Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2089

The first time she had heard of this young man was from the Spirit God.

Back then, she had been perplexed by how a lad from a lower world was able to win the Spirit God’s favor and even become her lover.

Later on, Sovereign Chen Yong summoned her, and she made use of this opportunity to descend upon the Spirit God. While she still did not think that Wu Chen was particularly outstanding, she still approved of his actions. That was why she brought Wu Chen over.

Later on, she learned that the young man had entered the Forsaken Continent and became the sect leader of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion within a short period of time.

Only then did she understand why the Spirit God had taken a liking to the young man.

She had rushed over to look for him, but she had missed him.

After that, the Ethereal Hall had forced her to flee with the altar, but who could have thought that she would still be discovered by Hall Master Kong, and she was eventually captured here.

She had thought that she would never see him again, but who could have thought that the young man would actually appear here and impersonate a Semi-Divinity realm cultivator?

With a smile, Zhang Xuan whipped out the Tongshang Sword and said, “Palace Chief Du, please step back.”

Du Qingyuan knew that this was not the time to reminisce, so she took a step back and raised her wrist.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan flicked the Tongshang Sword, and a powerful surge of sword qi burst forth.

Ding ding ding ding!

With four consecutive clangs, the metal chains and shackles were severed, and they fell to the ground.

Even though the shackles were not at the Semi-Divinity realm, they were not far from it. However, given Zhang Xuan’s current strength, even a Semi-Divinity artifact would not have any trouble breaking them.

“Drink this!”

Zhang Xuan took out a jade bottle of Little Chick’s bathwater and passed it over.

Du Qingyuan gulped it down, and a moment later, her eyes widened in shock.

She knew how severe her injuries were, and her lifespan was nearing its end. She had thought that her cultivation would be crippled for the rest of her life, but who could have thought that the young man would be able to heal her with just a bottle of water?

“There’s no time to explain. Let’s hurry up and leave!” Zhang Xuan said.

“Alright!” Du Qingyuan also knew that this was not the place for her to explain herself. She drove her zhenqi to cleanse herself of the wretched state she was in, and she regained the dignified demeanor of a sect leader. Heaving a sigh of relief, she quickly followed behind Zhang Xuan.

Seeing that Du Qingyuan was still thinking about her looks even in her current state, Zhang Xuan sighed helplessly as he walked out of the room.

The surroundings were still empty, not a single person could be seen.

After saving Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan couldn’t be bothered to disguise himself anymore, so he reverted back to his original appearance and continued walking in.

“That’s the exit …”

Du Qingyuan frowned.

The deeper they went, the greater the danger they would face. Zhang Xuan might not be aware of Hall Master Kong’s strength, but she was well aware that the latter was invincible among his peers, comparable to the gods!

Not only so, he had more than a dozen Semi-Divinity realm experts with him. If he were to be discovered, it would be too late for him to escape.

“There’s no need to rush to find the exit for now… Let’s find that Hall Master Kong first!”

Zhang Xuan smiled.

With his doppelgangers and the Pathos of Heaven’s cultivation method and sword techniques, as long as Kong Shi did not break through to the God Realm, he would not be afraid to face him head-on, so he did not care about the other small fries.

The reason why he had disguised himself earlier was because he was afraid of being discovered and causing a commotion. Then, he would kill Palace Master Du first or take her as a hostage.

Without this worry, he had nothing to fear.

“Looking for Hall Master Kong?”

Du Qingyuan was taken aback. “We aren’t a match for them …”

But before she could finish her words, footsteps suddenly sounded. Following which, a doubtful voice sounded, “Who are you? Ah, it’s Palace Master Du! Why are you out? Men! ”

The voice reverberated throughout the entire hall.

Sou sou sou!

A gust of wind blew, and a series of silhouettes appeared in front and behind her, sealing off all paths of escape.

“Thirteen Semi-Divinity realm experts …”

Du Qingyuan nearly fainted on the spot.

If she had escaped earlier, she would have been fine, but that fellow insisted on finding Hall Master Kong. Now that there were thirteen Semi-Divinity realm experts on par with her, how was she supposed to deal with them?

Just as she was feeling relieved that she had escaped from death, she fell into despair once more.

Spirit God, you didn’t tell me that the person you liked was so unreliable …

“So, it’s Hall Master Zhang. Since you’re here, don’t think that you should leave!”

A Semi-Divinity realm expert among the crowd recognized Zhang Xuan, and his eyes lit up in agitation.

They knew very well how much their hall master valued Zhang Xuan. If they could capture him, they would be able to enjoy the rewards that they would be able to enjoy for the rest of their lives!

Huala!

The Semi-Divinity realm experts drew their weapons, and in an instant, killing intent filled the entire hall.

Du Qingyuan’s hair stood on end as she leaned forward and said, “With my current strength, I can only deal with two of them at the very most. Based on what I saw earlier, I should be able to tear an opening right in front of me. You should think of a way to escape, but I won’t be able to get away!”

Even though she had recovered from her injuries, the damage she had sustained was simply too great. Her soul had yet to fully recover, and her altar had been destroyed, so she had lost her strongest trump card.

It was already a blessing that she was able to fend off two Semi-Divinity realm experts at the same time.

“Escape?”

“Indeed. I’m already grateful that you came to save me, but Starchaser Palace and the Forsaken Continent still need you. You mustn’t let your emotions affect your decisions! ”

Du Qingyuan said with determination in her eyes.

“This … I don’t think I’m letting my emotions affect my decisions!”

Seeing the look on her face, Zhang Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile.

