Chapter 427: Found the Old Residence

"Why are you here?" Zhang Xuan was speechless as he looked at the woman in front of him.

After accepting his direct disciple and almost completing the matters in Tianwu Kingdom, he summoned the Ferocious Fanged Beast and left directly without much delay.

Teacher Liu and Lu Xun knew their own limitations. In Tianwu Kingdom, with the royal family and the Master Teacher Pavilion looking after them, they could progress faster. If they went to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, they might be devoured without even knowing why, so they chose to stay behind.

Only Sun Qiang loudly insisted on following Master Yang, afraid that the secret would be exposed. So, as before, Zhang Xuan kept him by his side.

It had been exactly ten days from his arrival in Tianwu Royal City to his departure. His cultivation had smoothly progressed from the peak of the Tongxuan realm to the peak of the Grandmaster realm, and his physical body now possessed the strength of an early Zun realm expert.

He also gained a new student, Lu Chong.

As for special professions, he successfully passed the examination to become a two-star Master Teacher, and his three-star Calligrapher-Painter emblem was delivered yesterday.

Due to insufficient cultivation, his Physician and Alchemist ranks could not yet match higher levels, but he still obtained two three-star emblems.

His professions now included: two-star Master Teacher, three-star Alchemist, three-star Physician, three-star Calligrapher-Painter, and two-star Beast Tamer.

His achievements were considerable.

Professions and honors that others might not achieve in a lifetime were attained by him within ten days, leaving countless people amazed and impressed.

"I want to see the Master Teacher Tournament of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Kingdoms too. You're not thinking of leaving me behind, are you?" Mo Yu asked, looking indignantly at the young man.

What kind of person is he!

Even if we can't develop a deeper relationship, we're at least friends, aren't we?

He's going to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Kingdoms for the Master Teacher Tournament, and not saying anything about it is one thing.

But to just turn around and leave, without even a notification, that's just too rude!

Fortunately, she had prepared in advance and chased after him on an Azure Eagle Beast. Otherwise, he would surely have been long gone.

(Mo Yu was a Master Teacher, so inquiring about the Master Teacher Tournament and the matters concerning Master Su and others was not too difficult for her.)

"Alright, I'll take..."

Zhang Xuan felt helpless.

Anyway, the room on the back of the Ferocious Fanged Beast was large enough. Even with six students, Sun Qiang, and Mo Yu all sitting inside, it wouldn't feel crowded.

Too lazy to bother with the fuming Mo Yu, Zhang Xuan stood by the window and looked out. White clouds connected, resembling an endless snowfield, with verdant mountains embedded within, providing a vast and refreshing view.

"Teacher..."

Lu Chong came forward: "Our ancestor, to prevent unworthy descendants from letting his notes fall into the wrong hands, specifically placed them in his former residence in the Tianwu Mountain Range. I only heard my father mention it casually and know the general area, but I'm not entirely sure of the exact location!"

"Let's look for it then!"

This was the root cause of the disaster that befell Lu Chong's family. It would naturally be best if they could find it.

"Teacher, it's roughly within this area!"

Half a day later, Lu Chong pointed.

"This area is huge. Where do we even begin to look?"

Descending from the Ferocious Fanged Beast, Zhao Ya looked around and couldn't help but say.

Before them lay a vast valley, surrounded by undulating, continuous mountains, densely covered with tall, verdant vegetation. Forget finding a former residence, they couldn't even see a shadow of anything.

More importantly, fierce beasts roamed rampant here. If they couldn't find the precise location and accidentally stumbled into a beast lair, they wouldn't even know how they died.

"I... I don't know either!"

Lu Chong scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

He had only heard his elders mention the approximate area; he had never been there himself and wasn't clear on the details.

"In such a vast mountain range, looking for a former residence with no clear indications... we wouldn't find it in a year!"

Mo Yu also shook her head.

She only knew that Lu Chong intended to return to his former residence to find something before going to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, but she didn't know what it was.

But the area before them was indeed too vast.

The mountain range was immense, covered in trees and vegetation, and there might even be hidden formations... How could they find it?

"Teacher..."

After looking around and finding no solution, everyone's gaze fell on Zhang Xuan.

"Well..."

Zhang Xuan also scratched his head: "Looking at me is useless. I've never been to their family's former residence, and I certainly don't know where it is..."

Mid-sentence, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh, right! I've thought of a method; it's absolutely reliable and foolproof!"

"You have a method?"

Everyone was stunned, their eyes sparkling as they looked over.

Mo Yu was also very curious.

Lu Chong's family's former residence—even the person concerned didn't know its location. What method could he possibly have?

As they wondered, they saw the young man in front of them take out a blank book, casually draw a directional sketch, and then spin around continuously, muttering to himself: "Lu Chong's family's former residence is in this direction... in this direction... this direction..."

Mo Yu, Zhao Ya, and the others stumbled.

They had expected some reliable method, but seeing this, they nearly fainted on the spot.

Taking an old book, drawing a random diagram, and then claiming it would determine the direction, be reliable, and definitely lead them there... Where did that confidence come from?

If he was going to fool them, he should at least do a better job. This was just too perfunctory!

"Alright, this is the direction!"

After spinning around once, Zhang Xuan confirmed the direction and pointed forward.

"..." Mo Yu swayed again.

