Chapter 1815: He Is My Young Master

While flying, he felt his body uncontrollably become increasingly stiff, as if he could fall from the sky at any moment.

Just when he felt he could no longer hold on, Emperor Chen Yong and the young man appeared in his sight, seemingly having known he would catch up and waiting there.

“Please, sir, help me…”

Feeling his internal organs had already turned to stone, Ancient Sage Boxun no longer cared about his image. He approached the young man, filled with panic.

A powerhouse capable of rebirth from a drop of blood meant possessing countless lives, but with his entire body turning to stone, no matter how powerful his abilities, he couldn't use them. Ultimately, only death awaited him.

Although he stayed out of worldly affairs and didn't want to get involved in Emperor Chen Yong's matters, he still didn't want to die.

“My cultivation is such that I can only act on inspiration. To save you, we must rely on His Majesty, Emperor Yong. However, he… carries a deep-seated blood feud and probably doesn't have much time!”

Frowning slightly, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

He had stubbornly refused just now, so at this moment, they were powerless to help.

“I…”

Never expecting to shoot himself in the foot so quickly, Ancient Sage Boxun's face alternated between red and white. “If His Majesty, Emperor Yong, can save me, I am willing to follow your commands!”

Refuse, and die now. Agree, and have a chance to live, with even wealth and glory within reach. There was no longer any need to agonize over the choice.

“Since you agree, it will be easy…”

With a slight smile, Zhang Xuan sent a telepathic message.

“This way is fine?”

After hearing the telepathic message, Emperor Chen Yong frowned, somewhat disbelieving.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

“Alright then…”

Taking a deep breath, Emperor Chen Yong flipped his wrist. A long saber appeared in his palm, and he flicked his wrist.

*Whoosh!*

The saber light tore through space and slashed down towards Ancient Sage Boxun. The latter's body was stiff, unable to react in time. He was struck in the chest, creating a massive wound.

Blood flowed out from the gash.

“What are you doing?!”

Ancient Sage Boxun hadn't expected this person to act directly. His eyes were wide with fury.

“What else could I be doing? Of course, I'm saving you!” Expressionless, Zhang Xuan's tone held a hint of impatience. “If you don't want to be saved, we'll leave now!”

Ancient Sage Boxun swayed, almost tumbling out of the air.

Who did I provoke? And just take a saber strike for nothing?

“Please, sir, lend your hand to save me…” Filled with frustration, but not daring to say more, he cupped his fists and bowed.

“That's more like it!”

Nodding, Zhang Xuan said no more. He approached and extended a finger.

As the blood made contact with his fingertip, five-colored light was released again, as if something was being drawn out of the other's body.

The light grew increasingly bright, continuously swirling and gathering at Zhang Xuan's fingertip, soon forming the shape of a stone.

It was precisely the Primal Magnetic Stone that Ancient Sage Boxun had refined earlier.

As the five-colored light within his body diminished, Ancient Sage Boxun felt his previously stiff body regain sensation.

The stone in the young man's hand seemed to realize its plan had been disrupted. It pulsed incessantly, emitting a monstrous and terrifying will, desiring to break free from the young man's vital energy wrap, but it couldn't, no matter what.

“This stone… has its own will?”

Ancient Sage Boxun's eyelids twitched.

He had been with this stone for no less than three thousand years and had never noticed this.

Possessing sentience, similar to some powerful weapons, it was far more complex to refine than his method of simply assimilating it with vital energy.

“Originally, it didn't,” Zhang Xuan explained. “But as you refined it with your vital energy, it was also assimilating you with its own power. Over time, it nurtured its own will! The reason you didn't notice is because this will had only just awakened at the same time you were refining it. Once it completely transformed you into a Primal Magnetic Stone, it would have gained a body and soul, and you would have been utterly dead…”

As Ancient Sage Boxun refined the stone, the stone was also refining him.

Primal Magnetic Stones, treasures born of heaven and earth, were not easily claimed by even an Ancient Sage.

Otherwise, the abyss of Yuandang Mountain wouldn't have remained for tens of thousands of years.

However, under normal circumstances, even if this stone could develop a will, it would take an unknown amount of time, and transforming an Ancient Sage into stone would be even harder. It was Zhang Xuan who had secretly controlled the primal magnetic force to awaken the stone's sentience.

This method utilized the spiritual awakening technique of the tree root. Although Ancient Sage Boxun was powerful, he fell for it without realizing.

Although this action was somewhat coercive, even if he hadn't intervened, the current situation would still have arisen over time. Therefore, acting now still amounted to helping him resolve a hidden danger.

Never imagining he would almost die at the hands of a stone, Ancient Sage Boxun's face turned pale.

“Primal magnetic force, as a special power, is by no means so easily refined…”

Nodding, Zhang Xuan raised his palm. More and more five-colored light gathered in his hand.

The monstrous stone pulsed incessantly, desiring to break free from the encompassment of his Path of Heaven vital energy, but it couldn't, no matter what.

“Let's try refining it…”

Seeing that the primal magnetic force integrated within the other's body had been mostly extracted, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this person was no longer in mortal danger. A thought suddenly struck him.

This Primal Magnetic Stone was very difficult for Ancient Sage Boxun to refine. But he possessed Path of Heaven cultivation techniques and vital energy, which could alter properties and transform into this kind of power. Perhaps, he could successfully complete it.

With this idea, his mind stirred. He entered the Spring and Autumn Codex within the library, and his vital energy circulated.

*Zzzzz!*

The five-colored light within the stone before him immediately visibly diminished, transforming into streams of energy that surged into his body.

His consciousness cultivated within the Spring and Autumn Codex, equivalent to ten times the speed. Outside, Emperor Chen Yong and Ancient Sage Boxun only saw a sky full of light, with the five-colored radiance intensifying greatly. What was actually happening, they could no longer see.

“Could it be… the Primal Magnetic Stone is going to devour him?”

Ancient Sage Boxun's eyebrows jumped.

This thing had almost assimilated him to death just now, and now it had been extracted by this person. It couldn't possibly be enraged and trying to deal with him, could it?

If that were truly the case, they wouldn't be able to save him.

“This… I don't know either. However, since he could resolve the primal magnetic force within your body, he should also be able to resolve the current situation…”

Emperor Chen Yong was also full of surprise. Finally, he nodded.

This person before them could make even the Spirit God look at him with new respect. Naturally, he possessed extraordinary abilities.

“He… is he your newly accepted disciple?”

Hearing Emperor Chen Yong say this, Ancient Sage Boxun breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, looked over with confusion.

He and Emperor Chen Yong had known each other for a long time. He had never seen this young man before. Could it be that Emperor Chen Yong felt his time was running out and had taken on a new student?

However… if he was a student, how could he make decisions for Emperor Chen Yong? Moreover, judging by their conversation, it seemed this young man held a higher status.

“Disciple? Brother Bo, you flatter me… This is my young master!”

“Young master?”