Chapter 1130: Beat Him Until He Spits Out His Teeth!

With a solemn expression, Zhang Xuan circulated his true energy according to the cultivation technique of the second level of the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm.

The primal embryo emitted a dazzling light, spinning rapidly. Countless streams of spiritual energy surged in from the surrounding formations, continuously being devoured. In the blink of an eye, a massive vortex of spiritual energy formed above his head, like a tornado, emitting a violent roar.

Knowing that opening the fetal eye was extremely complex, Zhang Xuan dared not be careless. His brows furrowed, his spirit operated at high intensity, carefully controlling the circulation of true energy in his body, fearing even the slightest mistake.

Rumble!

The spiritual energy converged too quickly, causing the entire Thousand Ant Beehive to shake violently. The ten kings of Cloud Mist Ridge looked over in astonishment, full of disbelief.

They had also reached the Spirit Perception realm, and opening the fetal eye was not a difficult task for them, but why was this person causing such a commotion?

And giving them a heavy pressure?

The spiritual energy converged, and under the operation of the Heavenly Dao technique, it formed extremely pure true energy, rushing swiftly toward the primal embryo.

Sizzle!

Under the冲刷 of true energy, the huge primal embryo slowly unfolded like a blooming flower, revealing an eyeball-like object that seemed ready to open at any moment.

Knowing this was a critical moment, Zhang Xuan raised his brows and simultaneously opened all the acupoints in his body, rapidly devouring the spiritual energy in the air, gathering it together to form a torrent like a river.

"Open!"

With a low shout, the pure true energy immediately rushed toward the primal embryo before him.

The technique of the second level of the Saint Realm used pure true energy to tear open the fetal eye of the primal embryo. As long as the position was correct, the fetal eye could be easily opened, directly achieving success in breaking through to the second level.

Whoosh!

The torrent reached the primal embryo and collided fiercely with it. The huge primal embryo emitted a dazzling light, spun around once, then stopped after a moment. The fetal eye that was about to open returned to its original state, showing no change.

"Why isn't it working?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

He had strictly followed the content described in the Heavenly Dao technique for cultivation. Under normal circumstances, it should have opened smoothly and produced spirit perception. Why was there no movement at all?

Could it be that the Heavenly Dao technique could also be wrong?

That shouldn't be!

"Try again!"

He reviewed the technique again, confirmed there were no flaws, carefully studied every sentence to ensure no errors, and then began again.

Rumble!

Spiritual energy converged, surging within his body. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly raised it and continued to bombard.

Whoosh!

Driven by the immense force, the primal embryo spun again, but... it stopped once more, just like before... with no movement.

"This..."

Zhang Xuan was dumbfounded.

From the beginning of cultivation until now, everything had gone smoothly, and he had never encountered a situation where he couldn't successfully break through. How could he fail twice in a row now?

That shouldn't be!

The technique had no flaws, and the spiritual energy was sufficient...

"One more time!"

He raised his brows and continued to charge.

After an unknown amount of time, he stopped, panting heavily, with a wry smile on his face.

"I understand. The technique is not wrong, and the cultivation is not wrong... It's just that my primal embryo is too strong. The spiritual energy produced by top-grade spirit stones is not pure enough to break it open!"

After several attempts, he finally understood.

It wasn't a problem with his cultivation, but that the primal embryo was too strong.

The primal embryo condensed from the Sealing Saint Pill, tempered by the Sealing Saint Tribulation, and shrouded by saintly aura... Its hardness was no weaker than a mid-grade saint artifact. Although the spiritual energy from top-grade spirit stones was relatively pure, it was still impossible to tear it open and form the fetal eye!

"I must find purer spiritual energy..."

Rubbing his brow, Zhang Xuan stood up and stopped the surrounding formations.

He had encountered this situation before. As his cultivation level increased, his requirements for spiritual energy became higher. Previously, low-grade spirit stones were sufficient, then medium-grade became necessary, and now even top-grade were unusable...

This was not a matter of quantity, but of quality.

If the quality was insufficient, no amount of quantity would help.

It was like how no amount of sand could replace rock.

In previous cultivation, he had felt that top-grade spirit stones were becoming less effective for him, and each breakthrough required a huge consumption. He had thought he could last a few more levels... but now it seemed he couldn't hold on.

"The War Master Hall is usually wealthy; perhaps they have higher-grade spirit stones. I'll buy some..."

He had no other options, but the War Master Hall should have them.

This was the Master Teacher Hall, a super combat legion cultivated at great cost, never lacking in various resources. That was why he had confidently sent Zheng Yang there to compete for the title of War Son.

Once successful, with ample resources and complete inheritance, his progress would inevitably be much faster than his own.

Most importantly, it would also better temper his mental state.

As long as he could find higher-grade spirit stones, he should be able to easily break through his current realm and reach the Spirit Perception realm.

"I'll go ask Hall Master Xing!"

Such spirit stones were certainly very precious, but of course, he wouldn't take them for free. If he could buy them, he would pay a sufficient price.

Leaving the Thousand Ant Beehive and returning to the hall of the Martial Skill Hall, he saw Hall Master Xing approaching.

