Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2088

It was no wonder why the other party did not make a move after escaping. He had thought that the other party was trying to recover his strength, but who could have thought that the other party was actually waiting for him to arrive?

In fact, there was a good chance that the other party knew that it was impossible for him to succeed the first time he captured him to extract the Library of Heaven’s Path, so he set up a trap and waited for him to arrive.

As for why the other party did not challenge the Hall of Heaven’s Path himself, there must be a reason behind it.

If the other party was the fake Kong Shi, then the will in the Hall of Heaven was left behind by the real Kong Shi. The latter must have some means to prevent the other party from entering the Hall of Heaven’s Path, just like how his clone was unable to enter the Hall of Heaven’s Path.

“Could it be …”

A thought surfaced in Zhang Xuan’s mind. He shot a glance at his clone, only to see that the latter had a haughty look on his face, not showing the slightest hint of embarrassment or regret after being rejected by the Hall of Heaven’s Path. Instead, the other party seemed to be regretting the fact that he did not manage to put on a show.

“This isn’t the time to be thinking about such things. I can’t let that fellow get away. If he really tries to assimilate the Aura of Divinity, I won’t be able to stand against him anymore …”

Suppressing these thoughts, Zhang Xuan said worriedly.

Kong Shi’s fighting prowess was no weaker than his in the first place. If he were to achieve a breakthrough and become a true god, not even Semi-Divinity realm cultivators would be able to stand a chance against him!

Previously, the Azure had lacked the strength to make a breakthrough, but with the golden Aura of Divinity, it was already a foregone conclusion.

He had to find a way to stop the other party!

Just that … putting aside where the other party had gone, Zhang Xuan needed to find a way to leave the Hall of Heaven’s Path as well!

The altar had been destroyed, and he had lost the passageway to return. If he had obtained the golden Aura of Divinity, he would have been able to tear through space with ease. But now, that path had been sealed!

“The reason why Kong Shi is able to traverse space is probably because of the Paragon Blackmirror Citadel and the Evanescent Boots of the Evanescent Immortal Sect!”

Zhang Xuan recalled the method the other party had used to escape.

While the Evanescent Boots were not Semi-Divinity artifacts, they possessed a unique ability that allowed one to traverse space. Coupled with the Paragon Blackmirror, even Zhang Xuan was unable to stop them!

The other party had such an ability, but he didn’t. If he did not think of a way to deal with it, he might really lose his life.

Even though Zhang Xuan was anxious, he did not panic. Instead, he slowly thought about what he had experienced in the past few days.

“Kong Shi and the founder of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion managed to snatch half of the ‘God’ character from this place, which means that this is the real Hall of Gods. There’s a good chance that the Hall of Gods that I entered earlier was a fake!”

If he had not entered the hall, he might have thought that the place where the ten Semi-Divinity realm experts attacked was the real Hall of Gods, but from the looks of it, this was the real Hall of Gods!

Perhaps, it was just a place that Kong Shi had intentionally lured him into. In fact, it might even be the real headquarters of the Ethereal Hall!

Otherwise, how could he have entered the folded space so easily?

On the other hand, how could the Ethereal Hall headquarters be completely empty? On top of that, he had even set up a formation that could explode in advance … This was clearly illogical!

If this was the Hall of Gods, then it meant that the Heavenly Bridge had connected to this place thousands of years ago. That was also the reason why Kong Shi and the founder of the Sword Firmament Pavilion had been able to enter the Hall of Gods!

Otherwise, without an altar and with the passage blocked, how could these two snatch the ‘Divine’ character?

How could he return to the Azure and establish his own sect?

“If this is the Hall of Gods, the Sky-crossing Bridge must be here …”

Zhang Xuan took a closer look.

The area where the altar had been destroyed was completely empty, as if it was floating in the void. There was no sign of life in the area at all.

Zhang Xuan quickly scanned the area with his Eye of Insight, but he was unable to find any traces of the Sky-crossing Bridge.

Could he have guessed wrongly?

He walked around the area once more, but he was still unable to find any passageways. It was as if the palace before him was floating in the void. Helpless, Zhang Xuan was at a loss as to what he should do next. Suddenly, his eyes fell on two pillars that pierced through the void.

He had seen these two pillars as soon as he had arrived.

More importantly, he had no idea what material they were made of, but they had to be at least Semi-Divinity realm. In any case, he was unable to destroy them with his current strength.

“Could this be the Sky-crossing Bridge?”

He had already checked the area several times, but there was no way he could find a passageway elsewhere. Perhaps, these two pillars were the crux of the matter!

“Let’s head up to take a look!”

Placing his clone back into his storage ring, Zhang Xuan swiftly climbed up the pillar.

Zhang Xuan had no idea how tall the pillars were, but as he continued climbing, the palace grew smaller and smaller until it was only a dot in the sky.

After climbing for four hours, he finally broke through a barrier, and a ray of light appeared in the void. Following which, Zhang Xuan felt the space around him reversing. He had been climbing upward a moment ago, but in an instant, he was falling downward. He was hugging onto the pillars tightly, and it seemed like he would plummet to the ground at any moment.

He had experienced this when he entered the Azure Bridge at the Heaven Anchoring Boulder. Due to the difference in time and space, it felt different as well.

It felt like he was climbing upward in the Hall of Gods, but from the looks of it now, he was actually climbing downward.

