Chapter 1314: Meeting Zhao Ya Again

"Considering it's your first offense, I'll spare your life. If you dare curse me again, I'll kill you!"

After knocking Zhang Xuan flying, Luo Xuanqing snorted coldly and turned to leave, vanishing in the blink of an eye without a trace.

"..."

Rubbing his head, Zhang Xuan crawled out of the rubble. He wanted to stop him but knew he couldn't catch up, his face full of speechlessness.

I really just wanted to ask about Luo Ruoxi, not curse you... and I definitely wasn't cursing your sister!

Why get so worked up?

Taking a deep breath, he circulated his Heavenly Dao true qi to heal his injuries, feeling utterly dejected.

His strength was still too low.

Just now, the other party had arrived in an instant, and before he could even react, his body was locked down, unable to speak... If he were stronger, he wouldn't have been so passive, getting one-shotted.

Fortunately, the other had shown mercy; otherwise, his head would surely have exploded.

What kind of situation was this...

Meeting his brother-in-law for the first time and getting punched flying...

"I need to cultivate quickly. If I can't even beat my brother-in-law, how can I snatch the bride from the Zhang family?"

After sulking for a while, his gaze turned resolute again.

This brother-in-law was only a junior in the Luo family, yet he was this powerful. The Zhang family, as the top clan, would naturally be even stronger. If he truly wanted to snatch the bride, he had to break the seal on the殿主令 before April next year and become the true殿主!

Only then, in both status and strength, could he make the Zhang family wary and the Luo family submit.

"Teacher Zhang, are you..."

Just as he was deep in thought, a questioning voice sounded in his ear. Turning his head, he saw Chen Leyao looking at him with concern: "Is your head alright?"

Being hit in the head by that destroyer Luo Xuanqing and then staring blankly after waking up—no wonder she was worried.

"I'm fine!"

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan looked at the few elders nearby: "Elders, now that I'm an eight-star formation master, can I view eight-star formation books? Where are they? I'd trouble you to lead the way!"

Strength couldn't be achieved in a day. Since the assessment was over, he might as well finish the auxiliary subject of formation master first.

This would also prepare him for the future assessment of eight-star master teacher.

"Books? Follow me!"

Elder Su nodded.

"Fairy Leyao, you go back first. After I finish reading and find a way to quickly set up formations, I'll come find you!"

Zhang Xuan smiled.

"Alright!" Chen Leyao smiled and turned to leave.

Following closely behind Elder Su, Zhang Xuan rounded a few corridors and arrived before a hall.

"These are the eight-star formation books. Your token hasn't been issued yet, so here's my one-time pass. Take it and enter; you can browse freely!" Elder Su nodded.

Although he didn't know why this young man wanted to read at this time, willingness to learn was always a good thing.

"Thank you!" Taking the pass, Zhang Xuan stepped into the room.

Like other guilds, the room was densely packed with books. Though not as many as the Master Teacher Pavilion, each one was more valuable.

His eyes scanned row by row.

In less than half an hour, all the books in the room were recorded.

"Correct!"

He shouted inwardly, and the library shook violently as a book appeared before him.

He tapped it, and the knowledge within flowed into his mind.

"Time to learn!"

After circling around, he found a quiet spot, sat down, and plunged into intense study.

Eight-star formations were far more difficult than the previous seven stars, especially teleportation formations, which involved spatial comprehension. Without sufficient strength, even knowing the formation diagram, one couldn't set it up.

However, he was only learning knowledge, not necessarily setting up teleportation formations, so the impact wasn't great.

Two hours later, he rubbed his brow and stood up.

"Really difficult. Usually, I finish in about an hour, but this time it took twice as long..."

He sighed.

It took two hours to finish—too hard... If not for his good temperament, he might not have lasted this long.

Shaking his head, he stopped overthinking and digested the newly learned knowledge, soon filled with shock.

No wonder it was a Heavenly Dao eight-star formation. Learning its knowledge boosted his understanding of formations by a huge margin. In terms of pure knowledge, he was now comparable to an eight-star peak formation master.

But his cultivation was only at the初期 of the Out-of-Body realm, so he still couldn't set up some powerful formations.

Two hours of intense study left him exhausted.

