Chapter 886: Breakthrough, Silkworm Sealing Realm

“Brother Lu…”

Wu Xu rushed over, pulled him off the wall, and fed him a healing pill.

“You… you…”

After swallowing the pill and circulating his true qi for a while, the Half-Saint Brother Lu regained some consciousness. Looking at Zhang Xuan, who was not far away, he felt like crying.

You, a mere Dimension Sundering Realm kid, having a Spirit Aperture Realm Saint Beast as a spirit pet is one thing, but then there’s also a Saint Artifact… Are you Master Kong’s illegitimate child? Otherwise, how could you possess so many treasures?

“What’s wrong?” Zhang Xuan asked. “You said as long as I didn’t use Ah Zi, I could use any other method. I haven’t violated the rules!”

“Pfft!”

Unable to catch his breath, Brother Lu spat out another mouthful of blood.

What kind of situation is this! He had thought the opponent only had the Violetun Beast and nothing else. He believed he could easily crush Zhang Xuan as long as he restricted its use, but he never dreamed… there was also a cauldron! Damn it!

I came here to fight you, not your Saint Artifact… You didn’t violate the rules, but how am I supposed to fight like this? It’s impossible to fight, isn’t it?

“What I meant was, without relying on any treasures or Saint Beasts, do you dare to spar with me? Just use your own strength to fight me…” Brother Lu gritted his teeth and said. Fearing the other party would pull out another powerful magic artifact, he explicitly stated that they should fight using their own strength.

“Oh, you want to spar with me?” Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

“That’s right, do you dare to accept?” Brother Lu gnashed his teeth. He had always been proud, but the humiliation he suffered today was more than he had experienced in his entire life. If he didn’t vent it, he felt his future accomplishments would likely be capped here. Although a dignified Half-Saint challenging someone in the Dimension Sundering Realm seemed like bullying, the opponent’s methods were so varied and endless that even he wasn’t entirely confident.

“Double the wager!” Zhang Xuan glanced at him calmly. Sparring with him wasn’t out of the question; as long as the money was sufficient, everything was negotiable.

“Good!” Brother Lu’s eyes flickered, and he nodded.

“Remember, you lost earlier, and you already owe me one hundred high-grade spirit stones!” Zhang Xuan said.

“Don’t worry, if I lose, I’ll pay the spirit stones. Of course, if you lose, I hope you’ll honor the wager too!” Brother Lu scoffed.

“No problem. How about this, I won’t bully you. I’ll give you an hour to recover. We can fight after your injuries are mostly healed. Otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t admit defeat!” Zhang Xuan continued.

“You…” Although the other party’s words were clearly well-intentioned, for some reason, they sounded like mockery to him. Brother Lu was so enraged that he nearly spat out another mouthful of blood. It took him a long while to calm down before he took a deep breath and said, “Alright!”

His formidable combat strength had been honed through countless battles. He knew better than to act rashly at a critical moment. An hour, though not enough for a full recovery, would allow his combat effectiveness to recover to over ninety-five percent. For him, that was enough!

“Wu Xu, give me two of your Minor Rejuvenation Pills!” He turned to look at Wu Xu.

“Yes!” Wu Xu nodded. Although he was a bit reluctant, he knew Brother Lu had been injured because of him. He took out two pills and handed them over. The Minor Rejuvenation Pill was a Tier 6 medicinal pill, highly effective in healing injuries even for those in the Saint realm. Taking two pills, even if not fully recovered, would result in significant improvement.

Taking the Minor Rejuvenation Pill, he swallowed it. The medicinal power instantly melted within his body, and his pale complexion quickly returned to normal.

“Master, this guy is strong… He managed to survive my impact!” Watching him recover from his injuries, the Golden Origin Cauldron looked at Zhang Xuan, and the Violetun Beast also turned its gaze. Both the beast and the cauldron had fought Brother Lu. Although it seemed as if they were toying with a child, they knew his strength was not to be underestimated. While their master was also strong, he was probably still quite a bit weaker in comparison.

“I know!” Zhang Xuan nodded. Through his Eye of Insight, he naturally knew the opponent’s strength was immense; he indeed couldn’t compare. However, actual combat and raw power were one thing; improvisation and judgment were another. Although he was confident he wouldn’t lose, he still needed to prepare to be safe. This was precisely why he gave the opponent an hour to recover. This time allowed the opponent to heal and also gave him a buffer.

“Do any of you have cultivation techniques for the Dimension Sundering Realm? The more, the better!” Zhang Xuan looked at Hu Yaoyao and the others. The fastest way to improve strength was through cultivation. An hour was nothing for others, but for him, as long as he gathered all the Heaven’s Path cultivation techniques, he could advance quickly!

“Yes!” Hu Yaoyao and the others nodded. As cultivators at the peak of the Chrysalis Sealing Realm, they had prepared many Dimension Sundering Realm cultivation techniques. Firstly, for their own practice, and secondly, to explain to their subordinates who were learning. Each of them had copied at least several hundred volumes. Gathering them, Zhang Xuan scanned with his eyes and instantly absorbed them into his mind.

“What about those for the Chrysalis Sealing Realm?” With a thought, a Heaven’s Path book formed in his mind, and Zhang Xuan asked again.

“There aren’t many cultivation manuals for the Chrysalis Sealing Realm. I only have about twenty!”

“I only have a bit over twenty too! Dong Xin is more meticulous; she might have more!”

“I have some, but only about forty!”

Soon, the four of them pooled their Chrysalis Sealing Realm techniques, totaling around a hundred volumes. He continued to collect them. Once organized, Zhang Xuan finally looked them over.

