Chapter 1505: Reporting to the Headquarters of the Master Teacher Pavilion

After who knows how long, the sky showed a fish-belly white, and a great sun slowly rose from the horizon. You Ruoxin finally woke up. Struggling to stand, she looked at the ruins all around and involuntarily swayed.

The Icefield Palace had been established for tens of thousands of years and had experienced several devastating wars. Each time, most of the disciples were killed or injured, but... the entire sect remained intact. Many buildings were destroyed, but only a small part. Now... it had completely turned into ruins, with debris everywhere!

Although none of the disciples and elders had died, they were all severely injured. It seemed that without ten days or half a month, recovery would be absolutely impossible!

"One person summoning lightning—such immense power..."

Her body turned cold.

That Zhang Xuan, to be honest, she had never taken him seriously. She thought he was just a small figure at the Void Ascension realm, someone she could crush by the handful. She never dreamed in her wildest fantasies that he possessed such formidable strength!

He had only crossed the Void Tribulation, and the Icefield Palace had become like this... If he were to cross the Universe Void Tribulation, wouldn't even the headquarters of the Master Teacher Pavilion be unable to withstand it?

"Great Elder... the Icefield Palace is destroyed!"

The Second Elder struggled to fly over, his face full of sorrow.

"Yes, destroyed..." You Ruoxin nodded woodenly.

Having controlled the Icefield Palace for so many years, she had thought this great power would become even more glorious under her leadership. She never dreamed it would collapse like this.

"As long as no one is dead, there is hope... From today on, Zhang Xuan is our Icefield Palace's greatest enemy. If found, kill without mercy!"

Clenching her teeth, You Ruoxin roared.

"Yes!"

The many elders and disciples who had woken up nodded in unison.

"Elder Qu, you witnessed this with your own eyes. This Zhang Xuan abducted the Young Palace Master and destroyed the Icefield Palace—a heinous crime. I hope you can truthfully report this to the headquarters of the Master Teacher Pavilion and issue a pursuit order!"

Turning to Elder Qu, who had just regained consciousness, You Ruoxin gritted her teeth.

"Rest assured, I will report this truthfully!"

Rubbing his brow, Elder Qu nodded.

This Zhang Xuan, though a master teacher, did not abide by the rules—truly audacious.

Such a person must be severely punished; otherwise, if everyone relies on their strength to cause trouble, what rules would be left in the world?

...

Bang!

After flying for who knows how long, Zhang Xuan could no longer bear it and fell from the air to the ground.

Struck with full force by Elder Qu, although the Palace Lord Token had blocked part of the power, the energy that seeped into his body still rampaged, destroying his vitality and leaving him severely injured.

If not for the power infused by Zhao Ya, he would have long since died, let alone broken through to the Void Ascension realm and triggered the Void Tribulation.

Even so, after flying continuously for a whole night, he could no longer hold on.

The reason he didn't let the Qilin Beast carry him this time was mainly because the latter's flame aura was too strong; although fast, it would easily leave traces.

He was different. With Heaven's Path true energy, he could conceal his aura, and with the Eye of Insight able to see flaws, he flew away without leaving a single trace. Even a true Nine-Star Master Teacher would find it impossible to track him.

Struggling to stand up from the ground, he found himself in a primeval forest with no one in sight, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Zhao Ya, Teacher said he could save you, and he will!"

Looking down at the girl in his arms, her eyes tightly shut, she still had breath, but it was very faint, as if it could cease at any moment.

If he hadn't been holding her and continuously pouring Heaven's Path true energy into her to sustain her, she would have been beyond cure.

"Flaws!"

Gently placing her on the grass, he touched her meridians with his fingers and called out in his mind.

Hum!

The book appeared, and he quickly looked.

"The injuries are too severe; all meridians are shattered..."

He shook his head.

Zhao Ya's injuries were even more serious than he had imagined. All her meridians had turned to powder under the impact of true energy, but because of this, the hidden danger of the Heaven Binding Lock had disappeared.

That is, in her desperation last night, she had not only shattered her meridians but also the Heaven Binding Lock, removing the threat.

"Heaven's Path true energy can repair blocked, twisted, or even cracked meridians, but... shattered and gone..."

His face turned grim.

Heaven's Path true energy had an effect on repairing meridians that no medicine could match, but... the prerequisite was that the meridians still existed.

Even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice; no matter how skilled a refiner, without tools and ore, they cannot forge weapons.

This was exactly Zhao Ya's situation now.

Her meridians were shattered and had vanished without a trace. No matter how strong the repair ability, what use was it?

"Without meridians, true energy cannot enter the places it needs to go in the body, making treatment very difficult..."

Meridians, like capillaries, run throughout the body, allowing blood to carry oxygen and keep all cells vibrant... Now that the meridians were broken, it was like roads shattered after an earthquake; Heaven's Path true energy could not enter, and treatment would be much slower.

"I'll use silver needles!"

With a flick of his wrist, he took out silver needles, each infused with a strand of true energy, and flicked his fingers.

Hum, hum, hum, hum!

Hundreds of silver needles descended, landing on all the acupoints of the girl's body.

"Cough, cough..."

Zhang Xuan swayed twice, could no longer hold on, and sat down again.

His own injuries were not light; he had little strength left, and after saving others, he was nearly exhausted.

He took a pill and felt his strength recover a bit, then looked at the girl again.

The hundreds of strands of true energy brought by the silver needles entered her body, improving her complexion slightly. However, her injuries were too severe; she was still far from waking up.

"There is only one way to fully recover her: to rebuild her meridians..."

Rubbing his brow, Zhang Xuan's eyes formed a "川" character.

Although his medical skills were profound, this situation was not mentioned in any medical text. He could say he had no solution at all.

Rebuilding meridians—he had never even heard of it, let alone done it.

"Never heard of it doesn't mean it's impossible. Since it doesn't exist, I can be the first..."

A gleam flashed in his eyes.

So what if no one had done it before?

It didn't mean he couldn't do it!

"But... to rebuild meridians, what material can replace meridians, allowing true energy to flow unimpeded and also store power?"

Meridians are like highways for true energy. To rebuild them, something must be used as a substitute.

But what in this world could replace meridians, allow true energy to pass through, and not harm the body?

"It seems I need to search the Refiner's Guild or the Physician's Guild..."

After pondering for a long time, he couldn't think of anything and had to shake his head.

If all else failed, he could forge a new set of meridians for her. But... his refining skills were too poor. He could forge bricks, but slender meridians that fit into the body with perfect precision and allowed true energy to flow without hindrance... that was impossible!

Moreover, whether meridians could be replaced by weapons was uncertain. He needed to search for books to read before drawing a conclusion.