Chapter 1867: Entering the Barrier

By shedding the identity of a Heaven-Recognized Master and releasing all five auras of Heaven's recognition, the entire continent erupted in fervor.

Previously, when Zhang Xuan received Heaven's recognition, it had only appeared within a small area in the Master Teacher Academy and was suppressed by the master teachers, known to almost no one. But now, the aura of Heaven's recognition spread down, and everyone saw the figure standing against it.

If they still didn't understand, they would truly be fools.

Another Heaven-Recognized Master had appeared on the continent, and the key point was... this fellow actually didn't want the job and wanted to resign...

"As expected of Teacher..."

Zhang Jiuxiao's eyes brimmed with admiration.

After learning of the teacher's identity, he had unhesitatingly taken him as his master. Yet the teacher was utterly indifferent to such an identity, discarding it as if it meant nothing...

Truly noble in character, worthy of respect!

The world trembled and went mad, but Zhang Xuan was unaware. He still stood before the barrier, continuously releasing the power within his body.

Unless he completely dispersed the power of the Heaven-Recognized Master, he could not become the teacher of Heaven and Earth and break through to become an Ancient Sage in one fell swoop.

Creak, creak!

The oppressive might descending from Heaven and Earth seemed to crush his soul into dust. Zhang Xuan's face showed neither sorrow nor joy, revealing nothing of his mood.

Denying the identity of a Heaven-Recognized Master did cause some doubt in his heart, but after touching the barrier and receiving the inheritance of Confucius, he understood that Confucius... must have walked this path too!

The other had also been a Heaven-Recognized Master and had ultimately abandoned that identity.

Otherwise, at best, one could only become an Ancient Sage of this world. To break free from the continent and enter a higher plane was nearly impossible!

Because being recognized by this Heaven and Earth was equivalent to being imprisoned within it. To break free, one must first shatter one's own shackles.

Rather than saying he had devised this method, it was more like he was following the path Confucius had taken back then.

Tracing his footsteps, moving forward all the way.

Crack!

Having dispersed all the master teacher aura within his body, Heaven and Earth seemed unable to tolerate his blasphemy. Dark clouds gathered again, and countless bolts of lightning and flames burned above, obscuring the sun and moon.

"Here it comes..."

Zhang Xuan stood inside the underground palace and did not leave.

If he went out now, the power of the lightning would surely sweep across the entire Tianxuan Kingdom, turning it into a hell of eternal doom.

Staying in this underground palace, if the enemy wanted to attack him, they would be trapped by the external grand formation. As long as he could withstand it, this insignificant ancient site would not suffer any harm.

Whoosh!

The catastrophic lightning slowly gathered in the sky, forming another enormous long blade. Flames and lightning swirled around it, and space before it was fragile, on the verge of being annihilated into ashes.

Among the Ancient Sage Tribulations, the most terrifying... the Weapon Soldier Tribulation had unexpectedly appeared again.

Swoosh!

The Weapon Soldier formed and charged straight toward the underground palace. In the blink of an eye, it stopped above Zhang Xuan's head and slowly sliced down.

Rip!

The formations and space of the underground palace were torn apart in an instant, like old paper, fragile and defenseless.

"I've been waiting for you..."

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan raised his brows and threw a punch to meet it.

Last time he faced the Weapon Soldier Tribulation, his strength was insufficient to withstand it. Now, having grown much stronger, though he could not use the Dragon Bone Divine Spear, his physical body, Wu soul, and true qi cultivation were already no weaker than the Blood Rebirth realm.

Boom!

His fist clashed with the Weapon Soldier, and he involuntarily retreated a few steps. Zhang Xuan's fist was covered in blood.

It seemed that even with such increased cultivation, he could barely hold his ground.

Previously, he had crossed the Weapon Soldier Tribulation by borrowing the power of Little Tribulation and hundreds of people breaking through simultaneously. Now, without such aids, it didn't mean Zhang Xuan would just give up.

With a slight flicker, he came to the barrier and met the attack again.

Aura roiled, and the underground palace shook incessantly, on the verge of collapse. The enormous weapon, with the might of thunder and heavenly fire, seemed to burn the entire ground into air.

Another clash sent Zhang Xuan's back crashing into the barrier, causing a ripple like flowing water.

The Weapon Soldier's power did not diminish and also struck the barrier.

Hum!

With a soft hum, the barrier was corroded into a small hole. Black flames burned for a moment before being blocked by the barrier.

"It works..."

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

He had chosen this place and summoned the lightning tribulation again for two reasons: one was insight, but the most important was to use the power of the Weapon Soldier Tribulation to break the barrier, letting them cancel each other out.

The barrier could even block the power of the Cruel Person. Breaking it with sheer force was nearly impossible. Although it was left by Confucius, it seemed that he had not actively opened it because Zhang Xuan was a Heaven-Recognized Master.

Since that was the case, he would use the Weapon Soldier Tribulation to shatter it!

Turning his fist into a palm, he struck at the Weapon Soldier again.

Crack! Crack!

The Weapon Soldier attacked him repeatedly, but its power was all transmitted to the barrier behind him. The previously unscathed barrier finally could not bear it and developed cracks.

However, due to the transmitted force, Zhang Xuan's physical body also suffered severe damage, on the verge of completely shattering like last time.

"Chen Linghuang!"

With a thought, he transformed into Chen Linghuang's form, uncorked the bottle, and released the special power he had absorbed earlier.

This power was obtained by Chen Linghuang's sacrifice from the gods and had an excellent effect on healing injuries.

After absorbing half a bottle, his injuries fully recovered, and he attacked the Weapon Soldier again.

Boom, boom, boom!

The Weapon Soldier struck the barrier again and again. The cracks that had appeared earlier grew larger and larger, on the verge of tearing apart.

Meanwhile, the Weapon Soldier Tribulation had also consumed most of its power, appearing much weaker.

"They can indeed consume each other..."

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed the risk was worth it. Although he could not yet become the teacher of Heaven and Earth, he had successfully shed the identity of a Heaven-Recognized Master, and his strength had soared again.

Moreover, he had successfully broken through the barrier. Though he did not know what lay behind it, such secrecy surely had some connection to the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Even if not, it must be linked to Confucius. As long as he followed his footsteps, he would surely leave this plane, enter a higher world, and finally find Luo Ruoxin.

Crack! Crack!

The Weapon Soldier Tribulation struck twice more, and the cracks in the barrier grew large enough for a person to pass through. By then, the dark clouds in the sky gradually began to dissipate.

After another dozen breaths, it could no longer hold and burst open with a bang.

The Weapon Soldier Tribulation that had been attacking incessantly exhausted its energy and lost its former power. Zhang Xuan lightly tapped it, and it turned into scattered streams of air.

"Let's go in!"

Having finally crossed the lightning tribulation, without time to examine the power within his body, Zhang Xuan gave the order, flickered, and shot straight into the gap.

Zheng Yang and Wei Ruyan nodded simultaneously, sent a message to Zhao Ya and the others, and followed closely behind.