As expected, the Heaven’s Path cultivation techniques for the Dimension Sundering Realm were easily gathered, but those for the Chrysalis Sealing Realm were clearly still far from complete. However, the method for breaking through to the Chrysalis Sealing Realm was quite complete. In other words, all the Heaven’s Path cultivation techniques from the early Dimension Sundering Realm to the early Chrysalis Sealing Realm were now complete!

“Guard me; I’m going to cultivate!” Although he hadn't collected techniques for the peak of the Chrysalis Sealing Realm, reaching the Chrysalis Sealing Realm was satisfying enough for Zhang Xuan. He smiled and instructed Hu Yaoyao and the others.

“Yes!” Everyone nodded, exchanging strange looks. You’re about to fight, and *now* you’re going to cultivate… Isn’t it a bit too late to make last-minute preparations? Although they were confused, since he had said so, they nodded and shielded him, keeping a close eye on Wu Xu, who was not far away, fearing he might cause trouble. However, both Wu Xu and Brother Lu, while somewhat eager for quick gains regarding the Scarlet Glow Fruit, were quite proud when it came to a proper duel. They didn’t come over to interfere and instead focused entirely on recovering from their injuries. They aimed to be able to unleash their full strength after an hour.

Seeing their attitude, Hu Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to ask Senior Ziyang how confident Master Zhang was of winning, she heard Dong Xin, who was beside her, instinctively let out a surprised “Eh!”

“What’s wrong?” Everyone looked over.

“Look… Master Zhang!” Her body stiff, Dong Xin couldn’t help but point behind her.

“Master Zhang?” Hu Yaoyao and the others looked over and were all stunned.

“Why do I feel like… Master Zhang’s strength is… at the middle stage of the Dimension Sundering Realm?” Long Cangyue couldn’t help but say. They had clearly seen Master Zhang’s earlier move; he was only at the early stage of the Dimension Sundering Realm. How was it that after they stood guard for a moment, keeping an eye on Wu Xu and the others, they now felt like his strength seemed to have… broken through?

“It’s not ‘seems like,’ it *is*… indeed the middle stage of the Dimension Sundering Realm!” Hu Yaoyao nodded. “Master Zhang must have been at the early Dimension Sundering Realm for a long time, with sufficient accumulation, and was on the verge of a breakthrough!” Breaking through a minor stage wasn’t a big deal. If he had already reached a critical point, cultivating and breaking through was normal. Nothing to be surprised about.

“Yes, that must be it. No wonder Master Zhang dared to agree to the spar. He was about to break through to the middle Dimension Sundering Realm. But… a small stage difference isn’t too big, is it… huh?!” Nodding, Xue Zhenyang was muttering to himself when he suddenly let out a shriek.

“What’s wrong with you now?” Seeing his expression, Long Cangyue was speechless. No matter what, they were peak students of the Master Teacher Academy, experienced individuals who had seen much of the world. Why were they acting so startled and like country bumpkins who had never seen anything like this while following Master Zhang today?

“Why do I… feel like Master Zhang is at the late stage of the Dimension Sundering Realm? Did I see wrong…” His face pale, Xue Zhenyang rubbed his eyes vigorously. He had just looked carefully; Master Zhang was at the middle Dimension Sundering Realm. How did he now feel like he was at the late stage? Even if it was an illusion, it wouldn’t be *this* big!

“Late stage? What are you talking about? We all saw him; he was definitely at the middle stage…” Long Cangyue let out a laugh, about to mock him for his poor eyesight lately, when his eyes suddenly widened. “Holy crap!”

“It seems… he really *is* at the late stage!” He was almost in tears too.

Seeing the two of them acting like lunatics, Hu Yaoyao and Dong Xin quickly looked over, rubbing their eyes repeatedly. It seemed… Master Zhang really *was* at the late stage of the Dimension Sundering Realm! Could they have really seen it wrong before? No way! All four of them saw it wrong at the same time? But… no matter how they looked at it now, he was undoubtedly at the late Dimension Sundering Realm, without a doubt!

“It looks like… not the late Dimension Sundering Realm, but… the peak of the Dimension Sundering Realm!” Before their shock could subside, Dong Xin said in a hoarse voice.

“Peak?” Everyone’s eyes blurred. Hu Yaoyao wore a look as if she were about to cry. “Why do I feel like he’s breaking through to the Chrysalis Sealing Realm? It seems like he *is*… uh, no, he’s already a Chrysalis Sealing Realm expert…”

The other three were stunned once more and indeed discovered that the young man behind them was already an early-stage Chrysalis Sealing Realm expert! From the early Dimension Sundering Realm to the early Chrysalis Sealing Realm, an entire major realm… this guy only took half an hour… Even seeing it with their own eyes made them feel like idiots.

“Dong Xin, how long did it take you to go from the early Dimension Sundering Realm to the early Chrysalis Sealing Realm?” Feeling her jaw about to drop to the ground, Hu Yaoyao couldn’t help but ask.

“Two years and four months… My cultivation speed is already considered top-tier in the Master Teacher Academy…” Dong Xin’s voice was dry. Back then, when she advanced a major realm in two years and four months, she was exhilarated and full of confidence, feeling like no one in the world could rival her. Only now, seeing the young man before her, did she realize that what she had was *not* speed at all. It was practically no different from a turtle!

No wonder, at the Elder Council, this guy said he had been too busy lately and his cultivation speed had slowed down. At the time, she thought he was boasting, but seeing it with her own eyes, she realized he wasn’t boasting at all; in fact, he was being incredibly humble… Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but shiver. If she were to go and tell the Ten Grand Elders that Master Zhang was truly humble and low-key… would those elders think she was boasting and just throw her out?