Chapter 1741: Meeting Luo Qiqi Again

He had deliberately let the poisonous insects bite him earlier, first to demonstrate to Zhao Ya, and second, to personally experience how the antidote in the pond neutralized the venom of so many insects.

Upon examination, he realized it bore a striking resemblance to his own Heavenly Dao True Qi.

Apart from Master Kong, he couldn't think of anyone else capable of such power. So he came up with the idea of using his own true qi as a thin line to fish, and unexpectedly... it worked.

"That's Master Kong's unique true qi. How... do you have this ability too?"

The koi looked over in confusion.

"Because I am also a Heaven-Recognized Master!" Zhang Xuan smiled.

"Heaven-Recognized Master? No wonder..." The koi suddenly understood, his eyes lighting up. "I want to go with you! Master Kong once told me to stay here, saying that when the next Heaven-Recognized Master arrives, I could follow him... That way, I can be fished every day!"

"Fished every day?" Zhang Xuan's face twitched.

What a masochist.

"Then enter my folded space first. I'll summon you when needed!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Got it!"

With excitement, the koi was immediately taken into the storage ring, where he saw a huge brick.

"This brick is refined so exquisitely..." he couldn't help admiring.

He had seen many bricks, but never one so large, nor one that wasted so many good materials.

"You're the brick! Your whole family are bricks! I am the Gold Origin Cauldron, a proper furnace!" the Gold Origin Cauldron gritted its teeth and explained.

"Furnace?" The koi's eyes lit up. "That means you can make fire? Come over and fry me—no, roast me! Don't you want to eat grilled fish? If you do, hurry up, I can't hold back anymore..."

"..." Gold Origin Cauldron.

"No need to roast, just eat sashimi!" The eerie demonic blade on the side sneered, its blade light flashing.

"No need..."

Seeing there was also an ancient saint divine weapon, the koi's mouth twitched, and he dared not say another word.

...

Unaware of what was happening in the folded space, Zhang Xuan led Zhao Ya and flew to directly above the pond.

As before, at thirty meters, they could go no further. He flipped his wrist, and the eerie demonic blade appeared, slashing through the air.

Whoosh!

Space split open, a crack appeared, and the two ascended all the way, soon arriving on a flat ground.

Just like when they entered the Great Achievement Hall last time, a massive palace loomed faintly ahead.

"This is the place. Let's go!"

The two hurried forward.

"This is... the Bedchamber! Could it be where Master Kong once lived?"

The plaque in the middle of the hall bore two characters: "Bedchamber." It seemed this was where Master Kong had resided.

"Teacher, the hall is already open. Let's hurry!"

Zhang Xuan looked ahead and indeed saw the bedchamber's door wide open, with only a seal remaining outside. Clearly, someone had already entered.

"Let's go!"

He took out Little Talisman and shone it on himself. The two charged straight inside.

As before, others without the World Heritage Talisman or a corresponding special constitution could not enter, but with Little Talisman, he entered effortlessly, without any hindrance.

The hall was completely different from the Great Achievement Hall, extremely simple. If not for the words "Bedchamber" outside, one might doubt if it was real.

It was utterly bare, with almost nothing inside except a bed placed at the far end of the hall.

No runes, no paintings, no sculptures... The entire bedchamber was as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

"This is where Master Kong lived?"

Zhao Ya's eyes widened.

Even she seemed unable to believe it.

Master Kong, with three thousand disciples, seventy-two of whom were ancient sages, the teacher of ten thousand ages who cultivated countless strong men in the world—his living environment was so simple...

"Master Kong truly is indifferent to fame and fortune!" Zhang Xuan sighed and looked around.

Like the poisonous gas world before, the layout here felt natural, entering it brought a refreshing calm to the mind, without any worry or clutter.

Cultivating in such a place would greatly benefit the improvement of one's state of mind.

"The door is open, so Wei Ruyan and the others must have come in. But... where are they?"

Zhao Ya also looked around in confusion.

The hall was empty, with only the two of them. The door was wide open; normally, many people should have arrived. How could there be no trace?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just as they were puzzled, they felt a surge of spiritual energy ahead.

"They should be ahead..."

Sensing the energy coming from the front, Zhang Xuan hurried forward and exited through a side door.

As soon as he entered, he felt a thick wave of true qi sweeping over, causing the two to sway slightly.

Behind the bedchamber was a back garden, and they had just entered it.

"We've already claimed the Bodhi fruits here. Please turn back!"

A cold snort sounded.

"Everyone wants good things, we understand. But... these items were obtained through our hard work. We can't give them to others!"

"Heavenly treasures belong to the virtuous. We prepared in advance, so the treasures naturally belong to us!"

...

Zhang Xuan followed the sound and saw two groups confronting each other.

On the right side, there were about ten people, including Wei Ruyan. The other nine wore identical clothes, characteristic of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

On the left side, there was only one person, standing quietly in place, with a round orb spinning in front of her.

Stillness Void Orb!

It was none other than Luo Qiqi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time!

"Master Zhang!"

Seeing the two enter, both sides immediately stopped. Luo Qiqi's eyes lit up.

Zhang Xuan nodded in response and looked at the people from the Hundred Schools of Thought.

At this moment, Wei Ruyan, like Zhao Ya earlier, seemed not to see him. Her hands were extended forward, and not far from her, a sacred domain Bodhi tree stood quietly. Several fruits, nourished by her true qi, were gradually turning bright red, about to ripen.

"This is not an ordinary sacred domain Bodhi tree, but one that has reached the Great Saint level!" Seeing his confusion, Luo Qiqi came to his side. "Unlike the one in the Hongyuan Empire, the fruits here, when swallowed, can elevate one's state of mind, increasing the chance of breaking through the barrier... to the Ancient Saint level by thirty percent!"

"It can elevate one's state of mind to break through to Ancient Saint?" Zhang Xuan was stunned, then horrified.

The state of mind was the hardest to cultivate; he had deeply felt that!

For true qi, physical body, or soul, as long as one had the techniques, one could charge to the highest realm, but not for the state of mind.

It had been several days, and he had only gone from 28.1 to 29.99, still a bit short of the Ancient Saint's 30.0.

Though it was only 0.01, crossing it would require who knows how much effort.

If this thing could help one break through, didn't that mean the Ancient Saint level wasn't so hard, and was within easy reach?