Chapter 2063: The Key to Breaking Through to Pseudo-God

Zhang Xuan was utterly astonished.

When Wu Chen was taken away by Palace Master Du back then, he was only at the peak of Ancient Sage Third Layer, still a fair distance from the Fourth Layer. Who would have thought that in such a short time, he would not only have regained a physical body but also broken through to Pseudo-God!

It seemed that Palace Master Du had not been敷衍 him; she had truly agreed to his request and done her utmost!

"Have you been following Palace Master Du all this time?"

Zhang Xuan asked.

Because the flow of time in the two worlds differed, the other party had not arrived in the Upper Firmament much earlier than himself.

"Yes!" Wu Chen suppressed the aura on his body once more, appearing from afar as an ordinary boy. "A few days ago, upon hearing the news that you had become the sect master of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, Palace Master Du took me to find you..."

"You went looking for me?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned.

Wu Chen recounted the previous events in detail.

After listening, Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly.

Back then, he had no idea that Du Qingyuan was the "deity" summoned by Wu Chen, so naturally, he couldn't have waited around in the same spot.

Zhang Xuan asked, "Since you've been by Palace Master Du's side, do you know... any news of Luo Ruoxin?"

If anyone in the Upper Firmament knew Luo Ruoxin well, it would be this person before him.

Back in the Master Teacher Continent, he had been her attendant, and it was he who had performed the summoning that allowed Luo Ruoxin to descend successfully into the Master Teacher Continent.

"Miss... has already returned to the Divine Realm!" After a moment of contemplation, Wu Chen said. "She is the Spirit God of the Divine Realm. Having obtained what she sought, she naturally had to return to her original world."

"According to what I know, when she came to the Upper Firmament, she was injured..."

"The boundary barriers between the Divine Realm, the Upper Firmament, and the Master Teacher Continent are extremely solid. Even as a Spirit God, she could not break through and descend freely; she could only rely on sacrifices and summons from the lower realms!"

Wu Chen explained. "At that time, Palace Master Du and I—one in the Upper Firmament, the other in the Master Teacher Continent—summoned together, which allowed her to descend. However... the spatial barrier was still too powerful, causing her severe injuries! The divine blood that allowed me to advance was precisely what she had shed!"

Zhang Xuan fell silent.

When Big Shark had explained in detail the scene of a deity's descent, he had already guessed this possibility, but hearing it still pained him.

"Do you know... what was her purpose in going to the Master Teacher Continent?"

With his current strength, he couldn't even return to the Master Teacher Continent, let alone traverse two boundary barriers in succession!

The difficulty was unimaginable.

To expend such effort and suffer severe injuries—surely it couldn't have been just to see him and fall in love with him!

"It should have been for the Spring and Autumn Annals!" Wu Chen said.

"Although the Spring and Autumn Annals is powerful, it shouldn't mean much to a Spirit God..." Zhang Xuan frowned.

He had seen the Spring and Autumn Annals with his own eyes. In the Master Teacher Continent, it was indeed a supreme treasure, irreplaceable by anything else, but in the Upper Firmament, it was not top-tier, let alone in the so-called Divine Realm!

To traverse two realms, suffering only severe injuries without dying—Luo Ruoxin's strength was evident. For such a cultivation level to seek a treasure that wasn't extremely powerful...

He couldn't make sense of it.

"I'm not sure of the specifics either, but I asked once. Miss said she had an enemy she wanted to deal with, who was very strong, and she needed this treasure to gain a deeper understanding!"

Recalling, Wu Chen said.

Zhang Xuan frowned.

The Spring and Autumn Annals involved the laws and mysteries of time and space. Could it be that Luo Ruoxin's enemy was skilled in the laws of time and space?

"These mysteries involving Spirit Gods are beyond my knowledge..."

Wu Chen said.

"Then do you know... how to contact Luo Ruoxin?"

"Palace Master Du, using the unique altar of the Star-Seeking Palace, can sacrifice to the Divine Realm and communicate with it. However... it requires a great many sacrificial items. Of course, whether we can reach Miss, I'm not sure either..." Wu Chen said.

"Sacrifice, altar..." Zhang Xuan's eyes flickered.

Previously, he hadn't understood why the Divine Hall wanted to seize the Star-Seeking Palace's altar, even going so far as to break off relations. It turned out to involve communication with the Divine Realm!

The Abandoned Continent was abandoned by the deities.

The Divine Hall was situated here precisely to prevent the people here from communicating with the Divine Realm.

Merely transmitting messages might be tolerable, but directly summoning a deity would certainly touch upon taboos. Perhaps that was why the other party had resorted to such unscrupulous means.

It seemed he must find the missing Palace Master Du and the altar as soon as possible!

"By the way... can the Divine Hall communicate with the Divine Realm?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Since the Divine Hall was stationed here, perhaps it could also communicate with the Divine Realm, or even... enter directly!

Wu Chen shook his head.

The Divine Hall was extremely mysterious, always elusive. Except for the once-a-century opening of the Heavenly Bridge, under normal circumstances, it paid no attention to the six great sects.

Thus, although the Star-Seeking Palace had been established for thousands of years, it still knew little about the Divine Hall.

The same was true for the other sects.

