Chapter 1733: The Use of the Ice Crystal

Little Fu Fu and Zhang Xuan were communicating telepathically, so Xing Jian Sheng naturally didn't know; he thought it was because his son was still excited from earlier when he said this painting might be the Spring and Autumn Ceremony.

But... it had been a few minutes already, and he was still grinning so brilliantly... his nerve bundle must be too long!

"Xuan'er..."

Afraid he might laugh himself to death, Xing Jian Sheng couldn't help calling out.

"Hmm!" Zhang Xuan recovered. "Father, Mother, we must obtain this painting!"

He was still some distance from becoming an Ancient Sage, but both his parents had reached the Great Perfection of the Immortal Realm and could take the final step at any time. If they could obtain this painting and let them advance first... he could completely and without pressure hide under their protection and be a carefree second-generation martial artist!

"Good!"

Hearing their son say this, the two nodded simultaneously.

Buzz buzz buzz!

In the time they spoke, under Zhao Ya's relentless attacks, the seal on the painting began to waver, as if it might break at any moment.

"Almost there..."

Seeing this, the eight youths' eyes lit up at the same time.

Crack! Crack!

Just as everyone was preparing to break the seal and enter the painting to find the core and take it, suddenly, the sound of ice breaking came from within the painting, and the previously frozen river gradually melted.

"Damn it, speed up, or once spring comes in the painting, the icy cold aura will be useless..."

A youth shouted, came behind Zhao Ya, and channeled a ball of pure true energy into her body to help break the seal faster.

The others seemed to realize the problem too, hurried over, and poured their true energy into Zhao Ya's body through a special method, immediately accelerating her speed in breaking the seal.

"Spring coming in the painting? Could it be that the seal on this painting is related to the seasons within?"

Knowing that Little Fu Fu knew a lot, Zhang Xuan continued to ask.

"The Four Seasons Painting cycles through the four seasons. The seals must differ to conceal the power of heaven and earth from leaking out. They must have calculated that it's currently winter, so they captured your student! Winter corresponds to a seal of icy cold attribute, and a pure yin constitution is just right. However, once spring arrives, a spring seal will be reborn, and without that power, it can't be broken!"

Little Fu Fu said.

"Now the ice and snow are melting, the river channel is clearing, spring should come soon. Should we go help and break the seal first?"

Zhang Xuan said.

He didn't know how to break the spring seal. Rather than being unable to solve it then, it was better to help now. As for who would ultimately obtain this painting, it would certainly depend on strength.

With the five kings and so many weapons, even if the eight experts from the Hundred Schools of Thought were powerful, they couldn't withstand it.

"You came out of the ice and snow world and arrived at the Grand Achievement Hall. Do you think it's just a coincidence?"

Little Fu Fu snorted.

"This..." Zhang Xuan was startled, then his eyes grew brighter and brighter as realization dawned: "Inside the painting, it's now deep winter, everywhere is ice and snow, so I encountered the ice and snow world. Could it be..."

Thinking this, he flipped his wrist, and the ice crystal that had been placed on the altar earlier appeared in his palm.

At this moment, the crystal no longer had its previous coldness; instead, it carried a warm and moist feeling, as if it, like the painting before him, was transitioning to spring.

"So that's it..."

Zhang Xuan understood.

The so-called world of ice and snow was not accurate; the accurate term should be the world of four seasons.

Here, one could experience the true changes of the four seasons.

It was just that when he entered, it happened to be winter, so snow was falling everywhere.

The crystal in his hand controlled these changes in this world; if it hadn't been taken away, the world of ice and snow would surely have seen snowflakes melting and the earth warming up.

"This crystal is the key to breaking the seal..."

Xiao Fufu said.

"Mm!" Seeing that it matched his guess, Zhang Xuan nodded and looked over with some confusion: "Didn't you know nothing? How come you're suddenly so clear about this?"

This guy, when they first arrived at the jungle world, knew nothing, but now he was speaking eloquently; if he knew beforehand, why didn't he say so earlier?

"It should be that Master Kong sealed my memories; only by entering the corresponding hall can I understand. Otherwise, I know nothing. For example, if you ask me now what the six halls of the Confucian Temple are besides the Great Accomplishment Hall... I wouldn't know!" Xiao Fufu wriggled.

"Alright!" Zhang Xuan was helpless.

That made sense; even if one held the World-Transmitting Mother Talisman, to truly obtain the treasures left by Master Kong, one needed fate; otherwise... wouldn't all the left items be obtained by a single person?

"With this crystal, I can freely break the seal of this diagram. Since that's the case..."

Understanding that because he had entered the world of ice and snow, he had an advantage over the others, Zhang Xuan looked again at the various philosophers and others who were breaking the seal, and a smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

The eight youths were now standing side by side behind Zhao Ya, one connected to another, channeling all their true qi into her body. The endless cold air wildly crashed against the seal, seeming ready to break it at any moment.

"Since you silently captured Zhao Ya and made her unable to hear my voice, don't blame me for being rude..."

Smiling lightly, Zhang Xuan calculated the timing, then suddenly moved his body, turning into a bolt of lightning, flying straight over the heads of the group.

His speed was extremely fast, and he even burned the Zhang family bloodline; before everyone could react, he had already arrived above Zhao Ya.

"Seal!"

He pointed a finger in the air.

The power that the group had channeled into Zhao Ya's body was immediately cut off and simultaneously sealed within her.

Boom!

The true qi of the eight people remained inside the girl's body, as if eight people were performing a crown infusion for her.

In an instant, countless streams of true qi surged through her meridians, and her power rose step by step.

Crack! Crack!

In less than two breaths, she reached the Great Perfection of the Immortal Realm.

"Teacher..."

With her cultivation advancing, Zhao Ya seemed to break some kind of shackle; she woke up completely and saw Zhang Xuan hovering above, her eyes lighting up.

"First seal the true qi within your body; use it when you冲击 the Ancient Sage level..."

Knowing that although the girl had advanced, the power within her was still not exhausted, Zhang Xuan transmitted the sealing method to her and explained.

The eight people who had transmitted power to her were all at the Great Perfection of the Immortal Realm; their combined power, even if Zhao Ya used it to冲击 the strongest realm below Ancient Sage, would still leave a surplus.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting, he had her seal this power for later use; otherwise, it would only be wasted.

"Zhang Xuan, you're asking for death..."

Unexpectedly, the power meant to help Zhao Ya break the seal was left inside her, boosting her cultivation. The eight youths were all burning with rage, on the verge of exploding.