His eyes lit up, and he went up to him: "Hall Master, you've come at the right time. I have something I need to trouble you with!"

"Eh? Where does Master Sun say that? Just give your orders, and if I, Xing, can do it, I won't refuse!"

Still thinking about how to broach the subject, he was surprised that the other party wanted his help first. Hall Master Xing quickly smiled.

Not to mention modifying the Glass Refining Heart Technique, a heaven-defying technique, and giving it to the War Master Hall for free, just treating his injuries was enough for him to do anything.

"It's like this... I need spirit stones purer than top-grade... Does the War Master Hall have any? I'm willing to buy them..."

Without any pleasantries, Zhang Xuan directly stated his intention.

"This..."

Hall Master Xing paused for a moment and said: "If you want something purer than top-grade spirit stones, only supreme-grade spirit stones will do! But this item is only usable by cultivators above the Out-of-Body realm... I'm afraid you can't find a single one in the entire Qingyuan Empire... You'd have to go to a higher-level nation."

"Doesn't the War Master Hall have any either?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

"Supreme-grade spirit stones, the War Master Hall does not have!" Hall Master Xing shook his head, then recalling something, said: "Oh, we do have some refined top-grade spirit stones, which are much purer than ordinary top-grade ones..."

"Refined top-grade spirit stones?" Zhang Xuan was curious.

He had never heard of this name.

"Well, the top-grade spirit stones we use are produced by ordinary spirit veins, while refined top-grade spirit stones are produced by spirit veins that can produce supreme-grade spirit stones. Their spiritual purity is far inferior to supreme-grade, but much stronger than ordinary top-grade, so they are called refined top-grade... They are still in the top-grade category, but purer than ordinary top-grade!"

Hall Master Xing explained.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Spirit veins also vary in size and strength. Some weak veins can only produce low-grade spirit stones, of little value.

Powerful ones can produce supreme-grade spirit stones at their core, and even at the edges, they can produce top-grade spirit stones of superior quality.

"Does the War Master Hall have many? Can I buy some?"

Understanding, Zhang Xuan quickly asked.

Ordinary spirit stones were useless to him now; perhaps this refined top-grade spirit stone could help him successfully break through to the second level of the Saint Realm.

"Refined top-grade spirit stones are not abundant. Even our War Master Hall doesn't have many, only about ten in total... If Master Sun really needs them, I can give you five."

Hall Master Xing said.

"No need, just set a price, and I'll buy them!" Zhang Xuan said.

Taking gifts makes one beholden; he was no longer as destitute as before and didn't need to take advantage of such favors.

"No need to set a price! We were just about to ask for Master Sun's help. If you agree, the five can be given to you directly!" Hall Master Xing paused and said.

"What matter?" Zhang Xuan asked curiously.

This was the War Master Hall, and Hall Master Xing had reached the Out-of-Body realm... For such a strong person to ask for his help... what could it be?

"It's the big trouble I mentioned last time..." Hall Master Xing smiled wryly.

"Oh?" Zhang Xuan looked at him.

"It's embarrassing to say, but this trouble was brought by a cultivator. Although his strength is not high, his combat power is extremely strong. In our War Master Hall, no one of the same level can defeat him!" Hall Master Xing rubbed his hands and said.

This Master Zhang's student, he couldn't defeat at the same level, so the teacher must be even stronger.

"Since he's causing trouble and isn't strong... just have someone beat him up quietly until he doesn't dare to cause trouble... The War Master Hall isn't the Master Teacher Hall; there's no need to follow the rules so strictly!"

Zhang Xuan smiled.

The War Master Hall was an army; they needed to win, to be invincible. There was no need to follow rules like the Master Teacher Hall!

If someone with low strength dared to cause trouble, if he were the hall master, he would first beat him up, and if he didn't listen, poison him until he couldn't speak...

Why be so troubled?

"Ahem..." Choking on saliva, Hall Master Xing was full of embarrassment: "This cultivator is a master teacher..."

"A master teacher?" Zhang Xuan stroked his chin: "It's indeed not easy to use underhanded tactics against a master teacher. But it's simple. Master teachers have many rules. You can challenge him in areas he's not good at, forcing him to back down. If that doesn't work, ask the Master Teacher Hall to mediate. If he dares to disobey, just arrest him and throw him into the underground cavern!"

If he was a master teacher, it wasn't good to go too far, but there were still many ways to deal with him.

With low strength, he was probably just a 7-star low-grade master teacher. Even if his combat power was strong, so what? His status in the Master Teacher Hall was low; just find a powerful master teacher and he could easily be driven away.

Why be so conflicted?

"If it were that simple..."

Hall Master Xing shook his head: "The other party is open and aboveboard, so we can't go too far. So... we want Master Sun to fight on our behalf. His cultivation is similar to yours, and with your skills, you should be able to defeat him easily!"

"Fight on your behalf? That's simple!"

With a light smile, Zhang Xuan said confidently: "I've never lost in same-level battles... Don't worry, I'll definitely beat that guy until he spits out his teeth and regrets being born!"