Chapter 1131: The Divine Awareness Realm!

Although his current strength was nothing in the Qingyuan Empire, he had absolute confidence at the same level.

No matter who the opponent was, except for that freak of a clone, as long as their cultivation wasn't too much higher, he could definitely beat them until they cried for their parents and never dared to cause trouble again.

Even the War Master Hall dared to pick a fight... what nerve!

With me, Zhang Xuan, around, no matter what monsters or clowns you are, you're all不堪一击!

"With your promise, Master Sun, I'm relieved..." Hearing this, Hall Master Xing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

This man before him, relying on the peak of Saint Realm First Layer, could evade their combined attacks; his combat strength was unquestionable. Even if that Master Zhang were stronger, it probably wouldn't be easy to defeat him.

"But Master Sun, you still need to be careful. This big trouble I mentioned is also invincible at the same level. Although I haven't seen his strength firsthand, I've heard many rumors—he might be no weaker than you!"

After a moment's hesitation, Hall Master Xing added.

Although he had absolute confidence in the man before him, the opponent was no pushover either; it was better to be cautious.

"No weaker than me?" Zhang Xuan nodded.

With his combat strength, though few at the same level could defeat him, it didn't mean there were none!

Take the clone, for instance... no matter the level, he would be easily crushed; just thinking about it was disheartening.

Since Hall Master Xing was so cautious, it meant that person's strength was certainly not simple. If he could truly match Zhang Xuan, it would be finding a worthy opponent.

"Yes, we haven't seen him in person, but his student's combat strength is terrifying—I couldn't even defeat him at the same level... So, Master Sun, don't underestimate him..."

"You couldn't even defeat his student?" Zhang Xuan was astonished, feeling admiration.

He had thought that in this world, only he was so impressive at teaching students, but it turned out there were mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people.

"With that said, I'm even more interested in this big trouble..." His eyes lit up.

A duel with such a super master teacher would surely greatly enhance his mental state.

"How about this, Master Sun, we'll arrange a duel with the other party in a few days. In the meantime, you can freely cultivate in the Ten Halls of War Masters and strengthen your strength! To be honest, our Fist Hall, Palm Hall, Body Movement Hall... all have complete inheritances that greatly aid one's advancement!"

Hall Master Xing continued.

This man's strength was already formidable, but since he learned the Great Star Luo Finger so quickly, learning other techniques shouldn't be too slow either! In just a few days, even if he couldn't improve much, it would certainly help and increase his chances of victory.

"Good!" Zhang Xuan's eyes brightened.

He happened to be lacking higher-level martial techniques for palm, fist, and body movement. Since he could learn them, he wouldn't waste the opportunity.

"This token represents my identity. With it, you can freely enter the assessment passages of the Ten Halls of War Masters and browse the library!"

Seeing that this man, despite his strength, wasn't arrogant, Hall Master Xing sighed in relief and took out a token.

Zhang Xuan took it casually.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he produced a slender jade box: "These are five high-grade essence spirit stones. I'll give them to you first, Master Sun, hoping you can advance your strength in a short time, so our chances are even greater!"

"Thank you..."

He hadn't expected that just by agreeing, before even dealing with the big trouble, the other party would give him the spirit stones. Zhang Xuan was deeply grateful.

Since the other party trusted him so much, he would definitely help resolve the trouble thoroughly, at the very least beating that guy until he couldn't take care of himself!

Let him know that the War Master Hall was not to be bullied.

...

Sitting quietly in the meditation room, Zhang Xuan adjusted his state before taking out the slender jade box.

After agreeing with Hall Master Xing, he had asked for a meditation room.

With the high-grade essence spirit stones in hand, it was time to prepare for a breakthrough!

Gently tracing his finger, the seal on the jade box opened, and a pure spiritual energy immediately emanated.

Inside the jade box lay five spirit stones, each crystal clear like crystal. Pure spiritual energy formed small dragon-like currents on their surfaces, shuttling back and forth, as if ready to fly out and soar through the sky.

"The spiritual energy is indeed much purer than high-grade spirit stones..."

After a glance, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Based on his observation, the purity of these high-grade essence spirit stones was about twice that of ordinary spirit stones, which should easily allow his cultivation to break through the barrier of the Saint Realm First Layer.

"Let's begin!"

Taking out one spirit stone, he held it in his palm and slowly closed his eyes.

Boom!

The pure spiritual energy immediately flowed along his acupoints into his body, transforming into Heavenly Dao true qi and flowing gently.

Previously, when using ordinary high-grade spirit stones, due to insufficient purity, most of the energy was wasted. But with these, nearly one hundred percent could be absorbed, greatly increasing efficiency.

Thus, even a single spirit stone was more beneficial to him than thousands of ordinary ones.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy reached the location of the circular primordial embryo. Having experienced breakthroughs several times before, he was not unfamiliar. With a thought, a torrent of energy surged over.

Creak! Creak!

The sturdy primordial embryo slowly opened under the impact of the energy flow. However, it only opened a crack before it seemed the spiritual energy was insufficient and was about to stop.

