Chapter 1111: What a Big Crack

Although the Heavenly Leaf King was only at the initial stage of the Out-of-Body realm, his soul had undergone the Out-of-Body Tribulation and reached another level. Hall Master Xing, only at half-step Out-of-Body, had a primordial spirit even more powerful and pure than his—truly terrifyingly strong.

Even so, it was nearly impossible for someone of the same level to defeat him.

Having cultivated the Sealing Sage Technique and successfully become a sage, combined with the Heavenly Dao technique, he was absolutely invincible at the same level. Being able to withstand a third of his power was already an extremely extraordinary feat among renowned masters.

"Let's see what's wrong with his primordial spirit..."

The Eye of Insight squirmed and looked over.

The primordial spirit before him was crystal clear, cultivated by Hall Master Xing to be like flawless glass.

To others, it would only evoke admiration, but under the Eye of Insight, many flaws appeared—holes like pits hindering the flow of thoughts and power.

It was like glass: smooth to the naked eye, but under a microscope, it becomes uneven.

The Eye of Insight could see the essence of things. Although the other's primordial spirit was crystal clear and spotless, since it wasn't cultivated with the Heavenly Dao technique, when magnified, various grooves and transverse ravines could be clearly seen, like natural moats.

"If these pits are filled, the heart demon won't be able to invade..."

After studying for a while, Zhang Xuan nodded.

Heart demons are actually formed by certain special obsessions or knots. If the primordial spirit is flawless, without these ravines, like a sealed egg, the former cannot enter.

So-called stabilization of the primordial spirit is to fill these holes and make it purer.

"The pits aren't big; they're easy to fix..."

Smiling lightly, Zhang Xuan reached out and tapped.

With each tap, a mass of spirituality sealed the defect, and Hall Master Xing's primordial spirit became increasingly radiant and dazzling.

"Hmm? What a big crack..."

After making a circuit, Zhang Xuan suddenly frowned.

At the very center of the other's primordial spirit's back, a huge crack appeared, almost spanning one side, hideous and terrifying.

"Though not deep, it's like blocking the entire operation of the primordial spirit..."

Chin in hand, Zhang Xuan pondered.

This defect was too big; it must be that this hall master had suffered severe damage to his primordial spirit; otherwise, such a large crack would never have appeared.

"Filling small pits is relatively simple—the Enlightener's method of soothing the soul can be used. But this big one... how to handle it?"

Scratching his head, Zhang Xuan thought deeply.

The small pits he had seen earlier could be filled using the Enlightener's method of soothing the soul, but this one, like a canyon, couldn't be dealt with by ordinary means.

It was like plastering a wall: ordinary pits can be filled with anything, making them invisible to outsiders, but if half the wall collapses, the materials needed are completely different.

"Right, normal methods won't work. If I use the method of enlightening weapons to light up this gap... it should be resolved quickly!"

After a moment of contemplation, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Ordinary soothing methods were ineffective, but with weapon enlightenment—since he had successfully activated such a behemoth as the guild before—he only needed to ignite the gap, and the ravine would naturally be filled.

Using enlightenment techniques to soothe the primordial spirit was not recorded in any books he had read, but... hadn't Master Kong advised him?

To innovate!

Don't stick to conventions!

Now was the time to innovate; perhaps he could easily fill the ravine, greatly increase Hall Master Xing's strength, help him pass the heart demon test, and thus resolve the current隐患.

"Trusting Master Kong is definitely right!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Zhang Xuan deduced based on his understanding of the Enlightener profession: "This method also has certain defects, but they won't affect the fundamentals."

The so-called defect was that the ignited spirituality would have its own consciousness, like the guild before, uncontrollable.

Of course, for others, it would be troublesome, but for him, it was no big deal. After igniting, he could simply obliterate the newly emerged consciousness.

Ordinary cultivators would have to go through various battles to obliterate consciousness, possibly harming the other's primordial spirit, but as a Soul Shaman and Poison Master, he had countless means to do it silently.

"Let's do it..."

After deducing several more times and confirming it aligned with Master Kong's teaching of walking one's own path, Zhang Xuan finally relaxed, returned his consciousness, looked up at the nearby Hall Master Liao, and instructed.

"I'll trouble Hall Master Liao to stand guard for us and try not to let anyone disturb us."

"Rest assured!"

Hall Master Liao nodded.

After giving instructions, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes again, and his consciousness followed the light back into the other's sea of consciousness. In an instant, he arrived at the crack, his eyes solemn, and tapped.

Whoosh!

The darkness within the crack was immediately illuminated by light.

However, the ignited spirituality was too small to fill it. Zhang Xuan followed the same method, igniting eight flames in succession until the entire gap was covered.

