Chapter 2103: Entering the Divine Realm

Du Qingyuan continued, “What happened afterward is more or less what you know. Despite the Spirit God’s immense power, she still couldn’t withstand the pressure of crossing the realm barrier. She was severely injured, and her blood flowed down, giving rise to the Darkback Turtle, the Great Shark, the Second Shark, and other beasts. It also allowed Wu Chen and Jiang Yao to break free from the shackles of the demigod realm!”

Zhang Xuan nodded.

He had already inferred these events from other clues.

Du Qingyuan went on, “After arriving here, not long after, she was summoned by Wu Chen and entered the Master Teacher Continent. I don’t know what happened after that. As for her return to the Divine Realm, she directly tore open the space of the Abandoned Continent without lingering long. She only asked me to look after you and said nothing else.”

“Then… did she mention where in the Divine Realm she is?”

That was what Zhang Xuan cared about most.

Du Qingyuan shook her head. “No, but since she is the Spirit God, she should be in the Spirit God Palace—the place I mentioned to you before. Of course, that’s just a guess. She only said… if fate allows, we will meet again. If she lives, there will always be a chance to meet. If she dies, everything ends.”

“Lives?” Zhang Xuan’s scalp nearly exploded. “Did she say what trouble she encountered?”

Luo Ruoxin had directly torn open the world of the Master Teacher Continent and entered the Divine Realm. Her strength far surpassed his current self. For someone of her cultivation to say such a thing—had she encountered some insurmountable crisis?

“She didn’t go into detail, so I don’t know either. I suspect it involves a battle with someone, possibly a life-or-death struggle.” Du Qingyuan shook her head.

Whatever the Spirit God wanted to do, she simply followed orders. It wasn’t appropriate to ask for specifics.

After asking a few more questions and realizing that the other party didn’t know as much about Luo Ruoxin as he had hoped, Zhang Xuan could only shake his head helplessly.

“Teacher Zhang, what are your plans?” Du Qingyuan looked at him.

“It seems I have no choice but to go to the Divine Realm…”

The thought that Luo Ruoxin might be in danger filled him with anxiety.

If he hadn’t seen the tomb of the Undying Emperor before, he might have thought that gods were immortal. But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case. Even beings as powerful as gods… could not fully control their own fate.

Knowing he would make this decision, Du Qingyuan nodded and did not stop him.

After learning all he wanted to know, Zhang Xuan said no more. He summoned Zhao Ya and the others and told them his decision.

“Teacher, we want to go with you!” Zhao Ya stepped forward, her gaze resolute.

“I want to go to the Divine Realm too!” Wei Ruyan’s eyes showed no hesitation or pause.

“We all want to go. Please don’t leave us behind…” Zheng Yang and the others nodded in unison.

“The Divine Realm is unknown and fraught with danger. There’s even a chance we might be destroyed by spatial storms before we even arrive. Are you sure you want to go?” Zhang Xuan frowned.

When they had come from the Master Teacher Continent to the Firmament, they had suffered from spatial storms. If he brought everyone along, no one knew what the outcome would be.

As a higher realm, the Divine Realm was certainly more dangerous. If something went wrong, he might not be able to help.

“We’re not afraid!” Zhao Ya said with determination. “If Teacher doesn’t take us, we’ll find a way to enter the Divine Realm on our own. We won’t stay here any longer!”

Her words reflected the decision of all the disciples. They all looked at him, their eyes speaking volumes even without words.

Where the teacher is, there life is. Never leave, never abandon!

Zhang Xuan fell silent.

He himself, as a god, couldn’t guarantee his safety in the Divine Realm. Bringing them was indeed too dangerous. But if he didn’t, judging by their attitudes, they wouldn’t give up easily.

It was like their adventure to the Firmament.

If not for the contingency plan left by Teacher Kong, they would have been teleported to Xuanjiang City and fallen into the hands of that clone of Teacher Kong, their lives no longer their own.

He had thought entering the Divine Realm was dangerous, but… if they stayed here, with their insufficient strength, forcing their way in would be even more perilous!

“Alright, we’ll go together!” Zhang Xuan nodded. “Even if the Divine Realm is powerful, so what? Let us, teacher and disciples, venture together and stir up a storm!”

“Thank you, Teacher!” Everyone knelt down, filled with excitement.

Just as the discussion ended, a voice came from outside.

“Sect Leader, two people claiming to be your parents are waiting outside the gate!”

“Parents?” Zhang Xuan was startled. He quickly got up and walked out, where he saw Xing and Meng Sword Saint standing in the courtyard.

“Why are you here…”

Last time he returned to the Master Teacher Continent, because he was about to fight Teacher Kong, who was unfathomable, he feared danger and didn’t bring them. Unexpectedly, like Sun Qiang, they had come here through the spatial passage on their own.

“Xuan’er, wherever you go, we go. We’ve been separated for over twenty years; we don’t want to be apart again,” Meng Sword Saint said.

Seeing the longing in their eyes, Zhang Xuan swallowed the words he was about to say.

Parental love is selfless. If he truly went to the Divine Realm without them, given the time flow ratio of one to a hundred—one year there might be a hundred years here—by the time he returned, they would have turned to dust, completely vanished from the world.

