Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2196

Grabbing onto the wall tightly, Zhang Xuan slowly crawled downward. The pitch-black abyss felt as if there was a powerful force that would swallow him whole at any moment.

The deeper he went, the hotter the pendant became. It felt as if it was going to melt at any moment. At the same time, driving the Heaven’s Path zhenqi in his body also became more and more strenuous.

It was as if this abyss was the nemesis of his cultivation technique.

“Pathos of Heaven zhenqi …”

Driving the purified Pathos of Heaven zhenqi, the pressure on Zhang Xuan dissipated, and he continued downward.

Tzzzzzzz!

A moment later, dark gray streams of energy flowed into his body through his acupoints.

“As expected …”

Having expected this, Zhang Xuan wasn’t worried at all. He swiftly channeled his Heaven’s Path zhenqi toward the dark gray streams of energy, and the two streams of energy merged together to form a green glow.

Amidst the pitch-black abyss, the green glow made Zhang Xuan look like a deity standing in the air.

The deeper he went, the more dark gray streams of energy he encountered. As a result, the depletion of his Heaven’s Path zhenqi also increased. At the same time, the surrounding space also began to show signs of instability.

“If this continues, I’ll be in great danger …”

After descending for a moment longer, Zhang Xuan finally came to a halt.

Even though he was able to fly, the space around him was already showing signs of instability. If he were to proceed any further, there was a good chance that he would fall into turbulence and vortices.

Judging from the strength of these vortices, it would be difficult for him to withstand them with his current cultivation.

“I should stop here and purify all of the Heaven’s Path zhenqi in my body into Pathos of Heaven zhenqi …”

After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan took out the God King Sword and dug out a small hole before sitting down cross-legged.

Since he was already here, he couldn’t bring himself to leave just like that. Since the dark gray streams of energy were able to neutralize the Heaven’s Path zhenqi, the only thing left in his body was the pure Pathos of Heaven zhenqi.

Swiftly absorbing the dark gray streams of energy and neutralizing them with the Heaven’s Path zhenqi, it took roughly two hours before the only energy left in his body was the Pathos of Heaven zhenqi.

“I only have less than a hundredth of my zhenqi reserves left …”

Previously, when the two types of zhenqi were fused together, the amount of zhenqi in his dantian was as vast as an ocean. Now that the Heaven’s Path zhenqi had been neutralized, the Pathos of Heaven zhenqi had been purified as well. However, the amount of zhenqi in his dantian had been significantly reduced. Counting carefully, it was only a hundredth of what it was before.

He didn’t know whether it was good or bad that his zhenqi had decreased so much in such a short period of time.

Without the Heaven’s Path zhenqi, the pressure of the gray air current dissipated. Zhang Xuan walked out of the crater and continued crawling downward.

Not long after, they arrived at the turbulent whirlpool that they had seen before.

The space here flowed like a fluid, such that even the flight of a God King would not be able to enter normally. With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a high-tier Celestial God artifact and passed it over.

Weng!

The longsword was twisted into a unique arc, as if it had fallen into a mirror.

Retracting his hand, Zhang Xuan realized that there was no way for him to recover from the distortion. The spirit within the distortion had been obliterated as well.

“The flow of space is distorted. Once one enters it, one will adapt to it, and eventually, one’s lifeform will change …”

Knowing that he was still too weak at the moment, there was a good chance that he would end up in the same state as the sword, unable to recover from his injuries, Zhang Xuan sighed deeply. Just as he was about to leave the area and return after his cultivation was raised, he suddenly saw something moving in the distorted space before him, reminiscent of ripples in the water.

Perplexed, Zhang Xuan activated his Eye of Insight to take a closer look.

Within the flowing space, there were a few bizarre plants that had taken root in the cliff face, and they were swaying along with the flow of the space around them.

“Life can actually grow here?” Zhang Xuan could not believe what he was seeing.

The flowing space before him was like a turbulent whirlpool, constantly changing its direction. Under normal circumstances, if he were to enter it, even he would be unable to recover from his previous state, just like the longsword.

Even without his cultivation and constitution, he would not be able to withstand it. Yet, these plants were actually able to survive? What was going on?

“Could it be that … the Grass of God King that Feng Jiuge spoke of really exists? Is this it? ”

Zhang Xuan thought.

Previously, when his student mentioned the Grass of God King, he had scoffed, thinking that it was impossible. However, after seeing the plants before him, he was no longer so sure.

At God King realm, one would be able to comprehend the laws of space. Yet, these plants were able to survive in the flowing space around them. It was clear that they had a deep understanding of the laws of space.

If he could forge them into pills and consume them, he might just be able to achieve a breakthrough to God King.

“But … how am I supposed to retrieve them?” Zhang Xuan frowned.

These medicinal herbs seemed to be located somewhere not too far away from the flowing space, but even high-tier Celestial God artifacts were no match for him here. How was he supposed to retrieve them?

If he could not retrieve them, no matter how valuable they were, it would be useless!

“Little Chick, I have something for you to do!”

Zhang Xuan said as he communicated with the little chick in his dantian.

The little chick was already a God King, and it possessed an immortal body. Perhaps, he might just be able to retrieve those medicinal herbs.

“I was sleeping …”

Little Chick flew out of his dantian with a begrudging look. It lowered its head to take a look, and a hint of doubt surfaced in its eyes. “I seem to have been here before …”

“You’ve been here before?” Zhang Xuan frowned. “Did you remember something?”

The little chick before him had always claimed that it was a divine beast that roamed the Firmament, but it had never recalled what it was. Even after reaching the God King realm, it was still a complete blank regarding its race. Could it have recalled something at this moment?

“No, it just feels a little familiar …” Little Chick tilted its head to the side. After a moment of hesitation, it said, “Forget it, there’s no need to think about it anymore. As long as I continue to raise my cultivation, I’ll surely be able to recall it. Speaking of which, why did you call me out? ”

It was hibernating in his dantian, so there was no way its master would wake it up for no reason.

“I suspect that the medicinal herbs in the flowing space are Grass of God Kings, and they can help one achieve a breakthrough to God King realm. Given my current strength, I won’t be able to retrieve them.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

“Those medicinal herbs?” Little Chick was stunned for a moment before nodding. “That’s possible. There’s indeed something peculiar about those medicinal herbs …”

“Un. Can you retrieve them?” Zhang Xuan instructed. “Just pluck them. Don’t eat them.”

Little Chick was a glutton. If it were to eat all of the medicinal herbs, he couldn’t possibly dig them out from its mouth and eat them himself!

He would rather not make a breakthrough to God King than do something so disgusting …

“I’m already a God King, so those medicinal herbs are useless to me. Don’t worry, I won’t eat them … Fine, I’ll just try one. If it’s not tasty, I won’t eat it … Anyway, there are quite a few of them here!”

Seeing that Little Chick really wanted to eat them, Zhang Xuan felt his hair standing on end. It was just a casual remark, but it turned out to be right. Sighing helplessly, Zhang Xuan nodded. “Alright, there’s something peculiar about this flowing space. If there’s any danger, don’t go in. We’ll figure it out first.”

Compared to Little Chick, these Grass of God Kings were insignificant. He would rather not have them.