Chapter 2090: Zhang Xuan Teaches Again

Zhang Xuan had always felt that his own cultivation speed was fast enough, but even he had taken a full half month to go from the Fourth Level of the Ancient Sage realm to the Immortal Lord realm, and the hardships and sweat involved were self-evident, beyond words.

It could be said that every step was a footprint, extremely difficult.

These eleven disciples, even though they had received the simplified Heavenly Dao technique in advance and had enough Yuanli Pills to provide power, but... how long had it been since they went from True Immortal to the peak of Immortal Lord?

A few hours?

Half a day?

Not this fast!

"It's not that fast anymore. After you left, Teacher, we cultivated for nearly a month to reach this level..." Zhao Ya said.

"A month?"

Zhang Xuan frowned: "It hasn't been that long..."

The time flow in the divine hall and the Abandoned Continent differed by a factor of ten. One month, thirty days, 360 hours, equivalent to 36 hours...

In the divine hall, he had calculated that it was no more than an hour, in the Tongxuan Hall, no more than two hours. Even adding the two-plus hours of climbing the pillar, it was only about five hours in total...

Far from 36 hours!

"Unless..."

A thought struck him: "The time flow in the divine hall is one-tenth of that in the Tongxuan Hall, meaning it's one-hundredth of that in the Upper Firmament!"

If the time flow in the divine hall was even slower, one-hundredth of the Upper Firmament, then it would make sense.

One hour in the divine hall, two hours climbing the pillar, would be equivalent to over 300 hours in the Upper Firmament; two hours in the Tongxuan Hall, equivalent to twenty hours...

Converting, it already exceeded 320 hours, indeed close to a month.

"The time flow in the true divine hall is one-hundredth of the Upper Firmament... Could it be that the time flow in the true divine realm is also this slow?"

If so, it would be terrifying.

The flow of time is not about speed being more powerful; rather, the slower it is, the more stable.

Skipping stones: the faster the stone, the longer it floats on water; slow, and it sinks easily, unless on mercury.

Time and space are inseparable.

If the time flow in the divine realm is one-hundredth of the Upper Firmament, then the solidity of space would likely be a hundred times greater.

In the microcosm, if life existed on an atom and could perceive time, it would certainly be vastly different from human perception. What we consider a second might be a century in its eyes, or longer, long enough for a civilization to arise and perish.

Thus, the slower time passes, the more stable space, and the more powerful the life within.

Hence the saying: 'A day in heaven, a year on earth!'

A difference of 365 times.

If the divine realm is truly like this, the gods are probably more terrifying than imagined. That is to say, if that Teacher Kong succeeds in breaking through, his strength would be greater than expected, harder to deal with.

Shaking his head, he set these thoughts aside and looked again at the disciples before him.

In nearly a month, with the simplified Heavenly Dao technique and sufficient resources, plus the fact that Zhao Ya and the others had special physiques or solid foundations, advancing from True Immortal to the peak of Immortal Lord—a major realm—could be accomplished easily.

"Sit down here, all of you. I will explain the Demigod realm and the artistic conception of the divine."

Pausing, Zhang Xuan said.

In the current situation, the peak of Immortal Lord was of little use; only Demigods could help him.

Since they were close, he would give them a boost!

In the divine hall, he had comprehended six types of divine artistic conception, plus the Sword Intent of the Divine, making seven in total. As long as these disciples could learn the essence of any one, breaking through to Demigod would become very simple.

"Yes!"

Hearing that their teacher was going to lecture, the disciples sat down excitedly.

Han Jianqiu and the others had intended to leave, but seeing this, they also sat to one side.

"To break through to Demigod, one must understand what 'divine' is! Supreme and unparalleled, that is divine! Clear mind, transcending nature, that is divine! Pure and inactive, riding the wind, that is divine... To cross this step, one must first establish the heart, transform the divine with the divine..."

A faint voice slowly sounded.

Han Jianqiu and the others were already Demigods and initially paid little attention, but after listening for a while, they became immersed.

Although they had broken through to Demigod, they only knew the how, not the why. They could use the power within, but where the power came from and its principles were unknown.

It was like being able to fly a plane but not necessarily understanding why it flies.

Their success came from breaking their own shackles on the Tongtian Bridge with the help of the special spiritual energy on the platform—a process that could not be replicated.

Thus, they could not teach this realm to others; they could only use the power themselves to suppress a sect.

Now, it was different. The teacher's explanation was detailed yet simple, making it easy to understand, and upon understanding, the immortal power in their dantians involuntarily began to circulate.

Boom!

Within less than an hour of listening, the auras of everyone present surged straight to the heavens. Zhao Ya and the others, who had been stuck at the peak of Immortal Lord, all broke through simultaneously.

