Chapter 1485: Next One

"Zhang Xuan?" The beautiful woman was also stunned, her delicate body stiffening. "The one Hu Yiwei mentioned... Zhang Xuan?"

"Jian Qinsheng came from the Saint Son Hall. The person he brought is naturally that one. We actually missed him directly..." The middle-aged man's face was filled with a bitter smile.

Disregarding the elders' disapproval, they had gone directly to the Saint Son Hall specifically to find Zhang Xuan, to see if he was the one they had been searching for twenty years... They never expected that he had already arrived at their clan!

If they hadn't gone out earlier, they might have met him by now!

The most crucial thing was... they had even seen him on the way, but fate played its trick, and they perfectly missed him.

If they had known earlier, they would have greeted Jian Qinsheng's sacred beast.

"Since he's at the Zhang Clan, let's hurry back. It's not too late now!"

The beautiful woman quickly spoke.

Fortunately, they found out in advance. Otherwise, if they went to the Saint Son Hall and found no one there, it would be too late even to cry.

Whoosh!

The sacred beast beneath them heard the words, quickly changed direction, and flew straight back.

"Quickly ask, what kind of person is this Zhang Xuan? What does he look like? What's his temperament?" Seeing the sacred beast flying rapidly, the beautiful woman breathed a sigh of relief. She turned to the middle-aged man beside her, her eyes filled with worry and urgency.

Knowing what his wife was worried about, the middle-aged man held her hand. "Don't worry. Since Hu Yiwei confirmed it, and he's in the ancient land, there should be no mistake..."

The beautiful woman's body swayed slightly. "I'm still worried..."

"We've searched for so many years and failed so many times... Even if he isn't the one, he must be very closely related to our child!"

The middle-aged man nodded. "Otherwise, if he didn't inherit my talent, how could he be so exceptional, possessing abilities that even Hu Yiwei finds astonishing at such a young age?"

"Pfft!"

Hearing his words, the beautiful woman, who had been somewhat worried, burst out laughing and playfully hit his chest. "Stop being so narcissistic!"

The communication jade token flickered again, and a message was transmitted. The middle-aged man gently tapped it with his finger, and immediately, the two on the beast's back saw an image slowly play.

A young man, alone, charged into the clan's protective formation. Immediately after, the Dragon Spirit submitted, the Tiger Spirit collapsed, and countless buildings turned into dust.

The young man slowly turned around, and a proud expression appeared before them.

"It must be him..."

As she clearly saw his face, the beautiful woman's delicate body trembled, and she quickly covered her mouth, seemingly unable to control her emotions.

"His appearance doesn't seem to resemble either you or me..."

"His appearance may not resemble ours, but his eyes are identical to how they were when he was a child! I could never be mistaken!" The beautiful woman clenched her fists.

For twenty years, she had met him thousands of times in her dreams. Although she had never known what he would look like as an adult, she was certain that this person was definitely her son; there was no mistake!

No matter how much his appearance had changed as he grew, the profound impact she felt deep inside when she first saw him would never change!

It was a bond of kinship, a feeling of blood being thicker than water.

"But... the Third Elder said he specifically went to the Blood Pool for testing. Not only was there no relation between his bloodline and the Zhang Clan, but his soul also had no connection. It has already been confirmed that he... has no ties to us!"

The middle-aged man, being relatively more rational, continued.

"The Blood Pool?" The beautiful woman sneered. "How dare they even mention the Blood Pool? You know what happened back then, how they treated my poor child! Even if he survived, he wouldn't have a drop of Zhang Clan blood, completely unrelated to your Zhang Clan. But... he has my bloodline within him. I can sense it; he is my son. There's absolutely no mistake!"

"Since you're certain, then there's no mistake. However... this Zhang Xuan seems to be a bit of a handful. He's been at the Zhang Clan for less than a day, and he's already caused countless buildings to collapse and created absolute chaos!"

Seeing his wife's confirmation, the middle-aged man said no more. He looked down again and shook his head. "The Grand Elder has already decided to have Zhang Xu and the others teach him a lesson, to let him know the Zhang Clan's might!"

"The Zhang Clan's might? Zhang Wuchen is truly daring! If he dares to harm even a single hair on my son's head, I'll tear your Zhang Clan apart until not even the ancestral temple remains when I get back, or my name isn't Wang Mengya!" The beautiful woman's previous sorrow vanished. Her eyes narrowed, and a powerful aura erupted from within her.

The sacred beast, flying beneath them, felt this power and recoiled its neck in fright, plummeting several hundred meters from the sky, nearly crashing.

"Let's go. Only by seeing him with our own eyes will we know whether this Zhang Xuan is truly him or not. Dwelling on these things now is meaningless!"

The middle-aged man waved his hand, said no more, and ordered the remaining sacred beasts to press forward quickly, accelerating their flight back to the Zhang Clan.

"The clan head has agreed. As long as you can defeat us, he will fight you!"

Zhang Xu and the others entered again.

"Good that they agreed!"

A slight smile played on his lips as Zhang Xuan stood up. He took two steps to the center of the room and gestured with his hand. "Who wants to go first?"

"I will!"

With a fierce roar, Zhang Qin leaped out. With a flick of his wrist, his longsword drew a straight line, thrusting directly into the air, leaving behind a clean white trail.

"Sword qi piercing the void..."

Although he hadn't made a move, with just that one display, Jian Qinsheng knew that none of his disciples could match it.

"I will now suppress my cultivation to the same level..."

Seeming to know that his opponent wouldn't be easy to deal with, Zhang Qin took a deep breath. The power within his body slowly receded, quickly suppressing it to the peak of the Domain Realm, the same level as Zhang Xuan.

"Draw your sword!"

After suppressing his cultivation, Zhang Qin held his longsword aloft and pointed it towards Zhang Xuan.

"To deal with you, I won't even need a sword. Two fingers will be enough!"

With a faint smile, Zhang Xuan brought his index and middle fingers together. A stream of true qi shot straight out from his fingertips, flowing back and forth, exactly three feet long, like a longsword.

"You're asking for death!"

Seeing him act so arrogantly, Zhang Qin said no more. His eyebrows rose, and he twirled his longsword into a flurry of sword flowers, thrusting straight forward.

*Whish!*

Time seemed to freeze for an instant. The sword gleam and his figure both seemed to vanish instantly, undetectable by either the naked eye or spiritual sense.

"Teacher Zhang, be careful..."

Seeing this, Jian Qinsheng couldn't help but gasp, knowing that his opponent had immediately unleashed his strongest "Speed" true essence with his first move.

Many of his former students had lost to this move; even if they had comprehended defensive true essences, they had been defeated before they could even react!

This time, that fellow used his strongest ultimate move right from the start. Could Teacher Zhang be directly injured without any defense...?

That would be troublesome!

Just as he was filled with anxiety, he heard a muffled thud. Immediately, the vanished Zhang Qin was seen flying backward, his head embedded in a nearby wall. Not far away, Zhang Xuan seemed not to have moved, the true qi at his fingertips still flickering, his face showing an expression of serene calm.

"Simpler than expected. Next!"