They had searched for him for twenty years, spent only a few days with him, and now they would be separated again. He must be the most unfilial son!

“I’ll take you both…”

With a sigh, Zhang Xuan nodded. "But first, you must improve your strength!"

Since he had decided to take them along, there was no point in hesitating.

He grabbed at the air, and the sealed Kong Shi clone appeared before him.

"What are you going to do?" Seeing himself released, the Kong Shi clone was stunned.

"Haven't you always wanted to extract my Library of Heaven's Path? Since that's the case... I'll borrow your power!" Without further ado, he lunged forward.

After a moment, a pure and powerful force appeared in his palm. With a flick of his finger, it split into two parts, each falling into the bodies of Xing and Meng Sword Sages before him.

His own divine power also surged over, protecting the two from harm.

Boom!

In the blink of an eye, the two rapidly increased in cultivation from the Fourth Level of Ancient Sage.

Three days later, they had reached the peak of Pseudo God, just like Zhao Ya and the others. Moreover, because they had absorbed the power of the Kong Shi clone, a divine-level expert, their potential was even greater than the others; as long as they obtained divine energy, they could break through smoothly.

"These are the sword techniques I've comprehended; study them slowly..." Seeing their cultivation had risen, Zhang Xuan tapped again, pouring all his understanding of the sword into their minds.

Xing and Meng Sword Sages, as the pinnacle figures of the Master Teacher Continent, had unquestionable understanding of the sword. Now, receiving this knowledge, they felt as if a new world had opened up, and their swordsmanship increased rapidly.

"Young master, can you take me along too? I... will train hard. Look... I've already reached the True Immortal level. Although I haven't broken through to Immortal Lord, I'm close..."

Knowing that the young master was about to leave with his many disciples and parents to enter the God Realm, Sun Qiang's face was full of conflict.

He had chased all the way to the heavens, hoping to follow behind the young master and continue showing off, but he hadn't been here long before the other was about to leave again.

He absolutely couldn't miss this opportunity.

"Alright!"

This time, Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate much.

Although Sun Qiang was unreliable, he could still take care of Zhao Ya, his parents, and the others, and he was much more useful than Cao Chengli.

Since taking one was the same as taking several, it didn't matter to add a few more.

Previously, he had cultivated the Heaven's Path technique, which, though emotional, was not too deep. Now, having comprehended the "Heaven Has Emotion" technique, if he couldn't protect those he cared about or even keep them by his side, it would be a shock to the technique itself!

If things went wrong, his state of mind could shatter, and he would never advance another step.

Finding the corpse of a Pseudo God expert, he extracted its power and, combined with top-grade Yuan Force Pills and various treasures, quickly raised Sun Qiang's cultivation to the peak of Pseudo God. Only then did Zhang Xuan breathe a sigh of relief.

Bidding farewell to Han Jianqiu, Kui Xiao, Du Qingyuan, Qin Yuan, and others, Zhang Xuan put everyone into the folded space and, with a light step, arrived above the Sky-Connecting Stone.

Soon, he was back in front of the divine temple.

The vortex before him still rotated slowly, intimidating all who saw it.

Activating his divine power, he took out his long sword and gave it a light flick. The sword technique "Heart Like a Double Silk Net, Within a Thousand Thousand Knots" formed a divine power fishing net, completely enveloping the storage ring without leaving a trace.

He had already broken through to the God realm, so even in danger, he could handle it. His only fear was that the others' strength was insufficient.

"No need for such trouble. I'll swallow the ring and hide it in your dantian. Even if danger arises, it'll be fine, unless you can't withstand it..."

Just as he was about to enter the vortex, a voice sounded in his ear.

"You're awake?" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

The speaker was the little yellow chicken that had almost been roasted during the God Tribulation.

He hadn't expected this fellow to have woken up.

Looking inward with his spirit, he saw that although the other had been burned by fire this time, he hadn't made much progress. Like Zhang Xuan, he was at the God realm, only with a minor increase in level and more vigorous power.

Knowing this wasn't the time to study the other's cultivation, Zhang Xuan agreed: "Alright!"

The method the other proposed was indeed much safer than keeping the ring on his hand.

After all, this little yellow chicken was also a God-level expert, and even now, his divine power was more abundant than Zhang Xuan's.

Whoosh!

Flying out, the little yellow chicken opened its beak and gave a light peck, swallowing the ring. The next moment, it burrowed back into the dantian and remained motionless.

"Let's go!"

Seeing the other was hidden, Zhang Xuan no longer lingered and flew toward the vortex before him.

It was still pitch black, impossible to see how deep it went. He moved straight ahead.

The passage within the vortex was filled with spatial turbulence. A Pseudo God expert would be ground to dust upon entering, but Zhang Xuan had broken through to the God level and comprehended a technique that surpassed the Heavenly Dao. Though struggling, he could still withstand it.

After walking continuously for three days, covering an unknown distance, just like the passage in the Master Teacher Continent, violent spatial turbulence appeared.

Zhang Xuan stepped into it and immediately felt the world spin. His sword net protected his body, and then he felt countless tearing forces attacking from all directions, nearly tearing him apart. His divine power surged, and with a sudden leap, he vanished from the spot.