Earlier, Zhang Xuan had left them the special aura from the platform. Now, having comprehended the key to breakthrough, they advanced one by one to a higher realm.

As for Han Jianqiu and the others, they all reached the peak of the Demigod realm, and their power was purer, their combat strength stronger!

After adjusting for a while, Han Jianqiu and the others stopped and looked at Zhang Xuan: "Teacher, how is the situation in the divine hall?"

They had been focused on cultivation and had not yet asked in detail about what happened after the teleportation.

"It's like this..."

Zhang Xuan roughly described the situation there.

"Teacher means that Hall Master Kong took the Divine Spirit Qi and is likely to break through to become a god?"

His pupils constricted, Han Jianqiu said.

Zhang Xuan nodded: "Once he succeeds, we will surely be killed, with no chance of survival."

Given his actions, the Heavenly Dao Library would certainly come to seize it. Once they made a move, even if the four major sects now had over twenty Demigods, they still could not resist!

Not to mention others, even Han Jianqiu and the others combined were no match for him, so how could they contend with Teacher Kong, who had already become a true god!

Whether true or false, combat strength was real and indisputable.

"What do we do now?" Elder Kuixiao came forward.

Zhang Xuan said: "There are only two paths. First, find Hall Master Kong and seize back the Divine Spirit Qi he took. Regardless of the outcome, as long as we prevent his breakthrough, we succeed..."

Everyone nodded.

As long as the other party did not break through, with their strength, they could still contend, and presumably, the other would not dare to act rashly.

But...

Having obtained the Divine Spirit Qi, the other would surely hide somewhere no one could find to cultivate. How could he leave any trace?

Not to mention them, even his most trusted subordinates probably could not contact him now.

Zhang Xuan continued: "Second, we must have enough strength on our side to withstand a god. Only then can we fend off the danger..."

If they could not find Teacher Kong or retrieve the Divine Spirit Qi, and there was no other way, they would have to prepare defenses.

As long as they could set up a formation that even a god could not enter, or... if his Heavenly Dao Book could smash the god to death, the so-called danger would automatically dissipate, amounting to nothing.

But...

Could the Heavenly Dao Book kill a god?

He did not think it would succeed.

The Heavenly Dao Book was indeed powerful and had shown invincible abilities all along, but its strength was related to the strength of the Heavenly Dao in the current world.

For instance, the Heavenly Dao of the Master Teacher Continent could certainly not kill him now.

At most, it could expel him, nothing more.

At present, the Heavenly Dao Library had merged with the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Firmament. It could easily annihilate Demigod-level experts, but killing a god... would probably be difficult.

Earlier, it could easily kill the Immortal Envoys because they were only at the Fourth Level of the Ancient Sage realm, the highest level allowed by the Heavenly Dao of the Master Teacher Continent. Higher levels would certainly not work.

Of course, this was just his speculation. If it could indeed kill upon appearance, that would be best.

But he could not place all hope on it; otherwise, if it failed, he could only wait for death.

Most importantly, this Teacher Kong knew even about the flaws in the Heavenly Dao, so he surely understood Zhang Xuan's trump card. If he had prepared in advance, using the Taixuan Mirror to traverse space or send a shadow, the Heavenly Dao Book, no matter how strong, would be helpless.

If not for this reason, he would have killed him with the book outside the divine hall earlier, without dragging it out until now.

"Having enough strength? That's right. As long as Teacher can break through to godhood... defeating him should not be difficult!" Han Jianqiu said.

Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly.

Not to mention the lack of Divine Spirit Qi, even the technique was not ready.

He had just comprehended the bond between master and servant and broken through to Demigod only a day ago. Breaking through again was not that simple.

"Teacher, didn't you say you rescued Palace Master Du? Why isn't she here? She knows more about gods and might have a better idea!"

Elder Qinyuan suddenly said.

"Hmm."

Zhang Xuan's mind stirred, and Du Qingyuan appeared before everyone.

He had been so focused on improving Zhao Ya and the others that he had not released her from the folded space until now.

"Greetings, Palace Master Du..."

They exchanged pleasantries.

Han Jianqiu explained the current predicament and asked: "Palace Master Du, do you know any other way to become a god besides using Divine Spirit Qi?"

"No. If I did, the Zhuxing Palace would have produced a god long ago..."

Du Qingyuan shook her head.

Hearing her affirmative answer, everyone looked awkward.

Indeed, if becoming a god were so easy, the Zhuxing Palace would surely have had some exceptionally talented person accomplish it long ago, instead of being like the other sects, only having Demigods to guard them, and even being captured by Hall Master Kong without any recourse.

"So we can only defend passively?"

Han Jianqiu's eyes reddened.