Zhang Xuan turned his body around and looked downward.

A majestic palace appeared in his line of sight.

“This is … the Hall of Gods that I entered previously?”

Zhang Xuan recognized it with a single glance.

It was the palace that he had encountered many Semi-Divinity realm experts on the Azure Bridge and fought with them. Eventually, he was rescued by Kong Shi.

“So, these two palaces are connected …”

It was at this moment that Zhang Xuan realized that the two pillars were connected to the top of the palace. He had thought that they were just for decoration, but it turned out that the palace was not the end.

Only by climbing along the pillars would he be able to enter the real Hall of Gods.

“It seems like Kong Shi has returned to this place …”

Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up. Suppressing his aura, he quickly made his way to the top of the palace.

This was where the fake Kong Shi had saved him. If what he said was true, those people that he had encountered earlier were his subordinates, and this palace was the other party’s nest!

If the other party wanted to achieve a breakthrough after obtaining the golden aura, it was likely that he would do so here as well.

Zhang Xuan would have to find a way to steal the golden aura away. As long as he could achieve a breakthrough, the other party would no longer pose a threat to him.

Zhang Xuan slid down the walls of the palace and made his way into the palace.

Perhaps it was because they knew that no one would be able to enter the palace or that no one would dare to barge in, but there were no guards stationed in the palace. Thus, Zhang Xuan snuck into the palace discreetly.

The hall was vast and empty, and Zhang Xuan walked in closely to the walls. Just as he was about to search for Kong shi’s whereabouts, the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded.

“The Sect Leader has given the order to execute that person!”

Two figures walked over, talking as they walked.

There was basically no one here, so they had nothing to hide or worry about.

“Execution?”

“Indeed. The reason why we used her previously was because we wanted to make use of her strength to chant the incantation to activate the altar. Now, as long as Sect Leader Luo reaches the level of a god, he won’t need the altar to do anything. It doesn’t matter if she’s dead or alive … ”

“That’s true. Once the Sect Leader becomes a God, we’ll definitely gain a lot of benefits. If we listen to him obediently, we might still have a chance!”

“That’s right, hurry up and do it …”

The voices of discussion were getting further and further away.

“Chant an incantation to activate the altar? Could it be … Palace Master Du? “Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.

The last time he had seen Palace Master Du, she had been captured in this hall. It seemed that she was still here.

Moreover, from the other party’s tone, he was already planning to make a move on her.

“Let’s save him first …”

Narrowing his eyes, Zhang Xuan decided not to waste his breath. With a swift movement, he appeared behind the duo and brandished the Tongshang Sword.

The sword radiance spread out.

Puchi! Puchi!

Before the two Semi-Divinity realm cultivators could even react, their heads had already fallen to the ground. At the same time, Zhang Xuan kept their corpses into his storage ring.

When he was at Heavenly High Immortal realm, he would have been able to kill ordinary Semi-Divinity realm cultivators with a single slash. However, not only had he managed to achieve a breakthrough, he had even created a sword art that surpassed the heavens, allowing him to assassinate Semi-Divinity realm cultivators with ease.

After killing the two of them, Zhang Xuan had already changed his appearance to that of one of them. With a flick of his hand, he took out the clothes of the other party in his storage ring and put them on. No matter how he looked at them, they looked exactly the same.

After putting on the disguise, Zhang Xuan continued walking forward.

While the palace was vast, there weren’t many halls. On top of that, the direction that the other party was heading in was very simple. Even without interrogating them, he would still be able to determine where Palace Master Du was being held.

Proceeding forward, Zhang Xuan saw a sealed room before him. With a flick of his wrist, he took out the keys that the two of them had on them. Opening the door, he walked in.

Following which, he saw a middle-aged lady with her hands and feet chained up. Her hair was disheveled, and her aura was extremely weak. It was clear that she was severely injured.

At this moment, Du Qingyuan had already regained consciousness. She was completely different from the delirious Zhang Xuan had seen her before.

“Is he going to kill me?”

Seeing that Zhang Xuan had entered, Du Qingyuan thought that he was a Semi-Divinity realm cultivator, but her face remained impassive, as if she already knew what was going to happen.

Instead of replying, Zhang Xuan closed the door behind him.

“Make your move. Since the altar has been destroyed, I know that I’m no longer of any value to you.

Du Qingyuan harrumphed coldly.

The altar was an artifact that she had forged, so it was natural that she would be able to sense its destruction.

The reason why the other party had captured her was so that she could make better use of the altar, but now that even the artifact had been destroyed, there was no doubt that she was going to die soon.

“Since I’m going to die, I hope that you can grant me some dignity …”

Du Qingyuan said with a desolate look on her face.

Who would have thought that she would end up dying in such a small room after dominating the world?

Raising her hand, she pulled out her hairpin and ran her fingers through her hair. After tidying up her clothes, she slowly stood up and looked at Zhang Xuan. “Do it!”

After saying those words, she placed her hands behind her back and closed her eyes to await death. Just as she was thinking that there was no way she could survive, a voice suddenly sounded by her ears.

“Palace Master Du, we meet again!”

Opening her eyes, she saw that the Semi-Divinity realm cultivator before her had changed into a young man in his twenties.

“Zhang Xuan?”

Du Qingyuan’s body stiffened as her body began trembling in agitation.