The higher the formation level, the more complex and calculation-heavy it was, demanding not only strength but also mental capacity. If not for his talent, finishing so quickly would have been impossible.

"Chen Leyao's formation can now be easily set up..."

Though tired, his eyes shone with excitement.

With his understanding of formations elevated to eight-star peak, Chen Leyao's formation held no secrets for him; he could set it up effortlessly.

After adjusting on the spot for a while, feeling his spirit fully restored, he walked out of the library and headed toward his residence from memory.

Soon arriving, he didn't go to his own courtyard but knocked on Chen Leyao's door.

"Come in!"

Chen Leyao's crisp voice sounded from inside.

Pushing the door open, he saw the girl standing quietly in the middle of the yard, her body in a strange pose, curvaceous and revealing an excellent figure, all her acupoints open, absorbing spiritual energy from the surroundings.

With a glance, Zhang Xuan knew this was a method from the modified Yin Art he had taught, which increased the speed of absorbing spiritual energy and resolved the hidden dangers of the Yin-Yang Pool to her physique.

Regular practice also made the girl's figure more perfect.

Her movements were standard; one look told him she practiced often.

"Teacher Zhang, have you found the method?"

Slowly retracting her pose, Chen Leyao smiled gently, like a full moon illuminating the fence.

It had to be said, Chen Leyao was quite beautiful, no less than Hu Yaoyao and the others.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have attracted Zhang Qian to come and curry favor.

"Mm, do you think it would be convenient to set it up there?"

Zhang Xuan responded.

Whether she was beautiful or not didn't matter; the most important thing was that he could soon contact Zhao Ya.

"In that room!"

Chen Leyao pointed.

The elite class students' courtyards had several rooms, usable as training spaces or reception areas.

The room she pointed to was adjacent to his own courtyard.

"Alright!"

Circling the room, Zhang Xuan's Eye of Insight flickered. After a moment, he looked over: "Do you have eight-grade formation flags?"

"Here!"

With a flick of her finger, she handed over several hundred formation flags.

"Go!"

Zhang Xuan shouted softly, and the flags levitated, quickly scattering around and inserting into designated positions.

Finding the right spot, he stamped his foot.

Hum!

The formation immediately activated.

"What about the communication jade?"

After checking and finding no issues, Zhang Xuan looked over excitedly.

Chen Leyao extended her hand, and a jade flew over, landing gently at the center of the formation.

Having spent months setting it up, she was clearly an eight-star formation master herself, so she could easily identify the formation's core and where to place the jade for maximum effect.

Hum!

The jade landed at the core, the formation shook, emitting a warm glow as if connecting to some distant place.

Knowing the young man's urgency, Chen Leyao didn't waste words. She approached, tapped a few times on it, and sent a message.

Hum!

Soon, a soft chime sounded, and the formation shook again, forming a mirror-like disc before them.

Mist rose on it, and a breathtakingly beautiful face slowly emerged.

Zhao Ya!

After nearly a year apart, the girl had matured a lot, exuding an elegant aura from within. Her features, though still bearing traces of her former self, had become even more beautiful, like a figure from a painting—one look and you couldn't help but hold your breath.

Too beautiful!

Every part seemed carved by nature, flawless.

The previous Zhao Ya was already more beautiful than Hu Yaoyao and the others. After activating her physique, she had reached her peak, no less than Luo Ruoxi without her disguise!

"Teacher Zhang, you talk with the young palace master. I'll take my leave..."

Knowing that teacher and student would have private words, Chen Leyao stepped back and left the room.

"Teacher... is it really you? You're at the Saint Son Hall?"

As soon as she left, the girl in the mirror couldn't hold back and called out, her eyes slightly reddening.

Seeing his student become more beautiful, Zhang Xuan knew the Ice Field Palace hadn't mistreated her and had likely spent a great deal to help activate her physique. His eyes were full of relief.

Before seeing her, he felt he had a thousand words to ask, but now that he actually saw her, he found he couldn't utter a single word.

All emotions, all hopes, flowed in his heart, and he didn't know how to ask.

After a long silence, he carefully looked at the girl in the mirror who had once called him "Master" incessantly, his voice hesitant and worried.

"Zhao Ya, are you... alright?"