NOVEL NEXT Chapter 172: Galaxy 3-dan Peak
Two hours later, Zhang Xuan walked out of the temporary office of the Heaven Mandate Hall with a gloomy face.
That Vice Hall Master Mo Baiye really wasn't worth much. Various collaterals, various thumbprints, and in the end, he only loaned out five hundred Destiny Plates...
Truly miserable!
However, after all the hassle, two thousand five hundred Destiny Plates, while not a lot, was not too little either—it was enough for his cultivation to break through.
Upon leaving the office, just as he thought about departing, he saw Shi Yunjing looking over with a puzzled expression, "Vice Palace Master Mo, you seem so desperate for Destiny Plates, have you run into some trouble?"
"I've run into some trouble... Master Shi, could you lend me some Destiny Plates?" Zhang Xuan furrowed his eyebrows.
Shi Yunjing, "What exactly happened? If you need help from Heaven Mandate Hall, I can arrange it!"
"I might really need the Hall Master's help. If it's not too much trouble for Master Shi... please help me spread the word to everyone, borrow some Destiny Plates for me. I can write an IOU..."
He couldn't borrow from Heaven Mandate Hall, so he thought of trying to borrow from the many Fate Masters.
Zhang Xuan hurriedly spoke up, "Of course, it's not a free loan... The interest is one hundred percent. That is to say, if you lend me a thousand now, I will give you two thousand back before Zhilan Valley opens!"
"You'll pay it back before Zhilan Valley opens?"
Shi Yunjing exclaimed in surprise, "There's less than a day left now, are you sure you can pay it back, and with double the interest?"
"Of course! If I can't pay it back, do as you please! I, Mo Baiye, will not even frown," Zhang Xuan declared with an air of finality.
Shi Yunjing hesitated for a moment, "Wait here for a while, I'll go ask the others."
"Thank you, Hall Master!"
Zhang Xuan quickly clasped his hands together in thanks.
Shi Yunjing rushed off, and after a short while, he strode over.
"I just spoke to all the Fate Masters in the hall about this matter, and many are willing to lend generously to help you through this difficulty. Here are the lending notes they've provided..."
As he spoke, he handed over a large stack of IOUs.
Zhang Xuan took them, densely packed there were as many as thirty or forty notes, some for one or two hundred, some for three or four hundred... all added together, there were actually as many as eight thousand!
Without any hesitation, he signed Mo Baiye's name on all of them.
"Vice Palace Master Mo is straightforward..."
Seeing him actually borrow so many Destiny Plates, Shi Yunjing nodded in satisfaction, flipped his wrist, and a large pile of Destiny Plates appeared on the spot.
Zhang Xuan swept his gaze over them, precisely eight thousand. He grabbed them out of the air, pulled them into the Suspended Realm, and looked back, "Don't worry, Hall Master. I will definitely pay it back before entering Zhilan Valley. If I can't, you can kill me directly..."
"Hahaha! Vice Palace Master Mo, you exaggerate. If we killed you, wouldn't it be even harder to get our money back? We trust your integrity... just don't disappoint us!"
Shi Yunjing laughed.
"Of course..." Zhang Xuan nodded repeatedly, then turned and walked away into the distance.
Having left the Heaven Mandate Hall's office area and seeing that no one was following, Zhang Xuan changed back into his own appearance and hurriedly headed for the Fu Family.
Everything was ready, the Heavenly Mandate Vitality was sufficient, and it was time to think of a way to charge for a higher realm of power.
Empyrean Kong shi had mentioned before that he had to reach Galaxy 3-dan in order to find him. Now that he had reached the pinnacle of the second realm, it was time for a breakthrough.
Returning to the small courtyard where Fu Yingying was, Zhang Xuan finally relaxed after confirming that Yu Xiaoyu and Hong Yi had both arrived. He found a quiet room, sat down cross-legged.
