Chapter 747: Congenital Fetal Poison Again

Under the illumination of the Eye of Clarity, within the massive soul, a bluish-gray thread drifted like a parasite, giving a sense of incongruity.

"Is... congenital fetal poison?"

His pupils contracted.

He had known about the congenital fetal poison in his body since the Tianxuan Kingdom, but under the suppression of Heavenly Dao true energy, it couldn't resist and had no effect for the time being. As time passed, he stopped worrying about it.

According to his previous thoughts, as long as he reached Nine-Star Master before thirty, he could definitely solve it. He never expected... when did this thing sneak into his soul?

Previously in the physical body, he could suppress it with Heavenly Dao true energy, but in the soul, how could he deal with it?

His eyelids twitched, and Zhang Xuan's face turned ugly.

The soul is the foundation of everything; if it dies, it's truly dead, with no chance of survival.

He had originally thought to cultivate the soul well, and if he couldn't solve it, he could try to seize another body—there was always a way.

Now it seemed utterly useless!

This thing had hidden itself in his soul at some unknown time.

Previously, his soul was too weak to detect it. Now that his soul body had broken through ten meters, both power and ability had greatly increased, and only then did he notice the anomaly.

Perhaps... the congenital fetal poison was planted in the soul at birth!

Congenital fetal poison is formed by being ambushed in the womb. At that time, the soul hadn't even fully developed. It was very possible that not only the physical body but also the soul had it from the start.

It was just that the soul was too weak then to leave the body and couldn't be examined.

Now that his soul body had reached ten meters, this thing seemed to have grown along with it, making it easy for him to discover.

In other words, when the soul was weak, the congenital fetal poison hidden in the soul was also weak; now that the soul was strong... it had become strong too!

"What should I do? If I continue to cultivate the soul... will this thing poison me to death in advance?"

He was utterly frustrated.

Judging by the appearance of this fetal poison, without the suppression of Heavenly Dao true energy, it could easily erode the soul. Once it completely eroded, even gods would be powerless.

What kind of mess was this!

Others who transmigrate become geniuses; he became a waste. And on top of that, he got this gift. What could he do?

Although the Heavenly Dao Soul was heaven-defying, it couldn't gather Heavenly Dao true energy. Without true energy, this fetal poison could do whatever it wanted. He couldn't let his life be controlled by such an uncontrollable thing!

"Unless... there is something that can invade the soul and suppress this thing!"

True energy couldn't enter the soul, so he had to find something else that could invade the soul to counter it.

Otherwise, if this thing got upset and went on a rampage, he would die before achieving anything.

For example, in the physical body, with Heavenly Dao true energy, even if there was congenital fetal poison, he wasn't too worried. As long as it didn't fully erupt, he could suppress it.

But now, with the soul having nothing to counter it, it was like being in constant danger.

This was not a situation he wanted to see.

"The soul profession directly cultivates the soul. I have all the inheritance from Mo Hensheng, but there is no method to suppress this fetal poison. Moreover, the soul profession was destroyed by the Master Teacher Pavilion, and the inheritance has long been severed. So... this profession is of little use in solving the problem!"

He lowered his head in thought.

Without inheritance, there were no books. Without finding books about the soul, he couldn't merge them into a Heavenly Dao technique, which would be useless in suppressing this fetal poison.

At this moment, he was at his wit's end, only able to hope for professions that could affect the soul and find corresponding books from them.

"Among the ten faculties of the Master Teacher Academy, only the Painting and Calligraphy Academy, the Sound Academy, and the Dance Academy can affect the soul. Painting and Calligraphy enlighten the mind, calm the heart, and elevate one's artistic conception, but cannot attack the soul. The Sound Academy and Dance Academy can bewitch people's hearts and attack them. If I want to find books, they should be in these two academies."

In the Master Teacher Academy, alchemy, artifact forging, engineering, beast taming... were of little use to the soul.

The only places that might have books on the soul were the Sound Academy and the Dance Academy.

These two academies focused on confusing people's minds and should have many secret manuals on the soul.

"Alright, I'll go check at dawn!"

Time was of the essence; he didn't want to wait to be killed by the congenital fetal poison.

However, it was already the middle of the night. Going to the Sound Academy or Dance Academy now would yield nothing; it was better to wait until dawn.

Although the school teachers would start recruiting students from tomorrow's exam, for him, it didn't matter whether he went or not.

If he wanted to take a master, he could have agreed to become Zhao Bingshu's junior brother earlier; there was no need to find an ordinary teacher.

Without taking a master, he could attend public classes. His purpose in coming to the academy was to find books and read them; having a teacher's personal guidance didn't matter.

"Since I can't sleep anyway, I might as well go back and take a look, and also arrange things for Wang Ying, Sun Qiang, and the others."

Having recovered his strength and with the congenital fetal poison troubling him, he definitely couldn't sleep. It was better to go back now and see the place Sun Qiang had found, and also guide his students' cultivation to help them progress quickly.

