Chapter 1525: Zhao Ya Wakes Up

Realizing this, he felt much more relaxed. He continued with the acupuncture, injecting tens of thousands of streams of True Qi into her body, finally stabilizing her injuries completely.

It had to be said, Zhao Ya's injuries were incredibly severe, affecting her from the inside out. Any other physician, even one at the peak of the nine-star realm, would have been helpless to treat her. Only his Heaven's Path True Qi, channeled through the silver needles, could penetrate her body and allow the damaged areas to slowly recover, bit by bit.

By the time he finished, nearly a day had passed.

For an entire day, he simply found some wild fruits in the mountains to satiate his hunger. Besides performing acupuncture, he focused on alleviating his own injuries and recovering his cultivation.

After a period of effort, he finally expelled the True Qi left in his body by Elder Qu. His injuries completely vanished, and he fully adapted to the strength of an initial-stage Void Amelioration Realm expert.

"This is the final round of acupuncture. If it succeeds, she should be able to wake up!"

Seeing that day had fully broken again, Zhang Xuan carefully adjusted his state, retrieved the silver needles once more, and looked at the girl lying flat nearby. With a gentle sweep of his palm,

*Whoosh!*

Hundreds of silver needles immediately floated before him. He extended both palms and gently stroked them, as if playing a zither.

Zhao Ya's meridians were shattered, preventing True Qi from circulating throughout her body. He could only rely on the silver needles to guide True Qi to the injured areas. After a day of effort, most of her injuries had recovered. If all went well, this final acupuncture session would stimulate her dormant nerves, allowing her to regain consciousness.

"Go!"

He raised his eyebrows, and the silver needles, imbued with a special power, descended perfectly straight. Seeing the needles enter her body, Zhang Xuan didn't relax in the slightest. He thrust his palm forward with a forceful slap.

*Pop! Pop! Pop!*

Consecutive detonations echoed in the air with a distinct rhythm, sounding like a demonic melody. Upon hearing the sounds, the girl, whose eyes had been tightly shut, gently moved her fingers. Then, her curled eyelashes fluttered upwards, and her eyes slowly opened.

"Teacher..."

Zhao Ya struggled to sit up, her face filled with disbelief. "I'm not dead?"

Her meridians had been shattered, and power had raged through her body. She had been certain of her death, never expecting to see her teacher again.

"Don't worry. With your teacher here, dying isn't that easy!" Zhang Xuan smiled faintly.

To be honest, Wei Ruyan's condition had been even more severe than hers back then, yet wasn't she saved?

With the Library of Heaven's Path to identify flaws and Heaven's Path True Qi for treatment, as long as someone wasn't killed on the spot, saving them wasn't a major issue!

"Mm!"

Letting out a sigh of relief, Zhao Ya took a step forward, but her body swayed, as if she might fall at any moment.

Reaching out to steady her, Zhang Xuan's face was full of apology. "Although your body is healed, your meridians are completely gone, and the True Qi you cultivated no longer exists. But don't worry, your teacher will find a way to resolve this and help you regain your strength as soon as possible!"

"Thank you, Teacher..."

Zhao Ya smiled faintly.

Not being dead and still being able to see her teacher made her very happy.

Whether her cultivation could be restored was not important.

He fetched some spring water and wild fruits for Zhao Ya to consume. Only then did the girl recover some stamina. She looked around curiously. "Teacher, where are we? Weren't we at the Glacier Plain Court? How did we end up here?"

At that time, the Grand Elder and Elder Qu were watching menacingly. How did her teacher escape, alone and with her in tow?

"I'm not entirely sure where this is. As for how we got here, I'll explain in detail later," Zhang Xuan said, shaking his head. He then enveloped the girl in True Qi with a grab of his palm and flew straight into the distance.

Before long, they arrived at a town.

Although Zhao Ya had lost her cultivation, her body had recovered, and she could walk without difficulty, just like an ordinary person. With Zhang Xuan's True Qi assisting her, their speed was not slow.

"This is Dragon Abyss City..."

After some inquiries, he received an accurate answer.

"Dragon Abyss City! I've seen a map of this area before!" Zhao Ya interjected. "It's over thirty thousand li from the Glacier Plain Court, but only a few thousand li from the Empire Alliance. That's quite close!"

"Not far from the Empire Alliance?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned.

That night, in his haste, he had flown with all his might, changing direction seven or eight times, without knowing precisely which way he was heading.

He hadn't expected that reaching the Void Amelioration Realm would increase his speed so significantly. Despite such a circuitous route, he had still traveled over thirty thousand li in a single night.

"Yes!"

Zhao Ya nodded.

"Since the Empire Alliance is nearby, let's head there!" Zhang Xuan paused before saying.

The girl's meridians needed to be treated as soon as possible. A small city like this certainly wouldn't have the appropriate resources. The Empire Alliance, as the central hub of the empire, was vast and home to many experts, no weaker than the Saint Son Hall. There, he might find suitable materials or even medical texts to resolve the hidden dangers within her body.

Zhao Ya nodded.

Wherever her teacher went, she would follow; she no longer wished to be separated from him.

"However, before we go, we need to change our appearances..."

Knowing the significant trouble he had caused recently, appearing with their current faces would undoubtedly attract a lot of problems, Zhang Xuan explained.

Zhao Ya didn't object.

Changing Zhang Xuan's appearance was simple; his muscle control at that level allowed for easy disguise. Zhao Ya, lacking cultivation, was more troublesome, but with special items to conceal her, her stunning beauty could be masked, making her difficult to recognize at a glance.

As they headed towards the Empire Alliance, the formation at the Saint Son Hall suddenly quivered, and several figures abruptly appeared.

These were Master Yang Xuan, Sword Saint Xing and Sword Saint Meng (the couple), and Grand Elder Zhang Wuheng, who had traveled from the Zhang Clan, then to the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters, and finally arrived here.

"What on earth happened here? Why is it such a mess?"

Stepping out of the formation, Master Yang frowned.

The Saint Son Hall was the continent's foremost academy, one of the two major organizations under the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters, alongside the Combat Master Hall. Why were so many palaces toppled, and smoke rising from various places, as if the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had just passed through?

"Zhan Tiancheng greets Master Yang..."

Master Zhan stepped forward, his face flushed with shame, momentarily unsure how to answer. "This matter..."

His injuries had already alleviated considerably, but the thought of being put in such a sorry state by a mere student in the Void Amelioration Realm made him want to spit blood.

The most crucial point was that this fellow was still Master Yang's student.

"Master Zhan, I urged you to make sure to keep Zhang Xuan here. Is he present?" Zhang Wuheng asked, looking over eagerly.

"He... escaped!" Hearing the name, Master Zhan's face twitched, and intense anger flashed in his eyes.

"Escaped?" Zhang Wuheng was taken aback. "At the Saint Son Hall, how could you let him escape?"

"He set up a teleportation array and left directly. I couldn't catch him at all. The Saint Son Hall is in this state because of him..." Master Zhan gritted his teeth.

"Set up a teleportation array? What happened?" Frowning, Master Yang couldn't help but look over.

"Master Yang, Zhang Xuan is your student, so it's not appropriate for me to say too much. However, he caused such a massive disaster, completely disregarding the rules of master teachers. I have already reported the matter in full to the headquarters, awaiting their judgment. Please forgive me!" Master Zhan clasped his fists.

"You've misunderstood; he's not my student!" Yang Xuan shook his head.