“Everyone, let’s make a move together. When the hall master returns and sees that we have captured him alive, he’ll surely reward us!”

The Semi-Divinity realm expert bellowed. Seeing that the two of them were not fleeing despite being surrounded, they were even whispering to each other.

Hula!

Unable to hold themselves back any longer, the crowd made a move.

Sou sou sou sou!

Surges of energy surged in from all directions, forming a cage that shackled the entire hall in the blink of an eye, sealing off all avenues of escape.

“Zhang Xuan, let’s go!”

Not expecting these people to coordinate with one another so well, sealing off the passageway that they had been eyeing earlier, Du Qingyuan’s eyes reddened in fury. With a furious roar, she raised her hand, intending to charge forward.

But all of a sudden, her vision blurred, and the surges of energy vanished without a trace. Following which, she saw Zhang Xuan standing amidst the crowd, grabbing a person by the neck and slowly walking over. “Where is your Hall Master Kong?”

It was the leader who had shouted earlier.

“H-he … has gone out …” The leader’s body trembled uncontrollably as cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

“He’s not around?”

Zhang Xuan frowned.

He had thought that Kong Shi was still in the hall, trying to snatch the Aura of Divinity back. But if he wasn’t around … where did he go?

If he allowed Kong Shi to absorb the Aura of Divinity and become a god, the consequences would be dire.

“I don’t believe you!”

With a light squeeze, the leader died on the spot. At the same time, Zhang Xuan sent a sliver of his consciousness over, and a moment later, he frowned. “He’s really not around …”

Naturally, Zhang Xuan didn’t believe the other party’s words. Thus, he conducted a Soul Search on the other party.

Just as the other party had said, Hall Master Kong hadn’t returned after leaving.

While Zhang Xuan was displeased, Du Qingyuan was dumbfounded. She dared not believe what she had just seen.

It was just a moment ago that they were ready to make a move, and they thought that they would die for sure. But in the blink of an eye, their leader had been captured and killed instead?

More importantly, why wasn’t there a single person in the surroundings charging over?

“They …”

Du Qingyuan pointed at them.

The remaining twelve Semi-Divinity realm experts, who were still brimming with killing intent a moment ago, suddenly froze on the spot. Deep fear could be seen in their eyes, as if they had just seen something extremely terrifying.

“What’s wrong?”

Zhang Xuan tossed the corpse of the leader aside and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands.

“Why aren’t they charging over?”

Du Qingyuan asked with gritted teeth.

“They have already been killed by me, so of course they won’t charge over!”

Zhang Xuan burst into laughter.

He had been wondering what was going on, but it turned out to be this.

Since the other party had made a move, Zhang Xuan didn’t hold back either. He executed the Heart of Twin Webs, and it didn’t take long for the twelve Semi-Divinity realm experts to die.

As for the leader of the twelve Semi-Divinity realm experts, he had intentionally gone easy on them.

“They’re dead?”

Du Qingyuan was stunned. She walked up to one of the Semi-Divinity realm experts and touched him lightly.

Putong!

The corpse fell to the ground.

The ground trembled, and the remaining eleven Semi-Divinity realm experts collapsed to the ground as well.

Du Qingyuan pinched her arm, wondering if her eyes were playing tricks on her.

When did he make a move?

How did he make a move?

To kill thirteen Semi-Divinity realm experts in an instant … How in the world did he do it?

Did that fellow really come to the Forsaken Continent a month ago?

How in the world did he cultivate?

Du Qingyuan felt a sharp pain in her chest.

Previously, she had thought that the young man was simply too far away from the Spirit God, and she had thought that he wasn’t worthy of her. To be able to cultivate from Ancient Sage 4-dan to Semi-Divinity realm within a month, did that mean that he would become as powerful as the Spirit God in a month’s time?

Why did it feel like her cultivation was no different from that of a tortoise before the young man?

“Give me a moment …”

Du Qingyuan turned to look at the young man, wanting to see what kind of ability he had, only to see the young man walking up to the corpses of the Semi-Divinity realm experts one after another with a smile on his face.

After that, he stowed all of the corpses into his storage ring.

“Not bad. I didn’t think that I would be able to gather so many pills … Those from the Ethereal Hall sure are rich!”

After looking through all of the storage rings, Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up in excitement.

He had been wondering where he could find the remaining seventy Pinnacle Immortal Pills, but who could have thought that after killing fifteen Semi-Divinity realm experts, not only would he be able to gather all of the required pills, he would even be able to obtain several dozen of them?

Those from the Ethereal Hall sure were wealthy!

“Hall Master Kong isn’t around, so there shouldn’t be any danger. Wait here for me. I’ll head to the other areas to take a look,” Zhang Xuan said.

Without saying anything else, Zhang Xuan disappeared from the spot.

“Should I take a look somewhere else? What do I have to look at? ”

Du Qingyuan asked with a confused look on her face.

Paying no heed to the confused Du Qingyuan, Zhang Xuan walked along the passageway leading to the innermost room of the palace.

Through his Soul Search earlier, he had confirmed that this was indeed the headquarters of the Ethereal Hall, and the room that Kong Shi had brought him to was just a branch of the Ethereal Hall.

Since it was the headquarters of the Ethereal Hall, it was bound to have plenty of treasures. Since he was already there, and Kong Shi had stolen the Aura of Gold from him, he had to make up for it.

As such, he had made sure to look through the Soul Search earlier, and it turned out that there was indeed a treasure vault in the headquarters of the Ethereal Hall.

And that was where he was heading to.