Don't let Yuan Tao, Zhao Ya, Lu Chong, and the others fall too far behind.

He walked out of the room.

The night was like water, with stars filling the sky.

Sages roamed the academy, making flying easy to detect. After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan summoned the Purple Winged Heavenly Eagle.

Many students in the academy had the beast tamer profession, and flying beasts could freely fly and land without attracting too much attention.

Jumping onto the beast's back, he flew straight out of the academy.

Before going to the Leiyuan Peak assessment, Sun Qiang had found a residence and told him the detailed address. Driving the Heavenly Eagle, he flew for over ten minutes before a small courtyard appeared before him.

This courtyard was only a few hundred square meters, much smaller than the mansions he had lived in before.

However, finding such a large courtyard in the expensive Hongyuan City must have taken some effort.

Just as he was about to jump off the Heavenly Eagle's back, he frowned.

"Eye of Clarity!"

His gaze was like lightning, looking straight down.

He then saw several black shadows quietly standing around the courtyard, their intentions unknown.

"All of them are Void Step realm experts!"

Although these people were well hidden, the Eye of Clarity could see through concealment, so they couldn't escape his detection.

Through the concealment, he could see that these individuals had hidden power within, giving the feeling of dormant dragons. They were all Void Step realm experts of the eighth level of Mortal Transformation.

What were such experts doing hiding around his courtyard?

Could they be plotting against Sun Qiang and the others?

"Sun Qiang and the others just arrived here, penniless. What could possibly attract such experts?"

Void Step realm experts, though not top-tier in Hongyuan City, were certainly strong.

What were such experts doing surrounding the small courtyard?

Sun Qiang, Zheng Yang, and the others were practically paupers; there was nothing desirable about them!

"Just in time to test my newly improved cultivation!"

His eyes sharpened.

At Leiyuan Peak, his cultivation had broken through to the peak of Bridge Heaven realm, with true energy power reaching 8 million cauldrons; in the Earth Fire Passage, his Five Radiance Golden Body had broken through to the second layer, with physical power also reaching 8 million cauldrons. Combined with soul power of 3.2 million cauldrons, his total power was close to 20 million cauldrons, enough to fight even late-stage Void Step realm experts!

Since these unknown fellows had come to cause trouble, don't blame him for being ruthless!

Whoosh!

He moved and flew down from the Heavenly Eagle's back.

The Purple Winged Heavenly Eagle flew very high, and the people below hadn't noticed him at all.

With true energy circulating, supported by the Red Dust Step to Heaven technique, he drifted down like a feather, using the night as cover.

"Start with the weakest!"

There were four people hiding around, the weakest being only at the initial Void Step realm. The man was like a withered leaf. Zhang Xuan drifted lightly with the wind and approached him.

Heavenly Dao true energy sealed his acupoints, making him like a ghost in the night. Not even a Silkworm Seal realm expert would find it easy to detect him.

Raising his eyebrows, he gathered all his power into his palm and pressed lightly.

The black-clad man hiding behind a withered tree felt a shock in his back, and a massive force surged in, instantly sealing his meridians.

Thud!

His vision went black, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Very easy!"

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.

Previously, when encountering Void Step realm experts, he would flee, not daring to approach. Now, he could casually kill them.

After knocking out one, he looked at the second position and approached again.

This one was a mid-stage Void Step expert, more alert. He noticed Zhang Xuan as soon as he approached and was about to cry out, but felt a strong soul pressure surging in, rendering him speechless.

Soul attack!

Although the opponent was a Void Step expert, in terms of soul, he was far inferior. Such an attack could stun him for half a breath.

Though brief, in battle, a moment was enough to kill.

Whoosh!

He pressed again, and this one also fell unconscious, not knowing who had struck.

"The first two were weak and easy to handle. The remaining two won't be so easy..."

After knocking out two, Zhang Xuan exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.

The two he had just taken down were initial and mid-stage Void Step. By power, they were weaker than him. The remaining two were late-stage and peak Void Step, surpassing him in both cultivation and power.

It would be difficult to ambush them so easily again.

"Quick battle!"

Knowing that ambush would be hard and hesitation would bring more trouble, Zhang Xuan didn't dwell on it. He stomped his foot on the ground.

Whoosh!

His figure shot like lightning, charging straight at the late-stage Void Step black-clad man.

Heavenly Dao Movement Technique!

His figure was like lightning, like an illusion.

"What?"

Hearing the wind, the remaining two immediately became alert. The late-stage Void Step man Zhang Xuan was ambushing had his pupils contract and his hair stand on end.

But it was too late to react. As he rose, a fist was already before him.

Bang!

A violent and fierce force crushed in. Combined with movement and fist techniques, Zhang Xuan's strike was astonishingly powerful.

Pfft!

Before he could respond, he was hit by the fist. The black-clad man spat blood, flew back over ten meters, slammed into a large rock, and passed out.