134 Chapter 1292: ’s Decision (1/2)
”Wintry Spirit Essence?” Zhang Xuan did not expect the other party to offer him a gift after apologizing. He froze for a moment before taking a glance at the jade bottle.
The jade bottle was not too big, but there was a freezing air emanating from it, threatening to freeze someone into an ice cube at any moment. At the same time, spiritual energy even more concentrated than concentrated high-tier spirit stones could be felt pulsating within the jade bottle.
Even though Zhang Xuan had never heard of the item before, he could tell at first glance that it was something extraordinarily valuable. With just the spiritual energy contained inside, he would have no trouble pushing for a breakthrough to Half-Leaving Aperture realm. In fact, even reaching Leaving Aperture realm with it did not seem impossible.
”That's right. Zhang shi, please do accept it. It's a token of my goodwill,” Chen Leyao urged anxiously.
Since she had cultivated the cultivation technique that Zhang Xuan had altered, that made the young man a half-teacher to her. On top of that, the young man was the teacher of their young court chief.
Had she not thought that the young man was trying to chat her up and attempted to make a move, Zhang Qian would not have been drawn in, and the whole string of trouble would not have happened.
No matter what, she had to make it up to the other party.
”This…” Zhang Xuan blinked blankly.
Previously, Zhao Xingmo had spoken of the matter with extreme graveness, urging him to admit his fault and apologize, making it seem as if the young ladies from the Glacier Plain Court were terrifying monsters. But from how he saw it, they seemed rather easy to approach, and they were very cordial. It was completely unlike what Zhao Xingmo had said earlier!
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was still hesitating, Chen Leyao thought that he was still angry, and she urged him anxiously. ”Zhang shi, we won't be able to rest well if you refuse to accept our gift…”
”This… Alright then. Since it's a token of your goodwill, I won't hold back!”
Judging from the other party's attitude, it felt that she would never let him go if he refused her gift, so he could only helplessly reach out to take the jade bottle.
Relief visibly flashed across Chen Leyao's face for a moment. ”Thank you for your understanding, Zhang shi.”
Since the young man was willing to accept her gift, she saw this as a sign that he was willing to put aside their differences and forgive her.
”You're too polite.” Zhang Xuan clasped his fist in response. Then, with a slightly perplexed tone, he asked, ”I was rather impolite to you earlier as well, so why would… you all apologize to me instead?”
He could not make sense of the situation.
It was just a moment ago that the other party had been so furious that she had wanted to make a move on him, but a few minutes later, she suddenly approached him to give him a gift.
Even for a change of mind, that was way too fast!
”This…” Chen Leyao and the others glanced at one another, and bitter smiles surfaced on their lips.
”It's because…”
Just as she was about to begin explaining, the ruckus in the surroundings abruptly vanished, to the point where one could even hear a pin drop. Following which, three figures flew over from the distance and stopped in the air above the square, emanating powerful auras.
All three of them were old men. Zhang Xuan found himself unable to gauge how powerful they were, but the powerful auras that they emanated left one feeling as if they could tear a person apart with just a glare.
Beneath his sleeves, Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly. They possess even greater power than Luo Chengxin.
Luo Chengxin was a Saint 7-dan expert, so did that mean that those three in the sky were at Saint 8-dan?
With such strength, they could already be ranked at the top of the Master Teacher Continent!
Zhao Xingmo sent a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan to explain the situation. ”They are the elders of the Sanctum of Sages, and they are in charge of invigilating the final selection.”
”I see…” Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
As expected of the Sanctum of Sages! The strength of their elders was really at a wholly different level!
”Candidates!” The old man standing at the very front spoke. ”The three of us will be overseeing the selection this time around. I am 8-star Master Teacher Liu Haoyu, and you can address me as Elder Liu. The esteemed gentleman on my left is Elder Han Zhu, and the one on my right is Elder Lin Qing.”
His voice was not particularly loud, but it resounded clearly in everyone's ears. It felt like even if one were cover one's ears, the voice would still resonate right within one's mind, preventing one from shutting it off altogether.
Demonic tunist… and a particularly high-ranked one at that! Zhang Xuan noted with a grim expression.
As a demonic tunist himself, he was able to tell that there was something amiss with the other party's voice. He had already comprehended the level of 'the greatest sound is silence, and the greatest form is formless'.
For even the simplest words to wield such strength… If the elder tapped into the power of his Primordial Spirit as well, most probably, every single person standing in the square would be put into a trance immediately.
A Saint 8-dan master teacher was indeed frightening. Even a casual gesture from them could wield so much power.
”I believe the guides should have informed you all of the entrance examination to our Sanctum of Sages—challenging the Mountain Gate,” Elder Liu said as he grabbed at the space in front of him.
Huala!
A massive gate abruptly warped into appearance before the crowd. A brilliant light shimmered within the gate, making it impossible for one to tell what was on the other side.
”Could this be… a Teleportation Formation for living beings?” Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
Legend had it that 8-star formation masters were capable of not just transmitting holograms and words but even lifeforms.
The gate before his eyes caused significant disturbances in space, and it felt as if stepping in would bring him into a whole new world. Chances were that it was the legendary Teleportation Formation that he had heard so much about.
”It's indeed a Teleportation Formation.” Zhao Xingmo confirmed Zhang Xuan's supposition. ”The Mountain Gate examination won't be held within the Sanctum of Sages but a unique folded space. A Teleportation Formation is required in order to enter the area.”
”Folded space?” Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before nodding.
Based on what he had heard about the Mountain Gate so far, it sounded far more complex than the Caged Battle Royale. Considering how there were over ten thousand candidates participating in the final selection simultaneously and each candidate would face a test unique to them, space was bound to be a huge problem. However, if the test were to be conducted in a folded space, everything would make sense.
He had a folded space himself too, the Qiu Wu Palace. As such, he was rather familiar with it.