After doing this, Zhang Xuan was also exhausted.

He had previously ignited thirty-two flames for the guild, and now eight more... that meant he had used the Enlightener's ability forty times today.

An ordinary Enlightener would be exhausted after three uses and need at least ten days of rest. He had used it forty times in one go, reaching his physical limit.

"Erase the newly ignited consciousness..."

Though tired, knowing it wasn't time to rest, Zhang Xuan suppressed the dizziness in his head and approached the crack.

He needed to erase the newly ignited consciousness; otherwise, the conflict of two consciousnesses would make Hall Master Xing suffer immensely.

Turning his palm, light flickered in his hand. Just as he was about to act, he heard the door "boom!" as it was pushed open, and an anxious voice rang out.

"Hall Master Xing, something terrible..."

"Damn..."

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted. Just as he was about to speak, he felt the huge primordial spirit suddenly light up, and his body was jolted, ejected.

Hall Master Xing, awakened by the voice from his meditative state, caused Zhang Xuan's consciousness, which was external, to be unable to stay.

Of course, if he were still at his peak, he could resist such unconscious protective measures, but now he was as limp as mud, unable to withstand it.

Returning to his body, Zhang Xuan opened his eyes and saw an old man approaching. Hall Master Liao was speaking to him, presumably explaining that the hall master should not be disturbed.

"Hall Master Wei, what's wrong?"

Awake, Hall Master Xing looked over.

"Hall Master, Hall Master Wu of the Leg Technique Hall has also left the War Master Hall and gone to Xuan... there!" Hall Master Wei quickly cupped his fists.

Because there were outsiders present, he didn't dare say the name "Xuanxuan Society," lest others learn that even a hall master of the War Master Hall was learning from them, which would be a laughingstock.

"So he really went..."

Hall Master Xing's face turned ashen.

He had thought his hall master would at least show some restraint, but in the end, he couldn't resist running over...

This frustration nearly made him vomit blood.

"You... are you alright?"

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Sun Shi, who had helped him with enlightenment, looking at him with concern.

"I'm fine. I haven't thanked Sun Shi for enlightening me. I feel much stronger now, full of power..." Hall Master Xing smiled slightly.

The other was indeed a great Enlightener master; his methods were terrifying. After just a short time stabilizing his primordial spirit, he felt many times stronger and full of energy.

Now, he felt that even if he rushed out to face the Out-of-Body Tribulation, he would surely succeed.

"Good, as long as you're fine..."

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed he had overthought things. Although he had enlightened the crack using the method for objects, it was only a small part. Under the suppression of Hall Master Xing's powerful primordial spirit, it should not cause trouble and would soon be assimilated.

"Hall Master Liao, activate the formation. I need to go over there."

Thanking Enlightener Sun Qiang, Hall Master Xing stood up, his gaze firm.

The War Master Hall had only ten hall masters, and now five had been swayed by the Xuanxuan Society and voluntarily joined them. Although they only went to learn combat techniques and weren't considered traitors, if word got out, the War Master Hall's reputation would suffer greatly!

He must stop this from continuing as soon as possible.

"Alright!"

Knowing the urgency, Hall Master Liao did not dissuade him. He walked out of the room, came to a hall, pressed his hand lightly on it, and light immediately shone, revealing a passage that allowed only one person to enter.

"Good, I'm going in..." Instructing, Hall Master Xing turned to Zhang Xuan nearby: "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Sun Shi to wait a little longer. If this attempt fails, I may need your help again..."

"Mm."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Hall Master Xing stepped into the passage.

Seeing him leave, Zhang Xuan finally felt the exhaustion all over. Without any pretense, he sat on the ground, closed his eyes, and cultivated to recover his expended energy.

After circulating the Enlightener technique for at least ten cycles, he felt much better. Just as he opened his eyes, he saw Hall Master Liao pacing back and forth in front of the passage, occasionally looking inside, his face full of anxiety.

"What's wrong?"

Standing up, he approached.

"It's been an hour, and the hall master hasn't come out yet... I'm afraid something's wrong..."

Hall Master Liao said.

"Not out yet?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

He had been so focused on recovering that he didn't notice the time. Now calculating, indeed more than an hour had passed.

So long—whether he passed or not, there should have been some result. It was impossible for there to be no movement at all.

"Yes..."

Hall Master Liao was extremely anxious: "Normally, whether he passes or not, he should send me a message. Now there's no news at all..."

Before he finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from the passage, and then a figure emerged.

"You are... Hall Master? You, what happened to you?"

Seeing the figure's appearance, Hall Master Liao's mouth twitched, his body stiffened, and he stood frozen in place.

Zhang Xuan walked over, and his vision went dark; he almost fainted.

"What the hell is this?"