He asked a few more questions, but Wu Chen had not been here long and knew little.

"Follow me. The Heavenly Bridge is about to open. If nothing unexpected happens, the answers to what you want to know can be found here!"

Having asked all he wanted to know, and finding that Wu Chen, like himself, knew nothing about Luo Ruoxin's identity and status in the Divine Realm, Zhang Xuan stopped pressing.

The Divine Hall was constantly seeking opportunities to capture him, for what purpose was unclear, but with the Heavenly Bridge opening and the six great sects gathering, whatever their goal, it would surely be revealed at that moment!

Otherwise, once he broke through to Pseudo-God, not even the Divine Hall, nor even the heavens themselves, could trap him!

At that point, it would no longer be them besieging him, but him going to find trouble with the Divine Hall!

Understanding that strength was paramount, he immersed his consciousness once more into the library, deducing within the room formed by the Spring and Autumn Annals.

Half a day later, the three geniuses from the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, the Seven Star Tower, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect who were to participate in the competition came before him.

All were at the peak of Immortal Lord, not over a hundred years old.

Among them was that Elder Hongwu from the Seven Star Tower.

"What business does the Sect Master have with us?"

Upon arriving, aside from Elder Hongwu, the other two looked at the young man before them with strange expressions.

Although they already knew that this young man was the sect master of four sects, they still harbored much resentment in their hearts.

"I'll give you ten breaths. Whether you join forces or use other means, if you can make me take half a step back, it will prove that you have a chance to defeat the Divine Hall warriors when you go to the Heavenly Bridge this time!"

With his hands behind his back, Zhang Xuan said.

"Take half a step back?"

"Are you serious?"

The three of them brightened simultaneously.

With equal cultivation levels, even if the Sect Master had a profound understanding of martial techniques and swordsmanship, it should not be difficult for the three of them to make him retreat within ten breaths.

"Indeed!"

Zhang Xuan looked at them. "However, if you cannot make me take half a step back, or even fail to withstand a single move from me... then before the Heavenly Bridge opens, you will train exactly as I instruct, without any excuse to refuse!"

These three, like himself, were qualified to enter the Heavenly Bridge. He didn't want them to be too weak, unable to help and instead becoming a burden.

To make them obey his commands completely, there was only one way—to defeat them until they admired him!

Only then would they willingly follow orders and arrangements without causing any mishaps.

"Rest assured, if the three of us join forces and still cannot withstand the Sect Master, we will naturally obey your orders and dare not utter a word of complaint!"

Originally, each of them had a chance to become sect master, but now that opportunity had all fallen upon this young man. Anyone would be filled with resentment.

Boom!

As the words ended, the three struck simultaneously. Elder Hongwu's palm churned, unleashing a top-tier martial technique that crushed toward him.

The genius from the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, with a sword aura sharp and cold, executed his most powerful sword art the moment he made his move.

As for the genius from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he directly summoned his beast companion—two twin black tiger beasts at the peak of Immortal Lord!

Standing motionless, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly.

The combat prowess of these three was indeed above average among ordinary Immortal Lord peaks, but compared to Divine Hall warriors of the same level, they were far inferior.

He had killed many of the latter; how could these three withstand him?

Without drawing his sword, he spread his five fingers and gently brushed them. The three felt as if they had fallen into an endless desert, unable to escape.

The next moment, he pressed down lightly.

Thud!

The longsword fell, the martial technique collapsed, the two divine beasts whimpered... The three geniuses crashed to the ground in unison, utterly powerless to resist.

"So strong?"

Their lips trembling, the three found it hard to believe.

They had thought that even if the new Sect Master was stronger than them, it wouldn't be by much. Only after actually fighting did they realize how terrifying he was!

With such strength, even the previous sect master at the Pseudo-God realm might not be able to contend with him!

"Do you concede?"

Having defeated the three with a single move, Zhang Xuan smiled.

"We concede!"

The three were no longer arrogant; they were completely impressed.

"These are techniques I created specifically for your cultivation methods. Train according to these, and within three days, your combat prowess will improve significantly. If you have any questions, feel free to ask at any time!"

Flipping his wrist, he produced three jade talismans. With a gentle tap, three streams of consciousness entered them.

The three took the jade talismans doubtfully. After reading the contents, they were shocked speechless.

"Go!"

Ignoring their excitement, Zhang Xuan continued to immerse his mind in how to advance to Pseudo-God.

In the history of the Upper Firmament, countless experts had attempted to break through to Pseudo-God, leaving behind many valuable experiences and insights. Unfortunately, unless one entered the Heavenly Bridge, the chances of success were too slim.

"It should be similar to breaking through to Ancient Sage in the Master Teacher Continent—the Upper Firmament lacks something that allows one to advance."

After reading through these books, Zhang Xuan had already formed an answer in his mind.

In truth, it wasn't that the predecessors lacked talent, but that the Upper Firmament, like the Master Teacher Continent back then, lacked something that allowed one to advance to Pseudo-God. The so-called snatching of the "God" character should be about seizing this thing, enabling cultivators to take the opportunity to break through the final barrier.

For this reason, even without entering the Heavenly Bridge, the Divine Hall could produce Pseudo-Gods, while others found it difficult, even the Lingyun Sword Pavilion.