Chapter 2089: Returning to the Star Chasing Palace

Following the memories from the soul search, he proceeded forward.

Aside from the pseudo-god realm experts, there were no other cultivators in this great hall. He had already slain them all, so there was no danger. As for the formations and such arranged here, they were nothing in front of him, a grandmaster of formations.

"It's here..."

Having confirmed the location, he smiled slightly and flicked the Tongshang Sword.

Crack!

The door opened, revealing a folded space.

Various treasures floated within, countless and innumerable.

Whoosh!

As soon as he entered, countless sword qi, blade qi, and the power of various weapons came hurtling through the air, seeking to kill him.

Knowing these were the spirits of the weapons, Zhang Xuan did not dodge but wove through them.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

The ringing of various weapons rose and fell one after another.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Xuan looked at the weapons strewn across the floor, his eyes gleaming.

As expected of the treasure vault of the headquarters of the Divine Hall, there were as many as thirty pseudo-god realm weapons, and countless immortal sovereign realm weapons, a full two hundred!

Such a number probably exceeded the total weapons of the entire Abandoned Continent!

Whether accumulated by the Divine Hall over the years or plundered from other divine halls, it didn't matter; now it had fallen into his hands and become his possession.

With a light grasp, he collected all the weapons into his ring.

A large pile of jade bottles appeared before him, various pills flying about chaotically like a flock of sparrows.

All were immortal sovereign level pills. Those effective for pseudo-gods included top-grade immortal origin pills, over a thousand of them.

Pushing through everything, he collected all that could be taken, filling three storage rings before completely clearing the treasure vault.

"First, break through to the peak of the pseudo-god realm!"

Having done this, he did not rush to leave but sat down cross-legged.

With a thought, he entered the Spring and Autumn Canon and began stuffing various immortal origin pills and qi-replenishing pills into his mouth.

Zhang Xuan had never felt so wealthy.

After a few breaths, he stood up.

Now, not only had his cultivation reached the peak of the pseudo-god realm, but he had also used the extra time to consolidate his cultivation. At this moment, he could truly be considered the pinnacle of the entire Abandoned Continent!

As long as that Master Kong did not break through, he was confident he could fight him without falling behind!

Leaving the treasure vault, he found Du Qingyuan.

Palace Master Du had still not recovered from the shock just now, her face full of confusion, as if in a dream.

"Palace Master Du, do you know... how to return to the Star Chasing Palace?"

Interrupting her daze, Zhang Xuan asked.

Last time he came, he had walked step by step via the Heavenly Bridge. When he returned, Master Kong had brought him, using the power of the Misty Boots to tear through space.

In other words, aside from the Heavenly Bridge, he did not know how to return from here.

However, he didn't know, but the person before him might.

After all, when she was brought here, the Heavenly Bridge had not yet been opened.

"I was brought here by Hall Master Kong. Although my cultivation was sealed and I couldn't move, I still guessed something..." Palace Master Du hesitated, then said, "It should be... through the Divine Communication Jade Talisman that I came here!"

"Divine Communication Jade Talisman?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

This thing could at most allow one's consciousness to enter the Divine Hall. Could it also teleport one's entire body?

"Yes, though it looks small, it is extremely profound. Otherwise, how could the items you purchased easily reach your hands?" Palace Master Du said.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

She was right.

Items purchased from the Divine Hall could be retrieved with a single thought, and the item would appear before you—that itself was spatial teleportation.

"It should be the Taixuan Mirror of the Xuan Mirror Sect! This thing can capture a person's soul into the mirror, and also turn items in the mirror into real objects. The Divine Hall itself is only entered with consciousness, but each branch hall is identical to the real hall! That is to say, although we perceive a distinction between virtual and real, in the Taixuan Mirror, there is no difference!"

Du Qingyuan said.

Within the Divine Hall, every virtual hall was exactly the same as the actual one. For this reason, many people who entered felt unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

"By using the Taixuan Mirror to illuminate the virtual Divine Hall, and then using this mirror to illuminate oneself, one can travel through any branch of the Divine Hall via the mirror..."

Zhang Xuan was startled.

No wonder this Master Kong insisted on obtaining the Misty Boots, the Taixuan Mirror, and the altar... these three indeed possessed extraordinary power!

A mirror reflecting a person and reflecting a perfect photograph are indistinguishable.

The Taixuan Mirror could actually use this peculiar ability to allow spatial teleportation... simply incredible!

Zhang Xuan said, "But... we don't have the Taixuan Mirror now..."

Without the Taixuan Mirror, all this talk was useless.

"We don't have the Taixuan Mirror, but... we can create a folded space that can contain a person and use the Divine Communication Jade Talisman for teleportation!" Palace Master Du said.

Zhang Xuan slapped his forehead.

Why hadn't he thought of that?

"But... a folded space that can contain life is not so easy..." Palace Master Du said.

Though there was a way, it might not be achievable.

This kind of folded space was not as simple as imagined.

