Chapter 1737: Farewell Altar

Among the more than twenty cultivators controlled by the Spirit Race, there was a girl with an impressive figure. Though somewhat disheveled, her presence was captivating, making it hard to look away. It was none other than Hu Yaoyao, a familiar acquaintance from Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy and president of the Monstrous Talents Association.

Hu Yaoyao had previously been taken to the headquarters of the Jinghong Master Teacher Guild, where she received an ancestral inheritance. After only a few months, she had astonishingly reached the peak of Saint 9-dan, merely a hair's breadth away from the Indestructible realm.

This level of strength would allow her to dominate a region on the Master Teacher Continent, but here, it was not particularly remarkable. The surging cold air around her made her tremble slightly, and her face had a bluish tinge. Although she was not injured, her spirit seemed somewhat listless.

The cultivation of the people around her was also not very high; over ten were at Saint 9-dan, and the rest were in the Indestructible realm. Therefore, under the control of three Undying realm Spirit Race members, they had no ability to resist.

Although he saw an acquaintance, Zhang Xuan was not anxious. He sealed off the surrounding space and quietly followed behind.

The three early Undying realm Spirit Race members were nothing to him; he could easily kill them. However, he wanted to see what they were openly planning.

After following for more than ten minutes, a smooth ice field appeared before him.

"Hurry up!"Immediately after, he saw several more groups of people being escorted over. In total, there were over a hundred humans, encompassing many different professions.

In the middle of the ice field was a circular altar, surrounded by various formation flags.

A black-armored Spirit Race member stood on one side, directing three other Spirit Race members to carve array patterns.

"Bring these people over!"After the carving was complete, the black-armored Spirit Race member gestured with a sweep of his hand.

Everyone was brought over and lined up in a circle around the altar. It was then that Zhang Xuan noticed a thin line connected to everyone's pulse gates, completely sealing their cultivation.

"Is this a sacrifice?"Zhang Xuan's face darkened.

He had seen this altar several times before. Several kings of the Qingtian Imperial Family had used it to sacrifice to spirit gods, gaining special powers. Previously, they had used treasures, but this time, they had captured master teachers and many other professionals. Could it be that they intended to sacrifice living people?

But... what was the purpose of the sacrifice?Could it be to find the exit of this ice and snow world?

"If it's just for an exit, there's no need for this!" He frowned deeply.

Having experienced the jungle and desert worlds, he had gained some experience in finding exits. As long as he located the core, finding the exit itself would not be too difficult.

To pay with so many lives was completely unnecessary!

The Spirit Race's main purpose for entering the Temple of Confucius was to obtain the Spring and Autumn Great Codex. They had not even located it yet, so engaging in widespread slaughter would easily cause backlash and was certainly not a wise move.

"First, I need to rescue these people..."Since he had witnessed this, he naturally could not allow such a thing to happen, especially since an acquaintance, Hu Yaoyao, was among them.

He looked around. There were approximately thirteen Undying realm Spirit Race members, over twenty in the Heart's Desire realm, and the rest combined numbered less than fifty. These individuals were not to be feared and could be easily killed. The only strong one was the black-armored person, who was merely at the late Undying realm, still a significant distance from Grand Completion.

"That thin line sealing everyone's cultivation must be a Great Sage treasure," he mused. "If I attack rashly and it activates, Hu Yaoyao and the others could very likely be killed on the spot!"He frowned deeply.

Even without using the Five Sacred Beasts, he could easily kill these Spirit Race members with his combat power. However, if anything went wrong, he would not only fail to save them but might also harm everyone. There was absolutely no room for error.

"Breaking through the spatial barrier will be extremely costly, so there must not be the slightest carelessness. Make sure all items are properly arranged!"The black-armored person continued to instruct.

Many Spirit Race members then brought various treasures and placed them on the altar.

Zhang Xuan looked over and saw rare spirit stones, sacred beast blood, special runes, and various elixirs and miraculous medicines. In short, there was an abundance of treasures, almost a tenth of his total wealth.

"Breaking through the spatial barrier? Could it be they can directly enter the Temple of Confucius?"The other party's words were in the Spirit Race language, which Zhang Xuan understood, and his brows furrowed deeply.

These resources, even for the entire Spirit Race, were not something to be casually wasted. The fact that they could find the exit but chose not to, instead resorting to using the altar... their purpose was definitely not as simple as merely entering the next world!

"First, I need to rescue the people!"He knew that to investigate further, he would have to engage these Spirit Race members in battle, but before that, he needed to rescue the captives.

After a moment of hesitation, he changed his appearance and went behind an ice rock. He quietly removed the spatial seal, then with a flip of his wrist, an ordinary top-grade Saint artifact longsword appeared in his palm.

Rushing in directly would certainly not save anyone and would also make it difficult to uncover the altar's secrets. Therefore, the best method was to be captured like Hu Yaoyao and the others first, then seize the opportunity to break everyone's seals. After that, whether to kill or fight would be much easier.

"Begin!"Seeing the black-clad person leading others to set up the altar with his back facing Zhang Xuan's direction, Zhang Xuan knew his opportunity had arrived. His eyebrows rose, and he suddenly darted forward.

Transforming into a flash of lightning, the longsword in his palm perfectly fused with his body into a straight line as he thrust it towards the black-armored person's back.

At the same moment, a brilliant golden light radiated from him as his Golden Body realm power fully activated, making him appear like a Buddha.

This sneak attack appeared stunning, but in reality, Zhang Xuan had suppressed his power to the level of an ordinary Golden Body realm practitioner. He also had not used the true understanding of space and time. Although his speed was extreme, it was still insufficient in the eyes of an Undying realm expert!

"Another one slipped through! Golden Body realm peak, no wonder..."Noticing him, the black-armored person snorted coldly. Without turning around, he bent a finger and flicked it backward.

A stream of energy collided directly with the sword tip. Zhang Xuan's unleashed sword qi, upon impact, was like hitting a steel plate, encountering immense resistance and unable to advance an inch further.

"Break!"With a ferocious expression, Zhang Xuan let out a loud shout, his longsword trembling violently as he cleaved it down from the air.

*Sizzle!*The sword qi formed dozens of rainbows, which converged into a straight line in an instant, cleaving onto the opponent's power.

*Crash!*With the opponent's power broken, Zhang Xuan continued to rush forward.

"Hmm? He does have some tricks!"Seeing his casual flick being broken by this fellow, the black-armored person was stunned for a moment. He turned around, reached forward, and pinched the sword tip between his fingers.

"To escape from so many watchful eyes and then come here to ambush me, your strength is indeed not weak," he said with a faint smile. "However... since you've appeared, stay here!"The black-armored person's palm then struck down.

*Whoosh!*Like the sky falling, the space around the altar immediately became turbulent.