcheng burst out laughing: "Zhang Xuan Sect Master is the master of four sects, the number one person in the world. Countless people want to be his student... Go ask on the street; those who claim to be his students or even say they studied under him number no less than ten thousand... And you take it seriously? A few days ago, I caught a horse in the wild, and it wrote characters with its hooves, claiming to be his student..."

"A horse?"

Zhang Yuanwai was dumbfounded.

"Yes, in my opinion, they must be swindlers trying to cheat you out of money. I didn't expect you to actually fall for it..."

Wu Jiangcheng snorted: "Think about it, Sect Master Zhang is the master of four sects. If they were really his personal disciples, who would dare to offend them? Who would dare to injure them? And how could it be such a coincidence that a group of them were all saved by you alone? Obviously, it's fake..."

Zhang Yuanwai was speechless.

Indeed, it made a lot of sense.

The so-called disciples of Zhang Xuan, Liu Yang, Zheng Yang... were all their own claims. He couldn't tell if they were fake.

"Take me to see them. I'll expose the true faces of these swindlers on the spot..."

Seeing his friend deceived, Wu Jiangcheng waved his hand, puffed out his belly, and snorted.

"Then I'll trouble Brother Wu..."

Zhang Yuanwai breathed a sigh of relief, quickly cupped his fists, and led the way toward the courtyard where Zhao Ya and the others were staying.

"You claim to be students of Sect Master Zhang Xuan?"

Arriving at the courtyard and seeing several sickly young people, Wu Jiangcheng became even more convinced of his idea, sneering coldly.

Zhao Ya and the others frowned slightly.

In the Master Teacher Continent, each of them was a supreme figure who could command wind and rain and shake the world. Being treated so rudely upon meeting made them all somewhat displeased.

"What, afraid to admit it?"

Wu Jiangcheng sneered: "Do you know the crime of impersonating Sect Master Zhang's disciples? Not to mention reporting it to the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, if I report it to the city lord right now, you'll be in big trouble!"

"We are not impersonating. Zhang Xuan is indeed our teacher..."

Fearing that Zhao Ya's hot temper would lead to a fight, Kong Shiyao stepped forward and cupped her fists.

"Indeed your teacher? Anyone can spout nonsense. Do you have any evidence?" Wu Jiangcheng said.

Kong Shiyao fell silent.

To come to the Upper Firmament, they hadn't brought any storage rings or items that could prove their identity. Besides, even if they could produce something, the other party might not recognize it!

"What, nothing to say now!"

Wu Jiangcheng waved his hand: "If you want to impersonate, picking an elder or a disciple might be more believable. Impersonating Sect Master Zhang's disciples, you've got some nerve..."

"We really are Teacher Zhang's disciples..."

Zheng Yang raised his eyebrows, clearly displeased.

"Enough, I'm not Zhang Yuanwai, to be fooled by you! If you are Teacher Zhang's disciples, then I am Teacher Zhang's teacher. Men..."

Snorting again, Wu Jiangcheng was about to call his servants to arrest these swindlers and send them to the city lord's office when a faint voice sounded from the air: "You say you are my teacher? Oh, how come I don't know?"

"Who?" Startled, Wu Jiangcheng quickly looked up and saw two figures quietly floating in the air. One of them, a young man, was looking over with a smile.

"Sect Master Zhang..."

His body stiffened, his knees involuntarily went weak, and he knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, nearly fainting from fear.

Back when Shan Xiaotian caused such a stir at the Xue residence, he had been fortunate enough to attend and had seen the true appearance of this Zhang Xuan Sect Master. It was exactly the same as the person before him... Moreover, the other party was flying...

Only Immortal Lord experts could fly. The other party's identity was self-evident...

"Teacher..."

Unlike his shock, Zhao Ya and the others, seeing the figure in the sky, all had red-rimmed eyes and knelt down in unison.

"Mm, you've suffered..."

Seeing that these disciples had grown to this level, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction. With a flick of his hand, nine jade bottles flew toward them.

"Drink these medicines!"

"Yes..."

Everyone nodded simultaneously and drank the Little Chick's bathwater. After a moment, they all felt the power within them surge, and their injuries completely healed.

"This... all at the fourth level of Ancient Sage?"

Both Wu Jiangcheng and Zhang Yuanwai were stunned, nearly fainting.

Especially the former, who felt like crying.

The city lord of Xuanjiang City was only at the fourth level of Ancient Sage. These seemingly young boys and girls were all at that level...

Fortunately, this Sect Master Zhang had arrived just in time. If he hadn't come, with the way he had spoken, he might have easily had his neck twisted and been killed on the spot!

Thinking of this, his eyes turned red.

It seemed...

Bragging has risks, and showing off requires caution!