Sometimes she thought Master Zhang's talent was unparalleled, but then at times like this, he seemed so absurdly reckless.

"Your... method, can it really determine the direction?" Unable to hold back, she asked.

"Of course!" Zhang Xuan nodded, his face serious. "My method involves the celestial bodies, mountains, and great rivers, combined with my personal understanding of the world. I can even find treasures, let alone mere directions!"

He could confirm errors, and it didn't matter if he couldn't find the direction directly; he only needed to write it down, silently recite it in his mind, and he could pinpoint flaws and find the most accurate location.

However, he couldn't reveal this.

"Celestial bodies? Mountains and great rivers?"

"Understanding of the world?"

They looked at each other.

Taking an old book, drawing a random direction, spinning around once and then claiming it involved all that? Could he be any more outlandish?

"Forget it. We can't find the direction anyway, so let's just listen to him!"

Mo Yu felt a bout of exasperation.

Why had she even followed him? She really doubted if they would get lost and never find their way back if they kept going like this.

They proceeded along the indicated direction. Whenever they reached a dead end or couldn't discern a new direction, Zhang Xuan would take out his book and spin around. An hour later, they arrived at a small mountain hollow.

"This is it!"

He pointed forward.

Looking in that direction, everyone was stunned.

Sure enough, among the verdant greenery not far away, the rooftops of several stone houses appeared. They seemed to be hidden within some kind of formation, appearing faintly and somewhat blurry.

"It's here! Exactly as my father told me..."

Lu Chong's eyes lit up, and he blurted out.

"This..."

Seeing his confirmation, everyone's eyes widened as they looked over, especially Mo Yu, who stared at Zhang Xuan as if he were a monster, almost losing her mind.

Even Lu Chong, the one who knew about it, couldn't find the way. Yet, Zhang Xuan just casually took out a book, spun around, and what they thought was nonsense... turned out to be correct!

Are you kidding me?

Could it really be as he said, involving celestial bodies, mountains, and great rivers?

Otherwise, how could he have actually found it?

Moreover, recalling it carefully, from the moment he took out the book and started spinning, their path had been entirely straight, and it was the safest route, with no fierce beasts roaming about. Even if he had known the location beforehand, he couldn't have walked so precisely, could he?

The most crucial point was that their current position was precisely what was known as the 'eye' of the formation. Standing there, they could see the houses, but from any other angle or position, they would be enveloped by the formation and become invisible.

In other words, if one didn't know the location, even if they arrived right in front of it, they would be bewildered by the formation and pass right by.

Not knowing where it was, just randomly searching, not only was the direction accurate, but he also found the exact spot immediately...

How did this guy... do it?

"Forget it, he's just not human..."

Shocked and utterly unable to comprehend, Mo Yu could only shake her head with a bitter smile.

Ever since she first met him, this guy had displayed heaven-defying abilities. Many things about him simply couldn't be fathomed by common sense.

If she truly tried to figure him out, she would eventually be exhausted to death.

"Let's go then!"

Ignoring the bewildered crowd, Zhang Xuan led the way towards the mountain hollow.

"Teacher, don't rush! This formation is very dangerous!"

Lu Chong quickly stepped forward: "It was left by my ancestor, and it's said that only the blood of a descendant can deactivate it..."

"A descendant's blood?"

Zhang Xuan looked over.

"Yes, it seems I need to drip my blood onto the rock that controls the formation, and the formation will immediately cease, creating a passage for people to enter. If it weren't for this protection, it would have probably been visited by people or fierce beasts long ago, after all these years in the mountain range!"

Lu Chong explained.

Mo Yu and the others nodded.

This former residence hadn't been visited by anyone for who knows how many years, yet it remained in its original state, undamaged, which clearly showed the formation's power.

Not only could people not enter, but even fierce beasts would find it almost impossible to get in.

For such a powerful formation, rushing in without deactivating it beforehand would be very troublesome.

"Then try it quickly!"

Mo Yu said.

Without further ado, Lu Chong looked around. After a while, a look of dismay appeared on his face.

His father had indeed said that dripping fresh blood onto the rock controlling the formation would deactivate it, but... which one was the rock that controlled the formation?

Strange rocks stood everywhere, one every few steps. The entire mountain hollow contained thousands, if not tens of thousands, of them. If he had to try dripping a drop of blood on each one, he'd probably collapse before the formation even stopped.

"Well... Teacher, I can't find the rock that controls the formation..."

After a moment, he looked completely embarrassed.

His sister was a genius formation master; he was not.

Growing up, although his family had many formation manuals, he didn't like them and had never read them. Now, here he was, in front of his ancestor's former residence, unable to even find the rock that controlled the formation...

"Can't find it?"

Zhang Xuan was startled for a moment, looked around, and then rubbed his brow: "I can't find it either..."

Although he had read many books on formations, this formation was clearly above second and third-rank, surpassing the level found in Tianwu Kingdom.

With his current discernment, finding it would be very troublesome.

"Forget it, don't bother looking for the control rock anymore..."

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan said.

"Then... how do we get in?"

Lu Chong was startled.

"Simple..."

Zhang Xuan stepped forward.

The moment he stepped into the formation's range, the entire grand formation immediately began to tremble. Then, Zhang Xuan lifted his foot and kicked straight forward.

The formation ceased.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand: "Alright, we can go!"

"..." Lu Chong, Mo Yu, and the others were speechless.

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