Chapter 169: The Sixth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Divine Art

Three masters gathered and came to visit together, but Zhang Xuan was unaware of this. At this moment, he was standing in the kingdom's library, his eyes shining with excitement.

"It's done..."

After reading for an entire morning, he had finally flipped through all the books in the library about the Acupoint Opening Realm, and the library had successfully formed the complete sixth layer of the Heavenly Dao Divine Art.

The method ahead was just as he had speculated earlier; now he only needed to cultivate step by step.

"Cultivate!"

Since he was the only one here, he didn't have to worry about shocking anyone. Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan sat down on the ground and began to cultivate.

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

As soon as he started cultivating, abundant spiritual energy descended from the heavens, surging into his body. One by one, his acupoints exploded within him, like beans popping in a pan, ringing out clearly.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xuan opened his eyes, a look of astonishment on his face, as if he could hardly believe it.

"I've actually... opened all 108 acupoints?"

Legend has it that the human body has a total of 108 acupoints, but only 72 can be opened, and these acupoints must be opened in a specific order. Different physiques require different sequences to achieve the best results. Without finding the right method, one might only open thirty or forty acupoints in a lifetime, unable to progress further.

He had thought that even with the Heavenly Dao Divine Art, opening 72 would be good enough. He never dreamed that all 108 would be opened.

At this moment, his entire body's acupoints flickered on and off, as if gathering the stars of the sky, brimming with power.

If news of all his acupoints being opened got out, it would absolutely scare people to death.

"108 acupoints, adding 108 cauldrons of strength. Before entering the Acupoint Opening Realm, I had 20 cauldrons, and my physical body contributed 90 cauldrons. Adding all my power together, my strength has reached 218 cauldrons, comparable to a mid-stage Tongxuan Realm expert..."

Calculating his strength, Zhang Xuan's eyes gleamed.

The Tongxuan Realm: early stage 100 cauldrons, mid stage 200 cauldrons, late stage 300 cauldrons, peak 400 cauldrons.

At the peak of the Acupoint Opening Realm, possessing strength exceeding that of a mid-stage Tongxuan Realm expert—this was likely unprecedented in the entire Tianxuan Kingdom and even beyond.

Yet he had easily achieved it.

Even he felt as if he were dreaming.

With this strength, not many in the Tianxuan Kingdom could surpass him.

After all, the strongest in the Tianxuan Kingdom were only at the peak of the Tongxuan Realm.

"Let's see if there are any martial arts techniques for the seventh level..."

Zhang Xuan stood up, his eyes shining, and continued deeper into the library.

"What a pity..."

After walking around and searching the entire library, Zhang Xuan couldn't help shaking his head.

This library did not contain any martial arts techniques for the seventh level.

Thinking about it, he understood.

The seventh level, the Tongxuan Realm, represented the top experts in the Tianxuan Kingdom, and their techniques were extremely precious. How could they be casually placed here?

Even if they existed, they would likely be collected in a place known only to the king, for his study and control.

"No techniques, then let's look at martial skills..."

Thinking this, Zhang Xuan wasn't too disappointed and strode toward the martial skills section.

The kingdom's library was vast in its collection. Although the martial skills placed here were not secret arts, their advantage lay in quantity. For any single move, one could find thousands of different schools.

Stopping, Zhang Xuan looked at the bookshelf before him.

It was the leg technique and movement technique area.

"Seventy-Two Styles of Tan Legs," "Whirlwind Leg Technique," "Thirty-Four Style Chain Kicks," "Piercing Body Wandering Dragon"...

Various movement and leg technique manuals were densely packed on the shelves.

"Wang Ying's leg was injured. Even with the nourishing fluid, she doesn't have full confidence in defeating Du Lei, who is skilled in leg techniques and speed. But with good movement and leg techniques, winning should be much easier..."

Thinking this, Zhang Xuan began flipping through books.

Rustle, rustle!

An hour later, he had finished all the books on leg techniques and movement techniques, and two books had indeed formed in his mind.

Heavenly Dao Movement Technique and Heavenly Dao Leg Technique!

He casually opened them, immersed his spirit, and two hours later, he had fully learned both martial skills.

Because these two skills were compiled from the most basic and fundamental elements, like the Heavenly Dao Spear Technique, they each formed only one move.

