Chapter 2113: Tong Divine Hall Headquarters

The young woman first learned of it from the Spirit God. At the time, she found it strange that a young man from the lower realm could possess such virtue and ability to win the Spirit God's favor and even become her lover.

Later, when Emperor Chen Yong summoned him and projected his will, he still didn't find the young man particularly outstanding. However, he somewhat approved of the young man's actions, which led to Wu Chen being brought up to this realm.

Even later, she was extremely shocked to learn that he had entered the Forsaken Continent and, in a short time, become the Sect Master of Lingyun Sword Pavilion. Only then did she understand why the Spirit God had been attracted to him.

She rushed to find him, but they perfectly missed each other. After that, when the Ascendant Hall pressured her, she fled with her altar using various methods, but to her surprise, she was still discovered by Hall Master Kong and eventually captured and brought here.

She had thought she would never see him again, but unexpectedly, he had actually come here, disguised as one of their false gods.

With a slight smile, Zhang Xuan's Tongshang Sword appeared in his palm. "Please step back, Palace Master Du!" he said.

Du Qingyuan knew it was not the time for pleasantries. She took a step back, her wrist raised.

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, flicked his long sword, and sword energy whistled out.

*Clang, clang, clang, clang!*

With four continuous clangs, the iron chains and ankle shackles were all severed and fell to the ground. These items could trap false gods, and while not truly at the False God realm, they were close. However, with Zhang Xuan's current strength, it wouldn't be difficult to break even False God realm weapons.

"Drink it!"

After severing the chains, he took out a jade bottle of Little Yellow Chicken's bathwater and handed it to her. Du Qingyuan opened her mouth and drank it. A moment later, her beautiful eyes widened. She knew very well the extent of her injuries and that her lifespan was nearing its end. She had thought her cultivation was almost ruined and never dreamed of the possibility of recovery. Yet, a single bottle of water from him solved all her problems, and her body completely recovered.

Zhang Xuan said, "No time to explain, let's go quickly!"

"Alright!" Du Qingyuan also knew this was no place for explanations. She circulated her immortal energy, clearing away her dishevelment, and restored her former majestic appearance as a sect master. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and follow behind him.

Seeing the woman, even in such circumstances, still caring about her appearance, Zhang Xuan looked helpless. He pushed the door open and walked out of the room. The surroundings were still empty, without a single person in sight.

With the person rescued, he couldn't be bothered to continue his disguise. He restored his original appearance and continued walking deeper inside.

"The exit is that way..."

Du Qingyuan frowned. The deeper they went, the greater the danger. This Zhang Xuan might not know Hall Master Kong's strength, but she was very clear about it: an opponent of his caliber was comparable to a god! Not only that, he also had more than ten False God realm experts under him. If they were discovered, it would be too late to escape.

"No need to rush for the exit yet... Let's find Hall Master Kong first!"

Zhang Xuan smiled. Having a clone and having comprehended the Heavenly Emotions cultivation technique and sword art, as long as Master Kong hadn't broken through to become a true god, Zhang Xuan wasn't afraid to face him directly and thus didn't care about the other small fries. His disguise earlier was out of fear of being discovered and causing an uproar, which might lead to Palace Master Du being killed or taken as a hostage. Without this concern, he had nothing more to fear.

"Find Hall Master Kong?"

Du Qingyuan was startled. "Aren't we trying to..."

Before her words had finished, footsteps sounded, followed by a questioning voice. "Who are you? Ah, Palace Master Du, how did you get out? Guards..." The voice echoed throughout the entire hall.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*

Wind whistled as a series of figures appeared in front and behind them, blocking all paths in and out.

"Thirteen False Gods..."

Her delicate body swayed, and Du Qingyuan almost fainted. If they had quietly escaped earlier, they would have been fine, but this guy insisted on finding Hall Master Kong. Now look: thirteen False Gods, each no weaker than her. How were they supposed to fight this? Having just escaped death and feeling fortunate, in the blink of an eye, she fell into despair again. *Spirit God, you never said the person you liked was this unreliable...*

"So it's Sect Master Zhang... Since you've come, don't leave!"

A False God in the crowd recognized him, his eyes lighting up. The others also showed fervent interest. They knew very well how much the Sect Master valued Zhang Xuan. If they could capture him, the reward would be so great it would last a lifetime!

*Clang!*

Numerous False Gods each took out their weapons. In an instant, killing intent boiled throughout the hall. Her hairs stood on end as Du Qingyuan pressed her back against him. "My strength can at most contend with two..." she said. "I just checked, I can tear open a gap directly in front of me; you find a way to escape... I definitely can't escape!"

Although her injuries had recovered, the damage she had sustained was too great. Her soul had not fully recovered, and with her altar destroyed, her strongest aspect was lost. Being able to block two experts of the same level at once was already very good.

"Escape?"

"Yes!" she replied. "I'm already very grateful that you came to save me, but... the Starchaser Palace still needs you, and the continent also needs you. You absolutely must not act rashly..." A resolute look appeared in Du Qingyuan's eyes.

"Well... I don't seem to be acting rashly!" Seeing her like this, Zhang Xuan shook his head with a wry smile.