With a thought, the over ten thousand Destiny Plates he had just obtained exploded simultaneously, turning into pure streams of strength, surging wildly toward the Youqing Destiny.
Zzzzz...
Like a parched land finally welcoming a sweet rain, the Youqing Destiny grew continuously under the nourishment of the Heavenly Mandate Vitality. In just over a dozen breaths, it had nearly doubled in size.
His comprehension of the "emotion" aspect of the heavenly fragments deepened more and more.
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Not knowing how much time passed, the progress halted. The Youqing Destiny stabilized at the Second Realm Peak.
Knowing that in order to break through to the third level, more insights and motivations were needed, Zhang Xuan stopped.
Just to get the Youqing Destiny from the primary stage to the peak, a total of 8000 Destiny Plates were consumed!
Both were heavenly fragments, but the "emotion" aspect he comprehended, what level was it at? Whether it was Mo Dao or Fox Charm, when compared to it, the difference was far too great, even the most powerful Giant Wave Formation was far from its match.
Luckily, under the guise of borrowing a sizeable "loan" in the name of Mo Baiye, otherwise, there wouldn't have been enough for practicing.
With the heavenly fragments upgraded, breaking through in cultivation became much simpler. Two short hours later, Zhang Xuan successfully reached the Galaxy 3-dan Peak!
This level of cultivation combined with the 4-dan pinnacle Mo Dao, if he were to face Elder Bai Ye of Galaxy 5-dan again, he could easily defeat him without needing the help of several Elders.
Upon completing his practice, Zhang Xuan left the room and found Fu Yingying.
The girl, at this time, had made some progress, which was still very far behind. After some thought, Zhang Xuan used the Fox Charm Destiny to activate the Ten Thousand Fox Well and tossed her in.
Having the experience of facing Yang Mo, he understood that only by accepting the inheritance of Heaven Mandate Domain could one breakthrough faster. Whether she could gain the approval of the domain and successfully accept the inheritance was up to her own destiny.
Everything was ready, and all that was left was to wait quietly.
Two short hours later, Fu Yingying emerged from the Ten Thousand Fox Well, looking disheveled, but her aura was dazzlingly bright.
With Zhang Xuan's help, she successfully embraced the Heaven Mandate Domain within her body. Although her Fox Charm Destiny did not break through to the fourth level, it had also reached Third Realm Peak!
Not only that, but her cultivation had also reached Galaxy 3-dan Peak like Zhang Xuan. Among the younger generation of the Fu Family, she was considered the highest.
"Everyone, the time is almost right. Going now, we would arrive just as Zhilan Valley opens..."
Seeing her success, the Fu Family Master was quite satisfied and called together the clan's people again.
Accompanied by the roaring sound of wings striking the air, over a dozen Aerial Origin Beasts ascended into the sky, darting straight toward the direction of Zhilan Valley.
This time the Fu Family, like Fu Qinghong, dispatched twenty Elders, and countless strong in-laws. Altogether, there were over fifty people.
Fifty experts of the Galaxy Realm 4-dan and even 5-dan and above... even in Zouyi City, it would definitely be considered a powerful clan.
No wonder Yan Sansan eagerly came running over; the Fu Family was indeed not weak.
Riding the Fu Family's Aerial Origin Beasts, Zhang Xuan and others sped toward Zhilan Valley. Meanwhile, in a small courtyard in Baiyan City, Mo Baiye carefully emerged as well.
After more than one day of practice, his injuries had fully recovered. Even though his arm was still missing, his combat strength was hardly affected, and he even managed to repair some of the damages caused by his disciple's betrayal, returning to Galaxy 6-dan Early Stage.
With such strength, combined with the Mo Dao, they were considered quite strong in Zouyi City.
"First, let's return to the Mo Residence to check... If that Zhang Xuan is still there, kill him on sight!"
His eyes flashed, filled with hatred, Mo Baiye's eyes surged with hatred.