Especially the movement technique, which allowed him to dash twenty meters in a tenth of a breath, a speed as fast as teleportation.

Of course, such speed placed immense strain on the physical body. If he hadn't cultivated the Heavenly Dao Golden Body, even this instant acceleration would cause his blood vessels to burst and kill him. Even so, with his current endurance, he could only use it once at most; more than that, his ears and nose would bleed, and he couldn't withstand it.

Even so, it was terrifying. In battle, suddenly using a movement technique akin to teleportation could probably blow up even a peak Tongxuan Realm expert if they were unprepared.

After learning the movement and leg techniques, he went to the fist technique area, flipped through the books, and formed a single fist technique.

An hour later, he easily learned it.

Like the movement technique, this fist technique, though only one move, could instantly double his strength.

Now he could exert 218 cauldrons; doubled, that was 436 cauldrons. In other words, using the Heavenly Dao Fist Technique, his attack power could rival that of a peak Tongxuan Realm expert.

Of course, this power, exceeding his body's limits, like the movement technique, could not be used continuously. With his current ability, he could only throw three punches at most.

He continued flipping through books, learning nonstop, as time slowly passed.

Fortunately, Zhang Xuan knew he would be in the kingdom's library for a long time and had prepared food in his storage ring in advance; otherwise, he would have starved to death without even cultivating.

...

The royal palace was brightly lit.

"Alchemist Chen Xiao, what are you doing here?"

Entering the hall, Du Mianxuan was full of confusion.

He was just an elder of the Du family, and with his declining cultivation over the years, his influence had waned. Yet today, he suddenly received a summons from King Shen Zhui, which left him scratching his head.

Entering the palace, he found Alchemist Chen Xiao, Ling Tianyu, Luo Chong, and others all present.

"I was also invited by His Majesty. It must be related to Master Yang, since all of us have received his favor."

At this moment, Alchemist Chen Xiao showed no sign of being near death; he was chatting cheerfully, his spirit vigorous.

"That seems possible..."

Du Mianxuan nodded, and Ling Tianyu and Luo Chong also suddenly understood.

However, their confusion didn't last long before they got their answer. King Shen Zhui strode into the hall and smilingly introduced to everyone.

"It wasn't me who invited you all, but the three masters."

"Masters?"

Du Mianxuan and the others were startled and quickly stood up. Indeed, behind the king followed three imposing old men.

"Sit down. You're Ling Tianyu, right? I heard your wife is seriously ill. Can you tell me about the treatment at that time?" After the pleasantries, Master Liu looked over.

A moment later.

"You say... this Yang Xuan took one look, recognized your stone lion as Tinan Blood Jade, and deduced from it that your family member might be seriously ill? And... he only pricked a few acupoints, and she not only woke up but walked on the ground?"

Master Liu's eyes widened.

"Tinan Blood Jade absorbs a person's essence, energy, and spirit. Your wife was unconscious, indicating she was critically ill. To treat her, one would need not only to find the blocked meridians but also to use at least mid-third-grade true qi to break through the obstructions. To see these points at a glance without hesitation... Does a master really have such insight?"

...

"Without even concocting a pill, just by walking in, you saw that he was contaminated with death qi and could die at any moment? Death qi on the body, blackness between the brows—it can indeed be seen. Alchemists are in closest contact with furnaces, so one could infer roughly... But to deduce all this without asking—I feel this is less like a master and more like a fortune-teller..."

"And knowing that you ate dragon-scale shrimp, causing mental instability, without asking or refining—he could see it? Are you kidding?"

...

After hearing everyone's experiences, the three masters all looked as if they were dumbfounded.

Damn, was this a fairy tale?

Even if a master had good insight, it shouldn't be this exaggerated!

"It seems... there are only two possibilities. First... this Yang Xuan's level far surpasses ours, to a degree we cannot comprehend."

After an unknown amount of time, Master Liu's expression turned grave. "Second, he knew everyone's situation in advance, found solutions, and then prescribed remedies deliberately to shock people, while in reality... he's a fraud, taking the opportunity to amass wealth."

Master Zheng and Master Zhuang both nodded, clearly agreeing with this view.

"If it's the first case, there's no problem with us personally visiting to pay respects and learn. But if it's the second..." At this point, Master Liu's eyes turned cold. "As masters, we have the responsibility to expose such petty people and not let them tarnish our reputation."