"Everyone move together," the leading False God roared. "When the Sect Master returns and sees us capture him alive, he will surely reward us..." Seeing the two facing the encirclement, not only did they not escape, but they were also whispering. The leading False God let out a loud shout.

*Whoosh!*

The crowd could no longer restrain themselves and moved in unison.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*

Streaks of power rushed in from all directions, like a cage or shackles, enveloping the hall in the blink of an eye and sealing off all possible escape routes!

"Zhang Xuan, hurry and go..."

She hadn't expected these people to coordinate so well right from the start, sealing off the path she had identified as an escape route. Du Qingyuan's eyes turned red. With a loud shout and a flick of her hand, she was about to charge forward.

Suddenly, her vision blurred, and the overwhelming power vanished. She then saw Zhang Xuan, who had, at some unknown point, appeared among the crowd. Grasping someone's neck and holding him aloft, he slowly walked over. "Where is your Hall Master Kong?" he asked.

It was precisely the leader who had roared for their deaths.

"He, he... went out..." the leader stammered, drenched in sweat and trembling uncontrollably.

"Not here?"

Zhang Xuan frowned. He had thought Master Kong was here and planned to find a way to reclaim the golden gas. Not here... then where did he go? If he allowed the other party to absorb it and achieve godhood, the consequences would be unimaginable; he truly wouldn't be able to deal with him anymore.

"I don't believe you..."

With a gentle squeeze, the leader instantly stopped breathing. At the same time, Zhang Xuan's consciousness spread out, and a moment later, he frowned. "He really isn't here..." He naturally didn't believe the other party's words, so as he crushed him, he performed a soul-search. The result was the same as what the other party had said: Hall Master Kong hadn't returned since he left earlier.

While Zhang Xuan was displeased, Du Qingyuan, not far away, was dumbfounded, her face filled with disbelief. A moment ago, everyone had been surging with killing intent, ready to attack, and she had felt certain she would die. How... in the blink of an eye, had he grabbed and killed this leader? Most importantly, why had none of the people around them charged forward?

"They..." She couldn't help but point. She saw that the remaining twelve False God realm experts, who had been surging with killing intent just moments ago, were all standing rooted to the spot, motionless, their eyes revealing intense fear, as if they had witnessed something utterly terrifying.

"What's wrong?" Dropping the leader's corpse, Zhang Xuan took out a handkerchief and wiped his palm.

"Why aren't they charging over..." Du Qingyuan gritted her teeth and asked.

"They've all been killed by me," Zhang Xuan chuckled wryly. "Of course, they won't charge over..." He thought it was something else; so that's what it was. Since the other party had attacked, he didn't show any mercy. He unleashed the technique, "Heart Like a Double-Silk Net, With a Thousand Knots Within," and it barely took any time for the twelve individuals to stop breathing. As for the leader, he had deliberately spared him to question him.

"Dead?"

Du Qingyuan was stunned. She walked up to one of the False Gods and lightly touched him.

*Thump!*

The corpse fell to the ground. The ground shook slightly, and the remaining eleven also fell in unison. Du Qingyuan pinched her arm hard, wondering if she had seen wrong. When did he move? How did he move? Thirteen False Gods, all slain in an instant... How did he do it? Had this guy really only arrived on the Forsaken Continent about a month ago? How did he cultivate? She felt a slight ache in her chest... She had previously thought that the gap between him and the Spirit God was too vast, and he wasn't worthy of her. But in just one month, he cultivated from Ancient Sage Fourth Layer to this realm, where False Gods were no match for him... Would he become as powerful as the Spirit God in another month? Why did it feel like her own cultivation, in front of him, was like a tortoise crawling?

"Wait a moment..." She turned to look at the young man, wanting to see what kind of ability he possessed. Only to see him, with a smiling face, go to each False God realm corpse one by one and collect their storage rings. After collecting them, he also put all the corpses into his storage ring.

"Not bad, I didn't expect to get enough pills just like this..." Zhang Xuan exclaimed. "The people from the Ascendant Hall are indeed rich!" After examining all the rings, Zhang Xuan's eyes gleamed. He had been worried before about where to find the remaining 70 perfect Yuanli Pills. He hadn't expected that by killing fifteen False God realm experts here, not only did he gather enough of the items, but he even had dozens more. The people from the Ascendant Hall are truly wealthy!

"Hall Master Kong isn't here, and there's no danger," he said. "You wait here; I'll go check other places..." Without saying more, Zhang Xuan swayed slightly and vanished from the spot.

"Check other places? Check what?" Her face was filled with confusion, and Du Qingyuan was at a loss.

Disregarding the bewildered Palace Master Du, Zhang Xuan was walking along the palace's corridors towards the innermost room. Through the soul-search just now, he had confirmed that this was indeed the Ascendant Hall's headquarters, and the place Master Kong had taken him to before was merely a branch hall! Since it was the headquarters, it must contain many treasures. As he was already here and Master Kong had stolen his golden gas, no matter what, he had to replenish his losses. He couldn't just suffer this loss for nothing! So, during the soul-search just now, he specifically looked and indeed found that the Ascendant Hall headquarters had a treasure vault. And this was precisely where he was going now.