Otherwise, the six major sects could have just used teleportation, instead of riding flying sacred beasts for many days.

Moreover, the most critical point was that this teleportation was controlled by the Divine Hall of Teleportation. If anything went wrong, one could easily fall into spatial turbulence and never return.

"At any other time, it would indeed be difficult, but here, it's not hard... Wait a moment!"

With a light smile, Zhang Xuan vanished from the spot.

Creating such a folded space capable of holding life was easy in the Master Teacher Continent, but difficult here.

Otherwise, he could have brought his parents and others from the Master Teacher Continent along.

But just because he couldn't do it didn't mean others couldn't.

The treasure vault from earlier seemed to be a folded space, and it could not only store treasures but also hold people.

He quickly arrived before it, his immortal energy surging out as he grabbed at it fiercely.

Boom!

The hall shook, and the folded space of the treasure vault continuously shrank, falling into his palm.

With his cultivation at the peak of the Pseudo-God realm, no less than Master Kong back in the day, this folded space, though formidable, was still easily controllable.

Whoosh!

Taking out a storage ring, Zhang Xuan placed the sealed folded space inside.

"Palace Lord Du, please go in first!"

Du Qingyuan nodded, her mind relaxing.

The next moment, she vanished from the spot.

Having taken her in, Zhang Xuan did not enter immediately but instead took out a Divine Teleportation Jade Talisman and sent his consciousness into it.

This was the headquarters of the Divine Hall of Teleportation. Although it was in a place unreachable from the Abandoned Continent, he could still enter the virtual Divine Hall of Teleportation and contact everyone on the continent.

Before long, Han Jianqiu appeared before him.

"Sect Leader... how are things on your end? Are you alright..."

Seeing him appear in the Divine Hall of Teleportation, Han Jianqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

After he had teleported away, the altar was destroyed, and they had been anxious at the Star Chasing Palace, worried that something had gone wrong. Now that they saw him, they finally relaxed.

"I'm fine. I'm now auctioning a storage ring. Buy it, and then retrieve the item from the Divine Hall of Teleportation at the Star Chasing Palace!"

Zhang Xuan said.

"Alright!"

Though he didn't know his purpose, Han Jianqiu still nodded.

"Mm."

Having given his instructions, Zhang Xuan exited the Divine Hall of Teleportation, listed the storage ring containing the folded space for auction in the Divine Hall of Teleportation, and then, with a flick of his wrist, summoned the flood dragon beast he had been riding.

"This is a blank Divine Teleportation Jade Talisman. Take it and stay here without leaving. Once I call for you, appear immediately!" Zhang Xuan said.

The flood dragon had already reached the Pseudo-God realm and could also enter the Divine Hall of Teleportation, disguising its consciousness as a human form.

Though he wanted to return as soon as possible, he also had to consider how to come back.

Leaving this flood dragon here, as long as he could return smoothly this time, he could use the same method to teleport people back.

"Yes!"

Understanding his master's purpose, the flood dragon nodded.

"Also, it's best to hide and not be discovered. I'm afraid Palace Lord Kong might come back..."

Just as he was about to enter the folded space, Zhang Xuan said.

The flood dragon acknowledged and, with a slight shake, shrank to the size of a thumb.

This creature, stretching hundreds of meters, was indeed too conspicuous, but at this size, finding it in such a vast palace would not be easy.

Having given his instructions, Zhang Xuan entered the folded space, and the flood dragon lightly tapped the jade talisman, causing the storage ring to vanish instantly.

The next moment, light flashed on another jade talisman's surface, and the ring abruptly appeared.

Whoosh!

Zhang Xuan emerged from the folded space and, seeing Han Jianqiu and the others before him, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, filled with excitement: "It actually works..."

He had thought it was just a theoretical method, but it turned out to be achievable.

However, to accomplish it was indeed not that simple; three conditions had to be met simultaneously: first, a folded space capable of holding people; second, trustworthy people at both the departure and arrival points; otherwise, if the storage ring collapsed, everything inside, whether people or objects, would be banished into spatial turbulence, their fate unknown. Third, the Divine Hall of Teleportation must not notice!

The first two were very simple; the main issue was the third.

Just selling and buying a storage ring would not attract attention, but using it multiple times could easily cause trouble.

It was like purchasing items online; the Divine Hall of Teleportation was essentially the logistics. If they wanted to stop it, they could intercept it midway, and it would never reach the buyer.

However, at least it had succeeded for now, and the Divine Hall of Teleportation probably hadn't noticed.

After all, storage ring transactions occurred hundreds or thousands of times daily, making it hard to arouse suspicion.

"Master..."

Seeing him appear, Zhao Ya and the others came forward, each filled with excitement.

Seeing his disciples before him, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be startled: "You... have all reached Immortal Lord? How so fast?"

Before he left, Zhao Ya and the others were only around True Immortal, yet now they had all reached the peak of Immortal Lord, seemingly ready to break through at any moment!

How long had it been?

This was too fast...