"Continue!"

Knowing that when breaking through a barrier, there must be no hesitation, Zhang Xuan did not pause. He picked up another high-grade essence spirit stone and absorbed its power with all his might.

Boom!

After an unknown amount of time, the solid primordial embryo finally opened completely. Something like an eye lay across it, shining in all directions.

Immediately after, Zhang Xuan felt his consciousness, along with the opening of the embryo eye, leap outward and spread in all directions. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding scene appeared clearly before him, every detail visible.

Previously, only by activating the Eye of Insight could he see such things; now he could see them easily. Even books in the distance, without opening them, he could read page by page...

"So this is divine sense? Truly powerful..."

His face flushed with excitement.

Before, with the help of the witch soul's ability, his soul could also scan, but it was only general. Now, it was as if a magnifying glass had been installed; even the tiniest things were crystal clear.

No wonder the Divine Sense Realm, though true qi and power do not increase, combat strength does... During battle, with divine sense spread out, everything around is within sight. Any move by the opponent can be seen clearly, so naturally, strength increases.

"If I had possessed divine sense before, being besieged by Hall Master Xing and the others wouldn't have been so passive..."

He let out a turbid breath.

Previously, when besieged by Hall Master Xing and the other two, though he narrowly escaped, he was still in a sorry state. The main reason was a lack of unified control over the surrounding environment. Now that divine sense had emerged, encountering such a situation again, he could definitely respond in advance without being flustered.

"Continue!"

Having successfully broken through, he breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Xuan picked up another high-grade essence spirit stone and circulated his true qi.

Early stage of Divine Sense Realm!

Mid stage of Divine Sense Realm!

Late stage of Divine Sense Realm!

Peak of Divine Sense Realm!

Half an hour later, his cultivation had reached the peak of the second level of the Saint Domain. However, the five high-grade essence spirit stones were completely consumed, turning into white powder.

"Let's see how far divine sense can spread!"

Exhaling a breath, Zhang Xuan's gaze turned serious.

According to records in books, the strength of the cultivation technique determines the distance divine sense can spread. For an ordinary peak Divine Sense Realm cultivator, divine sense can spread about 400 meters.

Those with powerful techniques reach 500 or 600 meters, almost no one exceeding a thousand meters.

He had cultivated the Sealing Saint Solution and also the Heavenly Dao technique, so he wanted to see how far he could spread.

Whoosh!

Divine sense left his body and spread outward beyond the meditation room.

"400, 500..."

He counted silently, and in an instant, it spread beyond 500 meters.

"1000 meters, 2000 meters..."

He thought 1000 meters would be his limit, but it continued spreading, finally stopping at around 2500 meters.

"Two thousand five hundred meters, more than six times that of an ordinary cultivator..."

Withdrawing his divine sense, Zhang Xuan's eyes shone.

He had long known that the Heavenly Dao technique was powerful and divine sense would be strong, but he hadn't expected it to be this formidable.

With such a range of divine sense, even if someone tried to kill him, he could easily detect them, no longer as helpless as before.

"Divine sense exceeding ordinary people by six times, and with greater precision... I can't tell anyone about this, or there will be trouble!"

He exhaled a breath.

This matter was too heaven-defying; if revealed, many people would probably be scared to death on the spot.

It was better to keep a low profile.

"The War Master Hall is indeed one of the most powerful forces in Qingyuan City..."

Although his divine sense had only swept briefly, he discovered that the entire War Master Hall was arranged with countless powerful formations. Once triggered, even Soul Departure Realm experts would be easily obliterated.

Fortunately, after arriving at the War Master Hall, he had asked Ruohuan and the others to restrain the members of the Xuanxuan Society and not act recklessly; otherwise, there would certainly be trouble.

"Having broken through to the Divine Sense Realm, now even if I encounter a Soul Departure Realm expert, I can fight..."

With the breakthrough in divine sense, although his power hadn't increased, his combat strength had greatly improved. Previously, when encountering a Soul Departure Realm expert, unless he ambushed or got close, it was hard to win. Now, even in a fair fight, it wouldn't be easy for the opponent to defeat him.

Of course, if he encountered an Out of Body Realm expert like Hall Master Xing, he would still flee as far as possible.

"Cultivating one level used five high-grade spirit stones. Continuing to cultivate further will definitely consume more... I need to find a way to earn money again..."

Looking at the scattered spirit stone fragments on the ground, Zhang Xuan rubbed his brow, somewhat helpless.

Having killed the ten kings of Qingtian, he thought he had become a huge rich man with astonishing wealth, but unexpectedly, after one cultivation session, he was broke again.

He must quickly find a way to obtain more high-grade essence spirit stones to progress better.

"I'll deal with that in a few days. For now, the priority is to help Hall Master Xing handle the big trouble... Let's go to the Fist Technique Hall, Palm Technique Hall, and Movement Technique Hall..."

Since the other party treated him so well, he naturally had to help solve the problem before attending to his own affairs.

Understanding this, Zhang Xuan walked out of the meditation room and headed toward the Fist Technique Hall.